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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Lebanon</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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Iran expects speedy trial of 3 American hikers

BEIRUT — Iran&#8217;s foreign minister said Monday he expects a speedy trial for three American hikers who have been jailed since crossing the border from Iraq nearly five months ago.
Manouchehr Mottaki declined to specify what charges the Americans faced. Last month, Iran&#8217;s chief prosecutor said the Americans are ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-fm-expects-speedy-trial-of-3-americans-who-crossed-border-from-iraq-246955/">Original article on  : Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran  military  court  charges 12 over death  of  protesters  in prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT - A military court in  Iran  has charged twelve prison officials with murder and other crimes  for the  death  of  at least three protesters  in  prison  after  the disputed presidential election in June.

A New York Times report said that the court&#8217;s statement  followed ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-military-court-charges-12-over-death-of-protesters-in-prison-246480/">Iran  military  court  charges 12 over death  of  protesters  in prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese army: 4 dead so far in sinking of cargo ship, dozens of crew members missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Lebanon: 4 dead so far in cargo ship sinking

BEIRUT — The Lebanese army says at least four people have died and dozens are still missing after a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship carrying cattle sank in stormy weather.
The army said Friday that 38 of the 83 crew members have been rescued and that four bodies have been ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-army-4-dead-so-far-in-sinking-of-cargo-ship-dozens-of-crew-members-missing-245926/">Lebanese army: 4 dead so far in sinking of cargo ship, dozens of crew members missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ship carrying dozens of crew members sinks off Lebanese coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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Ship carrying dozens sinks off Lebanese coast

BEIRUT — A senior Lebanese army officer says a ship carrying 83 crew members has sunk off the Lebanese coast in stormy weather.
The officer says the Panama-flagged ship sent a distress call Thursday afternoon and a Lebanese navy ship was dispatched, but by the time rescuers arrived the ship ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ship-carrying-dozens-of-crew-members-sinks-off-lebanese-coast-245767/" title="Ship carrying dozens of crew members sinks off Lebanese coast">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says UN resolutions to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon must be enforced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: UN resolutions in Lebanon must be enforced
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday a U.N. resolution calling on Hezbollah to disarm must be enforced.
Speaking to reporters following a private Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Obama said that while there has been progress made in enforcing the resolution, that progress .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-un-resolutions-to-disarm-hezbollah-in-lebanon-must-be-enforced-243983/">Obama says UN resolutions to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon must be enforced</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: 2 miniature horses also killed in Ohio barn fire; death toll now 45 horses, 2 men</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Officials say 45 horses died in Ohio barn fire

LEBANON, Ohio — Authorities now say two miniature horses have died in a fire that consumed a southwestern Ohio raceway barn over the weekend, bringing to 45 the number of horses killed along with two men.
The blaze early Saturday at Lebanon Raceway is still under investigation. Authorities ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-2-miniature-horses-also-killed-in-ohio-barn-fire-death-toll-now-45-horses-2-men-241668/">Read more : Officials: 2 miniature horses also killed in Ohio barn fire; death toll now 45 horses, 2 men</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. police: Girl, 13, led troopers on car chase for 9 miles at speeds of more than 100 mph</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. police: Girl, 13, led high-speed car chase

LEBANON, Pa. — Police say a 13-year-old girl led state troopers on a nine-mile chase in central Pennsylvania at speeds of more than 100 mph.
Authorities say the pursuit started around 9:30 a.m. Monday when troopers saw a driver weaving in and out of her lane on Interstate 81 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-police-girl-13-led-troopers-on-car-chase-for-9-miles-at-speeds-of-more-than-100-mph-241197/" title="Pa. police: Girl, 13, led troopers on car chase for 9 miles at speeds of more than 100 mph">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Racetrack community mourns 2 men, 43 horses killed in barn fire at county fairgrounds in Ohio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sewell</dc:creator>
		
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Men, horses killed in Ohio barn fire are mourned

