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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Jackson</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ex-fighter pilot who endured torture in &#8216;Hanoi Hilton&#8217; prison where McCain was held dies at 82</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Pilot who endured torture at &#8216;Hanoi Hilton&#8217; dies

JACKSON, Miss. — Retired Air Force Col. Jack Pitchford, a fighter pilot from Mississippi who survived seven years in the notorious Vietnamese prison camp known as the &#8220;Hanoi Hilton,&#8221; has died. He was 82.
The Natchez, Miss., native died Wednesday after battling a brain tumor, said his brother, 64-year-old .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-fighter-pilot-who-endured-torture-in-hanoi-hilton-prison-where-mccain-was-held-dies-at-82-239617/">Source article &nbsp;: Ex-fighter pilot who endured torture in &#8216;Hanoi Hilton&#8217; prison where McCain was held dies at 82</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan police say 6-foot, 300-pound bald man stole family&#8217;s turkey right out of freezer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Police seek bald man who swiped family&#8217;s turkey

JACKSON, Mich. — Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They&#8217;re searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family&#8217;s holiday turkey. Police Lt. Christopher Simpson told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the suspect ran into the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michigan-police-say-6-foot-300-pound-bald-man-stole-familys-turkey-right-out-of-freezer-235947/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI seeks public&#8217;s help to find relatives in of those killed in civil rights cold cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelia Byrd</dc:creator>
		
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FBI wants public&#8217;s help in civil rights killings

JACKSON, Miss. — Over the last three years, the FBI scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tracked down witnesses from killings that occurred decades ago, many of them involving white police officers who shot black men or teenagers.
Now, the agency is at a dead end in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-seeks-publics-help-to-find-relatives-in-of-those-killed-in-civil-rights-cold-cases-234470/" title="FBI seeks public&#8217;s help to find relatives in of those killed in civil rights cold cases">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Ghosts of Mississippi&#8217; prosecutor turned judge faces prison for lying to FBI in bribery probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holbrook Mohr</dc:creator>
		
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Famed Miss. judge faces prison for lying to FBI

JACKSON, Miss. — Bobby DeLaughter made history as a young prosecutor who put away a notorious civil rights-era assassin. The case became the subject of books and a movie, and put DeLaughter on a path to becoming a Mississippi judge.
On Friday, DeLaughter will be the one standing .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ghosts-of-mississippi-prosecutor-turned-judge-faces-prison-for-lying-to-fbi-in-bribery-probe-228098/">&#8216;Ghosts of Mississippi&#8217; prosecutor turned judge faces prison for lying to FBI in bribery probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney reaches deal in long-running fraud suit against once-powerful litigator Scruggs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelia Byrd</dc:creator>
		
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Settlement reached in fraud suit against Scruggs

JACKSON, Miss. — A settlement has been reached in a long-running fraud lawsuit filed against Richard &#8220;Dickie&#8221; Scruggs, the once powerful anti-tobacco litigator who is now behind bars, an attorney says.
William Roberts Wilson, Jr., of Tuscaloosa, Ala., first sued Scruggs in 1994, accusing the Mississippi attorney of cheating him ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-reaches-deal-in-long-running-fraud-suit-against-once-powerful-litigator-scruggs-227790/">Attorney reaches deal in long-running fraud suit against once-powerful litigator Scruggs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miss. Supreme Court sides with pharmacists in complaint against Medicaid over reimbursements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Miss. high court: Medicaid erred on pharmacy rule

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Medicaid officials should have asked the Legislature for approval before tinkering with a law that would change reimbursements for pharmacists, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a chancery judge&#8217;s ruling that the Division of Medicaid had no authority to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miss-supreme-court-sides-with-pharmacists-in-complaint-against-medicaid-over-reimbursements-227451/">Miss. Supreme Court sides with pharmacists in complaint against Medicaid over reimbursements</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lingering interest in bluesman Robert Johnson spawns project to restore home where he was born</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Officials to restore birthplace of Robert Johnson

JACKSON, Miss. — The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson&#8217;s life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work.
There&#8217;s the myth that he sold his soul to the devil, and the fact the location of his 1938 death is still disputed. His birthplace, however, has been verified. He was .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lingering-interest-in-bluesman-robert-johnson-spawns-project-to-restore-home-where-he-was-born-227335/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utility regulators say Mississippi Power Co. proved need for more generating capacity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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Miss. regulators, utility agree more power needed

