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  <title><![CDATA[Worsening Greek Crisis Clouds Euro’s Future]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A Greek sovereign default has always been a talismanic scare for the euro stakeholders. It would put the common currency under the greatest pressure  since its creation, and shake the foundations of the currency bloc.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338978/20120509/euro-s-future-spotlight-greek-crisis-worsens.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:44:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CIA Foils Al Qaeda By Planting Double Agent In Airline Bomb Plot]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The would-be bomber in the terror plot hatched by al Qaeda affiliates, which sought to bring down a Western airliner on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden&#039;s death, had either turned informant or was planted in the terror cell.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338845/20120509/cia-upends-al-qaeda-planting-double-agent.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338845/20120509/cia-upends-al-qaeda-planting-double-agent.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 03:12:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Twin Blasts Kill 12 In Russia's Troubled North Caucasus Region]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A double car bombing in Russia&#039;s troubled North Caucasus region killed 12 people and wounded more than 100, authorities said Friday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337187/20120504/double-car-bombing-russia-s-troubled-north.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337187/20120504/double-car-bombing-russia-s-troubled-north.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 06:09:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Taliban Suicide Bombing Kills 15 In Pakistan's Tribal Region]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A suicide bombing at a police checkpoint in Pakistan&#039;s north-western tribal area killed at least 15 people on Friday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337158/20120504/taliban-suicide-bombing-kills-15-pak-tribal.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337158/20120504/taliban-suicide-bombing-kills-15-pak-tribal.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 04:54:32 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Korea to Shoot Down North Rocket; Obama Asks China to Rein in Pyongyang]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[South Korea wrested one-upmanship from the belligerent North on Monday by issuing a stern warning that it might shoot down a rocket that Pyongyang is planning to launch next month.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319301/20120326/south-korea-shoot-down-north-rocket-obama.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319301/20120326/south-korea-shoot-down-north-rocket-obama.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:48:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Will Obama Release Oil From Strategic Reserve to Control Gas Prices?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With political pressures mounting, talk about the release of the strategic oil reserves has come back. Will the President decide to release the country&#039;s reserves in a last gasp effort to stem the gas price spike? And if he does, what kind of impact will it have on prices?.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319103/20120325/will-obama-release-oil-strategic-reserve-control.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319103/20120325/will-obama-release-oil-strategic-reserve-control.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:42:14 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gold Breakout Round the Corner, Price Could Hit $3,000: Dollar Doomsayers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[To talk bullish on gold looks like a risky proposition at the moment -- last Wednesday, gold saw one of the most brutal routs in a year when it tumbled five percent. It indeed recovered 1.5 percent the next day, broadly symbolizing the roller-coaster ride of bullion in recent times.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308692/20120304/gold-breakout-round-corner-price-hit-3.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308692/20120304/gold-breakout-round-corner-price-hit-3.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:48:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pakistan Formally Seeks Musharraf's Arrest and Extradition; Interpol Alerted]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pakistani government has set the ball rolling for the arrest and extradition of former President Pervez Musharraf.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308660/20120304/pakistan-asks-musharraf-s-arrest-extradition-interpol.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308660/20120304/pakistan-asks-musharraf-s-arrest-extradition-interpol.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:21:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Will Keystone XL Pipeline Increase Gasoline Prices?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Gas prices are a potent weapon in an election year. TransCanada Corp&#039;s proposed $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline, which would move 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta, Canada, to the Texas Gulf, has suddenly become an inalienable part in the election rhetoric.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308626/20120304/will-keystone-xl-pipeline-increase-gasoline-prices.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308626/20120304/will-keystone-xl-pipeline-increase-gasoline-prices.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:01:24 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Super Tuesday States Update: How do Romney, Santorum, Gingrich and Ron Paul Stack up?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential primary is nearing the defining moment of the Super Tuesday. While Mitt Romney looks to throw rivals out of the park with emphatic wins in major Super Tuesday states, for the others, the future of their race will be decided no later than March 6.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308607/20120304/super-tuesday-states-update-romney-santorum-gingrich.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308607/20120304/super-tuesday-states-update-romney-santorum-gingrich.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:31:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Russia's Putin Set to Win Election: Stalin-Like Legacy Unfolding?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[When the Soviet era political permafrost melted gradually over the ten years after the 1991 collapse of the red star, the relic -- the holy relic -- that emerged was Vladimir Putin, the successor chosen by Boris Yeltsin at the end of a senselessly chaotic decade.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308595/20120304/putin-set-win-election-voting-polls-stalin.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308595/20120304/putin-set-win-election-voting-polls-stalin.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:09:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Scores Surprise Soccer Win Over Italy: A Feather on Klinsmann's Cap?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[American soccer relished a historical win on Wednesday when superpower Italy were beaten 1-0 in a friendly, with Clint Dempsey scoring in the 55th minute.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/307180/20120301/usa-scores-surprise-soccer-win-over-italy.