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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Southern</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Jund Ansar Allah leader killed himself&#8217;, says Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Hamas officials have said  that  Jund Ansar  Allah  leader Abdel-Latif Moussa, a.k.a  Abu  al-Nour  al-Maqdessi,  killed himself during an armed confrontation early  on Saturday by detonating an explosive belt that was wrapped  around his waist.

They  said  that  the suicide took .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jund-ansar-allah-leader-killed-himself-says-hamas-140998/" title="&#8216;Jund Ansar Allah leader killed himself&#8217;, says Hamas">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign aid flows in as typhoon-battered Taiwan tries to rescue survivors, rebuild south</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreign-aid-flows-in-as-typhoon-battered-taiwan-tries-to-rescue-survivors-rebuild-south-140982/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Huang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Water purification tablets, tents, prefabricated homes and other foreign aid arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the typhoon-battered island coped with the aftermath of its worst weather disaster in 50 years.

Thousands of displaced survivors remained at temporary shelters in stadiums and tent cities a week after Typhoon Morakot hit, unleashing massive landslides .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreign-aid-flows-in-as-typhoon-battered-taiwan-tries-to-rescue-survivors-rebuild-south-140982/">Foreign aid flows in as typhoon-battered Taiwan tries to rescue survivors, rebuild south</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zelaya aide says coup plane stopped at Honduras base with US troops on way out of country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A top official in Honduras&#8217; ousted government charges there was U.S. involvement in the coup that deposed Manuel Zelaya, saying the plane that flew him into exile stopped at an airfield manned by American troops.

U.S. officials declined immediate comment. Washington has opposed the coup, cut off millions of dollars in aid to  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zelaya-aide-says-coup-plane-stopped-at-honduras-base-with-us-troops-on-way-out-of-country-140866/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bombing in Afghanistan wounds two Associated Press journalists embedded with US military</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A roadside bombing has wounded two Associated Press journalists embedded with the U.S. military in southern Afghanistan.

Photographer Emilio Morenatti and AP Television News videographer Andi Jatmiko were traveling with the military when their vehicle was struck by the bomb Tuesday.
Both were immediately taken to a military hospital in Kandahar. Jatmiko suffered leg injuries  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bombing-in-afghanistan-wounds-two-associated-press-journalists-embedded-with-us-military-137226/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Marines storm into strategic Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAHANEH, Afghanistan — Helicopter-borne U.S. Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before dawn Wednesday and exchanged heavy fire with insurgents, killing at least seven.

Associated Press journalists traveling with the first wave said militants fired small arms, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades after helicopters dropped the troops over Taliban lines. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-marines-storm-into-strategic-taliban-held-town-in-southern-afghanistan-137202/" title="US Marines storm into strategic Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan army says more than 900 people found who escaped typhoon in southern Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Rescuers have found more than 900 people who escaped mudslides, floods and torrential rains on the southern part of the island.

Major General Hu Jui-chou says the army&#8217;s special forces found more than 200 survivors from Shiao Lin village, which was buried in a mudslide. They were sheltering in nearby field on Tuesday. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-army-says-more-than-900-people-found-who-escaped-typhoon-in-southern-taiwan-136720/">Taiwan army says more than 900 people found who escaped typhoon in southern Taiwan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Well-dressed thieves take $65 mln in jewelry from London store, one of biggest heists in UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Two well-dressed thieves walked into a London Bond Street jewelry store last week and, after brandishing handguns at shop workers, made off with $65 million worth of gems in one of Britain&#8217;s biggest jewelry heists, police said Tuesday.

Security camera footage released by police shows two men in crisp suits entering Graff Diamonds&#8217; flagship .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/well-dressed-thieves-take-65-mln-in-jewelry-from-london-store-one-of-biggest-heists-in-uk-136714/">Well-dressed thieves take $65 mln in jewelry from London store, one of biggest heists in UK</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur began human trials of its swine flu vaccine this week in about 2,000 people in the United States, the company said Friday — becoming the third company conducting clinical trials on swine flu vaccines.

