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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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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Young sailor Dekker&#8217;s dreams dashed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Just four months ago Laura Dekker was a carefree 13-year-old with an extraordinary dream — to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. On Tuesday, police hauled her home — clutching a suitcase and guitar — from a mystery trip to the Caribbean, and ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-dutch-sailor-laura-dekker-sees-life-unravel-after-court-blocks-dream-voyage-247359/">Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</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>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/">Source &nbsp;: Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William spends night on London streets to support homeless teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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Prince William spends night on London streets

LONDON — A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace — but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.
He spent a chilly night near Blackfriars Bridge last week with Seyi Obakin, the chief executive ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-spends-night-on-london-streets-to-support-homeless-teens-247302/">Read more : Prince William spends night on London streets to support homeless teens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Prince William spends a night on the streets

LONDON — A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace — but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.
He spent a chilly night near Blackfriars Bridge last week with Seyi Obakin, the chief .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-spends-a-night-on-london-street-to-support-homeless-teens-247219/">Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Body found in river missing American man

FRANKFURT — German police said Tuesday that the body of a man pulled from the Rhine River last week has been identified as missing 22-year-old American Devon Hollahan.
Frankfurt police said that Hollahan, of Arizona, who was reported missing Nov. 21, was positively identified through DNA testing. His body ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-body-found-in-river-is-missing-american-devon-hollahan-247160/" title="German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish airline is grounded
MADRID — Spain&#8217;s Development Ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the flying license for debt-stricken Air Comet, leaving thousands of Christmas travelers to Latin American destinations stranded at Madrid&#8217;s airport.

The airline, owned by Spanish tourism and transportation company Grupo Marsans, operates daily flights to Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Peru. Most of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-latin-american-holiday-travelers-hit-as-spanish-airline-is-grounded-by-debt-247159/">Original source &nbsp;: Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year during foggy sunrise at Stonehenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year
LONDON — Hundreds of people have celebrated the winter solstice at Stonehenge, braving snowy travel conditions and a morning fog.

About 700 people — including pagans and druids — saw the sun rise at the ancient rocks near Salisbury, England.
Peter Carson, Stonehenge&#8217;s director, said it &#8220;was really looking picture-postcard perfect.&#8221;
Carson .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/druids-pagans-mark-shortest-day-of-year-during-foggy-sunrise-at-stonehenge-247152/">Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year during foggy sunrise at Stonehenge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ticket number 78294 draws top prize in Spain&#8217;s $3 billion El Gordo lottery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran Giles</dc:creator>
		
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Spanish lottery hands out more than $3 billion

MADRID, Spain — The top prize of Spain&#8217;s Christmas lottery — billed as among the world&#8217;s richest, went Tuesday to holders of tickets bearing the number 78294.
The number appears on 1,950 tickets, and each holder stands to win €300,000 ($430,000). Organizers said the tickets bearing that number were .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ticket-number-78294-draws-top-prize-in-spains-3-billion-el-gordo-lottery-247145/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stengle</dc:creator>
		
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Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to leave France for US tour

DALLAS — The white alabaster figures draped in cloaks show their grief in different ways: from a bent head, the face shrouded by a hood, to a hand swathed in cloth reaching up to wipe a tear.
The nearly 40 &#8220;mourners&#8221; commissioned in the 15th century to adorn the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medieval-mourners-to-begin-7-city-us-tour-next-year-in-1st-display-together-outside-france-247100/">Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Young sailor Dekker flies back to the Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch teenager Laura Dekker, who ran away to the Caribbean last week after being barred this year from sailing around the world, returned home Tuesday to face police questioning and a court hearing that could result in her being removed from her father&#8217;s home.
Dutch .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-sailor-laura-dekker-arrives-back-in-the-netherlands-after-flying-to-caribbean-247098/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China rejects British official&#8217;s charge that Beijing &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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China blasts claim it &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks
BEIJING — China dismissed Tuesday a British editorial accusing it of &#8220;hijacking&#8221; the U.N.-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen as baseless and politically motivated.
British climate change minister Edward Miliband&#8217;s editorial singled out Beijing as the culprit behind the talks&#8217; near collapse.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-rejects-british-officials-charge-that-beijing-hijacked-climate-talks-247063/">Read the original article &nbsp;: China rejects British official&#8217;s charge that Beijing &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Missing US doctor OK to be questioned by police