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/307180/20120301/usa-scores-surprise-soccer-win-over-italy.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:35:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Slaughter of Shiites on the Rise in Pakistan]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The sectarian underpinning of the Pakistani society has been clear from the time of the country&#039;s origin in 1947, but the conflict worsened during the reign of military strongman General Zia-ul-Haque in the eighties -- a time when the radical islamization of the society took place.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/306538/20120229/slaughter-shiites-rise-pakistan-18-killed-kohistan.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/306538/20120229/slaughter-shiites-rise-pakistan-18-killed-kohistan.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:36:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Yemen's New Leadership Struggles With Old Set of Problems]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Hours after Yemen’s new President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi took office, al-Qaeda network launched a massive suicide bomb attack in the country to signal the arrival of the new, &quot;democratic&quot; era in the strife-torn country.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305770/20120228/yemen-s-new-leadership-struggles-old-set.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/305770/20120228/yemen-s-new-leadership-struggles-old-set.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:59:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Taliban Suicide Bombing Kills 6 at Jalalabad Airport]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A suicide car bombing killed at least six people early Monday at Jalalabad airport in Afghanistan.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304919/20120227/taliban-suicide-bombing-kills-6-jalalabad-airport.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304919/20120227/taliban-suicide-bombing-kills-6-jalalabad-airport.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:51:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rise and Rise of U.S. Gasoline Prices: Wall Street and Big Oil to Blame?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Everyone agrees the days of cheap gasoline are over. The pain at the pump is forcing people to cut down gasoline usage, and there has been a big drop in gasoline demand in the country. At the same time, domestic production is booming, with the number of rigs just in U.S. oil fields more than quadrupling in the past three years.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304040/20120224/rise-u-s-gasoline-prices-wall-street.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/304040/20120224/rise-u-s-gasoline-prices-wall-street.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:24:41 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez' Cancer Reappears; End of His 13-Year Reign in Venezuela on Cards?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Hugo Chavez told Venezuelans Tuesday that a cancerous tumor has probably repapered and that he was doubtful if he still had the energy to run a successful re-election race, dropping hints for the first time that his reign at the front row of Latin American politics might be near its end.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302664/20120222/cancer-comes-back-end-hugo-chavez-13.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302664/20120222/cancer-comes-back-end-hugo-chavez-13.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:57:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Stops IAEA Inspectors: Protecting Site of Tests Linked to Nuclear Explosive?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran denied International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors access to its Parchin military base, where high-explosive tests linked to nuclear bomb had been reportedly conducted.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302630/20120222/iran-stops-iaea-inspectors-protecting-site-tests.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302630/20120222/iran-stops-iaea-inspectors-protecting-site-tests.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:50:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Will U.S. Arm Syrian Rebels?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham threw the Syrian gauntlet down to President Barack Obama, saying that anti-Assad protesters should be armed by the U.S.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302606/20120222/will-u-s-arm-syrian-rebels-homs.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/302606/20120222/will-u-s-arm-syrian-rebels-homs.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:59:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Yemen Goes to Polls Today: Will New Regime Help U.S. Fight al-Qaeda Better?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Yemen is holding an election to rubber-stamp Vice-President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi as the new leader, after three-decade ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh stood down under a deal brokered by Gulf nations and left for the United States in January.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301941/20120221/yemen-goes-polls-today-will-new-regime.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301941/20120221/yemen-goes-polls-today-will-new-regime.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:01:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Why a Greek Debt Restructuring Deal Could Still Collapse]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Eurozone finance ministers are expected to formally endorse Greece&#039;s second bailout package on Monday. The final deal to funnel a rescue package worth 130 billion euros ($170.9 billion) is an important lifeline to the debt-hit country, for without it, Greece will default on a 14.5-billion-euro bond redemption due on March 20.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301286/20120220/why-greek-debt-restructuring-deal-still-collapse.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301286/20120220/why-greek-debt-restructuring-deal-still-collapse.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:59:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[North Korea Silent on South Korean Live-Fire Drills]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[South Korea conducts live-fire military drills in disputed area despite warnings from Pyongyang of &#039;premeditated military provocation&#039;.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301221/20120220/south-korean-live-fire-drills-near-disputed.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301221/20120220/south-korean-live-fire-drills-near-disputed.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:39:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pre-emptive Move: Iran Stops Selling Crude to French, British Companies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran would not wait for the European Union oil embargo to start on July 1. In a stern retaliatory move, Tehran announced on Sunday it will stop selling crude to French and British oil companies.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301072/20120219/pre-emptive-move-iran-stops-selling-crude.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301072/20120219/pre-emptive-move-iran-stops-selling-crude.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:30:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gasoline Prices Hit Record Seasonal High, Could Touch $4.25 by April]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Gas prices in the U.S. have gone past $3.50 a gallon, the highest price this time of the year, ticking panic among people who have begun to see the price rises as &quot;oppressive.