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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Municipal Governments</title>
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		<title>Shifting tactics, Mexico readies social programs to combat drug gangs in violent border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence

MEXICO CITY — Mexico&#8217;s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
The new anti-crime measures, to be launched .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shifting-tactics-mexico-readies-social-programs-to-combat-drug-gangs-in-violent-border-city-233912/">Shifting tactics, Mexico readies social programs to combat drug gangs in violent border city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Bohrer</dc:creator>
		
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New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale

NEW ORLEANS — The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again.
Mayor Ray Nagin wants to use the proceeds from the $40 million sale to help keep .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-orleans-board-backs-millage-hike-ahead-of-40-million-bond-sale-sought-for-street-projects-233589/">New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-un-pact-to-protect-children-some-successes-alongside-a-long-list-of-woes-233335/">Read the original article &nbsp;: 20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ&#8217;s Resorts Atlantic City, 1st US casino outside Nevada, to surrender keys to its lenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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NJ Resorts casino gets OK to give keys to lenders

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — America&#8217;s first casino to open outside Nevada got permission Thursday to hand itself over to its lenders because it can&#8217;t pay the mortgage.
Resorts Atlantic City hammered out a deal with its lenders to let them own the casino in return for canceling ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/njs-resorts-atlantic-city-1st-us-casino-outside-nevada-to-surrender-keys-to-its-lenders-232958/" title="NJ&#8217;s Resorts Atlantic City, 1st US casino outside Nevada, to surrender keys to its lenders">Read more >></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>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jurors-in-baltimore-mayors-theft-trial-end-1st-day-of-deliberations-without-verdict-232932/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Jurors in Baltimore mayor&#8217;s theft trial end 1st day of deliberations without verdict</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ governor-elect tells local officials there&#8217;s no miracle cure for state&#8217;s fiscal problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Delli Santi</dc:creator>
		
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NJ governor-elect: Expect no fiscal miracles

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey&#8217;s incoming and outgoing governors told municipal officials Thursday that there are no miracles to cure the state&#8217;s vexing fiscal problems.
Gov.-elect Chris Christie, who is preparing to take office in January, predicted a period of continued pain, sacrifice and difficulty. He campaigned on a promise ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-governor-elect-tells-local-officials-theres-no-miracle-cure-for-states-fiscal-problems-232881/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : NJ governor-elect tells local officials there&#8217;s no miracle cure for state&#8217;s fiscal problems</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cash strapped Mexico City pushes ahead with transit, bike improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Mendoza</dc:creator>
		
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Mexico City&#8217;s transit improvements on track

MEXICO CITY — Cash-strapped Mexico City is pressing ahead with new bus lines and bike lanes in 2010, buoyed by prestigious recognition for a world-class transit system that has reduced pollution in one of the globe&#8217;s largest cities.
&#8220;We hope that Mexico City will inspire other cities around the world to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cash-strapped-mexico-city-pushes-ahead-with-transit-bike-improvements-232816/">Cash strapped Mexico City pushes ahead with transit, bike improvements</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trade groups say Obama administration scaring off oil, gas bidders from public lands in West</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Foy</dc:creator>
		
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Utah auction draws few oil and gas drillers
SALT LAKE CITY — Drillers say it&#8217;s getting so hard to obtain an oil-and-gas lease in the Rocky Mountains under the new administration of President Barack Obama that many aren&#8217;t bothering to show up for auctions.
The criticism came after the government held an auction of public .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trade-groups-say-obama-administration-scaring-off-oil-gas-bidders-from-public-lands-in-west-232779/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Trade groups say Obama administration scaring off oil, gas bidders from public lands in West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Person in chicken costume ruffles feathers at Colorado city council meeting, leaves egg behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Person in chicken suit ruffles feathers in Colo.

DURANGO, Colo. — A person in a chicken costume ruffled the feathers of Durango&#8217;s city council as its members discussed rules for backyard fowl.
At a council meeting Tuesday, someone in a chicken costume quietly entered the council chambers just as the mayor was discussing a recently-passed backyard hen ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/person-in-chicken-costume-ruffles-feathers-at-colorado-city-council-meeting-leaves-egg-behind-232691/" title="Person in chicken costume ruffles feathers at Colorado city council meeting, leaves egg behind">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA says computers working again; Controllers union says problems in Salt Lake City, too</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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FAA says flight computers working again
WASHINGTON — FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.

