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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Sioux Falls</title>
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		<title>Sioux Falls development foundation in SD getting half a million dollars from fed government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Sioux Falls development group in SD gets grant

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Southeast Development Foundation in Sioux Falls is getting a $500,000 grant from the federal Economic Development Administration.
The money will be used to replenish a revolving loan fund, which will provide new low-interest loans to businesses hurt by flooding in 2008.
The administration says the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sioux-falls-development-foundation-in-sd-getting-half-a-million-dollars-from-fed-government-243073/">Sioux Falls development foundation in SD getting half a million dollars from fed government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa woman accused of shoplifting 418 items from South Dakota drug store</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Iowa woman accused of shoplifting 418 items

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An Iowa woman is accused in a South Dakota shoplifting case that authorities say involved more than just a few items stuffed in a pocket. Sioux Falls police said a 51-year-old woman allegedly took $2,200 worth of items from the Lewis Drug Store, hauling stolen ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iowa-woman-accused-of-shoplifting-418-items-from-south-dakota-drug-store-239695/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Iowa woman accused of shoplifting 418 items from South Dakota drug store</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA says South Dakota farmers are making progress with harvest thanks to dry weather</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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USDA: Dry weather helps South Dakota farmers

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota farmers are making progress on harvest, but they&#8217;re still well behind the normal pace because of the wet fall.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a dry week helped farmers last week.
The USDA estimates that about 40 percent of the state&#8217;s corn crop has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usda-says-south-dakota-farmers-are-making-progress-with-harvest-thanks-to-dry-weather-235186/">Original article on  : USDA says South Dakota farmers are making progress with harvest thanks to dry weather</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Agriculture Department: South Dakota&#8217;s red meat production decreases in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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South Dakota red meat production falls in October

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The U.S. Agriculture Department says commercial red meat production for South Dakota totaled 77.6 million pounds during October, down 22 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent from September&#8217;s production.
October pork production was down from a year ago, while sheep and lamb ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-agriculture-department-south-dakotas-red-meat-production-decreases-in-october-233648/" title="US Agriculture Department: South Dakota&#8217;s red meat production decreases in October">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Higher household income limit could drive up interest in SD&#8217;s heat payment assistance program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Income limit raised for SD heat assistance

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota has received more applications from residents seeking help to pay heating bills than it did last winter, and expanded eligibility guidelines could push demand even higher.
Eligibility for the federally funded Low Income Energy Assistance Program and the amount of help paying heat bills .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/higher-household-income-limit-could-drive-up-interest-in-sds-heat-payment-assistance-program-232713/">Source article &nbsp;: Higher household income limit could drive up interest in SD&#8217;s heat payment assistance program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diversified manufacturer Raven Industries reports 13 percent drop in 3Q profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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Raven Industries reports 13 percent 3Q profit drop

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raven Industries Inc., which makes reinforced plastic sheeting and products for precision farming and navigation, on Thursday reported a 13 percent drop in third-quarter profit but said higher operating margins helped offset lower sales.
The diversified manufacturer, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., reported a profit .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diversified-manufacturer-raven-industries-reports-13-percent-drop-in-3q-profit-232605/">Diversified manufacturer Raven Industries reports 13 percent drop in 3Q profit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poet says it has reduced cellulosic ethanol production costs to $2.35 per gallon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Poet reduces cellulosic ethanol production costs

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Poet LLC, the nation&#8217;s top ethanol producer, says it is has reduced its cellulosic ethanol production cost during the past year from $4.13 per gallon to $2.35 per gallon.
The Sioux Falls-based company plans to produce 25 million gallons of ethanol each year from plant waste typically ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poet-says-it-has-reduced-cellulosic-ethanol-production-costs-to-235-per-gallon-231865/">Poet says it has reduced cellulosic ethanol production costs to $2.35 per gallon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Man suspected of theft returns to crime scene to retrieve his cell phone</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-man-suspected-of-theft-returns-to-crime-scene-to-retrieve-his-cell-phone-228790/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspect returns to crime scene for cell phone

