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		<title>McCain says quick Obama decision on troop buildup could turn tide in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.
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		<title>Sears Tower terror plot ringleader sentenced to 13½ years in prison by Fla. federal judge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Sears Tower plot leader gets 13-year prison term

MIAMI — The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago&#8217;s Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13½ years in prison by a federal judge.
Narseal Batiste, 35, dabbed at his eyes with a ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sears-tower-terror-plot-ringleader-sentenced-to-13%c2%bd-years-in-prison-by-fla-federal-judge-233827/">Sears Tower terror plot ringleader sentenced to 13½ years in prison by Fla. federal judge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier, increasing risk to Great Lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.
Scientists recently collected 32 DNA samples of Asian carp between the barrier and Lake  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-asian-carp-may-have-breached-electronic-barrier-increasing-risk-to-great-lakes-233825/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US prosecutors to drop manslaughter case against Blackwater guard in deadly &#8216;07 Iraq shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Apuzzo</dc:creator>
		
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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
The shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead and inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad. It .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-prosecutors-to-drop-manslaughter-case-against-blackwater-guard-in-deadly-07-iraq-shooting-233814/" title="US prosecutors to drop manslaughter case against Blackwater guard in deadly &#8216;07 Iraq shooting">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station&#8217;s planes to depart as base readies for closing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station.
While much of the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, air crews from VP-26 are prepping to ship out for a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/end-of-an-era-brunswick-naval-air-stations-planes-to-depart-as-base-readies-for-closing-233779/" title="End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station&#8217;s planes to depart as base readies for closing">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mumbai Jewish center struggles to rebuild, city still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mumbai-jewish-center-struggles-to-rebuild-city-still-vulnerable-1-year-after-terror-attack-233762/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Kinetz</dc:creator>
		
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Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack

MUMBAI, India — The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
One year after the terror attack that left 166 people dead, the Chabad House — a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mumbai-jewish-center-struggles-to-rebuild-city-still-vulnerable-1-year-after-terror-attack-233762/">Mumbai Jewish center struggles to rebuild, city still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from US army</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation

TORONTO — Canada&#8217;s Federal Court says the country&#8217;s refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Canada.
Judge Yves de Montigny said Friday the board erred last February when it rejected Bethany Smith&#8217;s bid.
Smith says she fled the army instead .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-court-orders-refugee-board-to-reconsider-case-of-lesbian-deserter-from-us-army-233693/" title="Canadian court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from US army">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police are weak link in Afghanistan&#8217;s goal for its forces take lead on security in 5 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Becatoros</dc:creator>
		
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Afghan police are weak link in security force

KABUL — Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan&#8217;s 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
A strong, unified national police force has long eluded Afghanistan, a country .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-are-weak-link-in-afghanistans-goal-for-its-forces-take-lead-on-security-in-5-years-233650/" title="Police are weak link in Afghanistan&#8217;s goal for its forces take lead on security in 5 years">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Pentagon: US to look at own role in Afghan graft
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
He said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-chief-says-us-will-examine-its-own-contracts-in-hopes-of-reducing-afghan-corruption-233638/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint; suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-demands-us-share-afghan-blueprint-suspected-us-missile-strike-kills-8-militants-233628/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Gamel</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.
Meanwhile, a suspected U.S. missile strike killed eight ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-demands-us-share-afghan-blueprint-suspected-us-missile-strike-kills-8-militants-233628/" title="Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint; suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 killed as police fire at mob in Orissa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BHUBANESWAR - At least two people were killed when police opened fire Friday on a mob attacking a police station in Orissa&#8217;s Koraput district, an official said

More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at the headquarters of the district&#8217;s Narayanpatna block to protest against frequent police patrolling in their area, considered a hotbed ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-killed-as-police-fire-at-mob-in-orissa-233529/" title="2 killed as police fire at mob in Orissa">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Include Pakistan&#8217;s input in Afghan policy, US urged</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad&#8217;s input in it.

He made the remarks while speaking to US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon E. Panetta, who was on a two-day unscheduled visit here that concluded Friday.	 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/include-pakistans-input-in-afghan-policy-us-urged-233521/">Read more : Include Pakistan&#8217;s input in Afghan policy, US urged</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landmines killed 3,000 Indians in 10 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Some 3,000 Indians, mostly in Jammu and Kashmir, have been killed in landmine explosions over the past 10 years, according to an NGO working for a world free of antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions.

