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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Romania</title>
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		<title>Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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Some Romanians nostalgic 20 years after communism

BUCHAREST, Romania — Braving the Balkan chill, a few dozen people who participated 20 years ago in Romania&#8217;s overthrow of communism huddled Tuesday around a commemorative monument to recall those events.
The spot where they gathered was just a short distance from where Stalinist leader Nicolae Ceausescu fled the popular .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-romanians-are-nostalgic-20-years-after-revolt-overthrew-communist-dictator-ceausescu-247245/">Original article &nbsp;: Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nobel literature winner Herta Mueller inspired by fear of death under communists in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Nobel author: Writing inspired by fear of death
STOCKHOLM — The 2009 Nobel literature prize winner Herta Mueller said Monday she started writing when it was no longer possible to use spoken words to describe the despicable events in her native Romania under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.
Mueller said she was persecuted after refusing .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nobel-literature-winner-herta-mueller-inspired-by-fear-of-death-under-communists-in-romania-241108/">Nobel literature winner Herta Mueller inspired by fear of death under communists in Romania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British man gets 6 years in prison for car accident death of noted Romanian film director</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Romania: Briton sentenced in filmmaker&#8217;s death

BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court has rejected the appeal of a British citizen convicted on manslaughter charges for causing a 2006 car accident that killed award-winning Romanian film director Cristian Nemescu.
The Bucharest appeals court on Monday rejected the appeal by Ali Imran, confirming the 6-year-long prison sentence against him.
Nemescu, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-man-gets-6-years-in-prison-for-car-accident-death-of-noted-romanian-film-director-241010/">Read the original article &nbsp;: British man gets 6 years in prison for car accident death of noted Romanian film director</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethan Hawke praises Madonna for supporting Gypsies after she was booed at concert in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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Hawke praises Madonna for Gypsy support in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania — Actor Ethan Hawke on Saturday praised Madonna for her boldness in speaking out against discrimination against Gypsies, words that provoked boos from thousands of fans at her concert in Romania.
Hawke, visiting Romania to help promote his mother&#8217;s charity supporting education for Gypsy children, placed the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethan-hawke-praises-madonna-for-supporting-gypsies-after-she-was-booed-at-concert-in-romania-213836/">Source &nbsp;: Ethan Hawke praises Madonna for supporting Gypsies after she was booed at concert in Romania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military base in Romania to become operational as permanent facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — A U.S. army official in Romania says an American military base near the Black Sea port of Constanta will become a permanent facility in the spring and be jointly used with Romanian forces.

Lt. Col. Daniel Herrigstad says the U.S. government invested $48 million to modernize the base.
Herrigstad told the news agency Agerpres ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-base-in-romania-to-become-operational-as-permanent-facility-205046/">US military base in Romania to become operational as permanent facility</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US VP Biden says shorter-range missiles threaten Europe, Obama not appeasing Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alina Wolfe Murray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Europe was threatened by medium and short-range missiles and a new missile defense system would help protect it.

Biden was presenting a revamped U.S. missile shield replacing a scrapped Bush-era project that would have placed 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar base in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-biden-says-shorter-range-missiles-threaten-europe-obama-not-appeasing-russia-203561/">US VP Biden says shorter-range missiles threaten Europe, Obama not appeasing Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US VP Joe Biden thanks Romania for troops in Afghanistan, support of US missile shield</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alina Wolfe Murray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Romania&#8217;s leader on Thursday and thanked him for sending soldiers to Afghanistan and supporting a revamped U.S. missile shield being planned in Europe.

President Traian Basescu, Romania&#8217;s top official, did not comment on the new missile plan, and it was unclear what role, if any, Romania .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-joe-biden-thanks-romania-for-troops-in-afghanistan-support-of-us-missile-shield-203294/" title="US VP Joe Biden thanks Romania for troops in Afghanistan, support of US missile shield">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Vice President Joe Biden to meet Romanian leaders, expected to assure of US support</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Romania&#8217;s president on Thursday and was expected to reassure him that the U.S. commitment to eastern Europe remains strong.

