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		<title>UN climate conference opens in Copenhagen for 2 weeks of talks on new global warming pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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COPENHAGEN — A U.N. climate conference has opened for two weeks of negotiations among 192 nations to forge a pact to secure the world from calamitous global warming.
Conference president Connie Hedegaard, U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer and the U.N.&#8217;s chief climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri were set to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-climate-conference-opens-in-copenhagen-for-2-weeks-of-talks-on-new-global-warming-pact-240859/" title="UN climate conference opens in Copenhagen for 2 weeks of talks on new global warming pact">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stars, politicians line up to honor Springsteen, De Niro, Brubeck, with Kennedy Center Honors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Obama salutes jazz great Brubeck at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 years ago, a Kenyan father was visiting his son in Hawaii and took him to his first jazz concert. The boy was Barack Obama and the performer was jazz great Dave Brubeck.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been a jazz fan ever since,&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stars-politicians-line-up-to-honor-springsteen-de-niro-brubeck-with-kennedy-center-honors-240805/">Original article on  : Stars, politicians line up to honor Springsteen, De Niro, Brubeck, with Kennedy Center Honors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama looking for help from Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan in White House meeting amid policy disagreements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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Obama looking for help from Erdogan amid tensions
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.
Before leaving to the U.S. on Sunday, however, Erdogan said Turkey has .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-looking-for-help-from-turkeys-erdogan-in-white-house-meeting-amid-policy-disagreements-240749/">Obama looking for help from Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan in White House meeting amid policy disagreements</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio ready to execute 1st inmate with single drug; untested method likely to take longer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Welsh-huggins</dc:creator>
		
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Ohio inmate to get 1-drug, slower, execution

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Condemned killer Kenneth Biros could become the first person in the country put to death with a single dose of an intravenous anesthetic instead of the usual — and faster-acting — three-drug process if his execution proceeds Tuesday.
The execution could propel other states to eventually consider ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-ready-to-execute-1st-inmate-with-single-drug-untested-method-likely-to-take-longer-240692/" title="Ohio ready to execute 1st inmate with single drug; untested method likely to take longer">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Springsteen, De Niro, Mel Brooks and other stars receive Kennedy Center Honors in DC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Kennedy Center honors Springsteen, De Niro, others
WASHINGTON — &#8220;I&#8217;m the president, but he&#8217;s The Boss.&#8221;
With those words, President Barack Obama greeted Bruce Springsteen Sunday night at a White House reception before the iconic rocker was lauded with Kennedy Center Honors along with Robert De Niro, comic genius Mel Brooks, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/springsteen-de-niro-mel-brooks-and-other-stars-receive-kennedy-center-honors-in-dc-240690/">Source article &nbsp;: Springsteen, De Niro, Mel Brooks and other stars receive Kennedy Center Honors in DC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Watson</dc:creator>
		
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Fear dominates life in Mexico&#8217;s deadliest city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — &#8220;Not one person murdered yesterday,&#8221; Ciudad Juarez&#8217;s leading newspaper proclaimed in a banner headline. It was big news in this border city, ground zero in the drug war — the first time in 10 months that a day had passed without a killing.
But by the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-mexican-city-learn-to-live-with-death-as-industrial-hub-turns-into-battlefield-240667/" title="Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Military, lawmakers voice frustration, caution over any Obama shift in Afghanistan war policy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-lawmakers-voice-frustration-caution-over-any-obama-shift-in-afghanistan-war-policy-175751/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Military officials voiced frustration and congressional leaders urged caution Tuesday over what they described as President Barack Obama&#8217;s shifting strategy in Afghanistan, six months after he committed thousands more U.S. troops to the stalemated war there.

Administration officials maintained they were looking at all options to protect the U.S. and its allies by shutting ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-lawmakers-voice-frustration-caution-over-any-obama-shift-in-afghanistan-war-policy-175751/" title="Military, lawmakers voice frustration, caution over any Obama shift in Afghanistan war policy">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gusty Santa Ana winds spread new wildfire in hot, dry Southern California</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOORPARK, Calif. — A new wildfire erupted in Southern California on Tuesday as windy, dry and hot weather turned the region into a tinder box.