Sanofi Pasteur&#8217;s trials began Thursday, testing both the vaccine&#8217;s safety and how many doses would be .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-drugmaker-sanofi-pasteur-starts-testing-swine-flu-vaccine-in-2000-people-in-the-us-133532/" title="French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in US">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police: Death toll cimbs to 20 in bombing near Shiite mosque in northern Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says the number of people killed in a suicide car bombing near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq has climbed to at least 20.

The official says the bomb exploded as worshippers were leaving a mosque after Friday prayers in Rasheediyah, north of Baghdad.
The official says at least 45 people ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-death-toll-cimbs-to-20-in-bombing-near-shiite-mosque-in-northern-iraq-133515/">Iraqi police: Death toll cimbs to 20 in bombing near Shiite mosque in northern Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police: Bombs target Shiites in Iraq, killing 17, raising sectarian fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A series of bomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims and worshippers struck Iraq Friday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more, police and medical officials said.

The incidents are the latest in a series that have targeted Shiites, raising concerns that insurgents are stepping up attacks, hoping to re-ignite sectarian violence that nearly ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-bombs-target-shiites-in-iraq-killing-17-raising-sectarian-fears-133496/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Iraqi police: Bombs target Shiites in Iraq, killing 17, raising sectarian fears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Felicia weakens to a Category 3 storm far out in the Pacific</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Hurricane Felicia has weakened to a Category 3 storm far out in the Pacific.

The National Hurricane Center says Felicia, which had been a Category 4 storm, is expected to continue weakening over the next few days as it moves over colder waters. Its maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 115 mph.
Felicia is .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-felicia-weakens-to-a-category-3-storm-far-out-in-the-pacific-133372/">Hurricane Felicia weakens to a Category 3 storm far out in the Pacific</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police: Roadside bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A series of roadside bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims returning from the southern holy city of Karbala struck the Iraqi capital Friday, killing at least seven people, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

The attacks are the latest in a series that have targeted Shiites, raising concerns that insurgents are stepping up attacks against Shiite .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-roadside-bombs-target-shiite-pilgrims-in-baghdad-killing-7-133339/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Iraqi police: Roadside bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 7</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police: Roadside bomb targets bus in Baghdad, kills 4 Shiite pilgrims</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraqi police and medical officials say a roadside bomb in Baghdad has killed four Shiite pilgrims on their way back from the southern holy city of Karbala.

A police official says the bomb exploded at about 9:10 a.m. Friday as a minibus carrying the pilgrims entered the Shiite district of Sadr City.
Another police official .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-roadside-bomb-targets-bus-in-baghdad-kills-4-shiite-pilgrims-133305/">Iraqi police: Roadside bomb targets bus in Baghdad, kills 4 Shiite pilgrims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Felicia weakens a bit in Pacific, Enrique is now a tropical depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Forecasters say Hurricane Felicia is expected to further weaken far out in the Pacific, but it&#8217;s still a Category 4 storm.

The National Hurricane Center says Felicia&#8217;s maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph. The hurricane is expected to weaken over the next few days as it moves over colder water.
Felicia is centered about .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-felicia-weakens-a-bit-in-pacific-enrique-is-now-a-tropical-depression-132915/">Hurricane Felicia weakens a bit in Pacific, Enrique is now a tropical depression</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Felicia strengthens rapidly far out in the Pacific; Tropical Storm Enrique weakens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Forecasters say Hurricane Felicia is intensifying rapidly far out in the Pacific while Tropical Storm Enrique is weakening not far away.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Felicia&#8217;s maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph and could become a major hurricane during the next day or so. Enrique, which is farther east, has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-felicia-strengthens-rapidly-far-out-in-the-pacific-tropical-storm-enrique-weakens-131049/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Hurricane Felicia strengthens rapidly far out in the Pacific; Tropical Storm Enrique weakens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacques Billeaud</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — It was a scenario U.S. law enforcement had long feared: A fragmentation grenade from Mexico&#8217;s bloody drug war tossed into a public place.

Only the grenade thrower&#8217;s bumbling prevented bloodshed in a south Texas bar — he neglected to pull a second safety clasp. But the act was proof that one of the deadliest .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atf-worries-about-mexican-cartel-grenades-coming-into-america-129335/">ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Petroleum minister makes money, should resign: Mulayam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday shocked the Lok Sabha when on the floor of the house he accused Petroleum Minister Murli Deora of &#8220;corruption&#8221;, alleging &#8220;favour worth Rs.15,000 crore&#8221; to a single individual in the gas dispute between the Ambani brothers. 