&#8220;In the last 10 years, around 3,000 Indians died due to landmines and over 2,000 were injured. Most casualties .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/landmines-killed-3000-indians-in-10-years-233481/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say Afghan lawmaker survives assassination attempt near Kabul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Police say Afghan lawmaker survives bombing

KABUL — Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
Abdul Razaq, chief police of Pagman district north of the Afghan capital, said Sayyaf was in a convoy with his bodyguards when a remote-controlled bomb hidden in an irrigation .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-afghan-lawmaker-survives-assassination-attempt-near-kabul-233454/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police say Afghan lawmaker survives assassination attempt near Kabul</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Accused ringleader in plot to destroy Sears Tower, bomb FBI offices to be sentenced in Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Ringleader in tower terrorism plot to be sentenced

MIAMI — The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago&#8217;s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices is scheduled to be sentenced.
A sentencing hearing for Narseal Batiste is expected to take place Friday in federal court. Four other men who were described as soldiers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/accused-ringleader-in-plot-to-destroy-sears-tower-bomb-fbi-offices-to-be-sentenced-in-florida-233425/">Read : Accused ringleader in plot to destroy Sears Tower, bomb FBI offices to be sentenced in Florida</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 16 killed, 23 wounded in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

KABUL — A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.
The attacks came a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the oath .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-16-killed-23-wounded-in-suicide-bombing-in-western-afghanistan-233348/">Original source &nbsp;: At least 16 killed, 23 wounded in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-un-pact-to-protect-children-some-successes-alongside-a-long-list-of-woes-233335/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN war crimes court appoints British lawyer as standby counsel for Radovan Karadzic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March, according to a document released Friday.
The U.N. court named Richard Harvey, a lawyer with experience in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-war-crimes-court-appoints-british-lawyer-as-standby-counsel-for-radovan-karadzic-233312/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: UN war crimes court appoints British lawyer as standby counsel for Radovan Karadzic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First women navigators commissioned in Indian Navy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KOCHI - Another glass ceiling was broken Friday as two women were commissioned into the Indian Navy as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces.

Sub Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh were awarded their &#8220;Wing at the passing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-women-navigators-commissioned-in-indian-navy-233287/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : First women navigators commissioned in Indian Navy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say US missile strike kills 8 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rasool Dawar</dc:creator>
		
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MIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.
Prime .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-us-missile-strike-kills-8-suspected-militants-in-northwestern-pakistan-233184/">Source article &nbsp;: Officials say US missile strike kills 8 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan

KABUL — A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.
Several children were among those wounded in the morning explosion, said a doctor at the hospital in Farah city, Shir Agh Asas.
Afghan .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-officials-at-least-13-killed-30-wounded-in-suicide-bombing-in-western-afghanistan-233169/">Afghan officials: At least 13 killed, 30 wounded in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Noting that a &#8220;cross border fertilisation of terrorism&#8221; is preventing both Pakistan and Afghanistan to defeat the forces threatening them, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wants the two countries to work together to defeat terrorism.

&#8220;We know that there is a cross-border fertilisation of extremism and terrorism,&#8221; Clinton who was in Afghanistan for the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cross-border-terrorism-hampering-afghanistan-pakistan-clinton-233166/">Cross border terrorism hampering Afghanistan, Pakistan: Clinton</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan officials: At least 6 killed, 36 wounded in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber kills 6 in western Afghanistan

KABUL — Afghan officials say a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle in western Afghanistan has killed six people and wounded 36 others.
Afghanistan&#8217;s Interior Ministry said Friday a police officer was among the injured in the morning explosion in Farah province. A doctor at the hospital in Farah, Shir Agh ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-officials-at-least-6-killed-36-wounded-in-suicide-bombing-in-western-afghanistan-233148/">Afghan officials: At least 6 killed, 36 wounded in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

Smiling kids embracing a soldier. A dog sniffing blood oozing from a corpse. Movie ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-experiment-seeks-clues-to-predict-which-troops-might-suffer-post-traumatic-stress-233130/">Military experiment seeks clues to predict which troops might suffer post-traumatic stress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US-trained scientist and al-Qaida suspect says she&#8217;s innocent, but will boycott NY trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Al-Qaida suspect promises NY trial boycott

NEW YORK — A U.S.-trained scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida vowed Thursday to boycott her January trial.
Aafia Siddiqui interrupted lawyers at her pretrial hearing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to announce that she did not plan to participate in her trial, scheduled for Jan. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-trained-scientist-and-al-qaida-suspect-says-shes-innocent-but-will-boycott-ny-trial-233051/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US-trained scientist and al-Qaida suspect says she&#8217;s innocent, but will boycott NY trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing numbers of radical Islamic Web sites are spreading al-Qaida&#8217;s message in English</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Keath</dc:creator>
		
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200 Web sites spread al-Qaida&#8217;s message in English