The blaze erupted at midmorning northwest of Los Angeles in rural hills of Ventura County between the cities of Moorpark and Fillmore. The size of the blaze could not be immediately .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gusty-santa-ana-winds-spread-new-wildfire-in-hot-dry-southern-california-175621/">Gusty Santa Ana winds spread new wildfire in hot, dry Southern California</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil hangs hear $70 in Asia after big tumble on worries Chinese demand is fading</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Oil prices hung near $70 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after falling steeply overnight amid news that China&#8217;s crude consumption fell in August.

Benchmark crude for October delivery was up 59 cents at $70.30 a barrel by late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $2.33 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-hangs-hear-70-in-asia-after-big-tumble-on-worries-chinese-demand-is-fading-174980/">Oil hangs hear $70 in Asia after big tumble on worries Chinese demand is fading</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Earthquake kills at least 11 in remote, mountainous Bhutan, shakes northeast India</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wasbir Hussain</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GAUHATI, India — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan on Monday, killing at least 11 people, damaging an ancient monastery and forcing hundreds to flee, officials said. At least 15 people were also injured.

The afternoon earthquake was initially reported in Gauhati, the capital of India&#8217;s northeastern Assam state, but it was ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/earthquake-kills-at-least-11-in-remote-mountainous-bhutan-shakes-northeast-india-174392/">Earthquake kills at least 11 in remote, mountainous Bhutan, shakes northeast India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. company&#8217;s spinning flywheels to store, pace electric energy and make grid greener</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. — Spinning flywheels have been used for centuries for jobs from making pottery to running steam engines. Now the ancient tool has been given a new job by a Massachusetts company: smooth out the electricity flow, and do it fast and clean.

Beacon Power&#8217;s flywheels — each weighing one ton, levitating in a sealed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-companys-spinning-flywheels-to-store-pace-electric-energy-and-make-grid-greener-173837/">Read more : Mass. company&#8217;s spinning flywheels to store, pace electric energy and make grid greener</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila visits US, hopes to return to Cuba despite criticism of Castros</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Cuban dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila is in the U.S. for 15 days to promote his new CD, but he&#8217;s not sure if he&#8217;ll be able to return home because of his sharp criticism of the Cuban government.

&#8220;I&#8217;m scared,&#8221; said Aguila, who has repeatedly been arrested there.
&#8220;But I have to do this. This .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuban-punk-rocker-gorki-aguila-visits-us-hopes-to-return-to-cuba-despite-criticism-of-castros-172950/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila visits US, hopes to return to Cuba despite criticism of Castros</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana appeals court strikes down tough voter ID law previously upheld by US Supreme Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — The state Court of Appeals on Thursday struck down an Indiana law requiring government-issued photo identification for voters, overturning on state constitutional grounds a strict law previously upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Considered one of the nation&#8217;s toughest voter identification laws, it requires that a state or federal photo ID card be presented .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indiana-appeals-court-strikes-down-tough-voter-id-law-previously-upheld-by-us-supreme-court-171917/">Original article &nbsp;: Indiana appeals court strikes down tough voter ID law previously upheld by US Supreme Court</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado man meets with attorney before more questioning by FBI in terrorism investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristin Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A man identified by law enforcement as having a possible link to al-Qaida has ended a second day of questioning in a terrorism probe but has been asked to return for more interviews, his attorney said Thursday.

Attorney Arthur Folsom, who represents Najibullah Zazi, said his client was allowed to leave Thursday night after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-man-meets-with-attorney-before-more-questioning-by-fbi-in-terrorism-investigation-171583/">Source &nbsp;: Colorado man meets with attorney before more questioning by FBI in terrorism investigation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Soldier wrongly reported dead story</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a Sept. 15 story about a family that received a telephone call from the U.S. Army incorrectly saying that their son had been killed in Afghanistan, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of another soldier who was killed. His correct name was Army Sgt. Tyler A. Juden, not Judin.
.... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-soldier-wrongly-reported-dead-story-170776/">Correction: Soldier wrongly reported dead story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former executive at Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s Gen Re sentenced to probation in AIG fraud case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Haigh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — A former executive of Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s General Re was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation for his role in a financial scandal that cost shareholders of insurer American International Group Inc. more than $500 million.

