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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Memorial day</title>
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		<title>Obama would need a fresh approach to deal with N. Korea nuke test</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama&#8217;s goal of eliminating nuclear weapons has received a setback of sorts with North Korea&#8217;s second nuclear test on Monday, and experts feel that he would now have to come up with a fresh approach to deal with the security threat posed by the isolated Pyongyang regime.

&#8220;The United States and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-would-need-a-fresh-approach-to-deal-with-n-korea-nuke-test-66003/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to continue push to protect consumers from credit card practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO RANCHO, N.M. — President Barack Obama says changing the way credit card companies bill customers is critical to fixing the nation&#8217;s ailing economy.

Obama on Thursday addressed a town-hall meeting in New Mexico where he heard Americans&#8217; stories about credit card abuses. He says the economy can&#8217;t recover while people are putting basic needs such .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-to-continue-push-to-protect-consumers-from-credit-card-practices-62455/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama to continue push to protect consumers from credit card practices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House passes bill that seeks to improve Pentagon weapons buying practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday took on the perennial Pentagon tendency to buy weapons systems that end up costing far more than originally anticipated and needing far more time than expected to reach the troops.

Lawmakers voted 428-0 to approve legislation to tighten and add new oversight and transparency to a procurement system that long ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-passes-bill-that-seeks-to-improve-pentagon-weapons-buying-practices-62058/">Original article on  : House passes bill that seeks to improve Pentagon weapons buying practices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices fall despite drop in US supplies, gasoline prices continue to rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 02:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A slump in the stock market helped drag energy prices lower Wednesday despite data showing U.S. crude supplies shrank for the first time in 10 weeks.

Benchmark crude for June delivery fell 83 cents to settle at $58.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices increased 36 cents ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-prices-fall-despite-drop-in-us-supplies-gasoline-prices-continue-to-rise-61915/">Crude prices fall despite drop in US supplies, gasoline prices continue to rise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crude and gasoline prices rise after government reported drop in US supplies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Energy prices rose Wednesday after the government reported a sharp drop in U.S. crude stores and a sharp pullback in fuel production.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose 27 cents to $59.12 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices increased 36 cents to $58.30 a barrel on the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-and-gasoline-prices-rise-after-government-reported-drop-in-us-supplies-61723/">Crude and gasoline prices rise after government reported drop in US supplies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crude and gasoline prices rise ahead of government report on storage levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Energy prices wavered after OPEC reported that member states had increased oil production for the first time since July despite a huge glut in supply.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose 22 cents to $59.07 a barrel Wednesay on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices dropped 13 cents to $58.07 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-and-gasoline-prices-rise-ahead-of-government-report-on-storage-levels-61683/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Crude and gasoline prices rise ahead of government report on storage levels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Dems announce deal that downsizes renewable energy, pollution requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 07:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are scaling back plans to curb global warming and make the transition to cleaner energy in the hopes that they can get a bill passed this year.

Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., announced Tuesday evening the outlines of a deal that they said would ensure the legislation .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-dems-announce-deal-that-downsizes-renewable-energy-pollution-requirements-60990/" title="House Dems announce deal that downsizes renewable energy, pollution requirements">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AAA: Cheaper gas and a case of cabin fever will mean more travel this Memorial Day weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After a plunge in gas prices, Americans are expected to hit the highways in larger numbers this Memorial Day, giving the traditional start of the driving season a boost for the first time since 2005, AAA said Tuesday.

An estimated 32.4 million people — roughly 11 percent of the U.S. population — will .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aaa-cheaper-gas-and-a-case-of-cabin-fever-will-mean-more-travel-this-memorial-day-weekend-60776/">Source article &nbsp;: AAA: Cheaper gas and a case of cabin fever will mean more travel this Memorial Day weekend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gasoline prices start to rise as Memorial Day holiday approaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 01:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Retail gasoline prices rose again overnight and are now up nearly 40 percent from the start of the year, while the price for crude on Tuesday topped $60 a barrel for the first time since early November.

Just a week ago, drivers nationally paid about 17 cents less for a gallon of gas .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gasoline-prices-start-to-rise-as-memorial-day-holiday-approaches-60643/">Gasoline prices start to rise as Memorial Day holiday approaches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AAA survey says slightly more people are expected to travel during Memorial Day weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 23:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — An estimated 32.4 million Americans are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, most of them taking advantage of a plunge in gas prices compared with last year, AAA said Tuesday.

