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		<title>Ohio casino vote comes as supporters tout economic benefits; critics leery of job promises</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Carr Smyth</dc:creator>
		
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Economy hovers over Ohio casino referendum vote

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The best way to solve Ohio&#8217;s 10 percent unemployment rate was at the heart of Tuesday&#8217;s election as voters decided whether to reverse their two-decade old opposition to gambling and support casinos and potential new jobs.
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow casinos in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine residents vote on taxes, medical marijuana, schools, transportation funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Mainers vote on taxes, medical marijuana, schools

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine residents faced a full slate of ballot measures beyond the closely watched gay marriage vote on Tuesday.
Residents casted votes on questions involving taxes, medical marijuana, schools and transportation funding.
Outside of gay marriage, the most contentious referendum was Question 4, which asked voters if they supported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate leader indicates timetable for completing health care this year may slip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Reid indicates timetable for health care may slip
WASHINGTON — In a blow to the White House, the Senate&#8217;s top Democrat signaled Tuesday that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation, leaving the measure&#8217;s fate to the uncertainties of the 2010 election season.
Majority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House GOP health bill draft aims to lower costs, doesn&#8217;t try for universal coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House GOP pens 230-page health bill draft
WASHINGTON — After months spent criticizing Democrats&#8217; health overhaul plans, House Republicans have produced a draft proposal of their own. It&#8217;s much shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage to nearly all Americans.
A 230-page draft was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg frontrunner as New Yorkers vote to elect mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New Yorkers began voting Tuesday in an election that is likely to see billionaire Michael Bloomberg win an unprecedented third four-year term as mayor.

Opinion polls ahead of the vote put the 67-year old Bloomberg 12 percentage points ahead of his Democratic challenger William Thompson, 56.	 	
Bloomberg spent more than $100 million on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland&#8217;s mayor, big primary winner, looking to win second four-year term</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clevelands-mayor-big-primary-winner-looking-to-win-second-four-year-term-216386/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas J. Sheeran</dc:creator>
		
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Cleveland mayor looking to win second term

CLEVELAND — Mayor Frank Jackson&#8217;s campaign for election to a second four-year term has focused on maintaining city services and avoiding tax increases amid a recession that hurt the city&#8217;s manufacturing-dependent economy.
He held a big fundraising edge and carried the September nonpartisan primary with 71 percent of the vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House GOP health bill alternative aims to lower costs, doesn&#8217;t try for universal coverage</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-gop-health-bill-alternative-aims-to-lower-costs-doesnt-try-for-universal-coverage-216382/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House GOP offers 230-page health bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have produced a health care bill to offer as an alternative to legislation by majority Democrats, focusing more on lowering costs than expanding coverage.
The bill is 230 pages long, compared with Democrats&#8217; 1,990-page measure. Unlike the Democrats&#8217; legislation it has no requirement for people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan President Karzai promises to eliminate corruption _ but offers no specifics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Karzai promises reform _ but without specifics
KABUL — Afghanistan&#8217;s president welcomed his new term — achieved after his main opponent withdrew from a runoff election — by reaching out to opponents Tuesday and promising to banish the corruption that has undermined his administration.
Hamid Karzai did not spell out how he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US-based Carter Center says Sudanese authorities obstructing its monitors ahead of key vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Carter Center cites obstacles ahead of Sudan vote

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Permit delays, lack of funds and security intimidation are obstructing international and local observers from monitoring registration for Sudan&#8217;s first ever nationwide elections, former President Jimmy Carter&#8217;s foundation said on Tuesday.
These and other hindrances could diminish the ability of the center — the only international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PERSPECTIVE: Ohio Governor largely out of sight on casino issue leading up to Tuesday election</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Majors</dc:creator>
		
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PERSPECTIVE: Ohio governor quiet on casinos

