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		<title>Amos Makes Palin Promise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American singer TORI AMOS has vowed to run for office if former U.S. Vice President candidate SARAH PALIN ever tries to get elected again.

Republican Palin&#8217;s role in the 2008 White House race divided America, with many questioning her credentials - and the Spark hitmaker insists she&#8217;ll run alongside the Alaskan if she ever eyes the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amos-makes-palin-promise-247434/">Read more : Amos Makes Palin Promise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M in Ill. settlement

NEW YORK — OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Tuesday it will pay the state of Illinois $77 million to settle an investigation into the firm&#8217;s management of a college savings program.
Oppenheimer spokeswoman Jeaneen Pisarra said the firm has also reached a tentative $67 million settlement with New Mexico. The firm is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oppenheimerfunds-to-pay-77m-to-settle-investigation-into-college-savings-fund-247418/">Read more : OppenheimerFunds to pay $77M to settle investigation into college savings fund</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Evergreen panels chosen for Massachusetts project

MARLBORO, Mass. — Evergreen Solar Inc. said Tuesday that its String Ribbon solar panels will supply about 30 percent of the power to run Patriot Place, a 1.3 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment complex located next to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.
The company said more than 2,800 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evergreens-solar-panels-to-supply-30-percent-of-the-power-for-massachusetts-development-247416/">Evergreen&#8217;s solar panels to supply 30 percent of the power for Massachusetts development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 14-20</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Nielsen&#8217;s top 20 for Dec. 14-20
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Dec. 14-20. Listings include the week&#8217;s ranking and viewership.

1. &#8220;NCIS,&#8221; CBS, 20.69 million.
2. NFL Sunday Night Football: Minnesota vs. Carolina, NBC, 18.19 million.
3. &#8220;NCIS: Los Angeles,&#8221; CBS, 17.5 million.
4. &#8220;Two and a Half Men,&#8221; CBS, 16.37 million.
5. &#8220;The Mentalist,&#8221; CBS, 15.77 ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-list-of-the-top-20-prime-time-programs-in-the-nielsen-ratings-for-dec-14-20-247415/">A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 14-20</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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US freezing assets of Iraq-based insurgent group

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is freezing the assets of an Iraq-based insurgent group that has conducted or supported violent raids against U.S. and coalition forces.
The department said Tuesday that since April, the group, Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi, has launched attacks using armor-penetrating grenades, rockets, and improvised explosive devices. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-freezes-assets-of-insurgent-group-in-iraq-for-attacks-us-and-coalition-forces-247414/" title="Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates rivals

NEW YORK — The television ratings make it look like CBS was the only broadcast network working last week.
With the exception of Sunday&#8217;s NFL broadcast and its pregame shows, plus &#8220;The Simpsons&#8221; on Fox, every show in the Nielsen Co.&#8217;s list of the most popular was on CBS. .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-week-stuffed-with-repeats-cbs-dominates-its-rivals-in-nielsen-ratings-247413/">In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Sierra Pacific says tender offer has expired

LAS VEGAS — Sierra Pacific Power Co. said Tuesday that a tender offer has expired for its 6.75 percent general and refunding mortgage notes due 2037.
Nearly $73.3 million of the notes were validly tendered, Sierra Pacific said.
Those who tendered their notes before Dec. 7 will receive $1,012.15 per $1,000 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sierra-pacific-says-tender-offer-for-mortgage-notes-due-2037-has-expired-247412/">Read : Sierra Pacific says tender offer for mortgage notes due 2037 has expired</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged

CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that City National Corp.&#8217;s ratings were unaffected by its recently announced acquisition of Imperial Capital Bank.
Fitch said City National&#8217;s FDIC-assisted acquisition of Imperial is of &#8220;manageable size.&#8221;
City National has a loss-sharing deal with the FDIC on $2.6 billion in loans, and Fitch said it ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fitch-leaves-city-national-ratings-unchanged-after-announced-acquisition-of-imperial-capital-247411/">Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Vitamin Shoppe unit to redeem $20M in senior notes