LEBANON, Ohio — Stunned horse owners, trainers and stable hands visited the blackened site Sunday where a barn fire killed two workers and 43 horses at a harness-racing track in southwest Ohio.
Warren County fairgrounds officials quickly hired excavators to pile up twisted metal and charred wood debris ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/racetrack-community-mourns-2-men-43-horses-killed-in-barn-fire-at-county-fairgrounds-in-ohio-240719/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Racetrack community mourns 2 men, 43 horses killed in barn fire at county fairgrounds in Ohio</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remains of 43 horses removed from charred barn after fire at Ohio racetrack that killed 2 men</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sewell</dc:creator>
		
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Remains of 43 horses removed after Ohio barn fire

LEBANON, Ohio — Workers have removed the remains of 43 horses who died in a racetrack barn fire that killed two men.
Investigators have indicated they are still trying to pinpoint the cause of the blaze that swept swiftly through a Lebanon Raceway barn early Saturday.
They have ruled ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remains-of-43-horses-removed-from-charred-barn-after-fire-at-ohio-racetrack-that-killed-2-men-240709/" title="Remains of 43 horses removed from charred barn after fire at Ohio racetrack that killed 2 men">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 people, 43 horses killed in fire that destroys barn at county fairgrounds in Ohio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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2 men, 43 horses killed in barn fire in Ohio

LEBANON, Ohio — A fire ripped through a horse barn at a county fairgrounds Saturday in southwest Ohio, killing two men and 43 horses, authorities said.
The barn roof had already collapsed by the time firefighters arrived at the Warren County Fairgrounds, about 25 miles northeast of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-people-43-horses-killed-in-fire-that-destroys-barn-at-county-fairgrounds-in-ohio-240511/">Read : 2 people, 43 horses killed in fire that destroys barn at county fairgrounds in Ohio</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 victims identified in fire that destroys barn at Ohio county fairgrounds, kills 43 horses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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2 victims identified in Ohio fairgrounds barn fire

LEBANON, Ohio — The two men who died in a barn fire near a county fairgrounds racetrack in Ohio have been identified as horse trainers at the track.
Horse owner Victor Gray says the victims of the fire that ripped through the barn early Saturday are Ronnie Williams and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-victims-identified-in-fire-that-destroys-barn-at-ohio-county-fairgrounds-kills-43-horses-240509/">Source &nbsp;: 2 victims identified in fire that destroys barn at Ohio county fairgrounds, kills 43 horses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire destroys barn at Ohio county fairgrounds; 2 people killed, about 60 horses die</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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2 dead in barn fire at Ohio county fairgrounds

LEBANON, Ohio — A fire ripped through a horse barn at a county fairgrounds Saturday in southwest Ohio, killing two men and 43 horses, authorities said.
The barn roof had already collapsed by the time firefighters arrived at the Warren County Fairgrounds, about 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-destroys-barn-at-ohio-county-fairgrounds-2-people-killed-about-60-horses-die-240427/">Fire destroys barn at Ohio county fairgrounds; 2 people killed, about 60 horses die</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet endorses Hezbollah&#8217;s right to keep its weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon&#8217;s new government has endorsed Hezbollah&#8217;s right to keep its weapons.
The decision came Wednesday in a statement that lays out the government&#8217;s goals for the next four years.
Lebanon&#8217;s government is a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant group Hezbollah and its allies.
Wednesday&#8217;s move .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanons-new-cabinet-endorses-hezbollahs-right-to-keep-its-weapons-238766/">Original article &nbsp;: Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet endorses Hezbollah&#8217;s right to keep its weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Kennedy named chief of bureau in Beirut for The Associated Press</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Elizabeth Kennedy named AP bureau chief in Beirut

NEW YORK — Elizabeth Kennedy, The Associated Press&#8217;s bureau chief for East Africa until last month, has been named the news cooperative&#8217;s chief of bureau in Beirut.
The appointment was announced Monday by Senior Managing Editor John Daniszewski.
Kennedy will supervise AP news coverage of Lebanon and Syria and the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/elizabeth-kennedy-named-chief-of-bureau-in-beirut-for-the-associated-press-237718/">Elizabeth Kennedy named chief of bureau in Beirut for The Associated Press</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>School bus collision in Ohio shatters rear window, sends 17 kids to hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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School bus collision injures 17 kids
LEBANON, Ohio — Two school buses have collided at a red light, sending 17 children to several Ohio hospitals.

