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  <title><![CDATA[Fire Outside Greek Parliament as Protestors Throw Petrol Bombs; Lawmakers in Dilemma]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Black-masked protesters throwing petrol bombs created a wall of fire on Sunday outside Greece&#039;s parliament as lawmakers inside looked set defy public rage by endorsing a new austerity deal to secure an EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Athens Burning; Riots Spead Across Greece as Parliament Meets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Historic cinemas, cafes, shops and banks were set ablaze in central Athens Sunday as black-masked protesters fought Greek police outside parliament, while inside lawmakers looked set to defy the rage by endorsing a new EU/IMF austerity deal.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[5th Fleet Commander Says Iran Is Preparing Kamikaze Boats in Gulf]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S. Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region said Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:53:45 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fans and Cops Both Found to Blame for Egypt Soccer Riot]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a soccer stadium disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country&#039;s history, the legislator leading it said on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:48:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protesters Battle Troops in Bahrain as Anniversary of Revolt Nears]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bahraini riot police engaged in pitched battles with petrol-bomb throwing youths on Sunday as violence escalated ahead of Tuesday&#039;s anniversary of the uprising last year, while King Hamad mocked the opposition for its &quot;bad manners.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protests Rage Across Europe, Middle East [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in several nations this weekend demanding political justice, economic opportunity, and a change to the status quo. Demonstrators -- who powered the Arab Spring, the worldwide Occupy protests during the summer, and the anti-austerity marches of the European autumn -- are back on the streets in a winter of discontent.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:21:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Peruvian Army Wounds and Captures Shining Path Rebel Leader]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The most important leader of Peru&#039;s leftist Shining Path insurgency was seriously wounded and captured by security forces after being shot in a remote jungle rife with drug trafficking, President Ollanta Humala said on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:13:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[No More Compromise on Birth Control, Obama Staff Chief Vows]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will make no further changes to the rule requiring health insurance plans to provide women with coverage for contraception, although U.S. Catholic bishops still object, his chief of staff said Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:07:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arab League Backs Syria Rebels, Ask U.N. Intervention]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Arab League threw its support Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, and called for the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to halt bloodshed.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:44:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greeks Riot Outside Parliament as Parties Debate Austerity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Black-masked protesters throwing petrol bombs created a wall of fire Sunday outside Greece&#039;s parliament as lawmakers inside looked set defy public rage by endorsing a new austerity deal to secure an EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:44:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shining Path Rebel Leader Killed by Peruvian Army]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The most important leader of Peru&#039;s leftist Shining Path insurgency has been found dead by security forces after being shot in a remote jungle rife with drug trafficking, President Ollanta Humala said on Sunday in his first major victory against what remains of the rebel group.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:22:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin CPAC 2012 Speech: Where to Watch Video]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin wowed the Conservative Political Action Committee 2012 conference on Saturday, her mama grizzly roar repeatedly bringing the audience to a standing ovation and reaffirming her relevance to the Republican Party.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fed Minutes to Clarify Extent of Discord on Easing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A number of top Federal Reserve officials likely saw a need for additional monetary easing at the central bank&#039;s meeting last month, although there are few signals the central bank will move soon.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:00:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Al-Qaida Leader Backs Syrian Revolt Vs. Bashar al-Assad]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online video recording posted on Sunday, urged Syrians not to rely on the West or Arab governments in their revolt to topple President Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297233/20120212/al-qaida-leader-ayman-zawahri-syria-bashar.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mitt Romney Still on Shaky Ground as Rick Santorum Surges in National Polls]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Maine Republican caucus vote and the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 straw poll Saturday. But recent polls suggest he is still on shaky ground as far as his front-runner status in the Republican presidential race is concerned.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:21:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Under Pressure to Agree Unpopular Bailout Deal; PM Warns Economic Chaos]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be &quot;economic chaos&quot;, and Germany demanded Greece dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:06:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Than half of Afghan Brick Kiln Workers 'are Bonded Child Laborers']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations-backed survey, &quot;Buried in Bricks: Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Afghan Brick Kilns&quot;,  found that workers and their families are tied to a kiln as they have to repay the loans which they often take for basic necessities, medical expenses, weddings and funerals.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:31:24 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Appears Set to OK Bailout as Germany Demands Action]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be &quot;economic chaos,&quot; and Germany demanded Athens dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297207/20120212/greece-greek-eu-imf-bailout-germany-demand.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:11:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[EU to Impose New Rounds of Trade and Financial Sanctions on Syria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The European Union (EU) is planning to impose harsher trade and financial sanctions on Syria, according to EU officials.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:03:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arrests: Rupert Murdoch Flies to London Amid Rumours of Sun Sale]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Murdoch is believed to have reached London, to restore confidence among the employees in the wake of the arrests of five of the Sun journalists.