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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Violence</title>
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		<title>RI police officer charged with assault after video allegedly shows him kicking cuffed woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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RI officer charged with assault on cuffed woman

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island police officer was indicted Friday on charges that he kicked a handcuffed woman in the head after removing her from a slot parlor for disorderly conduct, authorities said.
Edward Krawetz, 40, has been suspended without pay from the Lincoln Police Department and also .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-police-officer-charged-with-assault-after-video-allegedly-shows-him-kicking-cuffed-woman-246192/">RI police officer charged with assault after video allegedly shows him kicking cuffed woman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Accused Mumbai gunman recants his confession for last year&#8217;s siege saying he was tortured</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture

MUMBAI, India — The accused gunman in last year&#8217;s bloody siege of Mumbai retracted his detailed confession Friday, saying police tortured him into admitting his role in the attacks that left 166 people dead.
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, who is being tried in a special court — and was photographed carrying .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/accused-mumbai-gunman-recants-his-confession-for-last-years-siege-saying-he-was-tortured-245949/">Accused Mumbai gunman recants his confession for last year&#8217;s siege saying he was tortured</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After gang rape, Calif. assemblyman proposes law to require witnesses to report violent crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Collins</dc:creator>
		
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Proposed CA law to require violent crime reports

SAN FRANCISCO — A California lawmaker wants to make it a crime when witnesses don&#8217;t report all violent attacks to authorities.
Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, said Thursday his proposed legislation is in response to the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside of Richmond High School&#8217;s homecoming dance ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-gang-rape-calif-assemblyman-proposes-law-to-require-witnesses-to-report-violent-crimes-245809/">After gang rape, Calif. assemblyman proposes law to require witnesses to report violent crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI investigates after RI cop is accused of beating suspect in attack caught on video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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FBI investigating after video shows RI cop beating

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The FBI is investigating Providence police after an officer was caught on videotape beating a restrained suspect, a spokesman for the attorney general&#8217;s office said Thursday.
A separate probe by the attorney general into the Oct. 20 arrest of Luis Mendonca will continue as the FBI .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-investigates-after-ri-cop-is-accused-of-beating-suspect-in-attack-caught-on-video-245785/">FBI investigates after RI cop is accused of beating suspect in attack caught on video</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Watch: Guinea military planned, carried out and covered up massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Ganley</dc:creator>
		
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Human Rights Watch: Guinea massacre premeditated

PARIS — The killing of pro-democracy demonstrators by Guinean troops in September appears to have been premeditated, then covered up in organized fashion, and was not the work of rogue soldiers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday.
The killings and rapes likely amount to crimes against humanity, the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-watch-guinea-military-planned-carried-out-and-covered-up-massacre-245742/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police on hand as NJ high school, target of &#8216;Columbine-like&#8217; plot, reopens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ high school reopens after threat
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Students returned Monday to a New Jersey high school that prosecutors say was the target of a &#8220;Columbine-like&#8221; plot and were greeted by a police presence that was intended to reassure that Bridgewater-Raritan High School was safe.

Authorities say a 16-year-old junior at the school was arrested Thursday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-on-hand-as-nj-high-school-target-of-columbine-like-plot-reopens-243825/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police on hand as NJ high school, target of &#8216;Columbine-like&#8217; plot, reopens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI cop accused of beating teenager, hiding abuse from FBI</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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RI cop accused of beating teenager
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island police officer was arrested Thursday, accused of brutally beating a teenage boy and then encouraging fellow officers to lie about it to the FBI.

Woonsocket police Officer John H. Douglas pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of violating a person&#8217;s civil rights and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-cop-accused-of-beating-teenager-hiding-abuse-from-fbi-242634/">RI cop accused of beating teenager, hiding abuse from FBI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.
The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-other-biases-242548/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The school board blinked.
Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying.
The so-called Lesson 9, which had become an opposition centerpiece in a national .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-more-kinds-of-bias-242411/" title="Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights group: Police killed 11,000 in past 6 years; many execution-style</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Brazil police killed more than 11,000

