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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Maryland</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Measure allowing slot machines at Md. mall signed

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A county executive has paved the way for Maryland&#8217;s largest slot machine facility by signing zoning legislation.
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold on Tuesday signed the measure needed to move ahead with a Cordish Co. venture to put 4,750 slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall.  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UPS driver charged with running red light in crash that killed Baltimore Sun business editor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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UPS driver charged in crash that killed Sun editor

TOWSON, Md. — Baltimore County police say a UPS truck driver has been charged with running a red light and other violations in a crash that killed The Baltimore Sun&#8217;s business editor.
Police say 28-year-old Kevin P. Callahan of Owings Mills, Md., was charged last week with negligent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ups-driver-charged-with-running-red-light-in-crash-that-killed-baltimore-sun-business-editor-246984/">Source article &nbsp;: UPS driver charged with running red light in crash that killed Baltimore Sun business editor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy-management company Telkonet to move Md. HQ, with 50 jobs, to Wis. in cost-cutting move</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Telkonet to move Maryland HQ, 50 jobs, to Wis.

MILWAUKEE — Telkonet Inc. is moving its Maryland headquarters and 50 jobs to Wisconsin, a move the energy-management company says will help cut costs.
The company said in a statement Monday it&#8217;s moving about 50 jobs from Germantown, Md. to its satellite office in Milwaukee by next year.
Telkonet ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-management-company-telkonet-to-move-md-hq-with-50-jobs-to-wis-in-cost-cutting-move-246941/">Energy-management company Telkonet to move Md. HQ, with 50 jobs, to Wis. in cost-cutting move</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Several hundred motorists stranded on western Va. roads as snow storm socks East Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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Several hundred motorists stranded on Va. roads
WASHINGTON — Officials in Virginia say the snow storm socking the East Coast has caused several hundred motorists to become stranded in the western part of the state.
Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokesman Bob Spieldenner said Saturday that local and state officials, as well as the National ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/several-hundred-motorists-stranded-on-western-va-roads-as-snow-storm-socks-east-coast-246434/">Several hundred motorists stranded on western Va. roads as snow storm socks East Coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Travelers, shoppers see frightful weather across East Coast ahead of Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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Treacherous snow storm strikes East Coast
WASHINGTON — A treacherous, frightful wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday and dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers and shoppers on the weekend before Christmas.

Forecasts called for up to 20 inches of snow across the region, including Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and reaching ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/travelers-shoppers-see-frightful-weather-across-east-coast-ahead-of-christmas-246413/">Travelers, shoppers see frightful weather across East Coast ahead of Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Travelers, shoppers brace for frightful weather across East Coast ahead of Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Foul pre-Christmas weekend in store for East Coast
WASHINGTON — The eastern U.S. was hit with a frightful wintry storm Saturday that dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers heading home and likely deterring shoppers on the weekend before Christmas.
Forecasts called for up to 20 inches of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/travelers-shoppers-brace-for-frightful-weather-across-east-coast-ahead-of-christmas-246333/">Original source &nbsp;: Travelers, shoppers brace for frightful weather across East Coast ahead of Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reported sexual assaults down at 3 major military academies, report finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Reported sex assaults down at military academies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Defense Department report says the number of reported sexual assaults has dropped at the nation&#8217;s three major military academies.
The report released Friday said reported sexual assaults dropped to 25 for the 12-month period ending in May 2009, compared to 34 the previous year.
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		<title>Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Storm warnings as snow bears down on mid-Atlantic

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A major storm moving up the Atlantic Coast on the last shopping weekend before Christmas threatened to shut down much of the region as officials warned of up to 20 inches of snow and significant power outages.
People stocked up on groceries and other staples Friday ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/storm-warnings-issued-people-stock-up-as-heavy-weekend-snow-bears-down-on-mid-atlantic-246185/">Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Passers-by rescue woman trapped in burning Jeep outside DC by tearing through cloth roof</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Passers-by rescue woman trapped in burning Jeep