The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta.
Even though the FAA said Thursday the problem had been solved, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/faa-says-computers-working-again-controllers-union-says-problems-in-salt-lake-city-too-232578/" title="FAA says computers working again; Controllers union says problems in Salt Lake City, too">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19 and wounding 51</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-19-and-wounding-51-232402/" title="Explosion rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19 and wounding 51">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-19-232327/">Read more : Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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16 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 16 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.

The bombing was the sixth in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-16-232245/">Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 16</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey&#8217;s first casino says it&#8217;s in dire straits a day before handover vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ&#8217;s first casino says it&#8217;s in dire straits

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A day before New Jersey&#8217;s oldest casino is expected to hand over the keys to its lenders, who haven&#8217;t been paid in a year, the casino laid out just how bad its financial condition is.
In documents released Wednesday by the state Casino Control Commission, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jerseys-first-casino-says-its-in-dire-straits-a-day-before-handover-vote-231951/">New Jersey&#8217;s first casino says it&#8217;s in dire straits a day before handover vote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. police officer uses stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl; town mayor wants investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Ark. police officer uses Taser on 10-year-old girl

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission to do so. Now the town&#8217;s mayor is calling for an investigation into whether the Taser use was appropriate.
According ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-police-officer-uses-stun-gun-on-unruly-10-year-old-girl-town-mayor-wants-investigation-231937/">Ark. police officer uses stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl; town mayor wants investigation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>St. Louis mayor says big vision for northside should lead to big results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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St. Louis mayor signs measures for development

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay says the large scale of developer Paul McKee&#8217;s plans for a north side redevelopment should be a key to the project&#8217;s success.
Slay on Tuesday signed two bills that set a redevelopment area and redevelopment plan for the 15-year project.
McKee plans to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/st-louis-mayor-says-big-vision-for-northside-should-lead-to-big-results-231774/">St. Louis mayor says big vision for northside should lead to big results</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>City councils in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles vote to ban declawing of cats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Beverly Hills, LA councils ban declawing of cats

LOS ANGELES — Two Southern California cities have voted to ban the declawing of cats, joining San Francisco and Santa Monica which recently outlawed the practice.
The Beverly Hills City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to approve a declawing ban, except in cases of medical necessity.
The Los Angeles City ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/city-councils-in-beverly-hills-and-los-angeles-vote-to-ban-declawing-of-cats-231463/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : City councils in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles vote to ban declawing of cats</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA County&#8217;s top prosecutor says he will bust marijuana dispensaries that take cash for pot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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LA County prosecutor: Sell medical pot, get busted

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County&#8217;s district attorney says he intends to prosecute owners of marijuana dispensaries that take cash for pot.
District Attorney Steve Cooley said Tuesday he believes state law only permits the possession, use and cultivation of medical pot — not sales.
Most dispensaries currently sell pot .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-countys-top-prosecutor-says-he-will-bust-marijuana-dispensaries-that-take-cash-for-pot-231338/">LA County&#8217;s top prosecutor says he will bust marijuana dispensaries that take cash for pot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage ban on ballot, citing human rights law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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DC board won&#8217;t allow gay marriage ban on ballot

WASHINGTON — A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday.
The D.C. City Council is expected to approve gay marriage next .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-board-says-no-to-putting-gay-marriage-ban-on-ballot-citing-human-rights-law-231276/" title="DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage ban on ballot, citing human rights law">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is voicing dismay over the Jerusalem city government&#8217;s registration of plans for 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in a part of city claimed by Palestinians.

