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		<title>Parents battle suburban Dallas school after it suspends their son, 4, because of his long hair</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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Texas parents battle school over son&#8217;s long locks

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Pre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh likes his floppy hair just how it is: long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt collar.
But his long locks violate the dress code in his suburban Dallas school district. So Taylor again Wednesday found himself facing in-school .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-battle-suburban-dallas-school-after-it-suspends-their-son-4-because-of-his-long-hair-245012/" title="Parents battle suburban Dallas school after it suspends their son, 4, because of his long hair">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.
The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-other-biases-242548/" title="SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The school board blinked.
Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying.
The so-called Lesson 9, which had become an opposition centerpiece in a national .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-more-kinds-of-bias-242411/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie review: Clint Eastwood&#8217;s &#8216;Invictus&#8217; continues the director&#8217;s late-period streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Coyle</dc:creator>
		
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Review: Eastwood continues streak with &#8216;Invictus&#8217;

&#8220;Invictus&#8221; is a sports film that is more about what&#8217;s happening in the stands than on the playing field.
It&#8217;s South Africa in 1990 and change — as seen in the first scene of the film — is literally coming down the street. After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela (Morgan ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-review-clint-eastwoods-invictus-continues-the-directors-late-period-streak-241206/" title="Movie review: Clint Eastwood&#8217;s &#8216;Invictus&#8217; continues the director&#8217;s late-period streak">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie review: Williams, Travolta deliver mangy mongrel of a comedy with &#8216;Old Dogs&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Germain</dc:creator>
		
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Review: &#8216;Old Dogs&#8217; proves a mangy mongrel
In case anyone in the audience isn&#8217;t sure when to cackle, coo, snicker or sigh, the makers of &#8220;Old Dogs&#8221; have provided a handy on-screen prompt.

It&#8217;s an old dog, shown in closeup, reacting with little grunts of canine confusion or curiosity over the antics of Robin Williams and John .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-review-williams-travolta-deliver-mangy-mongrel-of-a-comedy-with-old-dogs-235401/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Movie review: Williams, Travolta deliver mangy mongrel of a comedy with &#8216;Old Dogs&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie review: Bella and her beastie boys mope through preposterous, pretentious &#8216;New Moon&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Germain</dc:creator>
		
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Review: Bella mopes through pretentious &#8216;New Moon&#8217;

Where would Hollywood be without that old standby, the vampire-werewolf-schoolgirl love triangle?
As every Stephenie Meyer fan knows, &#8220;The Twilight Saga: New Moon&#8221; is the one where studly vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) dumps his human girlfriend, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), for her own safety, and she turns to old .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-review-bella-and-her-beastie-boys-mope-through-preposterous-pretentious-new-moon-232428/">Movie review: Bella and her beastie boys mope through preposterous, pretentious &#8216;New Moon&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC council defiant of Catholic Church&#8217;s pressure to be exempt from gay marriage proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawmakers defy church pressure on DC gay marriage

WASHINGTON — The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington wants the city to change its proposal to legalize same-sex marriages to exempt the church from the law, but so far city council members aren&#8217;t budging.
Catholic Charities provides social services to about 68,000 people, some of which are city contracts like .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-council-defiant-of-catholic-churchs-pressure-to-be-exempt-from-gay-marriage-proposal-228716/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: DC council defiant of Catholic Church&#8217;s pressure to be exempt from gay marriage proposal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan drops case against US father who tried to snatch his children from ex-wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mari Yamaguchi</dc:creator>
		
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Japan drops child-snatching case against US man
TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife.
Christopher Savoie was arrested Sept. 28 in Fukuoka, Japan, as he tried to enter the U.S. Consulate with his 9-year-old son .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-drops-case-against-us-father-who-tried-to-snatch-his-children-from-ex-wife-227772/">Source &nbsp;: Japan drops case against US father who tried to snatch his children from ex-wife</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie review: The end comes not soon enough for doomsday flick &#8216;2012&#8242;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Coyle</dc:creator>
		
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Review: The end not soon enough for &#8216;2012&#8242;