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Authorities in Maryland say passers-by rescued a driver from her burning jeep by ripping through the vehicle&#8217;s cloth top.
The Jeep was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning on the beltway around Washington, D.C.
Prince George&#8217;s County emergency spokesman Mark Brady says the impact ruptured .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/passers-by-rescue-woman-trapped-in-burning-jeep-outside-dc-by-tearing-through-cloth-roof-245076/">Passers-by rescue woman trapped in burning Jeep outside DC by tearing through cloth roof</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ravens LB Suggs agrees to protective in domestic violence case, denies wrongdoing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Protective order granted against Ravens LB Suggs

BALTIMORE — A judge granted a protective order Friday that bars Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs from contact with the mother of his two young children, a decision that Suggs agreed to without admitting any wrongdoing.
Candace D. Williams, 26, accused Suggs of hitting her in the chest, pushing her  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ravens-lb-suggs-agrees-to-protective-in-domestic-violence-case-denies-wrongdoing-243111/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No bond for Md. woman accused of holding pregnant woman, trying to cut baby from her body</title>
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Suspect in pregnant woman attack held without bond

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A judge has denied bond for a Maryland woman accused of holding a pregnant woman captive and trying to cut her unborn child from her womb.
Forty-year-old Veronica Deramous appeared Wednesday in Prince George&#8217;s County District Court by closed circuit television. Judge Robert Heffron Jr. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-bond-for-md-woman-accused-of-holding-pregnant-woman-trying-to-cut-baby-from-her-body-242213/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: No bond for Md. woman accused of holding pregnant woman, trying to cut baby from her body</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince George&#8217;s Co. police: Woman tried to cut unborn baby from captive pregnant woman&#8217;s body</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Md. woman tried to cut out unborn baby

WASHINGTON — A 29-year-old homeless woman has given birth to a baby girl after, police said, she was befriended by a Maryland woman who held her captive for several days and tried to cut the baby from her womb.
Officer Michelle Reedy, a spokeswoman for Prince George&#8217;s County ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-georges-co-police-woman-tried-to-cut-unborn-baby-from-captive-pregnant-womans-body-241632/">Read more : Prince George&#8217;s Co. police: Woman tried to cut unborn baby from captive pregnant woman&#8217;s body</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>County council in Maryland to vote on slots casino near Arundel Mills mall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Maryland county to vote on slots casino near mall

BALTIMORE — The Anne Arundel County Council plans to vote on a proposal to build Maryland&#8217;s largest planned slots casino near Arundel Mills mall.
The zoning vote on Monday is expected to determine whether the proposed casino from Baltimore-based developer Cordish Cos. will move forward. Other options include ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-council-in-maryland-to-vote-on-slots-casino-near-arundel-mills-mall-241000/" title="County council in Maryland to vote on slots casino near Arundel Mills mall">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Fear dominates life in Mexico&#8217;s deadliest city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — &#8220;Not one person murdered yesterday,&#8221; Ciudad Juarez&#8217;s leading newspaper proclaimed in a banner headline. It was big news in this border city, ground zero in the drug war — the first time in 10 months that a day had passed without a killing.
But by the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-mexican-city-learn-to-live-with-death-as-industrial-hub-turns-into-battlefield-240667/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 man shot in face, another severely beaten when fight erupts during party at Baltimore hotel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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1 shot, another beaten in fight at Baltimore hotel

BALTIMORE — One man was shot in the face and another was severely beaten when a fight erupted early Sunday during a birthday party at a downtown Baltimore hotel, police said.
A woman had rented two adjoining hotel rooms for a birthday party with about 20 young adults .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-man-shot-in-face-another-severely-beaten-when-fight-erupts-during-party-at-baltimore-hotel-240651/">1 man shot in face, another severely beaten when fight erupts during party at Baltimore hotel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 injured in early morning fight during birthday party at Baltimore hotel, shooter at large</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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3 hurt in birthday shooting at Baltimore hotel

BALTIMORE — Police investigating a shooting at a downtown Baltimore hotel that left three people critically injured say they have a &#8220;person of interest&#8221; in custody.
Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (goo-lee-EL&#8217;-mee) says two 18-year-old men who were shot remained in critical condition Saturday morning at the University of ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-injured-in-early-morning-fight-during-birthday-party-at-baltimore-hotel-shooter-at-large-240602/">3 injured in early morning fight during birthday party at Baltimore hotel, shooter at large</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 injured in fight during a birthday party in Baltimore hotel, machine-gun shooter at large</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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3 hurt in machine-gun shooting at Baltimore hotel