Romania is a close ally of the United States, and President Traian Basescu enjoyed good relations with former U.S. President George W. Bush. The former communist country .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vice-president-joe-biden-to-meet-romanian-leaders-expected-to-assure-of-us-support-203070/">Original source &nbsp;: US Vice President Joe Biden to meet Romanian leaders, expected to assure of US support</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US VP Biden seeks to win back Poland, other US allies after missile program cut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lucas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought reconciliation with America&#8217;s staunch allies in eastern Europe Wednesday, starting with Poland, which eagerly signed on to a revamped U.S. missile shield.

A month after the Obama administration stung Poland by scrapping a Bush-era plan that would have placed a major anti-missile base in the country, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vp-biden-seeks-to-win-back-poland-other-us-allies-after-missile-program-cut-202585/">Read : US VP Biden seeks to win back Poland, other US allies after missile program cut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish leader says he is ready to accept Obama&#8217;s new missile defense system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — Standing alongside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Poland&#8217;s prime minister said Wednesday his country was ready to participate in the Obama administration&#8217;s revamped plan for a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe.

President Barack Obama removed a major irritant in relations with Russia last month by scrapping U.S. plans to place 10 interceptor .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-leader-says-he-is-ready-to-accept-obamas-new-missile-defense-system-202002/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Polish leader says he is ready to accept Obama&#8217;s new missile defense system</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden to reassure Poles disappointed by Obama&#8217;s missile defense shift</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was to meet with Polish leaders and veterans of the war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, during a visit expected to center on revamped plans for a missile defense system.

Biden began his day with a visit to the memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the heart of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-to-reassure-poles-disappointed-by-obamas-missile-defense-shift-200845/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As east Europe marks 20 years without communism, secret police files still poison the air</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-east-europe-marks-20-years-without-communism-secret-police-files-still-poison-the-air-198857/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Even his best friend betrayed him.

Stelian Tanase found out when he asked to see the thick file that Romania&#8217;s communist-era secret police had kept on him. The revelation nearly knocked the wind out of him: His closest pal was an informer who regularly told agents what Tanase was up to.
&#8220;In a way, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-east-europe-marks-20-years-without-communism-secret-police-files-still-poison-the-air-198857/" title="As east Europe marks 20 years without communism, secret police files still poison the air">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IMF efforts to help E. Europe weather the recession run into political turbulence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The International Monetary Fund is facing key political crunch points in its dealings across Eastern Europe even though it has done much to lose its previous reputation as an advocate of austerity.

Tuesday&#8217;s collapse of Romania&#8217;s center-right government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, has raised concerns about adherence to conditions on the IMF&#8217;s .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-efforts-to-help-e-europe-weather-the-recession-run-into-political-turbulence-196103/">IMF efforts to help E. Europe weather the recession run into political turbulence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romanian government falls in confidence vote in Parliament</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania&#8217;s government fell Tuesday in a confidence vote in Parliament, with lawmakers saying it has failed to improve the economy after it went into recession following three years of growth.

Lawmakers voted 254-176 to oust the centrist minority government of Prime Minister Emil Boc. It was the first time Parliament had dismissed a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanian-government-falls-in-confidence-vote-in-parliament-194669/">Romanian government falls in confidence vote in Parliament</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Law enforcement officials warn global crime gangs cooperate better than world&#8217;s police forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay Joshi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE — Transnational crime syndicates are becoming stronger by exploiting technology, forging links with one another and taking advantage of insufficient coordination among the world&#8217;s police forces, officials at an Interpol conference said Monday.

Delegates warned that law enforcement agencies must urgently boost the sharing of intelligence to fight criminals, who are increasingly in cahoots with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/law-enforcement-officials-warn-global-crime-gangs-cooperate-better-than-worlds-police-forces-193773/">Read more : Law enforcement officials warn global crime gangs cooperate better than world&#8217;s police forces</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism&#8217;s collapse.

The decision was expected to keep alive the controversy surrounding the academy&#8217;s pattern .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanian-born-german-writer-herta-mueller-wins-2009-nobel-literature-prize-190596/">Source article &nbsp;: Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romania unveils a monument in memory of 300,000 Jews, Gypsies killed during Holocaust</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania on Thursday unveiled a monument in memory of some 300,000 Jews and Gypsies killed during the Holocaust in the country, which at times denied that the extermination even happened.