Gibbs said in a statement Tuesday that the move makes &#8220;more difficult&#8221; the Obama administration&#8217;s attempts to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gibbs-israeli-housing-plans-dismaying-make-us-peace-efforts-more-difficult-231262/">Original article &nbsp;: Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying, make US peace efforts more difficult</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ariz. rep says 9/11 trial is too risky in NYC, what if terrorists took mayor&#8217;s daughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawmaker: What if terrorists took NYC mayor&#8217;s kid

NEW YORK — An Arizona congressman who believes it&#8217;s a security risk to prosecute suspected Sept. 11 terrorists in Manhattan apologized Tuesday for suggesting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#8217;s family could be in danger with such a high-profile case in town.
Speaking on the House floor Monday night, Republican .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ariz-rep-says-911-trial-is-too-risky-in-nyc-what-if-terrorists-took-mayors-daughter-231260/">Original article &nbsp;: Ariz. rep says 9/11 trial is too risky in NYC, what if terrorists took mayor&#8217;s daughter</a>.]]></description>
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DC board rejects gay marriage ballot effort

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.&#8217;s Board of Ethics and Elections says a measure that would ban same-sex marriages cannot go on the city&#8217;s ballot.
The ruling was announced Tuesday. Opponents of same-sex marriage wanted to ask voters whether &#8220;only marriage between a man and woman&#8221; should be recognized in the city.
The .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-board-says-no-to-putting-gay-marriage-measure-on-ballot-citing-human-rights-law-231259/" title="DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage measure on ballot, citing human rights law">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA City Council confirms, swears in Charlie Beck as new police chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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LA City Council confirms new police chief
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department has a new chief.

In a vote Tuesday, the City Council unanimously confirmed Charlie Beck to replace William Bratton, who quit last month to take a job with a security consultancy firm in New York.
Beck, a 32-year LAPD veteran, has garnered considerable ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-city-council-confirms-swears-in-charlie-beck-as-new-police-chief-231235/">Read more : LA City Council confirms, swears in Charlie Beck as new police chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Washington, a Muslim-American immigrant becomes blue collar town&#8217;s unlikely mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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In WA, old mining town elects a Muslim mayor

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this rugged, blue-collar mining town to open his own bar.
But 54-year-old Haroon Saleem has thrived, winning over the town with hard work and an easy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-washington-a-muslim-american-immigrant-becomes-blue-collar-towns-unlikely-mayor-231224/">Read the original article &nbsp;: In Washington, a Muslim-American immigrant becomes blue collar town&#8217;s unlikely mayor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. man arrested in Thailand faces charges over alleged bid rigging in North Little Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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Ark. man allegedly defrauded NLR bidding process

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas man running an illegal gambling operation conspired with a North Little Rock alderman and a contractor to rig city bids to collect on debts, a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Monday alleges.
George Wylie Thompson, 64, of Cabot was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-man-arrested-in-thailand-faces-charges-over-alleged-bid-rigging-in-north-little-rock-231165/">Read more : Ark. man arrested in Thailand faces charges over alleged bid rigging in North Little Rock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Chinese students, US ambassador show off language skills at town hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Hutzler</dc:creator>
		
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SHANGHAI — Chinese students visiting Monday with President Barack Obama during a town hall-style meeting wanted to show off their language skills. The U.S. ambassador to China did the same.
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		<title>President Obama politely prods for individual freedoms, unblocked Internet in message to China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama gave China a pointed, unexpected nudge to stop censoring the Internet access of its own people, offering an animated defense of the tool that helped him win the White House — and telling his tightly controlled hosts not .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-politely-prods-for-individual-freedoms-unblocked-internet-in-message-to-china-230335/">Read the original article &nbsp;: President Obama politely prods for individual freedoms, unblocked Internet in message to China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At town hall in China, President Obama presses for individual freedoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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SHANGHAI — Pressing for freedoms on China&#8217;s own turf, President Barack Obama said Monday that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available to all.
In his first presidential trip to Asia, Obama lauded cooperative relations with China but sought to send ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-town-hall-in-china-president-obama-presses-for-individual-freedoms-230329/" title="At town hall in China, President Obama presses for individual freedoms">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama presses for individual freedoms during town hall in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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SHANGHAI — Pressing for freedoms on China&#8217;s own turf, President Barack Obama said Monday that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available to all.
In his first presidential trip to Asia, Obama lauded cooperative relations with China but sought to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-presses-for-individual-freedoms-during-town-hall-in-china-230250/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : President Obama presses for individual freedoms during town hall in China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide truck bomber attacks police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 3