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — A subsidiary of Vitamin Shoppe Inc. will redeem $20 million in senior notes, the company said Tuesday.
Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. said the notes are due 2012, and the company plans to start the redemption on Jan. 20.
Holders notes will receive $1,000 per $1,000 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vitamin-shoppe-subsidiary-to-redeem-20-million-in-senior-notes-247408/" title="Vitamin Shoppe subsidiary to redeem $20 million in senior notes">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Egyptian court upholds 4 years jailing of blogger

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s High Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt&#8217;s president.
Egypt&#8217;s official news agency said Tuesday that the court rejected 24-year-old Abdel Kareem Nabil&#8217;s last appeal.
Nabil, a former student at Cairo&#8217;s Al-Azhar University, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Second Boeing 787 plane takes an hour test flight

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing&#8217;s second 787 flew for a little over an hour Tuesday and had a little problem along the way.
The jet took off Tuesday from Paine Field and landed one hour and six minutes later at Boeing Field.
Test pilots are reporting the main landing gear .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeings-second-787-takes-an-hour-test-flight-pilots-report-1-problem-247401/">Boeing&#8217;s second 787 takes an hour test flight; pilots report 1 problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama to get &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is getting &#8220;sports stuff&#8221; for Christmas.
First lady Michelle Obama would reveal only that much during a visit to Children&#8217;s National Medical Center in Washington on Tuesday. Mrs. Obama read &#8220;&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas&#8221; to several dozen sick children and then answered ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-says-husband-getting-sports-stuff-for-christmas-247399/">Michelle Obama says husband getting &#8217;sports stuff&#8217; for Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 dead after series of dust storm accidents on I-10 south of Phoenix, some vehicles on fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Carlson</dc:creator>
		
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Dust storm wrecks south of Phoenix leave 4 dead

PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm Tuesday spawned a series of collisions involving as many as 20 vehicles on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, leaving at least four people dead.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said other casualties were airlifted to Phoenix hospitals with severe burns and .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-dead-after-series-of-dust-storm-accidents-on-i-10-south-of-phoenix-some-vehicles-on-fire-247397/">4 dead after series of dust storm accidents on I-10 south of Phoenix, some vehicles on fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. teens plead not guilty to hate crime charge

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania teenagers have pleaded not guilty in federal court to a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak were arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre (BEHR&#8217;) on charges stemming from the July 2008 beating death of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-pa-teens-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-247395/">Source article &nbsp;: 2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New Yorkers, it seems, are the most unhappy bunch you can imagine in the US, a study published in Science magazine said Tuesday.

New York ranks 51st behind Connecticut (50) and New Jersey (49) in a list that includes Washington DC (37), according to the study by two academics, Andrew Oswald of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/">Read : New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepti Hajela</dc:creator>
		
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Accused EMTs&#8217; lawyer decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;

NEW YORK — The lawyer for two New York City emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman says his clients are being vilified by a rush to judgment.
Douglas Rosenthal tells The Associated Press that he&#8217;s confident the facts will show that Jason Green and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-decries-rush-to-judgment-247391/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Lawyer for EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery decries &#8216;rush to judgment&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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First lady reads Christmas classic to sick kids

WASHINGTON — Sick children at a hospital in the nation&#8217;s capital got a dose of holiday cheer when first lady Michelle Obama paid them a visit.
She also brought along daughters Malia and Sasha and the family dog, Bo.
Mrs. Obama read the Christmas classic &#8220;&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas.&#8221; .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-lady-reads-christmas-classic-to-sick-children-along-with-first-daughters-and-dog-bo-247390/" title="First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Hubbard</dc:creator>
		
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Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel delivered its counter-demands Tuesday for a deal with Hamas to exchange about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier held captive by Gaza militants for more than three years.
As families on both sides agonized over the outcome, last-minute differences over who .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/" title="Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Todt</dc:creator>
		
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Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat

PHILADELPHIA — George Washington will have a tourist along for the ride on Christmas Day.
Home builder Thomas Fischer will don period garb and take a seat in the lead boat for the annual re-enactment of Washington&#8217;s 1776 crossing of the Delaware River. Fischer, of Newtown, Pa., won an .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-wins-ride-in-george-washingtons-boat-as-part-of-delaware-river-crossing-fundraiser-247385/">Pa. man wins ride in George Washington&#8217;s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Lloyds agrees to settlement on financial sanctions

