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		<title>Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Changes on Upper Missouri could boost fish, trees
BILLINGS, Mont. — More than 90 years after dams started to choke off the Upper Missouri River, government officials are drafting a plan to restore the river&#8217;s natural flow to boost its endangered fish and ailing stands of cottonwood trees.
The river courses for almost 150 miles ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/changes-considered-for-upper-missouri-dams-in-bid-to-boost-recovery-of-sturgeon-cottonwood-237843/">Original article on  : Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama kicks off Xmas at White House, receives 18½-foot Douglas fir tree from W.Va</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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Tis the season: White House Christmas tree arrives

WASHINGTON — The White House is open for Christmas.
A day after celebrating Thanksgiving, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha received the official White House Christmas tree: an 18½-foot Douglas fir delivered from a farm in Shepherdstown, W.Va., by traditional horse-drawn carriage.
Growers Eric and Gloria Sundback .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-kicks-off-xmas-at-white-house-receives-18%c2%bd-foot-douglas-fir-tree-from-wva-236692/">Michelle Obama kicks off Xmas at White House, receives 18½-foot Douglas fir tree from W.Va</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence of toxins in endangered fish add hurdle to restoring fish in Klamath water fights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Experts think toxic algae harming endangered fish

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists say they think toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation shutoffs for farmers.
U.S. Geological Survey fish biologist Scott VanderKooi (VAN-der-koy) .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evidence-of-toxins-in-endangered-fish-add-hurdle-to-restoring-fish-in-klamath-water-fights-235933/" title="Evidence of toxins in endangered fish add hurdle to restoring fish in Klamath water fights">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Toxins in endangered suckers add hurdle to restoring fish at center of Klamath water fights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Algae toxins found in endangered fish in Klamath

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West have been found in endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation shutoffs for farmers.
U.S. Geological Survey fish biologist Scott VanderKooi (VAN-der-koy) said Wednesday ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/toxins-in-endangered-suckers-add-hurdle-to-restoring-fish-at-center-of-klamath-water-fights-235883/">Read : Toxins in endangered suckers add hurdle to restoring fish at center of Klamath water fights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows

NEW YORK — Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.
Holiday train shows are also held in other .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/models-of-obama-homes-in-chicago-and-white-house-in-holiday-train-shows-at-botanical-gardens-235126/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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National team to help manage bark beetle problem

DENVER — A national team will help the U.S. Forest Service manage the attack against the beetle infestation that has swept through about 2.5 million acres of forests in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
Rocky Mountain Regional Forester Rick Cables says the team will help coordinate efforts to address .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-team-to-help-forest-service-manage-bark-beetle-epidemic-in-colo-wyo-227355/">National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hard-hit Ohio community turns to gardens to help stretch food dollars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sewell</dc:creator>
		
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Hard-hit community learns to grow food
WILMINGTON, Ohio — Many of the new gardeners didn&#8217;t know how to grow vegetables, and weren&#8217;t sure what to do with them once they did.

They learned, though, as part of a project by a local college to help a community hard-hit by the recession grow some of its own food.
Wilmington ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hard-hit-ohio-community-turns-to-gardens-to-help-stretch-food-dollars-226083/">Hard-hit Ohio community turns to gardens to help stretch food dollars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC&#8217;s Rockefeller Center&#8217;s 2009 Christmas tree is 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC&#8217;s Rockefeller Center tree is spruce from Conn.

EASTON, Conn. — The star attraction at New York&#8217;s Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut.
Crews cut down the 10-ton tree Wednesday morning at the Easton home of schoolteacher Maria Corti.
The spruce will be hoisted by a crane onto a trailer and transported .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nycs-rockefeller-centers-2009-christmas-tree-is-76-foot-norway-spruce-from-connecticut-225799/" title="NYC&#8217;s Rockefeller Center&#8217;s 2009 Christmas tree is 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Police: NY school gunman upset over GI treatment

