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		<title>With Obama in office, Fox News on pace for best ratings year since it first went on air in &#8216;96</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bauder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — South Carolina Republican Bob Inglis, frustrated by a restive crowd at a recent forum to discuss health care reform, suggested people turn off the TV when Fox News Channel&#8217;s Glenn Beck came on.

Big mistake.
Judging by the escalating boos and catcalls, squirting lighter fluid on burning coals would have been wiser. Beck is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bombs strike market in mainly Shiite area of Baghdad, killing at least 8 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Bombs hidden in plastic bags near a falafel stand exploded at a market in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 21, Iraqi officials said. It was the latest in a series of bombings targeting Shiites and minorities in the capital and northern Iraq.

The U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bombs strike market in mainly Shiite area of Baghdad, killing at least 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say two bombs have exploded at a market in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad, killing at least eight people and wounding 19.

It&#8217;s the latest in a series of bombings targeting Shiites and minorities in the capital and northern Iraq.
Police and hospital officials say two bombs hidden in plastic bags near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq postpones nationwide census over fears it could provoke ethnic, sectarian tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraq said Sunday it has postponed plans to hold the first census in more than two decades due to fears it could stoke ethnic and political tension.

The census had been scheduled for Oct. 24. But Planning Minister Ali Baban said it has been postponed indefinitely because of reservations by political groups in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama official says government insurance plan not essential to health care overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama&#8217;s administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.

Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh to export bricks to northeast India</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangladesh-to-export-bricks-to-northeast-india-138380/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AGARTALA - Bangladesh will export 400 million bricks to Tripura, with the first consignment reaching the bordering state Aug 20, officials said here Thursday.

&#8220;To boost the brick trade, the Indian government has removed the 2.5 percent central custom duty from this month while the Tripura government reduced the value-added tax (VAT) to 4 percent from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Star&#8217; squirrel pops into shot, crashes couple&#8217;s holiday snap!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/star-squirrel-pops-into-shot-crashes-couples-holiday-snap-138206/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON -  A couple was amazed to see a squirrel pose in one of their snaps while on a holiday in Canada.

Melissa Brandts and her husband had set the timer on the camera, to take their own picture at a lakeside in a national park, when the squirrel suddenly popped out of nowhere to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: After health care, an even rowdier debate lies ahead over Social Security</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mountain-of-debt-after-health-care-an-even-rowdier-debate-lies-ahead-over-social-security-137809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Raum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — As Congress agonizes over health care, an even more daunting and dangerous challenge is bearing down: how to shore up Social Security to keep it from burying the nation ever deeper in debt.

What to do about mushrooming government payments as millions of baby boomers retire? How about a giant federal Ponzi scheme? That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Switzerland, US agree to deal on UBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA - The US and Swiss governments have reached an agreement in the case against UBS over charges of tax fraud, a US government attorney said Wednesday.

During a conference call among UBS, Swiss and US government attorneys which the news media listened in on, one US attorney told Judge Alan Gold, of a Florida district [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yemeni forces bomb Shiite rebel stronghold near Saudi border, killing dozens</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yemeni-forces-bomb-shiite-rebel-stronghold-near-saudi-border-killing-dozens-137730/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Al-haj</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — Government forces bombed Shiite rebels in northern Yemen Wednesday, killing dozens and escalating a conflict along the Saudi border that could further destabilize the U.S.-allied country as it faces a resurgent threat from al-Qaida.

The offensive, which started late Tuesday, followed claims by local officials and rebels that they had seized more of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jury in Atlanta convicts man of aiding terror groups; videos of US landmarks were sent abroad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-in-atlanta-convicts-man-of-aiding-terror-groups-videos-of-us-landmarks-were-sent-abroad-137724/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — A 23-year-old Georgia man was convicted Wednesday of aiding terrorist groups by sending videotapes of U.S. landmarks overseas and plotting to support &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; after a federal jury rejected his arguments that it was empty talk.

The jury found Ehsanul Islam Sadequee guilty of all four charges he faced after about five hours of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir government offers CBI probe into Shopian rapes, murders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday said it was ready to order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the rape and murder of two Shopian women amid reports of the alleged tampering of DNA samples of the victims.

The alleged fudging of evidences rocked the state assembly Wednesday with opposition and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yemeni government forces bomb Shiite rebel stronghold near Saudi border killing dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Al-haj</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — Yemeni government forces used artillery and aircraft to attack Shiite rebels near the border with Saudi Arabia killing dozens in an escalation of the five-year-old conflict, rebels and local officials said Wednesday.