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls Police arrested a 20-year-old man on Wednesday when he returned to the scene of a crime to retrieve his cell phone. Police said they got a call Wednesday evening from a woman who saw a man inside her unlocked car. She and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-man-suspected-of-theft-returns-to-crime-scene-to-retrieve-his-cell-phone-228790/" title="Police: Man suspected of theft returns to crime scene to retrieve his cell phone">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Extensions available for crop insurance harvest deadlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Extensions available for crop insurance deadlines

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The state Agriculture Department says wet conditions have delayed what looks like a near-record harvest for many South Dakota farmers and raised concerns about a Dec. 10 harvest deadline for crop insurance.
In a release, the department says farmers who can&#8217;t harvest their crops due to weather ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/extensions-available-for-crop-insurance-harvest-deadlines-228600/">Extensions available for crop insurance harvest deadlines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-says-former-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-manager-guilty-on-86-of-91-financial-fraud-charges-227703/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Jury: Fmr. slaughterhouse manager guilty of fraud

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A jury has found the former manger of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges.
The verdict against Sholom Rubashkin came Thursday evening after a nearly monthlong trial.
Rubashkin was charged with bank, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and ignoring .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-says-former-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-manager-guilty-on-86-of-91-financial-fraud-charges-227703/" title="Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SD Sen. Thune: Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Thune: Plant that converts wood chips in program

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says Western Biomass Energy, which converts wood chips from the Black Hills into renewable fuels, has been selected to take part in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
In a release, Thune said he wrote the program, which is part of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sd-sen-thune-plant-that-converts-wood-chips-into-renewable-fuels-is-part-of-usda-program-226133/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: SD Sen. Thune: Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA says South Dakota&#8217;s corn, soybean production levels remain high; records forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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USDA: SD corn, soybean production remains high

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Nov. 1 corn production forecast for South Dakota is 690 million bushels — the same as the previous month and 18 percent higher than 2008.
The forecast yield is 150 bushels an acre from an estimated 4.6 million acres.
If that amount .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usda-says-south-dakotas-corn-soybean-production-levels-remain-high-records-forecast-224978/">Read the original article &nbsp;: USDA says South Dakota&#8217;s corn, soybean production levels remain high; records forecast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sanford lab officials say 2nd underground shaft reopened at former Homestake gold mine in SD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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2nd deep shaft reopened at old gold mine in SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Crews pumping water out of the Sanford Underground Laboratory in Lead have reopened a second deep shaft that eventually will be used as the primary entrance and exit for science experiments.
The South Dakota Science and Technology Authority is rehabilitating the former Homestake ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sanford-lab-officials-say-2nd-underground-shaft-reopened-at-former-homestake-gold-mine-in-sd-220999/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Sanford lab officials say 2nd underground shaft reopened at former Homestake gold mine in SD</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Brule Sioux Tribe gets $940,000 grant from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Lower Brule tribe gets grant from Minn. tribe

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has been selected to receive a grant of $940,000 from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Prior Lake, Minn. The money is for economic development and community infrastructure.
According to a release, most of the grant will ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lower-brule-sioux-tribe-gets-940000-grant-from-shakopee-mdewakanton-sioux-community-217859/">Lower Brule Sioux Tribe gets $940,000 grant from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wet weather makes for not quite 2 days suitable for field work, South Dakota harvest lags</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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More wet weather hinders South Dakota harvest

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Wet weather continues to hinder South Dakota&#8217;s row-crop harvest.
The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says statewide last week there were only 1.8 days suitable for field work.
The western part of the state saw heavy snowfall last week. The northern Black Hills ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wet-weather-makes-for-not-quite-2-days-suitable-for-field-work-south-dakota-harvest-lags-216251/">Original article on  : Wet weather makes for not quite 2 days suitable for field work, South Dakota harvest lags</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Raven Industries to buy privately owned Canadian startup Ranchview for undisclosed sum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Raven Industries to buy Canadian startup Ranchview