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — Upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel, a 42-year-old father of an Army veteran sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-was-upset-over-treatment-of-us-soldiers-police-say-225190/">Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Officials: Ex-student held NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A 42-year-old man sneaked a disassembled shotgun into his old middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said.
Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian Anderson said .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-former-student-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-for-more-than-2-hours-no-one-hurt-224858/">Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Former student held NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — Police say a former student sneaked a disassembled shotgun into an upstate New York middle school, put the gun together in a bathroom and held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot.
No one was injured during the standoff .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-former-student-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-for-more-than-2-hours-no-one-hurt-224811/" title="Police: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Gunman holding NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A town official says a gunman at an upstate New York high school has taken the principal hostage.
Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver tells CNN that students at Stissing Mountain High School are safe. The school is about 90 miles north of New York City.
The school ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/town-official-gunman-at-upstate-ny-high-school-takes-principal-hostage-students-safe-224478/">Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eclectic group including Maya Angelou, Rihanna, Serena Williams honored with Glamour awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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Maya Angelou, Rihanna among Glamour mag&#8217;s honorees
NEW YORK — Even for a venue as grand as New York&#8217;s Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine&#8217;s Women of the Year awards.
Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Serena Williams was ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eclectic-group-including-maya-angelou-rihanna-serena-williams-honored-with-glamour-awards-224105/">Eclectic group including Maya Angelou, Rihanna, Serena Williams honored with Glamour awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ninjas and seaweed and fish, &#8216;Oh my!&#8217; Calif. students assemble record sushi roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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UC Berkeley students roll a giant serpent of sushi

BERKELEY, Calif. — It was the roll of a lifetime.
Hundreds of amateur sushi chefs at the University of California, Berkeley got their hands fishy Sunday as they assembled a 330-foot California roll.
A university spokeswoman says Sunday&#8217;s rice-and-seaweed monstrosity is the largest of its kind ever rolled, surpassing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ninjas-and-seaweed-and-fish-oh-my-calif-students-assemble-record-sushi-roll-222871/">Read : Ninjas and seaweed and fish, &#8216;Oh my!&#8217; Calif. students assemble record sushi roll</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Precious fungi specimens smuggled out of China as World War II began are returned</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wivell</dc:creator>
		
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Prized mushroom collection returns to China

BEIJING — A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.
At a ceremony at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cornell University President David Skorton .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/precious-fungi-specimens-smuggled-out-of-china-as-world-war-ii-began-are-returned-221615/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Precious fungi specimens smuggled out of China as World War II began are returned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police officer in right place at right time stops bloodbath at Fort Hood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse

FORT HOOD, Texas — Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.
A loud, popping noise. Moans. The sudden, urgent shout of &#8220;Gun!&#8221;
Smith poked his head over the cubicle&#8217;s partition and saw an extraordinary sight: .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-officer-in-right-place-at-right-time-stops-bloodbath-at-fort-hood-221168/">Police officer in right place at right time stops bloodbath at Fort Hood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Christmas tree to begin journey from Arizona to Washington, D.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Felicia Fonseca</dc:creator>
		
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Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from AZ forest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.
The 7,000-pound tree that is taller than a seven-story building will be harvested Saturday. From Alpine, it will .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/capitol-christmas-tree-to-begin-journey-from-arizona-to-washington-dc-221073/">Source &nbsp;: Capitol Christmas tree to begin journey from Arizona to Washington, D.C.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida sweeps into Nicaragua as hurricane, damaging homes, forcing evacuations, then loses steam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Ida hits Nicaragua as hurricane, then loses steam

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland.
Ida&#8217;s winds swirled at 75 mph (125 kph) when the storm struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-sweeps-into-nicaragua-as-hurricane-damaging-homes-forcing-evacuations-then-loses-steam-219922/">Ida sweeps into Nicaragua as hurricane, damaging homes, forcing evacuations, then loses steam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida weakens to tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida weakens to tropical depression over Nicaragua