School Superintendent Valerie Browning says the accident occurred Tuesday in Lebanon, about 25 miles south of Dayton. Browning says four buses filled with eighth-graders were traveling to a vocational school.
Eighth-grader Amanda Shutte ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/school-bus-collision-in-ohio-shatters-rear-window-sends-17-kids-to-hospitals-235345/" title="School bus collision in Ohio shatters rear window, sends 17 kids to hospitals">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remains of British hostage who worked for the UN in Lebanon in 1985 identified</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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UK hostage&#8217;s remains identified in Lebanon

UNITED NATIONS — The remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon&#8217;s civil war while working for the United Nations, have been positively identified, the U.N. announced Monday.
Experts began searching for Collett&#8217;s remains last week in the eastern Bekaa Valley, which during the 1975-90 civil war .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remains-of-british-hostage-who-worked-for-the-un-in-lebanon-in-1985-identified-234711/">Remains of British hostage who worked for the UN in Lebanon in 1985 identified</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel has long history of uneven prisoner exchange deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel has history of uneven prisoner swap deals

Palestinians said Monday that negotiators were close to exchanging an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israel has carried out such swaps in the past:
—June 2008: In exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, Israel frees a Lebanese convicted in a fatal 1979 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-has-long-history-of-uneven-prisoner-exchange-deals-234651/">Israel has long history of uneven prisoner exchange deals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah&#8217;s leader for a sixth term</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader

BEIRUT — The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group&#8217;s leader for a sixth term.
A Hezbollah statement did not say when the group&#8217;s top officials voted to re-elect Nasrallah, who has held the post since an Israeli helicopter gunship killed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hassan-nasrallah-re-elected-as-hezbollahs-leader-for-a-sixth-term-232543/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah&#8217;s leader for a sixth term</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet faces tough challenges on keeping unity, tackling Hezbollah&#8217;s weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hussein Dakroub</dc:creator>
		
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Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet leery of Hezbollah dispute

BEIRUT — Lebanon&#8217;s new government, a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant Hezbollah, is unlikely to tackle the chief challenge the country faces — a buildup of the Iranian-backed group&#8217;s weapons — even as the rockets cause sharp new tensions with neighboring Israel.
On Wednesday, Israel released documents .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanons-new-cabinet-faces-tough-challenges-on-keeping-unity-tackling-hezbollahs-weapons-229262/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet faces tough challenges on keeping unity, tackling Hezbollah&#8217;s weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hezbollah leader in scathing attack on Obama, accuses him of absolute bias for Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Hezbollah leader lashes out at Obama
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah&#8217;s leader is accusing President Barack Obama of absolute bias in favor of Israel and disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.

Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says Obama has gone even farther in his military support for the Jewish state than his predecessor, George W. Bush.
Nasrallah&#8217;s remarks are .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hezbollah-leader-in-scathing-attack-on-obama-accuses-him-of-absolute-bias-for-israel-226102/">Hezbollah leader in scathing attack on Obama, accuses him of absolute bias for Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US says Iran violated UN arms embargo by sending weapons to Syria in ship seized by Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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US accuses Iran of violating UN arms embargo

UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Iran Tuesday of violating a U.N. arms embargo by secretly sending weapons to Syria in a cargo ship seized by Israel, a U.S. official said.
Britain took a softer line in the U.N. Security Council, expressing &#8220;very serious concern&#8221; at suggestions that .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-says-iran-violated-un-arms-embargo-by-sending-weapons-to-syria-in-ship-seized-by-israel-225032/">US says Iran violated UN arms embargo by sending weapons to Syria in ship seized by Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli army chief says Hezbollah rockets can hit deep into Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah&#8217;s range

