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		<title>Can chem prof succeed in mission to guide war-weary veterans back to college?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meghan Barr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND — John Schupp pulled his car onto a country road lined with half-grown corn. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and he couldn&#8217;t tell which way pointed east or west. Thunder rumbled in the distance.

He was lost.
But he reminded himself of why he was here — of his self-appointed mission to find the soldiers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ECB holds steady, keeps its benchmark interest rate at 1 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecb-holds-steady-keeps-its-benchmark-interest-rate-at-1-percent-97780/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUXEMBOURG — The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent Thursday, preferring to wait and see if its &#8220;spectacular&#8221; infusion of credit into the banking system will loosen lending to consumers and businesses in the euro zone&#8217;s struggling economy.

Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB was pleased by the demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: National Guard to seek volunteers to bolster counter-drug efforts on Mexican border</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-national-guard-to-seek-volunteers-to-bolster-counter-drug-efforts-on-mexican-border-95130/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-national-guard-to-seek-volunteers-to-bolster-counter-drug-efforts-on-mexican-border-95130/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is developing plans to seek up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to step up the military&#8217;s counter-drug efforts along the Mexican border, senior administration officials said Monday.

The plan is a stopgap measure being worked out between the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department, and comes despite Pentagon concerns about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scandal-hit Berlusconi seeks sobriety by hosting G-8</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scandal-hit-berlusconi-seeks-sobriety-by-hosting-g-8-94459/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME - Facing  a  series  of  domestic scandals  that  would have embarrassed  Roman  Emperor  Tiberius, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has decided to take  the sobriety  route  by announcing the program for  this  year&#8217;s  G-8 summit.

A  spokesman for Berlusconi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeds of Peace camp begins 17th season as quest for peace in the Middle East goes on</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/seeds-of-peace-camp-begins-17th-season-as-quest-for-peace-in-the-middle-east-goes-on-94354/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/seeds-of-peace-camp-begins-17th-season-as-quest-for-peace-in-the-middle-east-goes-on-94354/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harkavy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OTISFIELD, Maine — For the 17th year in a row, Israeli and Palestinian teenagers have come together at a summer camp in the western Maine woods to make new friendships, understand each other&#8217;s dreams and fears, and possibly lay a groundwork for peace in the Middle East.

After January&#8217;s bloody fighting in Gaza, the emergence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Department: Arms and training for Somalia valued at less than $10 million</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-department-arms-and-training-for-somalia-valued-at-less-than-10-million-93230/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-department-arms-and-training-for-somalia-valued-at-less-than-10-million-93230/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A State Department official says the weaponry and military training that the United States has been supplying to the government of Somalia in recent weeks is valued at less than $10 million.

And the official said it amounted to about 40 tons of armaments, provided to Somalia over the last six weeks.
The official described [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government warns consumers about unofficial &#8220;cash for clunkers&#8221; Web sites</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-warns-consumers-about-unofficial-cash-for-clunkers-web-sites-90903/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-warns-consumers-about-unofficial-cash-for-clunkers-web-sites-90903/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government is warning consumers to be wary of unofficial &#8220;cash for clunkers&#8221; Web sites that seek personal information or direct consumers to pre-register for the program.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says dealers and consumers do not need to pre-register for the program, which provides $3,500 to $4,500 to people who trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New home sales unexpectedly drop of 0.6 percent in May as demand for housing remains sluggish</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-home-sales-unexpectedly-drop-of-06-percent-in-may-as-demand-for-housing-remains-sluggish-90835/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-home-sales-unexpectedly-drop-of-06-percent-in-may-as-demand-for-housing-remains-sluggish-90835/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — New U.S. home sales dipped slightly last month, in another sign that the housing market recovery is likely to be gradual and prolonged.

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales edged down 0.6 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000, from a downwardly revised April rate of 344,000.
The results fell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in tracksuits, smiling Tibetans: Foreign reporters get tightly controlled tour of Lhasa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-tracksuits-smiling-tibetans-foreign-reporters-get-tightly-controlled-tour-of-lhasa-89999/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-tracksuits-smiling-tibetans-foreign-reporters-get-tightly-controlled-tour-of-lhasa-89999/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LHASA, China — The Chinese paramilitary police who usually patrol Tibet&#8217;s often tense capital went to work in black and yellow track suits last week instead of their green uniforms. The occasion: a government-arranged visit by a group of foreign journalists.

