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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Source &nbsp;: Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Egyptian court upholds 4 years jailing of blogger

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s High Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt&#8217;s president.
Egypt&#8217;s official news agency said Tuesday that the court rejected 24-year-old Abdel Kareem Nabil&#8217;s last appeal.
Nabil, a former student at Cairo&#8217;s Al-Azhar University, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China defends forced repatriation of Uighur asylum-seekers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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China defends deportation of Uighur asylum-seekers

BEIJING — China&#8217;s foreign ministry on Monday defended the repatriation of 20 Muslims who had fled to Cambodia, saying the move was in line with immigration law and usual practice.
The ethnic Uighurs sought asylum in Cambodia following deadly ethnic riots this summer in China&#8217;s far western region of Xinjiang. China ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-defends-forced-repatriation-of-uighur-asylum-seekers-246882/">China defends forced repatriation of Uighur asylum-seekers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US looking for Iranian interference in Iraq election; Mullen says American withdrawal on pace</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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US on watch for Iranian meddling in Iraq voting

BASRA, Iraq — The top U.S. military officer quizzed Iraqi leaders Friday about the influence and motives of next-door Iran as national elections approach, but made no promises when his hosts asked for surveillance equipment and other help to keep an eye on their neighbors.
Hours before Adm. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-looking-for-iranian-interference-in-iraq-election-mullen-says-american-withdrawal-on-pace-246177/">Read : US looking for Iranian interference in Iraq election; Mullen says American withdrawal on pace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assailants scrawl swastika and &#8216;Sieg Heil&#8217;, hang pig feet on mosque in southern France</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Anti-Muslim graffiti found on French mosque

CASTRES, France — Police say assailants have scrawled a Nazi slogan and hung pig feet on a mosque in southern France.
Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux has denounced the &#8220;vile and racist desecration&#8221; of the mosque in the town of Castres.
Police say the swastika in black paint and slogans including Hitler salute ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assailants-scrawl-swastika-and-sieg-heil-hang-pig-feet-on-mosque-in-southern-france-243591/">Assailants scrawl swastika and &#8216;Sieg Heil&#8217;, hang pig feet on mosque in southern France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian clerics rally in support of supreme leader after students burned his photo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iran clerics rally to support supreme leader

TEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of hardline clerics took part in state-sponsored rallies across Iran on Saturday in support of the country&#8217;s supreme leader, after opposition students earlier burned photos of him.
Hardliners were angered after pictures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were burned in last week&#8217;s protests and students .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-clerics-rally-in-support-of-supreme-leader-after-students-burned-his-photo-243285/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Iranian clerics rally in support of supreme leader after students burned his photo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan &#8216;regular kids&#8217;

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped.
&#8220;I never observed any extreme behavior with them,&#8221; said Mustafa Abu ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mosque-spokesman-families-of-missing-men-detained-in-pakistan-going-through-severe-hardship-243065/" title="Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Imam: No signs that 5 missing US men were radicalized; men believed arrested in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Imam: No signs 5 missing US men were radicalized

WASHINGTON — A Washington-area Islamic leader says there were no early signs that five men who are believed to have been arrested in Pakistan had been radicalized in the United States.
Five U.S. men disappeared from the Washington area recently. They are believed to be the same group ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imam-no-signs-that-5-missing-us-men-were-radicalized-men-believed-arrested-in-pakistan-242247/">Read : Imam: No signs that 5 missing US men were radicalized; men believed arrested in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by video left behind by missing men believed arrested in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by missing men&#8217;s video

WASHINGTON — The head of an Islamic human rights group says five U.S. men who disappeared from the Washington area recently left behind a disturbing video.
The five men are believed to be under arrest in Pakistan, where officials are investigating possible links to extremism.
Nihad Awad, the head of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/islamic-leader-disturbed-by-video-left-behind-by-missing-men-believed-arrested-in-pakistan-242243/">Original source &nbsp;: Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by video left behind by missing men believed arrested in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio caseworker: Runaway Christian convert, Muslim parents must discuss each other&#8217;s religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Welsh-huggins</dc:creator>
		
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Caseworker: Runaway, parents must talk religion

