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					<title><![CDATA[Sebelius piles pressure on insurers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable and to stop fighting the Obama administration's reform effort.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Ny governor in hot water, 2nd-in-command steps up]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - With Governor David Paterson enveloped in scandal, New York's lieutenant governor is leading the notoriously difficult budget process and freeing up his boss to fight for his political life, experts say.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Biden scolds israel over settlement plan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[RAMALLAH, West Bank - Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Republican bunning stirs anger with wto block]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A Republican senator who held up action earlier this month on a bill to renew jobless benefits faced more criticism on Wednesday for blocking approval of President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[U.s. calls myanmar election laws "a mockery"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - New laws enacted by Myanmar's military government make a mockery of democracy and ensure that elections due later this year will be a farce, the United States said on Wednesday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Gates, in riyadh, seeks saudi help on iran sanctions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[RIYADH - Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah for support lobbying for U.N. sanctions against Iran on Wednesday and discussed ways to boost the kingdom's air and missile defenses.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[House to vote on pullout from afghanistan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.S. forces out of the war.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Labour mp facing expenses probe]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:00 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Afghan anxieties]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:42 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Uk global clout 'waning' - hague]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:34 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Live: prime minister's questions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Watch all  the action with key points, analysis and reaction as Gordon Brown faces his weekly prime minister's questions grilling.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:02:50 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Economic storm not over, says pm]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:01 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Mps query coalfields revival plan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:50 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Labour peer to end non-dom status]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Labour peer and donor Lord Paul has said he will end his controversial "non-dom" status from the next tax year.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:38:51 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Biden assures israel of u.s. security commitment]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:54:03 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[New poll spells potential trouble for democrats]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Obama taps ex-intel officer for aviation security]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said on Monday he will nominate a retired Army officer with intelligence community experience to lead aviation security efforts amid concerns about passenger planes being bombed or hijacked.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Biden in israel after pledging u.s. support on iran]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Vice President Joe Biden began a visit to Israel and the West Bank on Monday, assuring Israelis in a newspaper interview that Washington would close ranks with them against any threat from a nuclear-armed Iran.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Women hit by climate change head to capitol hill]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Critics hit senate tilt toward fed status quo]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Senators leaning toward preserving the Federal Reserve's role as a bank supervisor and consumer protection regulator came under criticism on Monday from academics and consumer activists.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[W.house confident over june deadline for fed picks]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - The White House is confident it will meet a June deadline for making appointments to fill vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board, spokesman Bill Burton said on Monday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Volcker: higher inflation target idea "nonsense"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - The idea, floated by IMF economists, that central banks could raise their inflation targets is nonsense, White House economic adviser Paul Volcker said in a German newspaper interview published on Monday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[New york governor defends soda tax]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New York State should tax sugary soft drinks to curb obesity and recoup some of the billions of dollars it spends each year to treat people with diabetes and other diseases, Governor David Paterson said on Monday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[New york governor rejects reimposing stock transfer tax]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New York state should not reimpose a stock transfer tax as this would make Wall Street firms move to other cities such as New Jersey's Newark, or other states like Connecticut, Governor David Paterson said on Monday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:05 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Tory review urges science boost]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:56 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA['insurance for all' plan for dogs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every dog owner in the UK would have to take out insurance under government proposals to crack down on dangerous breeds.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:56 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Cameron rebuts ashcroft criticism]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[David Cameron rejects claims he has mishandled the Lord Ashcroft tax row, saying he had clearly acted to settle the matter.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:56 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Un feeble over saddam - miliband]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The "failures" of the UN to follow through threats to Saddam Hussein weakened it ahead of the Iraq war, David Miliband says]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:39:59 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Obama keeps u.s. troop withdrawal plan after iraq poll]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called Iraq's election an "important milestone" on Sunday despite deadly violence, praising Iraqi security forces and repeating his end-2011 goal for removing all U.S. troops from the country.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:18:03 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Obama to nominate retired army general for tsa: source]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to nominate retired Army Major Gen. Robert Harding to head the Transportation Security Administration after his first pick withdrew under political pressure, an administration official said Sunday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:18:03 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Votes uncertain as healthcare endgame looms]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top healthcare official on Sunday seized on a new report to urge quick passage of healthcare reform legislation, but a top Democrat said they did not yet have the votes in Congress.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Biden to try to boost middle east peace prospects]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama dispatches his vice president to the Middle East on Sunday to try to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep skepticism on both sides.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[China foreign minister says u.s. ties "disrupted"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday that relations with the United States had been "seriously disrupted," after a rise in friction between the two big powers.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Firms get u.s. money despite iran work: report]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The U.S. government, while pushing for tougher sanctions against Tehran, has given $107 billion in the last 10 years to U.S. and foreign companies doing business in Iran, much of it in the energy sector, The New York Times reported on Saturday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[China wants more diplomacy before iran sanctions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signaled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did not shut the door completely to the possibility.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Harman calls for ashcroft removal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Harriet Harman calls for Lord Ashcroft to be removed as Conservative deputy chairman amid a row over his tax status.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:55:52 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Brown's afghan pledge questioned]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Conservatives query Gordon Brown's announcement of 200 new patrol vehicles for British troops in Afghanistan.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:38:11 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[China calls u.s. duties on paper, salts unfair]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - The decision by the United States to impose preliminary duties on Chinese coated paper and phosphate salts was unfair and discriminatory, a spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said in a statement seen on Saturday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:37:16 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Obama wants "straight answer" from health insurers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama attacked the country's biggest health insurers on Saturday for failing to give him a "straight answer" on why they were "arbitrarily and massively" hiking their premiums.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:37:16 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Brown sees troops in afghanistan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[UK PM Gordon Brown visits British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over his evidence to the Iraq war inquiry.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:39:59 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Congressional panel to examine campaign spending]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A top lawmaker said on Friday he is holding a hearing to examine the need for legislative reform after the Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:43:52 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[House democrat resigns to avoid ethics probe]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Freshman Democratic Representative Eric Massa announced his resignation on Friday, saying an ethics investigation into alleged misconduct toward a male staff member would tear his family and staff apart.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:43:52 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[U.s. repudiates u.n. council remarks on mideast clash]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS - A U.S. official denied on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N. Security Council statement to reporters voicing concern about the fighting between Israel forces and Palestinians.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:43:52 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Chavez mocks clinton as "blond condoleezza"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[CARACAS - Venezuela's President Hugo mocked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday as a "blond" version of her predecessor, and said a row with Spain over alleged links with rebel groups was over.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:43:52 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Deficits higher than obama budgeted: cbo]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's budget plans would rack up $9.8 trillion more debt by 2020, or $1.2 trillion more than the White House has forecast, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:43:52 -0600</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Brown challenged on iraq funding]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two ex-heads of the armed forces strongly challenge Gordon Brown's evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, in which he said the military was given whatever it asked for.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:38:23 -0600</pubDate>
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