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		<title>Rocky road ahead for traffic reporters as GPS technology grounds aircraft, silences mics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisy Nguyen</dc:creator>
		
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Signal fading on radio traffic reports
CORONA, Calif. — For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the &#8220;eye in the sky.&#8221; He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation&#8217;s worst traffic.

These days, he broadcasts about traffic snarls and lurking gridlock without leaving the ground ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rocky-road-ahead-for-traffic-reporters-as-gps-technology-grounds-aircraft-silences-mics-236691/" title="Rocky road ahead for traffic reporters as GPS technology grounds aircraft, silences mics">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Carl Kasell, long a preeminant voice on NPR, to retire from &#8216;Morning Edition&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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NPR&#8217;s Carl Kasell to retire from &#8216;Morning Edition&#8217;

NEW YORK — Carl Kasell will finally get to sleep in. The veteran newscaster is retiring from NPR&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Edition.&#8221;
The 75-year-old Kasell has done the newcast during NPR&#8217;s flagship morning program since its inception 30 years ago. NPR says he will give his last broadcast on Dec. 30.
In .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/carl-kasell-long-a-preeminant-voice-on-npr-to-retire-from-morning-edition-234706/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Carl Kasell, long a preeminant voice on NPR, to retire from &#8216;Morning Edition&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-gov&#8217;t group defends Argentina media law, counters criticism from international editors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Hand Orellana</dc:creator>
		
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Pro-government group defends Argentina media law

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine journalists, academics and ruling party lawmakers met Monday to challenge the conclusions of an international media group that Latin American leaders are exerting too much control over the press.
Supporters of a controversial new Argentine media law say it will limit monopolies and maintain a diversity ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pro-govt-group-defends-argentina-media-law-counters-criticism-from-international-editors-223681/">Read more : Pro-gov&#8217;t group defends Argentina media law, counters criticism from international editors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sirius XM 3Q net loss narrows on smaller charges, revenue rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Sirius XM 3Q loss narrows as revenue rises

Sirius XM Radio Inc., the satellite radio provider that was on the brink of bankruptcy nine months ago, on Thursday reported a much improved third quarter as it signed up more subscribers and paid down debt.
Sirius has been battered by the downturn in the auto industry as plunging ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sirius-xm-3q-net-loss-narrows-on-smaller-charges-revenue-rises-218911/" title="Sirius XM 3Q net loss narrows on smaller charges, revenue rises">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president sends letter to Clinton asking to clarify US stand on coup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Ousted Honduran leader asks Clinton stand on coup
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama Administration why, after pressing for his reinstatement, it now says it will recognize upcoming Honduran elections even if he isn&#8217;t returned to power first.
In a letter sent to the U.S. State Department on .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-honduran-president-sends-letter-to-clinton-asking-to-clarify-us-stand-on-coup-217704/">Ousted Honduran president sends letter to Clinton asking to clarify US stand on coup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Secular Tunisia lets Islamic values rise in apparent bid to placate opponents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARTHAGE, Tunis — Clad in ample white robes, a turban and red skullcap, Sheik Mohamed Machfar slips on a pair of large black earphones as he sits behind the microphone in the gleaming new studios of Radio Zitouna. Now one of the most popular talk show hosts in Tunisia, he happily explains how his programs ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secular-tunisia-lets-islamic-values-rise-in-apparent-bid-to-placate-opponents-205008/" title="Secular Tunisia lets Islamic values rise in apparent bid to placate opponents">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali Islamist group orders 2 radio stations to stop broadcasts; no reason given</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-islamist-group-orders-2-radio-stations-to-stop-broadcasts-no-reason-given-202069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOGADISHU, Somalia — A powerful Islamist group linked to al-Qaida on Wednesday ordered two radio stations in southwestern Somalia to stop broadcasts indefinitely.

Al-Shabab delivered letters to Jubba and Warsan Radio stations early Wednesday ordering the shut down without giving any reasons, said Mohamed Adawe, a journalist with Jubba Radio.
Another Jubba Radio journalist, Abdikarin Jakarta, said ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-islamist-group-orders-2-radio-stations-to-stop-broadcasts-no-reason-given-202069/">Somali Islamist group orders 2 radio stations to stop broadcasts; no reason given</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio and television stations return to air in Honduras after government rescinds decree</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/radio-and-television-stations-return-to-air-in-honduras-after-government-rescinds-decree-201529/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Opposition radio and television stations in Honduras were back on the air Tuesday after the government lifted a three-week broadcast ban.