TURIN, Italy — Doctors in Italy gave permission Monday for police to question a fugitive American doctor who was found in a tent at the snowy foot of Mont Blanc last week, a hospital spokesman said.
Mark Weinberger&#8217;s conditions have improved since he stabbed himself in the neck .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-doctors-give-police-ok-to-question-fugitive-american-doctor-found-at-mont-blanc-246978/">Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran expects speedy trial of 3 American hikers

BEIRUT — Iran&#8217;s foreign minister said Monday he expects a speedy trial for three American hikers who have been jailed since crossing the border from Iraq nearly five months ago.
Manouchehr Mottaki declined to specify what charges the Americans faced. Last month, Iran&#8217;s chief prosecutor said the Americans are .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-fm-expects-speedy-trial-of-3-americans-who-crossed-border-from-iraq-246955/">Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Guinea massacre &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;

PARIS — U.N. investigators say Guinea&#8217;s wounded junta leader may bear responsibility for the mass killings and rapes of protesters in September, which they consider crimes against humanity, a French news report said Monday.
The U.N. investigators say the case should go to the International Criminal Court, according to Le Monde .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-un-investigators-believe-guinea-massacre-was-crime-against-humanity-246954/">Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US ambassador rejects Austrian charge of &#8216;improper&#8217; pressure to send troops to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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US rejects Austrian criticism over Afghanistan

VIENNA — The U.S. ambassador is rejecting Austrian suggestions that Washington has pushed too aggressively for more Austrian troops in Afghanistan.
William C. Eacho III is responding to comments last week by Defense Minister Norbert Darabos, who told the daily Der Standard the U.S. had exerted &#8220;improper&#8221; pressure on Austria.
Eacho, in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-ambassador-rejects-austrian-charge-of-improper-pressure-to-send-troops-to-afghanistan-246940/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : US ambassador rejects Austrian charge of &#8216;improper&#8217; pressure to send troops to Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek officials complete restoration project on ancient entrance to the Acropolis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Greeks finish Propylaea restoration on Acropolis

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say a major restoration program has been successfully completed on the 2,500-year-old monumental gateway of the Acropolis.
The culture ministry says the 7-year project has lengthened the roof on the ancient marble building, known as the Propylaea.
The ministry also said Monday 255 blocks of marble were .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-officials-complete-restoration-project-on-ancient-entrance-to-the-acropolis-246896/">Greek officials complete restoration project on ancient entrance to the Acropolis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Sarkozy demands Eurostar restart Tuesday
PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the head of the French train authority to get Eurostar traffic moving again by Tuesday.

Eurostar has suspended traffic between Paris and London pending tests to determine what caused five trains to get stuck inside the Channel Tunnel late Friday, trapping more than 2,000 people ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-president-demands-eurostar-service-resume-by-tuesday-and-wants-plan-to-fix-problem-246876/">Read : French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was &#8216;upsetting encounter&#8217; with cruelty</title>
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Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial &#8220;upsetting&#8221;

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has described his visit to the Holocaust memorial as an upsetting encounter with cruelty and senseless hatred.
The pontiff made his remarks in a Vatican speech Monday, just days after his decision to move the wartime Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood angered Jewish .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-visit-to-yad-vashem-holocaust-memorial-was-upsetting-encounter-with-cruelty-246865/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was &#8216;upsetting encounter&#8217; with cruelty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor&#8217;s Caribbean trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Authorities seek to explain young sailor&#8217;s trip

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Authorities tried to piece together Monday how 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker managed to slip out of the Netherlands and fly to the Caribbean, and whether anybody helped her flee.
Dekker, who lost a court battle in October for the right to set off on a ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-child-care-authorities-police-seek-to-unravel-mystery-of-young-sailors-caribbean-trip-246824/">Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor&#8217;s Caribbean trip</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police tracked down 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker in the Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, days after she ran away from home leaving her boat behind, Dutch media reported late Sunday.
Dekker made headlines around the world earlier this year when she unsuccessfully went to court .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-police-find-teenage-dutch-sailor-on-caribbean-island-246647/">Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent documents.
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has been aggressively campaigning to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/">Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace

