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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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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345821/20120527/biden-west-point-commencement-graduates-china-nato.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 10:32:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[GCC: Can The Arab Gulf States Form A Political And Economic Union To Rival The EU And Shut Out Iran?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The contemplated union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain forms only one part of a potentially much wider alliance -- the political, military and economic integration of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which comprise Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scots begin push to be a nation once again]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With rousing speeches, patriotic music and support from actor Sean Connery, supporters of independence for Scotland launched a campaign on Friday which they hope will lead to the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345519/20120525/scots-begin-push-to-benation-once-again.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345519/20120525/scots-begin-push-to-benation-once-again.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 11:49:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syrian Opposition Tried To Poison Assad’s Top Aides: Israel]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Israel believes this development marks a significant turning point in the Syrian crisis, namely that opposition groups have somehow crossed into Assad’s inner sanctum, raising grave doubts about the regime’s sustainability.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345449/20120525/syria-assad-opposition-aides-poisoning-assassination-israel.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345449/20120525/syria-assad-opposition-aides-poisoning-assassination-israel.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:23:23 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scots' push for Britain breakup begins in earnest]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Supporters of independence for Scotland will launch on Friday what they say is the biggest grassroots campaign in Scottish history, a move that could result in the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345174/20120524/scots-push-for-britain-breakup-begins-in-earnest.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345174/20120524/scots-push-for-britain-breakup-begins-in-earnest.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:14:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Women Soldiers Sue To Scrap U.S. Military Combat Ban]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two U.S. Army reservists say the ban on women serving in combat roles violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345126/20120524/combat-ban-military-lawsuit.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345126/20120524/combat-ban-military-lawsuit.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:29:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asia's Military Spending To Surpass Europe's For First Time]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[2012 will be a historic moment in the shift of global power from the West to the East. According to expert estimates and figures on military spending, in 2012 Asia&#039;s spending on defense will eclipse Europe&#039;s for the first time in the modern era.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345054/20120524/asia-europe-defense-spending.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:11:36 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad Congratulates Hezbollah for 'Beating Paper Tiger Zionist Regime']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter to Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah ahead of Lebanon’s 12th anniversary of Liberation Day, when the Israeli army withdrew from the country in 2000.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345046/20120524/ahmadinejad-congratulates-hezbollah-beating-paper-tiger-zionist.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345046/20120524/ahmadinejad-congratulates-hezbollah-beating-paper-tiger-zionist.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:45:13 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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344639/20120523/obama-air-force-grads-today-step-different.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344639/20120523/obama-air-force-grads-today-step-different.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:10:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Dollar Oil Price Threat Will Hurry Gold’s Role in the System]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There was much more to Hilary Clinton’s China and India trip than meets the eye. It was an acid test of the power of the U.S. to press its political will upon the world.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344608/20120523/dollar-oil-price-threat-will-hurry-gold.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344608/20120523/dollar-oil-price-threat-will-hurry-gold.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:39:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Military Strike 'May Be Necessary': Israeli Minister]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The latest call to arms comes as world powers met with Iran for talks in Baghdad, with the Iranians promising a &quot;new and comprehensive&quot; package of proposals.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344600/20120523/israel-iran-strike-military-nuclear-enrichment.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344600/20120523/israel-iran-strike-military-nuclear-enrichment.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:14:40 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Hopes to Export Electricity to Cover for Reduced Oil Demand]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Against the backdrop of discussions about pending negotiations over its controversial nuclear program and the upcoming deadline of an European embargo on Iranian oil comes a quiet push by the Islamic republic to become a major electricity exporter.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344582/20120523/iran-hopes-export-electricity-cover-reduced-oil.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344582/20120523/iran-hopes-export-electricity-cover-reduced-oil.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:29:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Energy Report - Zone Out!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Oil zoned out late in the trading session on an admission from former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos who dared suggest that preparations for an exit from the euro zone are being considered. This of course would be expected but to hear the architect of the first big Greek bailout agreement and noted economist admit it in public, is really something else.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344492/20120523/energy-report-zone-out.