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Industrial manufacturer Raven Industries Inc. said this past week that it will buy almost all the assets of Ranchview Inc., a privately held Canadian startup.
The price was not disclosed.
Ranchview develops products that use cellular networks instead of the traditional radio systems that are typically used ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/raven-industries-to-buy-privately-owned-canadian-startup-ranchview-for-undisclosed-sum-215097/" title="Raven Industries to buy privately owned Canadian startup Ranchview for undisclosed sum">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wet fields, more rain not helping progress on South Dakota&#8217;s row-crop harvest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Soggy conditions putting brakes on SD harvest

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Soggy fields and more rain continue to hold up South Dakota&#8217;s row-crop harvest.
The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says statewide last week, there were only two days suitable for field work.
Precipitation was heaviest in eastern portions of the state and in  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wet-fields-more-rain-not-helping-progress-on-south-dakotas-row-crop-harvest-207653/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA says July-to-September milk production in South Dakota was down from previous quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture puts South Dakota&#8217;s milk production for July through September at 481 million pounds.

That&#8217;s 5 percent more than last year&#8217;s production for the same quarter but 2 million pounds below the April-June quarter this year.
The South Dakota office of the USDA&#8217;s National Agricultural ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usda-says-july-to-september-milk-production-in-south-dakota-was-down-from-previous-quarter-203658/" title="USDA says July-to-September milk production in South Dakota was down from previous quarter">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Businessman who left 44 tons of rotting meat in closed SD plant to pay part of cleanup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carson Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The owner of a South Dakota packing plant who left behind 44 tons of rotting kosher bison meat when he relocated his business to Minnesota has agreed to pay part of the cost of cleaning up the mess, his attorney said.

Mike Unke, an attorney for Ilan Parente, said his client will .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/businessman-who-left-44-tons-of-rotting-meat-in-closed-sd-plant-to-pay-part-of-cleanup-201385/">Businessman who left 44 tons of rotting meat in closed SD plant to pay part of cleanup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Dakota police say man weighing around 300 pounds in black dress tries to steal rum, cola</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Police said a person believed to be a man disguised as a woman in a black dress tried to steal a bottle of rum and cola drinks from a local drug store. The store&#8217;s loss prevention officer unsuccessfully tried to stop the person, who is described as about 20 years old, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-dakota-police-say-man-weighing-around-300-pounds-in-black-dress-tries-to-steal-rum-cola-197303/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors accuse former manager of kosher slaughterhouse of funneling cash to conceal fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Federal prosecutors say a former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid funneled money through a school and grocery store to avoid suspicions of his bank about outstanding loans.

Assistant U.S. Attorney C.J. Williams said in opening statements Wednesday that former Agriprocessors, Inc., manager ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-accuse-former-manager-of-kosher-slaughterhouse-of-funneling-cash-to-conceal-fraud-196026/" title="Prosecutors accuse former manager of kosher slaughterhouse of funneling cash to conceal fraud">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa kosher slaughterhouse owner says he&#8217;ll hire local workers, avoid past owner&#8217;s mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel Duara</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The new owner of a northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse said Tuesday he will hire local residents and use a federal verification system to ensure his employees are in the U.S. legally.

Hershey Friedman bought the Postville plant that was once the nation&#8217;s largest kosher slaughterhouse in July, more than a year after ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-owner-says-hell-hire-local-workers-avoid-past-owners-mistakes-194980/">Iowa kosher slaughterhouse owner says he&#8217;ll hire local workers, avoid past owner&#8217;s mistakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Canadian developer of a planned uranium mine in southwest South Dakota can move ahead with its request for a federal permit, one of four needed to operate.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission informed Powertech Uranium Corp. that its application for a detailed technical and environmental review has been accepted for the Dewey .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-nuclear-regulators-accept-application-to-review-canadian-firms-planned-sd-uranium-mine-194897/">Original article &nbsp;: US nuclear regulators accept application to review Canadian firm&#8217;s planned SD uranium mine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa kosher slaughterhouse owner says he&#8217;ll run lean plant, avoid previous operator&#8217;s mistakes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The new owner of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid says he&#8217;s a turnaround artist who will operate a leaner plant that avoids the mistakes of his predecessor.