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to a $217 million settlement stemming from claims the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
The department said in a statement Tuesday the alleged violations stemmed from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247384/">Original article on  : Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Critchell</dc:creator>
		
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Usher is slowly building a lifestyle brand

NEW YORK — Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion.
The R&#038;B singer describes his style as &#8220;flashy classy&#8221; and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets. He admires edgier designers such as Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs and Kris Van Assche.
Usher has ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usher-balancing-flashy-and-classy-with-a-look-that-is-always-evolving-247382/">Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat
HONOLULU — Authorities say a woman accused of threatening to kill first lady Michelle Obama is in federal custody in Honolulu as the Obama family plans to travel to Hawaii.
The Secret Service says Kristy Lee Roshia called its Boston office last month and told a receptionist, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-service-holds-woman-in-hawaii-after-death-threat-made-against-michelle-obama-247379/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Adventurer&#8217;s niece sad over Angel Falls renaming

ARCATA, Calif. — The niece of adventurer Jimmie Angel says she is saddened that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wants to go back to using the indigenous name for the world&#8217;s tallest waterfall.
The waterfall, known as Angel Falls, was named after the American pilot who saw the natural wonder from .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/">Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Yellowstone opens for winter season
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is now open after crews used a howitzer in recent days to trigger avalanches on Sylvan Pass.

The East Entrance opened Tuesday morning. All park entrances are now open.
Commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches travel over Sylvan Pass when weather and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snowmobile-travel-open-at-yellowstone-after-howitzers-trigger-avalanches-247376/" title="Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>County executive signs zoning measure needed for Maryland&#8217;s largest slots proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Measure allowing slot machines at Md. mall signed

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A county executive has paved the way for Maryland&#8217;s largest slot machine facility by signing zoning legislation.
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold on Tuesday signed the measure needed to move ahead with a Cordish Co. venture to put 4,750 slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall.  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/county-executive-signs-zoning-measure-needed-for-marylands-largest-slots-proposal-247373/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Dust storm leads to wrecks in Arizona
PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm has spawned 20 or more collisions Tuesday on Interstate 10 in central Arizona, with several vehicles catching fire.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said at least one person died, and several others were flown to Phoenix hospitals, some with severe burns and other ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-dust-storm-leads-to-20-accidents-on-interstate-10-in-arizona-some-vehicles-on-fire-247371/">Read : Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boy dies after falling into Mumbai manhole</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - A five-year-old boy, who had gone missing since Tuesday afternoon, was found dead in a manhole in northeast Mumbai&#8217;s Mankhurd suburb. Police said a team had been sent to the site.

According to a Samajwadi Party leader of the area, there was a frantic search for the boy who was reported missing from Indira .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boy-dies-after-falling-into-mumbai-manhole-247369/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Boy dies after falling into Mumbai manhole</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Wacky New Year specs live on in 2010, despite 1

NEW YORK — The decade&#8217;s end was supposed to finish off those wacky, year-shaped glasses favored by the reveling seas on New Years Eve in Times Square and around the world. Gone would be the convenient loops of the 1990s and the double-zero good times of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-new-decade-of-year-shaped-glasses-for-2010-despite-1-247367/" title="They said it couldn&#8217;t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Police called in to help with JFK airport crowd

NEW YORK — Police say officers were called in to help with an unruly crowd for about an hour at the Delta Air Lines terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman says Delta asked the authority to send .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-called-in-to-help-with-unruly-crowd-at-delta-terminal-at-jfk-airport-in-nyc-247366/">Source article &nbsp;: Police called in to help with unruly crowd at Delta terminal at JFK airport in NYC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Cleveland suburb, 4 vehicles hit since August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Ohio