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch.
Few of the officers have been charged in the extrajudicial killings, which are often labeled .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-group-police-killed-11000-in-past-6-years-many-execution-style-241565/" title="Human rights group: Police killed 11,000 in past 6 years; many execution-style">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tensions between black, Asian teens at Philadelphia high school erupted into assaults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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Philly school&#8217;s racial tensions lead to fights

PHILADELPHIA — Tensions between black and Asian students at a public high school erupted in a series of assaults over two days, leading to 10 suspensions and several students seeking medical treatment.
Asian students at South Philadelphia High School say two off-campus fights and a lunchroom attack left them feeling .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tensions-between-black-asian-teens-at-philadelphia-high-school-erupted-into-assaults-240113/">Source &nbsp;: Tensions between black, Asian teens at Philadelphia high school erupted into assaults</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY meeting&#8217;s focus: Abolitionist John Brown and Americans&#8217; use of violence to achieve an end</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Pro-violence abolitionist John Brown studied in NY

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — John Brown, the 19th-century abolitionist who advocated armed violence, is drawing a diverse crowd this week to study how his fight against slavery continues to play in America.
A former Vietnam-era radical, a victim of human trafficking and an award-winning author are joining academics, activists and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-meetings-focus-abolitionist-john-brown-and-americans-use-of-violence-to-achieve-an-end-239842/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NY meeting&#8217;s focus: Abolitionist John Brown and Americans&#8217; use of violence to achieve an end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic violence prosecutions are proceeding despite victim rarely consenting to testify</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Long</dc:creator>
		
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Domestic abuse cases proceed _ even without victim

NEW YORK — Domestic violence experts say that most victims usually recant after reporting their partners committed the abuse.
As a result, the majority of domestic violence cases nationwide are prosecuted without the victim&#8217;s consent or participation.
Prosecutors have to devise other ways to handle cases. One way is to ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/domestic-violence-prosecutions-are-proceeding-despite-victim-rarely-consenting-to-testify-237045/">Domestic violence prosecutions are proceeding despite victim rarely consenting to testify</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN chief launches Network of Men Leaders to help end violence against women</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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UN wants men to help end violence against women

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders on Tuesday to act as role models in the global campaign to end the &#8220;pandemic&#8221; of violence against women.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it is unacceptable that about 70 percent of women experience some form of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-chief-launches-network-of-men-leaders-to-help-end-violence-against-women-235311/">UN chief launches Network of Men Leaders to help end violence against women</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National &#8216;Day of Outrage&#8217; takes aim at gun violence, crime in US cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Wittenauer</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;Day of Outrage&#8217; takes stand against violence

ST. LOUIS — Residents of a broken north St. Louis neighborhood called Monday for a restoration of hope and dignity, and in Atlanta, the Rev. Al Sharpton declared war on community violence and drug dealers.
Sharpton, speaking from the porch of his headquarters in gritty West Atlanta, said that too .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-day-of-outrage-takes-aim-at-gun-violence-crime-in-us-cities-234845/">National &#8216;Day of Outrage&#8217; takes aim at gun violence, crime in US cities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: French boy takes rifle to school, plans to shoot teachers; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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French boy takes rifle to school; no one hurt

PARIS — A 13-year-old French boy stole his father&#8217;s hunting rifle and took it to school with the intention of shooting his teachers, but his family and police intervened before anyone was hurt, police said.
The boy — a student at a Roman Catholic school in Beauvais, 90 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-french-boy-takes-rifle-to-school-plans-to-shoot-teachers-no-one-hurt-231286/" title="Police: French boy takes rifle to school, plans to shoot teachers; no one hurt">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jordanian police say 2nd citizen dies of police beating in the past week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamal Halaby</dc:creator>
		
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2nd Jordanian this week dies from police beating

AMMAN, Jordan — A Jordanian citizen died after being beaten by police, the second time this week, a police spokesman said Sunday, casting a rare spotlight on the nation&#8217;s U.S.-trained security forces, that may also have worked as proxy jailers for the CIA.
The deaths have provoked angry demonstrations ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jordanian-police-say-2nd-citizen-dies-of-police-beating-in-the-past-week-229974/">Jordanian police say 2nd citizen dies of police beating in the past week</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic violence groups say killing shows importance of emergency shelters for women</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Watkins</dc:creator>
		
