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<title>Marching to the sound of BIG FEET!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As an online resource (web address: www.100percentpeople.com) dedicated to assisting those of the population who are above average in shape and size, 100% People have decided to celebrate big feet and all those who walk on them throughout the month of March.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 March 2008 12:36:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Caroline Kennedy dubs Obama the next J.F.K.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama was hailed as the next J.F.K. by the late President's daughter, Caroline Kennedy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 29 January 2008 12:18:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf must support and promote democracy: Condoleezza Rice</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_8833_Musharraf-must-support-and-promote-democracy-Condoleezza-Rice.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the Bush Administration would fight against the efforts to stop American aid to Pakistan, but also warned President Pervez Musharraf that he must support and promote democracy in his country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 23 January 2008 03:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US daily warns against unilateral strikes in Pak to combat Qaeda</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_7211_US-daily-warns-against-unilateral-strikes-in-Pak-to-combat-Qaeda.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US must not carry out unilateral operation in Pakistan's Tribal Areas to combat Al Qaeda because it might have "calamitous unintended consequences", both on Pakistan and the US, instead it should enhance co-operation with the Pakistani military and intelligence services, said a leading American newspaper.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 11 January 2008 09:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>From Europe to Timbuktu and back...in a chocolate fuelled car!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6868_From-Europe-to-Timbuktu-and-backin-a-chocolate-fuelled-car.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Two eco-minded British adventurers have completed their expedition to Timbuktu in a truck fuelled by chocolate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 9 January 2008 06:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Men prefer 'chick flicks' if they are explicitly fictionalized</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6843_Men-prefer-chick-flicks-if-they-are-explicitly-fictionalized.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Contrary to popular opinion, men too enjoy 'chick flicks' i.e. movies that are of human interest. However, they are more likely to watch an emotional melodrama for entertainment if they were specifically told that these programmes are fictionalised, says a study. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 9 January 2008 04:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush arrives in Israel</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6820_Bush-arrives-in-Israel.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President George W Bush has arrived in Israel on a landmark visit to the region to help kick-start peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 9 January 2008 03:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hillary Clinton wins New Hampshire's Democratic primary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Senator Hillary Clinton has won New Hampshire's Democratic presidential primary, after beating her rival candidate Barack Obama. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 9 January 2008 12:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ballot casting begins in New Hampshire, Clinton fighting for her place in US political sun</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6727_Ballot-casting-begins-in-New-Hampshire-Clinton-fighting-for-her-place-in-US-political-sun.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Voters in two New Hampshire hamlets cast their ballots Tuesday just after midnight in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, hours before the rest of the state's polling places open.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 8 January 2008 06:42:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Charles Webb pens 'Graduate' sequel</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6624_Charles-Webb-pens-Graduate-sequel.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Author Charles Webb is back with the sequel of his famous book 'The Graduate'.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 8 January 2008 11:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'US interest in revival of democracy in Pak remains marginal'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6565_US-interest-in-revival-of-democracy-in-Pak-remains-marginal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US interest in revival of democracy remains marginal and can be illustrated from the fact that American budgetary allocations to Pakistan on this count have been no more than a pittance of what has been given out to the army.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 7 January 2008 04:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir's 'vision' will prevail: Hillary Clinton</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6531_Benazirs-vision-will-prevail-Hillary-Clinton.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has called slain former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto a courageous and determined leader whose vision, hopefully, will continue to inspire the people of Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 7 January 2008 02:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush considering expansion of CIA covert operations in Pak tribal areas: NYT</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6514_Bush-considering-expansion-of-CIA-covert-operations-in-Pak-tribal-areas-NYT.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The recent assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the inability of the caretaker government in that country to stop terror tactics in the tribal badlands, may convince U.S.President George W.Bush to consider expanding the covert operations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the area, the New York Times reports.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 7 January 2008 01:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'US relying on Zardari, Fahim to keep Musharraf in power'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6447_US-relying-on-Zardari-Fahim-to-keep-Musharraf-in-power.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is now depending on two politicians, Asif Ali Zardari and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, to keep President Pervez Musharraf in power and stabilise Pakistan, the Washington Post quoted US officials and regional experts, as saying. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 6 January 2008 07:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US, UK to look after security of Pak nukes: Hillary</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6437_US-UK-to-look-after-security-of-Pak-nukes-Hillary.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has said that she would propose a joint US-British team to look after the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons if she is elected as President.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 6 January 2008 06:56:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US mulling on more freedom to CIA for covert operations in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6429_US-mulling-on-more-freedom-to-CIA-for-covert-operations-in-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration may give more freedom to the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct clandestine operations in the tribal areas of Pakistan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 6 January 2008 06:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Smoking becoming 'uncool' amongst NYC teens</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6388_Smoking-becoming-uncool-amongst-NYC-teens.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Smoking has becoming "uncool" among teenagers in New York city, with smoking rates dropping by more than half in the past six years, it has been revealed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 6 January 2008 08:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bad attitude of full-time childcare kids rubs off on classmates</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6343_Bad-attitude-of-full-time-childcare-kids-rubs-off-on-classmates.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The effect of negative behaviour of children spending long hours in the nursery at home may have a contagious effect on their classmates when they start school, says a study   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 5 January 2008 03:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Clinton seeks to rebound after Iowa defeat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6296_Clinton-seeks-to-rebound-after-Iowa-defeat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton, seeking to rebound from her disappointing loss in the first state contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, hit the campaign trail in the next battleground state on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 4 January 2008 04:46:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Candidates look to New Hampshire after tight finish in Iowa</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6279_Candidates-look-to-New-Hampshire-after-tight-finish-in-Iowa.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[After tight voting in Iowa that propelled Senator Barack Obama to an opening victory in the Democratic campaign and conservative Mick Huckabee in the Republican race, the presidential candidates moved on to the next battleground state Friday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 4 January 2008 03:20:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obama energized youth vote, Huckabee the church-goers</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6278_Obama-energized-youth-vote-Huckabee-the-church-goers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The political buzz in Washington Friday morning after Democrat Barack Obama swept the Iowa vote was over his ability to have energized and motivated young, first-time voters in the midwestern state. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 4 January 2008 03:20:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Biden criticises F-16 fighter jets sale to Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6180_Biden-criticises-F-16-fighter-jets-sale-to-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has urged the Bush Administration to suspend a nearly 500 million dollar deal to supply Pakistan with 18 F-16 fighter jets until Pakistan returns to the democratic path.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 4 January 2008 10:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Benazir's assassination can destabilise Pakistan'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6174_Benazirs-assassination-can-destabilise-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has created conditions which can contribute to the ongoing destabilisation and fragmentation of Pakistan, claims Professor Michel Chossudovsky of the Centre for Global Research, California.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 4 January 2008 09:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US presidential contender calls for Musharraf's ouster</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6172_US-presidential-contender-calls-for-Musharrafs-ouster.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Democratic presidential contender Bill Richardson has argued that the United States should suspend all non-terrorism-related military aid to Pakistan until President Musharraf steps aside. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 4 January 2008 09:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US pushing Pakistan to ensure credible polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6145_US-pushing-Pakistan-to-ensure-credible-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ American diplomats in Islamabad are engaged in intense behind-the-scene talks with their Pakistani counterparts to take steps to ensure that general elections are deemed credible by both Pakistanis and the international community.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 3 January 2008 05:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Continued US support to Musharraf must depend on free and fair elections'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6138_Continued-US-support-to-Musharraf-must-depend-on-free-and-fair-elections.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pervez Musharraf largely remains in power due to the backing of the Bush Administration, which supports him despite opposition from a large number of Pakistanis, a US based daily has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 3 January 2008 04:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US hopes Pakistan will have a free and fair election</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6137_US-hopes-Pakistan-will-have-a-free-and-fair-election.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ After Pakistan Election Commisiion's decision to postpone January 8 polls, US now hopes that the Pakistani people will be allowed to have a free and fair election where there is the widest possible participation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 3 January 2008 04:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US has "wasted" 10 billion dollars to prop up Musharraf government</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6070_US-has-wasted-10-billion-dollars-to-prop-up-Musharraf-government.