President Traian Basescu said it was Romania&#8217;s duty to &#8220;recognize the genocide during World War II&#8221; and to honor the victims.
Basescu was joined ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romania-unveils-a-monument-in-memory-of-300000-jews-gypsies-killed-during-holocaust-190516/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Romania unveils a monument in memory of 300,000 Jews, Gypsies killed during Holocaust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Romanian workers protest low wages outside government HQ; traffic blocked</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Thousands of Romanian workers from all over the country protested low wages in the capital on Wednesday, rallying outside government headquarters to demanded leaders do something to increase their pay.

Trade unions said up to 20,000 workers were expected to take part in the three-hour rally, and traffic was diverted in Bucharest.
Hundreds of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-romanian-workers-protest-low-wages-outside-government-hq-traffic-blocked-189135/">Original source &nbsp;: Thousands of Romanian workers protest low wages outside government HQ; traffic blocked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VP Biden heading to visits with NATO allies Poland, Romania, Czech Republic in late October</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Europe to meet with NATO allies.

The White House on Tuesday said Biden will visit Poland, Romania and Czech Republic from October 20-24. Biden&#8217;s schedule has him meeting with heads state and government, parliamentary leaders and other political figures.
The White House also said Tuesday that Biden plans .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vp-biden-heading-to-visits-with-nato-allies-poland-romania-czech-republic-in-late-october-188484/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: VP Biden heading to visits with NATO allies Poland, Romania, Czech Republic in late October</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Social Democrat leader: Romanian government collapses after his party quits over firing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania&#8217;s coalition government collapsed Thursday after nine ministers from the Social Democrats quit to protest the firing of the interior minister for comments about possible election fraud.

Social Democratic Party leader Mircea Geoana said the ministers resigned &#8220;in solidarity&#8221; with Dan Nica, a party member fired by Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/social-democrat-leader-romanian-government-collapses-after-his-party-quits-over-firing-183957/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nicolae Plesita, Securitate chief who arranged shelter in Romania for Carlos the Jackal dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Gen. Nicolae Plesita, a die-hard Communist and ruthless chief of the Securitate secret police who arranged shelter in Romania for terrorist Carlos the Jackal, and was tried for the bombing of Radio Free Europe has died, news reports said Wednesday. He was 80.

Plesita died Monday in Bucharest in a Romanian Intelligence Service ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nicolae-plesita-securitate-chief-who-arranged-shelter-in-romania-for-carlos-the-jackal-dies-182099/">Nicolae Plesita, Securitate chief who arranged shelter in Romania for Carlos the Jackal dies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Europe, fawned over by Bush, complains of neglect by Obama administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Czechs feel betrayed, Poles irked, Romanians slighted. Ask them who&#8217;s to blame, and the answer may come as a surprise: President Barack Obama.

George W. Bush fawned over Eastern Europe, and its leaders rushed to join his post-9/11 &#8220;coalition of the willing.&#8221; Now many — officials and ordinary citizens alike — are grumbling over what they .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eastern-europe-fawned-over-by-bush-complains-of-neglect-by-obama-administration-168092/">Eastern Europe, fawned over by Bush, complains of neglect by Obama administration</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian lawmaker Alexandra Mussolini moves to block Romanian film</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — A movie about a Romanian immigrant who dreams of finding a better life in Italy has caused an uproar even before it hits the screens.

&#8220;Francesca&#8221; may not even reach Italian movie theaters, because lawmaker Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of dictator Benito Mussolini, has filed a legal motion to ban the film, in which .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-lawmaker-alexandra-mussolini-moves-to-block-romanian-film-165936/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Italian lawmaker Alexandra Mussolini moves to block Romanian film</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romania&#8217;s &#8216;King of the Gypsies&#8217; praises Madonna for speaking out on behalf of Roma</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania&#8217;s self-styled King of the Gypsies praised Madonna on Wednesday for using her &#8220;Sticky &#038; Sweet&#8221; world tour to speak out on behalf of Gypsies.