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Advocacy groups: Stabbing shows worth of shelters

LOS ANGELES — Police say Flor Medrano did the right thing when her ex-boyfriend threatened her: She went to a police station and reported him. Still, it wasn&#8217;t enough to save her life.
The 30-year-old mother spent more than five hours at the Wilshire station, where she was counseled about ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/domestic-violence-groups-say-killing-shows-importance-of-emergency-shelters-for-women-228960/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Domestic violence groups say killing shows importance of emergency shelters for women</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian policemen turn to YouTube to air allegations of abuse and trumped-up charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mansur Mirovalev</dc:creator>
		
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MOSCOW — When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.
Since then, three more officers have come forward with their own YouTube videos making similar accusations — and others ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-policemen-turn-to-youtube-to-air-allegations-of-abuse-and-trumped-up-charges-228652/">Original article on  : Russian policemen turn to YouTube to air allegations of abuse and trumped-up charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC sniper&#8217;s ex-wife says &#8216;very difficult&#8217; to watch her children grieve during his execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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DC sniper&#8217;s ex-wife, children cope with execution

WASHINGTON — One of the D.C. sniper&#8217;s ex-wives said Thursday that she has fully healed from the abusive marriage she endured with him, and is helping her children cope with knowing their dad won&#8217;t be a part of their lives.
Mildred Muhammad, 49, told The Associated Press in a phone ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-snipers-ex-wife-says-very-difficult-to-watch-her-children-grieve-during-his-execution-227164/" title="DC sniper&#8217;s ex-wife says &#8216;very difficult&#8217; to watch her children grieve during his execution">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tens of thousands of communist protesters block Nepal government headquarters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Binaj Gurubacharya</dc:creator>
		
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Maoists block Nepal government headquarters

KATMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the government&#8217;s headquarters in Nepal&#8217;s capital for a second straight day Friday, crippling the central administration.
Supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal, commonly known as Maoists, jammed the streets leading to the main bureaucratic offices in Katmandu, effectively halting day-to-day government .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tens-of-thousands-of-communist-protesters-block-nepal-government-headquarters-226804/" title="Tens of thousands of communist protesters block Nepal government headquarters">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheesecake Factory to pay $345K in sex harassment case brought by federal job rights agency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Cheesecake Factory to pay $345K in harassment case

PHOENIX — National restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory Inc. has agreed to pay $345,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it let some male employees sexually harass other male workers in suburban Phoenix.
The settlement announced Tuesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission includes a requirement that the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cheesecake-factory-to-pay-345k-in-sex-harassment-case-brought-by-federal-job-rights-agency-224657/">Cheesecake Factory to pay $345K in sex harassment case brought by federal job rights agency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico&#8217;s bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.
Mexico&#8217;s Roman Catholic clergy, increasingly caught in the middle of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clergy-in-the-crossfire-mexicos-bishops-seek-answers-to-drug-violence-at-home-from-abroad-224070/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico&#8217;s bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man identified in Seattle police killing, in serious condition after being shot by detectives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspect identified in Seattle police killing

SEATTLE — Police described a suspect in the shooting death of a Seattle policeman as a &#8220;lone domestic terrorist&#8221; and said he was also suspected of firebombing four police vehicles.
At a news conference, Seattle Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel identified 41-year-old Christopher Monfort as the man shot by police on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-identified-in-seattle-police-killing-in-serious-condition-after-being-shot-by-detectives-221960/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Man identified in Seattle police killing, in serious condition after being shot by detectives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man sought in Seattle police killing in serious condition after being shot by detectives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Man sought in police killing in serious condition

SEATTLE — A man shot by police as he was sought in connection with the Halloween killing of a Seattle police officer was in serious condition Saturday following hours of surgery.
The wounded man was in the intensive care unit at Harborview Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson said. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-sought-in-seattle-police-killing-in-serious-condition-after-being-shot-by-detectives-221834/" title="Man sought in Seattle police killing in serious condition after being shot by detectives">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Monday case, Supreme Court weighs whether life in prison for juveniles is cruel and unusual</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide.
The cases being heard Monday involve two Florida convicts. Joe Sullivan was sent ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-monday-case-supreme-court-weighs-whether-life-in-prison-for-juveniles-is-cruel-and-unusual-221731/">In Monday case, Supreme Court weighs whether life in prison for juveniles is cruel and unusual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican prison guard arrested for torture; abuse sparked deadly riots that killed 2 Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots

TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners.
Marco Antonio Ibarra, the chief guard at Tijuana&#8217;s La Mesa State ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-prison-guard-arrested-for-torture-abuse-sparked-deadly-riots-that-killed-2-americans-221305/">Mexican prison guard arrested for torture; abuse sparked deadly riots that killed 2 Americans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican prison director accused of torturing inmates, killing 1, caught after year on the run</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican prison director arrested for torture

TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners.
Marco Antonio Ibarra, the chief guard at Tijuana&#8217;s La Mesa State Penitentiary, was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-prison-director-accused-of-torturing-inmates-killing-1-caught-after-year-on-the-run-221303/">Source &nbsp;: Mexican prison director accused of torturing inmates, killing 1, caught after year on the run</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Friends say Arizona &#8216;honor killing&#8217; victim just wanted to be normal American woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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AZ &#8216;honor killing&#8217; victim just wanted to be normal

PEORIA, Ariz. — Noor Faleh Almaleki just wanted to be a normal American woman.
The striking 20-year-old from Iraq, who&#8217;d lived in Phoenix since she was a young girl, wanted her hair and makeup to be perfect, her clothes to be fashionable. She wanted a job, a degree .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/friends-say-arizona-honor-killing-victim-just-wanted-to-be-normal-american-woman-220946/">Friends say Arizona &#8216;honor killing&#8217; victim just wanted to be normal American woman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Another Chicago teenager charged in honor student&#8217;s beating death caught on camera</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating

CHICAGO — A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month.
The 14-year-old&#8217;s name isn&#8217;t being released. He was charged Thursday as a juvenile and appeared Friday before a judge.
Prosecutors allege the teen delivered the punch that rendered the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-chicago-teenager-charged-in-honor-students-beating-death-caught-on-camera-220612/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Another Chicago teenager charged in honor student&#8217;s beating death caught on camera</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi man accused of killing &#8216;Westernized&#8217; daughter in Arizona placed on suicide watch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi held in Ariz. honor killing on suicide watch

PHOENIX — A court hearing in Phoenix for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has been delayed because he is on a suicide watch.
Court officials say the Maricopa County sheriff&#8217;s office didn&#8217;t take Faleh Hassan Almaleki to his arraignment .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-man-accused-of-killing-westernized-daughter-in-arizona-placed-on-suicide-watch-219239/">Iraqi man accused of killing &#8216;Westernized&#8217; daughter in Arizona placed on suicide watch</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rihanna says going back to Chris Brown after beating is &#8216;not what I want to teach people&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Rihanna: Going back to Brown after beating &#8216;wrong&#8217;

NEW YORK — Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets going back to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during a February assault, warning other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves become blinded by love.
&#8220;It&#8217;s completely normal to go back. You start lying ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rihanna-says-going-back-to-chris-brown-after-beating-is-not-what-i-want-to-teach-people-219044/">Rihanna says going back to Chris Brown after beating is &#8216;not what I want to teach people&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya: ICC prosecutor says he will ask court to open investigation into postelection violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Kenya violence

NAIROBI, Kenya — The International Criminal Court&#8217;s chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya&#8217;s postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial.
Luis Moreno Ocampo said he told President Mwai Kibaki and Prime .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kenya-icc-prosecutor-says-he-will-ask-court-to-open-investigation-into-postelection-violence-218759/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kenya: ICC prosecutor says he will ask court to open investigation into postelection violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police use water cannon to overcome rioting soccer fans in Germany; 27 officers hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Police use water cannon to end German soccer riot