Radio Globo and Channel 36 began broadcasting Monday, just hours after interim President Roberto Micheletti&#8217;s administration rescinded a decree that limited constitutional guarantees such as freedom of press and freedom of assembly.
Also .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/radio-and-television-stations-return-to-air-in-honduras-after-government-rescinds-decree-201529/">Radio and television stations return to air in Honduras after government rescinds decree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group honors journalists from Belarus, Cameroon, Iran and Israel for work in harsh conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Four newswomen from Belarus, Cameroon, Iran and Israel who have kept working in the face of intimidation, threats and attacks were honored Tuesday by an international media group.

Agnes Taile of Cameroon, who was beaten and left for dead for her work at a radio station; Iryna Khalip, a reporter and editor in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-honors-journalists-from-belarus-cameroon-iran-and-israel-for-work-in-harsh-conditions-201503/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Group honors journalists from Belarus, Cameroon, Iran and Israel for work in harsh conditions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate committee approves bill to require radio stations to pay royalties to performers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Sanner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Legislation to make radio stations pay royalties to performers when they broadcast their music won the Senate Judiciary Committee&#8217;s approval Thursday.

Satellite radio, Internet radio and cable TV music channels already pay fees to performers and musicians, along with songwriter royalties. AM and FM radio stations just pay songwriters, not performers.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-committee-approves-bill-to-require-radio-stations-to-pay-royalties-to-performers-197240/">Original article on  : Senate committee approves bill to require radio stations to pay royalties to performers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran rivals tone down hopes for end to crisis despite consensus reached by negotiators</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The rivals for Honduras&#8217; presidency toned down hopes for an end to the nation&#8217;s political standoff despite an apparent breakthrough by negotiators who said they had reached consensus on ousted President Manuel Zelaya&#8217;s return to office.

Zelaya, who has been holed up in the Brazilian Embassy since sneaking back into Honduras from his ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduran-rivals-tone-down-hopes-for-end-to-crisis-despite-consensus-reached-by-negotiators-196609/">Honduran rivals tone down hopes for end to crisis despite consensus reached by negotiators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honduran rivals weigh proposal for ousted leader&#8217;s return to office; talks to continue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Negotiators reached a tentative agreement Wednesday on whether to return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to office, but both the deposed Honduran leader and the coup-installed president responded to the plan only by saying that talks would go on.

It was unclear exactly what the proposed agreement entailed. Victor Meza, a negotiator for Zelaya, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduran-rivals-weigh-proposal-for-ousted-leaders-return-to-office-talks-to-continue-196522/" title="Honduran rivals weigh proposal for ousted leader&#8217;s return to office; talks to continue">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Argentine Senate approves law dismantling media monopolies, president to sign</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mayra Pertossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina&#8217;s Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation&#8217;s media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law.

Senators voted by a surprisingly high 44-24 margin for the law, celebrating the end of dictatorship-era rules that enabled a few companies to dominate Argentine media. Opponents say ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/argentine-senate-approves-law-dismantling-media-monopolies-president-to-sign-192567/">Read : Argentine Senate approves law dismantling media monopolies, president to sign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy in Honduras condemns &#8216;disgusting&#8217; anti-Semitic remarks by pro-Zelaya radio director</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddy Cuevas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The U.S. Ambassador in Honduras has condemned anti-Semitic remarks by a local radio news director who has been an outspoken opponent of the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Ambassador Hugo Llorens sent a letter to Radio Globo owner Alejandro Villatoro expressing &#8220;astonishment and incomprehension&#8221; over the Sept. 25 remarks by station director ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoy-in-honduras-condemns-disgusting-anti-semitic-remarks-by-pro-zelaya-radio-director-188497/">US envoy in Honduras condemns &#8216;disgusting&#8217; anti-Semitic remarks by pro-Zelaya radio director</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dazed survivors emerge from muck and mire of earthquake in the Samoas as death toll reaches 119</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Mcguirk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[APIA, Samoa — Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-strewn streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 119 in the South Pacific.

Military transports flew medical personnel, food, water and medicine to Samoa and American ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dazed-survivors-emerge-from-muck-and-mire-of-earthquake-in-the-samoas-as-death-toll-reaches-119-183245/">Dazed survivors emerge from muck and mire of earthquake in the Samoas as death toll reaches 119</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sirius XM passing along $2 performance fees to subscribers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sirius XM listeners are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what amounts to a sneaky price increase.

