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		<title>Obama says his thoughts are with disaster victims in Samoa, Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is voicing his concern and his condolences over the tsunami in the South Pacific and the earthquake in Indonesia.

He said there&#8217;s been a &#8220;terrible&#8221; loss of life in Samoa and American Samoa as a result of the tsunami that came ashore Tuesday. Obama says he&#8217;ll continue to provide the full ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-his-thoughts-are-with-disaster-victims-in-samoa-indonesia-184358/" title="Obama says his thoughts are with disaster victims in Samoa, Indonesia">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama attends tribute to Walter Cronkite, addresses joint session of Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is paying tribute to Walter Cronkite. He&#8217;ll be among the dignitaries attending a memorial service for the broadcasting legend Wednesday at Lincoln Center in New York.

Cronkite, who was the anchorman of CBS&#8217; nightly newscast from 1962 to 1981, died in July.
The president is expected back at the White House by ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-attends-tribute-to-walter-cronkite-addresses-joint-session-of-congress-163432/" title="Obama attends tribute to Walter Cronkite, addresses joint session of Congress">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Astronauts could orbit Mars in 2020s, provided NASA&#8217;s budget is boosted</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/astronauts-could-orbit-mars-in-2020s-provided-nasas-budget-is-boosted-163336/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - In a new report, a panel of experts have suggested that humans could orbit Mars in the 2020s, provided NASA&#8217;s budget is boosted.

According to an article in the New Scientist, at its current funding level, the agency will be unable to leave low-Earth orbit for at least the next two decades, according to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/astronauts-could-orbit-mars-in-2020s-provided-nasas-budget-is-boosted-163336/">Original article &nbsp;: Astronauts could orbit Mars in 2020s, provided NASA&#8217;s budget is boosted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chidambaram gets anti-terrorism tips from FBI, NYPD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - India&#8217;s Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday, was briefed by officials from FBI, intelligence and security agencies and the New York Police about the measures being taken by them to prevent a Mumbai-type terrorist attack.

From walking at the Penn Station, to a briefing by the New York Police, which had made several .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chidambaram-meets-fbi-new-york-police-officials-gets-anti-terrorism-tips-163209/">Chidambaram gets anti-terrorism tips from FBI, NYPD</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN seeks climate momentum with YouTube addresses by world leaders and live TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. is turning to YouTube to jolt the world&#8217;s plodding climate diplomacy into higher gear.

Instead of relying solely on live television, organizers&#8217; of the U.N. chief&#8217;s Sept. 22 climate summit said Tuesday they&#8217;ve asked some world leaders to make pre-recorded video statements for release on a summit Web site and on .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-seeks-climate-momentum-with-youtube-addresses-by-world-leaders-and-live-tv-163006/">UN seeks climate momentum with YouTube addresses by world leaders and live TV</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama impresses the future with back-to-school speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monica Rhor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places.Mileena listened to Obama&#8217;s plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/work-hard-obama-steers-clear-of-politics-in-back-to-school-speech-inspires-some-youngsters-162991/" title="Obama impresses the future with back-to-school speech">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Failure to launch: Obama space panel says Bush&#8217;s $100 billion plan moon return plan won&#8217;t fly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A White House panel of independent space experts says NASA&#8217;s return-to-the-moon plan just won&#8217;t fly.

The problem is money. The expert panel estimates it would cost about $3 billion a year beyond NASA&#8217;s current $18 billion annual budget.
&#8220;Under the budget that was proposed, exploration beyond Earth is not viable,&#8221; panel member Edward Crawley, a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/failure-to-launch-obama-space-panel-says-bushs-100-billion-plan-moon-return-plan-wont-fly-162924/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Failure to launch: Obama space panel says Bush&#8217;s $100 billion plan moon return plan won&#8217;t fly</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Space shuttle Discovery undocks from space station, leaves 6 astronauts behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts pulled away from the international space station on Tuesday and headed home, leaving tons of fresh supplies behind as well as a new face.

The shuttle is due back on Earth on Thursday.
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		<title>New proposal calls for fines of up to $3,800; support for gov&#8217;t insurance option slips</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-proposal-calls-for-fines-of-up-to-3800-support-for-govt-insurance-option-slips-162828/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as divisions among Democrats undercut President Barack Obama&#8217;s effort to regain traction on his health care overhaul.

