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	<title>Breaking News &#187; International Agreements</title>
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		<title>Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinians, UK criticize Jerusalem building plan

JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday deposited a plan to build 900 more housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in the part of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians, drawing criticism from the Palestinians and Britain.
By depositing the plan, the Jerusalem district planning commission opened the proposed project to comments, objections and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPIN METER: Conservatives blast Obama, but his bow isn&#8217;t unprecedented</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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SPIN METER: Did Obama grovel?
WASHINGTON — Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama&#8217;s deep bow to Japan&#8217;s Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader.
So did he?
While it may have been an awkward moment, it wasn&#8217;t without precedent. And it appeared to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan says US Marine base pact should be honored, but seeking options on different location</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Japan mulls over relocation of US Marine base
TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s foreign minister said Monday that Tokyo should honor its agreement to find a new location for a major U.S. Marine base, but he and the prime minister said they were still seeking options on where it should go.
Japan and the U.S. agreed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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Frustrated Palestinians to appeal to UN for state
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appeared more an expression of frustration with U.S. and Israeli policies and stalled peace talks than a real effort to go it alone.
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel will respond to unilateral Palestinian move
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will respond to unilateral Palestinian steps with one-sided steps of its own. It was his first response to a Palestinian initiative to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a Palestinian state.
The new Palestinian initiative is seen as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood
JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel&#8217;s consent because they are losing faith in the peace talks.
The idea appeared to be largely symbolic. The U.S., Israel&#8217;s closest ally, would likely veto any initiative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian militant group in oil-rich Delta region starts peace talks with the president</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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Nigeria militants start peace talks with president

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group in the oil-rich Delta region said Sunday that it had started formal peace talks with the country&#8217;s president for the first time since it declared an indefinite cease-fire last month.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta called Saturday&#8217;s dialogue with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact progress
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year&#8217;s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
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		<title>In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year&#8217;s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
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		<title>Obama seeking to move ahead on climate deal, nuclear arms-control treaty during Asia meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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In Asia, Obama talking climate, arms control
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and other world leaders agreed Sunday that next month&#8217;s much-anticipated climate change summit will be merely a way station, not the once hoped-for end point, in the search for a worldwide global warming treaty.
The 192-nation climate conference beginning in three weeks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama seeking to move ahead on nuclear arms-control treaty with Russia during tour of Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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SINGAPORE — A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum brought Obama to Singapore, but he is focusing on individual meetings Sunday with Medvedev and with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Russia nearing replacement for expiring arms control treaty, but technical issues remain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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US sees progress on arms control talks with Russia
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal to replace a major Cold-War era arms control agreement and are trying to work out remaining technical issues, U.S. officials say.
The U.S. administration hopes that President Barack Obama and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers seeking to compete in 2010 Games</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed on Friday a bid by women ski jumpers to force Vancouver Olympic organizers to let them compete.
The women were appealing a lower court ruling that allowed organizers to hold a men&#8217;s ski jumping competition but not a women&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama&#8217;s news conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Text of Obama&#8217;s news conference with Hatoyama
Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama&#8217;s remarks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo, as transcribed by the White House.
HATOYAMA: (As translated.) President Obama, I would like to welcome you to Japan. I&#8217;d like to express my heartfelt welcome to you. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation to help Houston charter schools get money to build</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Gates Foundation helps Houston charter schools

SEATTLE — The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates foundation is offering $30 million to help charter schools in Houston get $300 million in tax-exempt bonds to build more schools.
The money will help one charter organizations — KIPP Houston — but the foundation says it is willing to help other groups get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian president says Israel isn&#8217;t a serious partner in stalled peace talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Syrian president says Israel doesn&#8217;t want peace
PARIS — Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process.
Assad welcomed renewed indirect discussions mediated by Turkey, but appeared to dismiss suggestions of a direct meeting with Israel&#8217;s prime minister.
&#8220;What would we talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US trade pacts with SKorea, others on hold as Congress grapples with Obama goals, Locke says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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US commerce secretary: Trade pacts must wait
SINGAPORE — Trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama won&#8217;t be put before Congress until it grapples first with President Barack Obama&#8217;s pressing legislative goals, the U.S. commerce secretary said Friday.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Obama has an ambitious high-priority legislative agenda focusing on health care, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton says next month&#8217;s Copenhagen talks unlikely to produce binding climate treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines — Next month&#8217;s climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday.
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		<title>Backsliding in Mideast peace process leaves opening for radicals to step up influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Mideast radicals fill space left by peace impasse
CAIRO — Iran&#8217;s closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side.
Radicals have escalated their rhetoric as hopes for progress on an Israeli-Palestinian deal have faded. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group: Work half done to clear the world of land mines, a decade after treaty&#8217;s signing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Group: Work half done to clear world of land mines