Richard Napier was also fined $10,000 by a federal judge Tuesday in Hartford and ordered to perform 400 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-executive-at-berkshire-hathaways-gen-re-sentenced-to-probation-in-aig-fraud-case-169184/">Former executive at Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s Gen Re sentenced to probation in AIG fraud case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali militants vow to avenge US raid that killed 1 of Africa&#8217;s most wanted al-Qaida suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOGADISHU, Somalia — U.S. special forces aboard helicopters penetrated into Somalia and, guns blazing, attacked a convoy said to contain a top al-Qaida fugitive. U.S. and Somali officials confirmed Tuesday the man was killed, and Islamist insurgents vowed to seek revenge.

Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a Kenyan citizen, was wanted for questioning in connection with the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-militants-vow-to-avenge-us-raid-that-killed-1-of-africas-most-wanted-al-qaida-suspects-168911/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Somali militants vow to avenge US raid that killed 1 of Africa&#8217;s most wanted al-Qaida suspects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chief UN nuclear inspector calls for talks with Iran, cautions against use of force</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — The head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency is calling for talks between Iran and the U.S. and cautioning against the use of force to resolve international disagreements.

The comments by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei follow a decision by Washington and five other world powers to accept an Iranian offer of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chief-un-nuclear-inspector-calls-for-talks-with-iran-cautions-against-use-of-force-167790/">Original article &nbsp;: Chief UN nuclear inspector calls for talks with Iran, cautions against use of force</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists aim to improve water quality in space</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In a research aimed at improving the  quality of water in space, University of Utah chemists  have developed a two-minute water quality monitoring method that  just started  six  months  of tests  aboard  the  International  Space Station (ISS).

&#8220;Now they bring water back on the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-aim-to-improve-water-quality-in-space-167777/">Scientists aim to improve water quality in space</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At world court, Argentina says Uruguay broke international law by authorizing pulp mills</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Argentina argued Monday at the U.N.&#8217;s highest court that Uruguay &#8220;flagrantly breached&#8221; international law by authorizing the construction of two pulp mills on the river that separates the two countries.

One of the mills has already been built and Argentina&#8217;s chief representative at the International Court of Justice, Susana Ruiz Cerutti, called .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-world-court-argentina-says-uruguay-broke-international-law-by-authorizing-pulp-mills-167774/">Source &nbsp;: At world court, Argentina says Uruguay broke international law by authorizing pulp mills</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama meets US officials ahead of his visit to United States, spokesman says</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwini Bhatia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DHARMSALA, India — A top adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama met Monday with the Dalai Lama and briefed him about the Obama administration&#8217;s approach to Tibet, the Dalai Lama&#8217;s office said in a statement.

Valerie Jarrett was accompanied by U.S. State Department Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, the statement said.
Jarrett met the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-meets-us-officials-ahead-of-his-visit-to-united-states-spokesman-says-167766/">Original source &nbsp;: Dalai Lama meets US officials ahead of his visit to United States, spokesman says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama to address government&#8217;s role in financial bailout in Wall Street speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama heads to Wall Street to make a major speech on the U.S. economy.

He&#8217;s making the address Monday on the first anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Obama will discuss the aggressive steps the U.S. government has taken to bring the economy &#8220;back from the brink.&#8221;
Among other things, the president ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-to-address-governments-role-in-financial-bailout-in-wall-street-speech-167765/" title="President Obama to address government&#8217;s role in financial bailout in Wall Street speech">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>War crimes court convicts French former spokeswoman of contempt, fines her 7,000 euros</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Monday found a former prosecution spokeswoman guilty of contempt for revealing confidential court decisions made by judges during the trial of Serbia&#8217;s ex-President Slobodan Milosevic.

The court fined French national Florence Hartmann euro7,000 ($10,200) for disclosures she made in her 2007 book &#8220;Peace and Punishment,&#8221; .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-crimes-court-convicts-french-former-spokeswoman-of-contempt-fines-her-7000-euros-167731/">War crimes court convicts French former spokeswoman of contempt, fines her 7,000 euros</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tharoor says US should monitor Pak aid in wake of Musharraf&#8217;s admission</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he was not surprised by former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf&#8217;s admission that the military aid the U.S. gave to Pakistan was used to strengthen defences against India rather than fighting the war on terror on Pakistan&#8217;s borders with Afghanistan.

