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  <title><![CDATA[Jaganmohan Reddy Arrested In Illegal Assets Case; Hyderabad On High Security Alert]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[CBI officials have arrested YSR Congress Party chief and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy after grilling him for the third day in a row in connection with the illegal assets case against him]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 13:53:43 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bal Thackeray Calls Yeddyurappa 'Human Bomb' In BJP; Heaps Praise On Modi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has labelled Karnataka chief minister and BJP&#039;s senior leader BS Yeddyurappa as &quot;human bomb within the party,&quot; adding that the party president Nitin Gadkari&#039;s path is &quot;paved with landmines.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 06:50:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Analysis: Ukraine's $13.4 billion soccer spend might become debt burden]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ukraine may never recover all of the billions of dollars it has spent to co-host next month&#039;s European soccer championship and the outlay might complicate its chances of servicing its debt.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345792/20120527/analysis-ukraines-13billion-soccer-spend-might-become-debt-burden.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345792/20120527/analysis-ukraines-13billion-soccer-spend-might-become-debt-burden.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 05:14:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Illegal Assets Case: CBI Grills Jagan For Third Day; No Arrest So Far]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials have begun grilling YSR Congress Party chief and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy for the third day in a row in connection with the illegal assets case against him.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345779/20120527/jaganmohan-reddy-hyderabad-cbi-arrest-ysr-congress.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345779/20120527/jaganmohan-reddy-hyderabad-cbi-arrest-ysr-congress.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 04:12:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Pro-Bailout Party Regains Lead Over Anti-Bailout Party: Polls]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece&#039;s conservatives have regained an opinion-poll lead that could foreshadow the formation of a pro-bailout government committed to keeping the country in the euro zone, a batch of new surveys showed on Saturday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345754/20120526/greece-greek-polls-show-tight.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345754/20120526/greece-greek-polls-show-tight.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 23:51:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[French back Hollande's first days in power - poll]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Close to two thirds of French people approve of President Francois Hollande&#039;s actions in his first days in power, a poll showed on Saturday, giving him a strong foundation to face a parliamentary election and the challenges of the euro crisis.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345744/20120526/french-back-hollandes-first-days-in-power-poll.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 16:35:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Sympathy to Sub-Saharan Africa than Greece: IMF Chief Christine Lagarde]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[IMF Chief Christine Lagarde says she is more worried about poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa than those facing poverty in Greece.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345680/20120526/greek-exit-imf-chief-christian-lagarde-austerity.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 05:04:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Illegal Assets Case: CBI Begins Questioning Jagan For Second Day]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials began grilling YSR Congress party chief and Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy for the second day on Saturday in the disproportionate assets case against him.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345669/20120526/jaganmohan-reddym-cbi-hyderabad-arrest-ysr-congress.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345669/20120526/jaganmohan-reddym-cbi-hyderabad-arrest-ysr-congress.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 03:11:48 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weekly Roundup: Asian Markets Fall On Weak China Data And Euro Zone Debt Concerns]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian markets declined this week on increasing concerns about China&#039;s economic slowdown and Greece possibly exiting the euro zone.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345652/20120526/asian-market.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 01:17:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[No More Good Men: Egypt’s Presidential Candidates Leave Women In A Quandary]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The apparent results of Egypt&#039;s first round of presidential-election voting are troubling for the country&#039;s women. Likely runoff contestants are Mohammed Morsi, who is the preferred candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood&#039; Freedom and Justice Party, and Ahmed Shafiq, who served as air-force commander under deposed President Hosni Mubarak.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345638/20120525/egypt-presidential-election-results-women-vote-candidates.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 19:49:50 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Summer of discontent beckons]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The late spring warmth spreading across Europe and the United States is unlikely to soothe a growing anxiety in financial markets that the global outlook is anything but balmy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345636/20120525/summer-of-discontent-beckons.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 18:42:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345609/20120525/udata-europe-woes-to-set-tone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345609/20120525/udata-europe-woes-to-set-tone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Spain region, Greek exit warnings rattle euro zone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Central banks and companies not bracing for a possible Greek euro exit would be making a grave error, Belgium&#039;s foreign minister said on Friday, rattling markets already alarmed by Spain&#039;s deteriorating finances.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345550/20120525/spain-region-greek-exit-warnings-rattle-euro-zone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345550/20120525/spain-region-greek-exit-warnings-rattle-euro-zone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:49:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Egypt Election: Mohammed Morsi Vs. Ahmed Shafiq - Profiles Of The Front-Runners]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One represents Egypt&#039;s future -- the other its past. Who are Mohammed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt&#039;s leading presidential candidates?]