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ America has "wasted" at least 10 billion dollars in funding to prop up the Musharraf government justified by its "war on terror", the San Francisco Chronicle says in an article.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:52:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US steps up contact with Sharif after Benazir's assassination: CSM</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_6042_US-steps-up-contact-with-Sharif-after-Benazirs-assassination-CSM.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Given the present scenario, the United States is reviewing its options, including a warming up towards former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the top opposition leader in the absence of a slain Benazir Bhutto, the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) has said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 3 January 2008 11:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oil reaches 100 dollars a barrel: new record</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5995_Oil-reaches-100-dollars-a-barrel-new-record.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The price of oil reached the record mark of 100 dollars a barrel on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 2 January 2008 06:16:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'US should endorse demand for an international inquiry into Benazir's killing'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5984_US-should-endorse-demand-for-an-international-inquiry-into-Benazirs-killing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US should immediately endorse the demand for an international investigation into the assassination of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto in the wake of Islamabad's dubious claim that she was not shot, but died because she hit her head on the sunroof of her SUV, says the Los Angeles Times.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 2 January 2008 05:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US lawmakers ask Bush Administration to back UN probe into Benazir's death</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5955_US-lawmakers-ask-Bush-Administration-to-back-UN-probe-into-Benazirs-death.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Twelve US lawmakers have rejected the White House contention that the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto is an internal matter for Pakistan, and have instead urged an international investigation as in the case of Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 2 January 2008 03:54:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pelosi questions Pakistan's probe of Benazir's assassination</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5778_Pelosi-questions-Pakistans-probe-of-Benazirs-assassination.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that Washington should address "troubling questions" about Pakistan's probe of Benazir Bhutto's assassination and its cooperation in war on terror before extending any more aid. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 06:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diplomats puzzled by Pak Govt's stance on Benazir's assassination</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5729_Diplomats-puzzled-by-Pak-Govts-stance-on-Benazirs-assassination.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Western diplomats have said that they found the Pakistan Government statements on the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto worrying in their wider implications, the Los Angeles Times reported. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 03:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Now, biodegradable racing cars with top speeds of 150mph!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5721_Now-biodegradable-racing-cars-with-top-speeds-of-150mph.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Warwick University researchers have come up with biodegradable racing cars with top speeds of 150mph.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 02:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ancient toolkit shows prehistoric hunter-gatherers were well equipped to battle prey</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5716_Ancient-toolkit-shows-prehistoric-hunter-gatherers-were-well-equipped-to-battle-prey.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Archaeologists have discovered a 14,000 year old bag of tools near the wall of a roundhouse residence in a site called Wadi Hammeh 27 in Jordan, which provides a glimpse into the daily life of a prehistoric hunter-gatherer.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 02:24:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US provided Benazir intelligence on the dangers she faced</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5693_US-provided-Benazir-intelligence-on-the-dangers-she-faced.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration had directly provided former premier Benazir Bhutto with intelligence on the dangers she faced from militants in Pakistan weeks before her assassination.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 01:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Monday way to keep New Year resolutions revealed</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5667_The-Monday-way-to-keep-New-Year-resolutions-revealed.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ For all those who make New Year resolutions but fail to follow them, Healthy Monday, an organization that devotes Monday as a day to increase health awareness and action, has introduced an innovative way to solve the problem.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 12:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US has no 'Plan B' for Pakistan after Benazir's death</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5659_US-has-no-Plan-B-for-Pakistan-after-Benazirs-death.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration has no 'plan B' for Pakistan following the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, which has dramatically altered Pakistani politics, a US based daily has said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 31 December 2007 12:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Let Pak take its own decision on poll dates, says US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5555_Let-Pak-take-its-own-decision-on-poll-dates-says-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration has made it clear that the Pakistan Government would determine the timings for its parliamentary elections.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 30 December 2007 12:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minneapolis tops America's most literate cities of 2007 list</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5543_Minneapolis-tops-Americas-most-literate-cities-of-2007-list.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Minneapolis has emerged as America's most literate city of 2007 in an annual survey.