Speaking to reporters ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tharoor-says-us-should-monitor-pak-aid-in-wake-of-musharrafs-admission-167718/">Tharoor says US should monitor Pak aid in wake of Musharraf&#8217;s admission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Two-in-one&#8217; boob job uses unwanted body fat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Here&#8217;s some news that will bring double joy to women: a &#8220;two in one&#8221; boob job technique that uses unwanted fat from other parts of the body has been developed.

The breast enlargement operation takes excess fat from the thighs and stomach and moves it to the bust.
The pioneering technique has been tested in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/two-in-one-boob-job-uses-unwanted-body-fat-167714/">&#8216;Two-in-one&#8217; boob job uses unwanted body fat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How the AP poll on the economy was conducted</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the economy was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs &#038; Media from September 3-8, 2009. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,001 adults. Interviews were conducted with 801 respondents on landline telephones and 200 on cellular phones.

Digits in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-the-ap-poll-on-the-economy-was-conducted-167710/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : How the AP poll on the economy was conducted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: 9 out of 10 Afghan soldiers are illiterate, complicating efforts to build an army</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fisnik Abrashi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghan army recruit Shahidullah Ahmadi can&#8217;t read — and neither can nine out of 10 soldiers in the Afghan National Army.

The lack of education points to a basic challenge for the United States, as it tries to expand the Afghan army in the hopes that U.S. and allied forces can one day withdraw. ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-9-out-of-10-afghan-soldiers-are-illiterate-complicating-efforts-to-build-an-army-167642/">AP IMPACT: 9 out of 10 Afghan soldiers are illiterate, complicating efforts to build an army</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil drops below $69 as US dollar rebounds, Asian stocks slide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices dropped below $69 a barrel Monday, hurt by a rise in the U.S. dollar, which tends to weigh on commodities, and a slide in regional stock markets.

By mid-afternoon in Europe, Benchmark crude for October delivery was down 32 cents to $68.97 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-drops-below-69-as-us-dollar-rebounds-asian-stocks-slide-167599/">Read more : Oil drops below $69 as US dollar rebounds, Asian stocks slide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 members of elite skydiving team die when chutes get tangled during Northern California jump</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LODI, Calif. — Two members of an elite skydiving team were killed when their parachutes got entangled at 6,000 feet during a group jump in Northern California.

Bill Dause — owner of the Parachute Center near Lodi — says the men were part of the Red Line jumping team, an eight-member group who was practicing Sunday  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-members-of-elite-skydiving-team-die-when-chutes-get-tangled-during-northern-california-jump-167598/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials, residents say 4 people killed in suspected US missile strike in NW Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rasool Dawar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIR ALI, Pakistan — A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said.

The apparent American strike was the latest of more than 50 in the region since last year aimed at killing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-residents-say-4-people-killed-in-suspected-us-missile-strike-in-nw-pakistan-167570/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Officials, residents say 4 people killed in suspected US missile strike in NW Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Global puzzle: Some Apollo moon rocks are lost, perhaps not all by mistake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Attention, countries of the world: Do you know where your moon rocks are?

The discovery of a fake moon rock in the Netherlands&#8217; national museum should be a wake-up call for more than 130 countries that received gifts of lunar rubble from both the Apollo 11 flight in 1969 and Apollo 17 three years .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/global-puzzle-some-apollo-moon-rocks-are-lost-perhaps-not-all-by-mistake-167410/">Global puzzle: Some Apollo moon rocks are lost, perhaps not all by mistake</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: After decades of silence, reports of priest sex abuse in Vatican&#8217;s own back yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Winfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VERONA, Italy — It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest&#8217;s bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the confessional.

When he was a young boy at a Catholic-run institute for the deaf, Alessandro Vantini said, priests sodomized him so relentlessly he came to feel &#8220;as if I were dead.&#8221; This .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-after-decades-of-silence-reports-of-priest-sex-abuse-in-vaticans-own-back-yard-167403/">Original article &nbsp;: AP IMPACT: After decades of silence, reports of priest sex abuse in Vatican&#8217;s own back yard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Civilian contractor killed in shooting on US base near Iraqi city of Tikrit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said.

