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  <title><![CDATA[Erskine Bowles Not Interested in Treasury Post]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, whose name has surfaced as a potential successor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, said Sunday he does not want the job and has not been asked by Democratic President Barack Obama.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 12:44:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biden To West Point Grads: Wars' End Offers Chance To Refocus Foreign Policy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday signaled the looming end to America&#039;s current military focus on the Middle East, signaling a new push for a strong presence in Asia in a commencement address for West Point graduates.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 10:32:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Afghan parliament approves U.S.-Afghan security pact]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Afghanistan&#039;s parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for at least a decade after most foreign combat troops leave in 2014.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 02:35:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SpaceX capsule docks at space station, opens new era]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and guided the privately owned craft into a docking berth on Friday, opening a new chapter in the U.S. space program.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 23:21:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hollande makes surefooted start before assembly vote]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Socialist President Francois Hollande has defied critics who considered him an inexperienced lightweight by starting with a burst of globetrotting activity and standing up to Berlin and Washington on euro and foreign policy.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 15:42:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SpaceX Makes History - 1st Private Capsule Links To International Space Station]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Private-sector initiatives in space made history Friday when SpaceX’s Dragon space capsule was grappled by and attached to the International Space Station.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:38:38 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mitt the Bully, Barack the Stoner? Candidates Have Very Different High School Stories]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s safe to say the two 2012 contenders wouldn&#039;t have sat at the same lunch table.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:25:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional By U.S. District Judge]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two laws preventing the federal government from recognizing and providing benefits to same-sex couples are unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:16:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook Shares Drop Again On New Probes Despite Morgan Stanley Investor Pledges]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, fell 3.4 percent again Friday, a week after their disastrous debut in their initial public offering.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 11:19:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Must-See 'Hardball' Interview: Gingrich Holds No Grudges Against Romney [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In a fast-paced, wide-ranging and, at times, hilariously odd interview with Chris Matthews on &quot;Hardball&quot; Thursday night, former GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich forgave Mitt Romney for any harsh words traded on the campaign trail.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 10:51:09 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[French President Hollande in Afghanistan on Surprise Visit]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Francois Hollande has made it clear that French troops would be out of Afghanistan by the end of this year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 02:39:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Romney Education Plan: More School Choice, Gut No Child Left Behind]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The education reform agenda Mitt Romney unveiled during a Wednesday speech to the Latino Forum in many ways appears similar to the Obama administration&#039;s agenda, but there are a few key differences.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 18:31:36 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Cuts Pakistan Aid Over Bin Laden Doctor Conviction]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Senate Appropriations Committee decided to punish Islamabad $1 million for every year of Shakil Afridi&#039;s 33-year sentence.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:22:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Maryland Set To Become First State To Uphold Same-Sex Marriage Law At Ballot Box]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Maryland voters are set to affirm the state&#039;s same-sex marriage law, due in part to a surge of support among black voters, according to Public Policy Polling.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:08:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bob Dylan Turns 71, Photos Of The "Like A Rolling Stone" Singer's Incredible Career]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As Bob Dylan&#039;s birthday falls on Thursday, May 24, the American singer-songwriter has officially turned 71.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:30:43 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook's Shares Recover, But IPO Wounds Fester]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, rose $1.03 to close at $33.03 on Thursday. A week ago, they were priced at $38 for the IPO.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:22:18 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Government Balks at US Plans to Label Boko Haram as 'Terrorist Organisation']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Nigerian officials dismiss US plans to include Boko Haram on its watch list of foreign terrorist organisations.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:08:43 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Officials 'Secretly Visited' North Korea Before Rocket Launch]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Plane reportedly carried nuclear negotiator at the time of Bush administration Joseph Di Trani and current National Security Council advisor to President Barack Obama Sydney Seiler.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:13:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Marvel Comics Plans First Ever “Gay Wedding”]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Marvel is set to do another groundbreaking move.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:41:09 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nebraska Landowners Sue Governor Over Keystone XL Pipeline Constitutionality]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The national debate on the Keystone XL pipeline enters the courtroom, as Nebraska landowners sue their state over how the pipeline project could be approved.