Cataclysmic disaster and apocalyptic doom, as foretold by Hollywood, have a way of bringing together broken families, revealing the unseen heroism of deadbeat dads and neatly disposing of their rivals.
This, too, is the micro-level drama of &#8220;2012,&#8221; the latest nihilistic disaster flick to revel in the destruction of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-review-the-end-comes-not-soon-enough-for-doomsday-flick-2012-225220/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Movie review: The end comes not soon enough for doomsday flick &#8216;2012&#8242;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge issues restraining order blocking start of Illinois abortion notification law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge puts restraining order on Ill. abortion law

CHICAGO — Just hours after a state board voted Wednesday to allow the enforcement of a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl&#8217;s parents be notified before she has an abortion, a judge issued a temporary restraining order putting the measure back on hold.
The order will remain in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-issues-restraining-order-blocking-start-of-illinois-abortion-notification-law-218261/">Judge issues restraining order blocking start of Illinois abortion notification law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. board vote clears path for start of abortion notification law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Vote clears way for Ill. abortion notification law

CHICAGO — Illinois was cleared Wednesday to start enforcing a long-debated parental notification law for teens seeking abortions, after more than a decade of legal challenges.
The state&#8217;s Medical Disciplinary Board voted not to extend a 90-day grace period put into place in August. That means the law takes ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-board-vote-clears-path-for-start-of-abortion-notification-law-218017/">Ill. board vote clears path for start of abortion notification law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia officials expand child custody leniency program as more parents lose jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dionne Walker</dc:creator>
		
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Georgia&#8217;s child custody employment program expands

ATLANTA — Already a father of two in 2006, Martez Fitzpatrick figured supporting a third child wouldn&#8217;t much strain his budget.
Then the little girl&#8217;s mother, a woman with whom he had a previous relationship, died days after giving birth.
He moved the girl into his Atlanta home, where he soon found ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-officials-expand-child-custody-leniency-program-as-more-parents-lose-jobs-215304/">Read : Georgia officials expand child custody leniency program as more parents lose jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Mormon Muffins: Calendar pokes fun at stereotypes of Mormon mothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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Calendar pokes fun at Mormon mom stereotype

SALT LAKE CITY — The latest installment of a calendar series that pokes fun at Mormon stereotypes is putting a twist on motherhood.
The &#8220;Hot Mormon Muffins: A Taste of Motherhood&#8221; calendar features 12 mothers who claim membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in vintage pinup ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hot-mormon-muffins-calendar-pokes-fun-at-stereotypes-of-mormon-mothers-207566/">Hot Mormon Muffins: Calendar pokes fun at stereotypes of Mormon mothers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Ohio teens forced to sleep in cages sue their imprisoned adoptive parents, caseworkers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND — Two Ohio teenagers forced to sleep in cages have sued their adoptive parents and caseworkers who arranged the adoptions.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH&#8217;-guh) County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland on behalf of 18-year-old Sharen Gravelle and 17-year-old Michael Gravelle.
Their adoptive parents, also named Michael and Sharen, are now serving two-year ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-ohio-teens-forced-to-sleep-in-cages-sue-their-imprisoned-adoptive-parents-caseworkers-203640/">Read : 2 Ohio teens forced to sleep in cages sue their imprisoned adoptive parents, caseworkers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 in 100 US children has Autism : Government Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla K. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100

CHICAGO — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.
Greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase, federal health officials said.
&#8220;The concern here is ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-government-studies-find-autism-disorders-in-1-in-100-us-children-186791/">1 in 100 US children has Autism : Government Study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At NH forum, US education secretary tells dads: Turn off TV, spend more time with your kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Ramer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, N.H. — Getting fathers involved in their children&#8217;s education will take turning off the TV at home and opening the school doors to them, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.

&#8220;Both sides have to move toward the middle, toward each other,&#8221; he said in an interview after a forum attended by dozens of nonprofit groups, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-nh-forum-us-education-secretary-tells-dads-turn-off-tv-spend-more-time-with-your-kids-176922/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hungry teens use 21st century medium to text mom an age-old question: Wuz4dina?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Teens and texting is a subject that&#8217;s often discussed in pathological terms. They&#8217;re texting in class! They&#8217;re sexting! They&#8217;re running up $5,000 bills! They need thumb therapy!