Last week, Madonna drew international attention by saying during a concert in Bucharest that widespread discrimination against eastern Europe&#8217;s Gypsies, also known as Roma, should end. Thousands of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanias-king-of-the-gypsies-praises-madonna-for-speaking-out-on-behalf-of-roma-157482/">Romania&#8217;s &#8216;King of the Gypsies&#8217; praises Madonna for speaking out on behalf of Roma</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hindu and Jew urge Madonna to keep going with her criticism of discrimination against Gypsies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Two Americans — a Hindu and a rabbi — have urged Madonna to take up the cause of the many Gypsies in Europe who face discrimination.

Last week, Madonna was booed by thousands of fans during a concert in Bucharest when she said widespread discrimination against Gypsies in eastern Europe should end.
In a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hindu-and-jew-urge-madonna-to-keep-going-with-her-criticism-of-discrimination-against-gypsies-157348/">Original source &nbsp;: Hindu and Jew urge Madonna to keep going with her criticism of discrimination against Gypsies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna booed in Bucharest for criticizing discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies — and the cheers gave way to jeers.

The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000, who had packed a park for Wednesday night&#8217;s concert, underscores how ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madonna-booed-in-bucharest-for-criticizing-discrimination-against-roma-or-gypsies-151189/">Madonna booed in Bucharest for criticizing discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UEFA orders loss, 2-match home stadium ban for Dinamo Bucharest after fans riot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYON, Switzerland — UEFA&#8217;s disciplinary panel imposed a 3-0 loss to Dinamo Bucharest after rioting fans forced a Europa League match to be abandoned.

The UEFA panel ruled Tuesday the Romanian club must play its next two home matches in European competition in an empty stadium.
Dinamo trailed Czech opponent Slovan Liberec 2-0 in the first leg  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uefa-orders-loss-2-match-home-stadium-ban-for-dinamo-bucharest-after-fans-riot-149273/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pepsi bottler to build Europe&#8217;s largest bottling factory, worth $150 million, in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Pepsi bottling company PepsiAmericas is investing $150 million (euro105 million) to build Europe&#8217;s largest bottling factory in Romania, officials said Monday.

The factory will be located west of Bucharest, the capital, and will cover 30,000 square meters. It will open on Sept.1, a press release said.
PepsiAmericas in 2007 took over the group Quadrant-Amroq ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pepsi-bottler-to-build-europes-largest-bottling-factory-worth-150-million-in-romania-148590/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pepsi bottler to build Europe&#8217;s largest bottling factory, worth $150 million, in Romania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PepsiCo to build Europe&#8217;s largest bottling factory, worth $150 million, in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — PepsiCo&#8217;s bottling company PepsiAmericas is investing $150 million (euro105 million) to build Europe&#8217;s largest bottling factory in Romania, officials said Monday.

The factory will be located west of Bucharest, the capital, and will cover 30,000 square meters. It will open on Sept.1, a press release said.
PepsiAmericas in 2007 took over the group Quadrant-Amroq .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pepsico-to-build-europes-largest-bottling-factory-worth-150-million-in-romania-148532/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: PepsiCo to build Europe&#8217;s largest bottling factory, worth $150 million, in Romania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Across Eastern Europe, shopkeepers feel the pain of dramatic drop in consumer spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RIGA, Latvia — When the Sky &#038; More mall opened in Riga in 2007, retailers hoped its expensive boutiques and upscale supermarket would draw well-off Latvians on their way home to the pine-forested neighborhoods on the capital&#8217;s north side.

Today, the mall&#8217;s foot traffic has dwindled, and its shop-lined upper floor is as quiet as a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/across-eastern-europe-shopkeepers-feel-the-pain-of-dramatic-drop-in-consumer-spending-142757/">Across Eastern Europe, shopkeepers feel the pain of dramatic drop in consumer spending</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IMF official says Romania in a &#8217;severe recession&#8217;, to be allowed larger budget deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania —Romania is in a &#8220;severe recession&#8221;, with the economy contracting twice as much as predicted earlier this year, an International Monetary Fund official said Monday.