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:48:18 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Romney, Obama and the Economy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Voters were evenly divided between Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and US President Barack Obama, a Democrat on handling the economy, the top concern of voters, according to a new poll published Tuesday. A survey conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News Thursday through Sunday showed that the Democratic incumbent and his Republican challenger were tied at 47% on the US economy.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:44:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama To Air Force Grads: Foreign Policy Will Bring About An 'American Century' [UPDATED]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Obama told the graduating class of 2012 that a &quot;different world&quot; includes less deployments, stronger alliances and a greater role in global affairs where the United States of America is more respected and safer than they ever were before -- implying a stark contrast between the attitudes of George W. Bush&#039;s administration.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:10:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Colin Powell Dings Romney On Foreign Policy Chops [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The former Secretary of State and four-star general seemed taken aback by a remark from Mitt Romney about Russia being the top geopolitical threat to the U.S.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344636/20120523/colin-powell-mitt-romney-russia.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:02:22 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[AG Holder Defends Embattled Voting Rights Act]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As the 1965 Voting Rights Act comes under fire from Republican lawmakers and conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Holder explains why it&#039;s still needed to fight inequality at the polls.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344617/20120523/voting-rights-act-holder-supreme-court.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Deja Vu: Romney & Obama Both Promise 'American Century']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Are presidential candidates running out of catchphrases?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:47:27 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Housing market recovery gains traction]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. spring home-selling season got off to a strong start in April with rising sales and prices providing evidence that a housing market recovery was gaining some traction.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344586/20120523/housing-market-recovery-gains-traction.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Secret Service Director Apologizes For Prostitution Incident In Colombia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The director of the United States Secret Services apologized Wednesday for the actions of the agents implicated in the Colombia prostitution scandal last month, and told lawmakers that they didn&#039;t know yet of specific plans to protect the president when they met with local women who could have been a security risk.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:33:38 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Romney Creeps Ahead of Obama in Florida, Especially with Marco Rubio's Help: Poll]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney has gained a 6-point lead ahead of President Barack Obama in the critical battleground state of Florida -- and an 8-point lead if U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is on the Republican candidate&#039;s ticket, according to a new poll.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:09:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arkansas & Kentucky Primary Results Prove Embarrassing for Obama]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[About four in 10 voters choose not to vote for the president in the Democratic primary.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:20:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Hopes Pakistan Will Reopen NATO Supply Routes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The US hopes that Pakistan will agree to reopen the supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan as the Senate has threatened to link the aid to Pakistan with the country&#039;s cooperation on the issue.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344501/20120523/hopes-pakistan-will-reopen-nato-supply-routes.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344501/20120523/hopes-pakistan-will-reopen-nato-supply-routes.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:32 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Guessing game begins over next Treasury chief]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Wanted for the Treasury Department: a new boss who can fix trillion-dollar-plus budget deficits, overhaul the tax system and spur a reluctant Europe into fixing its debt crisis.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344227/20120523/guessing-game-begins-over-next-treasury-chief.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 01:14:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tanya Dixon-Neely, North Carolina Teacher, Suspended For Yelling At Student For 'Slandering' Obama [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tanya Dixon-Neely, the North Carolina high school teacher who became an infamous YouTube sensation after she yelled at student Hunter Rogers over his critical questioning of President Barack Obama, has been suspended with pay over her shocking classroom antics.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:26:30 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Brad Pitt, Kelly Brook, Jelena Ristic And More Attend Premiere Of ‘Killing Them Softly’ [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Brad Pitt&#039;s Cannes Film Festival debut at the premiere of &quot;Killing Them Softly&quot; brought a slew of celebrities to the sunshine-drenched region of France, including Karolina Kurkova, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Brook and tennis pro Novak Djokovic with wife Jelena Ristic.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:28:15 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK steps closer to renewing nuclear firepower]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Britain moved a step closer to renewing its Trident nuclear weapons system on Tuesday, awarding 350 million pounds worth of contracts to design a new generation of submarines that critics say are the result of outdated, Cold War thinking.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344091/20120522/uk-steps-closer-to-renewing-nuclear-firepower.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:14:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Beware Of Mitt The Mormon]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The New York Times has done it again. They’ve succeeded in breaking yet another cutting-edge news story on Sunday’s front page: “Beware, Mitt Romney is a Mormon.”]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:06:07 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Joplin Tornado Anniversary Remembered: A Look At The City Rebuilding [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A year after a deadly tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, killing hundreds, residents remembered the first anniversary with a sunrise service for medical workers and volunteers and survivors who were mobilized into action.