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	<title>Breaking News &#187; United States</title>
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		<title>Amos Makes Palin Promise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[American singer TORI AMOS has vowed to run for office if former U.S. Vice President candidate SARAH PALIN ever tries to get elected again.

Republican Palin&#8217;s role in the 2008 White House race divided America, with many questioning her credentials - and the Spark hitmaker insists she&#8217;ll run alongside the Alaskan if she ever eyes the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amos-makes-palin-promise-247434/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Amos Makes Palin Promise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M in Ill. settlement

NEW YORK — OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Tuesday it will pay the state of Illinois $77 million to settle an investigation into the firm&#8217;s management of a college savings program.
Oppenheimer spokeswoman Jeaneen Pisarra said the firm has also reached a tentative $67 million settlement with New Mexico. The firm is .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oppenheimerfunds-to-pay-77m-to-settle-investigation-into-college-savings-fund-247418/" title="OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Evergreen panels chosen for Massachusetts project

MARLBORO, Mass. — Evergreen Solar Inc. said Tuesday that its String Ribbon solar panels will supply about 30 percent of the power to run Patriot Place, a 1.3 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment complex located next to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.
The company said more than 2,800 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evergreens-solar-panels-to-supply-30-percent-of-the-power-for-massachusetts-development-247416/">Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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US freezing assets of Iraq-based insurgent group

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is freezing the assets of an Iraq-based insurgent group that has conducted or supported violent raids against U.S. and coalition forces.
The department said Tuesday that since April, the group, Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi, has launched attacks using armor-penetrating grenades, rockets, and improvised explosive devices. ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-freezes-assets-of-insurgent-group-in-iraq-for-attacks-us-and-coalition-forces-247414/">Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Sierra Pacific says tender offer has expired

LAS VEGAS — Sierra Pacific Power Co. said Tuesday that a tender offer has expired for its 6.75 percent general and refunding mortgage notes due 2037.
Nearly $73.3 million of the notes were validly tendered, Sierra Pacific said.
Those who tendered their notes before Dec. 7 will receive $1,012.15 per $1,000 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sierra-pacific-says-tender-offer-for-mortgage-notes-due-2037-has-expired-247412/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged

CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that City National Corp.&#8217;s ratings were unaffected by its recently announced acquisition of Imperial Capital Bank.
Fitch said City National&#8217;s FDIC-assisted acquisition of Imperial is of &#8220;manageable size.&#8221;
City National has a loss-sharing deal with the FDIC on $2.6 billion in loans, and Fitch said it .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fitch-leaves-city-national-ratings-unchanged-after-announced-acquisition-of-imperial-capital-247411/">Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Vitamin Shoppe unit to redeem $20M in senior notes

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — A subsidiary of Vitamin Shoppe Inc. will redeem $20 million in senior notes, the company said Tuesday.
Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. said the notes are due 2012, and the company plans to start the redemption on Jan. 20.
Holders notes will receive $1,000 per $1,000 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vitamin-shoppe-subsidiary-to-redeem-20-million-in-senior-notes-247408/" title="Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Second Boeing 787 plane takes an hour test flight

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing&#8217;s second 787 flew for a little over an hour Tuesday and had a little problem along the way.
The jet took off Tuesday from Paine Field and landed one hour and six minutes later at Boeing Field.
Test pilots are reporting the main landing gear .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeings-second-787-takes-an-hour-test-flight-pilots-report-1-problem-247401/">Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama to get &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is getting &#8220;sports stuff&#8221; for Christmas.
First lady Michelle Obama would reveal only that much during a visit to Children&#8217;s National Medical Center in Washington on Tuesday. Mrs. Obama read &#8220;&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas&#8221; to several dozen sick children and then answered .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-says-husband-getting-sports-stuff-for-christmas-247399/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 dead after series of dust storm accidents on I-10 south of Phoenix, some vehicles on fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Dust storm wrecks south of Phoenix leave 4 dead

PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm Tuesday spawned a series of collisions involving as many as 20 vehicles on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, leaving at least four people dead.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said other casualties were airlifted to Phoenix hospitals with severe burns and .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-dead-after-series-of-dust-storm-accidents-on-i-10-south-of-phoenix-some-vehicles-on-fire-247397/">4 dead after series of dust storm accidents on I-10 south of Phoenix, some vehicles on fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. teens plead not guilty to hate crime charge

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania teenagers have pleaded not guilty in federal court to a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak were arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre (BEHR&#8217;) on charges stemming from the July 2008 beating death of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-pa-teens-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-247395/">2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepti Hajela</dc:creator>
		
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Accused EMTs&#8217; lawyer decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;

NEW YORK — The lawyer for two New York City emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman says his clients are being vilified by a rush to judgment.
Douglas Rosenthal tells The Associated Press that he&#8217;s confident the facts will show that Jason Green and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-decries-rush-to-judgment-247391/" title="Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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First lady reads Christmas classic to sick kids

WASHINGTON — Sick children at a hospital in the nation&#8217;s capital got a dose of holiday cheer when first lady Michelle Obama paid them a visit.
She also brought along daughters Malia and Sasha and the family dog, Bo.
Mrs. Obama read the Christmas classic &#8220;&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas.&#8221; .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-reads-christmas-classic-to-sick-children-along-with-first-daughters-and-dog-bo-247390/">First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Todt</dc:creator>
		
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Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat

PHILADELPHIA — George Washington will have a tourist along for the ride on Christmas Day.
Home builder Thomas Fischer will don period garb and take a seat in the lead boat for the annual re-enactment of Washington&#8217;s 1776 crossing of the Delaware River. Fischer, of Newtown, Pa., won an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-wins-ride-in-george-washingtons-boat-as-part-of-delaware-river-crossing-fundraiser-247385/">Read more : Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Lloyds agrees to settlement on financial sanctions

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to a $217 million settlement stemming from claims the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
The department said in a statement Tuesday the alleged violations stemmed from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247384/">Original article &nbsp;: Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Critchell</dc:creator>
		
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Usher is slowly building a lifestyle brand

NEW YORK — Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion.
The R&#038;B singer describes his style as &#8220;flashy classy&#8221; and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets. He admires edgier designers such as Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs and Kris Van Assche.
Usher has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usher-balancing-flashy-and-classy-with-a-look-that-is-always-evolving-247382/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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HONOLULU — Authorities say a woman accused of threatening to kill first lady Michelle Obama is in federal custody in Honolulu as the Obama family plans to travel to Hawaii.
The Secret Service says Kristy Lee Roshia called its Boston office last month and told a receptionist, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-service-holds-woman-in-hawaii-after-death-threat-made-against-michelle-obama-247379/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Adventurer&#8217;s niece sad over Angel Falls renaming

ARCATA, Calif. — The niece of adventurer Jimmie Angel says she is saddened that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wants to go back to using the indigenous name for the world&#8217;s tallest waterfall.
The waterfall, known as Angel Falls, was named after the American pilot who saw the natural wonder from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Yellowstone opens for winter season
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is now open after crews used a howitzer in recent days to trigger avalanches on Sylvan Pass.

The East Entrance opened Tuesday morning. All park entrances are now open.
Commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches travel over Sylvan Pass when weather and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snowmobile-travel-open-at-yellowstone-after-howitzers-trigger-avalanches-247376/" title="Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Measure allowing slot machines at Md. mall signed

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A county executive has paved the way for Maryland&#8217;s largest slot machine facility by signing zoning legislation.
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold on Tuesday signed the measure needed to move ahead with a Cordish Co. venture to put 4,750 slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Dust storm leads to wrecks in Arizona
PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm has spawned 20 or more collisions Tuesday on Interstate 10 in central Arizona, with several vehicles catching fire.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said at least one person died, and several others were flown to Phoenix hospitals, some with severe burns and other ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-dust-storm-leads-to-20-accidents-on-interstate-10-in-arizona-some-vehicles-on-fire-247371/">Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Wacky New Year specs live on in 2010, despite 1