FRANKFURT — Police used a water cannon to overcome rioting soccer fans after a second-division game and detained 23 people. Twenty-seven officers were slightly hurt.
The police reacted when about 500 violent supporters of Hansa Rostock tried to breach a police barrier and threw bottles and firecrackers after ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-use-water-cannon-to-overcome-rioting-soccer-fans-in-germany-27-officers-hurt-215983/">Police use water cannon to overcome rioting soccer fans in Germany; 27 officers hurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parents TV group issues report with concern about prime time violence against women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Group worries about violence against women on TV

NEW YORK — A group that monitors violence in prime-time television says it&#8217;s concerned about women being more frequent targets.
The Parents Television Council released its report Wednesday. It says it counted more than 400 violent acts against women in prime time on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox shows ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-tv-group-issues-report-with-concern-about-prime-time-violence-against-women-210120/">Parents TV group issues report with concern about prime time violence against women</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guinea workers strike to mark 1-month anniversary of deaths, rapes at pro-democracy rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Guinea strike marks 1 month since bloody massacre

CONAKRY, Guinea — Tens of thousands of workers went on strike Wednesday to mark the one-month anniversary of a massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women in broad daylight, officials and workers said.
Meanwhile, organizers said that dozens of people were going on a five-day ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guinea-workers-strike-to-mark-1-month-anniversary-of-deaths-rapes-at-pro-democracy-rally-209641/">Read more : Guinea workers strike to mark 1-month anniversary of deaths, rapes at pro-democracy rally</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad attacks stoke fears of violence in Iraq as Sunnis struggle for power and relevance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Baghdad attacks stir fears of Sunni violence

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s Sunnis, long dissatisfied with the Shiite-led government, seek more power, respect and a bigger share of oil wealth in upcoming elections. But disunity among their political leaders and the sheer force of Shiite numbers threaten to derail those hopes.
The result, some analysts and Iraqis fear, could ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/baghdad-attacks-stoke-fears-of-violence-in-iraq-as-sunnis-struggle-for-power-and-relevance-209022/">Baghdad attacks stoke fears of violence in Iraq as Sunnis struggle for power and relevance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney: Student responsible for violent confrontation with police</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Attorney: Student hit by Calif. police at fault

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The attorney for a police officer shown on video striking an unarmed San Jose State University student with a baton says the student was to blame for the incident.
Terry Bowman, who represents Officer Kenneth Siegel, says 20-year-old Phuong Ho was being &#8220;combative and noncompliant&#8221; .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-student-responsible-for-violent-confrontation-with-police-208619/">Attorney: Student responsible for violent confrontation with police</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 California police officers placed on leave after beating of unarmed student caught on video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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4 California cops on leave after student beating

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose police say four officers present at the beating of an unarmed student have been placed on leave.
A cell phone video shows police repeatedly hitting 20-year-old Phuong Ho in the Sept. 3 incident. The video prompted a criminal investigation.
San Jose Police Chief Rob .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-california-police-officers-placed-on-leave-after-beating-of-unarmed-student-caught-on-video-207432/">4 California police officers placed on leave after beating of unarmed student caught on video</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. police investigate after cell phone video shows officers&#8217; beating of unarmed student</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Video shows Calif. police beating of student

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers&#8217; conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.
The video, posted by the San Jose Mercury News on its ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-police-investigate-after-cell-phone-video-shows-officers-beating-of-unarmed-student-206617/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Calif. police investigate after cell phone video shows officers&#8217; beating of unarmed student</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>San Jose police investigate officers after cell phone video shows beating of unarmed student</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Cell phone video shows police beating of student

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers&#8217; conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.
The video, posted by the San Jose Mercury News on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/san-jose-police-investigate-officers-after-cell-phone-video-shows-beating-of-unarmed-student-206205/">Original article &nbsp;: San Jose police investigate officers after cell phone video shows beating of unarmed student</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In change to law enforcement tactics, Britain deploys permanently armed police in London</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Wielding submachine guns and pistols, British police are making rare armed patrols in crime-blighted London neighborhoods — a change in law enforcement tactics that may prompt calls for the wider use of weapons by the country&#8217;s traditionally unarmed Bobbies.