Sirius XM Radio Inc., whose talk show celebrities include Howard Stern, is passing along performance royalty fees paid to singers, musicians and recording companies.
Prior to its acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Sirius ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sirius-xm-passing-along-2-performance-fees-to-subscribers-183013/">Sirius XM passing along $2 performance fees to subscribers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Food, medicine, temporary morgue sent to tsunami-stricken Samoas, death toll at 119</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keni Lesa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[APIA, Samoa — Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-strewn streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 119 in the South Pacific.

Military transports flew medical personnel, food, water and medicine to Samoa and American .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/food-medicine-temporary-morgue-sent-to-tsunami-stricken-samoas-death-toll-at-119-182999/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Food, medicine, temporary morgue sent to tsunami-stricken Samoas, death toll at 119</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster official says death toll from tsunami hits 83 in Samoa, bringing total count to 119</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[APIA, Samoa — A senior Samoan disaster official says the nation&#8217;s death toll has risen to 83 following a massive tsunami. She said more bodies are expected to be recovered as searches resumed at dawn.

The new count in Samoa brings the total toll to 119 after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hurled huge waves at the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/disaster-official-says-death-toll-from-tsunami-hits-83-in-samoa-bringing-total-count-to-119-182954/">Disaster official says death toll from tsunami hits 83 in Samoa, bringing total count to 119</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster officials sending food, temporary morgue to tsunami disaster in Samoas that killed 99</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keni Lesa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[APIA, Samoa — Disaster officials rushed food, medicine and a temporary morgue to the Samoas on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake unleashed a tsunami that flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea. At least 99 people were killed.

Survivors fled to higher ground on the South Pacific islands after the magnitude 8.0 quake ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/disaster-officials-sending-food-temporary-morgue-to-tsunami-disaster-in-samoas-that-killed-99-182828/">Disaster officials sending food, temporary morgue to tsunami disaster in Samoas that killed 99</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coup-installed president of Honduras backs down and agrees to restore civil liberties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he would restore civil liberties and reopen dissident television and radio stations by the end of the week.

Riot police ringed supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya who gathered for a large-scale protest march, setting off a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coup-installed-president-of-honduras-backs-down-and-agrees-to-restore-civil-liberties-181822/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Coup-installed president of Honduras backs down and agrees to restore civil liberties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras government reversal on measures reflects nervousness on Zelaya&#8217;s return</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; interim president promised to restore civil liberties and allow into the country an Organization of American States mediation team, quickly backpedalling from tough measures amid criticism from his own allies that he had gone too far in his fight to stay in power.

Roberto Micheletti&#8217;s decision Monday to reverse an emergency decree ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduras-government-reversal-on-measures-reflects-nervousness-on-zelayas-return-181402/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Honduras government reversal on measures reflects nervousness on Zelaya&#8217;s return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Increasingly desperate Honduran leaders vow to restore freedoms; standoff at pro-Zelaya march</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he would restore civil liberties and reopen dissident television and radio stations by the end of the week.

Riot police ringed supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya who gathered for a large-scale protest march, setting off a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/increasingly-desperate-honduran-leaders-vow-to-restore-freedoms-standoff-at-pro-zelaya-march-181212/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Increasingly desperate Honduran leaders vow to restore freedoms; standoff at pro-Zelaya march</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras&#8217; interim government raids media outlets after suspending civil liberties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; coup-installed government has silenced two key dissident broadcasters hours after it suspended civil liberties to prevent an uprising by backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Dozens of soldiers raided the offices of Radio Globo on Monday. Officials have also shut down the Channel 36 television station, which is broadcasting only a test .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduras-interim-government-raids-media-outlets-after-suspending-civil-liberties-181147/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Honduras&#8217; interim government raids media outlets after suspending civil liberties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Beck gets ceremonial key to Washington state hometown as allies, foes demonstrate nearby</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The mayor of Glenn Beck&#8217;s hometown in Washington state presented the Fox News personality with a ceremonial key to the city Saturday evening, an event preceded by weeks of protests and petitions calling for the cancellation of the visit.

Beck received a boisterous, minute-long standing ovation after receiving the plaque-mounted key from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/glenn-beck-gets-ceremonial-key-to-washington-state-hometown-as-allies-foes-demonstrate-nearby-181080/">Source article &nbsp;: Glenn Beck gets ceremonial key to Washington state hometown as allies, foes demonstrate nearby</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras restricts civil liberties, issues ultimatum to Brazil; Zelaya calls for mass marches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Interim government leaders have suspended constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties in a pre-emptive strike against widespread rebellion Monday, three months to the day since they ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a military-backed coup.