&quot;]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301060/20120219/gasoline-prices-hit-record-seasonal-high-touch.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301060/20120219/gasoline-prices-hit-record-seasonal-high-touch.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:37:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India-Ukraine Prostitution Row: Who Should Apologize?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A group of young, semi-clad Ukrainian women gate crashed into the Indian embassy in Ukraine&#039;s capital Kiev last month, tore down the Indian flag and threw it on the ground.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301052/20120219/india-ukraine-prostitution-row-who-apologize-topless.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301052/20120219/india-ukraine-prostitution-row-who-apologize-topless.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:51:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Whose War is it in Syria? Al-Qaeda Distorts Field as Big Powers Stand Divided]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In an interesting turn of events, will the entry of al-Qaeda comically twist the balance as it will be naturally pitted against the Hezbollah, the feared Shia militia actively supported and patronized by Iran? Assad&#039;s promise of a regional conflict could come true then!.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300367/20120217/whose-war-syria-al-qaeda-distorts-field.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300367/20120217/whose-war-syria-al-qaeda-distorts-field.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:57:03 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Latest Reports: Federal Agent Dies in Long Beach Shooting, Another Injured]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A federal immigration agent died and another was injured in a shootout that followed a confrontation between the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) officers in Long Beach, California, the latest reports said.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300260/20120217/latest-reports-two-dead-long-beach-shooting.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300260/20120217/latest-reports-two-dead-long-beach-shooting.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:17:40 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Defies West Again, Unveils New Generation Nuclear Centrifuges]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iranian State television said a new generation of faster and more efficient uranium enrichment centrifuges will be unveiled on Wednesday, signaling that Tehran cares little for the international sanctions and that the country would go ahead with its nuclear plans defying all odds.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298964/20120215/iran-defies-west-again-unveils-new-generation.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298964/20120215/iran-defies-west-again-unveils-new-generation.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:04:29 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wu Ying: Will China Spare the Life of Ex-Billionaire Woman on Death Row?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The life of Wu Ying, a 31-year-old ex-rich list woman now on death row, is in balance. Wu, a secondary school dropout who stitched together a 4-billion yuan business empire before she turned 27, was accused of engaging in illegal fund-raising and sentenced to death in 2009.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298850/20120215/will-china-spare-life-ex-billionaire-woman.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298850/20120215/will-china-spare-life-ex-billionaire-woman.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:29:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mexico Arrests Meth Man Jaime Herrera; Joaquin Guzman (El Chapo) Next?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The hunt for elusive drug cartel leader Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo, got a shot in the arm Tuesday with the arrest of infamous meth producer Jaime Herrera in Mexico&#039;s Pacific coast state of Sinaloa.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298782/20120215/mexico-arrests-meth-man-jaime-herrera-el.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298782/20120215/mexico-arrests-meth-man-jaime-herrera-el.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:28:28 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[When will Israel Attack Iran?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Straws in the wind indicate that a non-war option does not hold much water in the current situation. Obviously there are two non-war options, but both look disappointingly implausible. They are: 1) Iran should retreat from its nuclear enrichment process and activities the West alleges are intended t...]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298289/20120214/iran-israel.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298289/20120214/iran-israel.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:39:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Another Nun Kills Herself: Self-Immolations Rise as Tibetan New Year Approaches]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The long-simmering tension is reaching the boiling point as angry and frustrated Tibetans are preparing to observe their New Year on Feb.22. Monks and nuns are killing themselves in protest across Tibet in alarming frequency even as the government security forces flood the streets around monasteries and nunneries and local people are intimidated with the use of lethal force.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297594/20120213/another-nun-kills-herself-self-immolations-rise.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297594/20120213/another-nun-kills-herself-self-immolations-rise.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:10:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China Trade Growth Sputters, Monetary Policy Easing on the Cards]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese exports and imports registered weaker growth in December than in November, signaling economic growth in the world&#039;s second largest economy is losing steam on account of sluggish demand and a thaw in the real estate market.
Data.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/279255/20120110/china-trade-growth-sputters-monetary-policy-easing.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/279255/20120110/china-trade-growth-sputters-monetary-policy-easing.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:43:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Says it Will ‘Never’ Give up Right to Uranium Enrichment]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Edgy Iran heightened rhetoric on Sunday saying it will never stop uranium enrichment even as local media reported that an underground uranium enrichment facility in central Iran will soon start enriching uranium at a purity level far higher than what is needed for energy production.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/278328/20120108/iran-will-never-give-up-right-uranium.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/278328/20120108/iran-will-never-give-up-right-uranium.