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		<title>OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M in Ill. settlement

NEW YORK — OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Tuesday it will pay the state of Illinois $77 million to settle an investigation into the firm&#8217;s management of a college savings program.
Oppenheimer spokeswoman Jeaneen Pisarra said the firm has also reached a tentative $67 million settlement with New Mexico. The firm is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oppenheimerfunds-to-pay-77m-to-settle-investigation-into-college-savings-fund-247418/" title="OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates rivals

NEW YORK — The television ratings make it look like CBS was the only broadcast network working last week.
With the exception of Sunday&#8217;s NFL broadcast and its pregame shows, plus &#8220;The Simpsons&#8221; on Fox, every show in the Nielsen Co.&#8217;s list of the most popular was on CBS. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-week-stuffed-with-repeats-cbs-dominates-its-rivals-in-nielsen-ratings-247413/">Original article &nbsp;: In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New Yorkers, it seems, are the most unhappy bunch you can imagine in the US, a study published in Science magazine said Tuesday.

New York ranks 51st behind Connecticut (50) and New Jersey (49) in a list that includes Washington DC (37), according to the study by two academics, Andrew Oswald of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/" title="New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepti Hajela</dc:creator>
		
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Accused EMTs&#8217; lawyer decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;

NEW YORK — The lawyer for two New York City emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman says his clients are being vilified by a rush to judgment.
Douglas Rosenthal tells The Associated Press that he&#8217;s confident the facts will show that Jason Green and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-decries-rush-to-judgment-247391/">Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Critchell</dc:creator>
		
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Usher is slowly building a lifestyle brand

NEW YORK — Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion.
The R&#038;B singer describes his style as &#8220;flashy classy&#8221; and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets. He admires edgier designers such as Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs and Kris Van Assche.
Usher has .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usher-balancing-flashy-and-classy-with-a-look-that-is-always-evolving-247382/">Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Wacky New Year specs live on in 2010, despite 1

NEW YORK — The decade&#8217;s end was supposed to finish off those wacky, year-shaped glasses favored by the reveling seas on New Years Eve in Times Square and around the world. Gone would be the convenient loops of the 1990s and the double-zero good times of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-new-decade-of-year-shaped-glasses-for-2010-despite-1-247367/">They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Police called in to help with JFK airport crowd

NEW YORK — Police say officers were called in to help with an unruly crowd for about an hour at the Delta Air Lines terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman says Delta asked the authority to send ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/">Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</title>
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/" title="Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC victim&#8217;s mom: EMTs were &#8216;inhuman&#8217; not to help

NEW YORK — Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman are &#8220;inhuman,&#8221; her mother said Tuesday as a lawyer for the EMTs argued his clients are being vilified in a rush to judgment.
Cynthia Rennix, the mother of 25-year-old Eutisha Revee Rennix, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-are-inhuman-victims-mom-says-247329/">EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Heartland Publications story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Heartland Publications story
NEW YORK — In a Dec. 21 story about Heartland Publications LLC filing for bankruptcy protection, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company&#8217;s reorganization plan calls for giving all of its unsecured creditors a combined 10 percent ownership stake in exchange for canceling its debts.

Under the plan, Heartland would distribute a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-heartland-publications-story-247318/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Correction: Heartland Publications story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brooklyn DA investigating EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman while on break</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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DA probing EMTs accused of not helping dying woman

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn District Attorney&#8217;s office is looking into the actions of two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break.
A spokesman for the office said Monday it was investigating ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brooklyn-da-investigating-emts-accused-of-refusing-to-help-dying-pregnant-woman-while-on-break-247286/">Brooklyn DA investigating EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman while on break</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter storm hurt holiday sales for crucial Saturday before Christmas, figures show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Snowstorm took toll on holiday sales
NEW YORK — A key measure of retail sales confirms that the last Saturday before Christmas was a disappointment as a snowstorm that slammed the Northeast stymied sales during a crucial shopping week.

That means that stores are counting even more on a final spending surge in the final days before .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/winter-storm-hurt-holiday-sales-for-crucial-saturday-before-christmas-figures-show-247252/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Winter storm hurt holiday sales for crucial Saturday before Christmas, figures show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian American hedge fund guru Rajaratnam pleads not guilty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Billionaire Indian American hedge fund guru Raj Rajaratnam has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he used inside information to cash in on millions of dollars in stock trades.