Hershey Friedman bought the Agriprocessors, Inc., plant in July, more than a year after the raid.
Agriprocessors, once ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-owner-says-hell-run-lean-plant-avoid-previous-operators-mistakes-194865/">Iowa kosher slaughterhouse owner says he&#8217;ll run lean plant, avoid previous operator&#8217;s mistakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Dakota town finally rids itself of 44 tons of rotting, stinking meat, but bills linger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carson Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRIDGEWATER, S.D. — Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.

Once the power was cut and spring thaw arrived, nature took over. And enough rotting meat to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-dakota-town-finally-rids-itself-of-44-tons-of-rotting-stinking-meat-but-bills-linger-186703/">South Dakota town finally rids itself of 44 tons of rotting, stinking meat, but bills linger</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s that smell? 44 tons of bison meat in abandoned warehouse stink up South Dakota town</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carson Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRIDGEWATER, S.D. — A South Dakota town that had to remove 44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if the owner plans to pay for the cleanup.

Ilan Parente (EE&#8217;-lahn pah-RENT&#8217;-ay) closed Bridgewater Quality Meats in January 2008 and moved the business to Minnesota.
The meat stayed cold until December, when .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/whats-that-smell-44-tons-of-bison-meat-in-abandoned-warehouse-stink-up-south-dakota-town-186636/">What&#8217;s that smell? 44 tons of bison meat in abandoned warehouse stink up South Dakota town</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Musharraf says multifaceted approach needed to deal with Taliban in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (pur-VEHZ&#8217; moo-SHAH&#8217;-ruhv) says al-Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force, but dealing with the Taliban requires a military, political and socio-economic approach.

Musharraf spoke Friday night at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. He says the Taliban is not a monolith, but rather a spread .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/musharraf-says-multifaceted-approach-needed-to-deal-with-taliban-in-pakistan-185656/">Musharraf says multifaceted approach needed to deal with Taliban in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conference examines role of biotechnology in South Dakota&#8217;s economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Ortman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota must overcome what university president James Abbott characterized as an inferiority complex if it&#8217;s to produce college graduates who can grow a biotechnology industry that&#8217;s already taken root.

Abbott and others speaking at the 4th South Dakota Biotechnology Summit said a strong academic foundation and support from government and industry .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conference-examines-role-of-biotechnology-in-south-dakotas-economy-171842/">Original article &nbsp;: Conference examines role of biotechnology in South Dakota&#8217;s economy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian man, SD woman charged with murder in 1975 slaying of American Indian Movement member</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carson Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Canadian man and a South Dakota woman were charged in the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement member, who prosecutors say was killed because the group&#8217;s leaders suspected she was a government informant.

John Graham, of the Southern Tutchone tribe in Canada&#8217;s Yukon territory, and Thelma Rios, of Rapid .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-man-sd-woman-charged-with-murder-in-1975-slaying-of-american-indian-movement-member-165102/">Canadian man, SD woman charged with murder in 1975 slaying of American Indian Movement member</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clean energy or nasty twister? Some wind farms give weathermen the willies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Wind farms have been blamed for disrupting the lives of birds, bats and, most recently, the land-bound sage grouse.

Now the weather forecaster?
The massive spinning blades affixed to towers 200 feet high can appear on Doppler radar like a violent storm or even a tornado.
The phenomenon has affected several National Weather Service ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clean-energy-or-nasty-twister-some-wind-farms-give-weathermen-the-willies-150555/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Clean energy or nasty twister? Some wind farms give weathermen the willies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge rules that South Dakota doctors must tell women that abortion ends life of a human being</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge upheld part of a South Dakota law that requires women to be told abortion ends a human life, but struck down disclosures that the procedure increases the likelihood of suicide and that they have an existing relationship with the fetus.

U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier&#8217;s decision Thursday ends a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-rules-that-south-dakota-doctors-must-tell-women-that-abortion-ends-life-of-a-human-being-145369/">Judge rules that South Dakota doctors must tell women that abortion ends life of a human being</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Planned Parenthood says South Dakota has authority to close abortion clinic within a few days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carson Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Planned Parenthood is raising red flags that the state could close the only abortion clinic in South Dakota in a matter of days, according to the latest filing in a court battle over a 2005 law that requires doctors to tell women an abortion ends a human life.