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A pickup truck laden with explosives attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 3 people in an area that has become the focal point for militant retaliation against a recent army offensive.
Suspected militants have killed more than 300 civilians and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-truck-bomber-attacks-police-station-in-northwestern-pakistan-killing-3-people-230196/" title="Suicide truck bomber attacks police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 people">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say a suicide car bomber has attacked a police station in NW Pakistan, killing 2 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 2

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police official says a suicide car bomber has attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring 14 others.
Liaqat Ali Khan says police opened fire on the vehicle as it approached a checkpoint in front of a police station .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-a-suicide-car-bomber-has-attacked-a-police-station-in-nw-pakistan-killing-2-people-230194/">Original source &nbsp;: Police say a suicide car bomber has attacked a police station in NW Pakistan, killing 2 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois governor and senator back idea to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo inmates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Bellandi</dc:creator>
		
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CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.
Federal officials are expected to .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/illinois-governor-and-senator-back-idea-to-sell-near-empty-prison-to-house-guantanamo-inmates-230158/">Illinois governor and senator back idea to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo inmates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence, Serbs take part despite call to boycott</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nebi Qena</dc:creator>
		
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Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo&#8217;s first independent elections have ended peacefully, with the prime minister claiming his party won convincingly and some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.
The elections Sunday for city council and mayors in 36 municipalities were seen as a key .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kosovo-holds-peaceful-1st-vote-since-independence-serbs-take-part-despite-call-to-boycott-230119/">Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence, Serbs take part despite call to boycott</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. lawmakers address plan to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Bellandi</dc:creator>
		
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CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.
Federal officials are ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-lawmakers-address-plan-to-sell-near-empty-prison-to-house-guantanamo-detainees-230114/">Read more : Ill. lawmakers address plan to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Walking a fine line: Obama seeks Chinese help on global problems while supporting human rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama sought a political balance Monday on his first trip to China, seeking help on urgent global problems while weighing if and when to raise concerns over human rights.
Obama&#8217;s agenda began with talks with local politicians and, in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/walking-a-fine-line-obama-seeks-chinese-help-on-global-problems-while-supporting-human-rights-230094/">Walking a fine line: Obama seeks Chinese help on global problems while supporting human rights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Jackpot: Lawyers earn fees from law they wrote

LOS ANGELES — Every lawsuit filed or even threatened under a California law aimed at electing more minorities to local offices — and all of the roughly $4.3 million from settlements so far — can be traced to just two people: a pair of attorneys who worked together .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-lawyers-reap-financial-benefits-from-voting-rights-law-they-wrote-230043/">Source article &nbsp;: Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Giuliani, GOP, criticize NY trials of alleged terrorists while Democrats defend decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday.
Giuliani&#8217;s view that the Obama ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/giuliani-gop-criticize-ny-trials-of-alleged-terrorists-while-democrats-defend-decision-230028/">Giuliani, GOP, criticize NY trials of alleged terrorists while Democrats defend decision</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo vote, key test of new nation, begins smoothly with Serbs voting and little disruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nebi Qena</dc:creator>
		
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Kosovo vote, test of new nation, begins smoothly

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo&#8217;s first elections since independence from Serbia began smoothly Sunday, with some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.
The elections for city council and mayors in 36 municipalities were seen as a key test of the fledgling state&#8217;s viability ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kosovo-vote-key-test-of-new-nation-begins-smoothly-with-serbs-voting-and-little-disruption-230010/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Kosovo vote, key test of new nation, begins smoothly with Serbs voting and little disruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Milwaukee mayor hailed as hero for intervening in confrontation, will run for Wis. governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Milwaukee mayor hailed as hero to run for governor

MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who was hailed as a hero this summer for confronting a metal-bar wielding man, is running for governor.
Barrett made the announcement official on Sunday. He has said that he deferred his decision until he was sufficiently recovered from the attack .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/milwaukee-mayor-hailed-as-hero-for-intervening-in-confrontation-will-run-for-wis-governor-229984/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Milwaukee mayor hailed as hero for intervening in confrontation, will run for Wis. governor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani says a trial in NYC for 9/11 suspects puts residents there at risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Giuliani says a trial in NYC puts people at risk

