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		<title>Having won fight to keep 21-foot flagpole at his home, Medal of Honor vet thanks supporters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Medal of Honor vet vows to fly US flag unhindered

RICHMOND, Va. — A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner says he plans to fly Old Glory &#8220;without interference&#8221; for the rest of his life, now that his homeowners&#8217; association has dropped a demand to take down a 21-foot flagpole in his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/having-won-fight-to-keep-21-foot-flagpole-at-his-home-medal-of-honor-vet-thanks-supporters-242254/" title="Having won fight to keep 21-foot flagpole at his home, Medal of Honor vet thanks supporters">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; for Va. medal winner to be asked to remove flagpole from front yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; not to allow Va. flagpole
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is &#8220;silly&#8221; to think that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner is being asked to remove a flagpole from his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran, is fighting .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-spokesman-silly-for-va-medal-winner-to-be-asked-to-remove-flagpole-from-front-yard-241257/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; for Va. medal winner to be asked to remove flagpole from front yard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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WWII vet fights homeowners group over Va. flagpole

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation&#8217;s oldest Medal of Honor winners was back in the fight Thursday, this time against a neighborhood association that wants him to take down a front-yard flagpole.
Supporters, including a U.S. senator, have been falling in behind 90-year-old retired Army Col. Van T. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wwii-medal-of-honor-veteran-battles-va-homeowners-group-to-keep-front-yard-flagpole-239611/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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WWII vet gains supporters in flagpole battle

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation&#8217;s oldest Medal of Honor winners is fighting again, now with a Virginia neighborhood association that wants him to take down his front-yard flagpole.
Supporters, including a U.S. senator, are falling in behind 90-year-old Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran.
Barfoot ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wwii-medal-of-honor-veteran-battles-homeowners-group-to-keep-front-yard-flagpole-239579/">WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AMA opposes &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell;&#8217; says gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Tanner</dc:creator>
		
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CHICAGO — The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military&#8217;s &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8217; policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
The nation&#8217;s largest doctors&#8217; group stopped short of saying it would seek to overturn marriage bans, but its ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ama-opposes-dont-ask-dont-tell-says-gay-marriage-bans-contribute-to-health-disparities-224808/">Read more : AMA opposes &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell;&#8217; says gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma&#8217;s Langston University receives $800,000 fed grant for economic development, outreach</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Okla.&#8217;s Langston Univ. receives $800,000 fed grant

OKLAHOMA CITY — Langston University will receive an $800,000 federal grant that school officials say will be used for economic development in Langston and Oklahoma City.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant to the university&#8217;s HUD/HBCU Economic Development and Outreach ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oklahomas-langston-university-receives-800000-fed-grant-for-economic-development-outreach-224653/">Oklahoma&#8217;s Langston University receives $800,000 fed grant for economic development, outreach</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Medical Association members reaffirm support for health system reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Medical association backs health system reform
HOUSTON — The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors&#8217; pocketbooks and independence.
The action at the group&#8217;s semiannual meeting in Houston could be seen as a vote of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-medical-association-members-reaffirm-support-for-health-system-reform-223927/">American Medical Association members reaffirm support for health system reform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State investigators seize computers, records while searching ACORN offices in New Orleans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.

NEW ORLEANS — State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization&#8217;s national headquarters was based in New Orleans.
&#8220;This is an investigation of everything — ACORN, the national organization, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-investigators-seize-computers-records-while-searching-acorn-offices-in-new-orleans-221013/" title="State investigators seize computers, records while searching ACORN offices in New Orleans">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama welcomes support from AARP and American Medical Association on health overhaul bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama welcomes AARP backing of health care bill
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama trumpeted two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on the far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.
&#8220;I am extraordinarily pleased and grateful to learn that the AARP ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-welcomes-support-from-aarp-and-american-medical-association-on-health-overhaul-bill-219339/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Obama welcomes support from AARP and American Medical Association on health overhaul bill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Walking a fine line: Obama seeks Chinese help on global problems while supporting human rights
SHANGHAI (AP) — President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-news-in-brief-at-558-pm-est-218269/">Original article on  : AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health care dispute: Are &#8220;defensive medicine&#8221; and malpractice insurance driving costs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Leblanc</dc:creator>
		
