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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Kim</title>
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		<title>SKorea warns that in seeking US talks, NKorea wants recognition as nuclear state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is insisting on direct talks with the United States in an attempt to obtain recognition as a nuclear state, Seoul&#8217;s top diplomat said Friday, warning that the North&#8217;s atomic bombs are intended to target South Korea.

The remark — implying that the communist nation has no intention of giving up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koreas close to agreement on family reunions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea were close to agreement Friday on a schedule for reuniting families long separated by the Korean War, in rare talks being held amid Pyongyang&#8217;s push to reach out to Seoul and Washington, reports said.

Red Cross officials from the two sides were expected to wrap up three days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koreas hold fresh talks as Kim Dae-Jung is buried</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL - Tens of thousands of South Koreans and international delegates attended the state funeral for former president and Nobel peace laureate Kim Dae Jung Sunday, which also prompted talks with North Korean envoys after months of stalled negotiations.

Kim, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for achieving a detente with North Korea and bringing democratic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N. Koreans relay message from leader Kim Jong Il during rare meeting with S. Korean president</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A high-level North Korean delegation conveyed a message from leader Kim Jong Il to the South Korean president during a rare meeting Sunday in the latest sign of warming ties on the tense Korean peninsula.

President Lee Myung-bak and three North Korean officials discussed inter-Korean cooperation during the half-hour meeting at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korean condolence delegation arrives in Seoul to pay respects to late Pres. Kim</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A high-level North Korean delegation arrived in Seoul on Friday to pay respects to late former President Kim Dae-jung, a rare visit that raised hopes of improved relations between the tense neighbors.

A plane carrying the six-member delegation landed Friday afternoon, Gimpo airport official Park Hyun-il told The Associated Press. He did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Kiss-ins&#8217; smack back at Mormon church as faith&#8217;s image suffers from Calif. gay marriage fight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church&#8217;s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide &#8220;kiss-in&#8221; Saturday.

The event comes after gay couples here and in San Antonio and El Paso, Texas, were arrested, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea, India sign broad agreement to boost trade, investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Olsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and India signed a broad trade agreement Friday to slash tariffs on goods and services in a bid to increase commerce between two of Asia&#8217;s biggest economies.

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon and India&#8217;s Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma penned what the two sides formally called a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Clinton urged NKorea to free South Koreans, make progress on Japanese abductions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Former President Bill Clinton urged North Korea to free detained South Koreans and make progress on the issue of abducted Japanese citizens, South Korean and Japanese officials said Thursday.

Clinton made the requests to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rare meeting in Pyongyang earlier this week that secured the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The final frontier: Earthlings get up-close look at Virgin Galactic spaceship launcher</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OSHKOSH, Wis. — Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monday to see an airplane built to launch a ship into space, watching the gleaming white craft soar overhead.

The twin-fuselage craft named WhiteKnightTwo, looking like two planes connected at the wing tips, circled the runway several times before touching down at the Experimental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fired SKorean auto workers, riot police square off amid labor dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Helicopters sprayed tear gas on militant auto workers using slingshots to shoot nuts and bolts at riot police Tuesday amid a tense labor dispute at the main factory of an ailing South Korean automaker.

Hundreds of fired Ssangyong Motor Co. workers have been occupying part of the company&#8217;s plant in Pyeongtaek, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed plaintiffs say Alaska governor broke state law by ignoring holiday on freeing of slaves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Palin asked a judge Friday to declare that she broke state law two years ago when she failed to issue a proclamation for a celebration commemorating the freeing of U.S. slaves.

Plaintiffs also sought a retroactive proclamation for the 2007 Juneteenth celebration from Palin, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury cancels plans to hire cartoonist to lighten the mood for employees who manage deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Flaherty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is scrapping plans to hire a cartoonist to lighten the mood of its employees who manage the nation&#8217;s $1.2 trillion debt, after a senator questioned its merits.

The cartoonist would have been hired by Treasury&#8217;s Bureau of Public Debt, which accounts for borrowed federal spending, at a time Congress is embroiled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury prices rebound amid concerns over fate of CIT Group, weak manufacturing data</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-prices-rebound-amid-concerns-over-fate-of-cit-group-weak-manufacturing-data-111869/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices rose Thursday for the first time this week amid concerns over the future of small business lender CIT Group Inc.

Demand for the safety of government debt increased as investors worried that CIT could file for bankruptcy protection. The commercial lender said late Wednesday that negotiations with federal regulators about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police shoot and kill man near US Capitol after he brandished weapon during traffic stop</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-shoot-and-kill-man-near-us-capitol-after-he-brandished-weapon-during-traffic-stop-110776/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-shoot-and-kill-man-near-us-capitol-after-he-brandished-weapon-during-traffic-stop-110776/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.

