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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Helping Thailand Rebuild Tsunami-Devastated Industries (U.S. State Department)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean region in December 2004, the United States has worked closely with the Royal Thai government to mitigate future natural disasters, repair infrastructure and services and restore livelihoods in devastated coastal regions.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[United Way eyes final push as year winds down (Murray Ledger & Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Just $50,000 away from its 2005-06 campaign goal, the United Way of Murray-Calloway County is looking for a push toward its $325,000 mark as the year draws to a close.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[India asks U.S. to lift sanctions against Indian companies (World Peace Herald)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:52:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI -- India Wednesday asked the United States to lift sanctions on two Indian firms penalized under the Iran non-proliferation act. "Since the imposition of sanctions in September 2004, the government maintained that this had no justification.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Provides Hazard Warning Expertise to Indian Ocean Nations (U.S. Department of State)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The yearlong international effort to secure Indian Ocean coastal populations against the ravages of another deadly tsunami is paying off, as members of the UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) converge on basic principles of an operational early warning system for the region. Along the way, many countries, including the United States, have ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S., Europe, Japan end tapping of oil reserves (World Peace Herald)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The United States, Europe and Japan recently stopped releasing oil and gasoline from their strategic reserves as fuel prices retreated from record post-hurricane highs.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Militant groups aid quake victims (Newsday.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:42:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- The United States is pressing Pakistan to bar militant Islamic groups that Washington views as terrorists from doing relief work in the country's earthquake-shattered Kashmir region.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Earthquake Relief Update (AlertNet)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The International Rescue Committee is focusing a huge aid effort on helping Pakistani earthquake victims survive the freezing winter months—delivering supplies to help families stay warm and launching an innovative shelter program to jumpstart rebuilding.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disasters, germs, discoveries, birds (Portland Oregonian)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Natural disasters took a heavy toll on lives and property, and recovery continues. The year started with relief efforts focused on the Indian Ocean, where about 225,000 people were killed by a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, centered off Sumatra.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Foreign Policy (American Embassy London)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Washington -- Indonesia currently is the largest recipient of U.S. government tsunami assistance, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disasters, germs, discoveries, birds (Portland Oregonian)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 05:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Natural disasters took a heavy toll on lives and property, and recovery continues. The year started with relief efforts focused on the Indian Ocean, where about 225,000 people were killed by a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, centered off Sumatra.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Relief group ties muddy quake aid (Newsday)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- The United States is pressing Pakistan to bar militant Islamic groups that Washington views as terrorists from doing relief work in the country's earthquake-shattered Kashmir region.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Relief group ties muddy quake aid (Newsday.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:11:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- The United States is pressing Pakistan to bar militant Islamic groups that Washington views as terrorists from doing relief work in the country's earthquake-shattered Kashmir region.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[No border problem for U.S. Muslims returning from conference (Kansas City Star)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:49:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DETROIT - No news was good news Tuesday - at least for American Muslims returning to the United States after a weekend convention in Toronto.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indonesia Largest Recipient of U.S. Government Tsunami Aid (U.S. State Department)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Indonesia currently is the largest recipient of U.S. government tsunami assistance, according to the United States Agency for International Development. The United States has obligated $400.1 million out of the $656 million authorized by Congress in May for USAID Indonesia's relief and reconstruction efforts in the wake of the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger's hometown strips references to him from Web sites (San Diego Union-Tribune)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[World recalls tsunami's fury Associated Press Survivors wept and prayed beside mass graves and at beachside memorials Monday, marking one year since earthquake-churned walls of water crashed ashore in a dozen nations, sweeping away hundreds of thousands of lives and uniting the world in grief and horror.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Libya orders retrial of Bulgarian nurses (World Peace Herald)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:52:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Later this week, officials from the United States, Britain, Bulgaria and Libya are expected to reach agreement on a compensation package that is the reverse image of a similar settlement from five years ago, even if in very different circumstances.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Report: Most EU states short of Kyoto goal (World Peace Herald)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[LONDON -- Ten of 15 countries that signed onto the Kyoto Protocol on global warming will miss their targets, a think tank warned in a report Tuesday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.N. reform budget approved (World Peace Herald)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. General Assembly passed a $3.8 billion compromise 2006-2007 budget geared at reforming the 60-year-old organization.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan, UAE agree to expand political, economic ties (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:16:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 : President Pervez Musharraf and President of United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahayan on Tuesday agreed to expand bilateral political, economic and trade ties.