Jeffrey Franks, the IMF&#8217;s chief of mission to Romania, said the country would be allowed a larger budget deficit — equal to 7.3 percent of gross domestic product — ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-official-says-romania-in-a-severe-recession-to-be-allowed-larger-budget-deficit-135673/">IMF official says Romania in a &#8217;severe recession&#8217;, to be allowed larger budget deficit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defeat of Moldova&#8217;s ruling Communists thrusts enigmatic ex-Soviet republic into spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — It may be the most enigmatic corner of Europe: a hardscrabble communist holdout run by a dour president who still keeps a bust of Lenin on his desk.

&#8220;Europe&#8217;s largest illegal duty-free shop,&#8221; a diplomat once called Moldova, known for rampant trafficking in arms, drugs, cigarettes and sex. But now that pro-Western parties ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defeat-of-moldovas-ruling-communists-thrusts-enigmatic-ex-soviet-republic-into-spotlight-125605/">Defeat of Moldova&#8217;s ruling Communists thrusts enigmatic ex-Soviet republic into spotlight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-West parties beat Communists in Moldova; Monitors say no vote fraud seen</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pro-west-parties-beat-communists-in-moldova-monitors-say-no-vote-fraud-seen-125265/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corneliu Rusnac</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova&#8217;s pro-Western parties scrambled to forge a governing alliance Thursday after beating Europe&#8217;s last communist-run government in a parliamentary election praised by international monitors.

Near final results put four center-right opposition parties ahead of the Communist Party, which has ruled the impoverished former Soviet republic since 2001.
Vlad Filat, leader of the opposition Liberal ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pro-west-parties-beat-communists-in-moldova-monitors-say-no-vote-fraud-seen-125265/">Pro-West parties beat Communists in Moldova; Monitors say no vote fraud seen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>International monitors: No major fraud found in Moldova&#8217;s parliamentary election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-monitors-no-major-fraud-found-in-moldovas-parliamentary-election-125250/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — International monitors who observed Moldova&#8217;s parliamentary election say the vote was run well and they did not find any evidence of major fraud.

But the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says its 300 observers saw some &#8220;subtle intimidation and media bias&#8221; in the vote Wednesday.
The OSCE is calling on authorities in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-monitors-no-major-fraud-found-in-moldovas-parliamentary-election-125250/">International monitors: No major fraud found in Moldova&#8217;s parliamentary election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Near final results show pro-West parties win more votes than Communists in Moldova&#8217;s election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/near-final-results-show-pro-west-parties-win-more-votes-than-communists-in-moldovas-election-124881/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corneliu Rusnac</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova&#8217;s pro-Western parties scrambled to forge a governing alliance Thursday after beating Europe&#8217;s last communist-run government in parliamentary elections.

Near final results put four center-right opposition parties ahead of the Communist Party, which has ruled the impoverished former Soviet republic since 2001.
&#8220;The Communist Party lost the elections after an exhausting campaign where there .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/near-final-results-show-pro-west-parties-win-more-votes-than-communists-in-moldovas-election-124881/">Near final results show pro-West parties win more votes than Communists in Moldova&#8217;s election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Partial returns show pro-Western parties win more votes than Communists in Moldova&#8217;s election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/partial-returns-show-pro-western-parties-win-more-votes-than-communists-in-moldovas-election-124770/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corneliu Rusnac</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova&#8217;s pro-Western parties said Wednesday they&#8217;ll forge an alliance after winning a narrow lead in parliamentary elections — a stinging setback to Europe&#8217;s last communist-run government.

Preliminary results from a tightly contested parliamentary vote in the impoverished former Soviet republic gave four center-right opposition parties a slim lead over the Communist Party, which .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/partial-returns-show-pro-western-parties-win-more-votes-than-communists-in-moldovas-election-124770/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Partial returns show pro-Western parties win more votes than Communists in Moldova&#8217;s election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moldovans to hold a new nationwide vote after uprising triggered in part by Twitter</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/moldovans-to-hold-a-new-nationwide-vote-after-uprising-triggered-in-part-by-twitter-122249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovans go to the polls Wednesday, three months after protesters stormed the capital accusing the communist-led government of rigging nationwide elections — and used Twitter to rally support after cell phone networks went down.