MIAMI — Ida has weakened to a tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua.
The storm rumbled ashore Thursday at hurricane strength, but began losing muscle as it moved over land, dumping rain.
By Thursday night, Nicaragua&#8217;s government had discontinued tropical storm warnings along the country&#8217;s ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-weakens-to-tropical-depression-with-35-mph-top-winds-as-it-sweeps-over-nicaragua-219916/" title="Ida weakens to tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-airborne-nitrogen-pollution-producing-junk-food-for-fish-in-rocky-mountain-park-lakes-219574/" title="Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists: Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral bleaching damage this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Unusually warm water in recent years has caused the animals that make up coral to expel  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-caribbean-gulf-spared-widespread-coral-bleaching-damage-this-year-219474/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua, damages homes, schools, forcing evacuation of thousands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical storm as it moved inland.
Ida&#8217;s winds swirled at 75 mph (125 kph) when the storm struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-ida-rips-into-nicaragua-damages-homes-schools-forcing-evacuation-of-thousands-219314/">Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua, damages homes, schools, forcing evacuation of thousands</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida weakens slightly, becomes a tropical storm with 65 mph winds as it dumps rain on Nicaragua</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida weakens to tropical storm over Nicaragua

MIAMI — Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua.
The storm was at hurricane strength when it hit the country&#8217;s Atlantic coast around sunrise Thursday, destroying several dozen homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.
On Thursday afternoon, Ida .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-weakens-slightly-becomes-a-tropical-storm-with-65-mph-winds-as-it-dumps-rain-on-nicaragua-219292/">Original article &nbsp;: Ida weakens slightly, becomes a tropical storm with 65 mph winds as it dumps rain on Nicaragua</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua, forces evacuations, power outages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua coast
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Newly born Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast on Thursday, destroying several dozen homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

Ida, clocking 75 mph (120 kph) winds, struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles northeast of Bluefields, said meteorologist Dennis Feltgen of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-ida-hits-nicaragua-forces-evacuations-power-outages-219106/">Source article &nbsp;: Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua, forces evacuations, power outages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida reaches hurricane force, batters Nicaraguan island as it heads for landfall on mainland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Ida reaches hurricane force near Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical Storm Ida grew to hurricane force just off Nicaragua&#8217;s coast on Thursday, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes and knocking out power to some parts of the impoverished region.
The hurricane was forecast to slash into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast within hours, then cut across ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-reaches-hurricane-force-batters-nicaraguan-island-as-it-heads-for-landfall-on-mainland-218881/">Ida reaches hurricane force, batters Nicaraguan island as it heads for landfall on mainland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Ida batters Nicaraguan island as it heads for landfall on mainland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Tropical Storm Ida batters Nicaraguan island

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical Storm Ida uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of 300 people on Nicaragua&#8217;s Corn Island after forming Wednesday and quickly gaining strength in the southwestern Caribbean.
The storm was threatening to become a hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua early Thursday morning.
Heavy rains ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-ida-batters-nicaraguan-island-as-it-heads-for-landfall-on-mainland-218471/" title="Tropical Storm Ida batters Nicaraguan island as it heads for landfall on mainland">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities report big jump in marijuana plants seized in California raids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Wohlsen</dc:creator>
		
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Authorities: Huge jump in Calif. pot plants seized

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California&#8217;s eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year.
The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting seized 4.4 million plants in 2009, up from 2.9 million plants in 2008, according .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-report-big-jump-in-marijuana-plants-seized-in-california-raids-218265/">Source &nbsp;: Authorities report big jump in marijuana plants seized in California raids</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Scientists look for Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species

HELENA, Mont. — Scientists searching for Yellowstone National Park&#8217;s lesser-known life forms — beyond its famed bison, bears and wolves — found more than 1,200 species, including several never known before to exist in the park.
A one-day study of the park in late August found microscopic worms, mushrooms, a bluish-green ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beyond-bison-and-bears-scientists-seeking-yellowstones-hidden-species-find-more-than-1200-217948/" title="Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Fair: no cash distribution to amusement park company owners due to lower revenues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Cedar Fair: no cash distribution to owners in 2010