BALTIMORE — Machine gunfire broke out early Sunday morning during a birthday party at a downtown Baltimore hotel and three people were critically injured, police said.
The shooter was still at large hours later, said Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
Officers were called to the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-injured-in-fight-during-a-birthday-party-in-baltimore-hotel-machine-gun-shooter-at-large-240594/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 3 injured in fight during a birthday party in Baltimore hotel, machine-gun shooter at large</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Machine-gun shooting during a birthday party in Baltimore hotel, critically injures 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Machine-gun shooting at Baltimore hotel injures 3

BALTIMORE — Machine gunfire broke out during a birthday party at a Baltimore hotel and three people were critically injured. Police say the shooter is still at large.
Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (gool-YEHL&#8217;-mee) says officers were called to the Sheraton hotel around 3:15 a.m. Sunday after a fight broke ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/machine-gun-shooting-during-a-birthday-party-in-baltimore-hotel-critically-injures-3-240559/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Machine-gun shooting during a birthday party in Baltimore hotel, critically injures 3</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Openly lesbian Episcopal priest is elected assistant bishop in Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Lesbian Episcopal priest elected LA assist. bishop

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected the second openly gay bishop in the national church and the world Anglican fellowship.
The Rev. Mary Glasspool of Baltimore won election as assistant bishop in Los Angeles in voting Saturday. The first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/openly-lesbian-episcopal-priest-is-elected-assistant-bishop-in-los-angeles-240477/" title="Openly lesbian Episcopal priest is elected assistant bishop in Los Angeles">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles Episcopal diocese elects first woman bishop, gay candidate making strong showing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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LA Episcopal diocese elects first woman bishop

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the first female bishop in its 114-year history Friday but ended voting for the day with one of two openly gay candidates still vying for the second bishop&#8217;s position.
Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce, rector of St. Clement&#8217;s-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/los-angeles-episcopal-diocese-elects-first-woman-bishop-gay-candidate-making-strong-showing-240160/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Los Angeles Episcopal diocese elects first woman bishop, gay candidate making strong showing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Md. police say men apparently confused a funeral home for a bank during robbery</title>
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Police: Confused men try to rob Md. funeral home

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Calvert County authorities are searching for two men who tried to rob a funeral home that they may have mistaken for a bank. Police said the men robbed Lee Funeral Home, next to a PNC Bank, in Owings on Monday. Lt. Steve Jones .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/md-police-say-men-apparently-confused-a-funeral-home-for-a-bank-during-robbery-238377/" title="Md. police say men apparently confused a funeral home for a bank during robbery">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 845 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</title>
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 845

As of Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at least 845 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Tuesday at 10 a.m. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-845-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-since-2001-defense-department-says-235419/">Original article on  : At least 845 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Virginia regulators delay decision on multistate power line until Feb. 24, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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W.Va. delays power line decision until Feb. 2011

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission has denied a staff recommendation to dismiss an application for a multistate power line.
Instead, the commission said Tuesday it will delay its decision on the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, or PATH, until Feb. 24, 2011.
The line is to run from ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/west-virginia-regulators-delay-decision-on-multistate-power-line-until-feb-24-2011-235300/">West Virginia regulators delay decision on multistate power line until Feb. 24, 2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Company agrees to 50-year contract to operate Baltimore port terminal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Maryland officials reach port agreement
BALTIMORE — Maryland officials have entered into a 50-year contract with Ports America to operate Baltimore&#8217;s Seagirt Marine Terminal.