NEW YORK — The decade&#8217;s end was supposed to finish off those wacky, year-shaped glasses favored by the reveling seas on New Years Eve in Times Square and around the world. Gone would be the convenient loops of the 1990s and the double-zero good times of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-new-decade-of-year-shaped-glasses-for-2010-despite-1-247367/">They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Police called in to help with JFK airport crowd

NEW YORK — Police say officers were called in to help with an unruly crowd for about an hour at the Delta Air Lines terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman says Delta asked the authority to send ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/" title="Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Cleveland suburb, 4 vehicles hit since August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Ohio

BEREA, Ohio — Police in a Cleveland suburb say they think someone has been shooting at moving vehicles over the last few months.
Berea (buh-REE&#8217;-uh) police say four vehicles have been damaged in three shootings since mid-August.
No one has been hurt, but police Lt. Gary Black says it&#8217;s a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-shooter-targeting-moving-cars-in-cleveland-suburb-4-vehicles-hit-since-august-247362/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Cleveland suburb, 4 vehicles hit since August</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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RI picks Chevron for town wind turbine project

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has selected Chevron Energy Solutions to develop and maintain several wind turbines in the coastal town of Narragansett.
Chevron beat out three other firms seeking the project and is not seeking any money from the state or the town for its proposal. The exact ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-selects-chevron-as-developer-of-wind-turbine-project-in-narragansett-247358/">RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan in the early summer of 2010.
The Department of Defense announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-head-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247347/">Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan in the early summer of 2010.
The Department of Defense announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Barack ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247345/">Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 killed in NC as car pulls onto tracks ahead of Amtrak train headed from Charlotte to NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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2 killed in NC as Amtrak train hits car
EFLAND, N.C. — Two people are dead and a baby is in the hospital after an Amtrak train hit a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing

Authorities said the car was crossing tracks Tuesday morning in Efland, about 40 miles northwest of Raleigh.
Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-killed-in-nc-as-car-pulls-onto-tracks-ahead-of-amtrak-train-headed-from-charlotte-to-nyc-247344/">2 killed in NC as car pulls onto tracks ahead of Amtrak train headed from Charlotte to NYC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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DC asks judge to dismiss gay marriage lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by opponents of same-sex marriage.
The plaintiffs, led by local pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are seeking to get their proposed ban on gay marriage on the ballot. They are suing after the Board of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-government-asks-judge-to-dismiss-suit-by-gay-marriage-opponents-seeking-ballot-initiative-247343/" title="DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Fla. boy, 2, dies after being bitten in neck by family dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Boy, 2, dies after being bitten by family dog

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A 2-year-old southwest Florida boy has died after being bitten by the family dog.
Police and emergency responders were called to a Cape Coral home about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday
Authorities say Liam Perk was walking by the family&#8217;s 8-year-old Weimaraner when, without any apparent provocation, ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-fla-boy-2-dies-after-being-bitten-in-neck-by-family-dog-247342/">Southwest Fla. boy, 2, dies after being bitten in neck by family dog</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poor economy forces Detroit families to leave loved ones&#8217; burials in county morgue&#8217;s hands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Unclaimed corpses push up urban morgue body counts

DETROIT — Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper&#8217;s graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel.
Times are tough for the living .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poor-economy-forces-detroit-families-to-leave-loved-ones-burials-in-county-morgues-hands-247339/">Poor economy forces Detroit families to leave loved ones&#8217; burials in county morgue&#8217;s hands</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Civil rights group SCLC removes board chairman, treasurer, amid probe of mismanagement claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Civil rights group SCLC unseats 2 leaders in probe