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:37:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Hacker Adrian Lamo Who Betrayed Wikileaks' Manning Turns Fire on Anonymous]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[&#039;Snitch&#039; hacker Adrian Lamo, who turned in Wikileaks source Bradley Manning, warns of over-hyping the Anonymous threat and criticise role of media in depicting the collective.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344388/20120523/adrian-lamo-snitch-anonymous-bradley-manning-wikileaks.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344388/20120523/adrian-lamo-snitch-anonymous-bradley-manning-wikileaks.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:33:14 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Egypt Presidential Election: Is the Revolution Still On?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[To mark the historic occasion, IBTimes UK takes a look at at the Egyptian Revolution in an interview with Nariman Youssef author of the e-book Summer of Unrest: Tahrir - 18 Days of Grace.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344332/20120523/egyptegypt-presidential-election-revolution-still.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344332/20120523/egyptegypt-presidential-election-revolution-still.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 05:31:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The governments' man when creditors bay]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[If any other European countries were to follow Greece into a debt default, Athens can recommend a lawyer.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344226/20120523/the-governments-man-when-creditors-bay.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344226/20120523/the-governments-man-when-creditors-bay.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 01:14:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iraq Warns Turkey To Halt Kurdistan Pipeline Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Turkey signed the pipeline deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Sunday, bypassing the central government in Baghdad.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344076/20120522/turkey-iraq-kurdistan-oil-baghdad-erbil.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344076/20120522/turkey-iraq-kurdistan-oil-baghdad-erbil.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:18 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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344049/20120522/u-s-afghanistan-envoy-ambassador-crocker-nato.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344049/20120522/u-s-afghanistan-envoy-ambassador-crocker-nato.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[July wheat was trading 15 1/2 cents lower near 7:30 am central time. Outside market forces look mixed to weaker as the stronger US dollar and weakness in gold clash with a firm equity market. The market is showing significant weakness overnight as the weekly updates did not bring any major surprises but did confirm that the crop conditions are falling off rapidly.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343941/20120522/pre-opening-wheat-market-report.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343941/20120522/pre-opening-wheat-market-report.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:45:57 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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343903/20120522/iran-nuclear-baghdad-sanctions-oil.htm</guid>
  <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[Iraq Warns Kurds Against Striking Oil Deal With Turkey]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Baghdad believes such an arrangement contravenes Iraqi laws, while Kurds assert they can sign any contract regarding their natural resources according to the terms of the constitution.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343552/20120521/iraq-baghdad-oil-contract-turkey-kurdistan.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343552/20120521/iraq-baghdad-oil-contract-turkey-kurdistan.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:15:51 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[IAEA Chief Arrives In Iran, Ahead of Major Baghdad Talks]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[IAEA officials were denied entry into Parchin on two separate occasions earlier this year.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343406/20120521/iran-un-iaea-nuclear-amano-salehi-sanctions.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343406/20120521/iran-un-iaea-nuclear-amano-salehi-sanctions.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 09:05:21 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Nuclear Agency Chief To Visit Tehran On Sunday]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran is getting a visit from the United Nations&#039; nuclear agency on Sunday, a surprise development as Iran prepares for scheduled talks with Western powers next week.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342859/20120518/iran-nuclear-talk-iaea-un.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342859/20120518/iran-nuclear-talk-iaea-un.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:44:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Is Bahrain Headed for Civil War?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As the King of Bahrain arrives in the UK to celebrate the Queen&#039;s Diamond jubilee, protesters in Bahrain continue to take to the streets in protest of the lack of political reforms and human rights abuses.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342786/20120518/bahrain-need-political-solution-necessity-stability-region.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342786/20120518/bahrain-need-political-solution-necessity-stability-region.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:56:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[July wheat was trading 5 3/4 cents higher late in the overnight session. Outside market forces look slightly positive this morning with a recovery in the US equity market and some strength in gold. In last week&#039;s supply/demand update, the USDA sees lower ending stocks for the US and lower for the world for the 2012/13 season as compared with the 2011/12 season.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342760/20120518/pre-opening-wheat-market-report.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342760/20120518/pre-opening-wheat-market-report.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:07:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[What Happens When the World Economy “Goes Japan”]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[What Happens When the World Economy “Goes Japan”]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342479/20120517/what-happens-when-world-economy-goes-japan.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342479/20120517/what-happens-when-world-economy-goes-japan.