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A runaway Christian convert and her Muslim family must listen to each other&#8217;s views about religion if they are to reunite, a possibility that appears in jeopardy since the girl continues to refuse any contact with her parents or siblings, a caseworker says.
A case-management plan filed Monday ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-caseworker-runaway-christian-convert-muslim-parents-must-discuss-each-others-religion-238317/" title="Ohio caseworker: Runaway Christian convert, Muslim parents must discuss each other&#8217;s religion">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss minister says vote to ban minarets targets not Muslims, but Islamic fundamentalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Swiss minister: Minaret ban targets fundamentalism

BRUSSELS — Switzerland says the country&#8217;s new ban on the building of minarets is not aimed at Muslims but at Islamic fundamentalism.
Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says her country supports religious freedoms.
She says Sunday&#8217;s referendum vote banning the building of new minarets was not &#8220;a referendum against Islam &#8230; but .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-minister-says-vote-to-ban-minarets-targets-not-muslims-but-islamic-fundamentalism-237594/">Swiss minister says vote to ban minarets targets not Muslims, but Islamic fundamentalism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 77 after 19 additional bodies found</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Hossain</dc:creator>
		
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Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 77
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 77 after rescuers recovered an additional 19 bodies.

Rescuers plucked 15 bloated bodies Monday from River Tetulia, where the overcrowded triple-deck ferry capsized late Friday, police official Mohammad Bayezid .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-rises-to-77-after-19-additional-bodies-found-237587/">Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 77 after 19 additional bodies found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 75 after 17 additional bodies found</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Ferry death toll rises to 75
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 75 after rescuers recovered an additional 17 bodies.

Rescuers plucked 13 bloated bodies Monday from River Tetulia, where the overcrowded triple-deck ferry capsized late Friday, police official Mohammad Bayezid said. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-rises-to-75-after-17-additional-bodies-found-237473/">Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 75 after 17 additional bodies found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 72 after 14 additional bodies found</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Ferry death toll rises to 72
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 72 after rescuers recovered an additional 14 bodies.

Rescuers plucked 10 bloated bodies Monday from River Tetulia, where the overcrowded triple-deck ferry capsized late Friday, police official Mohammad Bayezid said. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-rises-to-72-after-14-additional-bodies-found-237427/" title="Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 72 after 14 additional bodies found">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 62 after four additional bodies found</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Ferry death toll rises to 62
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose to 62 Monday after rescuers recovered an additional four bodies, police said.

Rescuers plucked four bodies overnight from River Tetulia, where the overcrowded triple-deck ferry capsized late Friday, police official Mohammad Bayezid ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-rises-to-62-after-four-additional-bodies-found-237402/">Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 62 after four additional bodies found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Projection: Swiss vote to ban new minarets as symbol of aggressive Islam</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander G. Higgins</dc:creator>
		
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Projection: Swiss vote to ban new minarets

GENEVA — Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a Sunday vote on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, projections by a widely respected polling institute showed.
The projections based on partial returns say Swiss swung from only .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/projection-swiss-vote-to-ban-new-minarets-as-symbol-of-aggressive-islam-237265/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Projection: Swiss vote to ban new minarets as symbol of aggressive Islam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers find 3 more bodies, bringing toll in Bangladesh ferry capsize to 40; scores missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Hossain</dc:creator>
		
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Death toll in Bangladesh ferry capsize rises to 40

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Rescuers searched inside the submerged cabins of a triple-deck ferry Sunday for scores of people believed to be missing after it capsized near a dock in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 40, authorities said.
The M.V. Coco, traveling from the capital Dhaka, was packed with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-find-3-more-bodies-bringing-toll-in-bangladesh-ferry-capsize-to-40-scores-missing-237132/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Rescuers find 3 more bodies, bringing toll in Bangladesh ferry capsize to 40; scores missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pilgrims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj as Muslims also open Eid al-Adha holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Muslims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.

