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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 05/24/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks reversed steep losses to finish the day roughly flat, though European stocks and the euro tumbled to 2012 lows amid growing chatter about a potential Greek exit from the euro zone]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:31:10 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nebraska Landowners Sue Governor Over Keystone XL Pipeline Constitutionality]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The national debate on the Keystone XL pipeline enters the courtroom, as Nebraska landowners sue their state over how the pipeline project could be approved.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:18:18 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Philippines Gets Support From Japan, Others Against China]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Philippines is getting ships and assistance from other countries as it faces off against China, but it&#039;s still a far cry from matching Beijing&#039;s military capabilities]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344666/20120524/china-philippines-japan-dispute.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 03:05:16 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gasoline Prices Falling With Crude, But Price At The Pump Still Too High, Says Oil Trade Group]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday again called on Washington to increase domestic production of oil on both federal and public lands, to help consumers by bringing gasoline prices down even further.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344661/20120524/gasoline-oil-price-api-washington-aaa-driving.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 02:34:47 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Veiled Plight Of The European Roma: New Report Calls For End To Discrimination]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[For centuries, the Roma people have been marginalized and misunderstood by their European neighbors. A new report by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) sheds light on this age-old human rights issue.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344659/20120524/roma-gypsy-europe-union-poverty-report.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 02:30:43 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[HP: Is Whitman’s Ax As Big As IBM’s Gerstner’s?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Margaret Whitman, the new CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, decided to swing her ax Wednesday as the company reported dreadful second-quarter results.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344650/20120524/hp-hewlett-packard-pc-margaret-whitman-meg.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 02:07:44 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama To Air Force Grads: Foreign Policy Will Bring About An &#039;American Century&#039;]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Obama told the graduating class of 2012 that a &quot;different world&quot; includes less deployments, stronger alliances and a greater role in global affairs where the United States of America is more respected and safer than they ever were before -- implying a stark contrast between the attitudes of George W. Bush&#039;s administration.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344639/20120524/obama-air-force-grads-today-step-different.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:40:16 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Diamond Mine Collapse Kills &#039;At Least&#039; 3 in South Africa]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The accident happened in an area formerly operated by diamond giants De Beers.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344638/20120524/south-africa-diamond-mine-beers.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:35:25 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Colin Powell Dings Romney On Foreign Policy Chops [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The former Secretary of State and four-star general seemed taken aback by a remark from Mitt Romney about Russia being the top geopolitical threat to the U.S.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344636/20120524/colin-powell-mitt-romney-russia.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:32:22 IST</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/344617/20120524/voting-rights-act-holder-supreme-court.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:27:11 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Deja Vu: Romney & Obama Both Promise &#039;American Century&#039;]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Are presidential candidates running out of catchphrases?]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344614/20120524/deja-vu-romney-obama-both-promise-american.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:17:27 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fracking Opponents Don&#039;t Like Ohio&#039;s Proposed Disclosure Law]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ohio representatives this week will vote on a set of new natural gas drilling regulations, including chemical disclosure laws, that opponents say favor natural gas drillers.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344613/20120524/ohio-hydraulic-fracturing-law-senate-house-disclosure.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:13:47 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kim Dotcom, Megaupload Founder, Demands Access To Seized Property To Defend Himself]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Kim &quot;Dotcom&quot; Schmitz, the German-born founder of Megaupload, is now looking to defend himself in court, but in order to do so, he has demanded that his hard drives and his computers -- all 135 of them -- be returned to him so he can use the data for his defense.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344610/20120524/kim-dotcom-megaupload-access-seized-property-defend.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:11:36 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Military Strike &#039;May Be Neccesary&#039;: Israeli Minister]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The latest call to arms comes as world powers met with Iran for talks in Baghdad, with the Iranians promising a &quot;new and comprehensive&quot; package of proposals.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344600/20120523/israel-iran-strike-military-nuclear-enrichment.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 23:44:40 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nigeria  To Deport Chinese Migrants Engaged In Illegal Trading]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ifeadi called the Chinese &quot;scavengers&quot; who were taking jobs that should be the exclusive preserve of Nigerian people.