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		<title>India rejects third party role in ties with Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Washington, India Wednesday responded to concerns about the US giving a monitoring role to China in South Asia by saying that a &#8220;third country role cannot be envisaged&#8221; in resolving its issues with Pakistan. 

&#8220;Government of India is committed to resolving all outstanding issues with ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-rejects-third-party-role-in-ties-with-pakistan-231599/">India rejects third party role in ties with Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US asks Pakistan to show &#8216;results&#8217;, bring Saeed to justice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-asks-pakistan-to-show-results-bring-saeed-to-justice-231592/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Three days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh goes to Washington, the US envoy to India Wednesday said expanding counter-terror cooperation would be a cornerstone of the discussions. He also asked Pakistan to show action by bringing Hafiz Saeed, the alleged 26/11 mastermind, to justice. 

We have experienced 9/11. India has experienced 26/11. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-asks-pakistan-to-show-results-bring-saeed-to-justice-231592/" title="US asks Pakistan to show &#8216;results&#8217;, bring Saeed to justice">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US president arrives in South Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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SEOUL - US President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea Wednesday as part of his four-nation Asia tour.
Obama has visited Japan, Singapore and China. Seoul is the last stop for him. 	 	
During his stay in Seoul, Obama will meet his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak for a summit early Thursday in a bid ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-president-arrives-in-south-korea-231569/">US president arrives in South Korea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama meets Chinese premier, ends `productive&#8217; visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - US President Barack Obama met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday as he wound up a first visit to China that featured pledges from both nations to develop strategic cooperation on major international issues.

&#8220;We have had very productive discussions over the last few days,&#8221; Obama said.	 	
&#8220;President Hu (Jintao) and myself agreed in our ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-meets-chinese-premier-ends-productive-visit-231545/">Obama meets Chinese premier, ends `productive&#8217; visit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian PM Harper visits Golden Temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMRITSAR - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday visited the famed Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, in this Punjab city during a trip that lasted less than three hours.

Harper was accorded a warm red-carpet welcome by Sikh religious leaders at the Golden Temple complex when he arrived with a big entourage.
Dressed in a black .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-pm-harper-visits-golden-temple-231526/">Canadian PM Harper visits Golden Temple</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US optimistic about reprocessing pact, completing n-deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW DELHI - US ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama will try to resolve the remaining issues, including a reprocessing pact, to complete the nuclear deal when they hold talks in Washington next week. 
&#8220;We are optimistic that all these issues will be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-optimistic-about-reprocessing-pact-completing-n-deal-231522/">Source &nbsp;: US optimistic about reprocessing pact, completing n-deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India sets up shelter for domestic workers in Oman: Faleiro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PANAJI - The Indian embassy in Oman has set up a shelter in its premises for harassed domestic maids employed in Omani households, says former minister of state for external affairs Eduardo Faleiro.

&#8220;The embassy has arranged a shelter for women harassed in homes there. The domestic employees can stay there until they are repatriated or ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-sets-up-shelter-for-domestic-workers-in-oman-faleiro-231487/">Original article on  : India sets up shelter for domestic workers in Oman: Faleiro</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guess who is coming to Obama&#8217;s dinner for Mr. Singh?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/guess-who-is-coming-to-obamas-dinner-for-mr-singh-231486/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - As policy wonks at the White House cook up a brief for President Barack Obama&#8217;s Nov 24 summit with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, another team is quietly rustling up plans for his first dinner with military precision.

US officials have been at pains to stress that this plum presidential nod of recognition for India ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guess-who-is-coming-to-obamas-dinner-for-mr-singh-231486/">Guess who is coming to Obama&#8217;s dinner for Mr. Singh?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indo-US &#8217;strategic dialogue framework&#8217; on anvil</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indo-us-strategic-dialogue-framework-on-anvil-231447/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US officials are giving finishing touches to a &#8220;strategic dialogue framework with India&#8221; to take their  relationship to the next level during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&#8217;s state visit, the first hosted by the Obama administration.

Besides Manmohan Singh&#8217;s summit meeting with President Barack Obama at an official state dinner on Nov 24, Secretary .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indo-us-strategic-dialogue-framework-on-anvil-231447/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama visit to take China-US ties to new level: Wen Jiabao</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - The visit of US President Barack Obama to China was of far-reaching significance, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday and expressed the hope that it would take the China-US relationship to &#8220;a new level&#8221;. 