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake shakes French Settlement (Hammond Daily Star)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:41:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[FRENCH SETTLEMENT — A small earthquake Monday took Livingston Parish officials by surprise. A 3.0 earthquake struck at 6:52 p.m., six miles from French Settlement close to Maurepas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site. No damage and no injuries were reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake shakes French Settlement (Hammond Daily Star)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:41:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[FRENCH SETTLEMENT — A small earthquake Monday took Livingston Parish officials by surprise. A 3.0 earthquake struck at 6:52 p.m., six miles from French Settlement close to Maurepas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site. No damage and no injuries were reported.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[In a dark hour for the Fine Arts Museums, one man forged a bright future for the de Young (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Harry Parker, who retires this week as director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, got lucky with the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989. It did not seem that way when city engineers informed him in 1992 that the quake had fatally undermined the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[In a dark hour for the Fine Arts Museums, one man forged a bright future for the de Young (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:37:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Harry Parker, who retires this week as director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, got lucky with the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989. It did not seem that way when city engineers informed him in 1992 that the quake had fatally undermined the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chicago Museum Exhibit Looks at Tsunami (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The photo depicts a crowd of new boats pulled up to shore, their brilliant blue and red paint jobs shiny in the sun. But on land, last year's tsunami's devastation is still evident — a coastline devoid of trees, a shack in the background that is falling apart.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistani doctor raises $300,000 in the US (Gulf Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:42:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An American doctor of Pakistani origin has raised $300,000 in earthquake relief and has travelled to Pakistan to personally oversee donation of the funds.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US troops to leave Pakistan in March (Navhind Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Xinhua Islamabad Dec 26: American troops assisting in relief and rehabilitation operations will leave Pakistan’s earthquake-hit areas in March, the United States Ambassador, Mr Ryan C Crocker has said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sansui Software Pvt. Ltd. (Press Trust of India)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:45:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Washington, Dec 26 (PTI) On the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the United States has said it "stands with its partners and friends from around the world" who suffered from the disaster.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nature News: The Good, the Bad, the Promising (RedNova)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:40:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[By Valerie Blaine It was the year that Mother Nature got ticked. She clobbered the Gulf Coast of the United States with hurricanes. She shook the living daylights out of Pakistan and Kashmir with a violent earthquake.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arms deal: CBI sends letters rogatory to SA, UK (The Tribune)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Central Bureau of Investigation has sent letters rogatory to South Africa, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong to seek more details about the company and the British intermediatory which helped in clinching the deal for the supply of rilfles to the Indian Army by South African firm Denel.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Natural disasters caused $200-bn loss worldwide (The Economic Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:53:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI: Weather-related disasters caused an estimated loss of Rs 87,500 crore in India during the year, hitting some of the most industrialised states the hardest. We aren’t alone, though. Across the globe, weather-related disasters led to an estimated $200-bn loss in ’05 compared to $145bn in ’04.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[News: World remembers one-year anniversary of Asian tsunami (WNDU 16)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[One year ago, a 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggering one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. The world responded, but the region is still struggling to recover.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[CPI National Council meet in Goa from Jan. 18 (India Daily)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:23:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Three-day meeting of the CPI National Council, beginning on Jan 18 in Goa, would take stock of the political situation in the country and also discuss strategy for the forthcoming Assembly polls in five states.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Today in History - Dec. 26 (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Today is Monday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2005. There are five days left in the year. The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['When the snow comes, some will die' (The State Journal-Register)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 05:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[BALAKOT, Pakistan – Bibi Nargus lost her husband, home and eldest son in the earthquake that rocked northern Pakistan two months ago. Today, she and her six surviving children sleep in a tent, sharing two blankets as they brace for the full onslaught of winter weather.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2005-12-25T16:17+0100</pubDate>