The national travel organization estimates show a 1.5-percent increase in travel this weekend. Last year, Memorial Day travel dropped 9.6 percent compared .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aaa-survey-says-slightly-more-people-are-expected-to-travel-during-memorial-day-weekend-60500/">AAA survey says slightly more people are expected to travel during Memorial Day weekend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Visitors to southwestern Michigan&#8217;s Harbor Country savor relaxing, leisurely wandering</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Prichard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BUFFALO, Mich. — The hectic pace of modern life slows to a leisurely crawl in southwestern Michigan&#8217;s Harbor Country, where travelers can relax and unwind for a few hours — or while away an entire summer.

Visit wine shops and sample locally produced reds and whites. Eat at elegant restaurants and kitschy diners. Wander antique ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/visitors-to-southwestern-michigans-harbor-country-savor-relaxing-leisurely-wandering-59477/">Read more : Visitors to southwestern Michigan&#8217;s Harbor Country savor relaxing, leisurely wandering</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy prices fall as investors second-guess oil&#8217;s 10 percent price surge last week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 23:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Energy prices eased Monday as investors appeared to second-guess a 10 percent surge in the value of crude last week on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Benchmark crude for June delivery fell 13 cents to settle at $58.50 a barrel. On Friday, the contract rose $1.92 to settle at $58.63 a barrel, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-prices-fall-as-investors-second-guess-oils-10-percent-price-surge-last-week-59369/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Energy prices fall as investors second-guess oil&#8217;s 10 percent price surge last week</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Battle to ban bikers in South Carolina beach town comes during tough economic times</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Collins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — In the midst of a recession and with loads of empty hotel rooms, South Carolina&#8217;s vacation hot spot is hanging a &#8220;No Vacancy&#8221; sign for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle riders who have come here each May.

Over the past year, officials have outlawed parking lot gatherings, loud mufflers and riding without ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/battle-to-ban-bikers-in-south-carolina-beach-town-comes-during-tough-economic-times-57016/">Read : Battle to ban bikers in South Carolina beach town comes during tough economic times</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes bill to tighten Pentagon weapons buying practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate has acted to tighten Pentagon purchasing practices that have contributed to billions of dollars in cost overruns and long delays in getting weapons to people at war.

The Senate bill would create a new office to independently assess the costs of weapons programs and would strengthen rules that allow for the termination ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-passes-bill-to-tighten-pentagon-weapons-buying-practices-55493/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Senate passes bill to tighten Pentagon weapons buying practices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Dems agree on cash for clunkers, differences remain on other energy, climate provisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 01:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Key lawmakers agreed Tuesday on a strategy for replacing gas-guzzling cars with more fuel-efficient models, but much tougher negotiations lie ahead on a bill that would, for the first time, limit emissions linked to global warming.

President Barack Obama summoned three dozen House Democrats to the White House to build consensus around climate and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-dems-agree-on-cash-for-clunkers-differences-remain-on-other-energy-climate-provisions-53215/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : House Dems agree on cash for clunkers, differences remain on other energy, climate provisions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy prices fall across the board before the government releases storage level data</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 23:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices retreated from five-month highs Tuesday, a day before the government is expected to report that crude storage levels have reached a new 19-year high.

Benchmark crude for June delivery fell 63 cents to settle at $53.84 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Still crude prices have risen nearly 8 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-prices-fall-across-the-board-before-the-government-releases-storage-level-data-53094/">Energy prices fall across the board before the government releases storage level data</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices climb above $53 as manufacturing sector seems to be healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 23:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices rose sharply Friday as a trade group reported that deterioration in the American manufacturing sector appeared to be slowing.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose $2.22 to $53.34 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest it&#8217;s been in more than two weeks. In London, Brent prices increased $1.12 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-prices-climb-above-53-as-manufacturing-sector-seems-to-be-healing-47735/" title="Oil prices climb above $53 as manufacturing sector seems to be healing">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch policeman becomes 6th victim to die from attempt on royal family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 22:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Dutch authorities say a military policeman has died of injuries he received when a driver smashed his car through police barricades in an attempted attack on the royal family.

