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		<title>First public wolf hunt in decades under way in lower 48, judge eyes request to halt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Dvorak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho — Gray wolves were back in the cross hairs of hunters on Tuesday, just months after they were removed from the federal endangered species list and eight decades since being hunted to extinction across the Northern Rockies.

Hunters in Idaho began stalking gray wolves in a handful of districts in the central and northern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robots designed using human anatomy may soon move like we do</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A group of researchers from five European countries are designing a robot using human anatomy as a blueprint.

The Eccerobot project has been designed to duplicate the way human bones, muscles and tendons work and are linked together.
The plastic bones copy biological shapes and are moved by kite-line that is tough like tendons, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Criminal probe ordered as report says CIA used &#8216;inhumane&#8217; tactics on terror suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration launched a criminal investigation Monday into harsh questioning of detainees during President George W. Bush&#8217;s war on terrorism, revealing CIA interrogators&#8217; threats to kill one suspect&#8217;s children and to force another to watch his mother sexually assaulted.

At the same time, President Barack Obama ordered changes in future interrogations, bringing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to wind down Cash for Clunkers on Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Manning</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Car shoppers have until Monday night to take advantage of lucrative Cash for Clunkers rebates from the government, and the Obama administration is hoping for a smooth ending to a program that has spurred auto sales but created headaches for many auto dealers.

The popular program will end at 8 p.m. EDT Monday after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security forces capture spokesman for Pakistani Taliban, who acknowledges death of leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — Security forces captured the Pakistani Taliban&#8217;s top spokesman, and he acknowledged the death of the group&#8217;s leader in a recent U.S. missile strike, officials said Tuesday — further signs the militants are in disarray since the American attack.

U.S. and Pakistani officials have said they were almost certain that the chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Detained Pakistani Taliban spokesman acknowledges leader was killed by US missile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The captured spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban has told interrogators that the movement&#8217;s leader was killed in a U.S. missile strike earlier this month.

U.S. and Pakistani officials have said they are almost certain that Baitullah Mehsud was killed in the Aug. 5 strike.
But several Taliban commanders had told media organizations he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victory in Afghanistan similar to pornography:  Holbrooke</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - While US troops involved in an intense battle against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, President Obama&#8217;s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has compared success in Afghanistan to pornography.

Addressing a panel at the St. Regis Hotel, Holbrooke was asked about his views over how he sees victory in Afghanistan, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Best Job in the World&#8217; winner to get assistant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/best-job-in-the-world-winner-to-get-assistant-133466/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Tourism Queensland is likely to provide &#8216;Best Job in the World&#8217; winner Ben Southall with an assistant.

Tourism Queensland chief Anthony Hayes said the publicity stunt had so far been a great success as Southall&#8217;s blog had attracted 127,000 registrations and his Twitter followers had topped 3000.
However, he agreed that to keep interest high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sens. Bond, Gregg add to Sotomayor&#8217;s GOP support as Senate nears historic Supreme Court vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won more GOP support in her drive toward near-certain Senate confirmation Thursday as the first Hispanic justice, even as a growing chorus of Republicans called her unfit for the bench.

Republican Sens. Kit Bond of Missouri and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire broke with their party to announce they&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama ventures back to hard-hit Indiana, touts $2.4B in grants for electric car manufacturing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Venturing back to a region reeling in deep unemployment, President Barack Obama&#8217;s latest mission in Indiana is to show that the costly stimulus plan he lobbied for is producing tangible help — $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of jobs.

At a recreational-vehicle plant in northern Indiana, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On eve of debate, GOP&#8217;s McCain opposes Sotomayor, who wins support of moderate Democrat Nelson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain, his party&#8217;s failed 2008 presidential contender, announced Monday he&#8217;d join the vast majority of the GOP to vote against Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who&#8217;s on track to be confirmed this week as the first Hispanic justice.

