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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Kyrgyzstan</title>
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		<title>Russian ice-skating bear kills trainer during rehearsal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The director of a circus arena says an ice-skating bear turned on its trainers, killing one and seriously wounding another.

Kurmangazy Isanayev says workers dragged the trainers with a visiting Russian troupe away from the bear following Wednesday&#8217;s attack, as they were rehearsing for a show in Bishkek.
The exits were then closed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz lawmakers approve measures to strengthen president&#8217;s powers and streamline government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s parliament overwhelmingly backed measures Thursday to broaden the president&#8217;s powers and drastically streamline the government.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s increasing control over the former Soviet nation has given rise to fears of deepening authoritarianism.
Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s stability is of interest to both Russia and the United States. The Central Asian country hosts a U.S. air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz Cabinet resigns as part of president&#8217;s reform push, opposition alleges power grab</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-cabinet-resigns-as-part-of-presidents-reform-push-opposition-alleges-power-grab-200835/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s Cabinet resigned Tuesday as part of a sweeping government reform campaign the president said will save money and make the Central Asian nation&#8217;s leadership more effective.

Opposition leaders in the poor and politically turbulent former Soviet republic dismissed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s reform push as a bid to increase his own power.
Kyrgyzstan is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Russia-dominated NATO-style rapid-reaction force kicks off first military exercises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Thousands of troops from Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations began military exercises in southern Kazakhstan on Friday, the first of its kind for the newly formed NATO-style rapid-reaction force.

Moscow is hoping the force will help bolster the power and prestige of the seven-nation Collective Security Treaty Organization, which Russia is hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan to explore restoring death penalty and carrying out public executions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Officials in Kyrgyzstan called Wednesday for the death penalty to be reinstated and said public executions could be carried out, a sharp reversal that will likely draw international condemnation.

Executions could in some cases be conducted publicly as a deterrent to crime, said Murat Sutalinov, head of the domestic security agency, a successor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz leader visits US base, pledges to continue promoting stability in nearby Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s president visited a U.S. air base in this ex-Soviet nation Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and pledged to bolster diplomatic ties with Washington to help fight international terrorism.

Speaking at a remembrance ceremony at the Manas base, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said his government would continue helping the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pak-trained militants spreading Islamic radicalism in Central Asia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-trained-militants-spreading-islamic-radicalism-in-central-asia-142456/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kosh-KORGON - Some Central Asians are reported to have acquired training from the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan and are now spreading Islamic radicalism in the region.

Kyrgyz security services recently tracked down three locals soon after their arrival. They stormed a building along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border where they were staying, killed two of them, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uzbekistan condemns Russian plans to boost troops in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uzbekistan-condemns-russian-plans-to-boost-troops-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-129773/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Uzbekistan has sharply criticized Russia&#8217;s plan to boost its military presence in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, signaling a growing rift within a Moscow-dominated security alliance of ex-Soviet nations.

The Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Monday that an increase in Russian troop numbers across its border could foment instability across Central Asia, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uzbekistan condemns Russian plans to boost troop numbers in Kyrgyzstan, where US has base</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Uzbekistan has condemned Russian plans to escalate its military presence in neighboring Kyrgyzstan saying it could foment instability across Central Asia.

The Uzbek Foreign Ministry&#8217;s statement late Monday signals a growing rift among members of a Russian-led security alliance of ex-Soviet nations.
Russia clinched a tentative agreement Saturday allowing it to significantly boost the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz president inaugurated for 2nd term amid opposition claims of election fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-president-inaugurated-for-2nd-term-amid-opposition-claims-of-election-fraud-128296/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent.

Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last month&#8217;s vote, which Bakiyev won with 76 percent of the ballots. International monitors also said the election was marred by ballot-box stuffing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan president sworn in for second term</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY - Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sworn in Sunday for his second term in office, media reports said.

Bakiyev was re-elected in the country&#8217;s presidential election July 23, winning 76.12 percent of the votes.	 	
The main opposition candidate, Almazbek Atambayev, garnered only 8.41 percent of the votes, according to results announced by the country&#8217;s Central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia clinches deal to open 2nd military base in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan — Russia clinched a tentative deal Saturday allowing it to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has an important air base.

Under the terms of a joint memorandum, Russia could significantly boost the number of troops it has deployed in the Central Asian nation for a period of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kremlin adviser: Russia wants 2nd base in Kyrgyzstan, also home to key US base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A high-ranking Kremlin aide said Wednesday that Russia aims to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United State also has an important air base, Russian news agencies reported.