CARACAS, Venezuela — An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Speaking during his weekly television and radio program, Chavez said the aircraft overflew a Venezuelan military base ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/">Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel harvested organs in &#8217;90s without permission

JERUSALEM — Israel has admitted that in the 1990s, its forensic pathologists harvested organs from dead bodies, including Palestinians, without permission of their families.
The issue emerged with publication of an interview with the then-head of Israel&#8217;s Abu Kabir forensic institute, Dr. Jehuda Hiss. The interview was conducted in 2000 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-harvested-organs-from-bodies-including-palestinians-in-1990s-without-permission-246624/">Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding lifetime of shame, French children of war find German roots and, at last, acceptance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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French WWII babies shed shame, find German roots

CAEN, France — Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue.
At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme&#8217;s doubts about who he was. Throughout adulthood, he unearthed relics of his long-hidden history.
He was the product, he discovered, of a shame-tainted liaison  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shedding-lifetime-of-shame-french-children-of-war-find-german-roots-and-at-last-acceptance-246623/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3rd Guantanamo detainee heading to Italy, to be prosecuted for terrorism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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3rd Guantanamo detainee heading to Italy
ROME — State-run and private television stations say a third Tunisian detainee from Guantanamo Bay is being moved to Italy to face international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan.

Private TG5 identified the man as 40-year-old Moez Ben Abdelkader Fezzani, also known as Abou Nassim, and said he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3rd-guantanamo-detainee-heading-to-italy-to-be-prosecuted-for-terrorism-246590/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 3rd Guantanamo detainee heading to Italy, to be prosecuted for terrorism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch police: Teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-teenager-who-fought-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-world-is-missing-246585/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A teenage Dutch sailor who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world has gone missing, police said Sunday.
Laura Dekker&#8217;s boat, Guppy, is still moored at its usual berth and the 14-year-old appears to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-teenager-who-fought-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-world-is-missing-246585/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Dutch police: Teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch police say teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police say teenage sailor Laura Dekker, who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday.
Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens says the 14-year-old&#8217;s boat is still moored at its .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-say-teenager-who-fought-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-world-is-missing-246580/">Dutch police say teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends Copenhagen accord as 1st step to climate action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends climate accord
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action.

Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that &#8220;Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order — no more, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-defends-copenhagen-accord-as-1st-step-to-climate-action-246528/">Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends Copenhagen accord as 1st step to climate action</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican cracks down on unauthorized use of papal image, says permission now required</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Vatican cracks down on phoney use of papal image

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is cracking down on the unauthorized use of the pope&#8217;s image.
The Vatican issued a declaration Saturday saying that anyone who wants to use the pope&#8217;s name, photo or coat of arms, or the title &#8220;pontifical,&#8221; must first obtain authorization from the Holy .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-cracks-down-on-unauthorized-use-of-papal-image-says-permission-now-required-246454/" title="Vatican cracks down on unauthorized use of papal image, says permission now required">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: 2 Italians kidnapped in southern Mauritania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Mohammed</dc:creator>
		