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345545/20120525/egypt-elections-mohammed-mursi-ahmed-shafiq.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345545/20120525/egypt-elections-mohammed-mursi-ahmed-shafiq.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:44:22 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FTSE ends flat as rebound loses momentum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The blue-chip index recorded its first weekly gain in a month on Friday but its recent rally lost momentum and the index closed flat on the day, capped by uncertainty about the euro zone crisis and an economic slowdown in China.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345541/20120525/ftse-ends-flat-as-rebound-loses-momentum.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345541/20120525/ftse-ends-flat-as-rebound-loses-momentum.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:35:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Britain's FTSE ends flat as rebound loses momentum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Britain&#039;s blue-chip index recorded its first weekly gain in a month on Friday but its recent rally lost momentum and the index closed flat on the day, capped by uncertainty about the euro zone crisis and an economic slowdown in China.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345540/20120525/britains-ftse-ends-flat-as-rebound-loses-momentum.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:35:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay Calls for Sanctions to be Lifted on Zimbabwe]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345480/20120525/lift-sanctions-zimbabwe-un-human-rights-chief.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345480/20120525/lift-sanctions-zimbabwe-un-human-rights-chief.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Persistent Greek fears hobble European equities]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Relentless worries over a possible Greek exit from the euro zone checked European stock markets on Friday after a brief rally following sharp losses earlier in the week, and traders said markets would remain volatile over the coming month.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345475/20120525/persistent-greek-fears-hobble-european-equities.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345475/20120525/persistent-greek-fears-hobble-european-equities.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 10:13:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Morning Gold Market Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At least in the early going today, it would seem like anxiety toward the Greek situation remains in place, but it has been moderated by somewhat up beat French and German Consumer confidence readings.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345442/20120525/morning-gold-market-report.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345442/20120525/morning-gold-market-report.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:17:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Advani, Sushma Skip BJP Meeting, Rally; Party Clarifies Their Absence]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The absence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj at the party&#039;s National Executive meeting in Mumbai on Friday and their decision to skip the rally in the evening have sparked off speculations that there is rift among the party leaders.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345435/20120525/lk-advani-sushma-swaraj-skip-bjp-national.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345435/20120525/lk-advani-sushma-swaraj-skip-bjp-national.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:03:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FTSE down in thin volume after breakout fails]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Top share index was a touch lower in thin, choppy trade on Friday, with cyclical stocks once again suffering as lack of clarity on the euro zone&#039;s debt and economic crisis threatened to slow the global economy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345428/20120525/ftse-down-in-thin-volume-after-breakout-fails.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345428/20120525/ftse-down-in-thin-volume-after-breakout-fails.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 08:42:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Britain's FTSE down in thin volume after breakout fails]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Britain&#039;s top share index was a touch lower in thin, choppy trade on Friday, with cyclical stocks once again suffering as lack of clarity on the euro zone&#039;s debt and economic crisis threatened to slow the global economy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345416/20120525/britains-ftse-down-in-thin-volume-after-breakout-fails.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345416/20120525/britains-ftse-down-in-thin-volume-after-breakout-fails.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 08:07:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Egypt to Choose Between Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Mohammed Morsi and Mubarak's Ex-Military Man Ahmed Shafiq]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Unofficial exit results of the Egyptian presidential elections suggest Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi and Mubarak&#039;s former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq are set to face each other in a run-off.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345409/20120525/egypt-choose-between-muslim-brotherhood-candidate-ex.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345409/20120525/egypt-choose-between-muslim-brotherhood-candidate-ex.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:50:17 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview-New Romania PM eyes tax cuts to boost growth]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Romania&#039;s new government will stick to this year&#039;s budget plan but aim to combine growth with austerity in 2013 by cutting personal income and sales taxes should it win an election in November, the prime minister said.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345392/20120525/interview-new-romania-pm-eyes-tax-cuts-to-boost-growth.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345392/20120525/interview-new-romania-pm-eyes-tax-cuts-to-boost-growth.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:21:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[After 24 Years In Myanmar, New Doors Open For Aung San Suu Kyi]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[When Aung San Suu Kyi left her husband and children in England to visit her ailing mother in Myanmar 24 years ago, she never imagined that she&#039;d be stuck inside the Southeast Asian country for 24 years. Now, she will leave Myanmar for the first time since 1988.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345358/20120525/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-burma-travel.