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:42:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Limelight on Political Changes, Risks in Major Asian Economies in 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Asian political canvas looks challenging in 2012, with government changes in key countries likely to surprise investors and businesses. The highlights are a once-in-a-decade leadership change in China, chances of an early general election in India, worsening uncertainty in Pakistani politics and general elections in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/278080/20120107/limelight-political-changes-risks-major-asian-economies.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/278080/20120107/limelight-political-changes-risks-major-asian-economies.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:51:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Forget Iran, Crude Prices Will Rise as U.S. Economic Recovery Gains Momentum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A brewing crisis in the Middle East is causing an almost daily uptick in oil prices but early signs of a rebound in the U.S. economy is indeed offering substantial tailwind to crude too.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/277565/20120106/forget-iran-crude-prices-will-rise-economic.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/277565/20120106/forget-iran-crude-prices-will-rise-economic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:18:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Where is Oil Price Heading in 2012?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Crude prices started their jolly ride to the top in February last year when simmering discontent in the Middle East erupted into several violent anti-government protests.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Why an Attack on Iran and Another War in Middle East are More Likely Than Not]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Middle East saber-rattling heightened Friday as Iran&#039;s Revolutionary Guards fired salvos at the West and claimed the United States could not frighten them out of blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/274425/20111230/why-attack-iran-another-war-middle-east.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:39:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Military Balance Shifts as Economic Winter Hastens Europe’s Decline]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A shift in the global military balance is one of the inalienable fallouts of the economic winter experienced by the Western world. While military spending in the U.S., the reigning super power, is increasingly coming under a scanner, the extended defense holiday in Europe signals that the continent’s global influence is on irreversible decline.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:59:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pat-Down, Strip Search Row: TSA to Have Hotline to Address Passenger Concerns]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which was under fire after two elderly travelers accused  it  of strip searches, has  announced a “hotline” assistance to the passengers in need.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:15:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Has Newt Gingrich Got Lucky, or is he a Clever Campaigner?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich, the Republican front runner for 2012 U.S. presidential election, is indeed emerging as a colorful personality. After initial campaign setbacks he faced due to his personal history, Gingrich surged to the top of the contenders’ list. But his emergence as a serious contender also raises interesting questions.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:35:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman to Change Poll Debate Grammar]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Republican presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman are getting ready for their &#039;in-depth&#039; debate.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/265154/20111211/newt-gingrich-jon-huntsman-change-poll-debate.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:15:30 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Researchers Find Breakthrough in Developing Drug to Control Bad Cholesterol]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Researchers has announced a breakthrough in their research on reducing bad cholesterol in the body. The new findings by the team is considered as a major advance towards developing drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) popularly called as &#039;bad&#039; cholesterol.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264982/20111210/researchers-breakthrough-developing-drug-control-bad-cholesterol.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:53:29 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Pets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Looking for a perfect Christmas gift for your furry friend?  Here are the top 10 unique Christmas gift ideas to help you choose the best for your beloved canine or feline.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:37:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[High Starch Intake May Result in Breast Cancer Recurrence]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[High starch intake can increase the risk for breast cancer recurrence, according to findings in a study.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:03:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Court Overturns Murder Conviction because Juror Tweeted during Trial]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Supreme Court has reversed a murder conviction because a juror tweeted and another slept during the trial.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264616/20111209/court-overturns-murder-conviction-juror-tweeted-trial.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:32:53 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FDA Tells Free Sperm Donor: Stop Manufacturing Children]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A man who fathered 14 children through sperm donation has come under uneasy spotlight from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The FDA has termed Trent Arsenault, 36, as “manufacturer of human cells” and wants him to stop his free sperm donation drive.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:47:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola's Secret Formula Put on 'Display' in Box]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola company has exhibited its secret formula at its &quot;World of Coca-Cola&quot; corporate museum in Atlanta for the first time, much to the joy of its signature drink fans.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264380/20111209/coca-cola-s-secret-formula-display.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:08:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Face Off: Study Suggests Easy Way to Create Digital Faces]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The ability to digitally transpose a human being&#039;s facial features on to the face of another person is no longer an expensive proposition. Kevin Dale, a graduate student at Harvard University, has claimed the creation of a technique that allows technicians to do just that, with minimum investment.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:39:25 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lesbian Half-Sister Dumps Newt Gingrich, Says She Supports Obama]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Candace Gingrich-Jones, the half-sister of GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, has said she will work hard to get President Barack Obama re-elected next year. Gingrich-Jones, a lesbian gay rights activist, disagrees with her Gingrich (with whom she shares her mother) on gay rights.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:23:07 EST</pubDate>
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