McCain&#8217;s decision, the day before the Senate debates President Barack Obama&#8217;s first high court nominee, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House boosts health and education spending; permits needle exchange programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to lift a ban on using taxpayer dollars for needle exchange programs for intravenous drug users intended to prevent the spread of HIV and other diseases.

The vote to lift a longstanding ban on federal aid for such programs — in place since 1988 — came after a brief but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kargil was a big success for Pakistan, says Musharraf</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kargil-was-a-big-success-for-pakistan-says-musharraf-119571/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Kargil operation was a &#8220;big success&#8221; as it forced India to come to the negotiating table on Kashmir, says former Pakistan president and then army chief Pervez Musharraf, 10 years after the high-altitude conflict that took the neighbours to the brink of a full-scale war.

&#8220;Yes, indeed, it was a big success [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burger King woos McDonald&#8217;s-dominated Japan with hot Angry Whopper</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/burger-king-woos-mcdonalds-dominated-japan-with-hot-angry-whopper-116814/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Kageyama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — The Angry Whopper is arriving in Japan, a nation where the competition over hamburgers is as sizzling hot as the new spicy offering from U.S. fast-food chain Burger King.

To make sure people got the message, Burger King Corp. hosted an &#8220;angry shouting challenge&#8221; contest in downtown Tokyo Wednesday, in which passers-by were invited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Messages of peace that world leaders left on Moon in 1969</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/messages-of-peace-that-world-leaders-left-on-moon-in-1969-114603/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The details of the messages of peace from world leaders left on the Moon in a tiny silicon disk on the lunar surface in 1969 have been released.

According to a report in the Telegraph, the silicon disk was left underneath the US flag that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin planted on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York men who helped build module that landed on the moon still take pride, 40 years later</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-men-who-helped-build-module-that-landed-on-the-moon-still-take-pride-40-years-later-113757/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Eltman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BETHPAGE, N.Y. — John Devaney and his colleagues weren&#8217;t exactly sure what Neil Armstrong would set foot on when he climbed down the ladder of the lunar module to the surface of the moon.

&#8220;We didn&#8217;t know what the moon was made of,&#8221; recalled the retired Grumman engineer, one of the thousands who helped make the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ending week of difficult summitry, facing hard fights at home, Obama enjoys Ghana raves</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ending-week-of-difficult-summitry-facing-hard-fights-at-home-obama-enjoys-ghana-raves-107332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark S. Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE COAST, Ghana — For a new president, there inevitably comes that moment: the first time he hears a foreign crowd hoarsely chanting his name, or sees thousands of well-wishers surging forward, or realizes youngsters are running pell-mell beside his motorcade, desperate for a glimpse of his face.

For Barack Obama, the moment came here — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats say they will work with White House to alter rules on intelligence notification</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-say-they-will-work-with-white-house-to-alter-rules-on-intelligence-notification-105002/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Congressional aides said Thursday that Democratic leaders are prepared to soften a proposal that more lawmakers be briefed on secret CIA operations to make an intelligence bill more acceptable to the White House.

The Obama administration had threatened to veto the bill because of a requirement to expand the number of lawmakers receiving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YRC, Teamsters reach tentative deal on concessions after more than a week of negotiations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yrc-teamsters-reach-tentative-deal-on-concessions-after-more-than-a-week-of-negotiations-104579/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yrc-teamsters-reach-tentative-deal-on-concessions-after-more-than-a-week-of-negotiations-104579/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Debt-laden trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. and the Teamsters Union said Thursday they have reached a tentative deal on concessions they say will address the company&#8217;s immediate need for cash while protecting union jobs.

But while an agreement with the Teamsters is a big step in the company&#8217;s push to stave off bankruptcy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAE to host headquarters of global renewable energy agency</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uae-to-host-headquarters-of-global-renewable-energy-agency-102973/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uae-to-host-headquarters-of-global-renewable-energy-agency-102973/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital would host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), WAM news agency reported Wednesday.

Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi, secretary general of the Abu Dhabi executive council, welcomed IRENA Director General Helene Pelosse and said the UAE would spare no effort to offer all possible assistance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chomu emerges as favourite shopping hub for agricultural equipments</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chomu-emerges-as-favourite-shopping-hub-for-agricultural-equipments-99279/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chomu-emerges-as-favourite-shopping-hub-for-agricultural-equipments-99279/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAIPUR - Chomu, a small town near Jaipur, is emerging as favourite hub for the purchase of agriculture equipments and machines.

In spite of being surrounded by non-fertile land, people in this region are economically self-sufficient because of their technical capabilities.
The agricultral machinery business in the town has flourished a lot due to sufficient availability of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia president accuses Obama of lying after US cuts ends trade favors for Bolivia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-president-accuses-obama-of-lying-after-us-cuts-ends-trade-favors-for-bolivia-97072/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-president-accuses-obama-of-lying-after-us-cuts-ends-trade-favors-for-bolivia-97072/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to change America&#8217;s historically heavy-handed relationship with Latin America and then halting $25 million in annual trade benefits for Bolivia.

The U.S. on Tuesday said it is ending the import duty waivers because world&#8217;s No. 3 cocaine-producing country is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA: Space shuttle fueling test successful and leak-free, launch on for July 11</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-space-shuttle-fueling-test-successful-and-leak-free-launch-on-for-july-11-97046/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — To NASA&#8217;s relief, a fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for another launch attempt late next week for the delayed mission.

Last month, potentially dangerous leaks of hydrogen gas thwarted back-to-back launch attempts.
&#8220;Nothing in this business is ever guaranteed, but this one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catty rumors fly at Dior as Paris&#8217; menswear week winds down with shows by Lanvin, Paul Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The French capital&#8217;s spring-summer 2010 menswear displays wound down Sunday with a harder-than-usual silhouette from romantic label Lanvin, a retro rocker at British dandy Paul Smith and a sheer, shorn look at Dior Homme that sparked catty rumors about the possible departure of the luxury house&#8217;s designer, Kris Van Assche.

The young Belgian designer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate comes under pressure from Obama to follow House&#8217;s lead and pass climate change bill</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-comes-under-pressure-from-obama-to-follow-houses-lead-and-pass-climate-change-bill-93750/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Hailing the House, President Barack Obama put pressure on senators Saturday to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, helping usher the U.S. into a new age of energy efficiency.

&#8220;Now my call to every senator, as well as to every American, is this: We cannot be afraid of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In West Bank, U.S.-trained troops feel pride but complain they&#8217;re hemmed in by Israel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-west-bank-us-trained-troops-feel-pride-but-complain-theyre-hemmed-in-by-israel-93738/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JENIN, West Bank — In the live-fire exercise, everything was carefully choreographed — Palestinian commandos, faces blackened, stormed a hide-out in an abandoned building, &#8220;wounded&#8221; one gunman and &#8220;arrested&#8221; a second.

But is this corps, American-trained and steadily growing, ready for the real thing? President Barack Obama&#8217;s hopes for a Middle East peace breakthrough may rest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Month-long session of West Bengal assembly begins Monday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/month-long-session-of-west-bengal-assembly-begins-monday-79911/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/month-long-session-of-west-bengal-assembly-begins-monday-79911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - A month-long session of the West Bengal assembly begins Monday  against the backdrop of the opposition&#8217;s thumping win in the state in the Lok Sabha polls.

With the main opposition Trinamool Congress on a high after its electoral success, the session could be stormy in view of the widespread political clashes and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LS  poll  result  against  parties  doing  caste  and   communal politics: Sonia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ls-poll-result-against-parties-doing-caste-and-communal-politics-sonia-78624/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ls-poll-result-against-parties-doing-caste-and-communal-politics-sonia-78624/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAI BARELI -  Congress  President Sonia  Gandhi  on Thursday said the Lok Sabha poll  results  show that voters have rejected parties indulging in caste and communal politics.