The contractor was shot at 8:30 a.m. at Camp Speicher, the military said in a statement.
Houston-based KBR confirmed the man .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/civilian-contractor-killed-in-shooting-on-us-base-near-iraqi-city-of-tikrit-167397/">Civilian contractor killed in shooting on US base near Iraqi city of Tikrit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slow going for Obama in filling important policy posts at Treasury, Health and Human Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The White House has filled important policy jobs at the two departments essential to President Barack Obama&#8217;s domestic priorities at a much slower rate than elsewhere in his administration after eight months in charge of the government.

At the Treasury Department, which is overseeing one of the largest financial rescue plans in history, just .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slow-going-for-obama-in-filling-important-policy-posts-at-treasury-health-and-human-services-167287/">Slow going for Obama in filling important policy posts at Treasury, Health and Human Services</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nobel Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug, father of the &#8216;green revolution,&#8217; dies at age 95</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the &#8220;green revolution&#8221; who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&#038;M University spokeswoman said. He was 95.

Borlaug died Saturday night at his home in Dallas from complications .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nobel-prize-winning-scientist-norman-borlaug-father-of-the-green-revolution-dies-at-age-95-167072/" title="Nobel Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug, father of the &#8216;green revolution,&#8217; dies at age 95">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hebrew Union College past president, who ordained 1st female rabbi in US, dies at 79</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI — A spokeswoman says the former president and chancellor emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion has died in Cincinnati.

Hebrew Union spokeswoman Jean Bloch Rosensaft says Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk died Saturday. He was 79.
Gottschalk was born in 1930 in Oberwesel, Germany. The school says he and his parents emigrated from Nazi Germany in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hebrew-union-college-past-president-who-ordained-1st-female-rabbi-in-us-dies-at-79-167003/">Read more : Hebrew Union College past president, who ordained 1st female rabbi in US, dies at 79</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Number of flights will fall with autumn leaves as carriers see fewer passenger bookings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Koenig</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — The U.S. airline industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 2001 terror attacks.

The airlines have been trimming flights for the past two years, matching the falling demand for air travel. Additional capacity cuts are under way at American, the nation&#8217;s second-largest carrier, and at No. 3 United.
It  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/number-of-flights-will-fall-with-autumn-leaves-as-carriers-see-fewer-passenger-bookings-166884/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armed Services chairman says US has lost initiative in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin says the U.S. has &#8220;lost the initiative&#8221; in the war against insurgents in Afghanistan.

In a speech to the Senate Friday, Levin says he wants heightened training of Afghan armed forces before committing more American troops.
Levin, D-Mich., urged the Obama administration to expand Afghan forces to 240,000 troops ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/armed-services-chairman-says-us-has-lost-initiative-in-afghanistan-166025/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Armed Services chairman says US has lost initiative in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House: Obama to give financial speech Monday, marking Lehman Brothers collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is delivering a speech on Wall Street Monday, exactly one year after the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed, precipitating the financial crisis felt around the world.

The White House said Thursday that Obama will discuss steps the administration has taken to ease the crisis, its commitment to reduce government involvement in ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-obama-to-give-financial-speech-monday-marking-lehman-brothers-collapse-165329/">White House: Obama to give financial speech Monday, marking Lehman Brothers collapse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former manager says ArmorGroup lowballed bid, cut corners on embassy security in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A former manager for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says the company lowballed its bid for the work and then failed to hire enough guards or fix faulty equipment.

The allegations come after an independent watchdog group said last week that ArmorGroup guards were subjected to abuse and hazing by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-manager-says-armorgroup-lowballed-bid-cut-corners-on-embassy-security-in-afghanistan-164775/" title="Former manager says ArmorGroup lowballed bid, cut corners on embassy security in Afghanistan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria Kennedy, senator&#8217;s widow, to hear tonight&#8217;s speech seated with Michelle Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Kennedy&#8217;s widow will sit with first lady Michelle Obama tonight when the president delivers his health care speech.

Victoria Kennedy is among 22 people Mrs. Obama has invited to sit with her when President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.
The late senator championed affordable and accessible ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victoria-kennedy-senators-widow-to-hear-tonights-speech-seated-with-michelle-obama-164230/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Victoria Kennedy, senator&#8217;s widow, to hear tonight&#8217;s speech seated with Michelle Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military: Roadside bomb hits patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a roadside bomb has struck a patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier.