But texting isn&#8217;t always bad. In some families, it&#8217;s become a primary form of communication between parents and children. In fact, one of my favorite texts from kids is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hungry-teens-use-21st-century-medium-to-text-mom-an-age-old-question-wuz4dina-175492/">Original source &nbsp;: Hungry teens use 21st century medium to text mom an age-old question: Wuz4dina?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Confusion in Uruguay: Adoptions law celebrated by gays may not enable them to adopt after all</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A closer reading of an adoptions law promoted by Uruguay&#8217;s gay rights groups suggests it might not enable adoptions by gay and lesbian couples after all.

With the law awaiting President Tabare Vazquez&#8217;s signature, gay rights groups have been celebrating the prospect that Uruguay could become the first country in Latin America to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/confusion-in-uruguay-adoptions-law-celebrated-by-gays-may-not-enable-them-to-adopt-after-all-169222/">Confusion in Uruguay: Adoptions law celebrated by gays may not enable them to adopt after all</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Uruguay clears way for adoptions by gay couples over objection of Roman Catholic Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay is clearing the way for homosexual couples to adopt children.

The Senate&#8217;s final approval Wednesday makes Uruguay the first country in Latin America to allow gay and lesbian couples the opportunity to adopt.
The executive branch now will decide when the law takes effect. The change is supported by socialist President Tabare Vazquez&#8217;s .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uruguay-clears-way-for-adoptions-by-gay-couples-over-objection-of-roman-catholic-church-164162/">Uruguay clears way for adoptions by gay couples over objection of Roman Catholic Church</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly 1 in 5 older Americans believed to be in poverty _ almost double the official rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations in the cost of living.

The National Academy of Science&#8217;s formula, which is gaining credibility with public officials including some in ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nearly-1-in-5-older-americans-believed-to-be-in-poverty-_-almost-double-the-official-rate-159464/">Nearly 1 in 5 older Americans believed to be in poverty _ almost double the official rate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Levi Johnston: Palin&#8217;s children did cooking, cleaning, laundry, took care of themselves</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin&#8217;s first grandchild is speaking out in Vanity Fair magazine about what went on inside the Palin household.

Levi Johnston says in the magazine&#8217;s October issue that the Palin home in Wasilla was different from what most people think. The 19-year-old lived with the Palins for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/levi-johnston-palins-children-did-cooking-cleaning-laundry-took-care-of-themselves-157621/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Levi Johnston: Palin&#8217;s children did cooking, cleaning, laundry, took care of themselves</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Uruguay&#8217;s lower house passes bill allowing gay, lesbian adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Lawmakers in Uruguay have approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt.

Despite opposition from Uruguay&#8217;s Roman Catholic Church and some of the political opposition, the 99-seat Chamber or Representatives on Thursday passed the bill 40-13, with the remaining members absent.
It goes next to the Senate, which approved an earlier version .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uruguays-lower-house-passes-bill-allowing-gay-lesbian-adoption-151886/">Uruguay&#8217;s lower house passes bill allowing gay, lesbian adoption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Noncustodial parents struggle with child support payments as a result of income loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan K. Scott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — As the owner of a successful acupuncture clinic in a wealthy Washington suburb, David Vandenberg never had any problems making a $433 monthly child support payment.

Until last year, when his business faltered and he went on unemployment. Unable to find another job, the 50-year-old Vandenberg moved to Arkansas to live with his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/noncustodial-parents-struggle-with-child-support-payments-as-a-result-of-income-loss-151425/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Noncustodial parents struggle with child support payments as a result of income loss</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. appeals court urged to affirm ruling that state ban on gay adoptions is unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-appeals-court-urged-to-affirm-ruling-that-state-ban-on-gay-adoptions-is-unconstitutional-150304/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A Florida appeals court is being urged to affirm a judge&#8217;s ruling that the state&#8217;s strict ban on adoptions by gay people is unconstitutional.

Attorneys for parent Martin Gill and his two children argued Wednesday in Miami that there&#8217;s no rational basis to exclude gay people. Gill and his partner have adopted two young .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-appeals-court-urged-to-affirm-ruling-that-state-ban-on-gay-adoptions-is-unconstitutional-150304/">Fla. appeals court urged to affirm ruling that state ban on gay adoptions is unconstitutional</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida&#8217;s strict ban on adoptions by gays goes before state appeals court</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Florida&#8217;s strict ban on adoptions by gay people is going before a state appeals court.