The comments by Sergei Prikhodko underlined how Kyrgyzstan, although small, poor and little-known until recently, has become important geopolitically.
The base would be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kremlin adviser: Russia aims to open second base in Kyrgyzstan, also home to key US base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are quoting a top Kremlin adviser as saying Moscow aims to build a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has a major air base.

The RIA-Novosti news agency cited Sergei Prikhodko as saying Wednesday that Kyrgyz and Russian officials have agreed in principle on putting a base [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Police broke up opposition rallies protesting the outcome of Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s recent presidential election on Wednesday, detaining dozens of demonstrators.

Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last week&#8217;s vote, during which President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a second term with 76 percent of the ballots.
Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s stability is of interest to Russia and the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final official results show Kyrgyz president winning second term with 76 percent of vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Election officials say President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has overwhelmingly won a second term taking 76 percent of the vote in the Central Asian country that is critical to U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

The Central Election Commission says in a Monday announcement the main opposition candidate Almazbek Atambayev garnered just more than 8 percent.
Opposition parties [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s opposition presented video recordings Saturday that it claims show widespread fraud in the recent presidential election and announced plans for anti-goverment demonstrations.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a second term in Thursday&#8217;s election, taking 83 percent of the vote, according to official results in the Central Asian country that is critical to U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSCE monitors slam Kyrgyz presidential vote for ballot-box stuffing, vote counting problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s presidential election, which the incumbent won by a landslide, was marred by ballot-box stuffing and widespread irregularities in vote counting, international monitors said Friday.

The preliminary assessment by Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe&#8217;s election-monitoring arm could bolster the opposition&#8217;s determination to protest Thursday&#8217;s ballot. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won about 85 [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Election officials in Kyrgyzstan said early Friday that partial results from the presidential election give incumbent Kurmanbek Bakiyev an overwhelming lead of around 90 percent of votes counted.

The Central Election Commission released the results based on returns from more than one-quarter of the 2,330 polling stations in this mountainous Central Asian nation.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main opposition candidate rejects Kyrgyzstan presidential vote, citing fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s main opposition candidate dismissed the country&#8217;s presidential election Thursday as fraudulent and called for a rerun, claiming widespread ballot-stuffing and the intimidation of election monitors.

The dispute set the stage for potential confrontation in the Central Asian nation, which hosts a U.S. air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan and is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main opposition candidate withdraws from Kyrgyzstan presidential vote, citing fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The main opposition candidate in Kyrgyzstan abruptly withdrew from Thursday&#8217;s presidential election, claiming widespread fraud and calling for a new vote.

Voting began earlier Thursday in this mountainous Central Asian nation, which hosts a key U.S. military air base that supports the war in Afghanistan.
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has campaigned on a platform of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan votes for president in election expected to strengthen incumbent&#8217;s hold on power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Voters in impoverished Kyrgyzstan cast ballots Thursday amid opposition claims of widespread fraud in a presidential election that is likely to confirm the incumbent&#8217;s hold on power in the former Soviet republic.

Voting got under way at 8 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) at more 3,200 polling stations in this mountainous Central Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s presidential election expected to strengthen incumbent&#8217;s hold on power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — This Central Asian nation that hosts a key U.S. military air base votes Thursday in a presidential election that is almost certain to tighten the incumbent&#8217;s grip on power in the former Soviet republic.

If re-elected, Kurmanbek Bakiyev is expected to continue his impoverished country&#8217;s policy of playing Moscow against Washington in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz police officer arrested in fatal beating of reporter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Prosecutors say a Kyrgyz police officer has been arrested in the beating of a reporter who later died from his injuries.

Almaz Tashiyev&#8217;s death last week reinforced concerns about the risks faced by independent journalists in the Central Asian nation. It also came after a series of attacks on reporters ahead of next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uighur diaspora in Soviet Central Asia deplore violence in China, fear crackdown could spread</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Anguished by ethnic violence in China but fearful that crackdowns on their minority group could spread, Uighur activists across Central Asia said Tuesday they have urged local communities to avoid large public protests.