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344597/20120523/nigeria-chinese-immigrants-retail-textile-deport-arrest.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 23:40:40 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Romney Creeps Ahead of Obama in Florida, Especially with Marco Rubio&#039;s Help: Poll]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney has gained a 6-point lead ahead of President Barack Obama in the critical battleground state of Florida -- and an 8-point lead if U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is on the Republican candidate&#039;s ticket, according to a new poll.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:39:11 IST</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>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:35:26 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China To Boost Growth Again, But Cautiously]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An annual GDP growth rate of 8 percent would be an economic miracle in most of the world. In China, it has the government looking for ways to help the economy grow more -- but not by spending indiscriminately for stimulus plans.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344573/20120523/china-growth-infrastructure-wen.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:24:45 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Russia Tests Long-Range Missile To Counter NATO Missile Shield]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Russian missile carried a dummy warhead and was fired from a distance of 3730 miles.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344571/20120523/russia-ballsitic-missile-nato-shield-putin-europe.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344571/20120523/russia-ballsitic-missile-nato-shield-putin-europe.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:20:04 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Somalia: African Union Troops Close In On Al Shabab Camp]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Somali and African Union forces successfully expelled al-Shabab militants from villages around the rebel stronghold of Afgoye, but caused thousands of refugees to flee.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344562/20120523/somalia-al-shabab-african-union.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:56:43 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Senate Eyes &#039;Largest Aid Package&#039; Ever for Israel Blessed by Obama]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Largest package of military aid to Israel to be discussed at US Senate Committee]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344551/20120523/israel-ron-paul-united-states-enhanced-security.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:41:17 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Student Protests in Montreal Turn Violent On 100th Day Of Protests Against Quebec Tuition Hikes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Thousands of university students in Montreal marked the 100th day of protests against tuition hikes Tuesday, joined by lawyers and labor unions, following the Quebec provincial government&#039;s passing of a controversial law last week designed to regulate public assemblies.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:41:06 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Losses Give Boost To Sanders&#039; Bank Bill]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The recent multibillion-dollar trading loss suffered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), the country&#039;s largest bank by assets, has strengthened the case against letting bank executives serve as directors of Federal Reserve regional banks and thus regulating themselves, policy makers say.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:34:13 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia to Give $3.25bn Aid to Crisis-Hit Yemen]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia has pledged $3.25bn in aid to Yemen as fears mount that Al-Qaida is gaining foothold in country.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344543/20120523/saudi-arabia-give-3-25bin-aid-al.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:30:02 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syrian Government Continue Shelling As Rebels Deny Kidnapping Claim]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the forces of President Bashar al-Assad pounded Rastan in the early morning, adding that at least six people have been killed in other parts of the country on Wednesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:21:19 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Domestic Violence Is Biggest Security Threat To Women Of West Africa: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A report issued Tuesday from the International Rescue Committee finds that in countries recovering from war in West Africa, domestic violence is the biggest threat to women&#039;s safety.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344531/20120523/domestic-abuse-violence-west-africa-irc-report.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:13:26 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arkansas & Kentucky Primary Results Prove Embarrassing for Obama]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[About four in 10 voters choose not to vote for the president in the Democratic primary.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:50:55 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Same-Sex Marriage Opposition Reaches New Low, But Obama&#039;s Stance On It May Have Little Effect In Election]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The American public is gradually embracing same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll that finds support for gay marriage reaching a new peak and opposition to same-sex marriage dropping to a new low.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:45:41 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[David Cameron&#039;s 600,000 Job Creation Claim to Parliament &#039;Not True&#039;]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Britain&#039;s prime minister told David Cameron parliament that 600,000 jobs had been created in the private sector since his coalition government took office in May 2010.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344517/20120523/david-cameron-jobs-uk-recession.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:42:58 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saudis To Give Yemen $3.25 Billion In Aid]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia has pledged $3.25 billion in aid to Yemen, which is trying to push back a powerful al Qaeda insurgency.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:39:55 IST</pubDate>
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