JERUSALEM — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state&#8217;s largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel&#8217;s army chief said Tuesday.
The remarks by Maj. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi were ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-army-chief-says-hezbollah-rockets-can-hit-deep-into-israel-224523/">Israeli army chief says Hezbollah rockets can hit deep into Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon&#8217;s prime minister unveils new Cabinet including Hezbollah and militant group&#8217;s allies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Lebanon premier unveils new Cabinet with Hezbollah

BEIRUT — Lebanon&#8217;s prime minister formed a Cabinet Monday that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the deeply divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence.
Saad Hariri unveiled the 30-member Cabinet after more than four months of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanons-prime-minister-unveils-new-cabinet-including-hezbollah-and-militant-groups-allies-223511/">Lebanon&#8217;s prime minister unveils new Cabinet including Hezbollah and militant group&#8217;s allies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hezbollah agrees to Lebanon&#8217;s new unity government ending months-long deadlock</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government

BEIRUT — Lebanon&#8217;s Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.
The announcement by the opposition coalition dominated by the militant Hezbollah group came after a meeting late Friday night between the groups&#8217; leaders ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hezbollah-agrees-to-lebanons-new-unity-government-ending-months-long-deadlock-221629/">Hezbollah agrees to Lebanon&#8217;s new unity government ending months-long deadlock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cracker Barrel extends revolving credit facility, term loans; will update 2010 profit forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Cracker Barrel lenders extend loan payback

LEBANON, Tenn. — Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. said Friday that lenders have agreed to give the company more time to pay back a revolving credit facility and certain term loans, giving the restaurant chain operator greater flexibility for inventory management and cash flow.
Cracker Barrel now has access to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cracker-barrel-extends-revolving-credit-facility-term-loans-will-update-2010-profit-forecast-220771/">Read : Cracker Barrel extends revolving credit facility, term loans; will update 2010 profit forecast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese-American denies Emirates&#8217; terrorism charges, says his confession came under torture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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American deported to Lebanon denies terror charges

BEIRUT — An American citizen convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday he confessed under torture and suspected that U.S. authorities played a role in his detention and prosecution in the Gulf country.
Naji Hamdan, an American of Lebanese origin, was deported to Lebanon last ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-american-denies-emirates-terrorism-charges-says-his-confession-came-under-torture-219334/">Lebanese-American denies Emirates&#8217; terrorism charges, says his confession came under torture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah denies links to arms ship seized by Israeli commandos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Hezbollah denies links to seized arms ship

BEIRUT — Hezbollah is denying any links to a ship carrying hundreds of tons of weapons that Israel says was bound for the Iranian-backed guerrilla group.
Israel intercepted the ship Wednesday and said the vessel was carrying weapons from Iran for Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah guerrillas.
In a statement faxed to The Associated .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanons-hezbollah-denies-links-to-arms-ship-seized-by-israeli-commandos-218560/">Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah denies links to arms ship seized by Israeli commandos</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Navy seizes ship with hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran headed for Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: Commandos seize huge Iranian arms shipment

JERUSALEM — Open crates from a cargo ship seized Wednesday by Israel revealed dark green missiles inside. Containers from the vessel bore writing in English that said &#8220;I.R. Iranian Shipping Lines Group.&#8221;
Israel alleged that the shipment of hundreds of tons of rockets, missiles, mortars, grenades and anti-tank weapons — .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-navy-seizes-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-weapons-from-iran-headed-for-lebanon-218239/">Israel: Navy seizes ship with hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran headed for Lebanon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship

JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.
The Israeli military said an Iranian document was found on board, showing that the arms shipment .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-its-naval-commandos-seized-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-hezbollah-bound-weapons-217749/" title="Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says naval commandos seize ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel says commandos intercept arms shipment

JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons bound for Lebanon&#8217;s Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.
The pre-dawn seizure in the waters near Cyprus was a rare interception of a suspected arms shipment by Israel, which has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-naval-commandos-seize-ship-loaded-with-60-tons-of-weapons-217526/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israel says naval commandos seize ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says it seized ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel says it seized arms ship
JERUSALEM — Israeli defense officials say a ship the navy has confiscated in waters off Cyprus was carrying more than 60 tons of weapons.