The weather was sunny and hot Friday .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pilgrims-cast-stones-on-3rd-day-of-hajj-as-muslims-also-open-eid-al-adha-holiday-236555/">Pilgrims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj as Muslims also open Eid al-Adha holiday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain under hot sun after heavy rains ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Muslim pilgrims pray under scorching sun at hajj

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, following a day of deadly torrential rains.
After Wednesday&#8217;s sudden, unexpected downpours, the heat was scorching as the nearly 3 million pilgrims .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hajj-pilgrims-pray-at-desert-mountain-under-hot-sun-after-heavy-rains-ease-236153/">Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain under hot sun after heavy rains ease</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Islam&#8217;s annual hajj: millions face fears of swine flu, soaking rains</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Islam&#8217;s hajj: rain and fears of swine flu
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims circled Islam&#8217;s holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.

Saudi authorities have been planning ways .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/islams-annual-hajj-millions-face-fears-of-swine-flu-soaking-rains-235931/">Islam&#8217;s annual hajj: millions face fears of swine flu, soaking rains</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rainstorms snarl Islam&#8217;s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Rains soak pilgrims at Islam&#8217;s hajj
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The heaviest rain to hit Islam&#8217;s annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rainstorms-snarl-islams-annual-hajj-soaking-millions-of-pilgrims-235808/" title="Rainstorms snarl Islam&#8217;s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iran clerics start gaining control of schools

TEHRAN, Iran — Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological &#8220;soft war&#8221; against Western influence.
The moves appear part of wider efforts to counter opposition groups and other pro-reform factions that have been emboldened by the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-expand-control-of-schools-in-ideological-battle-against-west-235782/">Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran clerics start taking control of schools in ideological drive to fight Western influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran clerics start taking control of schools

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian cleric says religious authorities have started taking control of schools, part of a wider ideological drive by hard-liners to wage what authorities call a &#8220;soft war&#8221; against Western influence.
Cleric Ali Zolelm is quoted by the Etemad paper on Wednesday as saying schools in several ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-start-taking-control-of-schools-in-ideological-drive-to-fight-western-influence-235746/">Iran clerics start taking control of schools in ideological drive to fight Western influence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare rainstorms snarl Islam&#8217;s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Rare, heavy rains soak pilgrims at Islam&#8217;s hajj

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Rare, heavy rainstorms soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling Islam&#8217;s annual hajj as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu.
Pilgrims in white robes ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-rainstorms-snarl-islams-annual-hajj-soaking-millions-of-pilgrims-235698/" title="Rare rainstorms snarl Islam&#8217;s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rights group condemns Saudi death sentence against man convicted of witchcraft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Rights group rejects Saudi witchcraft charges

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft during a visit to the conservative kingdom, an international human rights group said in a report late Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch also called on the Saudi government to halt &#8220;its increasing ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rights-group-condemns-saudi-death-sentence-against-man-convicted-of-witchcraft-235661/" title="Rights group condemns Saudi death sentence against man convicted of witchcraft">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel, Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier

JERUSALEM — Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years.
The exchange could boost Hamas at the expense of its key ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captive-soldier-234736/" title="Israel, Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel and Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met with Egypt&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-and-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captive-soldier-234631/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israel and Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood disaster movie &#8216;2012&#8242; draws in Chinese patriotic fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chi-chi Zhang</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;2012&#8242; a home run with patriotic fans in China
BEIJING — When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
Or at least that&#8217;s how Chinese audiences are interpreting &#8220;2012,&#8221; Hollywood&#8217;s latest blockbuster disaster movie.
&#8220;It&#8217;s about time the world sees us as a dominant ally,&#8221; said Liu Xinliang, 27, a Beijing-based computer programmer who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hollywood-disaster-movie-2012-draws-in-chinese-patriotic-fans-233448/" title="Hollywood disaster movie &#8216;2012&#8242; draws in Chinese patriotic fans">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek binding UN resolution to protect religion from blasphemy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
GENEVA — Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-muslim-countries-seek-binding-un-resolution-to-protect-religion-from-blasphemy-232694/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek binding UN resolution to protect religion from blasphemy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Libya&#8217;s Gadhafi tries to convert 200 young Italian women, paid by modeling agency, to Islam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Gadhafi hosts Italian women, tries to convert them