The government offensive, which is believed to have started late Tuesday and continued Wednesday, followed reports of rebels seizing more control [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop of London, Egypt&#8217;s Grand Mufti condemn Gojra&#8217;s anti-Christian riots</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bishop-of-london-egypts-grand-mufti-condemn-gojras-anti-christian-riots-137504/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAHORE - The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Richard Chartres and the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr Ali Gomaa, have both condemned the recent anti-Christian riots in Gojra that claimed nine persons and left many injured.

&#8220;On behalf of the C-1 World Dialogue, we deplore the recent terrible events in Gojra where at least seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nepal&#8217;s ex-king ready to pay taxes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nepals-ex-king-ready-to-pay-taxes-137492/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KATHMANDU - More than 14 months after he was officially stripped of his crown by lawmakers and asked to vacate the royal palace, Nepal&#8217;s last king Gyanendra is now ready to live as other commoners, including paying taxes, utilities and telephone bills.

The 62-year-old, whose nearly 250-year-old family had in the past remained above law, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4,000-year-old Mahabharata relic found in Nepal?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/4000-year-old-mahabharata-relic-found-in-nepal-137446/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sudeshna Sarkar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KATHMANDU - A structure found in the Kathmandu valley is a divine relic that goes back 4,000 years to the time of the epic Mahabharata, says an Indian seer who is in Nepal for a month&#8217;s rituals dedicated to Hindu god Shiva.

&#8220;For 4,000 years, people have been searching for the head of (Hindu deity) Kedarnath [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian president accuses Ukraine of endangering European gas supplies, delays new ambassador</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-president-accuses-ukraine-of-endangering-european-gas-supplies-delays-new-ambassador-137019/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-president-accuses-ukraine-of-endangering-european-gas-supplies-delays-new-ambassador-137019/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused Ukraine of endangering European gas supplies, and threatened to delay sending a new Russian ambassador until relations with its neighbor improve.

In a letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko released Tuesday by the Kremlin, Medvedev also criticizes Yushchenko&#8217;s push to make Ukraine a NATO member and his support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon&#8217;s back stiff following ugly accident at Watkins Glen</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gordons-back-stiff-following-ugly-accident-at-watkins-glen-136970/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Fryer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has a stiff back a day after a spectacular accident at Watkins Glen.

Gordon has been bothered by an aching back for more than a year, and the hard impact from Monday&#8217;s accident increased his discomfort. But he says he&#8217;ll be ready to race this weekend at Michigan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist held in captivity in North Korea says she&#8217;s busy getting back to day-to-day life</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/journalist-held-in-captivity-in-north-korea-says-shes-busy-getting-back-to-day-to-day-life-136954/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/journalist-held-in-captivity-in-north-korea-says-shes-busy-getting-back-to-day-to-day-life-136954/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — One of the two U.S. journalists imprisoned in North Korea for 4½ months said Tuesday she has spent much of her first week of freedom catching up on playtime with her 4-year-old daughter and reacquainting herself with simple day-to-day pleasures like going for a walk.

In her first public statement since arriving home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. suspect denies videos were to aid terrorists, calls his online chatter harmless</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-suspect-denies-videos-were-to-aid-terrorists-calls-his-online-chatter-harmless-136949/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-suspect-denies-videos-were-to-aid-terrorists-calls-his-online-chatter-harmless-136949/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — A 23-year-old accused of using a video camera to scout national landmarks for terror attacks told jurors Tuesday that he never helped terrorists and said comments he made in jihadist online forums were harmless chatter.

Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who&#8217;s representing himself during his trial on charges of supporting overseas terrorists, said during closing arguments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. suspect tells jurors: &#8216;I was not then, and am not now, a terrorist.&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-suspect-tells-jurors-i-was-not-then-and-am-not-now-a-terrorist-136815/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-suspect-tells-jurors-i-was-not-then-and-am-not-now-a-terrorist-136815/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — A 23-year-old accused of using a video camera to scout national landmarks for terror attacks told jurors Tuesday that he never helped terrorists, nor plotted to do so.

Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who&#8217;s representing himself during his trial on charges of supporting overseas terrorists, said during closing arguments that video shot during a trip with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police say several bombs strike Shiite areas in Baghdad, killing at least 8 people</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-say-several-bombs-strike-shiite-areas-in-baghdad-killing-at-least-8-people-136810/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-say-several-bombs-strike-shiite-areas-in-baghdad-killing-at-least-8-people-136810/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mazin Yahya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously Tuesday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and raising fears of a sustained insurgent campaign aimed at provoking new sectarian tensions. The five-day death toll rose to 123 in the worst spasm of bombings the country has suffered since U.S. forces left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police say several bombs strike Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least 8 people</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-say-several-bombs-strike-shiite-area-in-baghdad-killing-at-least-8-people-136790/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mazin Yahya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously Tuesday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and raising fears of a sustained insurgent campaign aimed at provoking new sectarian tensions.