Military police commander Lt. Gen. Dick van Putten said the officer became the sixth victim of the Dutch man who plowed into the crowd watching ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-policeman-becomes-6th-victim-to-die-from-attempt-on-royal-family-47659/" title="Dutch policeman becomes 6th victim to die from attempt on royal family">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies in hospital, leaving mystery of his motive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed six people died of his injuries Friday, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried to attack the Dutch royal family.

The 38-year-old suspect, identified by Dutch media as Karst Tates, had been in critical condition since the attack Thursday ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-tried-to-attack-dutch-royals-dies-in-hospital-leaving-mystery-of-his-motive-47590/">Original article on  : Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies in hospital, leaving mystery of his motive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation reining in credit card practices faces test in Senate after House passage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Propelled through the House by antibusiness sentiment in tough economic times, legislation putting new reins on the credit card industry now goes to the Senate, where the bill&#8217;s prospects appear promising.

The legislation, which has President Barack Obama&#8217;s backing, would eliminate abrupt increases in interest rates and other practices decried by consumer advocates. It .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/legislation-reining-in-credit-card-practices-faces-test-in-senate-after-house-passage-47203/">Source article &nbsp;: Legislation reining in credit card practices faces test in Senate after House passage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors say man who attacked Dutch royals has died in hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed five in an attempted attack on the Dutch royal family died early Friday of his injuries, prosecutors said.

The 38-year-old suspect, identified by Dutch media as Karst Tates, had been in critical condition since the attack Thursday on Queen&#8217;s Day, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-say-man-who-attacked-dutch-royals-has-died-in-hospital-47167/">Prosecutors say man who attacked Dutch royals has died in hospital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials cite progress in drafting Afghan benchmarks, push for Pakistan funding, support</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Under pressure from Congress to develop ways to measure progress in Afghanistan, two top aides to President Barack Obama said the administration was readying benchmarks to gauge security, governance and economic development there.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, testifying alongside Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, also urged the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-cite-progress-in-drafting-afghan-benchmarks-push-for-pakistan-funding-support-46707/">Original article &nbsp;: Officials cite progress in drafting Afghan benchmarks, push for Pakistan funding, support</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sets Memorial Day deadline for bill to overhaul weapons procurement process, save money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to send him a bill by Memorial Day to save billions of dollars by overhauling the process for buying military weapons systems.

Obama commented after a meeting Thursday with Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and John McCain, R-Ariz., and Reps. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., and John McHugh, R-N.Y. The  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-sets-memorial-day-deadline-for-bill-to-overhaul-weapons-procurement-process-save-money-46519/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House clears bill reining in credit card practices to protect consumers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Riding a crest of populist anger, the House on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees that have entangled millions of consumers. The legislation, dubbed the Credit Card Holders&#8217; Bill of Rights, passed by a bipartisan vote of 357-70 following lobbying .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-clears-bill-reining-in-credit-card-practices-to-protect-consumers-46456/">House clears bill reining in credit card practices to protect consumers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>John McCain tapes segments for AMC&#8217;s Memorial Day weekend marathon of war heroes films</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — John McCain will be the host of AMC cable network&#8217;s Memorial Day weekend marathon of movies celebrating war heroes.

The former prisoner of war and Republican presidential candidate will introduce movies like &#8220;Midway,&#8221; &#8221;Patton,&#8221; &#8221;The Longest Day,&#8221; &#8221;Hamburger Hill,&#8221; &#8221;Tora! Tora! Tora!&#8221; and &#8220;Battle of the Bulge.&#8221;
McCain says the most interesting thing he&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/john-mccain-tapes-segments-for-amcs-memorial-day-weekend-marathon-of-war-heroes-films-46126/">John McCain tapes segments for AMC&#8217;s Memorial Day weekend marathon of war heroes films</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates presses Congress to pass war funding, says money for Pakistan will run out in May</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging Congress to pass an $83.4 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by Memorial Day, saying the Pentagon will deplete its funding for Pakistan next month and money for U.S. operations will start running out in July.