They say the cargo included missiles, antitank weapons and mortars. The officials said the weapons were coming from Iran and were bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-it-seized-ship-loaded-with-60-tons-of-weapons-217495/" title="Israel says it seized ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Military: Israel navy captures arms ship 100 miles off Israel&#8217;s coast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-israel-navy-captures-arms-ship-100-miles-off-israels-coast-217257/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Military: Israel navy captures arms ship
JERUSALEM — Israeli naval commandos on Wednesday seized a ship that defense officials said was carrying missiles and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

The pre-dawn seizure near Cyprus was a rare interception of a suspected arms shipment by Israel, which has long accused Iran of arming its ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-israel-navy-captures-arms-ship-100-miles-off-israels-coast-217257/">Military: Israel navy captures arms ship 100 miles off Israel&#8217;s coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Qaida-linked group claims responsibility for rocket attack into Israel from Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Qaida-linked group claims rocket attack on Israel

BEIRUT — A Lebanon-based al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Thursday for a rocket attack against Israel this week, saying it was in retaliation for the Jewish state&#8217;s crackdown on protesters at a Jerusalem shrine.
The claim from a group calling itself the Battalions of Ziad Jarrah came two days after a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/qaida-linked-group-claims-responsibility-for-rocket-attack-into-israel-from-lebanon-211292/">Qaida-linked group claims responsibility for rocket attack into Israel from Lebanon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese army finds, dismantles 4 rockets in south area near Israel after border flare-up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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Lebanese army dismantles 4 rockets near Israel

BEIRUT — Lebanese troops found and dismantled four rockets near the border with Israel on Wednesday, a day after a brief flare-up across the tense boundary, a Lebanese military official said.
The Katyusha rockets, three of them ready to be fired, were discovered placed in a building under construction in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-army-finds-dismantles-4-rockets-in-south-area-near-israel-after-border-flare-up-209483/">Lebanese army finds, dismantles 4 rockets in south area near Israel after border flare-up</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese break Israeli record with huge Hummus plate in bid to reaffirm ownership over dip</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-break-israeli-record-with-huge-hummus-plate-in-bid-to-reaffirm-ownership-over-dip-205957/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of hummus weighing over two tons Saturday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel — a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip.

&#8220;Come and fight for your bite, you know you&#8217;re right!&#8221; was the slogan for the event — .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-break-israeli-record-with-huge-hummus-plate-in-bid-to-reaffirm-ownership-over-dip-205957/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Lebanese break Israeli record with huge Hummus plate in bid to reaffirm ownership over dip</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reviving after 2006 destruction, Hezbollah&#8217;s Beirut stronghold a symbol of Shiite strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamza Hendawi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — The sprawling Shiite suburb of south Beirut has made a comeback after the destruction wreaked by Israel during 2006 fighting, a symbol of the community&#8217;s resilience at a time when its political patron, Hezbollah, is seeking a greater voice in Lebanon&#8217;s government.

The district, called simply Dahiyah — meaning &#8220;the suburb&#8221; in Arabic — .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reviving-after-2006-destruction-hezbollahs-beirut-stronghold-a-symbol-of-shiite-strength-204444/">Reviving after 2006 destruction, Hezbollah&#8217;s Beirut stronghold a symbol of Shiite strength</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Denied marriage at home, mixed-faith couples from warring Lebanon and Israeli head for Cyprus</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/denied-marriage-at-home-mixed-faith-couples-from-warring-lebanon-and-israeli-head-for-cyprus-199302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Menelaos Hadjicostis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NICOSIA, Cyprus — The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies.