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Arguments for and against casinos bombarded Ohioans via the airwaves, phone lines and news media for weeks.
But the state&#8217;s first citizen, and the bearer of its most powerful bully pulpit, was largely out of sight and out of earshot. Where was Gov. Ted Strickland on the casino [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP senators boycott climate bill deliberations as Democrats agree to more analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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GOP senators absent at start of climate debate
WASHINGTON — Republicans boycotted the start of committee debate Tuesday on a bill to curb greenhouse gases, protesting that the bill&#8217;s costs have not been fully examined. The action put a spotlight on the difficulties Democratic leaders face in moving climate legislation this year.
Republican Sen. George [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Day November 2009 Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jayita</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Election Day in USA is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The earliest possible date is November 2 and the latest November 8. Every four years, on Election Day, registered voters in the United States cast their votes for presidential electors. Collectively, these electors form the Electoral College. The number of electors per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fragile California water deal tangled up in backroom negotiations, legislative vote unclear</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fragile-california-water-deal-tangled-up-in-backroom-negotiations-legislative-vote-unclear-216112/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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Potential Calif. water fix stalled in Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The fate of a new water supply and management plan for California remained murky despite a scheduled floor debate in the Legislature.
A package of bills intended to provide long-term solutions to California&#8217;s water challenges remained tangled up in parliamentary procedures and backroom negotiations, a reflection of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berkshire Hathaway board OKs 50-for-1 split of Class B common shares; holder vote needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Berkshire Hathaway OKs 50-for-1 split of B-shares

NEW YORK — Warren Buffett&#8217;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is sending a plan to split the iconic company&#8217;s Class B shares to a shareholder vote as part of its plan to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Holders of the relatively low-cost shares will vote on a 50-for-1 stock split, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India congratulates Karzai, asks world to unite against Taliban</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Congratulating Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his re-election, India Tuesday said it looked forward to partnering Afghanistan in its reconstruction efforts and asked the international community to stand steadfast against the Taliban and the Al Qaeda. 

&#8220;We congratulate President Karzai and look forward to partnering Afghanistan as it continues the process of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan President Karzai says he wants inclusive government, promises to eliminate corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Afghan President Karzai promises reform
KABUL — Afghanistan&#8217;s president welcomed his new term — achieved after his main opponent withdrew from a runoff election — by reaching out to opponents Tuesday and promising to banish the corruption that has undermined his administration.
Hamid Karzai did not spell out how he would institute reforms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Almost done: just the 2 toughest issues to go before the House votes on health care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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2 tough health care issues remain in the House
WASHINGTON — Just a few unsolved problems — and one final sales job — stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on President Barack Obama&#8217;s promised remake of the nation&#8217;s health care system.
Unfortunately for the Democrats, the unresolved issues are among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP senators plan boycott of committee votes on climate change, want more economic studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill

WASHINGTON — A threatened Republican boycott of a Senate committee&#8217;s consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming.
Republicans for the most part plan to stay away from a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gibbs: Ahmadinejad &#8216;elected leader&#8217; of Iran, election results a matter for Iranians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is &#8220;the elected leader&#8221; of the Islamic republic.

Gibbs was asked Tuesday if the White House recognized Ahmadinejad as the country&#8217;s legitimate president.
&#8220;He&#8217;s the elected leader,&#8221; Gibbs responded.
Iranian opposition to Ahmadinejad&#8217;s re-election claimed he stole the vote, and there have been massive street demonstrations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOT declines to release data on &#8216;cash for clunkers&#8217; that would show impact on US carmakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is refusing to quickly release government records on its &#8220;cash-for-clunkers&#8221; rebate program that would substantiate — or undercut — White House claims of the program&#8217;s success, even as the president presses the Senate for a quick vote for $2 billion to boost car sales.

The Transportation Department said it will provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reid says Senate will vote to replenish &#8216;cash-for-clunkers&#8217; program before August vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is predicting swift approval for an extension of the popular &#8220;cash-for-clunkers&#8221; program, which is rapidly running out of money after surging demand from consumers eager to purchase new cars with federal help.

Senate approval of a House-passed measure would send a $2 billion extension of the program to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Cash for clunkers&#8217; gains support in the Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will vote to replenish the popular &#8220;cash-for-clunkers program&#8221; before leaving on a monthlong vacation later this week.

Reid made his prediction after a meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama.
Reid spoke at the same time as Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate to start historic debate on Sotomayor, in line to become Supreme Court&#8217;s first Hispanic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-to-start-historic-debate-on-sotomayor-in-line-to-become-supreme-courts-first-hispanic-130651/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate&#8217;s top Republican said Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor fails the test of impartiality despite her impressive background while the leading Democrat defended her as a mainstream moderate Tuesday.