As Obama talked strategy with Democratic leaders at the White House, the one idea that ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-proposal-calls-for-fines-of-up-to-3800-support-for-govt-insurance-option-slips-162828/">New proposal calls for fines of up to $3,800; support for gov&#8217;t insurance option slips</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. congressman draws nomination papers, plans to announce next week if he&#8217;ll run for Senate</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-congressman-draws-nomination-papers-plans-to-announce-next-week-if-hell-run-for-senate-162819/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Rep. Michael Capuano of Massachusetts says he&#8217;s taken out nomination papers and will announce next week whether he&#8217;ll join the race to succeed Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.

The six-term Democratic congressman said Tuesday that of any candidates mentioned so far, he most closely mirrors Kennedy&#8217;s positions on issues of war and peace.
Capuano .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-congressman-draws-nomination-papers-plans-to-announce-next-week-if-hell-run-for-senate-162819/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Mass. congressman draws nomination papers, plans to announce next week if he&#8217;ll run for Senate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How the Obama girls spent their summer vacation: Harry Potter in London, gelato in Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — If Malia and Sasha Obama write &#8220;How I Spent My Summer Vacation&#8221; essays as they head back to school this week, oh, the stories they can tell.

The tweens have prowled the Kremlin in trench coats, roamed a Harry Potter movie set in London, and studied slave history in Africa as they racked up .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-the-obama-girls-spent-their-summer-vacation-harry-potter-in-london-gelato-in-italy-162817/">Source &nbsp;: How the Obama girls spent their summer vacation: Harry Potter in London, gelato in Italy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Failure to launch: Obama space panel says Bush&#8217;s moon return plan too costly, won&#8217;t fly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A White House panel of independent space experts says NASA&#8217;s return-to-the-moon plan just won&#8217;t fly.

The problem is money. The expert panel estimates it would cost about $3 billion a year beyond NASA&#8217;s current budget.
The plan to revisit the moon by 2020 was proposed five years ago by then-President George W. Bush. It was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/failure-to-launch-obama-space-panel-says-bushs-moon-return-plan-too-costly-wont-fly-162813/" title="Failure to launch: Obama space panel says Bush&#8217;s moon return plan too costly, won&#8217;t fly">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blagojevich: Words on FBI tape were taken out of context but prison is still a worry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that statements he made on secret FBI wiretap tapes were taken out of context by prosecutors and that he might try to call senators and a top White House official as witnesses at his racketeering and fraud trial to back his version of events.

Blagojevich told The .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blagojevich-words-on-fbi-tape-were-taken-out-of-context-but-prison-is-still-a-worry-162769/">Blagojevich: Words on FBI tape were taken out of context but prison is still a worry</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top House Democrat says he could support health care bill without a public option</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Prospects for a government insurance plan appeared to be sinking fast Tuesday as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill a day ahead of a major health care speech by President Barack Obama.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters a Medicare-like plan for middle-class Americans and their families isn&#8217;t essential for him to back ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-house-democrat-says-he-could-support-health-care-bill-without-a-public-option-162755/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Top House Democrat says he could support health care bill without a public option</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hoyer: Most Dems support Obama&#8217;s Afghan policy, but aren&#8217;t yet ready to add troops</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers are expressing increasing skepticism over the prospect of ordering thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, saying they want to see strong evidence that such an increase would dislodge insurgents from safe havens there and in neighboring Pakistan.

&#8220;We&#8217;ll want to see a plan, a plan that members conclude can be ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hoyer-most-dems-support-obamas-afghan-policy-but-arent-yet-ready-to-add-troops-162701/" title="Hoyer: Most Dems support Obama&#8217;s Afghan policy, but aren&#8217;t yet ready to add troops">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama challenges nation&#8217;s students to take pride and ownership in their education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ARLINGTON, Va. — In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation&#8217;s students to take pride and ownership in their education — and stick with it even if they don&#8217;t like every class or must overcome tough circumstances at home.

&#8220;Every single one of you has something that ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-challenges-nations-students-to-take-pride-and-ownership-in-their-education-162700/">Obama challenges nation&#8217;s students to take pride and ownership in their education</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bipartisan Senate group to meet on health care as time winds down for compromise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Margasak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill a day ahead of President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care speech wasted no time Tuesday showing just how hard his selling job will be.