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			<description>Queen Elizabeth II delivered a somber annual Christmas message, focusing on the suffering wrought by the "dreadful events" of the past 12 months -- the Asian tsunami, the Pakistan-Indian earthquake, the hurricanes in the United States and the Caribbean, and the suicide bombings in London.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Queen delivers somber message (CNN.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:12:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth II delivered a somber annual Christmas message, focusing on the suffering wrought by the "dreadful events" of the past 12 months -- the Asian tsunami, the Pakistan-Indian earthquake, the hurricanes in the United States and the Caribbean, and the suicide bombings in London.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Another recovery effort On the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi, residents struggle to rebuild lives shattered by last year's  (Salisbury Post)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On the day after Christmas, it will have been exactly one year since the tsunami caused by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean killed 275,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India, Africa and Thailand.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake rocks north Pakistan, no reports of damage (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:06:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - An earthquake shook the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. A Meteorological department official in the city said the intensity of the quake, which struck at about 0803 GMT (4:03 p.m. in Manila), was not immediately known.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake hits Pakistan capital (News Interactive)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:39:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A POWERFUL earthquake shook Pakistan's capital today, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the Associated Press reported today.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake rocks north Pakistan, no reports of damage (Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An earthquake shook the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake rocks north Pakistan, no reports of damage (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:28:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An earthquake shook the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Store Opens in Time for X-Mas (R News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 23:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Just in time for last minute shoppers, a new retailer has opened its doors inside Rochester's newest mall. Boticario is a Brazilian natural beauty products store. It opened this week inside the Medley Centre making the Irondequoit location the retailer's first store in the United States.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former President Bush Pledges Quake Aid (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Former President George H.W. Bush, recently appointed to lead the U.N. effort to help victims of the South Asian earthquake, promised to work to help millions of quake survivors, Pakistani state-run media said Saturday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thais warned to be prepared for natural disasters (MCOT)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:44:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, Dec 24 (TNA) - Natural disasters-- such as last year's tsunami and this year's hurricane in New Orleans in the United States and earthquake in Pakistan -- are increasing in frequency and in severity.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Marin coast not prepared for tsunami (Point Reyes Light)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An earthquake off the coast of California could create a tsunami that would strike areas inhabited by more than a million people and shut down California’s major ports, causing deaths and the loss of billions of dollars from the state and national economies, a new report on tsunami readiness states.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily (Arab News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12h3oh1pg/*http%3A//www.arabnews.com/?page=4&amp;d=24&amp;m=12&amp;y=2005&amp;pix=world.jpg&amp;category=World</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD, 24 December 2005 — US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on a visit to Baghdad yesterday that the United States will withdraw some of its combat forces from Iraq early next year.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily (Arab News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:03:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD, 24 December 2005 — US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on a visit to Baghdad yesterday that the United States will withdraw some of its combat forces from Iraq early next year.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake Hits Pacific Ocean Near Eureka (KRON 4 Bay Area)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Posted December 23, 2005 at 1:46 p.m. MENLO PARK (KRON) -- The United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 73 miles west southwest of Eureka.]]></description>
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			<description>United States, international partners give financial, technical support By Cheryl Pellerin, Washington File Staff Writer This is part one of a two-part series about the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system. Washington – In the 12 months since a 9.15-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami killed....</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Taliban still operating in Pakistan: U.S. report (The Hindu News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: The 9/11 Commission of the United States has said that Taliban forces still operate freely in the Pakistani tribal areas and terrorists from Pakistan carry out operations in Kashmir.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney Expresses American Sorrow to Pakistani Earthquake Victims (U.S. Department of State)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Vice President Cheney, expressing the sorrow of the American people at the tragic earthquake that struck Pakistan in October, said the United States is delighted to be participating in the relief effort. Cheney made the comment in a press availability with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 20.Musharraf said the U.S. assistance in the form of financial ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[In Afghanistan, Rumsfeld rejects a quick pullout (International Herald Tribune)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:11:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[While the United States is planning troop reductions in Afghanistan, removing forces too quickly would impede the long-term hunt for terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a holiday address Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rumsfeld Warns Against Hasty Withdrawals (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:46:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ While the United States is planning troop reductions in Afghanistan, removing forces too quickly would impede the long-term hunt for terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Save the Children Receives $500,000 Grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for South Asia Earthquake Response (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[           Save the Children today announced that it has received a 1-year, $500,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to address the long-term recovery needs of families, with an emphasis on women and children, affected by the October earthquake that struck Pakistan and India.           ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rumsfeld Against Early Removal of Troops (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:07:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ While the United States is planning troop reductions in Afghanistan, removing forces too quickly would impede the long-term hunt for terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake Relief Efforts Improves U.S. Image in Pakistan (NPR)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visits a U.S. military hospital in Pakistan treating victims of October's devastating earthquake in Kashmir. The visit came amid signs that the continuing U.S. relief efforts have dramatically improved the image of the United States in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Quake Relief Efforts Improves U.S. Image in Pakistan (NPR)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visits a U.S. military hospital in Pakistan treating victims of October's devastating earthquake in Kashmir. The visit came amid signs that the continuing U.S. relief efforts have dramatically improved the image of the United States in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld tours Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Pakistan (AlertNet)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:52:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) tours the Task Force Eagle supporting helicopter operations at Qasim Army Airfield in Pakistan December 21, 2005. Rumsfeld is in the area to survey the areas affected by the Pakistan earthquake and to visit with troops that are assisting in the relief operations and helping the sick and injured.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rumsfeld: U.S. to Remain Committed to Afghanistan (Fox News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11mkmkk6t/*http%3A//www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,179346,00.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:14:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Donald Rumsfeld, who flew from Pakistan where he toured U.S. humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims, told reporters the United States is not going to abandon Afghanistan.]]></description>
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			<description>"The United States has assured us of continued support and assistance on all matters," Karzai said at a joint news conference with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld, who flew here from Pakistan where he toured U.S. humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims, told reporters the United States is not going to abandon Afghanistan.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Relief work best to improve U.S. image: Cheney (The Hindu News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=120hedh6g/*http%3A//www.hindu.com/2005/12/21/stories/2005122106671500.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:44:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: United States Vice-President Dick Cheney arrived here on Tuesday on a symbolic visit to express solidarity with Pakistan in managing the crisis thrown up by the October 8 earthquake and pledged continued support from Washington for the relief and rehabilitation efforts.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney meets President Musharraf (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11p8d21gj/*http%3A//www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Dec05/20/01.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:13:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: US Vice President Dick Cheney expressed United States' solidarity and support over October 8 earthquake catastrophe and said Washington would continue to assist Pakistan in its rebuilding efforts in the quake zone.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney visits earthquake victims in Pakistan (USA Today)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=120umgh5k/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-20-pakistan_x.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney, representing President Bush in reviewing earthquake relief efforts, waved and smiled at Pakistanis seeking treatment Tuesday as they huddled against a chill wind under a banner proclaiming "From the People of the USA. 212th MASH."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney visits earthquake victims in Pakistan (USA Today)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11um8n5p7/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-20-cheney_x.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:30:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney visited Pakistan's earthquake zone Tuesday, underscoring the idea that helping Muslims in times of tragedy helps the United States improve its image overseas. But, a Cheney aide said the vice president will cut short his trip so he could return home to participate in session-ending Senate votes.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney heading home early for Senate duty (Chicago Sun-Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11l74smqs/*http%3A//www.suntimes.com/output/news/cheney20.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:02:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- Vice President Dick Cheney decided Tuesday to cut short a tour of the Middle East to return to the United States to take part in critical session-ending business in the Senate, an aide said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vice president visiting earthquake victims in Pakistan (ABC Action News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Vice President Dick Cheney visited Pakistan's earthquake zone Tuesday, underscoring the idea that helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS (The Tucson Citizen)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:05:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Vice President Dick Cheney visited Pakistan's earthquake zone today, underscoring the idea that helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas.]]></description>
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			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11t350u1k/*http%3A//www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3536743.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Vice President Dick Cheney visited Pakistan's earthquake zone Tuesday, underscoring the idea that helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney pledges continued support for Pakistan quake victims (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11q1akq1m/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051220/kyodo/d8ejus9gc.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:42:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ _ U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said here Tuesday the United States would continue to assist Pakistan in its efforts to rebuild areas hit by the devastating South Asia earthquake.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney Visiting Quake Victims in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11t0an6bh/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051220/ap_on_re_as/cheney_15</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:38:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Vice President Dick Cheney visited Pakistan's earthquake zone Tuesday, underscoring the idea that helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney Visits Pakistan's Earthquake Zone (Fox News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11mo56bm5/*http%3A//www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,179243,00.