&#8220;People  of the country have discarded those parties  which  play politics  of  caste or raise communal slogans  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB, NHL, NBA say adverse ruling in Coyotes case would set dangerous precedent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mlb-nhl-nba-say-adverse-ruling-in-coyotes-case-would-set-dangerous-precedent-73586/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mlb-nhl-nba-say-adverse-ruling-in-coyotes-case-would-set-dangerous-precedent-73586/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Baum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — The other three major professional sports leagues warned in a court document Friday that a ruling against the NHL in its attempt to block the sale and move of the Phoenix Coyotes would set a dangerous precedent.

The NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA said in a joint brief that such a ruling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition warfare has posed friction among allies, whether during WWII or today in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/coalition-warfare-has-posed-friction-among-allies-whether-during-wwii-or-today-in-afghanistan-71613/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/coalition-warfare-has-posed-friction-among-allies-whether-during-wwii-or-today-in-afghanistan-71613/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The battlefields of Normandy, launch point for the Allies&#8217; D-Day push to liberate France and crush Nazi Germany, lie far from the front lines of Afghanistan, focal point of today&#8217;s war-by-coalition.

Yet 65 years after the June 6, 1944, landings at Normandy, it is easy to see that one of the hardest challenges then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slimmed-down GM could start making money again _ provided it can turn out cars people want.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slimmed-down-gm-could-start-making-money-again-_-provided-it-can-turn-out-cars-people-want-69218/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slimmed-down-gm-could-start-making-money-again-_-provided-it-can-turn-out-cars-people-want-69218/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — General Motors&#8217; bankruptcy filing will do what its past chief executives could not — cleanse the century-old company of burdensome labor costs, unprofitable old factories and a boatload of debt.

The price was one that no GM chief was willing to pay until now. The slimmed-down company will be a ward of the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Bankruptcy now a reality, Obama puts government in the driver&#8217;s seat at GM</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-bankruptcy-now-a-reality-obama-puts-government-in-the-drivers-seat-at-gm-69141/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-bankruptcy-now-a-reality-obama-puts-government-in-the-drivers-seat-at-gm-69141/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Kuhnhenn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama now owns General Motors, even though he insists he&#8217;s taking it out only for a spin.

Hours after the government sent GM into court Monday to file for Chapter 11 protection, Obama declared, &#8220;What I have no interest in doing is running GM.&#8221;
But with a 60 percent equity stake in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US transportation secretary takes ride on Spanish bullet train system hailed by Obama</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transportation-secretary-takes-ride-on-spanish-bullet-train-system-hailed-by-obama-67179/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transportation-secretary-takes-ride-on-spanish-bullet-train-system-hailed-by-obama-67179/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Spain showed off its bullet train system on Friday, giving the U.S. transportation secretary a firsthand glimpse of the high-speed rail grid that President Barack Obama has praised as a model for America.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood boarded a train at Madrid&#8217;s Atocha station along with Spanish Development Minister Jose Blanco for an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trinamool&#8217;s celeb MPs get down to basics - roads, water, electricity</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trinamools-celeb-mps-get-down-to-basics-roads-water-electricity-65936/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trinamools-celeb-mps-get-down-to-basics-roads-water-electricity-65936/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aparajita Gupta</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - Having vanquished seasoned politicians on the electoral turf, Trinamool Congress&#8217; first-time &#8220;showbiz MPs&#8221; want to brush off the stardust and get down to solving the basic problems of the people &#8212; power, water and roads.

Their methods may be different but the goal is the same for debutants Shatabdi Roy, a renowned Bengali actress, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People consider RJD-LJP alliance opportunistic: Raghuvansh</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/people-consider-rjd-ljp-alliance-opportunistic-raghuvansh-64674/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/people-consider-rjd-ljp-alliance-opportunistic-raghuvansh-64674/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Having faced an embarrassing drubbing in the recently held Lok Sabha polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal on Wednesday admitted that the pre-poll tie up with Ram Vilas Paswan&#8217;s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) proved a wrong move during elections.