The Galleon Group founder was indicted last week along with Danielle Chiesi, a hedge fund manager, who is accused of partnering with Rajaratnam .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-american-hedge-fund-guru-rajaratnam-pleads-not-guilty-247182/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Indian American hedge fund guru Rajaratnam pleads not guilty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to leave France for US tour

DALLAS — The white alabaster figures draped in cloaks show their grief in different ways: from a bent head, the face shrouded by a hood, to a hand swathed in cloth reaching up to wipe a tear.
The nearly 40 &#8220;mourners&#8221; commissioned in the 15th century to adorn the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medieval-mourners-to-begin-7-city-us-tour-next-year-in-1st-display-together-outside-france-247100/" title="Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Proving the existence of Santa in a Brooklyn bar

NEW YORK — Jamie Hook wants all those Santa doubters out there to know he was once one of them.
It wasn&#8217;t long ago that a friend&#8217;s son demanded the truth, and Hook and the father looked in the boy&#8217;s solemn face and said Santa was a lie.
It .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-santa-proof-in-nyc-bar-arguing-that-magic-mystery-and-even-mr-claus-are-very-alive-247054/">The Santa Proof: In NYC bar, arguing that magic, mystery and even Mr. Claus are very alive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC fire department suspends EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepti Hajela</dc:creator>
		
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FDNY suspends EMTs accused of refusing to help

NEW YORK — Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break were suspended Monday, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg called their behavior inexcusable.
The Fire Department of New York suspended Jason Green, a six-year ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-fire-department-suspends-emts-accused-of-refusing-to-help-dying-pregnant-woman-247049/">Read more : NYC fire department suspends EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plan to develop stretch of NYC waterfront clears last step, but construction is years away</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Plan to develop NYC waterfront clears final step

NEW YORK — The New York City Council has approved a plan to revitalize a bleak stretch of land along Manhattan&#8217;s west side waterfront, but the project remains without financing and it will likely be years before any buildings go up.
The plan approved Monday rezones half of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plan-to-develop-stretch-of-nyc-waterfront-clears-last-step-but-construction-is-years-away-247035/">Original article &nbsp;: Plan to develop stretch of NYC waterfront clears last step, but construction is years away</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Marsh &amp; McLennan Agency buys independent broker in move to grow nationally</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Marsh &#038; McLennan Agency buys independent broker

NEW YORK — Insurance broker Marsh &#038; McLennan Agency LLC said Monday that it acquired The NIA Group LLC, an independent insurance agency based in New Jersey.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Marsh &#038; McLennan said the deal is part of its broader effort to build a national customer .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/marsh-mclennan-agency-buys-independent-broker-in-move-to-grow-nationally-247034/">Original article &nbsp;: Marsh &#038; McLennan Agency buys independent broker in move to grow nationally</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Top destination lists for travel at year&#8217;s end

NEW YORK — Here are some top destination lists for travel as 2009 ends and 2010 begins.
Lonely Planet&#8217;s U.S. staff&#8217;s top picks for 2010: U.S., Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Cuba, Italy, Philippines, Brazil, Costa Rica.
Concierge.com&#8217;s &#8220;2010 It List&#8221;: Marrakesh, Kyrgyzstan, Vancouver, Burma, Venice, Antarctica, Cuba, Sri Lanka, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gold prices tumble as dollar strengthens, investors move cash into stocks in light trading</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Commodities prices mostly fall, gold sharply lower

NEW YORK — Commodities prices are mostly falling, with gold prices tumbling following a recovery in the dollar.
Gold for February delivery is down $15.50 at $1,096.00 an ounce. It is the first time since Nov. 6 that gold settled below $1,100 an ounce.
The price of gold dropped as the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gold-prices-tumble-as-dollar-strengthens-investors-move-cash-into-stocks-in-light-trading-247019/">Gold prices tumble as dollar strengthens, investors move cash into stocks in light trading</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Spyker extends Saab offer deadline
NEW YORK — Dutch company Spyker Cars is giving General Motors Co. more time to consider selling it the Saab brand, keeping the fate of the Swedish automaker up in the air.