In a fresh sign of divisions in the president&#8217;s own party, a key House Democratic moderate said he can no longer support legislation that includes a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bipartisan-senate-group-to-meet-on-health-care-as-time-winds-down-for-compromise-162228/">Read more : Bipartisan Senate group to meet on health care as time winds down for compromise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CAPITAL CULTURE: Summer fun for Obama girls: Harry Potter in London, gelato in Italy and more</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — If Malia and Sasha Obama write &#8220;How I Spent My Summer Vacation&#8221; essays as they head back to school this week, oh, the stories they can tell.

The tweens have prowled the Kremlin in trench coats, roamed a Harry Potter movie set in London, and studied slave history in Africa as they racked up ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/capital-culture-summer-fun-for-obama-girls-harry-potter-in-london-gelato-in-italy-and-more-162122/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : CAPITAL CULTURE: Summer fun for Obama girls: Harry Potter in London, gelato in Italy and more</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s speech to schools and students</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Soumya Sinha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[US President Barack Obama&#8217;s Obamas speech to students in schools, scheduled for 8th Septmeber, is stirring quite a few controversies even before surfacing verbally. Republican critics are calling it an effort to foist a political agenda on children, creating yet another confrontation with the White House. Gov. Tim Pawlenty is questioning President Barack Obama&#8217;s back-to-school .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-speech-to-schools-and-students-159925/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama&#8217;s speech to schools and students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wildfire costs straining California firefighting budget; Schwarzenegger asks for federal help</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The costs to fight the wildfires raging through California are adding up quickly for the cash-strapped state.

The state has spent $106.5 million of its $182 million emergency firefighting fund — just two months into the fiscal year, Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer said. The budget was increased this year from $69 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wildfire-costs-straining-california-firefighting-budget-schwarzenegger-asks-for-federal-help-156538/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Wildfire costs straining California firefighting budget; Schwarzenegger asks for federal help</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syria, Iraq accuse each other of worsening tension following deadly Baghdad attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Syria rejected Iraqi allegations that it has been used as a launching pad for violence in Iraq, while Iraq&#8217;s foreign minister insisted Monday that Damascus turn over suspected insurgent operatives and warned failure to do so would be considered &#8220;unfriendly.&#8221;

The tension, which was sparked by deadly suicide attacks on government ministries in Baghdad ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-iraq-accuse-each-other-of-worsening-tension-following-deadly-baghdad-attacks-155393/" title="Syria, Iraq accuse each other of worsening tension following deadly Baghdad attacks">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hears carrying remains of Sen. Kennedy stops near Senate steps; Arlington burial next</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The limousine bearing the remains of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has stopped in Washington near the steps of the Senate where thousands of people are gathered to pay a final tribute.

At least 1,000 current or former congressional staffers gathered to honor the late senator. More than half of them are current and former ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hears-carrying-remains-of-sen-kennedy-stops-near-senate-steps-arlington-burial-next-153847/" title="Hears carrying remains of Sen. Kennedy stops near Senate steps; Arlington burial next">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, assuming Kennedy&#8217;s frequent role, eulogizing the late senator at Saturday funeral Mass</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, oft-summoned to remember departed members of his famous political family, was himself the subject of a eulogy President Barack Obama was delivering at a funeral expected to draw mourners from across the political spectrum and stations of life.

The Massachusetts Democrat, who died Tuesday at age 77 from brain cancer, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-assuming-kennedys-frequent-role-eulogizing-the-late-senator-at-saturday-funeral-mass-153340/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama, assuming Kennedy&#8217;s frequent role, eulogizing the late senator at Saturday funeral Mass</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Another czar? Obama&#8217;s high-energy authority on aging sees topic as one that unifies Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Sedensky</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s the White House auto czar, the health care czar and the yet-to-be-named cyber czar. There are czars overseeing drugs, climate and regulatory action. There&#8217;s a pay czar overlooking executive compensation and talk of another for sports and culture.

And then, there&#8217;s the aging czar.
Kathy Greenlee, assistant secretary for aging in the Department of Health and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-czar-obamas-high-energy-authority-on-aging-sees-topic-as-one-that-unifies-americans-152735/">Original source &nbsp;: Another czar? Obama&#8217;s high-energy authority on aging sees topic as one that unifies Americans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Projections send budget into stratosphere, a stack of bills at a time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It used to be the government&#8217;s budget picture was measured in billions of dollars. No longer. Trillions, that&#8217;s the yardstick of the 21st century.