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Vice President heads to the earthquake zone in Kashmir as part of a multinational tour to seek support for the war on terror.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney visits Pakistan to observe quake relief (MSNBC)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12pbar73o/*http%3A//g.msn.com/0MN0RS9/3?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10542216/from/RSS/&amp;&amp;CE=3032506</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:26:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, on a visit to Pakistan on Tuesday, expressed America’s sympathy to President Pervez Musharraf over the loss of more than 73,000 lives in the October earthquake.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney to Visit Quake Victims in Pakistan (ABC News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12hnmok9g/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1424058&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:08:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney to Visit Earthquake Victims in Pakistan]]></description>
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			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11tr993ov/*http%3A//www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3536659.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:59:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Bush says helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas. Vice President Dick Cheney headed to Pakistan's earthquake zone Tuesday in that spirit.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney to Visit Quake Victims in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11n4gqbar/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051220/ap/d8ejt74g0.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:49:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ President Bush says helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney to Visit Quake Victims in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11tbbl0q6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051220/ap_on_re_as/cheney_14</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:49:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ President Bush says helping Muslims in times of tragedy is one of the best ways the United States can improve its image overseas. Vice President Dick Cheney headed to Pakistan's earthquake zone Tuesday in that spirit.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney visits ally Pakistan to observe quake relief (AlertNet)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11o6dcf9j/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL2416.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday to meet with President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally in Washington's fight against terrorism, and survey the devastation caused by the earthquake in October.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney visits ally Pakistan to observe quake relief (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:50:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday to meet with President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally in Washington's fight against terrorism, and survey the devastation caused by the earthquake in October.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney visits quake-hit Pakistan (BBC News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11uv2irss/*http%3A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/4544466.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:43:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[US Vice President Dick Cheney is in Pakistan to tour areas affected by the October earthquake.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[World Bank Approves $400 Million in Emergency Funds for Pakistan (U.S. Department of State)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=128gplrjg/*http%3A//usinfo.state.gov/sa/Archive/2005/Dec/19-70503.html?chanlid=sa</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has approved $400 million in emergency funds to support additional earthquake recovery and reconstruction in Pakistan over a three-year period. The funds are slated to bolster Pakistani government efforts to reduce immediate suffering, reconstruct housing and help finance needed imports, according to a December 15 World Bank news release.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Aid to Pakistani Earthquake Victims Leads to Dramatic Decline in Support for Bin Laden, Increase in Support for  (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11omiof08/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051219/dcm027.html?.v=37</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In the first poll in Pakistan since the earthquake of October 8, 2005, Pakistanis now hold a more favorable opinion of the United States than at any time since 9/11, while support for Al Qaeda in its home base has dropped to its lowest level since then.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red Cross in talks with US over detainees (Reuters.co.uk)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[GENEVA (Reuters) - The Red Cross said on Friday it was pressing the United States to give it access to prisoners held in secret jails as part of the U.S. war on terror. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Village grateful for U.S. aid (MSNBC)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:07:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The United States has scored some points on the flip side of its war on terror — the effort to win hearts and minds of the world’s Muslims — in an Indonesian village devastated by last year's tsunami.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charitable Contributions: How to Maximize Your Tax Benefits (PR Web)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:32:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The United States has been in the forefront of charitable giving with an estimated $248 billion raised last year with mostly coming from individual contributions. While the greatest reward for donating to a charity may be in knowing that you have helped someone who is in dire need, your contributions may get you valuable deductions on your income tax returns. [PRWEB Dec 19, 2005]]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ted Turner urges nuclear disarmament on visit to Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:05:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ US media mogul and billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner urged India and Pakistan to give up their nuclear arsenals, as he visited areas of Pakistan devastated by a massive earthquake in October.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN Foundation wants mass destruction weapons erased for global peace (Business Recorder)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:43:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD (December 19 2005): The United Nations Foundation has called upon all nuclear powers, including the United States and Russia, to destroy their mass destruction weapons (MDWs) and make the world peaceful and secure for the future generations.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egeland: Rich Nations Must Give More Aid (Los Angeles Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=140qd3705/*http%3A//www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-un-year-of-disasters,1,6703475.