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:29:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Energy Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A rebound in oil and gasoline demand was not enough to overcome Greek worries. Not only did the Energy Information agency report that US oil use was at a 5-month high Gas demand also hit the highest level since last October. Still with supply art a record high in Cushing Oklahoma and a 1990 high over all the weight of the global economic fears continue to way.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342341/20120517/energy-report.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:07:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Ready To Strike Iran: Ambassador To Israel]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Israeli leaders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak have long taken a hawkish stance against Iran.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342254/20120517/iran-israel-nuclear-shapiro-military-strike-aznar.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342254/20120517/iran-israel-nuclear-shapiro-military-strike-aznar.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:42:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[July wheat was trading 1 3/4 cents higher late in the overnight session. Outside market forces look mixed to slightly positive today. Traders are not comfortable with the hot and dry forecast for southern Russia and Ukraine and there are also concerns for deteriorating crop conditions in western Kansas and less than ideal conditions for parts of eastern Europe.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342245/20120517/pre-opening-wheat-market-report.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342245/20120517/pre-opening-wheat-market-report.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:30:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Libya: Saif al–Islam Gaddafi Refuses to Appoint Defence Lawyer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sailf al-Islam Gaddafi, who is currently awaiting trial in Libya, refuses to appoint Libyan lawyer to defend him, top Libyan diplomat says.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342160/20120517/saif-islam-gaddafi-refusing-appoint-lawyer-libya.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342160/20120517/saif-islam-gaddafi-refusing-appoint-lawyer-libya.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:11:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Continues Illicit Arms Sales To Syria, U.N. Report Finds]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran continues to send arms shipments to Syria in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports, according to a draft report by a U.N. panel released Wednesday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341957/20120516/iran-syria-weapons-arms-un-u-n.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341957/20120516/iran-syria-weapons-arms-un-u-n.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:13:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Charles Taylor Blames ‘Western Conspiracy’ for His Downfall]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Former Liberian president Charles Taylor stopped short of apologising for his role in Sierra Leone civil war, instead accusing prosecutors of paying and intimidating witnesses.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341757/20120516/charles-taylor-prosecution-paid-witnesses-blames-western.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341757/20120516/charles-taylor-prosecution-paid-witnesses-blames-western.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama Administration Wants Iran Exile Group MEK Off Terrorist List: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is trying to get Iranian exile group the People&#039;s Mujahedin of Iran taken off of the State Department&#039;s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, according to a Monday report in the Wall Street Journal.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341407/20120515/iran-mek-delist-obama-clinton.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341407/20120515/iran-mek-delist-obama-clinton.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:51:36 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Leveson Inquiry: Tony Blair 'Appreciated' Iraq Phone Calls with Rupert Murdoch, says Alastair Campbell]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Prime minister had three conversations with media mogul in run-up to Iraq war.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340823/20120514/alasiar-campbell-tony-blair-murdoch-iraq-conversations.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340823/20120514/alasiar-campbell-tony-blair-murdoch-iraq-conversations.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:08:38 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Al-Qaida’s ‘Body Bombs’ increase Fears of Global Attacks by Master Bomb-Maker Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Al-Qaida in Yemen is planning to defy security checks across the world by implanting explosives within suicide bombers&#039; bodies.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340801/20120514/al-qaida-s-body-bombs-increase-fears.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340801/20120514/al-qaida-s-body-bombs-increase-fears.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:17:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weekly Funadamentals - Commodities Slumped on Weak Sentiment]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Financial markets were gloomy last week. Driven by the highly political uncertain situation in Greece, disappointing economic data in China and reports of JP Morgan&#039;s $2B trading loss linked to synthetic credit securities, market sentiment was dampened and investors rushed to dump their risky assets and sought shelter in safe haven, the US dollar.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340471/20120513/weekly-funadamentals-commodities-slumped-weak-sentiment.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340471/20120513/weekly-funadamentals-commodities-slumped-weak-sentiment.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 15:45:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Energy Report -  $90 or go Bust!!!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ok, I know it was just last Friday when I wrote &quot;$100 or Go Bust&quot; but because so many oil bulls expressed disbelief that oil could actually stay below $100 a barrel, I should now warn those people that they should stop worrying about the break below $100 a barrel and start worrying about whether $90 a barrel can hold.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340159/20120511/energy-report-90-go-bust.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340159/20120511/energy-report-90-go-bust.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:20:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta Warns of Al-Qaida Presence in Syria after Damascus Bomb Slaughter]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Al-Qaida suspected of operating in Syria after twin blasts kill 55 in Damascus.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340075/20120511/al-qaida-syria-leon-panetta-suri-damascus.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340075/20120511/al-qaida-syria-leon-panetta-suri-damascus.