But Elie Wakim and Nada Ghamloush from Lebanon, and Dimitri Stafeev and Olga Zaytseva from Israel, had a problem in common: Belonging to different religions, neither couple could get ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/denied-marriage-at-home-mixed-faith-couples-from-warring-lebanon-and-israeli-head-for-cyprus-199302/" title="Denied marriage at home, mixed-faith couples from warring Lebanon and Israeli head for Cyprus">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. police: &#8216;Pothead&#8217; with bag of marijuana stuck to forehead charged with drug possession</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEBANON, Pa. — Police in central Pennsylvania say they&#8217;ve nabbed a real pothead. They said an officer spotted 29-year-old Cesar Lopez inside a convenience store with a bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead. Investigators said Lopez was seen peering inside his baseball cap early Saturday morning in Lebanon, about 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-police-pothead-with-bag-of-marijuana-stuck-to-forehead-charged-with-drug-possession-197250/" title="Pa. police: &#8216;Pothead&#8217; with bag of marijuana stuck to forehead charged with drug possession">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bosnia, Lebanon, Gabon, Nigeria and Brazil win Security Council seats</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bosnia-lebanon-gabon-nigeria-and-brazil-win-security-council-seats-197127/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Bosnia and Lebanon won seats Thursday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the U.N.&#8217;s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms. Brazil, Nigeria and Gabon also won easy election.

Unlike most previous Security Council elections, there were no contested seats this .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bosnia-lebanon-gabon-nigeria-and-brazil-win-security-council-seats-197127/">Original source &nbsp;: Bosnia, Lebanon, Gabon, Nigeria and Brazil win Security Council seats</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese army says exploding shell caused blast at Hezbollah member&#8217;s home in south</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — A blast at a Hezbollah member&#8217;s home in southern Lebanon was caused by an exploding shell and injured one person, Lebanon&#8217;s army said Tuesday.

Monday night&#8217;s explosion occurred in a garage, and Lebanese security officials said the building might have been used to store weapons — a violation of the U.N. resolution that ended .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-army-says-exploding-shell-caused-blast-at-hezbollah-members-home-in-south-194836/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Lebanese army says exploding shell caused blast at Hezbollah member&#8217;s home in south</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion rips through garage of Hezbollah member&#8217;s home in southern Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — An explosion ripped through the garage of a Hezbollah member&#8217;s home in southern Lebanon on Monday, and security officials said the building might have been used to store weapons.

One senior security official said the blast killed one person, but the other officials could not confirm that. The Hezbollah militant group that holds sway ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-rips-through-garage-of-hezbollah-members-home-in-southern-lebanon-194095/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Explosion rips through garage of Hezbollah member&#8217;s home in southern Lebanon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion in south Lebanon building that might have housed arms cache kills at least 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-in-south-lebanon-building-that-might-have-housed-arms-cache-kills-at-least-1-194041/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — An explosion went off Monday in a building in southern Lebanon that might have been used as a weapons depot, killing at least one person, security officials said.

The blast occurred in the village of Tayr Filsay near the port city of Tyre, about six miles (10 kilometers) from the border with Israel, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-in-south-lebanon-building-that-might-have-housed-arms-cache-kills-at-least-1-194041/">Read more : Explosion in south Lebanon building that might have housed arms cache kills at least 1</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mo. man faces murder charge after ex-girlfriend&#8217;s boyfriend, father, stepmom found dead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mo-man-faces-murder-charge-after-ex-girlfriends-boyfriend-father-stepmom-found-dead-193305/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEBANON, Mo. — A southwest Missouri man faces a murder charge after his ex-girlfriend&#8217;s new boyfriend and her father and stepmother were shot and killed.