U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Apprentice&#8217; winner Randal Pinkett may get a new gig with New Jersey&#8217;s Democratic governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apprentice-winner-randal-pinkett-may-get-a-new-gig-with-new-jerseys-democratic-governor-109254/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apprentice-winner-randal-pinkett-may-get-a-new-gig-with-new-jerseys-democratic-governor-109254/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — &#8220;Apprentice&#8221; winner Randal Pinkett may be auditioning for a different role: New Jersey lieutenant governor.

Pinkett&#8217;s name is among those being floated for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic gubernatorial ticket. If chosen from a narrowing list of contenders, Pinkett would apprentice under Gov. Jon Corzine, the incumbent seeking re-election.
Corzine campaign spokesman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SKorea says North Korea fires 6 missiles off eastern coast; report says they are Scud-type</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/skorea-says-north-korea-fires-6-missiles-off-eastern-coast-report-says-they-are-scud-type-99229/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/skorea-says-north-korea-fires-6-missiles-off-eastern-coast-report-says-they-are-scud-type-99229/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired six ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.

The launches, which came two days after North Korea fired four short-range cruise missiles, will likely further escalate tensions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car bomb kills at least 27 people in crowded outdoor market in northern Iraqi city</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-bomb-kills-at-least-27-people-in-crowded-outdoor-market-in-northern-iraqi-city-95855/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded in a crowded outdoor market in the northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, police said, a deadly reminder of the challenges facing the Iraqi government even as it celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities.

The bombing marred what had otherwise been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 US soldiers killed during withdrawal from Iraqi cities; premier says Iraqi forces capable</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-us-soldiers-killed-during-withdrawal-from-iraqi-cities-premier-says-iraqi-forces-capable-95556/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq&#8217;s cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country.

Nouri al-Maliki said in a televised address that &#8220;those who think that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi bombings kill scores ahead of June 30 deadline for US withdrawal from cities</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-bombings-kill-scores-ahead-of-june-30-deadline-for-us-withdrawal-from-cities-92263/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-bombings-kill-scores-ahead-of-june-30-deadline-for-us-withdrawal-from-cities-92263/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — The bombing of a Baghdad bus station Thursday pushed the death toll from a weeklong series of blasts near Shiite targets to about 200, calling into question Iraq&#8217;s ability to provide security as U.S. combat troops slowly withdraw from cities.

The wave of attacks is undermining Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki&#8217;s declaration of a &#8220;great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sealed divorce record in Pa. county 50 miles from their home offers privacy to Jon &amp; Kate</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sealed-divorce-record-in-pa-county-50-miles-from-their-home-offers-privacy-to-jon-kate-91319/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sealed-divorce-record-in-pa-county-50-miles-from-their-home-offers-privacy-to-jon-kate-91319/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jon and Kate Gosselin don&#8217;t live in Montgomery County, Pa. So why are the stars of &#8220;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8243; getting divorced there?

One likely answer: to take advantage of an unusual local rule that keeps prying eyes away from divorce records. In Montgomery County, a wealthy enclave outside Philadelphia, divorce filings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web-based petition seeks healing, softer gay marriage stance from Mormon leaders</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/web-based-petition-seeks-healing-softer-gay-marriage-stance-from-mormon-leaders-89249/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/web-based-petition-seeks-healing-softer-gay-marriage-stance-from-mormon-leaders-89249/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — A group of current and former Mormons at odds with the church&#8217;s position on gay marriage and its political activism to ban it has launched a Web site asking the faith to soften its stance.

The site, www.ldsapology.org, includes a petition for reconciliation that calls on leaders of The Church of Jesus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police look for suspect in shooting deaths of 2, including driver, at northern Va. bus station</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-look-for-suspect-in-shooting-deaths-of-2-including-driver-at-northern-va-bus-station-82361/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-look-for-suspect-in-shooting-deaths-of-2-including-driver-at-northern-va-bus-station-82361/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A bus driver and another man were shot and killed Monday in the employee lot of a northern Virginia bus station about a mile from a busy shopping mall.

Police launched an extensive manhunt and searched by helicopter for the shooter, who escaped on foot and may be armed. A handgun was found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tens of thousands in North Korea attend massive rally to condemn UN sanctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in Pyongyang on Monday to condemn the U.N. rebuke of the country&#8217;s latest nuclear test amid concern the communist regime could conduct another one.