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:24 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Afghanistan Embassy Confirms Envoy's Resignation After NATO Summit, Cites Health Reasons]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has confirmed that Ambassador Ryan Crocker will resign this summer following high-level multilateral talks over bringing the Afghanistan War to an end at the NATO Summit in Chicago.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Sale Of  F-16s To Taiwan More Likely, As Beijing Protests]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. sale of advanced F-16s fighter jets to Taiwan is looking more likely than ever of being formalized into law, after being approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:05:48 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cory Booker's Bain Capital Money - Finance Industry, Bain Gave $565,000+ To 2002 Mayoral Campaign]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The substantial support Booker received from Bain Capital and the financial industry may help explain the Newark mayor&#039;s comments on Sunday&#039;s &quot;Meet the Press.&quot;]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Afghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promises]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO&#039;s plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to aid and security promises.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343976/20120522/afghans-back-chicago-deal-warn-west-to-keep-promises.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:49:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Condemns Yemen Bombing:  'Terrorists Must Be Held Accountable']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[&quot;This criminal act cannot be justified by any cause,&quot; United Nation&#039;s chief Ban Ki-moon stated on Monday. &quot;Its perpetrators must be held accountable.&quot;]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343939/20120522/yemen-bombing-obama-national-day-united-nations.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:45:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Colin Powell Not Ready To Endorse Obama, Still 'Listening' To Romney]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is not yet ready to endorse President Barack Obama for another term in office, after supporting him in 2008, and is &quot;still &quot;listening&quot; to what opposing candidate Mitt Romney has to say.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343913/20120522/colin-powell-ready-endorse-obama-republican-romney.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:24:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Senate Backs Tougher Iran Sanctions Ahead Of Baghdad Talks]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The measure grants President Barack Obama the power to impose sanctions against any country or company that enters into a joint venture or offers technology to assist Iran&#039;s uranium or oil industries.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343903/20120522/iran-nuclear-baghdad-sanctions-oil.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nato Summit 2012: Fear of al-Qaida Resurrection After Afghan Pullout]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[All major nations reaffirm commitment to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by 2014 deadline. Despite reservations, exit strategy to proceed according to agreed timetable following landmark Nato summit in Chicago.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343710/20120522/nato-summit-anti-protest-violent-afghan-war.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343710/20120522/nato-summit-anti-protest-violent-afghan-war.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:53:42 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[At Graduation, Obama Praises Joplin For Putting Community Before 'Greed,' 'Cruelty']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama returned to Joplin, Missouri one year after it was ravaged by a deadly tornado, emphasizing the importance of community in the face of adversity at the city&#039;s high school commencement Monday evening.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343684/20120521/joplin-commencement-obama-praises-tornado-survivors-putting.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 22:52:23 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama sketches four-pronged strategy for Europe, sees EU consensus]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama urged Europe on Monday to strengthen its defences against financial market turmoil and recapitalize its banks as part of a four-pronged strategy for tackling the euro zone crisis.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343675/20120521/obama-sketches-four-pronged-strategy-for-europe-sees-eu-consensus.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:07:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia to Spend $300M More Beyond Diggers’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The bulk of Australian troops will be out of Afghanistan by 2014 as scheduled but Prime Minister Julia Gillard has assured the Asian nation that her commitment will be sustained further in the form of development aids.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343654/20120521/australia-spend-300m-more-beyond-diggers-withdrawal.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343654/20120521/australia-spend-300m-more-beyond-diggers-withdrawal.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:14:48 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Al Qaeda Statement Claims 'Revenge' After Suicide Bomb Kills Yemeni Troops In Sanaa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb in Yemen&#039;s capital city of Sana, saying that the Monday attack, which killed at least 96 and wounded hundreds more, was revenge for military actions carried out by Yemeni and U.S. forces in the country&#039;s southern regions.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343637/20120521/yemen-al-qaeda-suicide-bomb-sana-revenge.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 17:57:22 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama: Bain Debate No 'Distraction' -- What Election 2012 Is All About]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At a Monday NATO news conference, President Barack Obama addressed the debate over Mitt Romney&#039;s experience at Bain Capital, noting that Newark Mayor Cory Booker&#039;s comments on Obama&#039;s anti-Bain advertisement were not a &quot;distraction&quot; but &quot;what this campaign is going to be about.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 17:09:51 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Afghan Security Forces To Take Over From NATO Next Summer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Obama and U.S. NATO allies agreed Monday to end all combat missions in Afghanistan and transfer security responsibilities to the country&#039;s armed forces next summer after more than a decade of war.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343613/20120521/nato-afghanistan-security-summit-obama-war.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343613/20120521/nato-afghanistan-security-summit-obama-war.htm</link>
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