The state is appealing a Miami-Dade County judge&#8217;s November 2008 ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The ruling came in the case of Martin Gill, who along with his partner has adopted two young boys. The appeals court is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/floridas-strict-ban-on-adoptions-by-gays-goes-before-state-appeals-court-149898/" title="Florida&#8217;s strict ban on adoptions by gays goes before state appeals court">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrants wage court battles to bring adult children to the US after long wait</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ANA, Calif. — Evelyn Santos began her quest for a green card nearly two decades ago, hoping someday she and her family could leave the Philippines and start a better life in the United States.

The opportunity came in 2007, but with a painful caveat: Her two elder sons were now too old to qualify .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/immigrants-wage-court-battles-to-bring-adult-children-to-the-us-after-long-wait-149501/" title="Immigrants wage court battles to bring adult children to the US after long wait">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>All 7 astronauts on space shuttle mission are parents, have 20 children among them</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — All seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery&#8217;s mission are parents, and they have 20 children among themselves.

The lone mom is the one who will be moving into the international space station for three months.
The astronauts&#8217; children range in age from 6 to 26 and include a Blackhawk helicopter pilot who&#8217;s following .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/all-7-astronauts-on-space-shuttle-mission-are-parents-have-20-children-among-them-148707/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealanders voted overwhelmingly to overturn a law that prohibits parents from hitting children, according to the results of a nationwide referendum released Friday, but the government says the law is working and won&#8217;t be changed.

Opponents of the 2007 law claim it is overly intrusive and could turn thousands of good  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-zealanders-vote-to-overturn-law-that-bans-hitting-kids-but-govt-says-it-wont-change-law-146031/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Wallace Allen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Sims and Nicole Collier watched their son become nervous during eight years of custody battles. Isaac, now 10, seemed fearful and took to biting his nails.

Then the two separated parents took a six-week class geared toward separated or divorced parents, and everything changed. In the court-ordered class, they learned how to put their anger ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-ordered-parenting-classes-help-divorcing-spouses-continue-to-parent-together-145246/">Court-ordered parenting classes help divorcing spouses continue to parent together</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodrique Ngowi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WATERTOWN, Mass. — When Jenny Iverson and her husband left Utah last year, they didn&#8217;t just lose a tight-knit community of relatives. They lost their network of free baby sitters.

To make occasional &#8220;date nights&#8221; with her husband affordable, Iverson made a pitch to her new friends in Massachusetts: If you watch my kids, I&#8217;ll watch .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-trade-baby-sitting-shifts-to-make-date-night-affordable-in-the-economic-recession-142846/">Parents trade baby-sitting shifts to make date night affordable in the economic recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of schools already planning swine flu shots, to help keep doors open</title>
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		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Hundreds of schools are heeding the government&#8217;s call to set up flu-shot clinics this fall, preparing for what could be the most widespread school vaccinations since the days of polio.

An Associated Press review of swine flu planning suggests there are nearly 3 million students in districts where officials want to offer the vaccine .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-enterprise-hundreds-of-schools-already-planning-swine-flu-shots-to-help-keep-doors-open-141109/">AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of schools already planning swine flu shots, to help keep doors open</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait</title>
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US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait
Army Spc. Paul E. Andersen

On paper, Paul E. Andersen was a devoted military man who spent about 25 years with the Army Reserve. At heart, he was a kid.
The 49-year-old from Dowagiac, Mich., enjoyed slurping strawberry milkshakes, tinkering with machines and putting up lots of lights at Christmas. To .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-troops-who-have-died-while-serving-in-iraq-and-kuwait-135464/">Original article &nbsp;: US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa

Army Spc. Aaron S. Aamot
Aaron Aamot was fifth in a family of eight children and grew up in a small town called Custer — a place his father referred to as the &#8220;backside of the sticks.&#8221;
There, in north Washington state, Aamot was in the 4-H Club and Future Farmers .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-troops-who-have-died-while-serving-in-afghanistan-and-the-horn-of-africa-135463/">Original article &nbsp;: US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Family patriarch Joe Jackson doesn&#8217;t plan to help raise Michael Jackson&#8217;s children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Joe Jackson doesn&#8217;t plan to help raise Michael Jackson&#8217;s three children.