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Official: 2 Italians kidnapped in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Two Italians were kidnapped in the West African desert nation of Mauritania, a police chief and a security official said Saturday.
The Mauritanian officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the subject, said the hostages were taken ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-2-italians-kidnapped-in-southern-mauritania-246441/">Official: 2 Italians kidnapped in southern Mauritania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.
The decrees mean .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-john-paul-ii-moves-a-step-closer-to-possible-beatification-with-decree-about-virtues-246397/">Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN chief says &#8216;we have a deal&#8217; after conference recognizes climate accord</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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COPENHAGEN — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says &#8220;we have a deal&#8221; after a climate conference in Copenhagen decided to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers.
But Ban says he&#8217;s &#8220;aware that this is just the beginning&#8221; .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-chief-says-we-have-a-deal-after-conference-recognizes-climate-accord-246381/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN conference recognizes climate deal after all-night deliberations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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COPENHAGEN — The U.N. climate conference narrowly escaped collapse by agreeing Saturday to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers.
The decision was made after an all-night plenary session, in which a small group of nations blocked the Copenhagen Accord, because it ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-conference-recognizes-climate-deal-after-all-night-deliberations-246369/">Original article on  : UN conference recognizes climate deal after all-night deliberations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate deal bogged down in debate in UN plenary session</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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COPENHAGEN — A climate deal brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers is being bogged down by arguments between delegates in a plenary session.
Several countries, including Bolivia, Venezuela and Sudan say the document is unacceptable because it lacks targets for reducing carbon emissions.
Sudan&#8217;s ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-deal-bogged-down-in-debate-in-un-plenary-session-246294/">Climate deal bogged down in debate in UN plenary session</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merkel: &#8216;mixed feelings&#8217; about outcome of Copenhagen talks reached after day of diplomacy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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COPENHAGEN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has &#8220;mixed feelings&#8221; about the outcome of the Copenhagen climate conference.
President Barack Obama says the United States, China and several other countries reached an &#8220;unprecedented breakthrough&#8221; Friday to curb greenhouse gas emissions — including a mechanism to verify compliance.
Merkel calls ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merkel-mixed-feelings-about-outcome-of-copenhagen-talks-reached-after-day-of-diplomacy-246268/" title="Merkel: &#8216;mixed feelings&#8217; about outcome of Copenhagen talks reached after day of diplomacy">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration official says US, China, India and South Africa agree to deal on climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Source: US, China, India, South Africa reach deal
COPENHAGEN — A senior Obama administration official says the U.S., China, India and South Africa have reached a &#8220;meaningful agreement&#8221; on climate change.
The official characterized the deal as a first step, but said it was not enough to combat the threat of a warming planet.
Details of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-official-says-us-china-india-and-south-africa-agree-to-deal-on-climate-246234/">Obama administration official says US, China, India and South Africa agree to deal on climate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Austrian organizer of London Michael Jackson tribute in liquidation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Jackson tribute organizer in liquidation
VIENNA — The Austrian company that was organizing a global Michael Jackson tribute in London said Friday it is being dissolved and will not be able to put on a star-studded show in honor of the King of Pop.

The company — now officially known as World Awards Media GmbH in Liquidation ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/austrian-organizer-of-london-michael-jackson-tribute-in-liquidation-246127/" title="Austrian organizer of London Michael Jackson tribute in liquidation">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Arways union says it will hold new ballot for strike as early as January</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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British Airways union to hold new strike ballot

LONDON — The union for British Airways cabin crew said Friday it would swiftly hold another strike vote after a court blocked a planned walkout over the Christmas and New Year&#8217;s holiday travel period.
A quick ballot could allow for a rescheduled walkout in January. Under British labor laws, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-arways-union-says-it-will-hold-new-ballot-for-strike-as-early-as-january-246099/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : British Arways union says it will hold new ballot for strike as early as January</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police: Missing American student most likely fell drunk into Frankfurt river</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Stevens</dc:creator>
		
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German police: Missing US man fell drunk in river

FRANKFURT — An American student who disappeared in November most likely fell drunkenly into the city&#8217;s Main River, Frankfurt police said Friday.
Devon Hollahan, 22, who had been teaching English in Prague since July, was traveling back to a hostel after a concert with a friend, who stopped ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-missing-american-student-most-likely-fell-drunk-into-frankfurt-river-246088/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : German police: Missing American student most likely fell drunk into Frankfurt river</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US official: Obama&#8217;s climate talks with Chinese premier take &#8217;step forward&#8217; in Copenhagen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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COPENHAGEN — A U.S. official says talks between President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have moved a &#8220;step forward&#8221; toward a possible climate deal.
Both leaders directed their negotiators to work on a possible deal after meeting for nearly an hour Friday at the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-obamas-climate-talks-with-chinese-premier-take-step-forward-in-copenhagen-246075/" title="US official: Obama&#8217;s climate talks with Chinese premier take &#8217;step forward&#8217; in Copenhagen">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris court convicts Google in copyright infringement case over online publication of books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Google convicted in French copyright case
PARIS — A Paris court has convicted Google Inc. in a copyright infringement case over online publication of French books.

