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	<title>Breaking News &#187; International Students</title>
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		<title>International students pump $160 million in Hawaii during last academic year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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International students pump $160M into Hawaii

HONOLULU — International students and their dependents spent $160 million in Hawaii during the last academic year.
That&#8217;s according to a study released Monday by the state and the Hawaii-Pacific division of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism says the financial estimate is based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Department watchdog cites &#8216;insufficient oversight&#8217; of foreign exchange programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. — The nation&#8217;s foreign exchange student programs need better federal oversight, the State Department&#8217;s internal watchdog concludes in a new report following a scandal in which students were placed in shoddy homes in Pennsylvania.

Acting Inspector General Harold Geisel said in the report, released this week, the department&#8217;s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PepsiCo&#8217;s iPhone app for Amp energy draws online ire for stereotyping women</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pepsicos-iphone-app-for-amp-energy-draws-online-ire-for-stereotyping-women-195956/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fredrix</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE — PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for an iPhone application that promises to help men &#8220;score&#8221; with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to keep track of their conquests.

An apology by the company — which is using the app &#8220;Amp up before you score&#8221; to market its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US voices concern over Turkmenistan&#8217;s bid to stop students traveling to foreign universities</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-voices-concern-over-turkmenistans-bid-to-stop-students-traveling-to-foreign-universities-187152/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities.

A terse statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan said students studying at American-affiliated universities in Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan were denied permission to leave the country last week.
&#8220;We are dismayed by the government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protest brews over new Cheney International Center at University of Wyoming</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/protest-brews-over-new-cheney-international-center-at-university-of-wyoming-162849/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mead Gruver</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A decision by the University of Wyoming to name a new center for international students for former Vice President Dick Cheney is drawing criticism from people who say Cheney&#8217;s support for the Iraq war and harsh interrogation techniques should disqualify him from the distinction.

The former vice president and wife Lynne are expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-troops-who-have-died-while-serving-in-afghanistan-and-the-horn-of-africa-135463/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army Sgt. Randy M. Haney
When Randy M. Haney got a care package filled with candy while serving in Afghanistan, he wasn&#8217;t the one who ate it. He gave it to Afghan children, his mother said.

&#8220;He was very proud of the fact that he helped people and that he was serving his country,&#8221; added his mother-in-law, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. mom praised by foreign exchange students, condemned by industry for whistleblowing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-mom-praised-by-foreign-exchange-students-condemned-by-industry-for-whistleblowing-125621/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. — In a few weeks, thousands of foreign exchange students will arrive in the United States for what they hope will be a rewarding time of study and cultural enrichment. Shortly after that, Danielle Grijalva&#8217;s phone will start ringing, and her e-mail inbox will begin filling up. It happens every year.

While most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. woman charged in exchange student neglect turns self in, plans to fight charges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-woman-charged-in-exchange-student-neglect-turns-self-in-plans-to-fight-charges-119141/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARBONDALE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman charged with placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes with little food has turned herself in to authorities.

Edna Burgette of Scranton said through her lawyer that she intends to fight the criminal negligence charges that she placed teenagers from Norway, Colombia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam in deplorable housing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. woman accused of neglecting foreign exchange students surrenders, plans to fight charges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-woman-accused-of-neglecting-foreign-exchange-students-surrenders-plans-to-fight-charges-119096/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARBONDALE, Pa. — The woman accused of placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes in northeastern Pennsylvania has turned herself in.

Edna Burgette&#8217;s lawyer, Chris Osborne, says his client intends to fight the charges after she surrendered Thursday. He says the 69-year-old woman has been a pillar of the community for many years in her hometown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on food</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-woman-charged-with-placing-5-foreign-exchange-students-in-filthy-homes-short-on-food-117829/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-woman-charged-with-placing-5-foreign-exchange-students-in-filthy-homes-short-on-food-117829/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.

Edna Burgette, 69, of Scranton was charged Wednesday with the neglect of five teenagers from Norway, Colombia, Nigeria, Tanzania and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports of exchange students in US underfed, living in filth lead to calls for federal reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. — During his year as a foreign exchange student in the United States, 18-year-old Carlos Villarreal lived not with a welcoming family, but with two ex-convicts in a seedy house that smelled of dog feces and where the food was labeled &#8220;DO NOT TOUCH.&#8221; He left 14 pounds lighter.

Villarreal, a Colombian, had signed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US embarrassment: Exchange students in Pa. underfed, lived in filth; federal reforms demanded</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-embarrassment-exchange-students-in-pa-underfed-lived-in-filth-federal-reforms-demanded-111177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. — Federal regulators say they share the blame for failing to prevent the mistreatment of as many as a dozen foreign exchange students in northeastern Pennsylvania this past school year.

Students from Colombia, Norway, Nigeria and elsewhere were placed in deplorable homes by a California nonprofit that brings about 1,000 exchange students to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Pa. prosecutor says charges warranted in &#8216;criminal neglect&#8217; of exchange students</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-pa-prosecutor-says-charges-warranted-in-criminal-neglect-of-exchange-students-105880/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A California nonprofit placed foreign exchange students in deplorable conditions in Pennsylvania, with some becoming malnourished or living in homes strewn with dog feces, and a prosecutor said the neglect merits criminal charges.

Lackawanna County Deputy District Attorney Michelle Olshefski said an investigation has confirmed that foreign exchange students were placed in unsuitable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas city councilman accused of fondling female exchange student staying at his home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-city-councilman-accused-of-fondling-female-exchange-student-staying-at-his-home-62060/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEYVILLE, Texas — A city council member in Colleyville, Texas, has resigned amid allegations that he pinned down and fondled a female foreign exchange student staying at his home.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Wednesday that the student&#8217;s therapist told authorities in April about the accusations against 57-year-old Tony Licata. He resigned his seat last week, [...]]]></description>
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