&#8220;This is the minister who makes money. The petroleum .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/petroleum-minister-makes-money-should-resign-mulayam-128852/">Original source &nbsp;: Petroleum minister makes money, should resign: Mulayam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aryan Nations organization long gone from northern Idaho, but reputation still stains area</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAYDEN LAKE, Idaho — The house where Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler lived has been demolished. So has the church where he preached his racist religion. Cows graze where hundreds of white supremacists used to burn crosses in the summer.

The Aryan Nations is long gone from northern Idaho, but its reputation lingers to the chagrin ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aryan-nations-organization-long-gone-from-northern-idaho-but-reputation-still-stains-area-128362/">Read more : Aryan Nations organization long gone from northern Idaho, but reputation still stains area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Building collapse in southern Pakistan city of Karachi kills 16, mainly women and children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI, Pakistan — A five-story building collapsed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 16 people, mostly women and children, authorities said Saturday.

Local Mayor Mohammad Dilawar, who was supervising the rescue work, said the building caved in late Friday in the congested downtown Lea Market neighborhood.
&#8220;Only three among the dead are men, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/building-collapse-in-southern-pakistan-city-of-karachi-kills-16-mainly-women-and-children-127740/">Read : Building collapse in southern Pakistan city of Karachi kills 16, mainly women and children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1,400-year-old ancient city discovered in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - A team of  archaeologists  has discovered  a  castle and an ancient city thought  to  be  almost 1,400 years old in southern Osmaniye province in Turkey.

According to a report in Today&#8217;s Zaman, excavations in the  area, carried  out  by  teams  from  .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1400-year-old-ancient-city-discovered-in-turkey-127517/">1,400-year-old ancient city discovered in Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance diplomats smooth waters for would-be nations like Somaliland and Northern Cyprus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slobodan Lekic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara and Somaliland may not have much in common, but they share the same predicament: all are unrecognized states striving to capture international attention.

Enter Independent Diplomat — freelance diplomats who offer their assistance to such nations-in-waiting. They have scored a notable success helping Kosovo win independence from Serbia — but .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freelance-diplomats-smooth-waters-for-would-be-nations-like-somaliland-and-northern-cyprus-127167/">Original source &nbsp;: Freelance diplomats smooth waters for would-be nations like Somaliland and Northern Cyprus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippine democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, dead at 76</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a &#8220;people power&#8221; revolt and sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76.

The uprising she led in 1986 ended the repressive 20-year regime of Ferdinand Marcos and inspired nonviolent protests ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippine-democracy-icon-former-president-corazon-aquino-dead-at-76-127154/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Philippine democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, dead at 76</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police say 29 killed in blasts near 5 Shiite mosques in Baghdad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea J. Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 29 people, in an apparent coordinated attack that targeted worshippers leaving Friday prayers, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.

The bombings shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 306 the number of Iraqis killed in what ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-say-29-killed-in-blasts-near-5-shiite-mosques-in-baghdad-126690/">Read : Iraqi police say 29 killed in blasts near 5 Shiite mosques in Baghdad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reformer in southern China seeks to battle corruption, revamp economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Foreman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUANGZHOU, China — One of Wang Yang&#8217;s favorite slogans is &#8220;Free your thinking,&#8221; and many believe the economic reformer will soon be one of China&#8217;s top leaders unless he stumbles on his current job: running Guangdong — the nation&#8217;s richest province.

Looking relaxed in a blue blazer without a tie, Wang told foreign reporters Thursday in ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reformer-in-southern-china-seeks-to-battle-corruption-revamp-economy-125648/">Reformer in southern China seeks to battle corruption, revamp economy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy says US sanctions hurt rebuilding effort in Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foster Klug</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that there is no evidence to back up the U.S. designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Scott Gration told lawmakers at a Senate hearing that the U.S. sanctions linked to that designation hinder his and others&#8217; work to rebuild the war-torn African ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoy-says-us-sanctions-hurt-rebuilding-effort-in-sudan-125559/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : US envoy says US sanctions hurt rebuilding effort in Sudan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 2 US officials in Kabul have quietly consulted Pakistan on containing Taliban spillover</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The two top U.S. officials in Afghanistan have repeatedly visited Pakistan in recent weeks to ensure that the Pakistani army is prepared for any Taliban insurgents retreating from a new coalition military offensive, the Obama administration special envoy to the region said Wednesday.