In 1981, the trillion dollar figure was such a novelty that President Ronald Reagan declared it incomprehensible. &#8220;If you had a stack of thousand-dollar bills in your hand only 4 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/projections-send-budget-into-stratosphere-a-stack-of-bills-at-a-time-149431/">Projections send budget into stratosphere, a stack of bills at a time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Obama to nominate Bernanke to a second term as chairman of Federal Reserve</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, widely credited with taking aggressive action to avert an economic catastrophe after the financial meltdown last fall, will be nominated by President Barack Obama for a second term, The Associated Press learned Monday night.

Bernanke masterminded what is now seen as a successful strategy to lift the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-obama-to-nominate-bernanke-to-a-second-term-as-chairman-of-federal-reserve-148828/" title="AP source: Obama to nominate Bernanke to a second term as chairman of Federal Reserve">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor to begin criminal probe of alleged CIA abuse during questioning of terror suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is assigning a veteran prosecutor to begin a criminal probe of CIA questioning of terror suspects during the Bush administration, and a new detainee interrogation unit is being created to be supervised by the White House, officials said Monday.

Federal prosecutor John Durham will be appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-to-begin-criminal-probe-of-alleged-cia-abuse-during-questioning-of-terror-suspects-148592/">Prosecutor to begin criminal probe of alleged CIA abuse during questioning of terror suspects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama  may  be  surprise guest  at  Chelsea  Clinton&#8217;s  Martha&#8217;s Vineyard wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Chelsea Clinton may get  married  at Martha&#8217;s Vineyard on Saturday and rumors are in circulation  that President Obama could be the surprise guest.

According to The Times, while official denials of the happy event are  strenuous, locals are insisting that the wedding will  bring together  a mix of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-may-be-surprise-guest-at-chelsea-clintons-marthas-vineyard-wedding-146883/" title="Obama  may  be  surprise guest  at  Chelsea  Clinton&#8217;s  Martha&#8217;s Vineyard wedding">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s upcoming vacation threatened by Hurricane Bill in Atlantic Ocean</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama&#8217;s vacation plans this coming week in Martha&#8217;s Vineyard may be spoilt, with a satellite image released by NASA on Tuesday showing Hurricane Bill in the Atlantic Ocean.

A report posted on Accuweather.com says that the hurricane will not make landfall along Cape Cod, instead passing by to the east.
However, adds .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-upcoming-vacation-threatened-by-hurricane-bill-in-atlantic-ocean-146774/">Obama&#8217;s upcoming vacation threatened by Hurricane Bill in Atlantic Ocean</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House regrets Lockerbie bomber release, extends sympathy to families of victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it regrets Scotland&#8217;s decision to release the Libyan man convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the United States had repeatedly asked Scotland to keep Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in custody. Gibbs said: &#8220;On this day, we ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-regrets-lockerbie-bomber-release-extends-sympathy-to-families-of-victims-144987/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : White House regrets Lockerbie bomber release, extends sympathy to families of victims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama wants Mubarak to play a greater role in facilitating talks between Israel, Palestinians</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to restore Egypt&#8217;s President Hosni Mubarak as the U.S. ace-in-the-hole in its decades-long effort to forge an elusive peace among Israel and the Arabs.

After a serious falling out over Bush administration pressure on human rights and democracy in Egypt, Mubarak is back in the U.S. capital for the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-wants-mubarak-to-play-a-greater-role-in-facilitating-talks-between-israel-palestinians-142409/">Obama wants Mubarak to play a greater role in facilitating talks between Israel, Palestinians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA police lob tear gas into car where man holed up outside Federal Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Police have lobbed three rounds of what is believed to be tear gas into a car where a man suspected of making threats against the White House is holed up outside the Federal Building in West Los Angeles.

Video aired on KABC-TV showed armed officers approaching the vehicle, inserting a canister in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-police-lob-tear-gas-into-car-where-man-holed-up-outside-federal-building-139195/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : LA police lob tear gas into car where man holed up outside Federal Building</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony, e-mails point to Rove involvement in firing of New Mexico US attorney</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Former White House political adviser Karl Rove played a central role in the ouster of a U.S. attorney in New Mexico, one of nine prosecutors fired in a scandal in 2006 over political interference with the Justice Department, according to transcripts of closed-door testimony released Tuesday.