The clinic in Sioux .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/planned-parenthood-says-south-dakota-has-authority-to-close-abortion-clinic-within-a-few-days-144063/">Planned Parenthood says South Dakota has authority to close abortion clinic within a few days</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare Amur tiger cub fights to survive at South Dakota zoo; lone survivor of litter of 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Ortman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The rare 3-week-old Amur tiger cub&#8217;s eyes haven&#8217;t completely opened yet, her belly bulges and her paws seem too large for her tiny head.

She is the lone survivor of a litter of six born last month at a South Dakota zoo — and workers there are doing everything they can to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-amur-tiger-cub-fights-to-survive-at-south-dakota-zoo-lone-survivor-of-litter-of-6-133998/">Rare Amur tiger cub fights to survive at South Dakota zoo; lone survivor of litter of 6</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices bounce back despite rising supplies and dour economic reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices rose Wednesday despite growing crude supplies and more signs of weakness in major sectors like retail and transportation.

Benchmark crude for September delivery gained 55 cents to settle at $71.97 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices at one point Wednesday morning dipped below $70. In London, Brent ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-prices-bounce-back-despite-rising-supplies-and-dour-economic-reports-131816/" title="Crude prices bounce back despite rising supplies and dour economic reports">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil wavers amid build of crude in storage, weakness in services sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices wavered near $72 a barrel Wednesday with crude supplies growing and more signs of weakness in major sectors like retail and transportation.

Benchmark crude for September delivery gained 17 cents to $71.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices at one point Wednesday morning dipped below $70 before ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-wavers-amid-build-of-crude-in-storage-weakness-in-services-sector-131780/">Oil wavers amid build of crude in storage, weakness in services sector</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Build of crude in storage, weakness in services sector drops oil to near $71</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Growing supplies of crude and more signs of weakness in major sectors like retail and transportation on Wednesday sent oil prices falling for the second straight day.

Benchmark crude for September delivery fell 23 cents to $71.19 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices at one point dipped below $70.
Crude .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/build-of-crude-in-storage-weakness-in-services-sector-drops-oil-to-near-71-131654/" title="Build of crude in storage, weakness in services sector drops oil to near $71">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil near $64 with more companies reporting earnings; outlook for energy demand unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices wavered near $64 a barrel Monday as encouraging quarterly reports from several companies were offset by what could be an extended period of weak demand for energy.

Benchmark crude for August delivery rose 42 cents to settle at $63.98 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Energy Information Administration ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-near-64-with-more-companies-reporting-earnings-outlook-for-energy-demand-unclear-115026/">Read : Oil near $64 with more companies reporting earnings; outlook for energy demand unclear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices dip even with companies reporting healthier profits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices fell Monday even as encouraging quarterly company earnings reports and word that CIT Group Inc. bondholders would keep the commercial lender out of bankruptcy raised hopes about an economic recovery.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 16 cents to $63.40 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Friday, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-prices-dip-even-with-companies-reporting-healthier-profits-114952/">Source &nbsp;: Oil prices dip even with companies reporting healthier profits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices hover around $64 on strong corporate results</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices hovererd around $64 a barrel Monday as encouraging quarterly company earnings reports and word that CIT Group Inc. bondholders would keep the commercial lender out of bankruptcy raised hopes about an economic recovery.

Benchmark crude for August delivery climbed 7 cents to $63.63 a barrel on the New York Mercantile ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-prices-hover-around-64-on-strong-corporate-results-114938/">Oil prices hover around $64 on strong corporate results</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil slips further to settle below $60 as demand concerns linger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices settled under $60 a barrel again Tuesday, with investors still wary about the economy despite as better-than-expected economic and earnings data.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 17 cents to settle at $59.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Doubts about the strength of the economy have left crude ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-slips-further-to-settle-below-60-as-demand-concerns-linger-109386/">Read more : Oil slips further to settle below $60 as demand concerns linger</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil slips further below $60 despite encouraging economic and earnings data</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices slipped further below $60 a barrel Tuesday, as better-than-expected economic and earnings data struggled to support the market&#8217;s early gains.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 24 cents to $59.45 a barrel in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Doubts about the strength of the economy have left crude ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-slips-further-below-60-despite-encouraging-economic-and-earnings-data-109262/">Oil slips further below $60 despite encouraging economic and earnings data</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices dropped under $60 a barrel Tuesday, as the stock market pulled back from early enthusiasm about better-than-expected earnings for Goldman Sachs.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 41 cents to $59.28 a barrel in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Major stock index averages were little changed from the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-dips-below-60-early-stock-market-optimism-levels-off-109235/" title="Oil dips below $60, early stock market optimism levels off">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices stayed around $60 a barrel Tuesday, as better-than-expected U.S. retail and wholesale price news out helped support early gains.