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Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine

BOSTON — Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren&#8217;t necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it — not so much to protect their health as his own practice.
After being sued for allegedly failing to diagnose a case of appendicitis, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-dispute-are-defensive-medicine-and-malpractice-insurance-driving-costs-217941/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Health care dispute: Are &#8220;defensive medicine&#8221; and malpractice insurance driving costs?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ariz. Supreme Court says state&#8217;s public records law requires disclosure of &#8216;metadata&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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Ariz. court rules records law covers &#8216;metadata&#8217;

PHOENIX — Hidden data embedded in electronic public records must be disclosed under Arizona&#8217;s public records law, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a groundbreaking ruling that attracted interest from media and government organizations.
The Supreme Court&#8217;s unanimous decision, which overturned lower court rulings, is believed to be the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ariz-supreme-court-says-states-public-records-law-requires-disclosure-of-metadata-211427/" title="Ariz. Supreme Court says state&#8217;s public records law requires disclosure of &#8216;metadata&#8217;">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former executive claims &#8220;frat party&#8221; atmosphere, unequal pay, at Anheuser-Busch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Salter</dc:creator>
		
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Suit alleges Anheuser underpaid female executive

ST. LOUIS — A former Anheuser-Busch executive who was the company&#8217;s top-ranking woman has sued the brewer claiming it encourages a &#8220;frat party&#8221; atmosphere and pays women less in salary and bonuses than men.
Francine Katz, former vice president of communications and consumer affairs for the maker of Budweiser, Bud Light .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-executive-claims-frat-party-atmosphere-unequal-pay-at-anheuser-busch-208730/">Former executive claims &#8220;frat party&#8221; atmosphere, unequal pay, at Anheuser-Busch</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals panel dismisses case involving Christian fraternity after U. of Florida changes policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Appeals panel dismisses Fla. Christian frat case

ATLANTA — A federal court has dismissed an appeal by a Christian fraternity that tried to force the University of Florida to recognize it as an official organization.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday found the controversy was moot because the university had amended its policy and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/appeals-panel-dismisses-case-involving-christian-fraternity-after-u-of-florida-changes-policy-208722/">Appeals panel dismisses case involving Christian fraternity after U. of Florida changes policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 frat members plead guilty in alcohol hazing death of college student from NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-frat members plead guilty in NY hazing death

GENESEO, N.Y. — Two former members of a banned college fraternity have admitted they plied a student with so much alcohol during a hazing episode near the New York college campus that the young man died.
Nineteen-year-old sophomore Arman Partamian (AR&#8217;-mahn par-TAY&#8217;-mee-in) of Queens was found dead March 1 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-frat-members-plead-guilty-in-alcohol-hazing-death-of-college-student-from-nyc-208701/">Read more : 2 frat members plead guilty in alcohol hazing death of college student from NYC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Longtime Arizona newspaper publisher Donovan Kramer Sr. dies at age 84</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Longtime Arizona newspaper publisher dies at 84

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Donovan Kramer Sr., longtime publisher of the Casa Grande Dispatch and owner of several weekly community newspapers in Arizona, died Sunday. He was 84.
Kramer died at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center of complications from pulmonary and renal failure. Services are pending.
&#8220;Mr. Kramer was a true .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/longtime-arizona-newspaper-publisher-donovan-kramer-sr-dies-at-age-84-207720/">Source &nbsp;: Longtime Arizona newspaper publisher Donovan Kramer Sr. dies at age 84</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado college presidents racing to come up with rescue plan for higher education</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven K. Paulson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Racing to come up with proposals to save higher education from a financial cliff, Colorado&#8217;s college presidents held a brainstorming summit Thursday at the state Capitol to come up with new ideas that all of them could support.