The Jackson family patriarch lives in Las Vegas and wrote in a statement filed in a Los Angeles court on Monday that he only occasionally visits the family home in the San Fernando Valley, north of downtown Los Angeles.
&#8220;I have had a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-patriarch-joe-jackson-doesnt-plan-to-help-raise-michael-jacksons-children-130971/">Family patriarch Joe Jackson doesn&#8217;t plan to help raise Michael Jackson&#8217;s children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government report takes up cost of raising a child, says its $221,000 through age 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS — It&#8217;s no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive?

A government report released Tuesday says a middle-income family with a child born last year will spend about $221,000 raising that child through age 17.
The report by the USDA&#8217;s Center for Nutrition Policy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-report-takes-up-cost-of-raising-a-child-says-its-221000-through-age-17-130756/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Government report takes up cost of raising a child, says its $221,000 through age 17</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Scares and dark laughs go hand-in-hand in the intense, suspenseful &#8216;Orphan&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy Lemire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Esther is unfailingly polite, a sensitive painter and pianist, a vision of traditional feminine charm in her prim dresses and bows. But this 9-year-old also has a way with a hammer and a handgun and knows a thing or two about arson and destruction of evidence.

Yes, she&#8217;s complicated, the little girl at .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-review-scares-and-dark-laughs-go-hand-in-hand-in-the-intense-suspenseful-orphan-117733/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Movie Review: Scares and dark laughs go hand-in-hand in the intense, suspenseful &#8216;Orphan&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The psychosexual drama &#8216;Death in Love&#8217; is deadly to endure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy Lemire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Boaz Yakin begins &#8220;Death in Love&#8221; by showing graphic erotic images interspersed with shots of a Nazi concentration camp doctor performing bloody surgical procedures. Later, the writer-director intercuts images of an aging Holocaust survivor attending a funeral with shots of that same woman lying on her back having sex.

Because we never would .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-review-the-psychosexual-drama-death-in-love-is-deadly-to-endure-110426/">Movie Review: The psychosexual drama &#8216;Death in Love&#8217; is deadly to endure</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>While some parents request kids&#8217; teachers, others believe in staying out of the process</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Marszalek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After doing some research, including sitting in on classrooms, Valerie Gilbert thought she knew which third-grade teacher would be perfect for her son, Stanley.

Impressed by that teacher&#8217;s creative, visually stimulating style, the Berkeley, Calif., mother lobbied on Stanley&#8217;s behalf. &#8220;I did my best to make my opinion known,&#8221; Gilbert said.
The school, however, placed Stanley in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/while-some-parents-request-kids-teachers-others-believe-in-staying-out-of-the-process-109216/" title="While some parents request kids&#8217; teachers, others believe in staying out of the process">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain in heated debate over proposed teenage abortion without parental consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Spain&#8217;s Socialist prime minister has irked his natural enemies on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a raw nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent.

The debate is harsh and emotional, showing ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spain-in-heated-debate-over-proposed-teenage-abortion-without-parental-consent-107318/">Spain in heated debate over proposed teenage abortion without parental consent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson&#8217;s kids had an isolated life but a loving bond with their superstar father, friends say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson&#8217;s kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi&#8217;s youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides — the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.

But when Jackson&#8217;s own kids asked to go on the rides, he .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jacksons-kids-had-an-isolated-life-but-a-loving-bond-with-their-superstar-father-friends-say-99272/">Jackson&#8217;s kids had an isolated life but a loving bond with their superstar father, friends say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With Father&#8217;s Day over, dads feel culture keeps them in shadows as they try to step up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Rayworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Father&#8217;s Day has come and gone, and with it the annual flurry of dad-friendly gifts, heartwarming newscasts and the highest-ranking father in the land — President Barack Obama — taking time to urge his fellow fathers to step up when it comes to their kids.

Fathers, Obama wrote in a letter to Parade magazine, need to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-fathers-day-over-dads-feel-culture-keeps-them-in-shadows-as-they-try-to-step-up-96115/">Original article &nbsp;: With Father&#8217;s Day over, dads feel culture keeps them in shadows as they try to step up</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson family attorney: Singer&#8217;s mother seeks custody of his children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson&#8217;s mother, Katherine, is taking care of the singer&#8217;s three children and the family will go to court Monday in part to protect her rights to custody, the family&#8217;s spokesman said.