Spyker had previously given GM until 5 p.m. EST Monday to consider its latest offer, but Spyker said it has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spyker-gives-general-motors-more-time-to-weigh-latest-offer-for-saab-car-brand-246997/" title="Spyker gives General Motors more time to weigh latest offer for Saab car brand">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepti Hajela</dc:creator>
		
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Bloomberg blasts EMTs accused of refusing to help

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday blasted two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who had collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break. The woman and her baby later died.
Bloomberg said refusing to help goes against human .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bloomberg-blasts-emts-accused-of-refusing-to-help-pregnant-woman-who-collapsed-and-later-died-246983/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver
NEW YORK — Just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Zagat has released an updated guide to Vancouver, with recommendations for restaurants and attractions in the city as well as for the ski resort town of Whistler and for beautiful Vancouver Island, which is reachable from Vancouver by ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zagat-issues-updated-guide-to-vancouver-246964/" title="Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hess to swap some assets with Shell to consolidate portfolio; also to redeem notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Hess to swap assets with Shell, redeem notes

NEW YORK — Hess Corp., an oil and gas company, said Monday it has agreed to swap some assets with Shell to consolidate its portfolio and double its interest in two fields off the Norwegian coast.
Hess will take Shell&#8217;s 28.09 percent interest in the Valhall field and a ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hess-to-swap-some-assets-with-shell-to-consolidate-portfolio-also-to-redeem-notes-246950/">Hess to swap some assets with Shell to consolidate portfolio; also to redeem notes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eli Lilly to pay Incyte $90M upfront in licensing deal for potential anti-inflammatory drug</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eli-lilly-to-pay-incyte-90m-upfront-in-licensing-deal-for-potential-anti-inflammatory-drug-246884/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Eli Lilly, Incyte sign drug development deal

NEW YORK — Eli Lilly &#038; Co. and Incyte Corp. said Monday they will develop a potential treatment for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases in a deal valued at $90 million upfront and potentially worth up to $665 million.
Under the deal, Eli Lilly gains worldwide rights to Incyte&#8217;s experimental drug .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eli-lilly-to-pay-incyte-90m-upfront-in-licensing-deal-for-potential-anti-inflammatory-drug-246884/">Eli Lilly to pay Incyte $90M upfront in licensing deal for potential anti-inflammatory drug</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man booked for having sex with horse!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-booked-for-having-sex-with-horse-246776/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - An 18-year-old man has been  booked for having sex with horses in the US.
Erick Rivera abused the animals at a Hudson Valley harness  track at night.

The  horsemen  started  suspecting in July when  they  found  the fillies  bridled and immobilized in their stalls  .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-booked-for-having-sex-with-horse-246776/">Man booked for having sex with horse!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Millions of people snowed in by East Coast storm over the weekend slog back to work</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/millions-of-people-snowed-in-by-east-coast-storm-over-the-weekend-slog-back-to-work-246745/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Neumeister</dc:creator>
		
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Storm-walloped East Coast returns to work _ slowly

NEW YORK — Millions of East Coast commuters returned to work Monday over slick roads and icy sidewalks after a weekend winter storm dropped record snowfall, interrupted holiday shopping and stranded travelers.
The storm crept up the coast on Saturday and Sunday, walloping states from the mid-Atlantic to New .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/millions-of-people-snowed-in-by-east-coast-storm-over-the-weekend-slog-back-to-work-246745/">Original article &nbsp;: Millions of people snowed in by East Coast storm over the weekend slog back to work</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>HIV/AIDS among Doctors Without Borders&#8217; Top 10 humanitarian crises of 2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hivaids-among-doctors-without-borders-top-10-humanitarian-crises-of-2009-246681/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Astor</dc:creator>
		
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Group: HIV/AIDS among Top 10 crises of the year