Officials said Friday the deal will bring at least $1.3 billion to the state during the contract term, create 5,700 new jobs and generate $15.7 million annually in new taxes.
The agreement calls for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/company-agrees-to-50-year-contract-to-operate-baltimore-port-terminal-233760/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Company agrees to 50-year contract to operate Baltimore port terminal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Back from Asia, Obama pauses for daughter Sasha&#8217;s school event on Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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BETHESDA, Md. — Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama stopped by 8-year-old daughter Sasha&#8217;s school Friday morning. White House officials said they were visiting Sidwell Friends School .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/back-from-asia-obama-pauses-for-daughter-sashas-school-event-on-friday-233527/">Back from Asia, Obama pauses for daughter Sasha&#8217;s school event on Friday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Santa&#8217;s &#8220;elves&#8221; at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they&#8217;re not going quietly.
The volunteer &#8220;elves&#8221; are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North Pole, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-volunteers-strive-to-save-santa-letter-service-after-postal-service-puts-program-on-ice-233232/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska volunteers hope to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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AK volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Santa&#8217;s &#8220;elves&#8221; at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they&#8217;re not going quietly.
The volunteer &#8220;elves&#8221; are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-volunteers-hope-to-save-santa-letter-service-after-postal-service-puts-program-on-ice-233037/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Alaska volunteers hope to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s production company says she&#8217;ll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s iconic television talk show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, her production company said Thursday.
Winfrey plans to announce the final date for &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8221; on a live Friday broadcast, according to Chicago-based Harpo Productions Inc.
Winfrey, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oprah-winfreys-production-company-says-shell-announce-friday-that-her-show-will-end-in-2011-233026/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s production company says she&#8217;ll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jurors in Baltimore mayor&#8217;s theft trial end 1st day of deliberations without verdict</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Jurors in Md. mayor&#8217;s trial deliberate, go home

BALTIMORE — Jurors in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon&#8217;s theft trial are ending their first day of deliberations without a verdict.
Visiting Judge Dennis Sweeney sent the jurors home Thursday afternoon after they deliberated about four hours. They will resume deliberations Friday.
Earlier Thursday, the defense and prosecution delivered closing arguments.
Prosecutors ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jurors-in-baltimore-mayors-theft-trial-end-1st-day-of-deliberations-without-verdict-232932/">Jurors in Baltimore mayor&#8217;s theft trial end 1st day of deliberations without verdict</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal officials in Md. indict 19 alleged gang members on racketeering conspiracy charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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19 alleged gang members indicted for racketeering

GREENBELT, Md. — Nineteen alleged gang members have been indicted in Maryland on federal racketeering conspiracy charges.
U.S. Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced the indictment Thursday. He says it alleges the 19 were members of the Latin Kings, a violent street gang. He says they&#8217;ve operated in Maryland since .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-officials-in-md-indict-19-alleged-gang-members-on-racketeering-conspiracy-charges-232889/">Federal officials in Md. indict 19 alleged gang members on racketeering conspiracy charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Md. gov announces Baltimore biopharmaceutical firm&#8217;s growth, construction of production site</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Md. gov announces biopharmaceutical firm&#8217;s growth

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland&#8217;s governor says a biopharmaceutical company is building a bioprocessing center in east Baltimore.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc., which manufactures vaccines, is expected to create 125 jobs in five years after it completes a 60,000-square-foot bioprocessing center.
Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley says Maryland is a global hub for the life sciences .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/md-gov-announces-baltimore-biopharmaceutical-firms-growth-construction-of-production-site-232868/" title="Md. gov announces Baltimore biopharmaceutical firm&#8217;s growth, construction of production site">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Public Service Commission approves 50-megawatt wind farm in Garret County</title>
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Md. regulators approve Garret County wind farm

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Public Service Commission has approved an application to build a 50-megawatt wind energy farm atop Backbone Mountain near Oakland in Garrett County.
The commission approved the application by Synergics Wind Energy on Wednesday. The project will be built on a three-mile site on the mountain, about .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maryland-public-service-commission-approves-50-megawatt-wind-farm-in-garret-county-232843/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Maryland Public Service Commission approves 50-megawatt wind farm in Garret County</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandy Spring slashes quarterly dividend from 12 cents to a penny</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Sandy Spring Bancorp slashes quarterly dividend

OLNEY, Md. — Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. said Thursday its board slashed its fourth-quarter dividend to a penny from 12 cents a share.
The new dividend is payable Dec. 17 to shareholders of record on Dec. 7.
The reduction will enable the bank holding company to retain an additional $7.3 million in ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sandy-spring-slashes-quarterly-dividend-from-12-cents-to-a-penny-232721/">Sandy Spring slashes quarterly dividend from 12 cents to a penny</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Barney&#8217;s late basket helps Loyola-Maryland hold off Maryland-Baltimore County 69-66</title>
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Barney&#8217;s 21 spark Loyola, Md. over UMBC 69-66

