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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Women&#8217;s Sports</title>
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		<title>Troubled waters: Soccer great Akers now rescues abused horses, but floods threaten dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Newberry</dc:creator>
		
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Soccer great now devoted to rescuing abused horses

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Michelle Akers tilts her head to one side and urges the old horse to show off her new trick. The one she learned after being snatched away from a life of abuse and neglect.
&#8220;Come on, Zoe,&#8221; the former soccer standout says. &#8220;Be cute.&#8221;
On cue, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/troubled-waters-soccer-great-akers-now-rescues-abused-horses-but-floods-threaten-dream-245552/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Troubled waters: Soccer great Akers now rescues abused horses, but floods threaten dream</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting medals to their rightful owners: &#8216;Rather no one have it than cheaters.&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Litke</dc:creator>
		
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First time IOC unable to give a gold away
It took decades in some cases and autopsies in others. Even so, you could always count on the International Olympic Committee getting Olympic medals into the hands of their rightful owners.

Most of the time, the swells who run the organization get lambasted for having too few medals .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/getting-medals-to-their-rightful-owners-rather-no-one-have-it-than-cheaters-242727/">Original article &nbsp;: Getting medals to their rightful owners: &#8216;Rather no one have it than cheaters.&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IOC reallocates 2 of Jones&#8217; Olympic medals, withholds 100-meter gold from disgraced Thanou</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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IOC withholds Jones&#8217; 100-meter gold from Thanou

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — It&#8217;s time to rewrite the Olympic record books: There was no gold medal winner in the women&#8217;s 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games.
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping, but in an unprecedented move withheld her .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ioc-reallocates-2-of-jones-olympic-medals-withholds-100-meter-gold-from-disgraced-thanou-242152/">IOC reallocates 2 of Jones&#8217; Olympic medals, withholds 100-meter gold from disgraced Thanou</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Woods withdraws from his own golf tournament citing injuries from car crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Woods withdraws from own tourney, citing injuries

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods still isn&#8217;t talking. Now he&#8217;s not playing, either. Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home. His decision comes as questions continue to mount regarding what exactly happened in the wee hours of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiger-woods-withdraws-from-his-own-golf-tournament-citing-injuries-from-car-crash-237784/">Tiger Woods withdraws from his own golf tournament citing injuries from car crash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Udder shock: SC woman discovers 650-pound cow in her swimming pool; 5 men needed to get it out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Udder shock: SC woman finds 650-pound cow in pool

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool.
WSPA-TV reports that the cow fell into Kathy Wydareny&#8217;s covered pool on Monday night. The Anderson resident says the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/udder-shock-sc-woman-discovers-650-pound-cow-in-her-swimming-pool-5-men-needed-to-get-it-out-231414/">Udder shock: SC woman discovers 650-pound cow in her swimming pool; 5 men needed to get it out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers seeking to compete in 2010 Games</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Court dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed on Friday a bid by women ski jumpers to force Vancouver Olympic organizers to let them compete.
The women were appealing a lower court ruling that allowed organizers to hold a men&#8217;s ski jumping competition but not a women&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bc-court-of-appeal-dismisses-appeal-by-women-ski-jumpers-seeking-to-compete-in-2010-games-229127/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers seeking to compete in 2010 Games</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boosters hope &#8216;baseball diplomacy&#8217; can help thaw US-Cuba relations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/boosters-hope-baseball-diplomacy-can-help-thaw-us-cuba-relations-228624/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together?

WASHINGTON — &#8220;Pingpong diplomacy&#8221; thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can &#8220;baseball diplomacy&#8221; help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba?
Americans ranging from 12-year-old ballplayers to softballing senior citizens are visiting the communist island to engage in their own kind of field work,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boosters-hope-baseball-diplomacy-can-help-thaw-us-cuba-relations-228624/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eclectic group including Maya Angelou, Rihanna, Serena Williams honored with Glamour awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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Maya Angelou, Rihanna among Glamour mag&#8217;s honorees
NEW YORK — Even for a venue as grand as New York&#8217;s Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine&#8217;s Women of the Year awards.
Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Serena Williams was ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eclectic-group-including-maya-angelou-rihanna-serena-williams-honored-with-glamour-awards-224105/">Eclectic group including Maya Angelou, Rihanna, Serena Williams honored with Glamour awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Pogatchnik</dc:creator>
		
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Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club

DUBLIN — A premier Dublin golf club can continue to bar women from membership, the Irish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a discrimination case inspired by similar protests against men-only clubs in the United States.
In a split 3-2 judgment, Ireland&#8217;s top court ruled that Portmarnock Golf Club was not .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-supreme-court-rules-dublin-golf-club-can-keep-barring-women-from-membership-216472/" title="Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nicole Hosp of Austria out for season after crash in season opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOELDEN, Austria — Former overall World Cup winner Nicole Hosp will miss the rest of the season after crashing and injuring her right knee in the opening race.