RIYADH,Saudi Arabia — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida&#8217;s message to Muslims in the West.
They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/increasing-numbers-of-radical-islamic-web-sites-are-spreading-al-qaidas-message-in-english-233003/" title="Increasing numbers of radical Islamic Web sites are spreading al-Qaida&#8217;s message in English">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon chief says Afghan troop increase could swiftly follow Obama announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.
His wording suggested that, as expected, Obama will ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pentagon-chief-says-afghan-troop-increase-could-swiftly-follow-obama-announcement-232973/">Original article on  : Pentagon chief says Afghan troop increase could swiftly follow Obama announcement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 men in Sears Tower terrorist plot get less prison time than US prosecutors sought</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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4 men in Fla. terrorist plot sent to prison

MIAMI — Four men described as soldiers in a terrorism plot to destroy Chicago&#8217;s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have each been sentenced to less than a decade behind bars, far less than federal prosecutors sought.
U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard, in sentencing hearings Wednesday and Thursday, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-men-in-sears-tower-terrorist-plot-get-less-prison-time-than-us-prosecutors-sought-232909/">4 men in Sears Tower terrorist plot get less prison time than US prosecutors sought</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional investigators say military missing thousands of troops&#8217; postwar questionnaires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators said Thursday that tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can&#8217;t be found.
As a result, the Government Accountability Office said, the military does not have reasonable assurances that the service members got the opportunity to report ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congressional-investigators-say-military-missing-thousands-of-troops-postwar-questionnaires-232858/">Congressional investigators say military missing thousands of troops&#8217; postwar questionnaires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates names Togo West, Vern Clark to head broad probe stemming from Fort Hood shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-names-togo-west-vern-clark-to-head-broad-probe-stemming-from-fort-hood-shooting-232806/" title="Gates names Togo West, Vern Clark to head broad probe stemming from Fort Hood shooting">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After bad publicity, government removes cops from Gateway of India</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - Embarrassed after the criticism from various quarters, the Maharashtra government Thursday evening shifted a platoon of police - entrusted with guarding the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace &#038; Tower - from the Gateway of India where they were living since nearly two months.

The platoon, which comprised 30 State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) troopers, was .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-bad-publicity-government-removes-cops-from-gateway-of-india-232649/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel bombs weapons factory, two tunnels in Gaza</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV - The Israel Air Force attacked what the military said was a weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday.

Three civilians were injured in the bombings, Gaza emergency services chief Mo&#8217;aweya Hassanein said.	 	
The airstrikes on the two tunnels in the border town of Rafah, near Egypt, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-bombs-weapons-factory-two-tunnels-in-gaza-232567/">Original article on  : Israel bombs weapons factory, two tunnels in Gaza</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah&#8217;s leader for a sixth term</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader

BEIRUT — The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group&#8217;s leader for a sixth term.
A Hezbollah statement did not say when the group&#8217;s top officials voted to re-elect Nasrallah, who has held the post since an Israeli helicopter gunship killed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hassan-nasrallah-re-elected-as-hezbollahs-leader-for-a-sixth-term-232543/" title="Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah&#8217;s leader for a sixth term">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi&#8217;s squatters, hawkers to be surveyed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - In order to facilitate better security in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will do a survey of squatters and hawkers to monitor their activities, Mayor Kanwar Sain said Friday.

&#8220;The corporation will start the survey, registration, preparation of bio-metric, bio-cryptic photo identity cards and creation of data base of squatters and .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delhis-squatters-hawkers-to-be-surveyed-232510/">Delhi&#8217;s squatters, hawkers to be surveyed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan kills 10 civilians, wounds 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say a suicide bomber targeting an Afghan security forces convoy in the south of the country has killed 10 civilians and wounded another 13.
The deputy police chief of Uruzgan province, Gulad Khan, says the suicide bomber was on foot and blew himself up in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-in-southern-afghanistan-kills-10-civilians-wounds-13-232493/">Suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan kills 10 civilians, wounds 13</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Mayor Giuliani against civilian trial in NYC court for alleged 9/11 mastermind Mohammed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that trying self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal civilian court in New York is unwise and unnecessary.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no reason to put New York through this,&#8221; said Giuliani, who was mayor when terrorists flew .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-mayor-giuliani-against-civilian-trial-in-nyc-court-for-alleged-911-mastermind-mohammed-232430/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Former Mayor Giuliani against civilian trial in NYC court for alleged 9/11 mastermind Mohammed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former IB chief in Assam for talks with militant groups</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUWAHATI - Former Intelligence Bureau chief P.C. Haldar, appointed by the central government as interlocutor for advancing talks with separatist groups, arrived here Thursday amid hopes of providing the deadlocked peace process a boost. 