Zelaya supporters said they would ignore the decree issued late Sunday and march in the streets as planned. Some already had ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduras-restricts-civil-liberties-issues-ultimatum-to-brazil-zelaya-calls-for-mass-marches-180986/">Read : Honduras restricts civil liberties, issues ultimatum to Brazil; Zelaya calls for mass marches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras clamps down on civil rights, says it&#8217;s to prevent Zelaya&#8217;s &#8216;calls for insurrection&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; interim leaders late Sunday suspended key civil liberties in response to &#8220;calls for insurrection&#8221; by ousted President Manuel Zelaya, empowering police and soldiers to break up &#8220;unauthorized&#8221; public meetings, arrest people without warrants and restrict the news media.

The announcement came just hours after Zelaya called on supporters to stage mass marches .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduras-clamps-down-on-civil-rights-says-its-to-prevent-zelayas-calls-for-insurrection-180835/">Original source &nbsp;: Honduras clamps down on civil rights, says it&#8217;s to prevent Zelaya&#8217;s &#8216;calls for insurrection&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Beck attracts many friends, some foes to Seattle appearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Glenn Beck warmed up for his touted return to his Washington hometown with an appearance Saturday at Seattle&#8217;s Safeco Field that drew crowds of loyal fans but also some protesters.

The Fox News commentator took the stage and joked about the controversy his planned visit to Mount Vernon, Wash., for &#8220;Glenn Beck Day&#8221; has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/glenn-beck-attracts-many-friends-some-foes-to-seattle-appearance-179892/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Glenn Beck attracts many friends, some foes to Seattle appearance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos&#8217; tales of life in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Gus Hernandez and his family spent two nights sleeping in their car before Siddiqi Hansoti gave them three weeks&#8217; stay in his motel and then, even better, a job.

&#8220;I just needed a little bit of help,&#8221; Hernandez says in a recording of his story of finding an unexpected benefactor after being evicted from ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oral-history-recorders-launch-storycorpshistorias-to-collect-latinos-tales-of-life-in-us-177851/" title="Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos&#8217; tales of life in US">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN grew from local charity to national conglomerate with radio stations, schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade&#8217;s end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man its political arm endorsed is the president. Oh yeah — and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-grew-from-local-charity-to-national-conglomerate-with-radio-stations-schools-173182/">Original source &nbsp;: ACORN grew from local charity to national conglomerate with radio stations, schools</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-president of Peru, Bolivia decry actions against media in Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media.

Former President Alejandro Toledo of Peru said he is concerned about recent .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-president-of-peru-bolivia-decry-actions-against-media-in-venezuela-172672/">Ex-president of Peru, Bolivia decry actions against media in Venezuela</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith to head National Association of Broadcasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Daly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith was named on Friday to lead the National Association of Broadcasters.

Smith, a Republican, represented Oregon for two terms before losing his Senate seat to Democrat Jeff Merkley last year. He served on the Senate Commerce Committee, which handles broadcast-related legislation.
He will start as president and CEO of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-oregon-sen-gordon-smith-to-head-national-association-of-broadcasters-172471/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith to head National Association of Broadcasters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Media&#8217;s freedom in Venezuela a top concern at Inter American Press Association forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Press freedom groups condemn Venezuela&#8217;s recent shutdown of radio stations as part of a broader strategy by President Hugo Chavez to progressively clamp down on the private news media — and they want to put a stop to it.

Newspaper executives who lead the Miami-based Inter American Press Association say Venezuela will be .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medias-freedom-in-venezuela-a-top-concern-at-inter-american-press-association-forum-171571/">Media&#8217;s freedom in Venezuela a top concern at Inter American Press Association forum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Inside the Mind of Mark Foley&#8217;: Ex-congressman to explore politics on new talk radio show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — There&#8217;s a surprising new voice in the world of political talk radio as former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley returns to the spotlight three years after a lurid scandal ruined his congressional career.

Foley taped his first stint behind the mic for &#8220;Inside the Mind of Mark Foley&#8221; on Tuesday. It will ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inside-the-mind-of-mark-foley-ex-congressman-to-explore-politics-on-new-talk-radio-show-163708/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : &#8216;Inside the Mind of Mark Foley&#8217;: Ex-congressman to explore politics on new talk radio show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Chavez television channel notified of new probe, risks losing broadcast license</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Toothaker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — The government said Monday a leading TV channel aligned with Venezuela&#8217;s opposition could lose its broadcast license for allegedly airing a viewer&#8217;s text message calling for a coup and the assassination of President Hugo Chavez.