A military statement says the soldier killed in Tuesday&#8217;s attack was assigned to Multi-National Corps Iraq.
It says the soldier&#8217;s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The death raises to at least 4,340 the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-roadside-bomb-hits-patrol-in-southern-baghdad-killing-1-american-soldier-162523/" title="US military: Roadside bomb hits patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Sarkozy visits Brazil as competition for fighter jet contract nears culmination</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Sunday for Brazil with hopes of persuading officials there to choose French-made fighter jets in a hot competition with U.S. and Swedish rivals.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva invited Sarkozy to begin his two-day trip with dinner Sunday evening and as a special guest Monday to Brazil&#8217;s independence ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-sarkozy-visits-brazil-as-competition-for-fighter-jet-contract-nears-culmination-161227/" title="France&#8217;s Sarkozy visits Brazil as competition for fighter jet contract nears culmination">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. corrections worker charged with sexually abusing wife</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California corrections worker was charged Friday with sexually abusing his immigrant wife.

Michael O&#8217;Riley, 60, a social worker at a prison outside Sacramento, was arrested after his 44-year-old wife called police and reported he was threatening to kill her, authorities said.
The woman told police O&#8217;Riley, of Lodi, forced her to perform ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-corrections-worker-charged-with-sexually-abusing-wife-160293/" title="Calif. corrections worker charged with sexually abusing wife">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as government reports employers cut fewer jobs last month; Dow gains 97 points</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks jumped in light trading Friday after the government reported that the pace of job losses slowed in August to the lowest level in a year.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 97 points to halve its loss for the week after the Labor Department said employers cut fewer workers last month. However, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-jump-as-government-reports-employers-cut-fewer-jobs-last-month-dow-gains-97-points-160080/">Original source &nbsp;: Stocks jump as government reports employers cut fewer jobs last month; Dow gains 97 points</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,339 Thursday, according to Associated Press count</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at least 4,339 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,469 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4339-thursday-according-to-associated-press-count-159283/" title="US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,339 Thursday, according to Associated Press count">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Apparel says it will lose 1,600 workers over immigration dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clothing company American Apparel Inc. said Thursday it is terminating about 1,500 employees at its Los Angeles operations after a government investigation into workers&#8217; immigration status.

The federal government has recently shifted its attention in immigration probes to make employers the primary target of immigration raids. In July, Homeland Security released a list of 652 businesses ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-apparel-says-it-will-lose-1600-workers-over-immigration-dispute-159262/">American Apparel says it will lose 1,600 workers over immigration dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigation of security at US embassy in Afghanistan could lead to company losing contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A wide-ranging State Department inquiry into allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct among the private security contractors guarding the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan could lead to the termination of the company&#8217;s $189 million contract, a department spokesman said Wednesday.

The allegations made by an independent watchdog group describe &#8220;Lord of the Flies&#8221; conditions ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigation-of-security-at-us-embassy-in-afghanistan-could-lead-to-company-losing-contract-157830/">Read : Investigation of security at US embassy in Afghanistan could lead to company losing contract</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani president&#8217;s popularity is sliding despite successes against Islamic militants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Brummitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari&#8217;s plunging popularity has led to questions over whether he can finish his term, raising the possibility that political turmoil could undercut Pakistan&#8217;s recent gains in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban.

Just one year after taking office, opinion polls say Pakistanis are unhappy with Zardari because he has been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-presidents-popularity-is-sliding-despite-successes-against-islamic-militants-157617/">Original article &nbsp;: Pakistani president&#8217;s popularity is sliding despite successes against Islamic militants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Holbrooke, 26 world envoys figure out next steps in Afghanistan after troubled elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke tried to play down worries about Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday as mounting charges of election fraud raised questions about years of costly international efforts to help his country.

Holbrooke, America&#8217;s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was joining 26 other envoys for talks about international aid and how .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/holbrooke-26-world-envoys-figure-out-next-steps-in-afghanistan-after-troubled-elections-157193/">Holbrooke, 26 world envoys figure out next steps in Afghanistan after troubled elections</a>.]]></description>
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