Harriet Miers, then White House counsel, said in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/testimony-e-mails-point-to-rove-involvement-in-firing-of-new-mexico-us-attorney-137078/" title="Testimony, e-mails point to Rove involvement in firing of New Mexico US attorney">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton says US has no illusions Iran will return to talks, must deal with those in power</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON —Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States has no illusions that Iran will accept overtures to return to negotiations about its nuclear program and will not wait much longer for Tehran to respond.

Both Clinton and national security adviser James Jones said in interviews aired Sunday that Washington has little choice but .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-says-us-has-no-illusions-iran-will-return-to-talks-must-deal-with-those-in-power-135011/">Clinton says US has no illusions Iran will return to talks, must deal with those in power</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assist from drug industry in trying to help Obama remake the nation&#8217;s health care system</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON —The nation&#8217;s drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts to derail his chief domestic priority.

The White House and allies in Congress are well aware of the effort by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assist-from-drug-industry-in-trying-to-help-obama-remake-the-nations-health-care-system-134496/" title="Assist from drug industry in trying to help Obama remake the nation&#8217;s health care system">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House welcomes better-than-expected jobs report, says improvements still necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama White House is applauding an encouraging jobs report as evidence the country has retreated from the brink of depression.

Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Friday there remains plenty of work to do despite the latest government report showing that unemployment went down from 9.6 percent to 9.4 percent in July.
The spokesman .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-welcomes-better-than-expected-jobs-report-says-improvements-still-necessary-133620/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: White House welcomes better-than-expected jobs report, says improvements still necessary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Employers cut just 247,000 jobs in July; jobless rate dips, strong signal recession ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Employers sharply scaled back layoffs in July, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months, sending a strong signal that the worst recession since World War II is finally ending.

A net total of 247,000 jobs were lost last month, the fewest in a year. That compares with 443,000 jobs ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/employers-cut-just-247000-jobs-in-july-jobless-rate-dips-strong-signal-recession-ending-133536/">Employers cut just 247,000 jobs in July; jobless rate dips, strong signal recession ending</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama hails confirmation of Sotomayor as Supreme Court justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is lauding the barrier-breaking confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

Said the president: &#8220;With this historic vote, the Senate has affirmed that Justice Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hails-confirmation-of-sotomayor-as-supreme-court-justice-132869/">Obama hails confirmation of Sotomayor as Supreme Court justice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bush speech writer to reveal West Wing gossip in new book</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A forthcoming memoir  by  presidential speechwriter  Matt  Latimer has left members  of  the  Republican Party worried.

The   book,   tentatively  titled   &#8220;Speech-Less,&#8221;   promises   a &#8220;deliciously  candid&#8221; &#8220;Devil Wears Prada&#8221;-style look  inside  the GOP machine ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bush-speech-writer-to-reveal-west-wing-gossip-in-new-book-132538/">Bush speech writer to reveal West Wing gossip in new book</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House does an about turn, declares Ahmadinejad Iran&#8217;s &#8220;elected leader&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has described Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the &#8220;elected leader&#8221; of Iran.

Walking back on his remarks from a day earlier in which he concluded that Ahmadinejad&#8217;s re-election was an ongoing debate &#8220;in Iran by Iranians,&#8221; Gibbs said that was now the elected leader of that country and that the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-does-an-about-turn-declares-ahmadinejad-irans-elected-leader-132479/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : White House does an about turn, declares Ahmadinejad Iran&#8217;s &#8220;elected leader&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama visits White House press room on birthday, notes birthday of longtime correspondent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — You say it&#8217;s your birthday. It&#8217;s my birthday, too. On the day he turned 48, President Barack Obama decided to splash a little celebration on someone with whom he shares the birthday: legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas, now a columnist with Hearst Newspapers. She turned 89 on Tuesday.

Obama emerged unannounced in the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-visits-white-house-press-room-on-birthday-notes-birthday-of-longtime-correspondent-130670/">Obama visits White House press room on birthday, notes birthday of longtime correspondent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: Administration weighs trying Gitmo cases in DC, NY, Va. or a Midwest superjail</title>
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		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Staring at a January deadline, the Obama administration is debating between two dramatically different schemes for putting Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial: big-city courtrooms in the nation&#8217;s capital, New York and Virginia — or a one-of-a-kind superjail in the Midwest.

And the participants, working in tense but amicable secret meetings, know the final and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-administration-weighs-trying-gitmo-cases-in-dc-ny-va-or-a-midwest-superjail-129483/">Source article &nbsp;: AP sources: Administration weighs trying Gitmo cases in DC, NY, Va. or a Midwest superjail</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats look ahead to full House health vote in September after hard-fought committee win</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are looking ahead to a health care showdown on the House floor in September following a key committee&#8217;s passage of sweeping overhaul legislation.