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 06:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hillary Clinton wants international probe into Benazir's assassination</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5513_Hillary-Clinton-wants-international-probe-into-Benazirs-assassination.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US democratic presidential hopeful, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, has said that the US should call for an independent investigation into Benazir Bhutto's assassination. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 04:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New York Police boosts security in city's Pakistani-dominant areas</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5495_New-York-Police-boosts-security-in-citys-Pakistani-dominant-areas.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The New York Police Department has boosted security across the city Thursday in response to Benazir Bhutto's assassination.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 03:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf should be restrained from reimposing emergency: Post</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5476_Musharraf-should-be-restrained-from-reimposing-emergency-Post.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pervez Musharraf should be restrained from reimposing emergency, which would again set him at odds with Pakistan's media and civil society, the Washington Post has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 02:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan's nuclear arsenal secure, says US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5463_Pakistans-nuclear-arsenal-secure-says-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pentagon and the White House have said that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is secure despite the political turmoil in Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 01:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India has shown restraint to avoid conflict with Pakistan: Schaffer</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5457_India-has-shown-restraint-to-avoid-conflict-with-Pakistan-Schaffer.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ India has shown restraint in the last four years and will go to great lengths to avoid risking conflict with Pakistan, noted South Asian expert Teresita Schaffer has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 01:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Variety magazine's 'top 10 speculations that never made news' list</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5455_Variety-magazines-top-10-speculations-that-never-made-news-list.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Speculations that the more than a dozen high-profile sequels made this summer would create a cut-throat competition at the box-office have topped the list of ideas that did not develop into news stories in 2007. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 01:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush discusses Pakistan scenario with security advisers</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5441_Bush-discusses-Pakistan-scenario-with-security-advisers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George Bush convened a meeting of his national security advisers to discuss the situation in Pakistan following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 12:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HRW seeks independent investigation into Benazir's assassination</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5440_HRW-seeks-independent-investigation-into-Benazirs-assassination.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Human Rights Watch has called upon the Pakistan Government to undertake an independent and transparent investigation into Benazir Bhutto's assassination.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 29 December 2007 12:36:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Centrist forces in Pakistan will be demoralised, say US experts</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5384_Centrist-forces-in-Pakistan-will-be-demoralised-say-US-experts.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Centrist forces in Pakistan will be demoralised further in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination on Thursday, said several American experts]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 28 December 2007 01:20:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir's killing a major blow to the US goal of stabilising Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5345_Benazirs-killing-a-major-blow-to-the-US-goal-of-stabilising-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The killing of former premier Benazir Bhutto on Thursday is a major blow to the US goal of stabilising Pakistan, which is a frontline ally in the war against terror since the 9/11 attacks, former American policymakers and experts have said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 28 December 2007 10:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak Ambassador to US confident of aid flow</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5341_Pak-Ambassador-to-US-confident-of-aid-flow.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's ambassador to the US Mahmud Ali Durrani is confident of continued flow of American assistance despite the recent Congressional restriction placed on a portion of counter terrorism fund. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 28 December 2007 10:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bullitt, Wuthering Heights among 25 films added to national registry for posterity</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5330_Bullitt-Wuthering-Heights-among-25-films-added-to-national-registry-for-posterity.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Library of Congress has announced the list of 25 films that it has picked up and added to its national registry this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 28 December 2007 09:48:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Politics is getting in the way of scientific research: Book</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5312_Politics-is-getting-in-the-way-of-scientific-research-Book.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A leading critic of U.S. health care policy has revealed that politics is getting in the way of scientific research. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 27 December 2007 06:38:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'How to Pick Up, Seduce and Hook Up With Hot Women'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5290_How-to-Pick-Up-Seduce-and-Hook-Up-With-Hot-Women.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Be kind and you'll be able to have a gorgeous girl to embrace, suggests a book.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 27 December 2007 05:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'US would also have built a N-bomb if it were in Pakistan's position'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5113_US-would-also-have-built-a-N-bomb-if-it-were-in-Pakistans-position.