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345358/20120525/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-burma-travel.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 06:04:38 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FTSE on track for best week in a month]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The equities edged up on Friday, with bottom-fishing buyers putting the market on track for its best week in a month, but traders said ongoing concerns about Greece and the euro zone left the door open for a retest of 2012 lows.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345319/20120525/ftse-on-track-for-best-week-inmonth.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345319/20120525/ftse-on-track-for-best-week-inmonth.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:21:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Crisis: Mother and Son Commit Suicide over Financial Woes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Antonis Perris was a 60-year-old Greek musician and his mother was 91 years&#039; old.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345264/20120525/greece-financial-crisis-suicide-woes-eurozone-greek.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345264/20120525/greece-financial-crisis-suicide-woes-eurozone-greek.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 02:24:44 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Secures Early Lead]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Freedom and Justice Party&#039;s Mohamed Morsi ahead of 12 other candidates, including former Arab League secretary general Amr Moussa.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345243/20120525/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist-elections-hosni.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345243/20120525/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist-elections-hosni.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:42:44 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asian Markets Fall On China And Euro Zone Concerns]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian markets fell Friday on increasing concerns about China’s economic slowdown and Greece exiting the euro zone.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345232/20120525/asia-market-eurozone-china.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345232/20120525/asia-market-eurozone-china.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:59:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Europe slowdown adds more tension to Greek drama]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Europe&#039;s economic slowdown has hit the engine-room of the euro zone, including Germany, gloomy new indicators have revealed, adding urgency to the region&#039;s struggle to keep Greece&#039;s debt crisis from tearing the single currency apart.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345208/20120524/europe-slowdown-adds-more-tension-to-greek-drama.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345208/20120524/europe-slowdown-adds-more-tension-to-greek-drama.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 22:21:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Angola: The Bloody 'Democracy' Of An Oil Republic]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As soon as the door opened, 15 men -- armed with pistols, machetes and iron rods -- burst into the house and began beating the young Angolan musicians and activists who were known for protesting against government corruption and the use of violent tactics to suppress political dissent.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345185/20120524/angola-oil-exports-trade-china-imports-opec.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345185/20120524/angola-oil-exports-trade-china-imports-opec.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:15 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[August 20 In Somalia: A New Beginning, Or Another Failed Attempt?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Somalia&#039;s interim leaders agreed on a schedule to end the current transitional period. By August, they hope, a newly elected government will lead a unified Somalia away from its tumultuous past.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345118/20120524/somalia-august-20-government-agreement-shabab-famine.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345118/20120524/somalia-august-20-government-agreement-shabab-famine.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:07:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Moody's restates French AAA, negative outlook]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Moody&#039;s restated its negative outlook on France&#039;s top-notch credit rating on Thursday, saying after Francois Hollande&#039;s May 6 presidential election win that it needed more time to assess how France will manage its public finances in a time of anemic growth.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345048/20120524/moodys-restates-french-aaa-negative-outlook.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345048/20120524/moodys-restates-french-aaa-negative-outlook.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:49:03 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Election, Old Tricks For Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Muslim Brotherhood members illegally, but smartly, appeared outside polling stations during Egypt&#039;s presidential vote on Thursday.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344974/20120524/egypt-elections-muslim-brotherhood.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:07 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[EU Leaders Warn Greece: Stick To Austerity Or Leave Euro]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Speaking at a summit in Brussels, the heads of Germany and several EU institutions all urged the debt-stricken country to stick to the deeply unpopular tax hikes, labor reforms and welfare cuts that have divided Greece and pushed it to the brink of exiting the currency union.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344958/20120524/greece-exit-euro-eu-brussels-merkel-germany.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344958/20120524/greece-exit-euro-eu-brussels-merkel-germany.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:53 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Opposition Calls For Nationwide Strike To Protest Rising Petrol Price]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In 2010, the Indian government permitted state-owned oil companies to establish the price of petrol.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344925/20120524/india-petrol-prices-protest-government-strike-bjp.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344925/20120524/india-petrol-prices-protest-government-strike-bjp.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:35:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[David Cameron to Give Tory MPs Free Vote on Gay Marriage]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister to allow free vote on same-sex marriage after recent opposition from backbenchers.