The Austrian team says Hosp was airlifted by helicopter Saturday off the Rettenbach glacier to a hospital in nearby Innsbruck, where she had ligament surgery on her right .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nicole-hosp-of-austria-out-for-season-after-crash-in-season-opener-205879/">Nicole Hosp of Austria out for season after crash in season opener</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Race officials say 3 runners died while competing in Detroit marathon, half-marathon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — A half-marathoner and two other runners died during the Detroit marathon on Sunday, organizers said.

Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. between the 11- and 12-mile markers, said Rich Harshbarger, vice president of consumer marketing for the Detroit Media Partnership.
Rick Brown, 65, of Marietta, Ohio, collapsed at 9:17 a.m., near .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/race-officials-say-3-runners-died-while-competing-in-detroit-marathon-half-marathon-199408/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Race officials say 3 runners died while competing in Detroit marathon, half-marathon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain, congressman press Obama for posthumous pardon of first black heavyweight boxing champ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain on Friday pressed President Barack Obama to give a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.

McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., noted in a letter to Obama that both houses ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mccain-congressman-press-obama-for-posthumous-pardon-of-first-black-heavyweight-boxing-champ-198284/">McCain, congressman press Obama for posthumous pardon of first black heavyweight boxing champ</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Today in History - Oct. 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Thursday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2009. There are 77 days left in the year.

Today&#8217;s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 15, 1969, peace demonstrators staged activities across the country, including a candlelight march around the White House, as part of a &#8220;moratorium&#8221; against the Vietnam War.
On this date:
In 1858, the seventh and final .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/today-in-history-oct-15-196553/">Original source &nbsp;: Today in History - Oct. 15</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Renewed calls for South African track officials to quit over handling of gender dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Three South African track associations want the country&#8217;s top officials in the sport to resign over the gender dispute involving world 800-meters champion Caster Semenya.

The affiliates of Athletics South Africa — Boland, Eastern Province and Western Province — said Friday in a joint statement that the ASA board and senior management should &#8220;take ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/renewed-calls-for-south-african-track-officials-to-quit-over-handling-of-gender-dispute-192043/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Renewed calls for South African track officials to quit over handling of gender dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama invites lawmakers, Cabinet officials to play basketball at White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — You could call it the Obama All-Stars vs. the Capitol Hills.

President Barack Obama and a few members of his Cabinet played basketball Thursday night at the White House with a handful of House members, two of them Republicans.
&#8220;We ran into a president with some serious game,&#8221; said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.
Obama had &#8220;a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-invites-lawmakers-cabinet-officials-to-play-basketball-at-white-house-191073/" title="Obama invites lawmakers, Cabinet officials to play basketball at White House">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie make pitch for Olympic golf ahead of IOC vote in Copenhagen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie are making a pitch for golf to enter the program for the 2016 Rid de Janeiro Olympics.

Woods will address the International Olympic Committee in a videotaped message during golf&#8217;s presentation in Copenhagen on Friday. Golf and rugby sevens each need a majority vote by IOC members to be included in .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiger-woods-and-michelle-wie-make-pitch-for-olympic-golf-ahead-of-ioc-vote-in-copenhagen-189700/">Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie make pitch for Olympic golf ahead of IOC vote in Copenhagen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trip to visit wounded soldiers helps Augustus put injury rehab in perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Feinberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Seimone Augustus hasn&#8217;t been able to play at the U.S. women&#8217;s basketball training camp while she rehabilitates her injured left knee.

She&#8217;s been cheering from the sideline and working on her rehab, but misses being on the court with her teammates. Still, the camp hasn&#8217;t been a total loss for the Minnesota Lynx guard.
A .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trip-to-visit-wounded-soldiers-helps-augustus-put-injury-rehab-in-perspective-186194/">Trip to visit wounded soldiers helps Augustus put injury rehab in perspective</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On the Money: How to get to the Olympics, and what you&#8217;ll pay at home or abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Choi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Even if Chicago isn&#8217;t selected to host the 2016 Summer Games later this week, Olympic fever might have you itching to see the games in person.