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. says it will not make any cash distribution in 2010 to the owners who hold unit shares in the company as a result of lower revenues.
Cedar Fair officials said Tuesday that the struggling economy combined with bad weather led to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cedar-fair-no-cash-distribution-to-amusement-park-company-owners-due-to-lower-revenues-217825/" title="Cedar Fair: no cash distribution to amusement park company owners due to lower revenues">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Fair 3rd-qtr profit rises from year-ago period hurt by hefty write-downs but sales fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Cedar Fair shares tumble on 3Q profit, sales

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Amusement park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. said Tuesday that profit rose in the third quarter from a year-ago period hurt by charges, but weaker-than-expected revenue sent the company&#8217;s shares tumbling 27 percent.
Cedar Fair, based in Sandusky, Ohio, said sales dropped as attendance fell, primarily ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cedar-fair-3rd-qtr-profit-rises-from-year-ago-period-hurt-by-hefty-write-downs-but-sales-fall-216659/">Read : Cedar Fair 3rd-qtr profit rises from year-ago period hurt by hefty write-downs but sales fall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Drought alters life for Kenya&#8217;s nomads, leading them to settle permanently and wait for aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Devastating drought alters life for Kenya nomads

DELA, Kenya — When 64-year-old Jimale Irobe was a young man, he guided his herds of cows and camels through knee-high grass.
These days the scrubby blades barely reach his ankles even in the rainy season, and there is never enough grass to go around. The cattle cannot feed, and ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drought-alters-life-for-kenyas-nomads-leading-them-to-settle-permanently-and-wait-for-aid-214336/">Drought alters life for Kenya&#8217;s nomads, leading them to settle permanently and wait for aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>St. Louis aldermen approve NorthSide redevelopment plan to help crumbling neighborhoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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St. Louis aldermen approve redevelopment plan

ST. LOUIS — City leaders voted Friday to support a developer&#8217;s proposal to transform crumbling sections of north St. Louis by building new business centers and homes. The 15-year project has been touted as including green parks, green energy and more.
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed two related measures .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/st-louis-aldermen-approve-northside-redevelopment-plan-to-help-crumbling-neighborhoods-213117/">St. Louis aldermen approve NorthSide redevelopment plan to help crumbling neighborhoods</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fishermen rally in Mass. to call for changes to fishery law, &#8216;dysfunctional&#8217; management</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Fishermen school up to criticize new catch rules

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Hundreds of fishermen from the Northeast rallied in front of the headquarters of federal fishery managers Friday, demanding changes in the &#8220;dysfunctional&#8221; management that they say is destroying their industry.
Some fishermen held signs reading &#8220;Let Fishermen Fish&#8221;; other signs pictured Adolf Hitler with the word  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fishermen-rally-in-mass-to-call-for-changes-to-fishery-law-dysfunctional-management-212573/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from geo-engineering to Bernard Madoff&#8217;s assets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Ask AP: Geo-engineering, Bernard Madoff&#8217;s assets
Purposely polluting the upper atmosphere? Reflecting sunlight with giant space mirrors?
These aren&#8217;t the tactics of a Hollywood supervillain — they&#8217;re controversial &#8220;geo-engineering&#8221; ideas that some say would help combat global warming.
Is there any chance they would help?
Curiosity about geo-engineering inspired one of the questions in this .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-answers-your-questions-on-the-news-from-geo-engineering-to-bernard-madoffs-assets-212274/">AP answers your questions on the news, from geo-engineering to Bernard Madoff&#8217;s assets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Construction to begin on King memorial in DC; plans were delayed over terror security issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Construction to begin on King memorial in DC

WASHINGTON — Construction can finally begin on the long-delayed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial slated for the National Mall after the National Park Service issued building permits Thursday for the project.
The memorial was first authorized in 1996. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar joined King&#8217;s only surviving sibling, Christine King ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/construction-to-begin-on-king-memorial-in-dc-plans-were-delayed-over-terror-security-issues-211445/">Read : Construction to begin on King memorial in DC; plans were delayed over terror security issues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Texas company recalls tortilla shipment sent out with incorrect food labels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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2nd Texas company recalling flour tortillas