ATLANTA — Officials with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference have removed the organization&#8217;s board chairman and treasurer while they conduct an internal investigation into claims of mismanagement.
The allegations surround the Rev. Raleigh Trammell, the chairman, and treasurer Spiver Gordon. A telephone call made to Trammell in Dayton, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/civil-rights-group-sclc-removes-board-chairman-treasurer-amid-probe-of-mismanagement-claims-247336/">Original article &nbsp;: Civil rights group SCLC removes board chairman, treasurer, amid probe of mismanagement claims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Scallopers ask NOAA head to restore some cuts

BOSTON — More than 1,000 members of the East Coast scallop industry have asked the nation&#8217;s chief fisheries regulator to restore 6 million pounds to the recent cut in the scallop catch.
The industry called the cuts &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221; in a letter delivered Saturday to NOAA head Jane .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scalloper-industry-asked-noaa-head-to-restore-some-cuts-calling-them-rapid-and-unnecessary-247335/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Payment settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Lloyds to pay $217 million in Treasury settlement

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to pay $217 million to settle claims that the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
The department said in a statement Tuesday the alleged violations stemmed .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/payment-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247330/">Payment settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC victim&#8217;s mom: EMTs were &#8216;inhuman&#8217; not to help

NEW YORK — Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman are &#8220;inhuman,&#8221; her mother said Tuesday as a lawyer for the EMTs argued his clients are being vilified in a rush to judgment.
Cynthia Rennix, the mother of 25-year-old Eutisha Revee Rennix, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-are-inhuman-victims-mom-says-247329/">EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IRS says chances of getting audited about 1 percent for returns under $200,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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IRS auditing 1 percent of returns under $200,000

WASHINGTON — Your best chance of avoiding an IRS audit is to earn less than $200,000.
IRS enforcement numbers released Tuesday show returns under that amount have a 1 percent chance of getting audited.
Returns above $200,000 have a 3 percent audit chance. The percentage jumps to 6 percent for ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irs-says-chances-of-getting-audited-about-1-percent-for-returns-under-200000-247327/">IRS says chances of getting audited about 1 percent for returns under $200,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas judge: Cemex USA doesn&#8217;t have to pay $558M in mineral royalties; state plans appeal</title>
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Cemex USA wins court ruling in $558M royalty fight

HOUSTON — Cement and building materials maker Cemex USA said on Tuesday that it has won a legal ruling over $558 million in mineral royalties sought by the state of Texas.
Cemex said Judge Carlos Villa ruled from the bench that the state and the General Land Office ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-judge-cemex-usa-doesnt-have-to-pay-558m-in-mineral-royalties-state-plans-appeal-247325/">Read : Texas judge: Cemex USA doesn&#8217;t have to pay $558M in mineral royalties; state plans appeal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Heartland Publications story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW YORK — In a Dec. 21 story about Heartland Publications LLC filing for bankruptcy protection, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company&#8217;s reorganization plan calls for giving all of its unsecured creditors a combined 10 percent ownership stake in exchange for canceling its debts.

Under the plan, Heartland would distribute a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-heartland-publications-story-247318/" title="Correction: Heartland Publications story">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. regulators reject New Ulm wind farm permit, but city attorney says proposal isn&#8217;t dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Minn. agency rejects New Ulm wind energy project

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has rejected a permit for New Ulm&#8217;s proposed wind-power project.
But New Ulm City Attorney Hugh Nierengarten says the project is not dead. Nierengarten says city officials will regroup with staff and discuss alternatives.
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		<title>With more than 100 additions, Va. again No. 1 in new historic registry listings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. No. 1 in new historic register listings