Before you start strategizing for 2016, however, you might want to consider the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver, which start Feb. 12 just 30 miles north of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-the-money-how-to-get-to-the-olympics-and-what-youll-pay-at-home-or-abroad-183948/" title="On the Money: How to get to the Olympics, and what you&#8217;ll pay at home or abroad">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US skier Tim Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure with his mom, a breast cancer survivor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Graham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Jitloff was scheduled to jet over to Europe in the next few days for some training ahead of the World Cup ski season.

However, the technical specialist will arrive a little later in Soelden, Austria, than his teammates.
Worthy causes can buy extra time at home.
Jitloff will substitute his skis for sneakers as he participates in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-skier-tim-jitloff-participates-in-race-for-the-cure-with-his-mom-a-breast-cancer-survivor-176143/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : US skier Tim Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure with his mom, a breast cancer survivor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Henin says she is ready to look for an 8th Grand Slam title as of next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — Former world No. 1 Justine Henin is returning to competitive tennis, making the announcement barely a week after Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement with a second U.S. Open title.

Henin had been retired for just over a year, but at 27 says she has the fire and physical strength to compete for .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/henin-says-she-is-ready-to-look-for-an-8th-grand-slam-title-as-of-next-year-175527/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Eaton-robb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police investigating the murder of a Yale graduate student are still collecting evidence, including a car they towed from the motel where the suspected killer was arrested.

Police wouldn&#8217;t confirm who owns the Ford Taurus they towed Friday night from the Super 8 motel in Cromwell, Conn. The father of Raymond Clark .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-seize-car-from-conn-motel-where-yale-killing-suspect-was-arrested-173141/">Police seize car from Conn. motel where Yale killing suspect was arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police chief tells AP motive for Yale graduate student&#8217;s killing may never be known</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Eaton-robb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Without a confession from a Yale University technician charged with killing a graduate student and bride-to-be in the medical school lab where they worked, authorities may never know the motive, the police chief said.

&#8220;The only person who knows the motive is the suspect,&#8221; Chief James Lewis told The Associated Press in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-chief-tells-ap-motive-for-yale-graduate-students-killing-may-never-be-known-172756/" title="Police chief tells AP motive for Yale graduate student&#8217;s killing may never be known">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On day Yale student&#8217;s body was found, suspect was playing shortstop in softball game</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The lab tech suspected of killing a Yale student was playing softball the day the victim&#8217;s body was found.

A player on an opposing team said Friday that Raymond Clark&#8217;s girlfriend often watched the games but wasn&#8217;t at Sunday&#8217;s game in New Haven.
Thirty-six-year-old Vinnie Mauro calls Clark &#8220;nondescript&#8221; and says he didn&#8217;t .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-day-yale-students-body-was-found-suspect-was-playing-shortstop-in-softball-game-172621/">Source article &nbsp;: On day Yale student&#8217;s body was found, suspect was playing shortstop in softball game</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bumps and bruises of economy taking toll on competitors in resurgent roller derby leagues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen G. Breed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — There are some pretty horrific images in the Carolina Rollergirls&#8217; online injury archive: The purple-black bruise on Kristi Kreme&#8217;s thigh; the nasty case of &#8220;rink rash&#8221; on Shirley Temper&#8217;s backside; the X-ray of the shattered shoulder — and cobalt chrome implant — that ended Harlot O&#8217;Scara&#8217;s roller derby career.

Unlike her provocatively-nicknamed fellow ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bumps-and-bruises-of-economy-taking-toll-on-competitors-in-resurgent-roller-derby-leagues-172553/" title="Bumps and bruises of economy taking toll on competitors in resurgent roller derby leagues">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Olympic bid organizers urge new prime minister to visit Copenhagen for IOC vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Foster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Tokyo&#8217;s Olympic bid organizers have urged new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to join them in Copenhagen for the International Olympic Committee&#8217;s vote on the host city for the 2016 Summer Games.

The Tokyo team said Thursday that 13 Japanese sporting greats, many of them former Olympic medalists, will join them for the trip to .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tokyo-olympic-bid-organizers-urge-new-prime-minister-to-visit-copenhagen-for-ioc-vote-171292/">Tokyo Olympic bid organizers urge new prime minister to visit Copenhagen for IOC vote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s try that one again, shall we: These days, celebrity apologies come in multiple stages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A congressman flouts decorum and heckles a president in the House chamber. A tennis player profanely offers to shove a tennis ball down the throat of a line judge. A singer shakes up an awards show by boorishly dissing a young country star.