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Power Co. has received the first level of regulatory approval in its effort to build a new coal-powered generating plant in the east-central part of the state.
The three-member state Public Service Commission ruled Monday that the company has demonstrated a need to increase its capacity ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utility-regulators-say-mississippi-power-co-proved-need-for-more-generating-capacity-224601/" title="Utility regulators say Mississippi Power Co. proved need for more generating capacity">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion funding prohibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issue

The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.
A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote is a vote to prohibit federal funding of abortions.
Voting yes were 64 Democrats and 176 Republicans.
Voting no were 194 Democrats and 0 Republicans.
X ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-roll-call-how-they-voted-on-abortion-funding-prohibition-222164/" title="House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion funding prohibition">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How House members voted on health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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House Roll Call: Health care
The 220-215 roll call Saturday by which the House passed a Democratic-written health care bill.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote is a vote to pass the bill.
Voting yes were 219 Democrats and 1 Republican.
Voting no were 39 Democrats and 176 Republicans.
X denotes those not voting.
Present denotes those who voted they were &#8220;present&#8221; at the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-house-members-voted-on-health-care-bill-222155/">How House members voted on health care bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi governor&#8217;s son scores 2 holes-in-one in single round on Virginia course</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Miss. gov&#8217;s son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round

JACKSON, Miss. — A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That&#8217;s some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mississippi-governors-son-scores-2-holes-in-one-in-single-round-on-virginia-course-221010/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Barbour says Mississippi governors need more power to slash spending when money runs short</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Barbour: Miss. gov needs more power to cut budget

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told lawmakers Thursday he wants more power to reduce state spending when times are tough.
Meeting with members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Republican said he wants the authority to cut the budget by 10 percent when the House .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/barbour-says-mississippi-governors-need-more-power-to-slash-spending-when-money-runs-short-219662/">Barbour says Mississippi governors need more power to slash spending when money runs short</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court records show Morgan Freeman has settled lawsuit from woman injured in 2008 car wreck</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck

JACKSON, Miss. — Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.
Demaris Meyer filed a federal lawsuit against the Academy Award-winning actor in February, claiming .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-records-show-morgan-freeman-has-settled-lawsuit-from-woman-injured-in-2008-car-wreck-219436/">Court records show Morgan Freeman has settled lawsuit from woman injured in 2008 car wreck</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miss. gov: No special session yet as company works to resolve issue with $300M plant proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Miss. gov: Company working on $300M plant plan

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says a company planning a $300 million plant in the Delta is still working on &#8220;an external issue&#8221; so he&#8217;s not ready to set a date for a special legislative session to consider state incentives for the firm.
Barbour said Thursday it&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miss-gov-no-special-session-yet-as-company-works-to-resolve-issue-with-300m-plant-proposal-219372/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Miss. gov: No special session yet as company works to resolve issue with $300M plant proposal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Veteran Mississippi and Alabama newspaper editor and publisher Ed Darling retires</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Veteran journalist Darling announces retirement

JACKSON, Miss. — Ed Darling, a veteran editor and publisher at newspapers in Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma, has announced his retirement as publisher of the Mississippi Business Journal.
Darling&#8217;s announcement Wednesday closes a career of 45 years in the newspaper business, including 35 as publisher of community newspapers in the three states. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/veteran-mississippi-and-alabama-newspaper-editor-and-publisher-ed-darling-retires-217775/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Veteran Mississippi and Alabama newspaper editor and publisher Ed Darling retires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Governor says special session delayed but 500-job project still planned for Mississippi Delta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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Miss. governor: Economic special session postponed

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Wednesday he&#8217;s postponing a special legislative session he intended to call this week for a project that promises up to 500 jobs in the economically struggling Delta.
Barbour said the $300 million manufacturing plant is still planned, but the company needs more time ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/governor-says-special-session-delayed-but-500-job-project-still-planned-for-mississippi-delta-210216/">Read more : Governor says special session delayed but 500-job project still planned for Mississippi Delta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi&#8217;s Jackson State Foundation breaks ground on multimillion-dollar project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Miss. foundation breaks ground on building project