BALTIMORE — Junior guard Jamal Barney scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, including a basket with 11.7 seconds left, as Loyola-Maryland held off Maryland-Baltimore County 69-66 on Wednesday night.
The Greyhounds (2-1) took the lead for good at 63-62 on a pair of Brett Harvey ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/barneys-late-basket-helps-loyola-maryland-hold-off-maryland-baltimore-county-69-66-232198/" title="Barney&#8217;s late basket helps Loyola-Maryland hold off Maryland-Baltimore County 69-66">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later</title>
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Woman leaves $40,000 at Md. shrine for safekeeping

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gotta-have-faith-woman-leaves-40000-at-shrine-for-safekeeping-gets-it-back-a-week-later-231944/" title="Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland panel approves $361 million in state budget cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Chase</dc:creator>
		
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Maryland board approves more budget cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A state panel has approved more than $361 million in spending reductions and reversions recommended by Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s administration to help meet Maryland&#8217;s budget shortfall.

The cuts approved by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday were higher than the roughly $300 million in revisions that had .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maryland-panel-approves-361-million-in-state-budget-cuts-231927/">Maryland panel approves $361 million in state budget cuts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worker finds $40,000 in rare coins at Md. holy site; woman had left them for safekeeping</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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$40,000 in rare coins left at Md. holy site

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Operators of a Catholic shrine in Maryland thought they had been blessed with a big donation this month when a worker found $40,000 worth of rare coins on the grounds. But officials at Mount St. Mary&#8217;s University said Wednesday that the bags of money .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worker-finds-40000-in-rare-coins-at-md-holy-site-woman-had-left-them-for-safekeeping-231846/">Original article &nbsp;: Worker finds $40,000 in rare coins at Md. holy site; woman had left them for safekeeping</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter, already estimated at tens of millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle — machine against nature — and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided.
As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last week&#8217;s powerful nor&#8217;easter, more and more of the sand disappeared until the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/east-coast-states-totaling-damage-from-noreaster-already-estimated-at-tens-of-millions-231484/">East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter, already estimated at tens of millions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Md. city erects Dred Scott decision plaque to quell rancor over Supreme Court justice&#8217;s statue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dishneau</dc:creator>
		
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Md. city aims for balance with Dred Scott plaque

FREDERICK, Md. — More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city unveiled a plaque Tuesday to educate visitors about the opinion and the local man who wrote it — and to quell a local controversy.
The .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/md-city-erects-dred-scott-decision-plaque-to-quell-rancor-over-supreme-court-justices-statue-231324/">Md. city erects Dred Scott decision plaque to quell rancor over Supreme Court justice&#8217;s statue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland town, setting of &#8216;Blair Witch Project,&#8217; hopes new welcome signs will deter thieves</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Blair Witch&#8217; thieves prompt new signs in Md. town

BURKITTSVILLE, Md. — The small Maryland town where &#8220;The Blair Witch Project&#8221; was set has some new welcome signs. Please don&#8217;t steal them.
The new signs have little resemblance to the older-style black-and-white signs with cursive script shown briefly in the hit 1999 horror film. Souvenir seekers repeatedly ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maryland-town-setting-of-blair-witch-project-hopes-new-welcome-signs-will-deter-thieves-231216/">Maryland town, setting of &#8216;Blair Witch Project,&#8217; hopes new welcome signs will deter thieves</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Baltimore attorney plans to write book on executed DC sniper; says pair had become close</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Md. attorney plans book on executed DC sniper

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore attorney who became a confidant of executed D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad is writing a book about him.
J. Wyndal Gordon volunteered as standby counsel during the 2006 trial in Virginia in which Muhammad represented himself. Gordon tells The Baltimore Sun Sunday that they ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/baltimore-attorney-plans-to-write-book-on-executed-dc-sniper-says-pair-had-become-close-230163/">Baltimore attorney plans to write book on executed DC sniper; says pair had become close</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No. 20 Hokies take control early, cruise to 36-9 victory over skidding Maryland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ginsburg</dc:creator>
		
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Taylor leads No. 20 Va. Tech over Maryland 36-9