Senate Majority Leader John Morse, a Democrat from Colorado Springs, said the economic crisis has given ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-college-presidents-racing-to-come-up-with-rescue-plan-for-higher-education-204055/">Colorado college presidents racing to come up with rescue plan for higher education</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protests greet anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker at Philadelphia university campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Amid tight security and a large turnout of protesters, Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders told an assembly of Temple University students that Europe and America must fight an ongoing &#8220;stealth jihad&#8221; that threatens democracy and free speech.

&#8220;Where Islam sets roots, freedom dies,&#8221; Geert Wilders told the students during his 30-minute address organized by .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protests-greet-anti-islamic-dutch-lawmaker-at-philadelphia-university-campus-201584/">Protests greet anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker at Philadelphia university campus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia university campus on edge ahead of speech by anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — A European lawmaker whose anti-Islamic views once led British officials to ban him from visiting that country will address Temple University students on Tuesday, despite protests from campus organizations.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders has outraged Muslims by comparing their holy book, the Quran, to Adolf Hitler&#8217;s &#8220;Mein Kampf&#8221; and for his calls to end .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philadelphia-university-campus-on-edge-ahead-of-speech-by-anti-islamic-dutch-lawmaker-201096/" title="Philadelphia university campus on edge ahead of speech by anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC Irvine refers Zionist group&#8217;s complaint about Muslim students&#8217; campus fundraising to feds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, Calif. — A University of California campus has asked the U.S. Justice Department to look into allegations that money raised at a Muslim student group event went to a terrorist organization.

UC Irvine spokeswoman Cathy Lawhon said Wednesday that the university forwarded to federal investigators a complaint that funds collected at a May 21 speech ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-irvine-refers-zionist-groups-complaint-about-muslim-students-campus-fundraising-to-feds-196521/">UC Irvine refers Zionist group&#8217;s complaint about Muslim students&#8217; campus fundraising to feds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — With the launch of the 2010 census less than six months away, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing its most targeted and far-reaching language outreach yet to more accurately count the country&#8217;s immigrants.

Census Director Robert Groves briefed San Francisco elected officials and community groups Wednesday on ways the federal agency is working .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/to-accurately-count-immigrants-census-2010-will-include-outreach-in-more-languages-196380/">To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession forces more people to rely on community clinics; centers have key role in reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Barbassa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — Francisco Lupercio has insurance for his house, his truck and the store he runs with his wife. But he can&#8217;t afford health insurance, so he joined dozens of other people lining up for exams at a community clinic.

As the recession grinds on, more and more people are relying on taxpayer-supported health .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-forces-more-people-to-rely-on-community-clinics-centers-have-key-role-in-reform-196178/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Recession forces more people to rely on community clinics; centers have key role in reform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Interpol seeks visa-free travel for its investigators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay Joshi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE — The global police organization Interpol began issuing special passports Tuesday to its senior investigators, aimed at allowing them to enter any of the group&#8217;s 188 member countries without visas.

Pakistan and Ukraine become the first countries to accept the new documents and three more will follow soon, Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble said during ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/interpol-seeks-visa-free-travel-for-its-investigators-194272/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Interpol seeks visa-free travel for its investigators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans use ACORN&#8217;s problems to fight law on bank investment in poor areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Theimer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN — ranging from charges of voter registration fraud to embarrassing videos of its employees — to revive their long-standing fight against a federal law that grades banks on their investments in poor and minority neighborhoods.