Those comments came as the Senate prepared to debate the judge expected to be confirmed as the first Hispanic and third female justice.
Republican Sen. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s opposition calls for street protests during Ahmadinejad&#8217;s inauguration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Opposition groups called for protesters to prepare for a new round of street demonstrations Wednesday to coincide with the inauguration ceremony for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The appeals — carried on reformist Web sites and blogs — showed a willingness by protesters to confront the massive security operation expected outside parliament and other areas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In step forward, House committee prepares to take final action on health care overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democrats on a key House committee said Friday they have patched up their differences on a health care overhaul, and went back to work confident they can advance the complex legislation.

&#8220;We have agreed we need to pull together,&#8221; said Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif. Liberals, moderates, and conservatives negotiated late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Iran&#8217;s election crackdown, human rights activists fear arrest at any time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-irans-election-crackdown-human-rights-activists-fear-arrest-at-any-time-126304/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scheherezade Faramarzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iran&#8217;s human rights activists say they live in dread of the midnight knock on the door or the car that pulls up next to them on the street, fearing that at any moment they might be arrested in the government&#8217;s post-election clampdown.

They take precautions: moving only in small groups of two or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-abortion measure goes down after passing in initial vote in House committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An anti-abortion amendment to a sweeping health overhaul bill was voted down in a House committee late Thursday — a dramatic reversal just hours after the measure initially was approved.

The amendment said health care legislation moving through Congress may not impose requirements for coverage of abortion, except in limited cases. It was approved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats clear 1 obstacle to health care bill, but others loom</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-democrats-clear-1-obstacle-to-health-care-bill-but-others-loom-120291/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House Democrats announced agreement Friday on far-reaching steps designed to rein in the relentless growth of Medicare, part of a concerted effort to counter the impression that President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care legislation is in deep trouble.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the agreement as a &#8220;giant step forward&#8221; for the bill that Obama has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative House Dem says health care talks break off between his group and leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The head of a group of fiscally conservative Democrats says negotiations with House leaders on health care have collapsed.

Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., who heads the Blue Dogs&#8217; health care task force, told reporters Friday that after a week of talks, the effort to reach agreement between the leadership and the conservative to moderate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate rejects bill making concealed gun permits valid in other states</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In a rare win for gun control advocates, the Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state.

The vote was 58-39 in favor of the provision establishing concealed carry permit reciprocity in the 48 states that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative leaders, Gov. Schwarzenegger begin discussion of final details on Calif. budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California&#8217;s top lawmakers restarted budget talks Monday with the hope of hammering out the final details of a deal to close the state&#8217;s $26.3 billion deficit.

The negotiations come as the state pays its bills with IOUs for the first time in nearly 20 years and as major credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Parliament gets its first Polish president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STRASBOURG - The European Parliament Tuesday elected its first president from a former-Communist member state as the 736-seat legislature gave an overwhelming majority of votes to Poland&#8217;s former conservative premier Jerzy Buzek.

Buzek, 69, received 555 out of a total of 713 votes cast, according to official results. His only challenger, Swedish environmentalist Eva-Britt Svensson, received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blair no more a favourite to become EU president</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/blair-no-more-a-favourite-to-become-eu-president-107138/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#8217;s chances of becoming the new president of European Union have receded after he lost support among continental leaders.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was originally Blair&#8217;s key backer, is said to have &#8220;changed his mind&#8221;.
The new favourite is Spain&#8217;s charismatic socialist former prime minister Felipe Gonzales, The Sunday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UC president proposes thousands of employee furloughs to address budget problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — The president of the University of California is proposing to furlough tens of thousands of employees to offset deep funding cuts to the 10-campus system.

UC President Mark Yudof unveiled the furlough proposal Friday as part of his plan to address an expected 20 percent reduction in state funding.
Under his plan, most employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police say bomb at wedding celebration kills 2 and injures 18 outside groom&#8217;s house</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mazin Yahya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A bomb planted on a well-wisher&#8217;s car at a wedding celebration in Iraq on Wednesday killed two people and injured 18 others outside the house of the groom, a police lieutenant, authorities said.

The attack happened at around 5 p.m. in Musayyib, 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of Baghdad, as guests gathered at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hold that knife! Iowa State Fair polling public about planned Michael Jackson butter sculpture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Plans for a Michael Jackson statue made of butter are churning up so many comments that Iowa State Fair organizers are putting the proposal to a vote.