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia added 30 districts and 74 properties to the National Register of Historic Places this year, more than any other state.
It is the fifth consecutive year in which Virginia ranked No. 1.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Virginia also ranked second in the nation for the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-more-than-100-additions-va-again-no-1-in-new-historic-registry-listings-247314/" title="With more than 100 additions, Va. again No. 1 in new historic registry listings">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heating oil prices up 2 pennies in latest weekly survey in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine energy officials say the average price of home heating oil has gone up 2 cents over the past week.
The Governor&#8217;s Office of Energy Independence and Security said Monday that its weekly survey puts the average price at $2.57 a gallon.
Director John Kerry .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heating-oil-prices-up-2-pennies-in-latest-weekly-survey-in-maine-247310/">Heating oil prices up 2 pennies in latest weekly survey in Maine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House tells Iran&#8217;s leader to take seriously year-end deadline over nuclear program</title>
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WASHINGTON — The White House is warning Iran&#8217;s leader to take seriously a year-end deadline over its nuclear program, responding sternly to defiant language by the Iranian president.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE&#8217;-neh-zhahd) on Tuesday dismissed a looming deadline from the Obama administration and its allies for ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-tells-irans-leader-to-take-seriously-year-end-deadline-over-nuclear-program-247307/">White House tells Iran&#8217;s leader to take seriously year-end deadline over nuclear program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brooklyn DA investigating EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman while on break</title>
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DA probing EMTs accused of not helping dying woman

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn District Attorney&#8217;s office is looking into the actions of two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break.
A spokesman for the office said Monday it was investigating .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brooklyn-da-investigating-emts-accused-of-refusing-to-help-dying-pregnant-woman-while-on-break-247286/">Original article &nbsp;: Brooklyn DA investigating EMTs accused of refusing to help dying pregnant woman while on break</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico utility PNM gets permits to move huge transformer to switchyard near Rio Rancho</title>
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New Mexico utility has permits to move transformer

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Public Service Company of New Mexico plans to move a half-million pound transformer through Bernalillo and Rio Rancho early Tuesday.
The utility says it has secured all the proper road permits so the transformer can complete its 10,000-mile journey by sea and rail to a ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-utility-pnm-gets-permits-to-move-huge-transformer-to-switchyard-near-rio-rancho-247284/">New Mexico utility PNM gets permits to move huge transformer to switchyard near Rio Rancho</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACLU challenges RI school systems &#8220;pay-to-play&#8221; mandate for student athletes</title>
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ACLU contests RI school&#8217;s pay-to-play sports edict

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A civil liberties group is challenging a North Smithfield school system policy that charges students a fee to play sports.
The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday it had filed an administrative complaint with the state education department.
It says the policy, which .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aclu-challenges-ri-school-systems-pay-to-play-mandate-for-student-athletes-247283/">Original source &nbsp;: ACLU challenges RI school systems &#8220;pay-to-play&#8221; mandate for student athletes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. teens charged with federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death set for arraignment</title>
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Pa. teens to be arraigned on hate crime charge

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania teenagers are scheduled to appear in federal court for the first time since being charged with a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak will be arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre on charges stemming ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-teens-charged-with-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-set-for-arraignment-247258/" title="Pa. teens charged with federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death set for arraignment">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter storm hurt holiday sales for crucial Saturday before Christmas, figures show</title>
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Snowstorm took toll on holiday sales
NEW YORK — A key measure of retail sales confirms that the last Saturday before Christmas was a disappointment as a snowstorm that slammed the Northeast stymied sales during a crucial shopping week.

That means that stores are counting even more on a final spending surge in the final days before  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/winter-storm-hurt-holiday-sales-for-crucial-saturday-before-christmas-figures-show-247252/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil</title>
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Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf projects for $1.3B

OKLAHOMA CITY — Devon Energy Corp. said Tuesday that it will sell three development projects in the Gulf of Mexico to Maersk Oil for $1.3 billion, part of its strategy to reposition the company as a North American onshore company.
The projects are in the deepwater Walker Ridge ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/devon-energy-to-sell-3-gulf-of-mexico-projects-for-13-billion-to-maersk-oil-247238/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil</a>.]]></description>
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