&#8220;It is my sincere hope that your current visit will lift the comprehensive and cooperative China-US relations to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-visit-to-take-china-us-ties-to-new-level-wen-jiabao-231431/" title="Obama visit to take China-US ties to new level: Wen Jiabao">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada promises India help over Rana, hopeful of nuclear deal (Roundup)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Hoping to conclude a civil nuclear agreement soon, India and Canada Tuesday decided to expand their counter-terror cooperation by exchanging information about Tahawuur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin who along with David Headley, a US citizen, was arrested last month for hatching a terror plot against India.

The two sides  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-promises-india-help-over-rana-hopeful-of-nuclear-deal-roundup-231195/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada ready to share information with India about Rana</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Seeking to expand counter-terror cooperation, Canada Tuesday assured India that it was ready to share information about Tahawuur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, who along with David Headley, a US citizen, was arrested by the FBI last month for hatching a terror plot against India. 

 Prime Minister Manmohan ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-ready-to-share-information-with-india-about-rana-231177/">Read : Canada ready to share information with India about Rana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zardari to visit Kabul Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will pay an official visit to Afghanistan Thursday to attend the oath taking ceremony in Kabul by President Hamid Karzai for his second term in office.

Diplomatic sources told Online news agency that the president will be accompanied, among others, by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Interior Minister ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zardari-to-visit-kabul-thursday-231121/">Original article on  : Zardari to visit Kabul Thursday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>MOIA to amend rules for emigration job ads after terror plot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Taking serious note of how Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the accomplice of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley, issued emigration job advertisements in English dailies, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is planning to amend the rules for issuing such ads.

Under the rules, the Protector of Emigrants (PoE) has to monitor all ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moia-to-amend-rules-for-emigration-job-ads-after-terror-plot-231119/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : MOIA to amend rules for emigration job ads after terror plot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kasab on NIA radar in Headley probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is expected to question the lone surviving 26/11 attacker, Ajmal Amir Kasab, as it probes the Indian network of terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana now in American custody. 
Officials overseeing the probe said Headley, a Pakistan born American, personally visited every site .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kasab-on-nia-radar-in-headley-probe-231060/">Kasab on NIA radar in Headley probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Speaker calls for UN Security Council&#8217;s reform</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/speaker-calls-for-un-security-councils-reform-230993/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for &#8220;a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council&#8221; including expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent membership categories of the council.

Attending the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee of Speakers of Parliaments, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at the UN in New York, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/speaker-calls-for-un-security-councils-reform-230993/">Original article on  : Speaker calls for UN Security Council&#8217;s reform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian project to track foreigners begins with Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s long-term project to track the movement of foreign nationals applying for its visas will kick off with Bangladeshi citizens.

As part of the e-governance plan, the government had drawn up a mission mode project for immigration, visa and foreigners registration and tracking called IVFRT. It is driven by the home ministry.	 	
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-project-to-track-foreigners-begins-with-bangladesh-230904/">Source &nbsp;: Indian project to track foreigners begins with Bangladesh</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian PM to visit Golden Temple Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMRITSAR - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in this Punjab city Wednesday and visit the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines.

Harper will arrive here by a special flight at Amritsar&#8217;s Rajasansi airport and drive straight to the shrine around noon. He will be received at the airport by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-pm-to-visit-golden-temple-wednesday-230873/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Canadian PM to visit Golden Temple Wednesday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama urges China to discuss Tibet with the Dalai Lama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - US President Barack Obama Tuesday urged his Chinese counterpart to hold talks with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader who is denounced as a separatist by China&#8217;s ruling Communist Party.

&#8220;We did note that while we recognise that Tibet is part of the People&#8217;s Republic of China, the United States supports the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-urges-china-to-discuss-tibet-with-the-dalai-lama-230850/">Obama urges China to discuss Tibet with the Dalai Lama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Manmohan Singh&#8217;s visit to take India-US ties to next level</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama had chosen to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first state visit by any foreign dignitary to his White House as the US wanted to take their strategic relationship to the next level, according to a senior US official.

Describing the relationship with India as one of the most important .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/manmohan-singhs-visit-to-take-india-us-ties-to-next-level-230848/">Manmohan Singh&#8217;s visit to take India-US ties to next level</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama names ex-vice counsel in India as Nepal&#8217;s new envoy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KATHMANDU - American President Barack Obama has named a former US ambassador to Eritrea and ex-vice counsel in India as the new ambassador to Nepal.