NEW YORK — A New York City medical humanitarian group says dwindling funding for HIV/AIDS threatens to leave an estimated 10 million infected people without treatment in the developing world, making it one of 2009&#8217;s Top 10 humanitarian crises.
Other crises on the list released Monday by Doctors .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hivaids-among-doctors-without-borders-top-10-humanitarian-crises-of-2009-246681/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: HIV/AIDS among Doctors Without Borders&#8217; Top 10 humanitarian crises of 2009</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store reopens after escalator fire forces hundreds of shoppers to flee</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nycs-flagship-macys-store-reopens-after-escalator-fire-forces-hundreds-of-shoppers-to-flee-246653/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Matthews</dc:creator>
		
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NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store reopens after fire

NEW YORK — Hundreds of holiday shoppers were evacuated from the flagship Macy&#8217;s store at Herald Square on Sunday after a fire in an escalator spread smoke through the building.
The fire occurred in an escalator between the third and fourth floors, said Elina Kazan, a Macy&#8217;s spokeswoman. The sirens .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nycs-flagship-macys-store-reopens-after-escalator-fire-forces-hundreds-of-shoppers-to-flee-246653/">Original source &nbsp;: NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store reopens after escalator fire forces hundreds of shoppers to flee</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Escalator fire closes NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store after hundreds of shoppers evacuated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Matthews</dc:creator>
		
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Escalator fire closes NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store

NEW YORK — Hundreds of holiday shoppers were evacuated from the flagship Macy&#8217;s store at Herald Square on Sunday afternoon after a fire in an escalator sent smoke throughout the building. No injuries were immediately reported.
The fire occurred in an escalator between the third and fourth floors, the fire .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/escalator-fire-closes-nycs-flagship-macys-store-after-hundreds-of-shoppers-evacuated-246649/" title="Escalator fire closes NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store after hundreds of shoppers evacuated">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of shoppers evacuated when escalator fire hits NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Escalator fire hits NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store

NEW YORK — The flagship Macy&#8217;s store at New York City&#8217;s Herald Square has been evacuated because of an escalator fire.
The fire department says no injuries have been reported reported from the fire in an escalator between the third and fourth floors.
The fire started just after 4 p.m. Sunday ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-of-shoppers-evacuated-when-escalator-fire-hits-nycs-flagship-macys-store-246643/">Hundreds of shoppers evacuated when escalator fire hits NYC&#8217;s flagship Macy&#8217;s store</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Airlines across East Coast aim to get people flying again as storm moves on</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Airlines across East Coast dig out from big storm

NEW YORK — East Coast airports are back to minimal flight delays, helped in part by the cancellation of hundreds of flights after a major winter storm.
About 1,200 flights at the New York City area&#8217;s three major airports were canceled despite clear conditions on the runways. By .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/airlines-across-east-coast-aim-to-get-people-flying-again-as-storm-moves-on-246618/">Airlines across East Coast aim to get people flying again as storm moves on</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snow blankets East, keeping would-be shoppers at home and travelers stranded in airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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Storm continues to wallop East Coast, heads north

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A slow-moving storm that blanketed swaths of the mid-Atlantic with nearly 2 feet of snow headed northward Sunday, continuing its assault on the East Coast after causing at least five deaths, crippling travel and leaving empty stores normally crammed with holiday shoppers.
As it approaches ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snow-blankets-east-keeping-would-be-shoppers-at-home-and-travelers-stranded-in-airports-246524/">Read more : Snow blankets East, keeping would-be shoppers at home and travelers stranded in airports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Too cold for nude protest, bikers against NYC bike lane removal pin plastic breasts to jackets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Too cold for nude protest, NYC bikers switch gears

NEW YORK — Bicyclists who planned to go topless to protest the removal of a Brooklyn bike lane switched gears Saturday, pinning plastic breasts to their jackets as they rolled into a snowstorm.
Dozens of bikers joined a protest called the &#8220;Freedom Ride&#8221; to oppose the removal of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/too-cold-for-nude-protest-bikers-against-nyc-bike-lane-removal-pin-plastic-breasts-to-jackets-246469/">Too cold for nude protest, bikers against NYC bike lane removal pin plastic breasts to jackets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Berlusconi Milan attack boosts sales of souvenir statuette</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Sales of statuettes of Milan&#8217;s gothic cathedral, the Duomo, have seen a sudden boom after a similar piece was used by a man to knock off Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi&#8217;s teeth earlier in the week, say souvenir vendors.