Up to half a million Uighurs live in the former Soviet states west of China, prompting concerns that ethnic clashes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist in Kyrgyzstan dies after surgery; relatives say he was attacked by 8 police</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/journalist-in-kyrgyzstan-dies-after-surgery-relatives-say-he-was-attacked-by-8-police-108131/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — An independent journalist who had criticized Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s government has died following surgery for injuries he said he suffered during a beating by police, relatives and colleagues said Monday.

Almaz Tashiyev&#8217;s death reinforced concerns about the risks faced by independent journalists in the Central Asian nation. It came after a series of attacks on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist in Kyrgyzstan dies after surgery; relatives say he was attacked by 8 policemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A journalist in Kyrgyzstan has died after what relatives and colleagues say was a beating by police.

The death of government critic Almaz Tashiyev reinforced concerns about the risks faced by independent journalists in the Central Asian nation. It came after a series of attacks on reporters and shortly before next week&#8217;s presidential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US diplomat: Kyrgyz air base deal will help maintain stability in region near Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A new agreement allowing the U.S. to maintain its air base in Kyrgyzstan for Afghan operations will help to ensure stability across Central Asia, a top American diplomat said Sunday.

Several months after ordering U.S. forces to leave the Manas base by mid-August, Kyrgyzstan last month agreed to a deal that will let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz leader signs deal allowing US to keep using the crucial Manas military air base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-leader-signs-deal-allowing-us-to-keep-using-the-crucial-manas-military-air-base-101673/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s president has signed into a law an agreement allowing U.S. military forces to continue using a crucial airbase to ship supplies to troops in Afghanistan.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s office said in a statement Tuesday that the deal approved last week will take immediate effect.
The decision reverses an eviction order announced by Bakiyev [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Russia plays checkbook diplomacy in own backyard _ but finds money won&#8217;t buy friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catrina Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia is using its energy wealth to shore up influence abroad, pouring billions of dollars in loans and grants into former Soviet states and long-standing allies — even as it faces its own severe economic downturn.

Faced with its own economic crisis, the Kremlin could have downplayed its drive to reclaim its former status [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz security forces kill 3 suspected members of terrorist organization in shootout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz security forces killed three alleged members of a terrorist organization in a shootout this weekend, authorities said Monday — the latest in a series of clashes with militants in this poor Central Asian nation.

Soldiers battled gunmen for several hours after surrounding a house in the western Osh region late Saturday night, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan troops kill 3 suspected terror group members in southern shootout</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstan-troops-kill-3-suspected-terror-group-members-in-southern-shootout-94443/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan security services say soldiers killed three suspected members of a terrorist group in a shootout over the weekend.

Saturday&#8217;s clash was the latest in a series of gunbattles that experts say may be evidence of militants fleeing security operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The State Security Ministry said Monday that troops met heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: US deal to keep Central Asian air base averts logistical nightmare for Afghan war</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-us-deal-to-keep-central-asian-air-base-averts-logistical-nightmare-for-afghan-war-92642/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Sometimes, paying three times the price for the same merchandise can be a good deal. That&#8217;s the American calculation behind quiet negotiations that will allow the United States to hang onto a Central Asian air base crucial to the expanding war in Afghanistan.

The new deal with Kyrgyzstan would cost the U.S. $60 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan says deal to allow continued US use of air base will aid fight against terrorism</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstan-says-deal-to-allow-continued-us-use-of-air-base-will-aid-fight-against-terrorism-92175/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that a new deal allowing the U.S. to continue using a Kyrgyz air base to ship military supplies to Afghanistan was meant to support the fight against terrorism.

The agreement, an abrupt about-face four months after Kyrgyzstan ordered American forces out by August, won unanimous parliamentary approval Thursday. Officials were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz lawmakers unanimously back deal to allow US to continue using air base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s parliament unanimously approved a deal Thursday allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to military operations in Afghanistan, sharply shifting course months after ordering American forces out by August.

Lawmakers voted 75-0 to ratify the agreement, providing a much-needed boost to the U.S.-led coalition as it ramps up military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz lawmakers unanimously agree to allow US to continue using air base for Afghan supplies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-lawmakers-unanimously-agree-to-allow-us-to-continue-using-air-base-for-afghan-supplies-91584/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s parliament has unanimously approved a deal allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan.