JACKSON, Miss. — The Jackson State University Development Foundation, Inc., has broken ground on a multimillion-dollar construction project that will include luxury apartments and retail space.
Officials say One University Place will be located adjacent to the JSU campus, and begin the community revitalization of an underserved neighborhood between the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mississippis-jackson-state-foundation-breaks-ground-on-multimillion-dollar-project-209998/">Source &nbsp;: Mississippi&#8217;s Jackson State Foundation breaks ground on multimillion-dollar project</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Western lawmakers find little consensus at energy symposium in Jackson, Wyoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Western lawmakers wrap up Wyoming energy symposium

JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from around the West couldn&#8217;t reach consensus on how to address coal-fired power plant emissions as they closed a three-day symposium on energy issues Tuesday.
But about 75 representatives from 13 states did seem to agree that the nation needs a better system for locating and  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-lawmakers-find-little-consensus-at-energy-symposium-in-jackson-wyoming-209818/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Western state lawmakers consider regional collaboration on technology for carbon storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Western lawmakers focus on regional collaboration

JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from many western states agreed Monday that they should consider collaborating on developing technology to capture and store the carbon gas that&#8217;s generated from burning fossil fuels.
The state of Wyoming invited lawmakers from around the West to Jackson for an energy and environment symposium that wraps .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-state-lawmakers-consider-regional-collaboration-on-technology-for-carbon-storage-208493/">Original article &nbsp;: Western state lawmakers consider regional collaboration on technology for carbon storage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers, says competition works against cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers

JACKSON, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal warned western state lawmakers that despite easy platitudes about working together, competition among the states often blocks interstate cooperation.
Representatives from many western states have said they see the need for streamlining the permitting and siting process for construction of new power lines. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wyo-governor-talks-energy-with-western-lawmakers-says-competition-works-against-cooperation-208492/" title="Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers, says competition works against cooperation">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mike McQueen, AP chief of bureau for Louisiana and Mississippi, dies at 52</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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AP bureau chief Mike McQueen dies at 52
NEW ORLEANS — Mike McQueen, chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Louisiana and Mississippi, has died. He was 52.

McQueen, who had been on medical leave since the spring, died Sunday from complications of cancer and congestive heart failure.
McQueen&#8217;s journalism career spanned three decades, including two stints ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mike-mcqueen-ap-chief-of-bureau-for-louisiana-and-mississippi-dies-at-52-206638/">Mike McQueen, AP chief of bureau for Louisiana and Mississippi, dies at 52</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miss. governor to call lawmakers into special session on economic development project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Wednesday he will call lawmakers into special session late next week to consider incentives for a company to develop a $300 million manufacturing plant in the Delta, one of the poorest parts of the state.

Barbour would only say it&#8217;s not an automotive plant. He said it will .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miss-governor-to-call-lawmakers-into-special-session-on-economic-development-project-202709/">Source &nbsp;: Miss. governor to call lawmakers into special session on economic development project</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official suggests consolidating school districts, as Economic Council hears cost-cutting ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi can&#8217;t afford to keep all 152 school districts, eight public universities and an extensive system of community and junior colleges, a leading Democrat on the state budget committee said Wednesday.

Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg, told several hundred people at the Mississippi Economic Council&#8217;s annual Hobnob social event that in a state with .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-suggests-consolidating-school-districts-as-economic-council-hears-cost-cutting-ideas-202674/" title="Official suggests consolidating school districts, as Economic Council hears cost-cutting ideas">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car plant in Tunica may be topic for rumored special session of Mississippi Legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Several Mississippi lawmakers say they&#8217;ve heard a special session is possible in the next couple of weeks, with speculation that it would involve incentives for a proposed auto plant in Tunica County, but Gov. Haley Barbour has not made an announcement.

Barbour usually keeps his special session plans a secret until he is ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-plant-in-tunica-may-be-topic-for-rumored-special-session-of-mississippi-legislature-202155/">Car plant in Tunica may be topic for rumored special session of Mississippi Legislature</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia executes man convicted of killing Domino&#8217;s Pizza store manager, stealing about $100</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Ga. — A man who fatally shot a pizza store manager during a 1994 robbery in which he stole a little more than $100 to give to his girlfriend has been executed by lethal injection.

Mark Howard McClain was put to death Tuesday at a state prison 50 miles south of Atlanta after his appeals .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-executes-man-convicted-of-killing-dominos-pizza-store-manager-stealing-about-100-201532/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Georgia executes man convicted of killing Domino&#8217;s Pizza store manager, stealing about $100</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Casey Jones Museum opens at Jackson, where village proclaims railroader&#8217;s fame</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Tenn. — Railroad engineer Casey Jones rode to glory and into American folklore trying to stop his Illinois Central passenger train before it hit a stalled freight train in 1900.