Money and support for Pakistan, including bolstering its .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-presses-congress-to-pass-war-funding-says-money-for-pakistan-will-run-out-in-may-45384/">Gates presses Congress to pass war funding, says money for Pakistan will run out in May</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil moves above $50 but 1 year later retail gasoline prices appear tamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices rose Wednesday even though the government reported that the United States is consuming less than it has in years and inventories are bloated with the most surplus crude in nearly 19 years.

Still, gasoline prices have largely stagnated since rising above $2 for the first time this year in late March.
Benchmark ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-moves-above-50-but-1-year-later-retail-gasoline-prices-appear-tamed-2-44267/">Oil moves above $50 but 1 year later retail gasoline prices appear tamed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel marks Independence Day; leaders note absence of peace, persistent threats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — In a jarring contrast, Israel switched moods Tuesday evening from a somber Memorial Day for fallen soldiers to a joyous Independence Day celebrating 61 years since the Jewish state was created, but the absence of Mideast peace weighed on the festivities.

Israeli army units marched at a ceremony on Mt. Herzl, site of Jerusalem&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-marks-independence-day-leaders-note-absence-of-peace-persistent-threats-42701/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Israel marks Independence Day; leaders note absence of peace, persistent threats</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel remembers its 22,000 fallen soldiers, terror victims as it marks annual Memorial Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israelis put aside their many divisions Tuesday to remember more than 22,000 fallen soldiers and terror victims, mournfully aware that the strife that led to those deaths is far from over.

In an annual ritual marking Memorial Day, air-raid sirens sounded, traffic halted and people stood silently at attention for two minutes at midmorning. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-remembers-its-22000-fallen-soldiers-terror-victims-as-it-marks-annual-memorial-day-41808/">Israel remembers its 22,000 fallen soldiers, terror victims as it marks annual Memorial Day</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel marks annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers; leaders warn of threats to nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israel paused as air raid sirens wailed Monday evening, marking the beginning of the nation&#8217;s annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers, and leaders warned that the Jewish state still faces threats to its existence.

The widow of the last Israeli soldier to die in combat lit the memorial flame at a ceremony at the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-marks-annual-memorial-day-for-fallen-soldiers-leaders-warn-of-threats-to-nation-41150/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Israel marks annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers; leaders warn of threats to nation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New memorial commemorates workers who lost their lives on the job</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Hananel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Labor leaders are dedicating a national memorial to honor the more than 5,000 workers who lose their lives on the job each year.

The National Workers Memorial will be located on the campus of the National Labor College, just outside the nation&#8217;s capitol in Silver Spring, Md.
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is joining union leaders .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-memorial-commemorates-workers-who-lost-their-lives-on-the-job-41113/">Read the original article &nbsp;: New memorial commemorates workers who lost their lives on the job</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SC&#8217;s Freestyle Music Park unveils rides for the younger set, prepares to open in late May</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scs-freestyle-music-park-unveils-rides-for-the-younger-set-prepares-to-open-in-late-may-35618/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hard Rock Park is gone but visitors to the new Freestyle Music Park opening in its place can still &#8220;Get Off My Cloud&#8221; and &#8220;Fly Like an Eagle.&#8221;

Those two new rides for children were unveiled as Freestyle Music Park makes itself more family friendly with a new themed area with 11 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scs-freestyle-music-park-unveils-rides-for-the-younger-set-prepares-to-open-in-late-may-35618/">SC&#8217;s Freestyle Music Park unveils rides for the younger set, prepares to open in late May</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Animals, aliens, fantasy and fun: Summer&#8217;s family films from &#8216;Up&#8217; to &#8216;They Came From Upstairs&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/animals-aliens-fantasy-and-fun-summers-family-films-from-up-to-they-came-from-upstairs-35030/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandy Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Animated animals and pint-sized aliens. Museum relics that come to life at night. Magic rocks that make wishes come true. A bouquet of balloons big enough to lift a house into the sky.

Fantasy and fun take center stage in summer&#8217;s crop of family films.
It all begins Memorial Day weekend with &#8220;Night at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/animals-aliens-fantasy-and-fun-summers-family-films-from-up-to-they-came-from-upstairs-35030/" title="Animals, aliens, fantasy and fun: Summer&#8217;s family films from &#8216;Up&#8217; to &#8216;They Came From Upstairs&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama visits plant that builds wind turbine towers, calls for &#8216;new era&#8217; in energy exploration</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWTON, Iowa — President Barack Obama, standing Wednesday in the shell of a once-giant Maytag appliance factory that now houses a wind energy company, declared that a &#8220;new era of energy exploration in America&#8221; would be a crucial to leading the nation out of an economic crisis.