&#8220;People of Bihar rejected the RJD-LJP alliance because they considered it as an opportunist alliance. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;I just stick to my game plan&#8217;, says Proteas star De Villiers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/i-just-stick-to-my-game-plan-says-proteas-star-de-villiers-64610/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/i-just-stick-to-my-game-plan-says-proteas-star-de-villiers-64610/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN - Proteas and Delhi Daredevils batsman A B de Villiers might look like a possessed sage in full flight, but he pins his success on sticking to his game plan.

De Villiers, speaking after yet another brilliant knock against the Rajastan Royals on Sunday night, said that it was about giving himself a chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deshmukh wants Congress to contest Maharashtra assembly polls alone</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deshmukh-wants-congress-to-contest-maharashtra-assembly-polls-alone-63948/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deshmukh-wants-congress-to-contest-maharashtra-assembly-polls-alone-63948/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 22:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - Triumphed with his party&#8217;s success in the Lok Sabha elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Sunday said that he wants the Congress party to go alone in the upcoming assembly polls.

&#8220;We want to contest assembly elections in Maharashtra without aligning with any other party. We will put up a proposal before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea beat Pakistan to lift Asia Cup hockey title</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korea-beat-pakistan-to-lift-asia-cup-hockey-title-63723/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korea-beat-pakistan-to-lift-asia-cup-hockey-title-63723/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 00:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUANTAN - South Korea won their third Asia Cup hockey title after edging past Pakistan 1-0 in a tough title-clash here Saturday.



Drag flick specialist Kim Byung-hoon scored the winner in the 65th minute and finished as tournament&#8217;s top scorer with six goals.


Korea now holds both the Asian Games and the Asia Cup titles and also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political solution should follow Swat offensive: Pakistani PM</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/political-solution-should-follow-swat-offensive-pakistani-pm-63279/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/political-solution-should-follow-swat-offensive-pakistani-pm-63279/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday called for a political solution to restore peace in the country&#8217;s restive northwest after the military concludes its operations to eliminate the Taliban in the area.



&#8216;The situation is not normal, militants have threatened the very fabric of our society, by trying to impose their will through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret tapes basis for memoir of ousted Chinese leader sympathetic to Tiananmen protesters</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-tapes-basis-for-memoir-of-ousted-chinese-leader-sympathetic-to-tiananmen-protesters-62773/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — It took hours of secret recordings and years of clandestine planning to get the material smuggled out and translated.

But just weeks before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement&#8217;s brutal quelling, the Chinese leader ousted for opposing the crackdown has broken his silence in a posthumous memoir that gives a rare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swat Taliban stronghold captured, militant casualties rise to 762</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/swat-taliban-stronghold-captured-militant-casualties-rise-to-762-61859/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 01:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces achieved a major breakthrough Wednesday by capturing the stronghold of the Swat Taliban as militant casualties on the 18th day of a military operation in the country&#8217;s restive northwest rose to 762 and the army chief asked his troops to minimise collateral damage during their advance.



The security forces had established [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italian climber Achille Compagnoni, one of first to reach K2 summit in 1954, dies at age 94</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-climber-achille-compagnoni-one-of-first-to-reach-k2-summit-in-1954-dies-at-age-94-61730/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Italian climber Achille Compagnoni, a member of the first team to reach the summit of the world&#8217;s second-highest peak, died Wednesday. He was 94.

Compagnoni died at the hospital in the northern Italian city of Aosta, where he had been treated for several weeks, said hospital spokesman Tiziano Trevisan.
On July 31, 1954, Compagnoni and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Iran threat may temper drive for Israeli concessions in US peace effort in Mideast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-iran-threat-may-temper-drive-for-israeli-concessions-in-us-peace-effort-in-mideast-61269/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-iran-threat-may-temper-drive-for-israeli-concessions-in-us-peace-effort-in-mideast-61269/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Schweid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Israel&#8217;s anxieties about Iran have intensified because of its nuclear enrichment programs under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who talks of erasing Israel from the map.