WASHINGTON — The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, says putting suspected Sept. 11 terrorists on trial in New York City places residents there at unnecessary risk.
Giuliani tells CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; that a more appropriate choice would be military tribunals for the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-mayor-rudy-giuliani-says-a-trial-in-nyc-for-911-suspects-puts-residents-there-at-risk-229982/" title="Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani says a trial in NYC for 9/11 suspects puts residents there at risk">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo voters take to polls in an election seen as test for country&#8217;s statehood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nebi Qena</dc:creator>
		
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Kosovo voters take to polls in test of new nation

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo&#8217;s prime minister urged minority Serbs not to boycott the country&#8217;s first elections since independence from Serbia, calling the Sunday vote a key test for his new nation.
Some ethnic Serbs appeared to be heeding his call and participating in the election, during which ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kosovo-voters-take-to-polls-in-an-election-seen-as-test-for-countrys-statehood-229968/">Kosovo voters take to polls in an election seen as test for country&#8217;s statehood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Militants stage pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in NW Pakistan, killing one</title>
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		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistan: Militants attack 2 anti-Taliban figures

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants staged a pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing one of the men as part of an escalating campaign to weaken the country&#8217;s resolve to fight Islamic extremism.
Suspected militants have killed more than 300 civilians and security personnel in the last .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-stage-pair-of-attacks-against-anti-taliban-figures-in-nw-pakistan-killing-one-229921/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Militants stage pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in NW Pakistan, killing one</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines rejoice in 2nd win for Manny Pacquiao this year despite deadly disasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oliver Teves</dc:creator>
		
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Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao — their boxing hero — relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes.
Pacquiao took the WBO welterweight crown from Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippines-rejoice-in-2nd-win-for-manny-pacquiao-this-year-despite-deadly-disasters-229828/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Philippines rejoice in 2nd win for Manny Pacquiao this year despite deadly disasters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Security guards repel attack by militants on anti-Taliban mayor in Pakistan, kill 3 assailants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Militants attack anti-Taliban mayor in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — More than a dozen militants opened fire on the house of an anti-Taliban mayor in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, but security guards repelled the attack, killing three assailants who had disguised themselves by wearing women&#8217;s burqas, police said.
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		<title>Suicide bombing at checkpoint kills 11, wounds 25 in northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide attack kills 11 at NW Pakistan checkpoint

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing 11 people, including four children, the latest in a wave of militant attacks that have claimed more than 300 lives in the past month.
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide attack kills 10 at NW Pakistan checkpoint

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, Saturday at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, in the latest in a string of militant attacks targeting the city, officials said.
Attacks on security forces, civilians and Western .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-at-checkpoint-kills-10-wounds-25-in-northwestern-pakistan-city-of-peshawar-229438/">Suicide bombing at checkpoint kills 10, wounds 25 in northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide attack kills 7 at NW Pakistan checkpoint

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber killed seven people Saturday at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, in the latest in a string of militant attacks targeting the city, officials said.
Attacks on security forces, civilians and Western targets have surged .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bombing-at-checkpoint-kills-7-wounds-25-in-northwestern-pakistan-city-of-peshawar-229431/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Funerals planned across country for several killed in Fort Hood shooting rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Some Fort Hood victims&#8217; funerals set for Saturday

KIEL, Wis. — When Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger joined the U.S. Army Reserves after the 2001 terrorist attacks, she vowed to hunt down Osama bin Laden. When her mother said she couldn&#8217;t do it alone, the soldier defiantly told her, &#8220;Watch me.&#8221;
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		<title>Judge seals the deal, says colony of seals can remain at cove in San Diego</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge says seals can stay in California cove

SAN DIEGO — The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.
A judge ruled Friday that harbor seals that have colonized the cove in La Jolla for more than a decade can remain there. That overruled an earlier decision to have the city remove the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-seals-the-deal-says-colony-of-seals-can-remain-at-cove-in-san-diego-229174/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Judge seals the deal, says colony of seals can remain at cove in San Diego</a>.]]></description>
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Judge says seals can stay at La Jolla cove

SAN DIEGO — The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.
A judge ruled Friday that harbor seals that have colonized the cove in La Jolla for more than a decade can remain there. That overruled an earlier decision to have the city remove .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-seals-the-deal-says-colony-can-remain-at-cove-in-san-diego-229024/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Judge seals the deal, says colony can remain at cove in San Diego</a>.]]></description>
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