Scott H. DeLisi, a career diplomat, has been plucked from the career development and assignments division in the US State Department&#8217;s Bureau of Human Resources, where he was serving as director, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-names-ex-vice-counsel-in-india-as-nepals-new-envoy-230845/">Obama names ex-vice counsel in India as Nepal&#8217;s new envoy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US recognises Tibet as part of China: Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - US President Barack Obama Tuesday said the US government recognises Tibet as a part of China.

He also said that the US supported the early resumption of dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve any concerns and differences that the two sides may have.	 	
&#8220;The US respects the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-recognises-tibet-as-part-of-china-obama-230836/">Source &nbsp;: US recognises Tibet as part of China: Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US committed to full implementation of India-US n-deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&#8217;s state visit next week, the United States has assured India that it is firmly committed to full implementation of their landmark civil nuclear deal as quickly as possible.

Noting that the nuclear deal signed during the Bush administration had transformed a &#8220;significant bilateral irritant into a real strategic .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-committed-to-full-implementation-of-india-us-n-deal-230812/">US committed to full implementation of India-US n-deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, Hu Jintao discuss bilateral ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting US President Barack Obama started official talks in Beijing Tuesday morning to discuss bilateral ties and global issues of mutual concern.

The talks were held at the Great Hall of the People after a closed-door meeting between the two presidents, Xinhua reported.	 	
It is the third meeting of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hu-jintao-discuss-bilateral-ties-230810/" title="Obama, Hu Jintao discuss bilateral ties">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil disappointed with US-China stance on climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said here Monday that he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; after US President Barack Obama and China&#8217;s Hu Jintao agreed to  not set targets for emissions reduction.

&#8220;I&#8217;m disappointed, but not surprised&#8221; at the agreement reached in Singapore between Obama and Hu, but &#8220;the US and China must sooner ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-disappointed-with-us-china-stance-on-climate-change-230807/">Brazil disappointed with US-China stance on climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain to push for Turkey&#8217;s EU membership during its presidency</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID - Spain will do its best to encourage Turkey&#8217;s entry into the European Union during its EU-presidency in the first half of 2010, government sources said Monday.

King Juan Carlos discussed Turkey&#8217;s relations with the EU with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who was visiting Madrid Monday.	 	
On Sunday, Davutoglu met his Spanish counterpart Miguel .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spain-to-push-for-turkeys-eu-membership-during-its-presidency-230614/">Spain to push for Turkey&#8217;s EU membership during its presidency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Goethe Institut to organise year-long cultural fest in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - To promote and strengthen bilateral ties, Germany&#8217;s cultural arm Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan plans to organise a year-long festival at 15 locations across India in 2011. 

&#8220;The idea is to bring together a comprehensive and authentic picture of Germany in India enhancing the cultural relation between both the nations,&#8221; Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/goethe-institut-to-organise-year-long-cultural-fest-in-india-230597/">Goethe Institut to organise year-long cultural fest in India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan signs financial pact with China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI - Taiwan signed a financial service agreement with China Monday in a long-awaited move to boost cross-strait financial investments in the future.

&#8220;Our two sides signed the financial memorandum of understanding at the same time on Monday,&#8221; said Sean Chen, chairman of the Financial Supervisory commission, in a news conference.	 	
Under the deal to become  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-signs-financial-pact-with-china-230595/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Indian American Keralites honoured</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - The Kerala Centre honoured seven outstanding Indian American Keralites for their contributions in various fields at its 17th Annual Award banquet.

The seven honourees were Thomas Abraham (Political Involvement), Ram M.  Cheerath (Public Service), Dr. George John (Applied Sciences), Dr. Krishna Kishore (Journalism), Shaji Kumar, MD (Medicine), Sunil Kumar (Entrepreneurship), and Dr. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seven-indian-american-keralites-honoured-230566/" title="Seven Indian American Keralites honoured">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian PM visits 26/11 target Chabad House</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday visited the Chabad House, a Jewish community centre at Colaba that was one of the targets of the 26/11 terror attacks here last year.