BEREA, Ohio — Police in a Cleveland suburb say they think someone has been shooting at moving vehicles over the last few months.
Berea (buh-REE&#8217;-uh) police say four vehicles have been damaged in three shootings since mid-August.
No one has been hurt, but police Lt. Gary Black says it&#8217;s a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-shooter-targeting-moving-cars-in-cleveland-suburb-4-vehicles-hit-since-august-247362/">Read more : Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Cleveland suburb, 4 vehicles hit since August</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Young sailor Dekker&#8217;s dreams dashed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Just four months ago Laura Dekker was a carefree 13-year-old with an extraordinary dream — to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. On Tuesday, police hauled her home — clutching a suitcase and guitar — from a mystery trip to the Caribbean, and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-dutch-sailor-laura-dekker-sees-life-unravel-after-court-blocks-dream-voyage-247359/">Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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RI picks Chevron for town wind turbine project

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has selected Chevron Energy Solutions to develop and maintain several wind turbines in the coastal town of Narragansett.
Chevron beat out three other firms seeking the project and is not seeking any money from the state or the town for its proposal. The exact .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-selects-chevron-as-developer-of-wind-turbine-project-in-narragansett-247358/">Source &nbsp;: RI selects Chevron as developer of wind turbine project in Narragansett</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi official: Weeks of fighting with Yemen rebels has left 73 Saudis dead, 26 missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Weeks of fighting Yemen rebels killed 73 Saudis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that 73 Saudis have been killed and 26 have gone missing since the kingdom launched an offensive against Yemeni Shiite rebels along the border last month.
The announcement was the first indication that the U.S. ally had suffered such heavy losses ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-official-weeks-of-fighting-with-yemen-rebels-has-left-73-saudis-dead-26-missing-247356/" title="Saudi official: Weeks of fighting with Yemen rebels has left 73 Saudis dead, 26 missing">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Smuggling bid foiled in Dubai</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI - The Dubai Customs Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics by arresting a passenger carrying small capsules of drugs hidden in his stomach, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. 

Ali Al Magahwi, director of Airport Operations Department at Dubai Customs, said the customs inspectors noticed the nervous behaviour of a passenger heading from an  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/smuggling-bid-foiled-in-dubai-247355/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells students</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUCKNOW - Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday asked students in Uttar Pradesh to emulate a development model he had successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu years ago to bring urban amenities to rural areas.

Addressing the 7th convocation ceremony of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)here, Kalam sought to introduce the &#8220;Providing Urban Amenities in Rural ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ensure-urban-amenities-in-rural-areas-kalam-tells-students-247354/">Read : Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/">Original source &nbsp;: Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Fort Campbell brigade headed to Afghanistan
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan in the early summer of 2010.
The Department of Defense announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-head-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247347/">Original article &nbsp;: Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to head to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</title>
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will deploy 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan in the early summer of 2010.
The Department of Defense announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Barack .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-department-fort-campbells-2nd-brigade-combat-team-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-in-2010-247345/">Defense Department: Fort Campbell&#8217;s 2nd Brigade Combat Team to deploy to Afghanistan in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 killed in NC as car pulls onto tracks ahead of Amtrak train headed from Charlotte to NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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2 killed in NC as Amtrak train hits car
EFLAND, N.C. — Two people are dead and a baby is in the hospital after an Amtrak train hit a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing

Authorities said the car was crossing tracks Tuesday morning in Efland, about 40 miles northwest of Raleigh.
Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-killed-in-nc-as-car-pulls-onto-tracks-ahead-of-amtrak-train-headed-from-charlotte-to-nyc-247344/" title="2 killed in NC as car pulls onto tracks ahead of Amtrak train headed from Charlotte to NYC">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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DC asks judge to dismiss gay marriage lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by opponents of same-sex marriage.
The plaintiffs, led by local pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are seeking to get their proposed ban on gay marriage on the ballot. They are suing after the Board of ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-government-asks-judge-to-dismiss-suit-by-gay-marriage-opponents-seeking-ballot-initiative-247343/">DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Fla. boy, 2, dies after being bitten in neck by family dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Boy, 2, dies after being bitten by family dog

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A 2-year-old southwest Florida boy has died after being bitten by the family dog.
Police and emergency responders were called to a Cape Coral home about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday
Authorities say Liam Perk was walking by the family&#8217;s 8-year-old Weimaraner when, without any apparent provocation, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-fla-boy-2-dies-after-being-bitten-in-neck-by-family-dog-247342/">Source article &nbsp;: Southwest Fla. boy, 2, dies after being bitten in neck by family dog</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>100 Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails to be freed soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GANDHINAGAR - Hundred of the over 600 Indian fishermen held in Pakistani jails will be released soon, a fishermen&#8217;s forum official said here Tuesday. 