Benchmark crude for August delivery rose 31 cents to $60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Monday, the contract fell 20 cents to settle at $59.69.
Doubts about the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-holding-around-60-on-strong-us-retail-wholesale-price-reports-109103/" title="Oil holding around $60 on strong US retail, wholesale price reports">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from atop the national monument, a spokesman said.

The activists intentionally damaged part of the memorial&#8217;s security system and were able to delay rangers&#8217; response to the demonstration Wednesday, said Nav ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mount-rushmore-may-change-security-procedures-after-greenpeace-demonstration-104936/">Mount Rushmore may change security procedures after Greenpeace demonstration</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers hope tiny parasite can help protect Midwestern soybeans from destructive insects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation&#8217;s soybean crop from aphids.

The question for university researchers across the Midwest is whether the tiny Asian insect can survive harsh winters here.
Researchers are exploring a number ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/researchers-hope-tiny-parasite-can-help-protect-midwestern-soybeans-from-destructive-insects-103962/" title="Researchers hope tiny parasite can help protect Midwestern soybeans from destructive insects">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>11 environmentalists charged with trespassing after unfurling banner on Mount Rushmore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Environmentalists who hung a banner on Mount Rushmore National Memorial calling for a stop to global warming have been arrested.

A federal prosecutor says 11 people pleaded not guilty to trespassing and the misdemeanor crime of climbing on Mount Rushmore.
The environmental group Greenpeace says in a statement that its members hung the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/11-environmentalists-charged-with-trespassing-after-unfurling-banner-on-mount-rushmore-103651/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 11 environmentalists charged with trespassing after unfurling banner on Mount Rushmore</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil jumps above $71 as China looks to boost resrves, Nigeria rebels attack Shell platform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices settled above $71 a barrel Monday, as China said it would boost oil reserves and Nigerian militants partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

Benchmark crude for August delivery gained $2.33 to settle at $71.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Alaron Trading ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-jumps-above-71-as-china-looks-to-boost-resrves-nigeria-rebels-attack-shell-platform-94918/">Oil jumps above $71 as China looks to boost resrves, Nigeria rebels attack Shell platform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil jumps above $71 a barrel as rebels attack another oil installation in Nigeria</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices jumped above $71 a barrel Monday, as Nigerian militants damaged and partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

Benchmark crude for August delivery gained $2.11 at $71.27 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Shell spokesman Precious Okolobo confirmed the attack and partial shutdown. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-jumps-above-71-a-barrel-as-rebels-attack-another-oil-installation-in-nigeria-94801/">Read more : Oil jumps above $71 a barrel as rebels attack another oil installation in Nigeria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil jumps above $70 a barrel as rebels attack another oil installation in Nigeria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices jumped back above the $70 a barrel threshold Monday as Nigerian militants damaged and partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

Benchmark crude for August delivery gained $1.74 at $70.90 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Friday, it fell $1.07 to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-jumps-above-70-a-barrel-as-rebels-attack-another-oil-installation-in-nigeria-94729/">Original article &nbsp;: Oil jumps above $70 a barrel as rebels attack another oil installation in Nigeria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Underground Science story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In a June 22 story about a South Dakota underground science lab, The Associated Press reported erroneously that John Bahcall won a share of the 2002 Nobel Prize for physics for his solar neutrino work with Ray Davis Jr. Though Bahcall was a key collaborator in the neutrino experiment, it was .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-underground-science-story-90185/">Correction: Underground Science story</a>.]]></description>
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