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297198/20120212/sun-arrests-rupert-murdoch-london-news-corp.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:01:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ECI Writes to President against Salman Khurshid]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid repeatedly defying the Election Commission of India (ECI) at campaigns for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, the ECI on Saturday wrote to President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil to act against the senior Congress leader.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:57:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Promises Made Must Become Promises Kept: Germany]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek promises on austerity measures are no longer good enough because so many vows have been broken and the country that has been a &quot;bottomless pit&quot; has to dramatically change its ways, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in remarks published on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:31:24 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Japanese Emperor to Undergo Heart Bypass Surgery Next Week]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Japanese Emperor Akihito will undergo heart bypass surgery on Feb. 18, after a detailed examination found a heart problem had worsened, the Imperial Household Agency was quoted as saying on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Japanese Emperor to Undergo Bypass Heart Surgery]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Japanese Emperor Akihito will undergo heart bypass surgery on February 18.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:54:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Turkmenistan Leader Appears Likely to Win Easy Re-election]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Turkmenistan votes on Sunday in a one-sided election certain to extend the rule of President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov over a Central Asian country holding 4 percent of global natural-gas reserves, which rights groups rank among the world&#039;s most repressive.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:53:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ron Paul After Mitt Romney Wins Maine Caucus: 'We Could Call It A Tie']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, may not have won the presidential straw poll in the Maine 2012 Republican caucuses, but the libertarian candidate has good reason to believe that by the time Maine&#039;s delegates are up for grabs, his &quot;almost tie&quot; may become a win.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:56:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Austerity: It's as Unpopular in Portugal as in Greece [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[More than 100,000 people packed Lisbon&#039;s vast Palace Square on Saturday in the largest rally against austerity and economic hardships since Portugal resorted to a European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout last May -- and organizers vowed to step up protests and labor action.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:37:53 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Heavy snow in Italy cuts off villages, disrupts flights]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Heavy snow fell across Italy on Saturday, blanketing the capital Rome, cutting off mountain villages and disrupting roads, railways and airports around the country.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:28:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Romney has narrow Maine caucus win]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney bounced back from midweek losses in three states to narrowly win Maine&#039;s caucuses on Saturday, hours after winning a straw poll of Republican conservative activists.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:54:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[William Patterson Confirmed as Burned Baylor Student Outside Waco, Tex.]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[McLennan County Police confirmed that the Baylor University student found dead Thursday in the back of a burning Cadillac outside of Waco, Tex., is William Patterson. Patterson had recently begun studying film and digital media at Baylor University after graduating from Churchill High School in San Antonio last year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:36:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Maine Caucus Results 2012: Mitt Romney Wins Immediately After CPAC Victory]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Saturday was a good day for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Immediately after CPAC organizers announced that the former Massachusetts governor won the conference straw poll, the state GOP chair said he had also clinched the lead in Maine&#039;s caucuses.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297109/20120211/maine-caucus-results-2012-mitt-romney-wins.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297109/20120211/maine-caucus-results-2012-mitt-romney-wins.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:05:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Wows CPAC 2012; Proved Her Conservative Relevancy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Washington, DC -- It wasn&#039;t speeches by Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich that generated the most enthusiasm at CPAC 2012.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297107/20120211/sarah-palin-news-cpac-2012.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:28:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CPAC 2012 Straw-Poll Results: Mitt Romney Beats Rick Santorum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney beat party rival Rick Santorum in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 straw poll, giving the front-runner a much-needed boost among conservative voters.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297105/20120211/cpac-2012-straw-poll-results-mitt-romney.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297105/20120211/cpac-2012-straw-poll-results-mitt-romney.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:19:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mitt Romney Wins Maine Caucuses and CPAC Straw Poll, Avoiding Embarrassing Defeats]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney was the winner of both this year&#039;s CPAC straw poll and Maine&#039;s caucuses, with 38 percent and 39 percent of the votes, respectively.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297102/20120211/cpac-straw-poll-mitt-romney-rick-santorum.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297102/20120211/cpac-straw-poll-mitt-romney-rick-santorum.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:41:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Maine Republican Caucus 2012: Why Ron Paul May Win the Offbeat State]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 2012 Maine Republican caucuses, from its length to its delegates to its voting requirements, are the odd birds of the GOP primary system. It&#039;s why candidates like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are staying away .]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:36:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dottie Sandusky: Jerry Sandusky's Wife Almost Runs Over Reporter Courtney Brennan [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Dottie Sandusky, the wife of ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, is making headlines this week because she almost ran over WPXI reporter Courtney Brennan with her car. &quot;We got a very unwelcome surprise,&quot; Brennan said. Watch the video here.