Manish Lodhari, secretary of the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), said from Porbandar  that Sami Memon, secretary general of the Pakistan Peoples Forum, had apprised him of their government&#8217;s decision to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/100-indian-fishermen-in-pakistani-jails-to-be-freed-soon-247340/">Original source &nbsp;: 100 Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails to be freed soon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poor economy forces Detroit families to leave loved ones&#8217; burials in county morgue&#8217;s hands</title>
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Unclaimed corpses push up urban morgue body counts

DETROIT — Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper&#8217;s graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel.
Times are tough for the living ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poor-economy-forces-detroit-families-to-leave-loved-ones-burials-in-county-morgues-hands-247339/">Read : Poor economy forces Detroit families to leave loved ones&#8217; burials in county morgue&#8217;s hands</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Civil rights group SCLC removes board chairman, treasurer, amid probe of mismanagement claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Civil rights group SCLC unseats 2 leaders in probe

ATLANTA — Officials with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference have removed the organization&#8217;s board chairman and treasurer while they conduct an internal investigation into claims of mismanagement.
The allegations surround the Rev. Raleigh Trammell, the chairman, and treasurer Spiver Gordon. A telephone call made to Trammell in Dayton, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/civil-rights-group-sclc-removes-board-chairman-treasurer-amid-probe-of-mismanagement-claims-247336/">Source article &nbsp;: Civil rights group SCLC removes board chairman, treasurer, amid probe of mismanagement claims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Scallopers ask NOAA head to restore some cuts

BOSTON — More than 1,000 members of the East Coast scallop industry have asked the nation&#8217;s chief fisheries regulator to restore 6 million pounds to the recent cut in the scallop catch.
The industry called the cuts &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221; in a letter delivered Saturday to NOAA head Jane .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scalloper-industry-asked-noaa-head-to-restore-some-cuts-calling-them-rapid-and-unnecessary-247335/">Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ruchika case should be re-opened, says friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHANDIGARH - Aradhana Gupta, a close friend of Ruchika Girhotra who was molested by former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore 19 years ago, Tuesday demanded the case be re-opened for better justice.

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Chandigarh  Monday held Rathore guilty of molesting 14-year-old Ruchika here Aug ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ruchika-case-should-be-re-opened-says-friend-247332/">Read : Ruchika case should be re-opened, says friend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill family of Mexican marine who died during raid that eliminated drug kingpin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen kill family of Mexican drug war hero

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen mowed down the family of a Mexican marine just hours after the military honored him as a national hero for losing his life during a raid that took down powerful drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva.
The brazen attack happened shortly before midnight Monday at the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-family-of-mexican-marine-who-died-during-raid-that-eliminated-drug-kingpin-247331/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gunmen kill family of Mexican marine who died during raid that eliminated drug kingpin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Payment settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Lloyds to pay $217 million in Treasury settlement

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to pay $217 million to settle claims that the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
The department said in a statement Tuesday the alleged violations stemmed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/payment-settles-allegations-banking-giant-violated-us-sanctions-on-money-transfers-to-iran-247330/">Original article on  : Payment settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</title>
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NYC victim&#8217;s mom: EMTs were &#8216;inhuman&#8217; not to help

NEW YORK — Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman are &#8220;inhuman,&#8221; her mother said Tuesday as a lawyer for the EMTs argued his clients are being vilified in a rush to judgment.
Cynthia Rennix, the mother of 25-year-old Eutisha Revee Rennix, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/emts-accused-of-ignoring-dying-woman-in-nyc-eatery-are-inhuman-victims-mom-says-247329/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : EMTs accused of ignoring dying woman in NYC eatery are &#8216;inhuman,&#8217; victim&#8217;s mom says</a>.]]></description>
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