Harper, who arrived here on the first lap of his three-day trip to India late Sunday, went to the Chabad House and went around .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-pm-visits-2611-target-chabad-house-230550/">Canadian PM visits 26/11 target Chabad House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian team in India to negotiate Gorshkov price</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW DELHI - A 40-member Russian delegation has arrived in India to discuss the price hike for refurbishment of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, even as both the sides have &#8220;dug in their heels&#8221; on what they are willing to settle as the final price, an Indian Navy official said Monday.
The price negotiations for Gorshkov, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-team-in-india-to-negotiate-gorshkov-price-230526/">Russian team in India to negotiate Gorshkov price</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama calls China a strong nation, arrives in Beijing (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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BEIJING - US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing Monday after telling Chinese youths in Shanghai that the US does not seek to contain China&#8217;s rise and that the country was a &#8220;strong and prosperous and successful member of the community of nations&#8221;.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping greeted Obama at the Beijing airport. Obama .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-calls-china-a-strong-nation-arrives-in-beijing-second-lead-230487/">Obama calls China a strong nation, arrives in Beijing (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assam opposition leaders keen to join Congress, says Gogoi</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUWAHATI - Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday claimed several senior opposition party leaders and legislators were keen to join the ruling Congress party ahead of the 2011 assembly elections. 

The chief minister said some leaders of the main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Asom United Democratic Front .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assam-opposition-leaders-keen-to-join-congress-says-gogoi-230478/">Assam opposition leaders keen to join Congress, says Gogoi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Communist leaders from 60 nations to attend Delhi conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Communist leaders from 60 countries will attend the 11th Communist and Workers Parties&#8217; International Meeting, to be held here Nov 20-22, a senior communist leader said Monday. 

The theme of the meeting is &#8220;The international capitalist crisis, the workers&#8217; and peoples&#8217; struggle, the alternatives and the role of the communist and working .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/communist-leaders-from-60-nations-to-attend-delhi-conference-230476/">Communist leaders from 60 nations to attend Delhi conference</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PM &#8216;deeply satisfied&#8217; with Mamata, says Trinamool</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW DELHI - The Trinamool Congress Monday rejected reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unhappy with party leader and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and had asked her for a status report on the railways in a fortnight.
&#8220;There is no iota of truth in it,&#8221; said Trinamool Congress leader and MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pm-deeply-satisfied-with-mamata-says-trinamool-230449/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: PM &#8216;deeply satisfied&#8217; with Mamata, says Trinamool</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prachanda on mystery visit to Singapore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KATHMANDU - Nepal&#8217;s Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, whose party has threatened to call an indefinite shutdown if its demand is not addressed by Friday, flew to Singapore Monday in a surprise move, causing a flutter in political circles.

The former revolutionary is accompanied by Maoist lawmaker and in-charge of the party&#8217;s international affairs, Krishna ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prachanda-on-mystery-visit-to-singapore-230439/">Original article on  : Prachanda on mystery visit to Singapore</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Chinese students, US ambassador show off language skills at town hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Language skills on display
SHANGHAI — Chinese students visiting Monday with President Barack Obama during a town hall-style meeting wanted to show off their language skills. The U.S. ambassador to China did the same.
Obama&#8217;s event with students here featured more spoken English than Chinese — except for Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Obama&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-notebook-chinese-students-us-ambassador-show-off-language-skills-at-town-hall-230423/">Read : WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Chinese students, US ambassador show off language skills at town hall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jharkhand ex-chief ministers campaign hard for top post</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - All of Jharkhand&#8217;s former chief ministers have hit the campaign trail in right earnest for the forthcoming assembly polls, with most of them eyeing the top post once again. The list includes scam tainted Madhu Koda, who faces charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore.

Babulal Marandi, the first chief minister after the state was carved ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jharkhand-ex-chief-ministers-campaign-hard-for-top-post-230408/">Original article on  : Jharkhand ex-chief ministers campaign hard for top post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan says US Marine base pact should be honored, but seeking options on different location</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Japan mulls over relocation of US Marine base
TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s foreign minister said Monday that Tokyo should honor its agreement to find a new location for a major U.S. Marine base, but he and the prime minister said they were still seeking options on where it should go.
Japan and the U.S. agreed in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-says-us-marine-base-pact-should-be-honored-but-seeking-options-on-different-location-230406/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Japan says US Marine base pact should be honored, but seeking options on different location</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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New Greenpeace chief has fought apartheid, poverty

JOHANNESBURG — A South African who battled apartheid as a teen, then went on to lead global campaigns to end poverty and protect human rights took over Monday as the new international head of the environmental group Greenpeace.
Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International&#8217;s new executive director, said climate change makes his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-greenpeace-chief-brings-experience-fighting-poverty-racism-to-environmental-campaign-230403/">Original article on  : New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-residents of Conn. city Pfizer is leaving say fight over waterfront land was unnecessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Conn. residents: Pfizer land battle unnecessary