Josh Reyes is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and armed criminal action in the death of the new boyfriend, 25-year-old Zachary Bryan Porter of Elkland. He died early Saturday at ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mo-man-faces-murder-charge-after-ex-girlfriends-boyfriend-father-stepmom-found-dead-193305/">Mo. man faces murder charge after ex-girlfriend&#8217;s boyfriend, father, stepmom found dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Pa. mother, gun advocate killed by parole-officer husband during video chat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-pa-mother-gun-advocate-killed-by-parole-officer-husband-during-video-chat-192059/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Scolforo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEBANON, Pa. — A soccer mom who was thrust into the national gun-rights debate after taking a loaded pistol to youth sports events was killed by her husband in a shooting witnessed online by her video chat partner, authorities said Friday.

Scott Hain used his own gun to fire several shots into his 30-year-old wife, Meleanie, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-pa-mother-gun-advocate-killed-by-parole-officer-husband-during-video-chat-192059/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Officials: Pa. mother, gun advocate killed by parole-officer husband during video chat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Gun-toting Pa. mother killed by husband while she was on video chat with friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Scolforo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEBANON, Pa. — Authorities say a Pennsylvania mother who became an unlikely gun-rights advocate was fatally shot by her husband while she was on a video chat with a friend.

Lebanon County officials say Meleanie Hain was shot several times Wednesday in her kitchen by her husband, Scott. He later killed himself.
Officials say the online friend ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-gun-toting-pa-mother-killed-by-husband-while-she-was-on-video-chat-with-friend-191987/">Officials: Gun-toting Pa. mother killed by husband while she was on video chat with friend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Autopsy results expected following shooting death of Pa. soccer mom who took gun to kid&#8217;s game</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Scolforo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEBANON, Pa. — An autopsy was planned Friday for a suburban mother who last year shocked other parents by openly carrying a loaded handgun at her daughter&#8217;s youth soccer game and this week was found shot dead with her husband in an apparent murder-suicide.

Meleanie Hain, who ran a baby-sitting service and became a voice of ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/autopsy-results-expected-following-shooting-death-of-pa-soccer-mom-who-took-gun-to-kids-game-191398/">Autopsy results expected following shooting death of Pa. soccer mom who took gun to kid&#8217;s game</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom, husband with marital problems found shot dead at home; 3 kids safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEBANON, Pa. — A suburban mother who became a voice of the gun-rights movement when she openly carried a loaded pistol to her daughter&#8217;s soccer game was fatally shot Wednesday along with her parole-officer husband in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Pennsylvania Dutch country, authorities said.

Police released scant details about the deaths of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gun-toting-pa-soccer-mom-husband-with-marital-problems-found-shot-dead-at-home-3-kids-safe-190217/">Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom, husband with marital problems found shot dead at home; 3 kids safe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi king visits Syria in attempt to mend rift after years of tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Saudi Arabia&#8217;s king on Wednesday made his first visit to Syria since becoming monarch, the strongest indication yet of thawing relations between the two rival nations following years of tension.

King Abdullah&#8217;s visit is also the first by a Saudi ruler since the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-king-visits-syria-in-attempt-to-mend-rift-after-years-of-tension-189464/">Saudi king visits Syria in attempt to mend rift after years of tension</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syria seen regaining its influence in Lebanon years after its military pullout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hussein Dakroub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — When Syria&#8217;s vice president recently boasted that his country is now stronger than ever in Lebanon, many Lebanese dismissed his words as wishful thinking. Months of political stalemate in Beirut may show how right he was.

Lebanon&#8217;s pro-Western politicians have been unable to form a government since winning June elections, and many of them ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-seen-regaining-its-influence-in-lebanon-years-after-its-military-pullout-184766/">Syria seen regaining its influence in Lebanon years after its military pullout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese allege they were deported from UAE because they refused to spy on Hezbollah</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — A Lebanese businessman alleged Thursday that he and several hundred other Lebanese were expelled from the United Arab Emirates country because they refused to spy on the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and other fellow citizens.

Hassan Alayan said more than 300 Lebanese — mostly Shiites — have been forced to leave the Emirates over .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-allege-they-were-deported-from-uae-because-they-refused-to-spy-on-hezbollah-184208/">Lebanese allege they were deported from UAE because they refused to spy on Hezbollah</a>.]]></description>
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