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS -- A year of disasters around the world sparked an unprecedented outpouring of aid, but richer nations still are not giving enough money to tackle lingering humanitarian crises, the U.N. humanitarian chief said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ted Turner urges nuclear disarmament on visit to quake-hit Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12hn1bv66/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051218/en_afp/quakesasiapakistanun_051218205706</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:57:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ US media mogul and billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner urged India and Pakistan to give up their nuclear arsenals, as he visited areas of Pakistan devastated by a massive earthquake in October.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muslims Appreciate U.S. Aid, Not Policies (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12gl5asm6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051218/ap_on_re_as/tsunami_aiding_muslims_ts1_1</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:18:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Associated Press Correspondent Denis Gray was aboard the first U.S. helicopters that rushed aid to survivors of last year's tsunami in Indonesia. He recently revisited the same devastated coastline communities. Gray also covered the earthquake in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pak-Afghan-US Tripartite Commission vows to enhance cooperation (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11mie9v0f/*http%3A//www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Dec05/17.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:46:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD : Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States have agreed to continue. ..]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moot on ‘United States of Kashmir’ today (Daily Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RAWLAKOT: The first conference of political parties from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir will be held today in Islamabad to discuss a proposal regarding a ‘United States of Kashmir’. Shaukat Maqbool Butt, the son of Maqbool Butt Shaheed, has convened the meeting arranged by the National Liberation]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US okays dlrs 698m aid for Pakistan (Islamic Republic News Agency)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:49:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pakistan - US aid The United States has approved annual assistance program of dlrs 698 million for the second year just before the formal announcement of President George W. Bush's visit to Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Novato teacher returning to Pakistan with $1,000 in donations for earthquake victims (Marin Independent Journal)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A first-grade teacher at Loma Verde School in Novato has collected $1,000 for earthquake victims in Pakistan and India. Tehniat Cheema of Novato, who was born in Lahore, Pakistan, will return to her native country on Sunday to visit her relatives for two weeks.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Earthquake prediction still a guesswork, say experts (Gulf Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Earthquake prediction is still much like forecasting life span or investing in the stock market – data is available, but it’s largely guesswork, seismologists and experts say.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[World/Nation Briefs (South Coast Today)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=124rhuvg0/*http%3A//www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-17-05/a02wn633.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:41:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will represent the United States at the opening session of Afghanistan's parliament and assess reconstruction efforts in earthquake-damaged Pakistan during a five-country trip beginning today.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Security & Terrorism (UPI)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12fgcibgs/*http%3A//www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051216-074606-7932r</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Vice President Dick Cheney will represent the United States Monday at the opening of Afghanistan's new, democratically elected parliament.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2005-12-17T00:32+0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Cheney Making Quick Trip to Asia, Mideast</title>
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			<description>Cheney Making Quick Trip to Asia, Mideast Friday December 16, 2005 11:16 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney will represent the United States at the opening session of Afghanistan's parliament and assess reconstruction efforts in earthquake-damaged Pakistan during a five-country trip beginning Saturday.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheney Making Quick Trip to Asia, Mideast (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12cf1gafj/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051216/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney_foreign_trip_1</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Vice President Dick Cheney will represent the United States at the opening session of Afghanistan's parliament and assess reconstruction efforts in earthquake-damaged Pakistan during a five-country trip beginning Saturday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2005-12-16T19:48+0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Transcript of joint press conference by UN SG Kofi Annan and Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at UN Headquarters, 15 Dec 2005</title>
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			<description>SG/SM/10268 The Secretary-General: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming this afternoon. I am happy to tell you that I have today appointed former President George Herbert Walker Bush, former President of the United States, as my Special Envoy for the South Asia Earthquake Disaster.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Sailors’ services recognized (Pakistani Newspaper)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11svllrt1/*http%3A//thepakistaninewspaper.com/news_detail.php?id=3768</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (SANA): The 140 U.S. Sailors of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 were formally recognized Friday by United States Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan Crocker, and Rear Admiral Mike LeFever, Commander of the U.S. Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan, for their important contributions to the ongoing U.S. earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Seabees turnover operations (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD Dec 16 : The 140 U.S. Sailors of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 were formally recognized Friday by United States Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan Crocker, and Rear Admiral Mike LeFever, Commander of the U.S. Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan, for their important contributions to the ongoing U.S. earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pak-Afghan-US Tripartite Commission vows to enhance cooperation (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11p3p66vi/*http%3A//www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Dec05/16/03.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:58:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD Dec 16 : Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States have agreed to continue to further enhance cooperation, communication, and intelligence sharing against extremists who threaten the peace, progress and stability in the region.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN Urges WTO to Avoid Limiting Food Aid (AP via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11ssbnjk3/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/051216/wto_un_food_aid.html?.v=1</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:38:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations on Friday urged WTO members to refrain from imposing too strict limits on donations of food aid, saying the focus should be on feeding the world's hungry.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[India will not allow any changes to a nuclear deal with the United States (India Daily)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11l10edvf/*http%3A//www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/53447.asp</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament on Dec. 15 that he would permit no changes to a nuclear deal with the United States to ensure its passage by the U.S. Congress.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Predicting earthquakes still guesswork: experts (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12fcvkj8k/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051216/sc_afp/asiaquakeunscience_051216015534</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:55:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Earthquake prediction is still much like forecasting life span or investing in the stock market -- data is available, but it's largely guesswork, seismologists and experts say.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2005-12-15T23:48+0100</pubDate>
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			<title>South Asia: Annan appoints former US President GHW Bush as envoy for quake recovery</title>
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			<description>United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush as his Special Envoy for the South Asian Earthquake Disaster, representing the UN system in the national and international response to the destruction of 8 October.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[GHW Bush appointed as Envoy for Quake Recovery (Scoop.co.nz)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:38:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush as his Special Envoy for the South Asian Earthquake Disaster, representing the UN system in the national and international response to the destruction of 8 October.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Security & Terrorism (UPI)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=12fnbutg2/*http%3A//www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051215-114001-1453r</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:47:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Air Force announced Tuesday that it has received the first two of the F-16 fighters the United States agreed to sell it earlier this year.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunday Night Lights (Bangkok Post)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Residents denounce mass murders in Darfur (Montclair Times)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The United States and the world have been deluged by horrific occurrences.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS (Houston Chronicle)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Hundreds of millions of children suffer exploitation and discrimination but are virtually invisible, according to a UNICEF report published Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunday Night Lights (Bangkok Post)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:11:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Denver, Colorado - When the stadium is shaking with sound so loud you can't even hear yourself talk, you know an American National Football League game is about to begin. But the experience of American football, the most popular sport in the United States, starts long before the kickoff.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan & Zimbabwe UN Meets With Shelter Donors (Scoop.co.nz)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11ko5kc6g/*http%3A//www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0512/S00276.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In a bid to raise funds to provide shelter for Zimbabweans who have been evicted from their homes and Pakistanis who have been displaced by the massive earthquake that struck in October, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) met with donors today in Nairobi, Kenya.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunday Night Lights (Bangkok Post)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11t709nfs/*http%3A//www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/15Dec2005_out02.php</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Denver, Colorado - When the stadium is shaking with sound so loud you can't even hear yourself talk, you know an American National Football League game is about to begin. But the experience of American football, the most popular sport in the United States, starts long before the kickoff.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DECLARES HAWAI`I THE FIRST TSUNAMIREADY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES (NOAA News)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11maeo3mo/*http%3A//www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2545.htm</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[“It is with great pride that we announce Hawai`i as the first TsunamiReady state in America,” said U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. “Hawai`i has experienced more tsunami threats than any other state in the union and we know how devastating they can be.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong earthquake jolts Pakistan (The Pakistan Link)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:46:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: A strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck upper Pakistan, Punjab province and Muzaffarabad at 2.51 am on early Tuesday. ..]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Superpower vulnerability (Asia Times)]]></title>
			<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/United+States+Earthquake/SIG=11lpkp7sc/*http%3A//atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/GL14Aa01.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:37:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[That the US is now the world's sole remaining superpower is above challenge. This status has affected the United States' approach to formulating foreign and domestic policies in the post-Cold War era.]]></description>
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