The U.S. and South Korea are scrutinizing 11 underground sites across North Korea where it could conduct a third nuclear test, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea warns of nuclear war amid rising tension with the United States</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-warns-of-nuclear-war-amid-rising-tension-with-the-united-states-81103/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-warns-of-nuclear-war-amid-rising-tension-with-the-united-states-81103/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea&#8217;s president ordered his top security officials Sunday to deal &#8220;resolutely and squarely&#8221; with new North Korean warnings of a nuclear war on the eve of his U.S. visit. In Washington, Vice President Joe Biden said &#8220;God only knows&#8221; what North Korea wants from the latest showdown.

President Lee Myung-bak travels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea says it will &#8216;weaponize&#8217; its plutonium; views US &#8216;blockade&#8217; as &#8216;act of war&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-says-it-will-weaponize-its-plutonium-views-us-blockade-as-act-of-war-80495/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed Saturday to step up its atomic bomb-making program and threatened war if its ships are stopped as part of new U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing the nation for its latest nuclear test.

North Korea&#8217;s Foreign Ministry also acknowledged for the first time that the country has a uranium enrichment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sentencing of journalists escalates North Korea-US tensions (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama got back to Washington after trips to the Middle East and Europe only to encounter another challenge, this time North Korea&#8217;s sentencing of two US journalists to 12 years in prison.

Tension between North Korea and the US has been up since Pyongyang conducted a nuclear detonation followed by test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: US pushing hard to slap strong financial sanctions on North Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. is pushing hard to slap strong financial sanctions against North Korea as part of U.N. punishments or even as indepedent measures for the communist nation&#8217;s latest nuclear test, news reports said Thursday.

Meanwhile, two American journalists were to stand trial at North Korea&#8217;s top court Thursday on charge of entering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murder case against rap stars&#8217; NJ lawyer puts focus on criminal defense practices</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/murder-case-against-rap-stars-nj-lawyer-puts-focus-on-criminal-defense-practices-67482/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/murder-case-against-rap-stars-nj-lawyer-puts-focus-on-criminal-defense-practices-67482/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 08:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. — With his expensive suits and slicked-back hair, Paul Bergrin fit the stereotype of the flashy defense attorney willing to go to any length to help his clients beat a rap.

How far the former federal prosecutor actually went to do that lies at the heart of a federal indictment unsealed last week that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea vows retaliation, US officials say new missile launches feared</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-korea-vows-retaliation-us-officials-say-new-missile-launches-feared-67270/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 03:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Talmadge</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened to retaliate if punitive U.N. sanctions are imposed for its latest nuclear test, and U.S. officials said there are new signs Pyongyang may be planning more long-range missile launches.

Washington warned on Saturday the U.S. would respond quickly to any moves that threaten America or its Asian allies.
&#8220;We will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sorrow mixed with growing anger against government as SKoreans mourn ex-president Roh</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sorrow-mixed-with-growing-anger-against-government-as-skoreans-mourn-ex-president-roh-67176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Foreman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Anger mixed with sorrow as hundreds of thousands of South Koreans — mothers pushing strollers, businessmen and long-haired artists — flooded into the streets Friday to mourn the death of an ex-president who some say was driven to suicide by political rivals.

The massive crowd clogged several blocks of an 11-lane thoroughfare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cristie Kerr&#8217;s birdie at No. 15 helps her win LPGA&#8217;s Michelob Ultra Open for 2nd time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cristie-kerrs-birdie-at-no-15-helps-her-win-lpgas-michelob-ultra-open-for-2nd-time-58970/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Kurz Jr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — There was a time not too long ago when Cristie Kerr&#8217;s confidence was tenuous enough that she didn&#8217;t allow herself to admit she was an elite golfer.

Now, with a new mental approach steering her mind toward the positive and productive, and with results on the course that can&#8217;t be denied, Kerr not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US envoys head to Asia to assess North Korea nuclear talks</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoys-head-to-asia-to-assess-north-korea-nuclear-talks-53279/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The top two U.S. negotiators for stalled nuclear talks with North Korea are traveling to Asia to discuss strategy with four other countries involved.

State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Tuesday that special envoy Stephen Bosworth and Ambassador Sung Kim, also an envoy to the talks, will arrive in Beijing on Thursday. They will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Champions: Pohang advances with 3-2 win over Central Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Brazilian striker Denilson scored a hat trick to lead the Pohang Steelers to a 3-2 win over Australia&#8217;s Central Coast Mariners and into the second round of the Asian Champions League.

Central Coast needed a win to keep alive its hopes of advancing to the last 16. The Australian team was ahead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A glance at potential Obama nominees to high court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the people President Barack Obama is likely to consider to replace Justice David Souter:

— Judge Ruben Castillo of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
— Judge Merrick B. Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
— Gov. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan.
— U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Source: Liberal-leaning Justice David Souter retiring from Supreme Court in June</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/source-liberal-leaning-justice-david-souter-retiring-from-supreme-court-in-june-2-47213/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Justice David Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court, but his departure is unlikely to change its conservative-liberal split.