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344906/20120524/gay-marriage-tory-conservative-mps-free-vote.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:14:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Egypt’s Copts Vote - Between Islamists And A Hard Place]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With few presidential candidates on their side, who will Egypt&#039;s eight million Coptic Christians vote for?]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344853/20120524/egypt-president-elections-coptic-christians.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344853/20120524/egypt-president-elections-coptic-christians.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 06:14:46 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Russia: Opposition Leader Sergei Udaltsov and Anti-Corruption Blogger Alexi Navalny Released from Prison [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Opposition leaders Sergei Udaltsov and Alexi Navlny freed after serving 15-day prison sentences for roles in anti-Putin inauguration rally.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344846/20120524/udaltsov-navalny-putin-russia-left-front.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344846/20120524/udaltsov-navalny-putin-russia-left-front.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 05:50:22 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Charting Momentum in Latest Forex Cycles]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[More evidence of the German locomotive dragged down by the rest of the European continent as German manufacturing PMI dips to 45.0, its lowest figure since May 2009. The French version of manufacturing PMI hit 44, also a 36-month low. EURUSD hits a fresh low on the year at $1.25, down 3.3% year-to-date, and down 7.0% from its February highs.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344828/20120524/charting-momentum-latest-forex-cycles.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344828/20120524/charting-momentum-latest-forex-cycles.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 05:10:18 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asian Markets Fall As Euro Zone Concerns Persist]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian markets fell Thursday on increasing concerns about the debt crisis looming over the euro zone as national leaders were unable to present specific steps to overcome the situation in Europe.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344752/20120524/asia-eurozone-hong-kong-markets.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344752/20120524/asia-eurozone-hong-kong-markets.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:51:38 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mexico's PRI eyes jump-start to reforms if victorious - aide]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mexico&#039;s main opposition faction hopes to secure support for energy, fiscal and labour market reforms by December if its candidate who is well ahead in the polls wins the presidency, a senior official in the Institutional Revolutionary Party  said on Wednesday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344714/20120523/mexicos-pri-eyes-jump-start-to-reforms-if-victorious-aide.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344714/20120523/mexicos-pri-eyes-jump-start-to-reforms-if-victorious-aide.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:28:02 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>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344617/20120523/voting-rights-act-holder-supreme-court.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Romney Warns Of 'National Education Emergency,' Slams Teachers Unions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney made his first prominent foray into education policy on Wednesday, calling the state of American schools a &#039;crisis&#039; and decrying teachers unions that he said are stymieing reform.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344585/20120523/romney-education-child-left-behind-obama-race.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344585/20120523/romney-education-child-left-behind-obama-race.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau Military Junta Steps Down, Hands Power To Transitional Government]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, a military junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau last month formally agreed to step down. A new transitional government is set to lead the nation for 12 months in the run-up to a new round of national elections.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344576/20120523/guinea-bissau-military-junta-step-down-ecowas.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344576/20120523/guinea-bissau-military-junta-step-down-ecowas.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:05:26 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Euro zone to prepare for Greek exit scenario -sources]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Each euro zone country will have to prepare a contingency plan for the eventuality of Greece leaving the single currency, euro zone sources said on Wednesday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344567/20120523/euro-zone-to-prepare-for-greek-exit-scenario-sources.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344567/20120523/euro-zone-to-prepare-for-greek-exit-scenario-sources.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:42:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Daily Summary on USD, Euro, GBP, JPY, CAD, AUD and NZD]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The dollar is sharply stronger this morning, gaining against all of its major counterparts other than the JPY on a fresh wave of risk aversion. Stocks and commodities are both beginning the day deep in the red on renewed concerns that the ongoing debt crisis in Europe could weigh on the broader global economy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344554/20120523/daily-summary-usd-euro-gbp-jpy-cad.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344554/20120523/daily-summary-usd-euro-gbp-jpy-cad.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:17:14 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gold Slips in Line with Euro ahead of EU Meeting]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Gold prices fell, coming under pressure as concerns that a European Union meeting later on Wednesday would fail to significantly ease worries over the euro zone debt crisis lifted the dollar to a 21-month high against the euro.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344535/20120523/gold-slips-line-euro-ahead-eu-meeting.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344535/20120523/gold-slips-line-euro-ahead-eu-meeting.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:49:58 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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344523/20120523/arkansas-kentucky-primary-results-prove-embarrassing-obama.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344523/20120523/arkansas-kentucky-primary-results-prove-embarrassing-obama.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:20:55 EDT</pubDate>
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