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:27:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jimmy McMillan at CPAC 2012: Rent is Still Too Damn High [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Jimmy McMillan, better known as &quot;The Rent Is Too Damn High&quot; guy, gave an impromptu speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:11:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syria: Army General Assassinated in Damascus, Says State News Agency]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[State-owned news agency SANA is reporting that Brig. Gen. Issa al-Khouli was killed Saturday morning as he left his home in Damascus]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297093/20120211/syria-homs-damascus-aleppo-arab-spring.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:40:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shocking Costa Concordia Video Shows Dithering Captain Schettino on the Bridge Sinking Cruise Liner [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 10 minute footage was shot on the deck of the beleaguered vessel and shows 52-year-old captain Francesco Schettino dithering on the phone as more than 4000 of his passengers and crew await instructions.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297091/20120211/costa-concordia-video-captain-schettino-sinking-pictures.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:38:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Creates Massive Scene at CPAC 2012 [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An appearance by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin created a massive scene at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel during CPAC 2012. Palin is still a rock star to the conservative base.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297077/20120211/sarah-palin-cpac-2012-video.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:41:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Blue Ivy Carter Photos: How Beyonce, Jay-Z  Gave-up Millions by Releasing Baby Pictures [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New parents Beyonce and Jay Z turned down the lucrative offers that must have been flooding in for exclusive pictures of baby Blue and instead published their own set online.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297067/20120211/blue-ivy-carter-photos-beyonce-jay-z.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297067/20120211/blue-ivy-carter-photos-beyonce-jay-z.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:52:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China: Year of the Dragon Will Bring Baby Boom Despite One-Child Policy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In the Year of the Dragon, China expects a 5 percent increase in births despite the country&#039;s strict one-child policy. This brings into question whether the one-child policy is still an effective population control tool. Or is the policy actually damaging Chinese society and economy?.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297065/20120211/one-child-policy-china-dragon-year-baby.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:48:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strengthen the United States: Cut Pentagon’s Budget 50%]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. overspending on the military has diverted resources from civilian / social investments, including public goods, weakening the U.S. economy, and, by extension, weakening the nation.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297060/20120211/pentagon-defense-spending-education-infrastructure-health-care.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297060/20120211/pentagon-defense-spending-education-infrastructure-health-care.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:20:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South African Banknotes Will Bear Nelson Mandela’s Likeness]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Saturday also marked the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from Robben Island prison.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297052/20120211/south-africa-nelson-mandela-zuma-banknotes-currency.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:39:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kim Jong-Un: The Assassination That Never Happened]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[From what I have seen, North Asian media has given the sensational rumors scant coverage.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297035/20120211/kim-jong-un-north-korea-weibo-assasination.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297035/20120211/kim-jong-un-north-korea-weibo-assasination.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Republican Presidential Contenders Strategize for Super Tuesday]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A fight is brewing in the U.S. South between Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, while Mitt Romney&#039;s priority is winning Arizona and Michigan. Those are the presidential campaign strategies becoming clear as fundraising efforts and spending plans shine a light on how the GOP race is likely to play out between now and March 6.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297034/20120211/super-tuesday-mitt-romney-newt-gingrich-rick.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297034/20120211/super-tuesday-mitt-romney-newt-gingrich-rick.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:57:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Conservative Leader Demands Party Back Bailout]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras said on Saturday that all his New Democracy party&#039;s lawmakers must vote for a European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout law or face being dropped as parliamentary candidates. &quot;This is obviously an issue of party discipline,&quot; he said.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297027/20120211/greek-conservative-leader-antonis-samaras-greece-threat.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297027/20120211/greek-conservative-leader-antonis-samaras-greece-threat.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:08:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Libya Wants Niger to Extradite Moammar Gadhafi's Son Saadi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Libya urged Niger on Saturday to extradite Moammar Gadhafi&#039;s son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a &quot;coming uprising&quot; threatened bilateral ties. In response, Niger pledged to tighten house surveillance of Saadi, but reiterated he could not be handed over to a state where he could face execution.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297024/20120211/moammar-gadhafi-s-son-saadi-libya-niger.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:46:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sydney Spies, Girl With Racy Senior Yearbook Photo, Rejected a Third Time]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sydney Spies, the Durango High student who turned heads last month when her racy senior photo was rejected by her yearbook editors, has been rejected a third time. Will have to settle for a school ID pic.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297018/20120211/sydney-spies-yearbook-photo-racy-rejected-facebook.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:57:29 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Police Arrest Five at The Sun Newspaper Unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Police on Saturday arrested five people at The Sun newspaper, its parent News Corp. said, as part of an investigation into illegal news gathering that forced the closure of another of the firm&#039;s British tabloids.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297016/20120211/police-arrest-five-sun-newspaper-rupert-murdoch.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297016/20120211/police-arrest-five-sun-newspaper-rupert-murdoch.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:51:16 EST</pubDate>
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