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Tyrod Taylor threw for 268 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and No. 20 Virginia Tech built an early 24-point lead before coasting to a 36-9 victory over Maryland on Saturday.
The Hokies (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) amassed 289 yards in the first .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-20-hokies-take-control-early-cruise-to-36-9-victory-over-skidding-maryland-229602/">No. 20 Hokies take control early, cruise to 36-9 victory over skidding Maryland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal action against Iranian foundation threatens future of 4 American mosques</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Zoll</dc:creator>
		
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Case against Iranian foundation threatens mosques

NEW YORK — The organization that federal investigators say is a front for the Iranian government has spent millions of dollars over the years on philanthropy: buying property for four U.S. mosques, funding religious schools and language classes, and translating books on Islam.
The move to seize assets held by the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-action-against-iranian-foundation-threatens-future-of-4-american-mosques-228951/">Original article on  : Federal action against Iranian foundation threatens future of 4 American mosques</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boosters hope &#8216;baseball diplomacy&#8217; can help thaw US-Cuba relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together?

WASHINGTON — &#8220;Pingpong diplomacy&#8221; thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can &#8220;baseball diplomacy&#8221; help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba?
Americans ranging from 12-year-old ballplayers to softballing senior citizens are visiting the communist island to engage in their own kind of field work, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boosters-hope-baseball-diplomacy-can-help-thaw-us-cuba-relations-228624/">Boosters hope &#8216;baseball diplomacy&#8217; can help thaw US-Cuba relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense lawyer: Doctors say suspect in Fort Hood shooting rampage may be paralyzed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela K. Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Defense lawyer: Fort Hood suspect may be paralyzed
FORT HOOD, Texas — The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused of killing fellow soldiers at Fort Hood says doctors have told the soldier he may be paralyzed from the waist down.
Attorney John Galligan told The Associated Press on Friday that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan told ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-lawyer-doctors-say-suspect-in-fort-hood-shooting-rampage-may-be-paralyzed-228369/" title="Defense lawyer: Doctors say suspect in Fort Hood shooting rampage may be paralyzed">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense lawyer says accused Fort Hood shooter was coherent during first hospital meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawyer says Hasan was alert during first meeting
FORT HOOD, Texas — Accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was coherent during his first meeting with his defense lawyer in a hospital intensive care unit, the attorney said Friday.
Civilian lawyer John Galligan told the CBS &#8220;Early Show&#8221; that Hasan was alert ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-lawyer-says-accused-fort-hood-shooter-was-coherent-during-first-hospital-meeting-228255/">Defense lawyer says accused Fort Hood shooter was coherent during first hospital meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood shootings suspect charged with murder, Obama orders review of possible warning signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT HOOD, Texas — President Barack Obama has ordered a review to determine if warning signs were mishandled of contact between the Fort Hood shooting rampage suspect and a radical Islamic cleric who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
The order came as Maj. Nidal ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-shootings-suspect-charged-with-murder-obama-orders-review-of-possible-warning-signs-228039/">Fort Hood shootings suspect charged with murder, Obama orders review of possible warning signs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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US seeks to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-seeks-to-seize-4-mosques-nyc-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227977/">US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. dangles $6.7M to lure watermen out of the Chesapeake Bay crab business, gets few bites</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Chesapeake crabbers not going for Va.&#8217;s buyout

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — To ease pressures on the Chesapeake Bay&#8217;s blue crab population, Virginia is paying watermen to stay out of the water, using $6.7 million in federal disaster aid to buy back crabbing licenses.
Many longtime crabbers won&#8217;t take the bait, though, preferring a backbreaking job with dwindling .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-dangles-67m-to-lure-watermen-out-of-the-chesapeake-bay-crab-business-gets-few-bites-227970/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Va. dangles $6.7M to lure watermen out of the Chesapeake Bay crab business, gets few bites</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder, eligible for death penalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of murder
FORT HOOD, Texas — President Barack Obama has ordered a review to determine if warning signs were mishandled of contact between the Fort Hood shooting rampage suspect and a radical Islamic cleric who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
The order came ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspect-charged-with-13-counts-of-premeditated-murder-eligible-for-death-penalty-227666/">Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder, eligible for death penalty</a>.]]></description>
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