Richard Holbrooke, the administration&#8217;s chief coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-2-us-officials-in-kabul-have-quietly-consulted-pakistan-on-containing-taliban-spillover-124658/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Top 2 US officials in Kabul have quietly consulted Pakistan on containing Taliban spillover</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soldiers from looted Fort Craig cemetery in NM reburied with military honors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Dabovich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M. — Three members of the famed Civil War-era Buffalo Soldiers, whose remains were disinterred during a federal grave-looting investigation two years ago, were given full military honors and reburied Tuesday at a national cemetery.

In an emotional tribute more than 130 years after their deaths, U.S. Army Pvts. Thomas Smith, Levi Morris and .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soldiers-from-looted-fort-craig-cemetery-in-nm-reburied-with-military-honors-123220/">Soldiers from looted Fort Craig cemetery in NM reburied with military honors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 8 guards in Baghdad bank robbery, make off with nearly $7 million, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million during a brazen bank robbery Tuesday in central Baghdad in the second such assault in a week. While overall violence is down in Iraq, ordinary crime has emerged as an increasing threat to the country&#8217;s stability.

Police said the robberies appeared to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-8-guards-in-baghdad-bank-robbery-make-off-with-nearly-7-million-police-say-122731/">Gunmen kill 8 guards in Baghdad bank robbery, make off with nearly $7 million, police say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Holbrooke believes Taliban is under intense pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL - U.S.President Barack Obama&#8217;s Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, believes that the Taliban is under a huge amount of pressure because of the fresh NATO troop surge, especially in the southern part of Afghanistan.

Speaking during a trip to Kabul and Ghazni, he told the BBC that he wanted &#8220;clear visible progress .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/holbrooke-believes-taliban-is-under-intense-pressure-122571/">Original source &nbsp;: Holbrooke believes Taliban is under intense pressure</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: Why is it taking so long for government housing aid to make a big difference?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Speaking at a high school in Mesa, Ariz., about a month after taking office, President Barack Obama launched an effort to keep as many as 9 million homeowners out of foreclosure in a major federal effort to stabilize the U.S. housing market.

So what kind of impact has this plan — backed by $50 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-why-is-it-taking-so-long-for-government-housing-aid-to-make-a-big-difference-122312/" title="Meltdown 101: Why is it taking so long for government housing aid to make a big difference?">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top US commander in Middle East says US will support anti-terror fight in Yemen, region</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — The official Yemeni news agency says the top U.S. commander in the Middle East is pledging American support to fight terrorism in the troubled Arabian peninsula country.

Gen. David Petraeus met Sunday with President Ali Abdellah Saleh.
The news agency, Saba, quoting a presidential statement, said Petraeus assured Saleh of U.S. support &#8220;to enhance .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-us-commander-in-middle-east-says-us-will-support-anti-terror-fight-in-yemen-region-121260/">Source &nbsp;: Top US commander in Middle East says US will support anti-terror fight in Yemen, region</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India launches first nuclear-powered submarine built on its own soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashok Sharma</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI — India on Sunday launched the first nuclear-powered submarine built on its soil, asserting itself as a world power by joining just five other countries that can design and construct such vessels.

The 367-foot (112-meter) -long submarine, named &#8220;Arihant&#8221; or &#8220;Destroyer of Enemies,&#8221; was sent for sea trials at a ceremony attended by Prime ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-launches-first-nuclear-powered-submarine-built-on-its-own-soil-121244/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : India launches first nuclear-powered submarine built on its own soil</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Gunmen break into Baghdad money exchange, kill 5 during attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salah</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Five people were killed Sunday in a daylight attack at a popular money exchange office, a reflection of the increasing crime in Iraq even as violence is on the decline.