His was the only death that foggy and rainy night at Vaughan, Miss., and his fame was spread by a ballad written by another railroader.
A .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/casey-jones-museum-opens-at-jackson-where-village-proclaims-railroaders-fame-199785/">Source article &nbsp;: Casey Jones Museum opens at Jackson, where village proclaims railroader&#8217;s fame</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi coastal town hopes post-Katrina tax base will recover as an unlikely hero emerges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — On the morning the Walmart reopened this week in Pass Christian, rain canceled a small parade Mayor Chipper McDermott had planned, so folks stood inside the store and handed out gaudy Mardi Gras beads instead of throwing them from a float.

They might as well have been tossing dollars into the town treasury, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mississippi-coastal-town-hopes-post-katrina-tax-base-will-recover-as-an-unlikely-hero-emerges-198190/" title="Mississippi coastal town hopes post-Katrina tax base will recover as an unlikely hero emerges">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Roll Call: How they voted on Gitmo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 224-193 roll call Thursday by which the House rejected a Republican effort to block the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. for trial.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote is a vote to reject the measure.
Voting yes were 25 Democrats and 168 Republicans.
Voting no were 223 Democrats and 1 Republican.
X denotes those not voting.
There are 2 vacancies ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-roll-call-how-they-voted-on-gitmo-detainees-197637/">Original article on  : House Roll Call: How they voted on Gitmo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesbian student in Mississippi fights to get photo of her in tuxedo in high school yearbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelia Byrd</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Everyone at Wesson Attendance Center knows 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis is gay because she&#8217;s never tried to hide it.

But when Sturgis — an honor student, trumpet player and goalie on the school&#8217;s soccer team — wanted her senior photograph in a tuxedo used in the 2009-10 yearbook, school officials balked. Traditionally, female students ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lesbian-student-in-mississippi-fights-to-get-photo-of-her-in-tuxedo-in-high-school-yearbook-197599/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Lesbian student in Mississippi fights to get photo of her in tuxedo in high school yearbook</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Navy names cargo ship in honor of slain Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — The widow of slain civil-rights pioneer Medgar Evers fought tears Friday as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, announced he&#8217;s naming a new Navy supply ship for Evers&#8217; late husband.

&#8220;I think of those who will serve on this ship and those who will see it in different parts of the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/navy-names-cargo-ship-in-honor-of-slain-mississippi-civil-rights-leader-medgar-evers-192128/">Navy names cargo ship in honor of slain Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How they voted: House approves defense policy bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 281-146 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a $680 billion defense policy bill, which includes a measure to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote is a vote to pass the bill.
Voting yes were 237 Democrats and 44 Republicans.
Voting no were 15 Democrats and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-they-voted-house-approves-defense-policy-bill-190980/">Original source &nbsp;: How they voted: House approves defense policy bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US soldier charged with selling anti-tank rocket, launcher, grenades stolen from Army post</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Tenn. — A U.S. Army soldier was arrested and charged with selling four stolen hand grenades and a stolen anti-tank rocket to an undercover officer in Tennessee, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

U.S. Attorney Lawrence Laurenzi said at a news conference in Jackson that the Fort Campbell soldier, Pfc. Joshua Bartlett Etherton, 29, was charged in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-soldier-charged-with-selling-anti-tank-rocket-launcher-grenades-stolen-from-army-post-184304/">Source article &nbsp;: US soldier charged with selling anti-tank rocket, launcher, grenades stolen from Army post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US soldier charged with trying to sell anti-tank rocket and launcher stolen from Army post</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Tenn. — Federal investigators in Tennessee have charged a U.S. Army soldier with attempting to sell four hand grenades and an anti-tank rocket and launcher to an undercover officer.

U.S. Attorney Lawrence Laurenzi said at a Thursday news conference in Jackson that the Fort Campbell soldier, 29-year-old Pfc. Joshua Bartlett Etherton, was indicted Sept. 21 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-soldier-charged-with-trying-to-sell-anti-tank-rocket-and-launcher-stolen-from-army-post-184266/">Original article on  : US soldier charged with trying to sell anti-tank rocket and launcher stolen from Army post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit settled over deadly blast at International Paper Co. mill in Miss. that killed worker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holbrook Mohr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — International Paper Co. has settled another federal lawsuit stemming from a 2008 explosion that killed a contract worker at a Mississippi plant and injured nearly two dozen others.