And then, in a public ritual we&#8217;ve come to expect .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lets-try-that-one-again-shall-we-these-days-celebrity-apologies-come-in-multiple-stages-170633/">Source article &nbsp;: Let&#8217;s try that one again, shall we: These days, celebrity apologies come in multiple stages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama drums up support for Chicago Olympic bid, says city would &#8216;make the world proud&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama staged a homecoming-style Olympic rally at the White House Wednesday, saying the whole country is rooting for his hometown of Chicago in its efforts to host the 2016 Summer Games.

&#8220;Chicago is ready. The American people are ready. We want these games,&#8221; he said to applause from the Olympians, Paralympians, local .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-drums-up-support-for-chicago-olympic-bid-says-city-would-make-the-world-proud-170591/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama drums up support for Chicago Olympic bid, says city would &#8216;make the world proud&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boxer Mayweather sued over loan for luxury Mercedes Maybach, bank seeks more than $167K</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is being sued by a bank in Las Vegas for more than $167,000 unpaid on a loan for a half-million-dollar luxury car.

A lawyer for JP Morgan Chase Bank said in a lawsuit filed last week in Clark County District Court that the former five-division boxing champion bought the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boxer-mayweather-sued-over-loan-for-luxury-mercedes-maybach-bank-seeks-more-than-167k-168438/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Boxer Mayweather sued over loan for luxury Mercedes Maybach, bank seeks more than $167K</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sports save schools: Colleges are adding sports to boost revenue and increase enrollment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Raby</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Money killed Pacific University&#8217;s football program and money is bringing it back.

Seventeen years ago, the Boxers were losing, McCready Field was falling apart and football was draining the budget at the small liberal arts school west of Portland. Now Pacific is planning for a return next season to boost enrollment — .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sports-save-schools-colleges-are-adding-sports-to-boost-revenue-and-increase-enrollment-166876/">Sports save schools: Colleges are adding sports to boost revenue and increase enrollment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A persistent question keeps Justine Henin pinned to baseline: Is she coming back to tennis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — Justine Henin is now a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and says there are more important things to discuss than tennis.

Still, wherever she goes, the question persists: Is she coming back to the game she once ruled?
Henin had insisted she was done. Now she&#8217;s not talking about the subject. And that seems to raise the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-persistent-question-keeps-justine-henin-pinned-to-baseline-is-she-coming-back-to-tennis-165266/">A persistent question keeps Justine Henin pinned to baseline: Is she coming back to tennis?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Justine Henin leaves open a return to competitive tennis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — Justine Henin has gone from confirming she won&#8217;t return to competitive tennis to refusing to discuss her future.

The retired Henin was asked again Thursday if she would return to the sport. The answer is no longer the definitive &#8220;no&#8221; it once was. It is now something more like, &#8220;Come back and ask me .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/retired-justine-henin-leaves-open-a-return-to-competitive-tennis-164814/">Source article &nbsp;: Retired Justine Henin leaves open a return to competitive tennis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki beats Pennetta, Mauresmo upset in semifinal matches moved indoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Eaton-robb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Caroline Wozniacki waited most of Friday, then moved back into the finals of the Pilot Pen, beating Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in a match that was moved from a 13,000-seat stadium to an indoor college court.

The 19-year-old Wozniacki is scheduled to play for her sixth career title and her ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wozniacki-beats-pennetta-mauresmo-upset-in-semifinal-matches-moved-indoors-153162/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Wozniacki beats Pennetta, Mauresmo upset in semifinal matches moved indoors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki beats Pennetta in semifinal match moved indoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Caroline Wozniacki waited most of Friday, then moved back into the finals of the Pilot Pen, beating Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in a match that was moved from a 13,000-seat stadium to an indoor college court.

With a steady rain falling, a tropical weather system looming, and the U.S. Open .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wozniacki-beats-pennetta-in-semifinal-match-moved-indoors-153155/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Wozniacki beats Pennetta in semifinal match moved indoors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut police say teen hired 3 people to beat up man she said stole her marijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Conn. — An 18-year-old Connecticut woman was accused of retaliating against a man she said robbed her of marijuana by hiring three people to beat him up. Police said they charged the woman with first-degree assault after the man who allegedly robbed her was beaten with baseball bats Wednesday. The victim, a 21-year-old man, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/connecticut-police-say-teen-hired-3-people-to-beat-up-man-she-said-stole-her-marijuana-145602/" title="Connecticut police say teen hired 3 people to beat up man she said stole her marijuana">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives of South African 800-meter winner at worlds dismiss gender test uproar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FAIRLIE, South Africa — In the poor, rural village where South African runner Caster Semenya grew up, relatives on Thursday brushed off questions about her deep voice and muscular build that have prompted the world governing body for track and field to seek gender tests.