Londell McMillan, the Jacksons&#8217; attorney, said the family hasn&#8217;t heard from Deborah Rowe, the mother of Jackson&#8217;s two oldest children, about ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michael-jackson-family-attorney-singers-mother-seeks-custody-of-his-children-94627/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Michael Jackson family attorney: Singer&#8217;s mother seeks custody of his children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge will likely have to decide who gets to care for Michael Jackson&#8217;s children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson&#8217;s mother is caring for the singer&#8217;s three children and asked the court Monday to declare her their guardian.

The guardianship papers were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. A hearing has been set for Aug 3.
Jackson left behind three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-will-likely-have-to-decide-who-gets-to-care-for-michael-jacksons-children-93825/">Judge will likely have to decide who gets to care for Michael Jackson&#8217;s children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In what&#8217;s become Father&#8217;s Day ritual, Obama asks American men to be better dads than his own</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.

The son gave back more than he received: a lifetime of ruminations about the man who abandoned the family, a memoir named &#8220;Dreams from My Father,&#8221; and endless reflections on his own successes and shortcomings as a parent of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-whats-become-fathers-day-ritual-obama-asks-american-men-to-be-better-dads-than-his-own-87970/">In what&#8217;s become Father&#8217;s Day ritual, Obama asks American men to be better dads than his own</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In what&#8217;s become Father&#8217;s Day ritual, Obama asks American men to be better dads than their own</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.

The son gave back more than he received: a lifetime of ruminations about the man who abandoned the family, a memoir named &#8220;Dreams from My Father,&#8221; and endless reflections on his own successes and shortcomings as a parent of ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-whats-become-fathers-day-ritual-obama-asks-american-men-to-be-better-dads-than-their-own-87812/">In what&#8217;s become Father&#8217;s Day ritual, Obama asks American men to be better dads than their own</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama doesn&#8217;t shy from telling men what sort of father they should be</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.

The son gave back more than he received: a lifetime of ruminations about the man who abandoned the family, a memoir named &#8220;Dreams from My Father,&#8221; and endless reflections on his own successes and shortcomings as a parent of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-doesnt-shy-from-telling-men-what-sort-of-father-they-should-be-87695/" title="Obama doesn&#8217;t shy from telling men what sort of father they should be">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>For Obama, Father&#8217;s Day means reflection on the mystery figure who left him as a child</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.

The son gave back more than he received: a lifetime of ruminations about the man who abandoned the family, a memoir named &#8220;Dreams from My Father,&#8221; and endless reflections on his own successes and shortcomings as a parent of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/for-obama-fathers-day-means-reflection-on-the-mystery-figure-who-left-him-as-a-child-87488/">For Obama, Father&#8217;s Day means reflection on the mystery figure who left him as a child</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama talks of &#8216;hole&#8217; in his heart from absent father, implores America&#8217;s dads to do better</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Growing up without a father left a hole in his heart, President Barack Obama told boys at the White House Friday in a remarkably personal Father&#8217;s Day weekend message. He implored fathers everywhere — and the kids when they&#8217;re older — to be involved in the lives of their own children.

&#8220;This isn&#8217;t an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-talks-of-hole-in-his-heart-from-absent-father-implores-americas-dads-to-do-better-87321/">Source &nbsp;: Obama talks of &#8216;hole&#8217; in his heart from absent father, implores America&#8217;s dads to do better</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama talks of &#8216;hole&#8217; in his heart from absent father, implores America&#8217;s dads to stay home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Growing up without a father left a painful hole in his heart, President Barack Obama told a lawnful of boys at the White House Friday in a remarkably personal Father&#8217;s Day weekend message. He implored fathers everywhere — and the kids when they&#8217;re a bit older — to stay home and stay involved .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-talks-of-hole-in-his-heart-from-absent-father-implores-americas-dads-to-stay-home-87302/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Obama talks of &#8216;hole&#8217; in his heart from absent father, implores America&#8217;s dads to stay home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama touts responsible fathering, tells young men to &#8216;be there for your child&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who barely knew his own father, had personal advice Friday for young men who become dads: &#8220;Even if your father was not there, you can be there for your child.&#8221;

Two days before Father&#8217;s Day, Obama was spending the afternoon promoting the importance of mentors and engaged parents.
He spoke at Year ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-touts-responsible-fathering-tells-young-men-to-be-there-for-your-child-87013/" title="Obama touts responsible fathering, tells young men to &#8216;be there for your child&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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