Organizers announced days after Jackson&#8217;s death that they would display a sculpture of the King of Pop along with the annual butter cow, a popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesians vote in 2nd direct presidential poll; Yudhoyono re-election expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niniek Karmini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians voted Wednesday in their emerging democracy&#8217;s second direct presidential election, with the incumbent expected to win a single-round victory thanks to recent economic and political stability.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won popular support on a campaign of anti-corruption and financial support for the poor. Opinion polls indicate that Yudhoyono, who won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NRA raises &#8216;very serious concerns&#8217; on Sotomayor but stops short of opposing her</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association says it has very serious concerns about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor based on her rulings on weapons rights.

But NRA Executive Director Chris W. Cox tells senators in a letter that his group is not yet ready to officially oppose Sotomayor.
Cox says Sotomayor&#8217;s ruling as an appeals court judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 months before Cuba prison closes, Obama lawyers say it&#8217;s unclear how to deal with detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Basic questions remain unanswered over how to prosecute or otherwise deal with hundreds of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Obama administration lawyers acknowledged Tuesday, just over six months before the prison is expected to close.

The Defense and Justice departments are reviewing each of the 229 cases of terror suspects and foreign fighters currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court victory hands Franken a Senate seat, Democrats a boost on health care, other key issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry C. Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The jokes about Minnesota&#8217;s prolonged recount can finally stop, just in time for Democrats to secure a reliable vote from a former funny man.

Al Franken is on his way to Washington and the comedian-turned-senator-elect will bring with him a likely yes vote on key legislation, including two of President Barack Obama&#8217;s top priorities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says fate of detained British Embassy employees rests with nation&#8217;s cleric-run judiciary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iran has videotape proof that local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Potential GOP presidential contenders weigh impact of Sanford, Ensign scandals on Republicans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglass K. Daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim Sunday to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP&#8217;s family-values image.

&#8220;Any time you have leading figures who are engaged in behavior that is sad and troubling and hypocritical, other people are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. senator sides with oyster farmer over Park Service, environmental activists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A powerful Senate Democrat is backing an oyster farmer over the National Park Service in a northern California controversy that has environmentalists seething.

This is good news for San Francisco Bay area lovers of succulent Drakes Bay oysters, some of the world&#8217;s finest. But to environmentalists, the move by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., sets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock-throwing demonstrators break into Iranian Embassy in Sweden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Nordstrom</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Angry demonstrators broke into the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm on Friday, climbing in through shattered windows and injuring one embassy worker, police said.

More than 150 people had gathered outside the embassy to protest against the Iranian regime, when some of them attacked the building with rocks and tore down a fence to enter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats push for votes on historical climate bill as White House steps up pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democrats scrambled for votes Thursday on a climate bill that would for the first time limit the pollution blamed for global warming as the White House stepped up pressure on reluctant lawmakers and former Vice President Al Gore tried to stave off any defections.

President Barack Obama, in a planned White House Rose Garden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nev. Sen. Ensign&#8217;s approval numbers drop since admitted affair, newspaper poll says</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — U.S. Sen. John Ensign&#8217;s popularity has taken a hit since his extramarital affair became known, but most Nevada voters don&#8217;t think he should resign, a poll said Sunday.

In a poll published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 62 percent of Nevada voters who vote regularly said they thought Ensign should not abandon his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you think Iran election was rigged?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Guided through the House by Democrats, war-funding bill may face difficulty in Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that this is the last time Congress will go through the ordeal of passing an off-the-books, expensive bill to fund two wars. It may also be one of the more difficult.

The House, with almost no Republican support, on Tuesday barely approved a $106 billion emergency spending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key players in Iran&#8217;s disputed election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-players-in-irans-disputed-election-84833/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Key players in Iran&#8217;s disputed presidential election:

SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI: Wields control over every major decision either directly or through network of hand-picked loyalists and institutions, including the powerful Revolutionary Guards, the judiciary and intelligence services. Khamenei, 70, succeeded the father of Iran&#8217;s 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, after his death in 1989. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed election; thousands march in Tehran again</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-accuses-us-of-meddling-after-disputed-election-thousands-march-in-tehran-again-84692/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of &#8220;intolerable&#8221; meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute. Opposition supporters marched in huge numbers through Tehran&#8217;s streets for a third straight day to protest the outcome of the balloting.

The Iranian government summoned the [...]]]></description>
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