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:42:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China-Philippines Standoff Likened To David Vs Goliath: Safety Alert Issued Over South China Sea Protests]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Philippine protestors took to the streets outside the Chinese embassy in Manila demanding China to withdraw its ships from the region.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340024/20120511/south-china-sea-philippines-scarborough-shoal-beijing.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340024/20120511/south-china-sea-philippines-scarborough-shoal-beijing.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:11:14 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Breivik Trial: Victim's Weeping Brother Hurls Shoe at Norwegian Mass Killer's Trial]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Brother of one of 77 victims shot dead by Norwegian mass killer Breivik threw a shoe at him during trial, shouting &quot;Go to hell&quot;]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340001/20120511/breivik-norway-trial-shoeing-shoe-george-w.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:08:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Turkey Refuses To Extradite Iraqi VP Despite  Requests From Interpol, Maliki]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tareq al-Hashemi, Iraq&#039;s Sunni vice president, remains in Turkey despite a Red Notice issued by Interpol requesting his extradition to Iraq. He fled Baghdad last December, immediately after he was indicted by the Iraqi government for organizing death squads against Shia Muslims during the Iraq War.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339754/20120510/tareq-al-hashemi-iraq-turkey-arrest-interpol.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339754/20120510/tareq-al-hashemi-iraq-turkey-arrest-interpol.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:42:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shale Gas Explorer Caudrilla to Start Fracking in UK]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shale gas explorer Cuadrilla has found more natural gas in the UK shale rocks than in Iraq.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339520/20120510/fracking-shale-gas-energy-natural-exploration-cuadrilla.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339520/20120510/fracking-shale-gas-energy-natural-exploration-cuadrilla.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:54:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Stacy Robinson Dies: 5 Other NFL Players Who Died Too Young]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Stacy Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 50. He&#039;s just one of a growing list of NFL players who died too young.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339176/20120509/stacy-robinson-dies-dead-football-death-nfl.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339176/20120509/stacy-robinson-dies-dead-football-death-nfl.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:51:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Richard Lugar: A Look Back At One of America’s Most Revered Senators [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Senator Richard Lugar, who recently lost a primary election for the first time in 36 years, is a legend for his efficacy as a bipartisan politician. Now 80 years old, he will retire from the Senate and pursue other means of public service.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339145/20120509/richard-lugar-history-senate-voting-record-photos.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339145/20120509/richard-lugar-history-senate-voting-record-photos.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:03:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interpol Issues 'Red Notice' For Arrest Of  Fugitive Iraqi VP]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and his bodyguards are being tried in Baghdad in absentia, charged with running a death squad that targeted senior officials, security forces and Shiite pilgrims.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338684/20120508/interpol-arrest-warrant-red-notice-iraq.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338684/20120508/interpol-arrest-warrant-red-notice-iraq.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:39:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Ambassador To Pakistan Suddenly Quits: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Munter wasn’t viewed as a “good fit” for the Pakistan job.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338624/20120508/pakistan-ambassador-munter-obama.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338624/20120508/pakistan-ambassador-munter-obama.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:32:46 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[IAEA Inspector Killed In Car Crash Near Tehran: Iranian Media]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The IAEA has posted no comment yet on the reported death.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338578/20120508/iran-iaea-nuclear-tehran-death-accident.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338578/20120508/iran-iaea-nuclear-tehran-death-accident.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:05:34 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prince Harry Honoured with Distinguished Leadership Award by Atlantic Council [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Prince Harry receives award in recognition of his charitable and humanitarian work supporting servicemen and women.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338265/20120508/prince-harry-honoured-distinguished-leadership-award-atlantic.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338265/20120508/prince-harry-honoured-distinguished-leadership-award-atlantic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:24:23 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama to press lawmakers to act on economy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will renew his calls for the U.S. Congress to act on mortgage relief, small business tax credits, and veterans&#039; assistance to try to refocus the spotlight on lawmakers in an effort to boost the economy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338261/20120507/obama-to-press-lawmakers-to-act-on-economy.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338261/20120507/obama-to-press-lawmakers-to-act-on-economy.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:56:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ron Paul's Biggest Supporters Put GOP Ahead of Libertarian Party, Gary Johnson]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ron Paul&#039;s supporters have made their intentions clear: changing the Republican Party from within surpasses any devotion they may have towards the Libertarian Party and its candidate, Gary Johnson.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338165/20120507/ron-paul-supporters-put-gop-ahead-libertarian.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338165/20120507/ron-paul-supporters-put-gop-ahead-libertarian.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:59:31 EDT</pubDate>
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