Lawmakers voted 75-0 Thursday to ratify an agreement that should enable the U.S. to continue shipping military hardware and troops through the Manas air base in the Central Asian state. Five deputies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using key air base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-kyrgyzstan-reach-deal-on-using-key-air-base-for-military-supplies-to-afghanistan-89520/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The United States has agreed to more than triple the rent it pays for use of a key air base in Kyrgyzstan to ship non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan under a deal approved Tuesday by a Kyrgyz parliamentary committee.

The accord to use the Manas base as a &#8220;center of transit shipments&#8221; comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan tentatively approved a deal on Tuesday that should allow the U.S. to continue shipping military hardware and troops crucial to operations in Afghanistan through an air base in the Central Asian state.

U.S. forces had in February been ordered out of the Manas air base by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using air base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A parliamentary committee on Tuesday backed a deal that allows the United States to ship non-lethal military supplies through a Kyrgyz air base to Afghanistan — four months after the Central Asian nation ordered the eviction of U.S. troops from the base.

The accord to use Manas airport as &#8220;center of transit shipments&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for using a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan, a senior Kyrgyz official said Tuesday, four months after the country said U.S. troops would be evicted.

The accord to use Manas airport as &#8220;center of transit shipments&#8221; would fall short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for use of a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. military supplies to Afghanistan, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.

Kyrgyz officials were quoted by Interfax and RIA-Novosti as saying that the deal was reached Monday to make the Manas airbase a &#8220;center of transit shipments.&#8221;
RIA-Novosti said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for new reserve currencies beyond the dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the world needs new reserve currencies.

Medvedev told a regional summit Tuesday that the creation of new reserve currencies in addition to the dollar is needed to stabilize global finances.
Medvedev has made the proposal before. It reflects both the Kremlin&#8217;s push for greater international clout and a concern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Medvedev in regional summit talks with China&#8217;s Hu, Central Asian leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Isachenkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russia played regional power broker Monday, hosting China and Central Asian nations for a summit that highlights the Kremlin&#8217;s efforts to maintain clout in former Soviet territory and raise its profile in Afghanistan.

Moscow is expected to use the meeting of leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to try to cement the six-nation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sends personal message to Kyrgyz leader amid talks over future of US air base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-sends-personal-message-to-kyrgyz-leader-amid-talks-over-future-of-us-air-base-78462/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — President Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, officials said Thursday, as Washington tries to keep U.S. forces from being evicted from an important air base in the Central Asian nation.

In his letter, Obama thanked President Kurmanbek Bakiyev for Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s support of U.S.-led military operations in nearby Afghanistan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sends message to Kyrgyzstan leader amid talks over future of US air base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Officials say President Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, as Washington tries to hold onto an important air base in the Central Asian country.

The Kyrgyz president&#8217;s office says Obama sent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev a letter to thank him for Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s support of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Kyrgyzstan may discuss letting coalition troops continue to use base for Afghan ops</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A high-ranking Kyrgyz official says the Central Asian nation&#8217;s president may meet with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to discuss the possibility of letting U.S.-led forces continue using an air base to support operations in Afghanistan.

Aibek Moldogaziyev said Monday that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Karzai might discuss the Manas air base during an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baffled US pork industry questions if Russia, China pork bans are to protect their own markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Meredith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Continued bans on U.S. pork imports by China, Russia and more than a dozen other countries have baffled government and industry officials, leading some to speculate that the issue is more about market share than health concerns.

The bans, instituted in the wake of the swine flu outbreak, cost the U.S. hog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan denies it is in talks to extend lease for US air base used for Afghan operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s prime minister said Wednesday that his government is not in talks with Washington on the possibility of allowing U.S. forces to remain at an air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Igor Chudinov spoke a day after the Pentagon reported progress in negotiations on maintaining the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon spokesman reports progress in talks to keep US base used for Afghan war</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pentagon-spokesman-reports-progress-in-talks-to-keep-us-base-used-for-afghan-war-42872/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The United States reported progress Tuesday in negotiations to extend its lease of a key Central Asian air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan, although an August eviction date looms.

&#8220;I think we see reason for hope there, that that can be worked out,&#8221; Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
Morrell would not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz villagers riot, accusing ethnic Kurds of sheltering man accused of raping 4-year-old</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Authorities say hundreds of people in a village in Kyrgyzstan have smashed windows and overturned cars belonging to ethnic Kurds after the rape of a four-year-old girl.

An official in Petrovka says Sunday&#8217;s violence began after the head of the village&#8217;s Kurdish community attempted to shelter a man accused in the assault.
Police say [...]]]></description>
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