The gunmen broke into the al-Nibal money exchange office in downtown Baghdad shortly before noon, killing three employees and two customers, said two Iraqi .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-gunmen-break-into-baghdad-money-exchange-kill-5-during-attack-121059/" title="Police: Gunmen break into Baghdad money exchange, kill 5 during attack">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Kurds look for change as they head to the polls in their disputed oil-rich region</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yahya Barzanji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis voting in Saturday&#8217;s election in the self-ruled Kurdish north expressed hope it would shake up the entrenched regional government and help reduce long-standing tension with Baghdad over oil and land disputes that threaten the country&#8217;s stability.

The election for the region&#8217;s president and 111-seat parliament will test a political establishment that has .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-kurds-look-for-change-as-they-head-to-the-polls-in-their-disputed-oil-rich-region-120471/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy firing erupts near main police station, gov&#8217;t buildings in southeastern Afghan city</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban militants attacked government buildings in the southeastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday with suicide bombers, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, officials said.

Also Saturday, the NATO command announced another of its soldiers was killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan. The soldier&#8217;s nationality was not released, but U.S. officials said the victim .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-firing-erupts-near-main-police-station-govt-buildings-in-southeastern-afghan-city-120462/" title="Heavy firing erupts near main police station, gov&#8217;t buildings in southeastern Afghan city">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7 defense ministers to discuss future of troubled A400M military transport plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Vandore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Defense ministers from the seven European nations which launched the troubled A400M military transport plane are meeting in France on Friday to discuss whether to continue with the delayed project and extend a moratorium that expires at the end of the month.

The A400M program is being developed by Airbus and parent company EADS .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-defense-ministers-to-discuss-future-of-troubled-a400m-military-transport-plane-119497/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 7 defense ministers to discuss future of troubled A400M military transport plane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 675 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of Thursday, July 23, 2009, at least 675 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Of those, the military reports 504 were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-675-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-since-2001-defense-department-says-119230/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: At least 675 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eight killed as Yemeni police clashes with separatists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANA&#8217;A - Eight people were killed and 24 injured in clashes between security forces and supporters of a separatist leader in southern Yemen Thursday, a provincial governor said.

The clashes erupted after a rally in Zunjubar city, some 420 km south of Sana&#8217;a, held by members of the Southern Movement, a group calling for the south .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eight-killed-as-yemeni-police-clashes-with-separatists-118805/">Eight killed as Yemeni police clashes with separatists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Drunken man gets two hammers up his butt to beat constipation!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A drunken Romanian man, who was suffering from constipation, decided to solve the problem by stuffing two hammers up his own butt.

Viorel Firoiu, 48, then turned up at his local hospital complaining of excruciating stomach pain.
When worried doctors, in Orlea, southern Romania, carried out scans, they were knocked sideways to find he had .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drunken-man-gets-two-hammers-up-his-butt-to-beat-constipation-118464/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Drunken man gets two hammers up his butt to beat constipation!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative House Blue Dogs emerge as pivotal force on Obama health care plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats are enjoying a power surge like no other in their 15 years, forcing President Barack Obama and their own party leaders to deal with their demands for cost cuts and tax restraints in overhauling health care.

The evidence is everywhere these days: Polls show the public shares their concerns about .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conservative-house-blue-dogs-emerge-as-pivotal-force-on-obama-health-care-plan-118069/">Conservative House Blue Dogs emerge as pivotal force on Obama health care plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worker found dead at Calif. food processing plant; authorities believe death was accidental</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDUSTRY, Calif. — A 40-year-old woman has been found dead in a machine at a Southern California food processing plant that is a major supplier for McDonald&#8217;s restaurants.

Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s detectives say the woman&#8217;s body was found early Tuesday at Golden State Foods in the City of Industry, an east Los Angeles suburb. Investigators  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worker-found-dead-at-calif-food-processing-plant-authorities-believe-death-was-accidental-116716/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities: Minn. sheriff&#8217;s deputy fatally shoots man wearing only swim trunks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Dunbar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LE CENTER, Minn. — State investigators say a plainclothes Minnesota sheriff&#8217;s deputy fatally shot an unarmed man dressed only in swim trunks.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Tuesday that 37-year-old sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Todd Waldron shot 24-year-old Tyler Heilman on Monday in the southern Minnesota community of Kasota.
The bureau says Waldron is a 10-year law enforcement ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-minn-sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-man-wearing-only-swim-trunks-116367/" title="Authorities: Minn. sheriff&#8217;s deputy fatally shoots man wearing only swim trunks">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmic  impact  caused mass extinction event  in  North  America 12,900 years ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has found  what may  be the smoking gun of a much-debated proposal that a  cosmic impact  about 12,900 years ago ripped through North  America  and drove multiple species into extinction.