The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act was intended .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/republicans-use-acorns-problems-to-fight-law-on-bank-investment-in-poor-areas-194018/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Republicans use ACORN&#8217;s problems to fight law on bank investment in poor areas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With 2,200 broadband applications, competition for billions in stimulus dollars is intense</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joelle Tessler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money

WASHINGTON — The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-2200-broadband-applications-competition-for-billions-in-stimulus-dollars-is-intense-193270/">With 2,200 broadband applications, competition for billions in stimulus dollars is intense</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>INSIDE WASHINGTON: GOP using health care battle to solicit campaign donations from doctors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rita Beamish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republican Party is harnessing the furious debate over health care to raise campaign cash from doctors, dangling the promise of including donors&#8217; names in advertising that attacks President Barack Obama&#8217;s overhaul plan.

The GOP&#8217;s House campaign arm says it has raised $1.3 million since June by targeting thousands of physicians across the country with phone .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inside-washington-gop-using-health-care-battle-to-solicit-campaign-donations-from-doctors-190726/">INSIDE WASHINGTON: GOP using health care battle to solicit campaign donations from doctors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police chiefs urge nationwide community watch, say it could have helped in major terror case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Solomon Banda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A store clerk&#8217;s curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn&#8217;t quite right — and it&#8217;s an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday.

Los Angeles police Cmdr. Joan McNamara cited this summer&#8217;s .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-chiefs-urge-nationwide-community-watch-say-it-could-have-helped-in-major-terror-case-186184/">Police chiefs urge nationwide community watch, say it could have helped in major terror case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-terror community watch program backed by police tells public what to be on alert for</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A store clerk&#8217;s curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn&#8217;t quite right — and it&#8217;s an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday.

Los Angeles police Cmdr. Joan McNamara cited this summer&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-terror-community-watch-program-backed-by-police-tells-public-what-to-be-on-alert-for-185982/">Anti-terror community watch program backed by police tells public what to be on alert for</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Big city police departments back anti-terror community watch, tell public what to watch for</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The nation&#8217;s big city police chiefs are backing an anti-terrorism community watch program to educate people about what behavior is truly suspicious and ought to be reported to police.

Police Chief William Bratton of Los Angeles, whose department developed the iWATCH program, calls it the 21st century version of Neighborhood Watch.
Using brochures, public service ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-city-police-departments-back-anti-terror-community-watch-tell-public-what-to-watch-for-185703/">Big city police departments back anti-terror community watch, tell public what to watch for</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group of political scientists say US prestige declined dramatically in past decade</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Schweid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The United States&#8217; standing in the world declined in the past decade to below Cold War levels, according to a leading group of political scientists.

Favorable attitudes have risen sharply under President Barack Obama with his commitment to &#8220;restore American standing,&#8221; but confidence in him appears to be in conflict with unfavorable attitudes about .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-of-political-scientists-say-us-prestige-declined-dramatically-in-past-decade-183947/">Group of political scientists say US prestige declined dramatically in past decade</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Organizations to kickoff campaign targeting drug, alcohol abuse by teens in military families</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly Hefling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Concerned about drug and alcohol use among teens in military families, three organizations are undertaking an online educational campaign on Wednesday to encourage parents and children to talk about substance abuse.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, along with the National Military Family Association and the National Association of School Nurses, are providing guidance .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/organizations-to-kickoff-campaign-targeting-drug-alcohol-abuse-by-teens-in-military-families-181837/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Organizations to kickoff campaign targeting drug, alcohol abuse by teens in military families</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator&#8217;s staff questions ACORN use of donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete Yost</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The embattled community activist group ACORN appears to be collecting charitable contributions through affiliate organizations that it then uses for impermissible lobbying and political activity, says the Republican staff of the Senate Finance Committee.

The assessment, in a memo to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, further fuels the controversy surrounding ACORN, formally known as the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senators-staff-questions-acorn-use-of-donations-178197/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Senator&#8217;s staff questions ACORN use of donations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lost documents, long wait times for mortgage servicers could derail help on mortgages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — It all comes down to details: The success of the federal government&#8217;s attempts to keep homeowners from defaulting on their mortgages appears to hinge on small things such as a servicer not losing a customer&#8217;s documentation.