Cases involving several injured workers are still pending.
The most recent case to settle was closed Tuesday by U.S. Magistrate John M. Roper. The terms of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawsuit-settled-over-deadly-blast-at-international-paper-co-mill-in-miss-that-killed-worker-183019/">Lawsuit settled over deadly blast at International Paper Co. mill in Miss. that killed worker</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Roll Call: How the House voted on jobless benefits bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 331-83 roll call Tuesday by which the House voted to provide another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to workers in high-unemployment states.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote is a vote to pass the bill.
Voting yes were 227 Democrats and 104 Republicans.
Voting no were 17 Democrats and 66 Republicans.
X denotes those not voting.
There are 2 vacancies in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-roll-call-how-the-house-voted-on-jobless-benefits-bill-175920/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: House Roll Call: How the House voted on jobless benefits bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Roll Call: How they voted on college aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 253-171 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a bill to overhaul college aid programs.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote was a vote to pass the bill.
Voting yes were 247 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
Voting no were 4 Democrats and 167 Republicans.
X denotes those not voting.


ALABAMA


Democrats — Bright, Y; Davis, Y; Griffith, Y.
Republicans — Aderholt, N; Bachus, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-roll-call-how-they-voted-on-college-aid-171805/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : House Roll Call: How they voted on college aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Roll Call: How they voted on ACORN defunding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 345-75 roll call Thursday by which the House amended the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 to deny all federal funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, commonly known as ACORN.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote was a vote to pass the amendment.
Voting yes were 172 Democrats and 173 Republicans.
Voting no were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-roll-call-how-they-voted-on-acorn-defunding-171713/">Original source &nbsp;: House Roll Call: How they voted on ACORN defunding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New indictment issued for personnel director in massive immigration raid at Miss. plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — The personnel director of a Mississippi company targeted in the nation&#8217;s largest raid on undocumented workers faces a new federal indictment for allegedly hiring people he knew were illegal immigrants.

Jose Humberto Gonzalez was first indicted May 6 on conspiracy and employee fraud charges related to the raid on Howard Industries in Laurel ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-indictment-issued-for-personnel-director-in-massive-immigration-raid-at-miss-plant-170551/">Read : New indictment issued for personnel director in massive immigration raid at Miss. plant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Roll Call: How they voted on Rep. Joe Wilson resolution of disapproval</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 240-179 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for Wilson&#8217;s &#8220;You lie!&#8221; shout during President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care address to a joint session of Congress.

A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote is a vote to pass the resolution.
Voting yes were 233 Democrats and 7 Republicans.
Voting no were  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-roll-call-how-they-voted-on-rep-joe-wilson-resolution-of-disapproval-169541/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Governors worry federal health reform could strain budgets in states with many poor, jobless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — States with high levels of poverty and unemployment have been struggling with growing Medicaid budgets during the recession, and some governors worry their financial burdens could get worse as Congress works on a comprehensive health care bill.

They&#8217;re especially worried about possible expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the needy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/governors-worry-federal-health-reform-could-strain-budgets-in-states-with-many-poor-jobless-168210/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Governors worry federal health reform could strain budgets in states with many poor, jobless</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The thrill isn&#8217;t gone at B.B. King Museum; Miss. Delta attraction celebrates strong 1st year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — The thrill is gone at many attractions across the country as recession-mired tourists stay home, but in Indianola, Miss., a favorite son is packing &#8216;em in at the B.B. King Museum.

A year after its opening, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center has drawn about 30,000 visitors to the Mississippi Delta ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-thrill-isnt-gone-at-bb-king-museum-miss-delta-attraction-celebrates-strong-1st-year-165983/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : The thrill isn&#8217;t gone at B.B. King Museum; Miss. Delta attraction celebrates strong 1st year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement proposals due in lawsuit from May 2008 International Paper mill explosion in Miss.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — International Paper Co. and two brothers who were severely burned when a boiler exploded at a Mississippi plant have until Friday to submit proposals to settle a federal lawsuit.

The family of Terry and Kenneth Townsend sued International Paper after the explosion killed a contract worker and injured 22 others at its Redwood  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/settlement-proposals-due-in-lawsuit-from-may-2008-international-paper-mill-explosion-in-miss-161974/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Copter practicing aerial maneuvers crashes into Miss. duplex, killing 1 FAA employee on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — A pilot&#8217;s proficiency check went tragically wrong Tuesday, killing one Federal Aviation Administration employee and critically injuring another when their helicopter crashed into a Mississippi duplex, officials said.