Even as Israel deals with rocket fire from Palestinian areas, the idea that Iran could pulverize Israel with nuclear weapons is taking priority in strategic planning.
And it could take priority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey urges Duke grads to &#8217;stand proudly&#8217; and help others; collects honorary degree</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oprah-winfrey-urges-duke-grads-to-stand-proudly-and-help-others-collects-honorary-degree-58675/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oprah-winfrey-urges-duke-grads-to-stand-proudly-and-help-others-collects-honorary-degree-58675/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 05:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DURHAM, N.C. — Oprah Winfrey talked about courage, making wise choices and helping others during a commencement address Sunday at Duke University, which gave her an honorary degree.

During her 25-minute speech beneath overcast skies, the talk show host told the 4,400 graduates and their guests that &#8220;one of the best ways to enhance your own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Diamondbacks fire manager Bob Melvin after 12-17 start</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arizona-diamondbacks-fire-manager-bob-melvin-after-12-17-start-55368/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arizona-diamondbacks-fire-manager-bob-melvin-after-12-17-start-55368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bagnato</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks fired Bob Melvin on Thursday, hoping a new manager will be able to get the most out of their talented core of young players.

The Diamondbacks said they will select Melvin&#8217;s replacement at a Chase Field news conference on Friday afternoon, before they meet Washington in the opener of a six-game [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s pledge to cut nuclear weapons wins praise from China, developing countries at UN</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-pledge-to-cut-nuclear-weapons-wins-praise-from-china-developing-countries-at-un-52265/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-pledge-to-cut-nuclear-weapons-wins-praise-from-china-developing-countries-at-un-52265/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama&#8217;s pledge to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons won praise Monday from China and key developing countries, and spurred hope that Washington&#8217;s policy shift and new U.S.-Russian cooperation will end a long deadlock on global disarmament efforts.

But at the start of a U.N. meeting to prepare for a 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MGM Mirage books 1st-qtr profit, including a hefty gain from selling Treasure Island casino</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mgm-mirage-books-1st-qtr-profit-including-a-hefty-gain-from-selling-treasure-island-casino-51995/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 04:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — MGM Mirage said Monday it booked a first-quarter profit including a hefty gain from selling a hotel and casino, but its adjusted results missed expectations as companies continued to cancel conventions at its Las Vegas Strip resorts.

During a conference call with investors, MGM Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Murren said business conditions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiat&#8217;s Machionne set to make bid to form global auto powerhouse with GM&#8217;s Opel and Chrysler</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fiats-machionne-set-to-make-bid-to-form-global-auto-powerhouse-with-gms-opel-and-chrysler-50985/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Krisher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Fiat Group SpA will be on the path to becoming a global automotive powerhouse if Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has his way.

Marchionne is set to meet Monday in Berlin with German economic and foreign ministers to discuss Fiat&#8217;s offer for General Motors Europe&#8217;s German unit, Opel.
Fiat confirmed Sunday that it is in talks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Laughter Day celebrated in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI/NEW  DELHI/ BHOPAL - Cutting  across  social, professional  and personal barriers, people from different  walks of life celebrated World Laughter Day on Sunday.

World  Laughter  Day falls on the first Sunday of May.  This  day reminds  the society that laughter is the best medicine  to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA hopes new draft rule takes guessing game out of coaches&#8217; offseason repertoire</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ncaa-hopes-new-draft-rule-takes-guessing-game-out-of-coaches-offseason-repertoire-47228/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA is trying to end the continual guessing game for college basketball coaches.

Next season, coaches will have all their answers by May 8.
On Thursday, the NCAA&#8217;s board of directors approved legislation that shortens the time players have to withdraw from the NBA draft, moving the date up from mid-June to early May.
&#8220;This [...]]]></description>
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