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said the US would also have built a nuclear bomb if it were in Pakistan's position after India's first nuclear test in 1974.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 26 December 2007 12:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shlokas from the Gita to bless American Catholic school students</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5062_Shlokas-from-the-Gita-to-bless-American-Catholic-school-students.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hymns from the Rig-Veda, the Upanisads and the Bhagavad-Gita will form part of the prayer-blessing ceremony at one of the prestigious Catholic schools of America on January eleven. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 25 December 2007 04:48:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'New Years should be benchmarks in person's individual history'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_5017_New-Years-should-be-benchmarks-in-persons-individual-history.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The end of the year represents a milestone in the history of the world, and it should be a benchmark in an individual's personal history too, says a leading psychologist.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 25 December 2007 01:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cornell team seeks to protect Myanmar's ethnic Karen culture, language</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4994_Cornell-team-seeks-to-protect-Myanmars-ethnic-Karen-culture-language.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Cornell University's Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) has launched a programme to protect and preserve the Karen culture and language of Myanmar.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 25 December 2007 12:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Human fat powered $3 m boat aims to set new speed record!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4949_Human-fat-powered-$3-m-boat-aims-to-set-new-speed-record.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A bio diesel speedboat powered in part by liposuctioned human fat will go around the world in a bid to set a new speed record.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 24 December 2007 03:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Most attempts to reduce exposure to media among US kids have failed</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4937_Most-attempts-to-reduce-exposure-to-media-among-US-kids-have-failed.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Psychologists at the Iowa State University say that most public policy attempts to reduce children's exposure to media violence in the US have failed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 24 December 2007 02:34:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Presidential wannabe applauds Jamie Lynn Spears</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4908_US-Presidential-wannabe-applauds-Jamie-Lynn-Spears.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is trying to exploit teen actress Jamie Lynn's pregnancy in his campaign. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 24 December 2007 12:48:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Great white shark travels 3000 km from New Zealand to Australia!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4846_Great-white-shark-travels-3000-km-from-New-Zealand-to-Australia.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A female great white shark nicknamed Kerri, has travelled 3000 kilometres from Stewart Island in New Zealand to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, setting a new distance record for a local shark.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 24 December 2007 09:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US to have a very important strategic relationship with India: Rice</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4835_US-to-have-a-very-important-strategic-relationship-with-India-Rice.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the United States would continue to build a close relationship with India while maintaining a partnership with Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 24 December 2007 08:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US impressed with new Pak Army Chief</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4734_US-impressed-with-new-Pak-Army-Chief.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Defence Minister Robert Gates has said that the United States is impressed by Pakistan's new Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani, and Washington would continue to work with him for stamping out terrorism.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 23 December 2007 02:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: US plans world's largest biometric database</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4729_Report-US-plans-worlds-largest-biometric-database.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning the world's largest databank of biometric information allowing it access to the physical characteristics of thousands of people, the Washington Post reported Saturday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 23 December 2007 01:47:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al Qaeda has regrouped in Pakistan: US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4705_Al-Qaeda-has-regrouped-in-Pakistan-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that al Qaeda has regrouped in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, and begun to focus attacks on the Pakistani Government and military.
Gates forther said that al Qaeda's activities have not yet affected Afghanistan, where US and coalition forces have faced increased Taliban violence in the past two years.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 22 December 2007 04:44:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US impressed with new Pak Army Chief</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4687_US-impressed-with-new-Pak-Army-Chief.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Defence Minister Robert Gates has said that the United States is impressed by Pakistan's new Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani, and Washington would continue to work with him for stamping out terrorism.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 22 December 2007 03:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New US legislation has no link to F-16 jets deal: Boucher</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4685_New-US-legislation-has-no-link-to-F-16-jets-deal-Boucher.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Richard Boucher has said that despite new Congressional restrictions on the 50 million dollar security assistance to Pakistan, there will be no impact on the supply of F-16 aircraft to that country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 22 December 2007 03:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Gospel of Judas' new translation terms him a "demon"</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4674_The-Gospel-of-Judas-new-translation-terms-him-a-demon.