Sixteen months after an uprising prompted a harsh Chinese crackdown, the four-day glimpse given to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of England says positive economic signs, financial watchdog warns against complacency</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bank-of-england-says-positive-economic-signs-financial-watchdog-warns-against-complacency-89660/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bank-of-england-says-positive-economic-signs-financial-watchdog-warns-against-complacency-89660/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Wardell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — A Bank of England policymaker said Tuesday that early signs from the bank&#8217;s program to boost lending are positive, while the head of the country&#8217;s financial watchdog warned that an early economic recovery could undermine efforts to prevent a repeat of the current crisis.

As a report on mortgage lending showed housing market activity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Energy Department to loan money to Ford to develop fuel-efficient vehicles</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-energy-department-to-loan-money-to-ford-to-develop-fuel-efficient-vehicles-89087/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-energy-department-to-loan-money-to-ford-to-develop-fuel-efficient-vehicles-89087/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Energy Department is lending money to the Ford Motor Co. from a $25 billion fund to develop fuel-efficient vehicles, congressional officials said Monday.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu was scheduled to make the announcement Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich., the officials said. They requested anonymity because an official announcement was pending.
Dozens of auto companies, suppliers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina dedicating historical marker to victims of state&#8217;s forced sterilization program</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-carolina-dedicating-historical-marker-to-victims-of-states-forced-sterilization-program-89063/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-carolina-dedicating-historical-marker-to-victims-of-states-forced-sterilization-program-89063/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary D. Robertson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina recalled a regrettable side of its history on Monday by unveiling a roadside marker remembering poor people, mental patients and prisoners who were sterilized against their will by state officials.

The cast aluminum sign in downtown Raleigh provides a permanent remembrance of the program intended to keep thousands of people considered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House, congressional leaders, drug companies negotiate closing Medicare gap</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-congressional-leaders-drug-companies-negotiate-closing-medicare-gap-87370/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-congressional-leaders-drug-companies-negotiate-closing-medicare-gap-87370/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry would finance improved coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program and help defray the cost of President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care legislation under an $80 billion deal with key lawmakers and the White House that officials said Friday night was close to agreement.

These officials said the 10-year proposal under discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t preparing to release CIA report detailing interrogation, secret detentions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-preparing-to-release-cia-report-detailing-interrogation-secret-detentions-86465/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-preparing-to-release-cia-report-detailing-interrogation-secret-detentions-86465/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government is preparing to release a long-delayed internal report on the CIA&#8217;s secret detention and interrogation program. How much of the document will be declassified for public view isn&#8217;t yet known.

The roughly 150-page report was expected to be released Friday, but a CIA spokesman said Thursday that government officials were still poring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes $1 billion &#8216;cash for clunkers&#8217; program over strong Republican opposition</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-passes-1-billion-cash-for-clunkers-program-over-strong-republican-opposition-86194/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-passes-1-billion-cash-for-clunkers-program-over-strong-republican-opposition-86194/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Congress approved a &#8220;cash for clunkers&#8221; program Thursday to provide government incentives of $3,500 to $4,500 to motorists who trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel efficient vehicles after Senate Democrats narrowly defeated a Republican effort to kill the plan.

Auto state senators said the program would help hard-pressed car dealers and automakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman Sachs completes repayment of $10 billion received as part of government program</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/goldman-sachs-completes-repayment-of-10-billion-received-as-part-of-government-program-84704/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/goldman-sachs-completes-repayment-of-10-billion-received-as-part-of-government-program-84704/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Wednesday it has repaid the $10 billion it received last fall as part of the government&#8217;s $700 billion bank bailout program.

Goldman was one of hundreds of banks that received the money as part of the Treasury Department&#8217;s program to help revive the stagnant credit and lending markets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, China express &#8220;serious concern&#8221; about Korean tension, urge renewal of six-nation talks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-china-express-serious-concern-about-korean-tension-urge-renewal-of-six-nation-talks-84163/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-china-express-serious-concern-about-korean-tension-urge-renewal-of-six-nation-talks-84163/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia and China expressed serious concern Wednesday about the tension on the Korean peninsula and urged North Korea to return to six-nation talks on its nuclear program.