The five-day death toll rose to 123 in the worst spasm of bombings the country has suffered since U.S. forces left the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Army Stryker brigade retools for new mission in Afghanistan</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-army-stryker-brigade-retools-for-new-mission-in-afghanistan-136663/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — More than 100 soldiers in the brigade studied Arabic for 10 months. Their officers boned up on Iraq by reading dozens of books.

Then, five months ago, the 5,000 troops of the U.S. Army&#8217;s 5th Stryker Brigade were told they were headed to Afghanistan instead.
The Obama administration&#8217;s decision to switch America&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serenaded in South Africa, Hillary Clinton says strained ties between 2 countries on the mend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN, South Africa —At a housing project for the homeless she once visited as first lady, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton basked in the cheers and serenade from an adoring crowd Saturday and pronounced U.S.-South African ties on the mend after years of strain.

Clinton was in her element as she worked rope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nation&#8217;s drugmakers help Obama in his campaign to remake health care system</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nations-drugmakers-help-obama-in-his-campaign-to-remake-health-care-system-134333/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON —The nation&#8217;s drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts to derail Obama&#8217;s top domestic priority.

The White House and allies in Congress are well aware of the effort by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf-blind communication device becomes portable</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deaf-blind-communication-device-becomes-portable-134322/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deaf-blind-communication-device-becomes-portable-134322/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - In a new technological breakthrough, a portable device has been developed to enable deaf-blind people to have face-to-face conversations.

The DeafBlind Communicator (DBC) consists of a Braille note-taker linked by Bluetooth to a mobile phone, and it allows the user to make phone calls using a text relay service and to communicate by SMS.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Pak party except Nawaz&#8217;s ready to take initiative to bring Musharraf to trial</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-pak-party-except-nawazs-ready-to-take-initiative-to-bring-musharraf-to-trial-134305/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-pak-party-except-nawazs-ready-to-take-initiative-to-bring-musharraf-to-trial-134305/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Although all the political parties in Pakistan have demanded the prosecution of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for violating the country&#8217;s constitution in 2007, but none except the PML-N are willing to bring the resolution to parliament for his trial.

&#8220;We do not want politics of revenge. We want politics of reconciliation. We have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM says it will register 3.5 billion stock shares for sale next year; won&#8217;t report 2Q earnings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-says-it-will-register-35-billion-stock-shares-for-sale-next-year-wont-report-2q-earnings-134121/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-says-it-will-register-35-billion-stock-shares-for-sale-next-year-wont-report-2q-earnings-134121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-says-it-will-register-35-billion-stock-shares-for-sale-next-year-wont-report-2q-earnings-134121/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — The new General Motors Co. plans to register 3.5 billion shares of stock to ready itself for a public offering sometime next year, using the proceeds to repay at least part of what it owes the U.S. government and other stakeholders.

GM disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modern &#8216;49ers&#8217; can forget it: New law halts popular form of gold mining in California rivers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/modern-49ers-can-forget-it-new-law-halts-popular-form-of-gold-mining-in-california-rivers-132971/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/modern-49ers-can-forget-it-new-law-halts-popular-form-of-gold-mining-in-california-rivers-132971/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAPPY CAMP, Calif. — Small-scale miners still drawn to California to chase dreams of striking it rich will have to find their gold nuggets the old-fashioned way for awhile, with shovels and pans.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Thursday in Sacramento calling an immediate moratorium throughout the state on suction dredge mining until an environmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia, Russia push for public opinion victory on war&#8217;s anniversary</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-russia-push-for-public-opinion-victory-on-wars-anniversary-132689/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-russia-push-for-public-opinion-victory-on-wars-anniversary-132689/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — A year after their war, Russia and Georgia are locked in a battle of words and images over how the world will remember the conflict. Each seeks to be exonerated, each wants its adversary condemned — and both say the other side is spoiling for a new fight.

The fog of post-war is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK  envoy says most fighting with Taliban in Afghanistan  &#8216;could change sides&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-envoy-says-most-fighting-with-taliban-in-afghanistan-could-change-sides-132587/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-envoy-says-most-fighting-with-taliban-in-afghanistan-could-change-sides-132587/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Britain&#8217;s Ambassador to  Afghanistan,  Sir Mark  Sedwill,  has  said that as many  as  two-thirds  of  those fighting  with the Taliban in that country could be persuaded  to change sides.