Diosdado Cabello, president of the telecommunications commission, said authorities will also ask prosecutors for a criminal probe to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-chavez-television-channel-notified-of-new-probe-risks-losing-broadcast-license-162018/">Source article &nbsp;: Anti-Chavez television channel notified of new probe, risks losing broadcast license</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities investigate toppling of 2 towers for radio station in Washington state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Two radio station towers near Seattle that have generated intense local opposition were toppled early Friday in an act of sabotage that bore the initials of the radical Earth Liberation Front.

The towers for KRKO-AM — one of which was 349 feet tall — were torn down because of health and environmental concerns, according .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-investigate-toppling-of-2-towers-for-radio-station-in-washington-state-159921/" title="Authorities investigate toppling of 2 towers for radio station in Washington state">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Red Sox pitcher Schilling: Senate campaign unlikely but possible to fix &#8216;corrupt&#8217; politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Thursday the chances he will run to replace Democrat Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate are &#8220;slim to none&#8221; but he will not rule it out.

The three-time World Series champion said he retired from baseball in March to spare his family the downside of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-red-sox-pitcher-schilling-senate-campaign-unlikely-but-possible-to-fix-corrupt-politics-158920/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Ex-Red Sox pitcher Schilling: Senate campaign unlikely but possible to fix &#8216;corrupt&#8217; politics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former US Rep. Bill Hefner from NC dead at age 79; also a gospel singer, owned radio station</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Bill Hefner, a former 12-term Democratic congressman from North Carolina, Southern Baptist gospel singer and radio station owner, died of a brain aneurysm Wednesday. He was 79.

Nancy Hefner said she and her husband had attended a Democratic dinner in Guntersville, Ala., Tuesday night, after which she said he complained of being dizzy, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-us-rep-bill-hefner-from-nc-dead-at-age-79-also-a-gospel-singer-owned-radio-station-158001/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Former US Rep. Bill Hefner from NC dead at age 79; also a gospel singer, owned radio station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA County official criticizes TV stations for not going round-the-clock in wildfire coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Manning</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A lawmaker is criticizing television and radio stations for failing to provide early round-the-clock coverage of the largest fire in Los Angeles County history.

The media let people down as they faced danger, not knowing where to go or what to do, Supervisor Michael Antonovich said, adding he had heard the complaint from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-official-criticizes-tv-stations-for-not-going-round-the-clock-in-wildfire-coverage-157997/">Original article on  : LA County official criticizes TV stations for not going round-the-clock in wildfire coverage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of Wisconsin bans advertising by beer companies during sports broadcasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin football fans listening to games on the radio this fall will hear few, if any, beer ads for the first time in years.

The university has ended long-standing sponsorship agreements with MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev for advertising during Badgers sports broadcasts. The deals, which brought the university about $425,000 per year, were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-wisconsin-bans-advertising-by-beer-companies-during-sports-broadcasts-150480/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: University of Wisconsin bans advertising by beer companies during sports broadcasts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ensign trying to move past affair, but comparison to Clinton makes it difficult</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Sonner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FERNLEY, Nev. — Two months after a weary looking John Ensign hastily confessed to having an extramarital affair with a former campaign aide who was his best friend&#8217;s wife, the Nevada senator set out to reconstruct his image before a forgiving crowd in the Fernley Community Center.

On a hot August afternoon before plates of catered .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ensign-trying-to-move-past-affair-but-comparison-to-clinton-makes-it-difficult-147056/" title="Ensign trying to move past affair, but comparison to Clinton makes it difficult">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assailed from all sides, Obama defends his health care plan to both the right and the left</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With control of the health care debate slipping from his grasp, President Barack Obama pitched his ambitious plan to both conservative talk radio and his own liberal supporters Thursday — and denied a challenge from one backer that he was &#8220;bucklin&#8217; a little bit&#8221; under Republican criticism.

Liberals were on the verge of revolt .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assailed-from-all-sides-obama-defends-his-health-care-plan-to-both-the-right-and-the-left-145453/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Assailed from all sides, Obama defends his health care plan to both the right and the left</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama tells talk radio caller &#8216;I guarantee&#8217; health care overhaul will be approved by Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama guaranteed Thursday that his health care overhaul will win approval and said any bill he signs will have to reduce rapidly rising costs, protect consumers from insurance abuses and provide affordable choices to the uninsured — while not adding to the federal deficit.