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Internet search giant must pay €300,000 ($430,000) in damages and interest to French publisher La Martiniere.
Google was also ordered to pay €10,000 per day .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-court-convicts-google-in-copyright-infringement-case-over-online-publication-of-books-246071/">Original source &nbsp;: Paris court convicts Google in copyright infringement case over online publication of books</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama tells nations the world faces catastrophe unless they take bold action on climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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COPENHAGEN — A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama displayed impatience Friday with world leaders&#8217; failure to reach agreement on a new climate pact, saying America is setting an example of bold action and other nations must follow or see the world suffer catastrophic effects.
Acknowledging that some .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-tells-nations-the-world-faces-catastrophe-unless-they-take-bold-action-on-climate-246048/">Source &nbsp;: Obama tells nations the world faces catastrophe unless they take bold action on climate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, Wen offer no new emissions cuts at summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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COPENHAGEN — President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have addressed the faltering U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen but neither is offering any new commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Many delegates at the conference had been looking toward China and the U.S. — the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-wen-offer-no-new-emissions-cuts-at-summit-246046/">Obama, Wen offer no new emissions cuts at summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship; 21 crew safe and healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship, 21 crew

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship and its 21 crew members, including 14 Filipinos, after more than a month in captivity, the Philippine government and the ship&#8217;s owner said Friday.
The embassy of the Philippines in Nairobi reported that the MV Delvina was heading to Mombasa ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-release-greek-owned-ship-21-crew-safe-and-healthy-246038/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship; 21 crew safe and healthy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch deny Venezuela&#8217;s claim of US attack plans

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government denied Friday that it is allowing the United States to use Caribbean islands to prepare a possible military attack against Venezuela as that country&#8217;s president contends.
A spokesman said Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen had asked Venezuela&#8217;s ambassador to clarify the claims made ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-deny-chavez-claim-they-are-letting-us-use-caribbean-islands-to-ready-attack-on-venezuela-246032/">Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police: Missing American student most likely fell into Frankfurt river</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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German police: Missing American fell in river

FRANKFURT — Frankfurt police say they have found evidence that an American student who disappeared in November most likely fell into the city&#8217;s Main River.
Police said in a statement Friday that dogs traced the trail of 22-year-old Devon Hollahan of Scottsdale, Arizona to the banks of the river, and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-missing-american-student-most-likely-fell-into-frankfurt-river-246028/">Original article &nbsp;: German police: Missing American student most likely fell into Frankfurt river</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain says excavation to find remains of executed poet Garcia Lorca yields nothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish dig to find Lorca&#8217;s remains finds nothing

MADRID — A high-profile dig aimed at locating the body of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was executed at the start of the Spanish Civil War, has yielded nothing, officials said Friday.
The announcement means that one of the 1936-39 war&#8217;s greatest mysteries — the whereabouts of the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spain-says-excavation-to-find-remains-of-executed-poet-garcia-lorca-yields-nothing-246015/">Spain says excavation to find remains of executed poet Garcia Lorca yields nothing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Sarkozy says China is holding up climate agreement, speaks after meeting with Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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Sarkozy: China holding up climate talks
COPENHAGEN — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says progress in climate talks is being held back by China.
Sarkozy spoke to reporters briefly after an unscheduled meeting Friday with President Barack Obama and other world leaders in a last-minute attempt to craft a climate deal.
Sarkozy said China is slowing the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-sarkozy-says-china-is-holding-up-climate-agreement-speaks-after-meeting-with-obama-246010/">France&#8217;s Sarkozy says China is holding up climate agreement, speaks after meeting with Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Chirac targeted over plot to pay party workers via Paris City Hall while he was mayor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-chirac-targeted-over-plot-to-pay-party-workers-via-paris-city-hall-while-he-was-mayor-245982/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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French judge targets Chirac over party jobs scam

PARIS — Former French President Jacques Chirac&#8217;s office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor.
A statement from his office says Chirac hopes the process will move forward quickly to show .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-chirac-targeted-over-plot-to-pay-party-workers-via-paris-city-hall-while-he-was-mayor-245982/">France&#8217;s Chirac targeted over plot to pay party workers via Paris City Hall while he was mayor</a>.]]></description>
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