Authorities swiftly suppressed the unrest using brute force that left at least three dead and hundreds arrested.
So, will the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moldovans-to-hold-a-new-nationwide-vote-after-uprising-triggered-in-part-by-twitter-122249/">Moldovans to hold a new nationwide vote after uprising triggered in part by Twitter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 months after post-election violence, Moldovans to hold another nationwide vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-months-after-post-election-violence-moldovans-to-hold-another-nationwide-vote-121882/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corneliu Rusnac</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHISINAU, Moldova — Three months after their country was wracked by violent post-election protests, Moldovans vote again this week in a tightly contested ballot that could see the ex-Soviet republic remain in Russia&#8217;s orbit or edge closer to the European Union.

President Vladimir Voronin, who leads the ruling Communist Party, has been campaigning on fears that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-months-after-post-election-violence-moldovans-to-hold-another-nationwide-vote-121882/" title="3 months after post-election violence, Moldovans to hold another nationwide vote">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romanian president says legislator must be tried on corruption charges he faces</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — President Traian Basescu urged a Romanian legislator on Thursday to surrender his parliamentary immunity so he can be prosecuted on corruption charges.

The European Commission said Wednesday that Romania is not doing enough to fix its flawed justice system. It also said the parliament shows little commitment to pursue the fight against high-level .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanian-president-says-legislator-must-be-tried-on-corruption-charges-he-faces-118731/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Romanian president says legislator must be tried on corruption charges he faces</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romania mayor apologizes for Nazi uniform parade, denies he&#8217;s a fascist or anti-Semite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian mayor has apologized for dressing up in a Nazi army uniform with a swastika insignia, saying in an open letter Thursday that he is not a fascist or anti-Semite.

Constanta Mayor Radu Mazare expressed his regret to people who were offended by his dressing up as an officer in the Nazi .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romania-mayor-apologizes-for-nazi-uniform-parade-denies-hes-a-fascist-or-anti-semite-118245/">Source &nbsp;: Romania mayor apologizes for Nazi uniform parade, denies he&#8217;s a fascist or anti-Semite</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Semitism group in Romania files complaint against mayor over Nazi uniform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONSTANTA, Romania — An anti-Semitism monitoring organization in Romania has filed an official complaint with prosecutors against a mayor for taking part in a fashion show dressed as a Nazi officer and wearing a swastika.

Radu Mazare, the mayor of Constanta city, is no stranger to showmanship. He once appeared at a public event dressed as .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-semitism-group-in-romania-files-complaint-against-mayor-over-nazi-uniform-115949/">Anti-Semitism group in Romania files complaint against mayor over Nazi uniform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU nations tell Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania to curb budget deficits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday gave Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania two- and three-year deadlines to curb their budget deficits, which have been swollen by the world financial crisis and its fallout in Eastern Europe.

EU finance ministers gave Poland and Latvia until 2012 to bring the yearly gap between government spending and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-nations-tell-poland-hungary-romania-latvia-and-lithuania-to-curb-budget-deficits-101758/">Read more : EU nations tell Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania to curb budget deficits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US transports 118 pounds of bomb-grade uranium from Romania to secure site in Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The last remaining bomb-grade uranium has been shipped out of Romania as part of a U.S.-Russian nuclear nonproliferation program, the Energy Department reported Tuesday.

Officials at the department&#8217;s National Nuclear Security Administration said the highly enriched uranium was taken from two research reactors in Romania and flown to Russia for secure storage. The shipment .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transports-118-pounds-of-bomb-grade-uranium-from-romania-to-secure-site-in-russia-96075/">US transports 118 pounds of bomb-grade uranium from Romania to secure site in Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Most Romanians intimidated in Belfast heading home; church that offered shelter attacked</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Pogatchnik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — More than 100 Romanian Gypsies who suffered racist attacks and intimidation in Belfast are being flown back home at taxpayer expense, the Northern Ireland government said Tuesday.