Only hours earlier, North Korea increased its rhetoric in defense of the program, warning the United States and its allies of a &#8220;thousand-fold&#8221; military retaliation if provoked.
China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E-Trade to raise $400 million through stock offer, plans to exchange $1 billion in debt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/e-trade-to-raise-400-million-through-stock-offer-plans-to-exchange-1-billion-in-debt-84130/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/e-trade-to-raise-400-million-through-stock-offer-plans-to-exchange-1-billion-in-debt-84130/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — E-Trade Financial Corp. said Wednesday it is raising capital and exchanging debt in an effort to get out from under mortgage-related loan losses. The news sent shares of the struggling online brokerage and bank skidding.

E-Trade&#8217;s plan comes with the blessing of its largest shareholder, Citadel Investment Group LLC., which will participate in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors show no appetite for Fed program to bolster commercial real estate loans</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investors-show-no-appetite-for-fed-program-to-bolster-commercial-real-estate-loans-2-83496/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investors-show-no-appetite-for-fed-program-to-bolster-commercial-real-estate-loans-2-83496/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/investors-show-no-appetite-for-fed-program-to-bolster-commercial-real-estate-loans-2-83496/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Investors showed no appetite for commercial real estate loans in the debut of a government plan intended to boost their availability.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it received no investor requests for loans by Tuesday&#8217;s deadline. Investors would use the money to buy newly issued securities backed by commercial real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury provides $3 billion more in incentives for program designed to fight foreclosures</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-provides-3-billion-more-in-incentives-for-program-designed-to-fight-foreclosures-83387/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-provides-3-billion-more-in-incentives-for-program-designed-to-fight-foreclosures-83387/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government will provide another $3.1 billion to a group of mortgage servicing companies as an incentive to modify loans to combat record levels of foreclosures.

The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the modifications, which included reductions in projected payments for some companies, pushed the total amount for the program to $18.3 billion, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vintage news, earthshaking and obscure: Online archive of historical newspapers hits 1M pages</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vintage-news-earthshaking-and-obscure-online-archive-of-historical-newspapers-hits-1m-pages-83376/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vintage-news-earthshaking-and-obscure-online-archive-of-historical-newspapers-hits-1m-pages-83376/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/vintage-news-earthshaking-and-obscure-online-archive-of-historical-newspapers-hits-1m-pages-83376/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — &#8220;Flying Machine that will Work: Ohio Boys have Solved a Big Mechanical Problem,&#8221; reads a headline from the Palestine Daily Herald in Texas.

A banner from The San Francisco Call-Chronicle-Examiner screams: &#8220;Entire City of San Francisco in Danger of Being Annihilated.&#8221;
These century-old headlines and millions of others are now available through your home computer.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military academies see applications jump as tough economy pairs with stepped-up recruiting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-academies-see-applications-jump-as-tough-economy-pairs-with-stepped-up-recruiting-83248/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-academies-see-applications-jump-as-tough-economy-pairs-with-stepped-up-recruiting-83248/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Witte</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-academies-see-applications-jump-as-tough-economy-pairs-with-stepped-up-recruiting-83248/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Applications have surged at the nation&#8217;s three top military academies as tough economic times coincide with stepped-up recruiting efforts by the Army, Navy and Air Force schools, making the prospect of free college and a steady job look sweeter.

The recession has already helped drive higher military recruitment and retention. Stronger student response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA administrator says he&#8217;ll pursue new rules on airline pilot hours to curb fatigue</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/faa-administrator-says-hell-pursue-new-rules-on-airline-pilot-hours-to-curb-fatigue-82406/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials said Monday they will propose new limits on how many hours airline pilots can fly in an effort to curb pilot fatigue, an issue safety officials have been urging action on for two decades.