Ambassador  Sedwill also said that he expected the voter  turnout in  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lucky survivors of boat propellers, fishing nets rescued by Fla. turtle hospital volunteers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lucky-survivors-of-boat-propellers-fishing-nets-rescued-by-fla-turtle-hospital-volunteers-132426/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lucky-survivors-of-boat-propellers-fishing-nets-rescued-by-fla-turtle-hospital-volunteers-132426/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Sedensky</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MARATHON, Fla. — The turtles at this waterfront hospital have been hit by boat propellers, caught in fishing nets, attacked by sharks, stricken with tumors and lost flippers.

Or, as their veterinarian puts it, they&#8217;ve had a heck of a lot of luck.
Most injured turtles are never spotted and die at sea. The fortunate ones are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PML-N to seek Musharraf&#8217;s trial under Article 6 of Pak Constitution</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pml-n-to-seek-musharrafs-trial-under-article-6-of-pak-constitution-132354/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pml-n-to-seek-musharrafs-trial-under-article-6-of-pak-constitution-132354/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has announced that it intends to move a resolution in the National Assembly during the current session, seeking former President Pervez Musharraf&#8217;s trial under Article 6 of the Constitution.

&#8220;The PML-N has decided to move a resolution in the National Assembly during the ongoing session to invoke Article 6 against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan should not beg India for talks: PML-N</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-should-not-beg-india-for-talks-pml-n-132353/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-should-not-beg-india-for-talks-pml-n-132353/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has said that Islamabad should not beg New Delhi for talks.

&#8220;We should tell India if they are not ready for talks then Pakistan is also not eager to enter any talk process,&#8221; Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told the House in categorical words.
Chaudhry Nisar was referring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Baucus riles liberals, conservatives as he aims for middle with health care overhaul</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sen-baucus-riles-liberals-conservatives-as-he-aims-for-middle-with-health-care-overhaul-132320/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sen-baucus-riles-liberals-conservatives-as-he-aims-for-middle-with-health-care-overhaul-132320/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gouras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HELENA, Mont. — In Big Sky country, there&#8217;s no limit on strong opinions about Democratic Sen. Max Baucus and his struggle to fulfill President Barack Obama&#8217;s goal of health care overhaul.

He&#8217;s already gotten an earful — and eyeful — and should expect plenty more this month when he travels around his home state of Montana. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and allies say they are determined to overhaul health care with or without GOP support</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-and-allies-say-they-are-determined-to-overhaul-health-care-with-or-without-gop-support-130789/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-and-allies-say-they-are-determined-to-overhaul-health-care-with-or-without-gop-support-130789/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Bracing for an August showdown over health care reform, Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama declared themselves united Tuesday on their determination to enact a historic overhaul this year — ideally with Republican cooperation but without if necessary.

With his top domestic priority hanging in the balance, Obama summoned Senate Democrats to the White [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Securities and Exchange Commission takes steps toward banning flash orders</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/securities-and-exchange-commission-takes-steps-toward-banning-flash-orders-130607/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/securities-and-exchange-commission-takes-steps-toward-banning-flash-orders-130607/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving toward banning a trading practice that gives some brokerages a split-second advantage in buying or selling stocks.

SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro said in a statement Tuesday that the agency is working to create a rule to ban the trades known as flash orders.
Flash orders give certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s uranium shortage woes to end: Kakodkar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-uranium-shortage-woes-to-end-kakodkar-128243/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-uranium-shortage-woes-to-end-kakodkar-128243/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KALPAKKAM - Uranium shortage faced by Indian atomic power plants is expected to end by 2012-13 with the expansion of existing uranium mines and mills and development of new ones, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar said here Sunday.

&#8220;The availability of uranium is improving as we have expanded the capacity of a mill at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buta Singh says he is being victimized along with his son</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/buta-singh-says-he-is-being-victimized-along-with-his-son-128004/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/buta-singh-says-he-is-being-victimized-along-with-his-son-128004/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Chairman of the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, Buta Singh, on Sunday said that he is being victimised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Addressing a press conference here, Buta Singh said, &#8220;This is a political conspiracy done by a party. Me and my son are being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SF mayor proposes building UN Climate Center at polluted shipyard as part of green tech area</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-mayor-proposes-building-un-climate-center-at-polluted-shipyard-as-part-of-green-tech-area-127323/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Dearen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Gavin Newsom and the United Nations are eyeing a former naval shipyard contaminated by radiation, heavy metals and other industrial toxins as the future site of a sprawling new green technology complex and climate change think tank.