With pieces of wind turbine towers as a backdrop,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-visits-plant-that-builds-wind-turbine-towers-calls-for-new-era-in-energy-exploration-34318/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama wins fight on halting F-22s, new skirmishes with Boeing on horizon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has chalked up a quick victory in its drive to kill an expensive jet fighter better suited for the Cold War than Afghanistan, but more skirmishes with job-rich defense contractors and their allies in Congress are just over the horizon.

With billions of dollars and thousands of high-paying jobs at stake, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-wins-fight-on-halting-f-22s-new-skirmishes-with-boeing-on-horizon-34156/">Obama wins fight on halting F-22s, new skirmishes with Boeing on horizon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to spend Earth Day in Iowa, touting energy bill at wind power company</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is going on the road to pitch his energy plan — as well as environmentally friendly jobs production — in a hard-hit Iowa town, while administration officials make a similar push back in Washington.

The White House&#8217;s Earth Day message comes as Obama has watched his energy legislation slow in Congress. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-to-spend-earth-day-in-iowa-touting-energy-bill-at-wind-power-company-2-33333/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama to spend Earth Day in Iowa, touting energy bill at wind power company</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Executive Morning Briefing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, July 2, 2009:

June jobless rate seen rising to 9.6 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Out-of-work with no place to land, the legions of America&#8217;s unemployed are growing. The Labor Department is scheduled to release a report Thursday expected to show the nation&#8217;s unemployment rate .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-executive-morning-briefing-33171/">AP Executive Morning Briefing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama spends Earth Day in Iowa, touting energy bill at wind power company</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is going on the road to pitch his energy plan — as well as environmentally friendly jobs production — in a hard-hit Iowa town, while administration officials make a similar push back in Washington.

The White House&#8217;s Earth Day message comes as Obama has watched his energy legislation slow in Congress.  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-spends-earth-day-in-iowa-touting-energy-bill-at-wind-power-company-32974/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>March of Living honours Holocaust victims</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/march-of-living-honours-holocaust-victims-32106/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW - Some seven thousand people walked silently at Auschwitz in Poland Tuesday to honour victims of the Holocaust amid a controversial UN conference on racism.



The March of the Living included Holocaust survivors, some 1,800 Poles and young Jewish students from across the world in a walk from the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/march-of-living-honours-holocaust-victims-32106/">March of Living honours Holocaust victims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World-wide condemnation follows Ahmadinejad rant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA/WASHINGTON - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s strong rhetoric against Israel at a racism conference in Geneva Monday triggered a world-wide round of denunciations as a number of countries walked out on his speech in Geneva.



In Jerusalem, an angry Israeli President Shimon Peres called Ahmadinejad&#8217;s remarks &#8216;a disgrace.&#8217; He warned that allowing the Iranian leader to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-wide-condemnation-follows-ahmadinejad-rant-31621/" title="World-wide condemnation follows Ahmadinejad rant">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exhibit shows horrors of World War II killing fields</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennart Simonsson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM - Piles of bullets and spent cartridges, a rusty spade, old pistols and sub-machine pistols, pieces of clothing and numerous maps and photographs.



These artefacts are part of an exhibition called &#8216;Holocaust By Bullets&#8217;, that offers new insights into the genocide of Jews in Ukraine during during the Nazi-German occupation 1941-1944.


During that period, some 1.5  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exhibit-shows-horrors-of-world-war-ii-killing-fields-9049/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany marks Holocaust anniversary despite Jewish boycott</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - Germany Tuesday marked the Holocaust Memorial Day with President Horst Koehler promising that his country would keep alive the memory of Nazi crimes and its victims.



&#8216;The grief for the victims, the shame over the terrible deeds and the will for reconciliation with the Jewish people and the former enemies of war - they .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-marks-holocaust-anniversary-despite-jewish-boycott-3980/" title="Germany marks Holocaust anniversary despite Jewish boycott">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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