Randy Babbitt, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, said he will propose the new rule in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury says loans held by 21 largest banks getting bailout support fell again in April</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-says-loans-held-by-21-largest-banks-getting-bailout-support-fell-again-in-april-82189/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The value of loans held by the 21 largest institutions getting support from the government&#8217;s $700 billion bailout fund fell in April, the fifth decline in six months.

The Treasury Department&#8217;s monthly report of lending activity on Monday showed that average loan balances at the 21 institutions totaled $4.34 trillion in April, down 0.8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the story straight, inmate reporters wield pens in the pen</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/getting-the-story-straight-inmate-reporters-wield-pens-in-the-pen-80873/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/getting-the-story-straight-inmate-reporters-wield-pens-in-the-pen-80873/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Like journalists everywhere, the staff of the San Quentin News cover news, sports and the local arts scene. But these reporters are pen men with a difference.

They work for a paper written by and for inmates of San Quentin State Prison.
&#8220;When we first started, a lot of people were real dismissive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia tries to heal ailing Aboriginal communities with &#8216;tough love&#8217; _ but is it enough?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-tries-to-heal-ailing-aboriginal-communities-with-tough-love-_-but-is-it-enough-80033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Gelineau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WADEYE, Australia — Along the dusty red road that leads from the lonely airstrip into town, the signs flash by: &#8220;No alcohol,&#8221; says one. &#8220;Petrol sniffing kills,&#8221; admonishes another. &#8220;Don&#8217;t bring gunja into our town,&#8221; warns a third.

And then, one more: &#8220;Welcome to Wadeye. Give every Aboriginal kid a chance.&#8221;
Up the road, a dozen people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>War-funding bill back on track for passage after Obama promises to withhold abuse photos</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-funding-bill-back-on-track-for-passage-after-obama-promises-to-withhold-abuse-photos-79331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Briefly held up in a battle over detainee abuse photos, a crucial war-funding bill appeared back on track for passage Thursday evening, coincidentally aided by a federal appeals court in New York.

House-Senate negotiations on the war-funding bill first stalled as Senate Democrats balked at demands from House liberals that Congress allow a pending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks cut borrowing from Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency program to $36.9 billion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/banks-cut-borrowing-from-federal-reserves-emergency-program-to-369-billion-79269/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/banks-cut-borrowing-from-federal-reserves-emergency-program-to-369-billion-79269/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Banks cut borrowing from the Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending program, while investment firms took a pass for the fourth straight week, a sign some credit problems are easing.

The Fed on Thursday said commercial banks averaged $36.9 billion in daily borrowing over the week that ended Wednesday. That was down from $41.9 billion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think before you take out the trash: San Francisco bill says recycle food scraps, or pay fine</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/think-before-you-take-out-the-trash-san-francisco-bill-says-recycle-food-scraps-or-pay-fine-79147/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/think-before-you-take-out-the-trash-san-francisco-bill-says-recycle-food-scraps-or-pay-fine-79147/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They&#8217;ll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out with their rubbish.

San Francisco this week passed a mandatory composting law that is believed to be the strictest such ordinance in the nation. Residents will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With fiscal meltdown looming, California lawmakers debate blueberries and pomegranates</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-fiscal-meltdown-looming-california-lawmakers-debate-blueberries-and-pomegranates-78720/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-fiscal-meltdown-looming-california-lawmakers-debate-blueberries-and-pomegranates-78720/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — What budget crisis?

As California faces what one official this week called a complete meltdown of state government, some lawmakers have their minds on other matters.
Like creating a blueberry commission. Or standing up for pomegranate juice. And, in what passes for health reform in the nation&#8217;s most populous state, ensuring that the name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California towns face off with federal government in court over military recruiting of minors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-towns-face-off-with-federal-government-in-court-over-military-recruiting-of-minors-78325/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-towns-face-off-with-federal-government-in-court-over-military-recruiting-of-minors-78325/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Barbassa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Two towns nestled in the rugged coastline and the liberal politics of Northern California have fought the federal government by banning the U.S. military from recruiting minors within their city limits. Now the federal government is fighting back.