President Barack Obama&#8217;s first pick for the high court is likely to be a liberal-leaning nominee, much like Souter.
The White House has been told that Souter will retire in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iron-arsenic superconductors exhibit unique mechanism of superconductivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s Ames Laboratory have experimentally demonstrated that the superconductivity mechanism in the recently discovered iron-arsenide superconductors is unique compared to all other known classes of superconductors.

These findings, combined with iron-arsenide&#8217;s potential good ability to carry current due to their low anisotropy, may open a door to exciting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another celebrity leaves &#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217; country and returns to day job</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-celebrity-leaves-dancing-with-the-stars-country-and-returns-to-day-job-43231/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Chuck Wicks is leaving the &#8220;Dancing With the Stars&#8221; ballroom.

The country singer and his professional dance partner (and real-life girlfriend) Julianne Hough were eliminated from the ABC dance-off Tuesday.
Wicks had improved steadily throughout the season, earning praise from the judges for his &#8220;hip action&#8221; and fun-loving attitude. Judges loved their cha-cha Monday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Kardashian goes blonde&#8230;wigwise!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kim-kardashian-goes-blondewigwise-41709/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian has ditched her brunette tresses for a blonde look - with the help of a wig.

The &#8220;full-figured&#8221; stunner, who recently claimed that she&#8217;s a size 2, debuted the newer, lighter look while walking around New York.
Tweeting about the change on her Twitter page, the 28-year-old said &#8220;Hey everyone, I have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio city rocked by layoffs hands out tickets for Jay Leno&#8217;s free &#8216;Comedy Stimulus&#8217; shows</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-city-rocked-by-layoffs-hands-out-tickets-for-jay-lenos-free-comedy-stimulus-shows-41609/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Ohio — Residents hoping that laughter is the best medicine for down times will have two chances to seek treatment from funnyman Jay Leno when he visits in May.

About 4,000 tickets for a free show in Wilmington had been handed out Monday, and the comedian scheduled a second performance, said Suzy Kappaz, of Gail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton tries to reassure Iraqis worried about safety; says US withdrawal still on schedule</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-tries-to-reassure-iraqis-worried-about-safety-says-us-withdrawal-still-on-schedule-3-39189/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to reassure nervous Iraqis that the U.S. won&#8217;t abandon them, even as she said the American troop withdrawal would stay on schedule despite a recent surge in violence.

On her first visit to Baghdad as chief U.S. diplomat, Clinton said Saturday that Washington remains committed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SKorean city of Pyeongchang gets third consecutive chance to bid for Winter Olympics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/skorean-city-of-pyeongchang-gets-third-consecutive-chance-to-bid-for-winter-olympics-34750/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — Pyeongchang will bid for the third consecutive time to host the Winter Olympics.

The South Korean Olympic committee chose the alpine city of Pyeongchang to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics in a 30-13 vote, committee spokesman Kim Yong said Thursday.
Kim said a formal bid would be submitted to the International Olympic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SKorean court sentences 2 activists to prison for pro-NKorea activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced two activists on Tuesday to at least two years in prison for engaging in pro-North Korea activities, an official said.

The Seoul Central District Court convicted the men for violating the National Security Law by establishing a civic group sympathetic to North Korea and holding forums praising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US will act only if North Korea missile is a threat: Official</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-will-act-only-if-north-korea-missile-is-a-threat-official-23422/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-will-act-only-if-north-korea-missile-is-a-threat-official-23422/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The US has no definitive plans for military intervention if North Korea launches a long-range missile, but would take steps if it were headed to US territory, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said.



Gates, who made the remarks on a Fox News Sunday talk show, said if an &#8216;aberrant missile&#8217; were headed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ledger&#8217;s Golden Globe to be given to daughter Matilda</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ledgers-golden-globe-to-be-given-to-daughter-matilda-3436/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Sally Bell, mother of dead Australian actor Heath Ledger, has promised that his posthumous Golden Globe award would go to his daughter, Matilda.



&#8216;It will belong to her because she is part of him,&#8217; Bell told Who magazine in an interview published Wednesday.


&#8216;It is such a fantastic and wonderful legacy for his daughter. Matilda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somdev soars high with world ranking of 154</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somdev-soars-high-with-world-ranking-of-154-1288/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Somdev Devvarman cleared 48 heads to reach a career-best singles ranking of 154 in latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) charts after a phenomenal week in Chennai Open where he became the first Indian to reach the final.



The new pin-up boy of Indian tennis, who with his infectious smile and energy won [...]]]></description>
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