ROME — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a lecture on Islam and copies of the Quran, a news report said Monday.
At least they got paid.
A reporter for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/libyas-gadhafi-tries-to-convert-200-young-italian-women-paid-by-modeling-agency-to-islam-230652/">Original article &nbsp;: Libya&#8217;s Gadhafi tries to convert 200 young Italian women, paid by modeling agency, to Islam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Libya&#8217;s Gadhafi hosts soiree for 200 young Italian, tries to convert them to Islam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Gadhafi seeks converts among Italian women

ROME — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Rome to attend a U.N. summit on world hunger, has hosted a soiree with some 200 young Italian women and tried to persuade them to convert to Islam.
A reporter for Italy&#8217;s ANSA news agency went undercover with the women, who were hired for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/libyas-gadhafi-hosts-soiree-for-200-young-italian-tries-to-convert-them-to-islam-230613/">Source &nbsp;: Libya&#8217;s Gadhafi hosts soiree for 200 young Italian, tries to convert them to Islam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi Arabia&#8217;s most senior cleric accuses Iran of ties with Shiite rebels in Yemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Saudi cleric accuses Iran of ties to Yemeni rebels

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia&#8217;s most senior cleric is accusing Iran of supporting Shiite rebels whose war with the government of neighboring Yemen has spilled across the border and drawn in Saudi firepower.
Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh said the purported collaboration between Iran and the rebels was .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-arabias-most-senior-cleric-accuses-iran-of-ties-with-shiite-rebels-in-yemen-230580/">Saudi Arabia&#8217;s most senior cleric accuses Iran of ties with Shiite rebels in Yemen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s parliament speaker calls US move to seize mosques linked to Iran disgraceful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran condemns US mosque seizure
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday denounced as &#8216;disgraceful&#8217; U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization suspected of Iranian links.
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the moves show that President Barack Obama&#8217;s slogan for change was deceitful and he .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-parliament-speaker-calls-us-move-to-seize-mosques-linked-to-iran-disgraceful-229875/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s opposition leaders say ruling clerics are more brutal than shah&#8217;s regime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Opposition: Iran rulers more brutal than shah

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah&#8217;s regime in Web statements Saturday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement&#8217;s last real means of keeping its campaign alive.
Two of Iran&#8217;s top pro-reform figures .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-opposition-leaders-say-ruling-clerics-are-more-brutal-than-shahs-regime-229560/">Iran&#8217;s opposition leaders say ruling clerics are more brutal than shah&#8217;s regime</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal action against Iranian foundation threatens future of 4 American mosques</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Zoll</dc:creator>
		
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Case against Iranian foundation threatens mosques

NEW YORK — The organization that federal investigators say is a front for the Iranian government has spent millions of dollars over the years on philanthropy: buying property for four U.S. mosques, funding religious schools and language classes, and translating books on Islam.
The move to seize assets held by the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-action-against-iranian-foundation-threatens-future-of-4-american-mosques-228951/">Federal action against Iranian foundation threatens future of 4 American mosques</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense lawyer: Doctors say suspect in Fort Hood shooting rampage may be paralyzed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT HOOD, Texas — The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused of killing fellow soldiers at Fort Hood says doctors have told the soldier he may be paralyzed from the waist down.
Attorney John Galligan told The Associated Press on Friday that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan told ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-lawyer-doctors-say-suspect-in-fort-hood-shooting-rampage-may-be-paralyzed-228369/" title="Defense lawyer: Doctors say suspect in Fort Hood shooting rampage may be paralyzed">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was coherent during his first meeting with his defense lawyer in a hospital intensive care unit, the attorney said Friday.
Civilian lawyer John Galligan told the CBS &#8220;Early Show&#8221; that Hasan was alert .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-lawyer-says-accused-fort-hood-shooter-was-coherent-during-first-hospital-meeting-228255/">Source &nbsp;: Defense lawyer says accused Fort Hood shooter was coherent during first hospital meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood shootings suspect charged with murder, Obama orders review of possible warning signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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FORT HOOD, Texas — President Barack Obama has ordered a review to determine if warning signs were mishandled of contact between the Fort Hood shooting rampage suspect and a radical Islamic cleric who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
The order came as Maj. Nidal ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-shootings-suspect-charged-with-murder-obama-orders-review-of-possible-warning-signs-228039/" title="Fort Hood shootings suspect charged with murder, Obama orders review of possible warning signs">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Goldman</dc:creator>
		