That&#8217;s the message community groups gave Thursday to three members of the oversight panel for the Troubled Asset ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lost-documents-long-wait-times-for-mortgage-servicers-could-derail-help-on-mortgages-178062/">Read : Lost documents, long wait times for mortgage servicers could derail help on mortgages</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — It all comes down to details: The success of the federal government&#8217;s attempts to keep homeowners from defaulting on their mortgages appears to hinge on small things such as a lender not losing a customer&#8217;s documentation.

That&#8217;s the message community groups gave Monday to three members of the Troubled Asset Relief Program oversight committee. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lost-documents-long-wait-times-for-mortgage-servicers-could-derail-tarp-help-on-mortgages-177973/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury IG responds to request for ACORN probe by examining oversight of tax-exempt groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department&#8217;s inspector general is looking into the government&#8217;s oversight of tax-exempt organizations like ACORN when they engage in political activities.

The office of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., disclosed the IG&#8217;s decision on Thursday amid a controversy over videotapes of ACORN employees offering advice about how to establish a brothel with underage prostitutes.
Separately, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-ig-responds-to-request-for-acorn-probe-by-examining-oversight-of-tax-exempt-groups-177912/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Treasury IG responds to request for ACORN probe by examining oversight of tax-exempt groups</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos&#8217; tales of life in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Gus Hernandez and his family spent two nights sleeping in their car before Siddiqi Hansoti gave them three weeks&#8217; stay in his motel and then, even better, a job.

&#8220;I just needed a little bit of help,&#8221; Hernandez says in a recording of his story of finding an unexpected benefactor after being evicted from .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oral-history-recorders-launch-storycorpshistorias-to-collect-latinos-tales-of-life-in-us-177851/" title="Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos&#8217; tales of life in US">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How conservative links helped ACORN &#8216;pimp and hooker&#8217; undercover videos became big news</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pritchard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Much of America discovered James O&#8217;Keefe III and Hannah Giles through their hidden-camera, make-believe pimp and prostitute videos of ACORN employees giving advice about establishing a brothel with underage hookers.

But as far back as 2006 — well before the videos became a national sensation and conservative rallying cry — the fresh-faced O&#8217;Keefe ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-conservative-links-helped-acorn-pimp-and-hooker-undercover-videos-became-big-news-176955/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : How conservative links helped ACORN &#8216;pimp and hooker&#8217; undercover videos became big news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Frat member pleads guilty for role in hazing death of NY college student during drinking binge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENESEO, N.Y. — One of three former members of a banned fraternity in western New York has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for his role in the hazing of a college student who died of alcohol poisoning.

Daniel Wech, a 21-year-old from Buffalo, will spend weekends in jail for three months.
He pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frat-member-pleads-guilty-for-role-in-hazing-death-of-ny-college-student-during-drinking-binge-176636/">Frat member pleads guilty for role in hazing death of NY college student during drinking binge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN scandal offers a fat target for some state politicians, but actual contracts are few</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. — As support for the community activist group ACORN withered in Congress in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal, Republican governors and other state officials moved swiftly to sever ties. It turns out the group often commanded little — if any — state business.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, seen as a possible 2012 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-scandal-offers-a-fat-target-for-some-state-politicians-but-actual-contracts-are-few-176097/">Original article &nbsp;: ACORN scandal offers a fat target for some state politicians, but actual contracts are few</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayweather agrees to pay $5.6M back taxes to IRS, avoids having it taken from fight purse</title>
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		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to pay $5.6 million in back taxes before the Internal Revenue Service was poised to take the money from his purse after his Saturday comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.

The IRS sent the Nevada Athletic Commission a levy notice on Sept. 4 ordering Mayweather&#8217;s unpaid taxes from ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayweather-agrees-to-pay-56m-back-taxes-to-irs-avoids-having-it-taken-from-fight-purse-175692/">Mayweather agrees to pay $5.6M back taxes to IRS, avoids having it taken from fight purse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN names former Mass AG Harshbarger to investigate housing program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Theimer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday it has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program and other public service projects after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp and Congress moved to cut off its federal funding.