&#8220;That&#8217;s how God made her,&#8221; said her cousin, Evelyn Sekgala, who ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-of-south-african-800-meter-winner-at-worlds-dismiss-gender-test-uproar-145093/">Relatives of South African 800-meter winner at worlds dismiss gender test uproar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Special Olympics founder Shriver laid to rest; ailing Sen. Kennedy misses sister&#8217;s service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HYANNIS, Mass. — Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been laid to rest at a Cape Cod cemetery after a private burial service.

Mourners lit candles from the Special Olympics torch at the service at St. Francis Xavier parish cemetery in Centerville.
At the graveside service, Shriver&#8217;s son Tim, the chairman of Special Olympics International, called ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/special-olympics-founder-shriver-laid-to-rest-ailing-sen-kennedy-misses-sisters-service-139941/">Special Olympics founder Shriver laid to rest; ailing Sen. Kennedy misses sister&#8217;s service</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French Muslim woman barred from pool for donning head-to-toe &#8216;burquini&#8217; swim suit</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit — dubbed a &#8220;burquini&#8221; — may have opened a new chapter in France&#8217;s tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code.

Officials insisted Wednesday they banned the woman&#8217;s use of the Islam-friendly suit at a local pool because of France&#8217;s pool hygiene standards — not .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-muslim-woman-barred-from-pool-for-donning-head-to-toe-burquini-swim-suit-137834/">French Muslim woman barred from pool for donning head-to-toe &#8216;burquini&#8217; swim suit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Austrian woman reports otter attack in Wis., says she doesn&#8217;t hold grudge against the animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DRUMMOND, Wis. — An Austrian woman on vacation in Wisconsin is getting rabies shots after she said she was bitten by otters while swimming in a lake.

Fifty-one-year-old Brigitte France told the Duluth News Tribune that she was swimming on Lake Owen near Drummond last Wednesday when three otters suddenly appeared. Feeling concerned, she swam to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/austrian-woman-reports-otter-attack-in-wis-says-she-doesnt-hold-grudge-against-the-animals-137133/">Austrian woman reports otter attack in Wis., says she doesn&#8217;t hold grudge against the animals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman says she was bitten several times by at least two otters while swimming in Wisconsin lake</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DRUMMOND, Wis. — An Austrian woman on vacation in Wisconsin is getting rabies shots after she said she was bitten by otters while swimming in a lake. Brigitte France, 51, told the Duluth News Tribune that she was swimming on Lake Owen near Drummond last Wednesday when three otters suddenly appeared. Feeling concerned, she swam .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-says-she-was-bitten-several-times-by-at-least-two-otters-while-swimming-in-wisconsin-lake-137128/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Woman says she was bitten several times by at least two otters while swimming in Wisconsin lake</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Female ski jumpers&#8217; appeal to be heard in November on competing in Vancouver Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia —A group of female ski jumpers will return to court in November to appeal a decision that prevents them from competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal will hear the case Nov. 12-13. That&#8217;s just three months before the Olympics begin on Feb. 12.
A British Columbia Supreme Court ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/female-ski-jumpers-appeal-to-be-heard-in-november-on-competing-in-vancouver-olympics-135961/">Female ski jumpers&#8217; appeal to be heard in November on competing in Vancouver Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic swimmer Dara Torres flew with &#8216;copter pilot 2 days before Hudson crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Newberry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Torres&#8217; young daughter kept begging to take a helicopter ride. The five-time Olympic swimmer finally gave in when they were in New York last week.

It was a memorable day, a mother and her 3-year-old child getting a birds-eye view of landmarks ranging from the Statue of Liberty to Yankee Stadium.
Then Torres learned the stunning .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/olympic-swimmer-dara-torres-flew-with-copter-pilot-2-days-before-hudson-crash-135898/" title="Olympic swimmer Dara Torres flew with &#8216;copter pilot 2 days before Hudson crash">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House joins Senate in urging pardon for Jack Johnson, first black boxing champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Congress approved a resolution Wednesday urging a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the late black heavyweight champion who was imprisoned because of his romantic ties with a white woman.