The proposal would turn a section of the Hunters Point Shipyard, one of the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YRC Worldwide posts 2nd-qtr loss as customers flee amid bankruptcy rumors; demand plummets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yrc-worldwide-posts-2nd-qtr-loss-as-customers-flee-amid-bankruptcy-rumors-demand-plummets-125817/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yrc-worldwide-posts-2nd-qtr-loss-as-customers-flee-amid-bankruptcy-rumors-demand-plummets-125817/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — YRC Worldwide Inc., one of the country&#8217;s largest trucking companies, posted a huge second-quarter loss on Thursday as customers defected amid bankruptcy rumors and the recession continued to depress shipping demand.

The Overland Park, Kan.-based company — which runs trucks across the nation under the Yellow Transportation and Roadway names— on Thursday posted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spain ready to boost long-term troop presence in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/spain-ready-to-boost-long-term-troop-presence-in-afghanistan-125763/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/spain-ready-to-boost-long-term-troop-presence-in-afghanistan-125763/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Heckle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Spain is prepared to boost its long-term troop presence in Afghanistan if conditions there require it, a Spanish official said Thursday.

A government spokesman speaking on customary condition of anonymity said Spain&#8217;s permanent presence could be elevated from 780 troops to 1,000 after elections in August.
An additional 450 peacekeeping troops are temporarily in Afghanistan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mild season in Tornado Alley delights most folks, but leaves scientists twisting in the wind</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mild-season-in-tornado-alley-delights-most-folks-but-leaves-scientists-twisting-in-the-wind-125735/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie S. Welte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — This has been an unusually mild year in Tornado Alley, which is good news, of course, for the people who live here, but a little frustrating to scientists who planned to chase twisters as part of a $10 million research project.

&#8220;You&#8217;re out there to do the experiment and you&#8217;re geared up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer survivor Specter talks chemo, kicks off speculation about health; aide says all well</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cancer-survivor-specter-talks-chemo-kicks-off-speculation-about-health-aide-says-all-well-123152/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cancer-survivor-specter-talks-chemo-kicks-off-speculation-about-health-aide-says-all-well-123152/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Kellman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter ignited a new round of speculation about his health when he remarked that his eyes and nose were running as a side effect of chemotherapy.

A spokeswoman quickly said Specter has not suffered a recurrence of cancer or undergone the treatment in more than a year.
The 79-year-old senator, who switched earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gilani approves Balochistan panel&#8217;s proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister  Yousuf  Raza Gilani  has said that the proposals of committee  on  Balochistan have been approved.

Talking to mediapersons at the Prime Minister&#8217;s Secretariat  here on Tuesday, Gilani said consultations will be make with all stake holders on the proposals submitted by parliamentary committee  on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESMA invoked against striking doctors in Gujarat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/esma-invoked-against-striking-doctors-in-gujarat-121277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GANDHINAGAR - The Government of Gujarat on  Sunday invoked  Essential  Services Maintenance Act (ESMA)  against  the striking resident doctors seeking hike in their stipend.

The resident doctors have been on strike for last four days here.
&#8220;We have invoked ESMA against the striking resident doctors.  Now that they are under ESMA, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s opposition claims widespread election fraud and promises to protest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstans-opposition-claims-widespread-election-fraud-and-promises-to-protest-120568/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s opposition presented video recordings Saturday that it claims show widespread fraud in the recent presidential election and announced plans for anti-goverment demonstrations.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a second term in Thursday&#8217;s election, taking 83 percent of the vote, according to official results in the Central Asian country that is critical to U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Production hit at Hyundai plant as workers strike</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/production-hit-at-hyundai-plant-as-workers-strike-120464/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/production-hit-at-hyundai-plant-as-workers-strike-120464/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI - Production has been hit at Hyundai Motor India&#8217;s two plants near here as a workers&#8217; strike entered the third day Saturday. 

Around 1,000 workers, belonging to the Hyundai Motor India Employees Union (HMIEU), struck work Thursday evening protesting against a wage agreement signed between the management and the Workers&#8217; Committee.    [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Administration boasts of environmental justice scoring that doesn&#8217;t yet exist</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/administration-boasts-of-environmental-justice-scoring-that-doesnt-yet-exist-119919/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/administration-boasts-of-environmental-justice-scoring-that-doesnt-yet-exist-119919/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita Beamish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government pointed with pride to a sweeping national database that identifies pollution-stricken poor and minority neighborhoods to help officials better target billions of economic recovery dollars.

But it&#8217;s a tool that doesn&#8217;t exist — yet.
The elaborate system to assign &#8220;environmental justice&#8221; scores by Census tract, already years in the making, is still on the [...]]]></description>
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