No one on the ground was hurt.
&#8220;One pilot was giving the other pilot what we call a proficiency check, and the accident occurred,&#8221; FAA spokeswoman ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/copter-practicing-aerial-maneuvers-crashes-into-miss-duplex-killing-1-faa-employee-on-board-156894/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Copter practicing aerial maneuvers crashes into Miss. duplex, killing 1 FAA employee on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Helicopter practicing aerial manuevers crashes into Miss. duplex, killing 1 person on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — A helicopter practicing aerial maneuvers crashed into a duplex Tuesday, killing one person on board and injuring another, authorities said. No one on the ground was hurt.

Jack Mazurak, a spokesman for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, said the injured person was in critical condition and the other person on board had .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/helicopter-practicing-aerial-manuevers-crashes-into-miss-duplex-killing-1-person-on-board-156769/">Source article &nbsp;: Helicopter practicing aerial manuevers crashes into Miss. duplex, killing 1 person on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities: Helicopter crashes into vacant home in Miss., killing 1 person on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Authorities say a helicopter has crashed into a vacant home in Mississippi, killing one person on board.

The Federal Aviation Administration says one person died when the helicopter went down in Jackson on Tuesday afternoon.
University of Mississippi Medical Center spokesman Jack Mazurak says a second person on board is in critical condition there.
FAA .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-helicopter-crashes-into-vacant-home-in-miss-killing-1-person-on-board-156719/">Authorities: Helicopter crashes into vacant home in Miss., killing 1 person on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>When it comes time for Fed to raise rates, economist suggests acting aggressively</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Wyo. — When time comes for the Federal Reserve and other central banks to ward off inflation by boosting interest rates from the current super-low levels, they shouldn&#8217;t pussyfoot around, an economist and expert on monetary policy warned Saturday.

Even though the U.S. and the global economy are healing from the worst recession since the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/when-it-comes-time-for-fed-to-raise-rates-economist-suggests-acting-aggressively-147063/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: When it comes time for Fed to raise rates, economist suggests acting aggressively</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Better mood at annual Fed conference: A year after crisis erupted, relief laced with caution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Wyo. — You could almost hear the sigh of relief.

Last year, a sense of foreboding hung in the air at the Federal Reserve&#8217;s annual summer conference.
The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression was about to hijack the global financial system. Fed officials and their counterparts around the world huddled to weigh the threat.
Mortgage ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/better-mood-at-annual-fed-conference-a-year-after-crisis-erupted-relief-laced-with-caution-146596/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Better mood at annual Fed conference: A year after crisis erupted, relief laced with caution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke optimistic economy will grow again soon; avoids blame for any crisis missteps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday offered his most optimistic outlook since the financial crisis struck, saying the economy is on the verge of growing again.

Speaking at an annual Fed conference, Bernanke acknowledged no missteps by the central bank in managing the worst crisis since the Great Depression. But he conceded ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bernanke-optimistic-economy-will-grow-again-soon-avoids-blame-for-any-crisis-missteps-146451/">Read : Bernanke optimistic economy will grow again soon; avoids blame for any crisis missteps</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke: US economy on verge of recovery and worst of crisis is over, but challenges remain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declared Friday that the U.S. economy is on the verge of a long-awaited recovery after enduring a brutal recession and the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Economic activity in both the U.S. and around the world appears to be &#8220;leveling out,&#8221; and &#8220;the prospects for a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bernanke-us-economy-on-verge-of-recovery-and-worst-of-crisis-is-over-but-challenges-remain-146140/">Original article on  : Bernanke: US economy on verge of recovery and worst of crisis is over, but challenges remain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee mom, 80, accused of shooting at deputies while son, 60, hides in closet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Tenn. — An 80-year-old West Tennessee woman and her son are being held in jail after deputies said she shot at them when they came to arrest the man. Sheriff Melvin Bond said the elderly woman fired several shots at officers Friday night in a standoff that began when deputies tried to capture her ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tennessee-mom-80-accused-of-shooting-at-deputies-while-son-60-hides-in-closet-145415/" title="Tennessee mom, 80, accused of shooting at deputies while son, 60, hides in closet">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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