University  of  Oregon  archaeologist  Douglas  J.  Kennett  ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cosmic-impact-caused-mass-extinction-event-in-north-america-12900-years-ago-115749/">Cosmic  impact  caused mass extinction event  in  North  America 12,900 years ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California resort where AIG sponsored luxury retreat amid federal bailout seized by Citigroup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DANA POINT, Calif. — A Southern California resort where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat after receiving federal bailout money has been seized by Citigroup.

The owners of the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point were in default on a $70 million loan from a real estate unit of Citigroup Inc., resulting in .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-resort-where-aig-sponsored-luxury-retreat-amid-federal-bailout-seized-by-citigroup-115427/">California resort where AIG sponsored luxury retreat amid federal bailout seized by Citigroup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal lawsuit accuses southern Ill. deputy of using stun gun on 3 kids at youth shelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Suhr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A sheriff&#8217;s deputy zapped three children with a stun gun at an Illinois emergency youth shelter, threatening to sodomize one of them before choking a fourth child and throwing her in a closet, according to a federal civil-rights lawsuit.

The suit against Jefferson County sheriff&#8217;s deputy David Bowers and another deputy ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-lawsuit-accuses-southern-ill-deputy-of-using-stun-gun-on-3-kids-at-youth-shelter-115214/" title="Federal lawsuit accuses southern Ill. deputy of using stun gun on 3 kids at youth shelter">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base in 2nd major crash in 2 days; crew ejects</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A British fighter jet crashed inside NATO&#8217;s largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash there in two days. Four more American troops were killed in the east, NATO said.

The Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado crashed inside Kandahar Airfield during takeoff at 7:20 a.m., said Capt. Ruben Hoornveld, a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-british-fighter-jet-crashes-at-afghan-base-in-2nd-major-crash-in-2-days-crew-ejects-114661/">Source article &nbsp;: NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base in 2nd major crash in 2 days; crew ejects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s culture of heavy drinking leaves 1 government official dead, a second in coma</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — One Chinese official is dead and another is in a coma after bouts of excessive drinking, state media said Monday in a report highlighting the dangers of a drinking culture connected with government and business work.

Jin Guoqing, a district deputy director of water resources in Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei province, fell .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-culture-of-heavy-drinking-leaves-1-government-official-dead-a-second-in-coma-114561/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Many key players of Apollo 11 still alive 40 years after moon landing, have books out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the 40 years since Apollo 11, some of the key players, most notably Neil Armstrong, have steered clear of the increasingly bright glare of the moonlight cast by the historic lunar landing. Others have embraced it. Almost all have written books detailing not only themselves but the glory days of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/many-key-players-of-apollo-11-still-alive-40-years-after-moon-landing-have-books-out-114256/">Many key players of Apollo 11 still alive 40 years after moon landing, have books out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities: 6 slain, 5 in southern Tennessee, another in northern Ala.; suspect in custody</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — Six slayings in two communities about 30 miles apart in Tennessee and Alabama are linked, and a suspect who was sitting on the front porch of a home where some the bodies were found was being questioned, authorities said Saturday.

Five people, including members of the same family, were found dead in two .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-6-slain-5-in-southern-tennessee-another-in-northern-ala-suspect-in-custody-113839/">Source &nbsp;: Authorities: 6 slain, 5 in southern Tennessee, another in northern Ala.; suspect in custody</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect arrested in rocket attack that killed 3 US troops in Basra, Iraqi police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have arrested a member of an Iranian-backed militia suspected in an attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in southern Iraq, police said Saturday.

Meanwhile, to the west of Baghdad, bombs killed five people, including two children and the son of a tribal leader.
Maj. Gen. Adil Daham, chief of the Basra provincial police, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-arrested-in-rocket-attack-that-killed-3-us-troops-in-basra-iraqi-police-say-113458/" title="Suspect arrested in rocket attack that killed 3 US troops in Basra, Iraqi police say">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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