&#8220;I am here to talk to the state government and then other things would follow,&#8221; Haldar told journalists. 	 	
This is .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ib-chief-in-assam-for-talks-with-militant-groups-232423/">Former IB chief in Assam for talks with militant groups</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19 and wounding 51</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-19-and-wounding-51-232402/" title="Explosion rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19 and wounding 51">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moldovan army gives soldiers extra onions and garlic to fight swine flu after 24 fall sick</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Moldovan soldiers given onions to fight swine flu

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova&#8217;s army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.
Defense Ministry chief doctor Col. Sergiu Vasislita says about 0.9 ounces (25 grams) of onions and 0.5 ounces (15 grams) of garlic will be added to each soldier&#8217;s daily diet. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moldovan-army-gives-soldiers-extra-onions-and-garlic-to-fight-swine-flu-after-24-fall-sick-232374/">Source article &nbsp;: Moldovan army gives soldiers extra onions and garlic to fight swine flu after 24 fall sick</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Navy to commission its first women navigators</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOCHI - Another male bastion in the Indian Navy will fall Friday when two  women will be inducted as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces.

That honour goes to Sub Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh who ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-navy-to-commission-its-first-women-navigators-232336/">Indian Navy to commission its first women navigators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-19-232327/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI says Chicago terror suspects had contact with terrorist group, India probes Mumbai link</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Robinson</dc:creator>
		
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Chicago terror suspects investigated in India

CHICAGO — Two Chicago men accused of developing what federal prosecutors call a blueprint for a terrorist assault on a Danish newspaper also are being investigated for possible involvement in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, according to authorities in that country.
David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-says-chicago-terror-suspects-had-contact-with-terrorist-group-india-probes-mumbai-link-232316/">FBI says Chicago terror suspects had contact with terrorist group, India probes Mumbai link</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama meets with US troops in SKorea, his final stop on Asia trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — President Barack Obama told U.S. troops stationed in South Korea that their service has ensured peace in Asia and around the world.
The U.S. fought for South Korea during the Korean War. Nearly 30,000 U.S. troops remain to monitor the cease-fire signed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-meets-with-us-troops-in-skorea-his-final-stop-on-asia-trip-232256/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Obama meets with US troops in SKorea, his final stop on Asia trip</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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16 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 16 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.

The bombing was the sixth in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-16-232245/">Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 16</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks

JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, the military said.
Palestinian security officials reported no injuries.
Israel went to war against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza last winter to quash eight years .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-aircraft-strike-southern-gaza-strip-in-response-to-rocket-attacks-232244/" title="Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 16 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Doctor says 16 killed in bombing in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A doctor says 16 people have been killed in an explosion outside a courthouse in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
The blast Thursday was the latest in wave to hit the city in recent weeks in apparent retaliation for an army offensive against the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-rocks-courthouse-in-northwestern-pakistani-city-killing-16-people-232239/">Blast rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 16 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coup plotters lose appeal against death sentences in 1975 killing of Bangladeshi leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Hossain</dc:creator>
		
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — The Supreme Court rejected final appeals Thursday by five former soldiers sentenced to death in the 1975 killing of Bangladesh&#8217;s independence leader in a military coup, a government attorney said.
A five-member jury dismissed the men&#8217;s plea to commute the penalty in a packed courtroom .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coup-plotters-lose-appeal-against-death-sentences-in-1975-killing-of-bangladeshi-leader-232231/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Coup plotters lose appeal against death sentences in 1975 killing of Bangladeshi leader</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says US pursuing possible international sanctions against Iran over nuclear standoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.
Obama&#8217;s tough talk came as Iran indicated it would not ship its low-enriched uranium to Russia .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-us-pursuing-possible-international-sanctions-against-iran-over-nuclear-standoff-232214/">Obama says US pursuing possible international sanctions against Iran over nuclear standoff</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Intelligence officials: Missiles fired from suspected US drone kill 3 militants in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspected US drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan

MIR ALI, Pakistan — Missiles fired from a suspected U.S. drone killed three militants Thursday in Pakistan&#8217;s lawless tribal area along the Afghan border, intelligence officials said.
The missiles hit a house owned by a local tribesman just after midnight in Shana Khuwara village in North Waziristan, said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/intelligence-officials-missiles-fired-from-suspected-us-drone-kill-3-militants-in-pakistan-232200/">Read : Intelligence officials: Missiles fired from suspected US drone kill 3 militants in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Pentagon to announce broad probe of Fort Hood shooting, led by ex-defense official</title>
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AP source: Ex-official to head Fort Hood review
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.
Gates will announce Thursday that it will be a single, coordinated review, and will call .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-pentagon-to-announce-broad-probe-of-fort-hood-shooting-led-by-ex-defense-official-232108/">AP source: Pentagon to announce broad probe of Fort Hood shooting, led by ex-defense official</a>.]]></description>
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