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Another Texas company is recalling flour tortillas after company officials discovered they may contain an ingredient not listed on product labels.
San Angelo-based Mrs. Rios Corn Products says the tortillas were recalled after its officials found their packaging didn&#8217;t list whey as an ingredient. Whey can cause .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-texas-company-recalls-tortilla-shipment-sent-out-with-incorrect-food-labels-210203/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 2nd Texas company recalls tortilla shipment sent out with incorrect food labels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ND researchers: Most Upper Midwest hard red spring wheat, durum wheat is top grade</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
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ND researchers: Upper Midwest wheat of good grade

BISMARCK, N.D. — Nearly all of the hard red spring wheat grown in the Upper Midwest made top grade this year, while about three-fourths of the durum crop was top grade — a big improvement over last year, according to North Dakota State University researchers.
However, concerns raised earlier ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/">Read more : ND researchers: Most Upper Midwest hard red spring wheat, durum wheat is top grade</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miserable year for cotton leaves Ark. gin operators hurting; yield and seed prices down too</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Cotton gin operators in Arkansas are in a tight spot.

Since 1.2 million acres were planted in 2006, cotton acreage has declined steadily to 500,000 acres this year — a drop of 57 percent. This year&#8217;s harvest will be much smaller than expected with an estimated 30 percent lost from seemingly endless .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miserable-year-for-cotton-leaves-ark-gin-operators-hurting-yield-and-seed-prices-down-too-205363/">Miserable year for cotton leaves Ark. gin operators hurting; yield and seed prices down too</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. investigators follow garbage trucks to a landfill and discover 7-year-old girl&#8217;s body</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Kallestad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

They sorted through more than 225 tons of garbage before their worst fears were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-investigators-follow-garbage-trucks-to-a-landfill-and-discover-7-year-old-girls-body-204179/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Fla. investigators follow garbage trucks to a landfill and discover 7-year-old girl&#8217;s body</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somer Thompson Cause of Death: Homicide; child vanished while walking home from school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

They sorted through more than 200,000 tons of garbage before their worst fears ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-of-fla-girl-found-in-landfill-a-homicide-child-vanished-while-walking-home-from-school-203963/">Read : Somer Thompson Cause of Death: Homicide; child vanished while walking home from school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;As long as I&#8217;m hitting the ball&#8217;: Amputee vets get away from hospital and out on the links</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROCKVILLE, Md. — David Flowers knew his right leg was gone as soon as he stepped on the mine.

&#8220;I saw this leg come off,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It came up and flew over me and splattered me with blood everywhere.&#8221;
&#8220;And this one,&#8221; he added, pointing to his damaged left leg, &#8220;one bone was sticking out from ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-long-as-im-hitting-the-ball-amputee-vets-get-away-from-hospital-and-out-on-the-links-203906/" title="&#8216;As long as I&#8217;m hitting the ball&#8217;: Amputee vets get away from hospital and out on the links">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff says body in Ga. landfill identified by clothes, birthmark as 7-year-old Fla. girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Kallestad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities believe a body found under trash in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who vanished on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday.

Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said the tentative identification was based on clothing and on ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sheriff-says-body-in-ga-landfill-identified-by-clothes-birthmark-as-7-year-old-fla-girl-203652/">Sheriff says body in Ga. landfill identified by clothes, birthmark as 7-year-old Fla. girl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Rick hits Mexico&#8217;s Mazatlan resort, topples trees, signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guillermo Arias</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MAZATLAN, Mexico — Tropical Storm Rick hit Mexico&#8217;s Pacific coast just north of the resort of Mazatlan on Wednesday, toppling trees and signs after sparing Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula a direct blow. There were no reports of significant damage or injuries.