The House passed the resolution by voice vote, about a month after the Senate approved it.
Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion in 1908, a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-joins-senate-in-urging-pardon-for-jack-johnson-first-black-boxing-champion-124663/" title="House joins Senate in urging pardon for Jack Johnson, first black boxing champion">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian swims with heavy heart after brother killed in car wreck on eve of worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Australia&#8217;s Meagen Nay will return home from the world swimming championships following the death of her brother in a car crash.

Twenty-eight-year-old Amos Nay died Saturday on the Gold Coast in Queensland state. The news was relayed to his sister in Rome before she swam in the preliminaries of the 4&#215;100-meter relay on Sunday, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-swims-with-heavy-heart-after-brother-killed-in-car-wreck-on-eve-of-worlds-121019/">Read more : Australian swims with heavy heart after brother killed in car wreck on eve of worlds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Only other officer in black scholar&#8217;s house during arrest says cops followed protocol</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — The second Cambridge, Mass., police officer who was inside the home of renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. during his arrest says he and the arresting officer &#8220;followed protocols.&#8221;

Patrolman Carlos Figueroa says he and Sgt. James Crowley were investigating a report of a burglary at Gates&#8217; home near Harvard University, and they ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/only-other-officer-in-black-scholars-house-during-arrest-says-cops-followed-protocol-119754/">Only other officer in black scholar&#8217;s house during arrest says cops followed protocol</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Friends, supporters defend Mass. police officer who arrested black Harvard scholar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Supporters say the white policeman who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home is a principled police officer and family man who is being unfairly described as racist.

Friends and fellow officers — black and white — say Sgt. James Crowley, who was hand-picked by a black police commissioner .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/friends-supporters-defend-mass-police-officer-who-arrested-black-harvard-scholar-119421/">Friends, supporters defend Mass. police officer who arrested black Harvard scholar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada law enforcement has no plans to investigate rape claim against Roethlisberger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Sonner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff&#8217;s department said Wednesday.

Douglas County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Teresa Duffy said the accuser would have to file a criminal complaint to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nevada-law-enforcement-has-no-plans-to-investigate-rape-claim-against-roethlisberger-117611/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Nevada law enforcement has no plans to investigate rape claim against Roethlisberger</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger misses a cut and a chance in a stunning exit from the British Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Dahlberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TURNBERRY, Scotland — The obligatory handshakes were over, and there wasn&#8217;t much left for Tiger Woods to do other than sign his scorecard and tell his pilot to gas up the Gulfstream.

The chef had to be notified, too, because Woods had worked up quite an appetite kicking away his British Open chances in a stunning ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiger-misses-a-cut-and-a-chance-in-a-stunning-exit-from-the-british-open-113158/">Original article on  : Tiger misses a cut and a chance in a stunning exit from the British Open</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Women ski jumpers lose court bid to be included in 2010 Winter Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A group of women ski jumpers lost its case to be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The British Columbia Supreme Court said Friday it doesn&#8217;t have the authority to force the International Olympic Committee to put the sport on the program.
Fifteen former and current female ski jumpers went to court in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/women-ski-jumpers-lose-court-bid-to-be-included-in-2010-winter-olympics-106095/">Women ski jumpers lose court bid to be included in 2010 Winter Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Saudi prince voices strongest official endorsement of women&#8217;s sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Abu-nasr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Appealing to a powerful Saudi prince, an 8-year-old girl asked why she was not allowed to play sports in school like boys. She got an unexpected response: The prince said he hoped government schools for girls would allow playing fields.

The stand taken by Prince Khaled al-Faisal, governor of the holy city ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senior-saudi-prince-voices-strongest-official-endorsement-of-womens-sports-89935/">Senior Saudi prince voices strongest official endorsement of women&#8217;s sports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas mother dies in same swimming pool less than a year after her 2 children drowned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPPELL, Texas — A medical examiner&#8217;s office in Texas has determined that a woman found dead at the same swimming pool where her two children drowned less than a year ago committed suicide.

Coppell police say Matthew Stocco pulled his wife, 35-year-old Van Ha Stocco, from the pool at their home Wednesday afternoon. She was pronounced .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-mother-dies-in-same-swimming-pool-less-than-a-year-after-her-2-children-drowned-85340/">Texas mother dies in same swimming pool less than a year after her 2 children drowned</a>.]]></description>
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