GENEVA — Significant progress has been made in removing land mines around the world, but the hidden devices killed more than 1,260 people last year, the International Campaign to Ban Land mines said Thursday.
Land mines have been cleared from 3,200 square kilometers (1,236 square miles) in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition leader: Venezuela government letting Colombian rebels operate freely along border</title>
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels

CARACAS, Venezuela — A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader&#8217;s government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.
Tachira state Gov. Cesar Perez said both leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups from Colombia operate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 years after Arafat&#8217;s death, path to statehood dim for divided Palestinians</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-years-after-arafats-death-path-to-statehood-dim-for-divided-palestinians-226183/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinian hopes dim 5 years after Arafat death

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The tens of thousands of Palestinians who thronged Yasser Arafat&#8217;s grave Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death had a lot more to mourn than just their late leader.
Arafat&#8217;s dream of an independent state seems as distant as ever with the Palestinian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu and Sarkozy reveal no breakthrough on settlement dispute at talks on Mideast peace</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-and-sarkozy-reveal-no-breakthrough-on-settlement-dispute-at-talks-on-mideast-peace-226132/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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PARIS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at odds over Jewish settlements, made no apparent dent in the dispute as they sought to find ways Wednesday to revive Mideast peace efforts.
The Israeli leader said he would welcome talks with Syria as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yemeni rebels says Saudi seeking to set up buffer zone on border through shelling</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yemeni-rebels-says-saudi-seeking-to-set-up-buffer-zone-on-border-through-shelling-225781/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Nasrawi</dc:creator>
		
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Yemeni rebels say Saudis setting up buffer zone

SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — Saudi Arabia is trying to set up a buffer zone inside Yemen after its week-long offensive against the Yemeni Shiite insurgents along the border, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday.
Mohammed Abdel Salam said Saudi warplanes and artillery have been shelling deep into border areas to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over; Clinton calls for action on global warming</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apec-ministers-agree-economic-crisis-far-from-over-clinton-calls-for-action-on-global-warming-225663/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific ministers warned Wednesday that signs of recovery in the global economy are merely a respite, and future growth hinges on freer trade and improved social safety nets in Asia.
Finance and foreign ministers meeting in Singapore for this week&#8217;s annual APEC meeting are mulling ways to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu to meet Sarkozy amid questions over settlements and Israeli commitment to peace</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-to-meet-sarkozy-amid-questions-over-settlements-and-israeli-commitment-to-peace-225606/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Netanyahu in Paris with peace efforts in peril

PARIS — Growing frustration with Jewish settlements and anxiety about the Palestinian Authority&#8217;s future set the stage for talks Wednesday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Iran is the reason Netanyahu wanted to visit France, and he&#8217;s likely to urge Sarkozy to press harder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navies of North, South Korea exchange fire near disputed border ahead of Obama visit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/navies-of-north-south-korea-exchange-fire-near-disputed-border-ahead-of-obama-visit-224890/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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SEOUL, South Korea — The navies of North and South Korea clashed at sea Tuesday for the first time in seven years in what some analysts said was a provocation by the communist nation a week before President Barack Obama&#8217;s visit to Seoul.
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		<title>France urges Palestinian leader Abbas to stay in power, says Israelis losing interest in peace</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-urges-palestinian-leader-abbas-to-stay-in-power-says-israelis-losing-interest-in-peace-224557/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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France urges Palestinian leader not to step down

PARIS — France&#8217;s President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to stay in power to keep hopes for Mideast peace alive.
Paris is a hub of Mideast diplomatic activity this week, with visits by Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Bashar Assad. French officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near disputed border; NKorean boat suffers heavy damage</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/navies-of-2-koreas-exchange-fire-near-disputed-border-nkorean-boat-suffers-heavy-damage-224316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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SEOUL, South Korea — A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.
The first naval clash between the two sides in seven years broke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French foreign minister urges Abbas not to step down, heading to Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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France&#8217;s Kouchner urges Abbas not to step down

PARIS — France&#8217;s foreign minister on Tuesday urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not to step down and vowed to press that point during a trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the coming days.
&#8220;First of all, the Palestinian president must not resign,&#8221; Bernard Kouchner said on France-Inter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In interview, Obama says he&#8217;s willing to go to Copenhagen to help seal deal on climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that he&#8217;d be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it.
Nations are preparing to meet in Denmark to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian negotiator: &#8216;Defining moment&#8217; in peace talks, Israel might have to deal with Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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JERUSALEM — The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.
Negotiator Saeb Erekat and other Palestinian officials have been quoted as recommending dismantling the Palestinian Authority, set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli prime minister calls for immediate peace talks with Palestinians</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.
Netanyahu reiterated to an assembly of Jewish groups his view that peace negotiations should begin with no preconditions. He made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APEC marks 20th birthday with unfulfilled goal of free trade, doubts over its relevance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay Joshi</dc:creator>
		