The 31-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee Friday night was weeks later than either the White House or Democratic leaders had hoped. .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-look-ahead-to-full-house-health-vote-in-september-after-hard-fought-committee-win-127552/">Democrats look ahead to full House health vote in September after hard-fought committee win</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of Texas Tech faculty sign petition to oppose hiring of ex-AG Alberto Gonzales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Blaney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUBBOCK, Texas — A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school&#8217;s hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and is trying to gather signatures for a petition that claims he has &#8220;demonstrated significant ethical failings.&#8221;

But Chancellor Kent Hance said Thursday that the petition targeting the hire won&#8217;t deter ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dozens-of-texas-tech-faculty-sign-petition-to-oppose-hiring-of-ex-ag-alberto-gonzales-126022/">Dozens of Texas Tech faculty sign petition to oppose hiring of ex-AG Alberto Gonzales</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House: Obama not out to mediate apologies as he has beer with police officer, professor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Offering cold beer and careful words, President Barack Obama is trying to bury a political distraction and show the nation how conversation can help ease racial conflict.

Just don&#8217;t expect to hear much Thursday evening: The moment billed as teachable won&#8217;t be that reachable for the masses.
Obama is going to a have a beer .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-obama-not-out-to-mediate-apologies-as-he-has-beer-with-police-officer-professor-125747/" title="White House: Obama not out to mediate apologies as he has beer with police officer, professor">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY AG: Citigroup, which got $45 billion in govt. money, paid more than $5 billion in bonuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc., one of the biggest recipients of government bailout money, gave employees $5.33 billion in bonuses for 2008, New York&#8217;s attorney general said Thursday in a report detailing the payouts by nine big banks.

The report from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s office focused on 2008 bonuses paid to the initial nine banks ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-ag-citigroup-which-got-45-billion-in-govt-money-paid-more-than-5-billion-in-bonuses-125542/" title="NY AG: Citigroup, which got $45 billion in govt. money, paid more than $5 billion in bonuses">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama pitches retooled health care message in NC, VA visits; senators report progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Senators reported progress on legislation to overhaul the nation&#8217;s health care Wednesday as President Barack Obama introduced a retooled message asserting his plan would protect Americans and limit insurers&#8217; power.

&#8220;We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn&#8217;t always work well for you,&#8221; Obama told more ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-pitches-retooled-health-care-message-in-nc-va-visits-senators-report-progress-124351/">Obama pitches retooled health care message in NC, VA visits; senators report progress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cambridge, Mass., police heard telling dispatcher Gates was uncooperative, &#8216;keep cars coming&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Cambridge police sergeant who responded to a 911 call about a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. told dispatchers that Gates was being uncooperative and to &#8220;keep the cars coming.&#8221;

Another voice can be heard in the background of the transmission, but it is unintelligible .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cambridge-mass-police-heard-telling-dispatcher-gates-was-uncooperative-keep-cars-coming-122095/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Cambridge, Mass., police heard telling dispatcher Gates was uncooperative, &#8216;keep cars coming&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Without Republican votes, senior Democrat doesn&#8217;t foresee health care win for White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s push to overhaul health care needs Republican votes, lawmakers from both parties say.

Democratic and GOP officials acknowledged Sunday that Obama&#8217;s ambitious plan would not pass without the aid of a doubtful GOP, whose members are almost united against the White House effort.
&#8220;Look, there are not the votes for Democrats to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/without-republican-votes-senior-democrat-doesnt-foresee-health-care-win-for-white-house-121605/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Without Republican votes, senior Democrat doesn&#8217;t foresee health care win for White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama fetes nation&#8217;s most innovative designers _ and jokes about her kids&#8217; laptops</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — If you think your kids spend a little too much time on their laptops, take heart: Michelle Obama has the same problem.

The first lady made the rueful revelation as she feted the nation&#8217;s top innovators and designers in fields as diverse as architecture, technology, fashion, and communications — winners of the annual National .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-fetes-nations-most-innovative-designers-_-and-jokes-about-her-kids-laptops-120061/">Michelle Obama fetes nation&#8217;s most innovative designers _ and jokes about her kids&#8217; laptops</a>.]]></description>
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