The center of the storm made landfall around 10 a.m. EDT (1400 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-rick-hits-mexicos-mazatlan-resort-topples-trees-signs-202368/">Tropical Storm Rick hits Mexico&#8217;s Mazatlan resort, topples trees, signs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s UN ambassador tells Israelis &#8216;lip service&#8217; not enough to bring about Mideast peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — The Obama administration&#8217;s ambassador to the United Nations told Israelis on Wednesday that it is not enough just to pay &#8220;lip service&#8221; to peace and urged the government to immediately relaunch negotiations, without preconditions, aimed at creating an independent Palestinian state.

Ambassador Susan Rice, in an address at a high-powered conference hosted by Israeli ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-un-ambassador-tells-israelis-lip-service-not-enough-to-bring-about-mideast-peace-202294/" title="Obama&#8217;s UN ambassador tells Israelis &#8216;lip service&#8217; not enough to bring about Mideast peace">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the good stuff? Medical marijuana explosion creates booming review business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — The store has a television lounge and a pool table, and snacks and acupuncture are free for customers who drop up to $130 an ounce on 16 varieties of marijuana. But a reviewer of the business warns the decor looks a little cliche, what with the Grateful Dead posters on the wall and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wheres-the-good-stuff-medical-marijuana-explosion-creates-booming-review-business-201265/">Original source &nbsp;: Where&#8217;s the good stuff? Medical marijuana explosion creates booming review business</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Obama policy on Sudan sets carrot-and-stick approach toward peace, ending rights abuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after months of fierce internal debate, outlined a new approach Monday to settling the conflicts in Sudan, asserting a moral obligation to end &#8220;a vast sea of human misery&#8221; and a need to prevent the African nation from serving as a haven for terrorists.

The new policy rests on offering incentives .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-obama-policy-on-sudan-sets-carrot-and-stick-approach-toward-peace-ending-rights-abuses-200181/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: New Obama policy on Sudan sets carrot-and-stick approach toward peace, ending rights abuses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico struggles to save monarch reserve from bark-beetle infestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Authorities who have struggled to stop illegal logging in Mexico&#8217;s famed monarch butterfly reserve now are cutting down thousands of trees themselves to fight an unprecedented infestation of deadly bark beetles.

Biologists and park workers are racing to fell as many as 9,000 infected fir trees and bury or extract infested wood before .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-struggles-to-save-monarch-reserve-from-bark-beetle-infestation-200082/" title="Mexico struggles to save monarch reserve from bark-beetle infestation">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In policy shift, Obama to offer Sudanese government incentives to end violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. is shifting its policy toward Sudan, offering incentives if the government proves it is taking steps to end the human suffering there and work toward internal peace.

Sanctions and pressure from the international community will increase if nothing changes.
The president said he will soon renew tough ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-policy-shift-obama-to-offer-sudanese-government-incentives-to-end-violence-199846/" title="In policy shift, Obama to offer Sudanese government incentives to end violence">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Get your 1788 cognac here: Paris&#8217; Tour d&#8217;Argent wine cellar auctions off some treasures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Doland</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Over the years, the chief sommelier had forgotten they were there. And when the four bottles of 1875 Armagnac Vieux were finally unearthed from the labyrinthine wine cellar this week, they were covered in a black fungus that looked like matted cat fur.

The landmark Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant, which dates back to 1582, is .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/get-your-1788-cognac-here-paris-tour-dargent-wine-cellar-auctions-off-some-treasures-198043/">Get your 1788 cognac here: Paris&#8217; Tour d&#8217;Argent wine cellar auctions off some treasures</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anheuser-Busch buys up all of Saturday Night Live&#8217;s ads to launch new new wheat beer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Anheuser-Busch is buying all the national ads on this week&#8217;s edition of comedy mainstay &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; to launch its new brew, Bud Light Golden Wheat.

The brewer — part of Anheuser-Busch InBev — and NBC Universal announced the sponsorship deal Thursday. This Saturday&#8217;s episode will mark the first time in the 35-year .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anheuser-busch-buys-up-all-of-saturday-night-lives-ads-to-launch-new-new-wheat-beer-197082/">Original source &nbsp;: Anheuser-Busch buys up all of Saturday Night Live&#8217;s ads to launch new new wheat beer</a>.]]></description>
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