Arcata — a town known for taking a stand against the USA Patriot Act and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LA County health officials announce plan for mail-in tests for sexually transmitted diseases</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-health-officials-announce-plan-for-mail-in-tests-for-sexually-transmitted-diseases-78113/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-health-officials-announce-plan-for-mail-in-tests-for-sexually-transmitted-diseases-78113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaya Tayefe Mohajer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles county health officials are offering a free, at-home program to test for sexually transmitted diseases.

All women in the county can request free test kits that detect chlamydia or gonorrhea infection by visiting a Web site or calling a toll-free number. The kits are then mailed to the women&#8217;s homes.
The program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Obama to seek legislation giving shareholders a voice on executives&#8217; pay</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-obama-to-seek-legislation-giving-shareholders-a-voice-on-executives-pay-77471/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-obama-to-seek-legislation-giving-shareholders-a-voice-on-executives-pay-77471/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Kuhnhenn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An administration official says President Barack Obama will ask Congress to give shareholders a nonbinding voice in how much corporate executives are paid. It&#8217;s an effort to link compensation to long-term performance rather than short-term gains.

The official said the president also will seek legislation that requires corporate compensation committees to be independent from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: New overseer will have power to reject executive pay at firms getting bailout funds</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-new-overseer-will-have-power-to-reject-executive-pay-at-firms-getting-bailout-funds-77460/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-new-overseer-will-have-power-to-reject-executive-pay-at-firms-getting-bailout-funds-77460/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Kuhnhenn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An Obama administration official says the administration will appoint a &#8220;special master&#8221; to oversee executives&#8217; compensation at companies receiving large amounts of government aid, with the power to reject pay plans deemed excessive.

The official said the special master will review the compensation for the top 100 salaried employees at firms that receive exceptional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Europeans consider partnership to explore Mars in coming decade; put ego aside, NASA says</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-europeans-consider-partnership-to-explore-mars-in-coming-decade-put-ego-aside-nasa-says-76027/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — For almost half a century, the United States has dominated the exploration of Mars from the first grainy black-and-white pictures of the craggy surface to the more recent discovery of ice.

Now, budget woes are pushing NASA toward a joint exploration venture with Europe. By 2016, the U.S. may unite with the European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5 pct; maintains policy to increase money supply</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bank-of-england-holds-interest-rates-at-05-pct-maintains-policy-to-increase-money-supply-71866/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The Bank of England has kept official interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent and maintained its policy of increasing the money supply to the economy.

With early — but tentative — signs of an economic recovery on the horizon, the bank&#8217;s decision on Thursday represents a cautious stance.
Even as recent statistics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oakland, Calif., approves ID cards for city residents, including illegal immigrants</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oakland-calif-approves-id-cards-for-city-residents-including-illegal-immigrants-71243/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oakland-calif-approves-id-cards-for-city-residents-including-illegal-immigrants-71243/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland is set to become the third U.S. city to issue identification cards to all its residents, including illegal immigrants.

The city council approved the proposal Tuesday, but it won&#8217;t start until council members approve a plan for implementing it. The intent is to help anyone who may have trouble obtaining a state-issued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana teen graduates high school after never missing class in 13 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — It&#8217;s been a long 13 years for Brittani McCalister — 2,340 days, to be exact.

The teenager graduated from high school Sunday having never missed a day of school since kindergarten. She stood and was recognized for her sterling attendance record by classmates and their families during commencement at West Vigo High [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer, commercial lending down in March for banks that took taxpayer money</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Banks that received taxpayer bailouts had a lower average level of loans outstanding as of the end of March than a month earlier, the Treasury Department reported Monday.

Five hundred of the more than 600 banks participating in the $700 billion financial system rescue had an average of $5.24 billion in loans oustanding on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Iraqi trade minister arrested in graft case while trying to leave country</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-iraqi-trade-minister-arrested-in-graft-case-while-trying-to-leave-country-67889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 02:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s former trade minister was arrested Saturday in a burgeoning corruption scandal after his plane was ordered back to Baghdad while en route to the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

The fight against corruption is emerging as a major issue in Iraq, with many Iraqis convinced that graft and government mismanagement are nearly as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-trade minister arrested in graft case while trying to leave country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 01:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s former trade minister was arrested Saturday in a burgeoning corruption scandal after his plane was ordered back to Baghdad while en route to the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

The fight against corruption is emerging as a major issue in Iraq, with many Iraqis convinced that graft and government mismanagement are nearly as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Harry lands in New York, follows his mother&#8217;s footsteps</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-harry-lands-in-new-york-follows-his-mothers-footsteps-67665/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -  Twenty years and four months after  his mother  had New Yorkers in ruptures during a royal visit,  Prince Harry, too captured the fancy of the city&#8217;s residents.