Obama listed those four &#8220;bullet points&#8221; as his ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-tells-talk-radio-caller-i-guarantee-health-care-overhaul-will-be-approved-by-congress-145236/">Obama tells talk radio caller &#8216;I guarantee&#8217; health care overhaul will be approved by Congress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama stands by position that a public option should be considered for health care overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is standing by his position that a public option for health insurance coverage should be considered as part of legislation to overhaul the health care system.

In an interview Thursday with Philadelphia-based radio talk show host Michael Smerconish, Obama said that &#8220;the press got excited and some folks on the left ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-stands-by-position-that-a-public-option-should-be-considered-for-health-care-overhaul-145207/" title="Obama stands by position that a public option should be considered for health care overhaul">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional Democrats prepare to go it alone on health care overhaul without GOP support</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is still talking compromise on a comprehensive health care bill to extend coverage to nearly 50 million Americans who lack it and contain rising costs. Privately, Democrats are preparing a one-party push, which they feel is all but inevitable.

Obama urged religious leaders Wednesday to back his proposals, arguing that health .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congressional-democrats-prepare-to-go-it-alone-on-health-care-overhaul-without-gop-support-144633/">Congressional Democrats prepare to go it alone on health care overhaul without GOP support</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama renews health care push as Democrats privately weigh a one-party approach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is broadening his push for overhauling health care even as congressional Democrats quietly pursue ways to achieve their goals without any Republican help.

After two days of silence on health care, Obama re-engaged Wednesday, urging religious leaders to back his proposals and preparing for a pep talk to a much larger .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-renews-health-care-push-as-democrats-privately-weigh-a-one-party-approach-144326/">Original source &nbsp;: Obama renews health care push as Democrats privately weigh a one-party approach</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan journalists refuse to comply with gov&#8217;t demand not to broadcast election day violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghan journalists charged Wednesday that their government was violating the constitution by trying to censor reports of violence on election day, and they vowed to flout the order issued by an administration that appears increasingly hostile toward the media.

The Taliban have ramped up attacks ahead of Thursday&#8217;s presidential vote and threatened to attack .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-journalists-refuse-to-comply-with-govt-demand-not-to-broadcast-election-day-violence-143583/" title="Afghan journalists refuse to comply with gov&#8217;t demand not to broadcast election day violence">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds to release more details on SC Learjet crash that killed 4, injured drummer and DJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal investigators plan to release more information about a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people and injured drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it will release its public accident docket Friday containing facts about the September crash at the main airport in Columbia, S.C.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-to-release-more-details-on-sc-learjet-crash-that-killed-4-injured-drummer-and-dj-133488/">Read : Feds to release more details on SC Learjet crash that killed 4, injured drummer and DJ</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuelan journalists call on top prosecutor to resign over proposal to punish &#8216;media crimes&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela&#8217;s journalist association urged the nation&#8217;s top prosecutor to resign Wednesday for proposing legislation to punish yet-to-be defined &#8220;media crimes.&#8221;

Lawmakers say the bill suggested by Attorney General Louisa Ortega has not yet been drafted. But Roger Santodomingo, the journalist association&#8217;s secretary-general, warned &#8220;it could reappear at any moment with all its perverse .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuelan-journalists-call-on-top-prosecutor-to-resign-over-proposal-to-punish-media-crimes-132027/">Venezuelan journalists call on top prosecutor to resign over proposal to punish &#8216;media crimes&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anger, sadness as 34 radio stations forced off air in Venezuela; critics see attack on dissent</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Radio hosts hung their heads as their FM station was forced off the airwaves along with 33 other broadcasters targeted by President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government in what critics say is a campaign to muzzle his foes.

For the first time in decades, CNB 102.3 FM fell silent over the weekend after Venezuela&#8217;s telecommunications ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anger-sadness-as-34-radio-stations-forced-off-air-in-venezuela-critics-see-attack-on-dissent-129530/">Read : Anger, sadness as 34 radio stations forced off air in Venezuela; critics see attack on dissent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>200 Venezuelans protest Chavez government&#8217;s decision to shut down 34 radio stations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Some 200 Venezuelans gathered outside a Caracas broadcaster Saturday to protest a decision by President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government to revoke the licenses of 34 radio stations.

The demonstration occurred outside CNB 102.3 FM, which cut its over-the-air transmission Saturday morning on orders from the telecommunications regulatory agency and is now transmitting only over ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/200-venezuelans-protest-chavez-governments-decision-to-shut-down-34-radio-stations-127825/" title="200 Venezuelans protest Chavez government&#8217;s decision to shut down 34 radio stations">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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