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US seeks to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-seeks-to-seize-4-mosques-nyc-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227977/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder, eligible for death penalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of murder
FORT HOOD, Texas — President Barack Obama has ordered a review to determine if warning signs were mishandled of contact between the Fort Hood shooting rampage suspect and a radical Islamic cleric who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
The order came ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspect-charged-with-13-counts-of-premeditated-murder-eligible-for-death-penalty-227666/">Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder, eligible for death penalty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Goldman</dc:creator>
		
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Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.
In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-move-to-seize-4-mosques-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227527/">Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds move to seize 4 US mosques and NY skyscraper over alleged ties to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Feds move to seizes 4 mosques, skyscraper
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors are taking steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization.

The organization — called the Alavi Foundation — has long been suspected of being under Iranian government control. Prosecutors say the foundation has been helping ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-move-to-seize-4-us-mosques-and-ny-skyscraper-over-alleged-ties-to-iranian-government-227511/">Feds move to seize 4 US mosques and NY skyscraper over alleged ties to Iranian government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army investigators: Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of murder
FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army psychiatrist in the Fort Hood massacre was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder Thursday as he lay in a hospital bed and President Barack Obama ordered a review to determine if the government fumbled warning signs of the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/army-investigators-fort-hood-shooting-suspect-charged-with-13-counts-of-premeditated-murder-227242/">Army investigators: Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned behavior
WASHINGTON — A group of doctors overseeing Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s medical training discussed concerns about his overly zealous religious views and strange behavior months before the Army major was accused of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead and 29 wounded.
Doctors and staff overseeing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspects-superiors-questioned-his-strange-behavior-work-performance-months-ago-226340/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s overly zealous religious views and strange behavior worried the doctors overseeing his medical training, but they saw no evidence that he was violent or a threat.
Months later, the Army major is accused of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shooting-suspects-superiors-questioned-his-strange-behavior-work-performance-months-ago-226294/" title="Shooting suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli museum displays coins from Jewish revolt, destruction of biblical Jerusalem Temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Barajas</dc:creator>
		
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Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt

JERUSALEM — Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.
About 70 coins were found in an excavation at the foot of a key Jerusalem holy site. They give a rare ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-museum-displays-coins-from-jewish-revolt-destruction-of-biblical-jerusalem-temple-226116/">Read more : Israeli museum displays coins from Jewish revolt, destruction of biblical Jerusalem Temple</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote, vows to maintain security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country&#8217;s fledgling democracy in the run-up to January&#8217;s national elections.
Nouri al-Maliki told tribal leaders from Baghdad&#8217;s Shiite Sadr City district that maintaining security would remain his top priority because the insurgent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqs-pm-warns-of-threat-in-run-up-to-january-vote-vows-to-maintain-security-225785/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Iraq&#8217;s PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote, vows to maintain security</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators: Fort Hood suspect will be charged in military rather than civilian court</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre apparently acted alone and without outside direction in the attack, investigative officials said Monday evening.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will be charged by the U.S. military rather than in a civilian court, they said.
Hasan communicated 10 to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-fort-hood-suspect-will-be-charged-in-military-rather-than-civilian-court-223858/">Investigators: Fort Hood suspect will be charged in military rather than civilian court</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Fort Hood suspect reached out to radical imam, but investigators shelved inquiry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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AP source: Fort Hood suspect reached out to imam
WASHINGTON — The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre reached out to communicate with a radical imam overseas who in the past came under scrutiny for possible links to terror groups, a U.S. official said Monday.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sent electronic communications to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-fort-hood-suspect-reached-out-to-radical-imam-but-investigators-shelved-inquiry-223805/" title="AP source: Fort Hood suspect reached out to radical imam, but investigators shelved inquiry">>>></a>.]]></description>
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