London&#8217;s police department said Friday that a new armed unit is carrying out regular sweeps ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-change-to-law-enforcement-tactics-britain-deploys-permanently-armed-police-in-london-204627/" title="In change to law enforcement tactics, Britain deploys permanently armed police in London">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 students arrested for fights at Chicago school less than 1 month after boy&#8217;s beating death</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Five students have been arrested for fighting at a Chicago high school less than a month after an honor student was killed in a brutal beating recorded in a cell phone video camera.

Police say four Christian Fenger Academy High School students are charged with reckless conduct and one is charged with aggravated assault. ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-students-arrested-for-fights-at-chicago-school-less-than-1-month-after-boys-beating-death-204276/">5 students arrested for fights at Chicago school less than 1 month after boy&#8217;s beating death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill army officer, soldier in Pakistan capital amid anti-Taliban offensive in northwest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army brigadier, soldier killed in Pakistan capital
ISLAMABAD — Suspected militants on a motorbike fatally shot a senior army officer and a soldier in the Pakistani capital Thursday, striking at security forces as the military wages a major anti-Taliban offensive in the northwest.

Civilians fleeing the army operation in South Waziristan said Taliban fighters were roaming freely ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-army-officer-soldier-in-pakistan-capital-amid-anti-taliban-offensive-in-northwest-203186/" title="Gunmen kill army officer, soldier in Pakistan capital amid anti-Taliban offensive in northwest">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kidman: Hollywood probably has contributed to violence against women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects.

The Oscar-winning actress said she is not interested in those kinds of demeaning roles, adding that the movie industry also has made an effort to contribute to solutions for ending the violence.
Kidman testified before ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kidman-hollywood-probably-has-contributed-to-violence-against-women-202795/">Kidman: Hollywood probably has contributed to violence against women</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detective: NY teen planning school attack burst into tears, said he was being bullied</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/detective-ny-teen-planning-school-attack-burst-into-tears-said-he-was-being-bullied-202520/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, N.Y. — A 15-year-old boy accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre burst into tears and admitted to police he was upset about being bullied, according to the detective who interviewed him.

The boy, whose name hasn&#8217;t been released, was taken .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detective-ny-teen-planning-school-attack-burst-into-tears-said-he-was-being-bullied-202520/">Source &nbsp;: Detective: NY teen planning school attack burst into tears, said he was being bullied</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian officials defend Olympic security plans after Rio is plunged into day of violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora Charner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian officials are insisting security won&#8217;t be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.

An hourslong firefight between rival gangs in one of the city&#8217;s slums killed at  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-officials-defend-olympic-security-plans-after-rio-is-plunged-into-day-of-violence-199089/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 officers killed just 2 weeks after city wins Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora Charner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Ten suspected drug traffickers were also killed during the fighting in a shantytown, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rio-gangs-shoot-down-police-chopper-2-officers-killed-just-2-weeks-after-city-wins-olympics-198917/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago police officers accused of forcing man to pose for photo during Pittsburgh G-20 summit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chicago-police-officers-accused-of-forcing-man-to-pose-for-photo-during-pittsburgh-g-20-summit-198253/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is investigating several of its officers accused of forcing a college student they arrested during last month&#8217;s G-20 summit in Pittsburgh to pose for a group photo with them.

The department, which has been dogged by embarrassing allegations of misconduct in recent years, began investigating the Pittsburgh claims after video ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chicago-police-officers-accused-of-forcing-man-to-pose-for-photo-during-pittsburgh-g-20-summit-198253/" title="Chicago police officers accused of forcing man to pose for photo during Pittsburgh G-20 summit">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY senator acquitted of felony assault in attack on girlfriend, won&#8217;t lose seat automatically</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Long</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A freshman state senator was acquitted Thursday of smashing a glass into his girlfriend&#8217;s face, but was convicted of a lesser charge for dragging her bleeding from his apartment in a violent scene caught on videotape.

State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a Queens Democrat, would have lost his Senate seat if convicted of second-degree .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-senator-acquitted-of-felony-assault-in-attack-on-girlfriend-wont-lose-seat-automatically-197532/">Source article &nbsp;: NY senator acquitted of felony assault in attack on girlfriend, won&#8217;t lose seat automatically</a>.]]></description>
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