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SINGAPORE — It&#8217;s been called A Place to Enjoy Coffee, and the less charitable Aging Politicians Enjoying Cocktails.
Derisive definitions of APEC, or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, spring from its reputation as simply a chance for 21 leaders, including the U.S. president, to meet every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss officials say 2 citizens held by Libya at unknown location handed over to embassy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Brunner</dc:creator>
		
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Swiss: Pair detained in Libya delivered to embassy

BERN, Switzerland — Two Swiss businessmen detained by Libya over a spat involving leader Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s son have been handed over to their embassy in Tripoli, Switzerland&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Libyan authorities gave no reason for transferring the pair back to the embassy after holding them at an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates target oil tanker with rocket-propelled grenades in longest-range attack so far</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase activity off East Africa.
Pirates in two skiffs fired at the Hong Kong-flagged BW Lion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq election head proposes national vote on Jan. 21 after parliament passes key legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s electoral commission on Monday submitted a proposal to hold national elections on Jan. 21, five days after the previously scheduled date.
Parliament cleared the way for the national poll when it passed a crucial election law Sunday night after weeks of political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament approves long-delayed election law, paving way for national vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
The decision appeared to resolve a key sticking point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament approves long-delayed election law, paving way for nationwide vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi parliament passes key election law
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s parliament on Sunday passed a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, and the head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote planned for January.

In an indication of U.S. concern over the elections, including whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese premier pledged $10 billion in loans, debt forgiveness to African nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — China&#8217;s premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing&#8217;s motives in Africa are far from altruistic.
Wen Jiabao&#8217;s promise at the start of a two-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G-20 finance officials pledge to maintain emergency support until recovery is assured</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Wardell</dc:creator>
		
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G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
There was also a mixed reaction among the Group of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Treasury Secretary Geithner warns against putting brakes on crisis measures too early</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Geithner warns against putting brakes on stimulus

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned against putting the brakes on economic stimulus measures too quickly, saying that would weaken the economy.
In prepared remarks ahead of a Saturday news conference, Geithner says that &#8220;unemployment will rise, more businesses will fail, budget deficits will rise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Medvedev says new nuclear arms control deal with U.S. can be signed this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
MOSCOW — Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year&#8217;s end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
Medvedev also told Germany&#8217;s Der Spiegel magazine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain calls for steps on insuring global financial system, action now on climate financing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Britain urges steps to insure financial system

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Britain called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting Saturday in Scotland to agree on bearing the cost of fighting climate change.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told finance ministers from the Group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar&#8217;s political rivals reach agreement on transitional government posts following talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Madagascar political rivals reach government deal

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Madagascar&#8217;s political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year&#8217;s elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said.
The deal announced late Friday allows Andry Rajoelina to remain head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key issues to resolve before concluding agreement at UN climate talks in Copenhagen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Issues to resolve for Copenhagen climate talks

A list of key points negotiators hope to clarify before meeting for a decisive U.N. climate conference next month in Copenhagen, Denmark.
EMISSIONS TARGETS — Industrial nations are asked to make specific pledges for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, while developing nations should state how they are reducing emissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New biography offers fascinating picture of President Woodrow Wilson&#8217;s life and times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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New Woodrow Wilson bio presents a complex figure

&#8220;Woodrow Wilson&#8221; (Knopf, 704 pages, $35), By John Milton Cooper Jr.: Soon after he was elected president in 1912, Woodrow Wilson told a former colleague at Princeton University that all of his preparation for office was in the domestic sphere and it would be &#8220;an irony of fate&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Foreign Ministry hopes new arms control pact with US reached before treaty expires</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian FM optimistic on arms control treaty deal

MOSCOW — A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry has voiced hope that Moscow and Washington will be able to negotiate a successor to a Cold War-era arms control treaty that expires next month.
Andrei Nesterenko said Friday that Moscow hopes the next round of U.S.-Russian arms control talks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiators at UN climate talks discuss best formula for securing global warming agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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BARCELONA, Spain — U.N. climate negotiators said Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming.
Countries most vulnerable to climate change said they were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea OK&#8217;s India free trade deal as Asia powerhouse economies expand foreign markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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South Korea OK&#8217;s India free trade agreement

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Friday ratified a free trade deal with India that promises to slash tariffs on goods and services between two of Asia&#8217;s biggest economies.
The agreement was passed in a vote by lawmakers in the National Assembly, said two officials in the body&#8217;s secretariat. [...]]]></description>
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