NEW LONDON, Conn. — After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic development project — triggering an epic fight over eminent domain that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and ended with residents ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-residents-of-conn-city-pfizer-is-leaving-say-fight-over-waterfront-land-was-unnecessary-230399/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Ex-residents of Conn. city Pfizer is leaving say fight over waterfront land was unnecessary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census: Small US cities have better quality of life but economic picture is steadily worsening</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — America&#8217;s small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living.
A review of newly released census data shows, for example, that cities of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents have lagged behind their .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-small-us-cities-have-better-quality-of-life-but-economic-picture-is-steadily-worsening-230395/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN food summit in Rome to focus on agricultural aid as way to fight world hunger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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UN summit to highlight need for agricultural aid

ROME — For the third time in less than a decade, a U.N. food summit will grapple with what so far has been an elusive goal — slashing the number of the world&#8217;s hungry.
Pope Benedict XVI will be among the opening speakers Monday, adding his moral authority to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-food-summit-in-rome-to-focus-on-agricultural-aid-as-way-to-fight-world-hunger-230388/" title="UN food summit in Rome to focus on agricultural aid as way to fight world hunger">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama politely prods for individual freedoms, unblocked Internet in message to China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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In China, Obama pushes freedoms, open Internet
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama gave China a pointed, unexpected nudge to stop censoring the Internet access of its own people, offering an animated defense of the tool that helped him win the White House — and telling his tightly controlled hosts not .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-politely-prods-for-individual-freedoms-unblocked-internet-in-message-to-china-230335/" title="President Obama politely prods for individual freedoms, unblocked Internet in message to China">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Both CPI-M, Trinamool misusing funds: Kabir Suman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is now a Trinamool Congress MP, has said that he did not see any difference between West Bengal&#8217;s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the opposition in misusing funds allocated for development work, causing much embarrassment to his party.

&#8220;I don&#8217;t see any difference between the CPI-M ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/both-cpi-m-trinamool-misusing-funds-kabir-suman-230332/" title="Both CPI-M, Trinamool misusing funds: Kabir Suman">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At town hall in China, President Obama presses for individual freedoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Obama says freedoms are &#8216;universal rights&#8217;
SHANGHAI — Pressing for freedoms on China&#8217;s own turf, President Barack Obama said Monday that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available to all.
In his first presidential trip to Asia, Obama lauded cooperative relations with China but sought to send .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-town-hall-in-china-president-obama-presses-for-individual-freedoms-230329/" title="At town hall in China, President Obama presses for individual freedoms">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide truck bomber attacks police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing 4 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A pickup truck laden with explosives blew up in front of a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 4 people in an area that has become the focal point for militant retaliation against a recent army offensive.
The massive explosion caused a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-truck-bomber-attacks-police-station-in-northwestern-pakistan-killing-4-people-230309/">Original source &nbsp;: Suicide truck bomber attacks police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing 4 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India, Nepal home ministers&#8217; meet put off due to turmoil</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sudeshna Sarkar</dc:creator>
		
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KATHMANDU - The three-day security talks between the home ministers of India and Nepal, scheduled to have started in New Delhi Tuesday, have been postponed indefinitely due to the mounting turmoil in Nepal.
Nepal&#8217;s Home Minister Bhim Rawal, accompanied by Home Secretary Govinda Prasad Kusum and the chiefs of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-nepal-home-ministers-meet-put-off-due-to-turmoil-230302/">Source article &nbsp;: India, Nepal home ministers&#8217; meet put off due to turmoil</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China a strong, prosperous nation, says Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI - The US does not seek to contain China&#8217;s rise, visiting US President Barack Obama said here Monday, adding that China was a &#8220;strong and prosperous and successful member of the community of nations&#8221;.

Obama made the remarks during a dialogue with Chinese youth in the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in the country&#8217;s economic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-a-strong-prosperous-nation-says-obama-230285/" title="China a strong, prosperous nation, says Obama">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament is for the youth to cherish, strengthen: Meira Kumar (To go with Meira Kumar interview)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is keen that young Indians connect with parliament, the &#8220;beautiful institution&#8221; that has &#8220;stood the test of time&#8221;.
&#8220;I want to make them (young Indians) realise what a beautiful institution they have in their country which has stood the test of time and which is theirs .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parliament-is-for-the-youth-to-cherish-strengthen-meira-kumar-to-go-with-meira-kumar-interview-230281/">Source article &nbsp;: Parliament is for the youth to cherish, strengthen: Meira Kumar (To go with Meira Kumar interview)</a>.]]></description>
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