Massimo Tartaglia had thrown a small figurine of the Duomo on Berlusconi&#8217;s face on Sunday ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/berlusconi-milan-attack-boosts-sales-of-souvenir-statuette-246379/">Berlusconi Milan attack boosts sales of souvenir statuette</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House gatecrasher couple in &#8216;Real Housewives&#8217;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - American TV channel Bravo is considering to include White House gatecrashers Salahis in the &#8220;Real Housewives of Washington, D.C.&#8221;

It is conducting an online poll to know about their perceptions of Michaele and Tareq Salahi, reports the New York Daily News.
The couple came into limelight after they showed up uninvited to President Obama&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-gatecrasher-couple-in-real-housewives-246350/">White House gatecrasher couple in &#8216;Real Housewives&#8217;?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Book on Clinton scandal: Prosecutors were prepared to indict both over Whitewater, Lewinsky</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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NEW YORK — An explosive new book about former President Clinton says independent prosecutors were prepared to indict him and Hillary Rodham Clinton for their roles in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky affairs.
Author Ken Gormley also writes in &#8220;The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr&#8221; that .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/book-on-clinton-scandal-prosecutors-were-prepared-to-indict-both-over-whitewater-lewinsky-246270/">Book on Clinton scandal: Prosecutors were prepared to indict both over Whitewater, Lewinsky</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Book on Clinton scandal says prosecutors prepared to indict both</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW YORK — An explosive new book about former President Clinton says independent prosecutors were prepared to indict him and Hillary Rodham Clinton for their roles in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky affairs.
Author Ken Gormley also writes in &#8220;The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr&#8221; that ex-intern ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/book-on-clinton-scandal-says-prosecutors-prepared-to-indict-both-246265/">Read more : Book on Clinton scandal says prosecutors prepared to indict both</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hyatt Hotels to operate 4 new hotel properties in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Hyatt Hotels to operate 5 new hotel properties

NEW YORK — Hyatt Hotels Corp. and DB Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., which is part of DB Group, said Friday that Hyatt will operate five new hotel properties in India.
The properties are scheduled to open between 2010 and 2014, and include: Park Hyatt Mumbai, Grand Hyatt Goa, Grand Hyatt .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hyatt-hotels-to-operate-4-new-hotel-properties-in-india-246246/">Hyatt Hotels to operate 4 new hotel properties in India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>MTV&#8217;s &#8216;Teen Mom&#8217; documents lives interrupted for teens having babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Teen Mom&#8217; shows interrupted lives
NEW YORK — Amber Portwood&#8217;s lunch with a friend keeps getting interrupted by a crying baby. The problem is, the baby is Amber&#8217;s. She packs up and leaves the restaurant before she can finish eating.

Quieting a fussy baby is all in a day&#8217;s work for the 19-year-old and her co-stars on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mtvs-teen-mom-documents-lives-interrupted-for-teens-having-babies-246241/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: MTV&#8217;s &#8216;Teen Mom&#8217; documents lives interrupted for teens having babies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bikers plan topless ride to protest demise of bike lane in NY Orthodox Jewish neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Bikers plan topless ride to protest lane removal

NEW YORK — Bicyclists planning a protest ride through New York City are calling it their &#8220;Freedom Ride&#8221; — free of clothing, that is. The removal of clothing during Saturday&#8217;s ride is meant as a protest over the removal of a bike lane in the Williamsburg section of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bikers-plan-topless-ride-to-protest-demise-of-bike-lane-in-ny-orthodox-jewish-neighborhood-246215/" title="Bikers plan topless ride to protest demise of bike lane in NY Orthodox Jewish neighborhood">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers brace for storms set to hit East Coast on crucial last weekend of holiday shopping</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Winter weather could slow holiday shoppers

NEW YORK — Snowy predictions in the Northeast may have storybook holiday charm, but they&#8217;re not raising the spirits of retailers counting on shoppers to give them a brisk finish to the season.
A wet storm that hit the Southeast beginning late Thursday could bring snow to much of the Atlantic ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/retailers-brace-for-storms-set-to-hit-east-coast-on-crucial-last-weekend-of-holiday-shopping-246182/" title="Retailers brace for storms set to hit East Coast on crucial last weekend of holiday shopping">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>JetBlue to waive change fees, fare differences for customers affected by Mid-Atlantic storms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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JetBlue to waive fees because of looming storm

NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways Corp. said Friday it will waive change fees and fare differences to allow customers booked to travel to, from or through Mid-Atlantic airports this weekend to rebook their flights because of expected winter storms.
Any JetBlue passenger with plans to travel through Baltimore; Charlotte ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jetblue-to-waive-change-fees-fare-differences-for-customers-affected-by-mid-atlantic-storms-246147/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : JetBlue to waive change fees, fare differences for customers affected by Mid-Atlantic storms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco completes $2.9 billion deal for network equipment maker Starent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Cisco closes $2.9 billion deal for Starent

NEW YORK — Cisco Systems Inc. said Friday it has completed its $2.9 billion acquisition of Starent Networks Corp.
Cisco, the world&#8217;s largest maker of computer networking gear, paid $35 per share in cash, for Starent, a company based in Tewksbury, Mass. that makes equipment used by telecommunications carriers to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cisco-completes-29-billion-deal-for-network-equipment-maker-starent-246128/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Cisco completes $2.9 billion deal for network equipment maker Starent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GM to wind down Saab brand after deal talks with Spyker Cars collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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GM to discontinue Saab after deal talks collapse

NEW YORK — General Motors Co. said Friday it will wind down Saab after talks to sell the brand to Dutch carmaker Spyker Cars collapsed.
GM said in a news release that issues arose during the sale talks that could not be resolved.
&#8220;Despite the best efforts of all involved, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-to-wind-down-saab-brand-after-deal-talks-with-spyker-cars-collapse-246103/">GM to wind down Saab brand after deal talks with Spyker Cars collapse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police press search for 4-year-old NY boy who disappeared while mom&#8217;s boyfriend baby-sat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Police press search for missing 4-year-old NY boy

NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Officers in upstate New York are pressing their search for a 4-year-old boy who police say wandered away from the family apartment while under the care of his mom&#8217;s boyfriend.
Police say Marc Anthony Bookal vanished from the Newburgh apartment Monday. They&#8217;ve been using dogs and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-press-search-for-4-year-old-ny-boy-who-disappeared-while-moms-boyfriend-baby-sat-246092/">Police press search for 4-year-old NY boy who disappeared while mom&#8217;s boyfriend baby-sat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With  John Edwards&#8217; paternity proved, mistress says it&#8217;s  payout time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New evidence has emerged that seems  to prove  former Democratic presidential candidate John  Edwards  is indeed the father of his ex-mistress Rielle Hunter&#8217;s child.

Edwards  has  never admitted to fathering a love child  with  the one-time  staffer,  but new legal documents  suggest ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-john-edwards-paternity-proved-mistress-says-its-payout-time-245987/">With  John Edwards&#8217; paternity proved, mistress says it&#8217;s  payout time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal names Blumenstein deputy managing editor of international operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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WSJ names deputy managing editor, international

NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal has named WSJ.com managing editor Rebecca Blumenstein as its new deputy managing editor overseeing international operations.
The financial newspaper, owned by News Corp., said Blumenstein will begin her new role on Jan. 11. She will oversee the paper&#8217;s bureaus and correspondents around the world .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-journal-names-blumenstein-deputy-managing-editor-of-international-operations-245854/">Wall Street Journal names Blumenstein deputy managing editor of international operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-head of union for newspaper mailroom workers is accused of embezzling more than $200,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-head of NYC union accused of stealing $200,000

NEW YORK — The former head of a union representing mailroom employees of New York-based newspapers has been charged with embezzling more than $200,000.
Wayne Mitchell was expected to surrender Friday to federal authorities in Manhattan.
Court papers accused Mitchell of embezzling the money from the Communication Workers of America ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-head-of-union-for-newspaper-mailroom-workers-is-accused-of-embezzling-more-than-200000-245851/" title="Ex-head of union for newspaper mailroom workers is accused of embezzling more than $200,000">>>></a>.]]></description>
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