Northern Ireland housing minister Margaret Ritchie said 25 of the 117 Romanians targeted by stone-throwing extremists have already been flown back to Romania, while most of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/most-romanians-intimidated-in-belfast-heading-home-church-that-offered-shelter-attacked-89939/">Read : Most Romanians intimidated in Belfast heading home; church that offered shelter attacked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police report new attack on Romanians living in N. Ireland after surge in racial violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-report-new-attack-on-romanians-living-in-n-ireland-after-surge-in-racial-violence-85608/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Morrison</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Northern Ireland&#8217;s police chief warned Thursday that recent attacks on Romanian immigrants that forced 20 families to flee their homes are damaging the region&#8217;s economy and reputation.

Chief Constable Hugh Orde criticized the gangs who hurled bricks and bottles at the homes of Romanian families in a working class Belfast neighborhood.
&#8220;These people are doing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-report-new-attack-on-romanians-living-in-n-ireland-after-surge-in-racial-violence-85608/">Source article &nbsp;: Police report new attack on Romanians living in N. Ireland after surge in racial violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attacks on Romanian Gypsies in NIreland deepen worries of rising xenophobia across Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Morrison</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The thugs used bricks and bottles to drive more than 100 Romanian Gypsies from their homes in a wave of attacks. On Wednesday, the victims were sheltering in a community center after a church plucked them off a Belfast street.

The grim images from this week — families carrying possessions in bundled .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attacks-on-romanian-gypsies-in-nireland-deepen-worries-of-rising-xenophobia-across-europe-84650/">Attacks on Romanian Gypsies in NIreland deepen worries of rising xenophobia across Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Ireland politicians condemn racism after attacks drive 100 Romanians from their homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Morrison</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The thugs used bricks and bottles to drive more than 100 Romanian Gypsies from their homes in a wave of attacks. On Wednesday, the victims were sheltering in a community center after a church plucked them off a Belfast street.

The grim images from this week — families carrying possessions in bundled .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/northern-ireland-politicians-condemn-racism-after-attacks-drive-100-romanians-from-their-homes-84535/">Original source &nbsp;: Northern Ireland politicians condemn racism after attacks drive 100 Romanians from their homes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romanian Gypsies seek shelter after racist attacks in Northern Ireland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanian-gypsies-seek-shelter-after-racist-attacks-in-northern-ireland-84246/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Morrison</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Racist thugs armed with bricks and bottles forced more than 100 Romanian Gypsies from their Belfast homes in a wave of attacks that sent them fleeing to the safety of a nearby church.

Community leaders in Belfast on Wednesday condemned the attacks, while Romania&#8217;s government urged British authorities to take measures to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanian-gypsies-seek-shelter-after-racist-attacks-in-northern-ireland-84246/">Romanian Gypsies seek shelter after racist attacks in Northern Ireland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Racist attacks on Romanians living in Belfast prompts group to seek shelter in church</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/racist-attacks-on-romanians-living-in-belfast-prompts-group-to-seek-shelter-in-church-83943/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Morrison</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELFAST, Northern Ireland — More than a 100 Romanian immigrants were taking refuge Wednesday after fleeing their Belfast homes and spending the night in a church following racist attacks.

Northern Ireland police helped around 20 families leave their homes Tuesday night for the Belfast church, where they spent the night. On Wednesday, they were taken to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/racist-attacks-on-romanians-living-in-belfast-prompts-group-to-seek-shelter-in-church-83943/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Racist attacks on Romanians living in Belfast prompts group to seek shelter in church</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Romania&#8217;s military ends Iraq deployment, reducing US-led coalition to 3 countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Gamel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Romania&#8217;s small military contingent ended its deployment in Iraq on Thursday, reducing the U.S.-led coalition to three countries. In Iraq&#8217;s north, another U.S. soldier died in combat.

The alliance that once included nearly 40 countries has been whittled down as the Americans themselves prepare for a full withdrawal from the country by the end .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/romanias-military-ends-iraq-deployment-reducing-us-led-coalition-to-3-countries-72248/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Romania&#8217;s military ends Iraq deployment, reducing US-led coalition to 3 countries</a>.]]></description>
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