Democrat Scott Harshbarger, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-names-former-mass-ag-harshbarger-to-investigate-housing-program-175370/">ACORN names former Mass AG Harshbarger to investigate housing program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SPIN METER: Ballyhooed in May, health industry pledge to save $2 trillion seems forgotten</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It was a watershed moment in the health care struggle: Leaders of the insurance, hospital and other medical industries stood with President Barack Obama at the White House and promised steps to save $2 trillion over the next decade.

Whatever happened to those savings, announced with much fanfare well before Congress had written any ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spin-meter-ballyhooed-in-may-health-industry-pledge-to-save-2-trillion-seems-forgotten-173977/">SPIN METER: Ballyhooed in May, health industry pledge to save $2 trillion seems forgotten</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: ACORN video &#8216;inappropriate,&#8221; favors investigation into community group&#8217;s activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there should be an investigation into the hidden-camera video involving employees at the activist group ACORN and a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp. The two ACORN workers are seen apparently advising the couple to lie about her profession and launder her earnings to get housing aid.

The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-acorn-video-inappropriate-favors-investigation-into-community-groups-activities-173651/" title="Obama: ACORN video &#8216;inappropriate,&#8221; favors investigation into community group&#8217;s activities">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN grew from local charity to national conglomerate with radio stations, schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Theimer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade&#8217;s end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man its political arm endorsed is the president. Oh yeah — and ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-grew-from-local-charity-to-national-conglomerate-with-radio-stations-schools-173182/">ACORN grew from local charity to national conglomerate with radio stations, schools</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Park(ing) Day a growing movement: Activists transform curbside parking space into urban oases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisy Nguyen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Activists across the nation parked themselves curbside Friday, taking up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into mini parks with sod, potted plants, lawn chairs and even barbecues to raise awareness about how the auto has won the battle over public space in big cities.

On a busy street in Los Angeles, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parking-day-a-growing-movement-activists-transform-curbside-parking-space-into-urban-oases-172497/">Park(ing) Day a growing movement: Activists transform curbside parking space into urban oases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN in GOP-led strike on embattled group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. &#8220;ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-votes-to-deny-all-federal-funds-for-acorn-in-gop-led-strike-on-embattled-group-171722/">Original source &nbsp;: House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN in GOP-led strike on embattled group</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action.

&#8220;ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-votes-to-cut-off-all-federal-funds-to-acorn-171582/">House votes to cut off all federal funds to ACORN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie stars among those entertained at NM gov&#8217;s mansion, costing state $139,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Massey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson spent almost $139,000 for dinners and receptions at the governor&#8217;s mansion last year, entertaining thousands of guests including movie stars George Clooney and Robert Duvall.

A discretionary expense account covers the costs of the events. Spending from the fund was up 63 percent from 2007, when the governor campaigned ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-stars-among-those-entertained-at-nm-govs-mansion-costing-state-139000-170442/">Read more : Movie stars among those entertained at NM gov&#8217;s mansion, costing state $139,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nebraska GOP Sen. Johanns calls for Justice probe of ACORN</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., wrote Attorney General Eric Holder requesting the investigation. He cited reports that ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, may &#8220;have been engaged ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nebraska-gop-sen-johanns-calls-for-justice-probe-of-acorn-169495/">Original article on  : Nebraska GOP Sen. Johanns calls for Justice probe of ACORN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In wake of hidden camera scandal, Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter-registration fraud cases.

The 83-7 vote would deny housing and community grant funding to ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
The action came as the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-wake-of-hidden-camera-scandal-senate-votes-to-deny-funds-to-acorn-168395/">In wake of hidden camera scandal, Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN</a>.]]></description>
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