His  visit mainly focused on charity and a commemoration  of  the Sept.  11  attacks. It was described [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disarmament body breaks 12 years of deadlock by opening way for negotiations on nuclear pact</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/disarmament-body-breaks-12-years-of-deadlock-by-opening-way-for-negotiations-on-nuclear-pact-67211/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 01:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander G. Higgins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament broke a dozen years of deadlock Friday and opened the way to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty.

Diplomats welcomed the adoption of a &#8220;program of work&#8221; as a breakthrough for the conference, which has been stalemated since it wrote the nuclear test ban treaty in 1996.
The program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disarmament body takes a step toward negotiations on new nuclear arms treaty</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/disarmament-body-takes-a-step-toward-negotiations-on-new-nuclear-arms-treaty-67181/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament has taken a step toward negotiating a new nuclear arms control treaty after a dozen years of deadlock.

Diplomats in Geneva welcomed the adoption of a &#8220;program of work&#8221; as a breakthrough for the conference. The body has been stalemated since it wrote the nuclear test ban treaty in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Department suspends Bush-era regulation on temporary farm workers</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/labor-department-suspends-bush-era-regulation-on-temporary-farm-workers-67177/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Hananel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Labor Department on Friday suspended a regulation adopted shortly before President George W. Bush left office that would have made it easier for farmers to bring in foreign workers.

Many immigration and labor advocacy groups had opposed the new rule for lowering wages and eliminating some protections for temporary farm workers. But farm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s leading reformist candidate says halt of US trade sanctions could improve ties</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-leading-reformist-candidate-says-halt-of-us-trade-sanctions-could-improve-ties-67073/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 22:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — The leading reformist challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Iranian presidential race said Friday his country&#8217;s ties with the U.S. could improve if Washington were to halt economic sanctions against Iran.

A suspension of the U.S. sanctions imposed since 1995 would be a &#8220;positive sign&#8221; and inspire optimism, Mir Hossein Mousavi said at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Russian officials hail opening of chemical weapons destruction plant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-russian-officials-hail-opening-of-chemical-weapons-destruction-plant-66734/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHCHUCHYE, Russia — Rising out of the rolling fields and tree-lined country roads of southern Siberia is a complex of hulking metal buildings, piping and high-security fencing.

Its purpose? To cope with one of the nastiest legacies of the Cold War.
On Friday, Russian and American officials formally dedicated the high-tech plant, built with the help of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Frisch to Harnisch, Fordham baseball a winning tradition for 150 years and counting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-frisch-to-harnisch-fordham-baseball-a-winning-tradition-for-150-years-and-counting-62012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 04:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Waszak Jr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Danny Leach and his Fordham University baseball teammates congratulated each other with hearty high fives after a recent victory, the latest addition to an impressive tally that began 150 years ago.

&#8220;There&#8217;s extra incentive every time we go out there,&#8221; said Leach, a senior outfielder. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to disappoint the guys that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hubble telescope, Earth&#8217;s once-blurry but now brilliant spy on the universe, gets a final fix</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 01:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe.

For 19 years, Hubble has shown the epic violence of crashing galaxies, spied on the birth and death of stars, taught cosmic lessons, and even provided comic relief.
In Hubble&#8217;s photos, believers witness the hand of God, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysia tries to end affirmative action, struggles to strengthen race relations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/malaysia-tries-to-end-affirmative-action-struggles-to-strengthen-race-relations-58562/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Yoong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The last time Lee Hung Poh walked unassisted was 40 years ago, before a bullet fired in the heat of Malaysia&#8217;s worst race riots sliced through her spine and shattered her future.

Neither the 57-year-old Lee nor her country has ever completely recovered.
To be sure, Malaysia, a Southeast Asian nation of 27 [...]]]></description>
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