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new translation of the recently revealed Gospel of Judas suggests that Judas Iscariot was not only a traitor but as a "demon" also. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 22 December 2007 02:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian American 'slave' couple: Wife jailed, husband remains on bail</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4621_Indian-American-slave-couple-Wife-jailed-husband-remains-on-bail.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The wife of Indian American perfume businessman, Mahender Sabhani, has been sent to jail after her plea for bail was rejected by a Federal Court here. The couple were convicted for enslaving two Indonesian housekeepers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 21 December 2007 04:31:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three Pakistanis charged for multi-million-dollar credit card scam in US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4500_Three-Pakistanis-charged-for-multi-million-dollar-credit-card-scam-in-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Authorities in New Jersey have charged three Pakistan natives with running a multi-million-dollar credit card scam.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 21 December 2007 09:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US criticizes Kyrgyz elections</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4493_US-criticizes-Kyrgyz-elections.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States is "seriously concerned" about the fairness of parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, saying the government used its resources to benefit the ruling party and placed barriers on the ability of the opposition to run an effective campaign. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 20 December 2007 10:02:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mother of ISS astronaut killed in car accident</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4486_Mother-of-ISS-astronaut-killed-in-car-accident.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The mother of a US astronaut serving on the International Space Station was killed in a car accident near Chicago, local media reported Thursday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 20 December 2007 06:34:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush confident Republicans will hold White House</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4462_Bush-confident-Republicans-will-hold-White-House.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[President George W Bush said Thursday that he is confident that the Republican presidential nominee will win next year's election and that his party will gain seats in Congress. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 20 December 2007 05:08:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scrooge McDuck tops Forbes' list of wealthiest fictional stars in the world!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4413_Scrooge-McDuck-tops-Forbes-list-of-wealthiest-fictional-stars-in-the-world.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Forbes magazine has released its annual Fictional Fifteen list, ranking the wealthiest fictional stars in the world.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 20 December 2007 02:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Navy captain apologizes for drunken sailor's behaviour</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4306_US-Navy-captain-apologizes-for-drunken-sailors-behaviour.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The US Navy has apologized to a man punched in the face and hurled onto two cars by an apparently drunken sailor, news reports said Thursday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ROUNDUP: Bush gets his way on Iraq war funding</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4296_ROUNDUP-Bush-gets-his-way-on-Iraq-war-funding.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bowing to President George W Bush, Congress on Wednesday gave up on a US troop withdrawal and approved 70 billion dollars in war spending on Iraq and Afghanistan for 2008. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 11:32:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Study suggests poll disconnect over support for Obama, Clinton</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4295_Study-suggests-poll-disconnect-over-support-for-Obama-Clinton.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new national study of voters who say they might vote in Democratic primaries and caucuses shows a striking disconnect between their explicit and implicit preferences, according to University of Washington researchers.
When asked who they would vote for, Barack Obama held a 42 percent to 34 percent margin over Hilary Clinton, while former senator John Edwards was placed third with 12 percent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Democrat-led Congress passes Iraq war funding</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4291_Democrat-led-Congress-passes-Iraq-war-funding.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bowing to President George W Bush, Congress on Wednesday gave up on a US troop withdrawal and approved 70 billion dollars in war spending on Iraq and Afghanistan for next year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 10:56:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Florida chemical site explodes: three dead</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4284_Florida-chemical-site-explodes-three-dead.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three people died Wednesday in an explosion at a chemical firm in the southern city of Jacksonville, Florida, on the Atlantic coast, broadcast reports said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 10:11:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US supports Israeli right to self defence</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4272_US-supports-Israeli-right-to-self-defence.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States Wednesday backed Israel's right to defend itself, but said incursions into Gaza could carry obvious consequences. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 08:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New South Korean president expected to support six-party talks</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4268_New-South-Korean-president-expected-to-support-six-party-talks.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The US expects South Korea's newly elected President Lee Myung Bak to continue his country's strong support for nuclear talks with North Korea, and congratulated him Wednesday on his victory. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 08:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ROUNDUP: Fire at White House complex damages historic building</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4267_ROUNDUP-Fire-at-White-House-complex-damages-historic-building.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A smoky fire at a building next to the White House on Wednesday damaged an office used by US Vice President Dick Cheney and forced more than 1,000 employees to evacuate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 08:24:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush signs energy law to make US "cleaner and more secure"</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4251_Bush-signs-energy-law-to-make-US-cleaner-and-more-secure.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cars on US roads will burn less petrol per mile and use more alternative fuels such as ethanol under a landmark energy conservation law that President George W Bush signed Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 07:04:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fire burns in building next to White House</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4244_Fire-burns-in-building-next-to-White-House.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fire started burning Wednesday in the US vice president's office suite in the ornate old executive office building right next door to the White House. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 06:04:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ROUNDUP: Putin named Time's person of the year</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4237_ROUNDUP-Putin-named-Times-person-of-the-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its person of the year, citing his "steely and determined" imposition of order in a nation seeking renewed superpower status. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 05:53:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UN debate on Kosovo's future begins, agreement not expected</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4236_UN-debate-on-Kosovos-future-begins-agreement-not-expected.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Security Council Wednesday started its long-awaited debate on the future of the breakaway Serb province Kosovo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 05:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US approves 785 million dollar aid for Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4224_US-approves-785-million-dollar-aid-for-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US House of Representatives has passed a 785 million dollar aid package for Pakistan for the fiscal year 2008 despite its reservations over the state of emergency imposed on November 3.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 04:43:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maternal grandparents are closer to grandkids than paternal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4166_Maternal-grandparents-are-closer-to-grandkids-than-paternal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ With families gearing up for the holidays, a new study has found that the level of social interaction between extended family members depends on whether people are related through their mother or father, and that maternal grandparents are more likely to be attached to their grandkids than paternal grandparents.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 12:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Clinton's sexcapades easier to forgive than Judith Giuliani's home wrecking antics</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_4142_Clintons-sexcapades-easier-to-forgive-than-Judith-Giulianis-home-wrecking-antics.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new poll has revealed that women are more willing to forgive Bill Clinton for the infamous Monica Lewinski scandal than Presidential candidate Rudy Giulani's now wife Judith for her trysts with him when he was married to someone else, as they consider a home wrecker to be worse than a straying husband. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 19 December 2007 10:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rice asks Musharraf to ensure fair campaign for January polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3887_Rice-asks-Musharraf-to-ensure-fair-campaign-for-January-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to ensure fair campaigning for the January 8 parliamentary elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 11:36:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bai Ling bags a role in 'Love Ranch'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3801_Bai-Ling-bags-a-role-in-Love-Ranch.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chinese actress Bai Ling has got her Christmas gift - a role in real-life Nevada brothel flick 'Love Ranch.']]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Torture antidote against political violence used in 98 pc of nations</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3771_Torture-antidote-against-political-violence-used-in-98-pc-of-nations.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new study has revealed that 98 per cent of nations use torture in any political violence, and the Western democracies are no exception to it.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US to give conditional aid to Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3708_US-to-give-conditional-aid-to-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US Congress is all set to put certain conditions on providing financial assistance to Pakistan, but without slashing any of the funding.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mukhtar Mai raises 30,000 dollars for her institutions</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3673_Mukhtar-Mai-raises-30000-dollars-for-her-institutions.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Mukhtar Mai has raised 30,000 dollars through a fund raising event in Sacramento, California, for her school, a clinic and a women's shelter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan is world's most dangerous country: Clinton, Biden</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3598_Pakistan-is-worlds-most-dangerous-country-Clinton-Biden.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US presidential hopefuls and Senators, Hillary Clinton and Joseph Biden, consider Pakistan as the most dangerous country in the world.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 02:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>George Bush reveals his battle with booze</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3477_George-Bush-reveals-his-battle-with-booze.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George W Bush admitted that he battled alcohol more than two decades ago, and revealed that he would not be the leader of America if he had not given up booze.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sanskrit mantras to open Colorado State Senate session</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3436_Sanskrit-mantras-to-open-Colorado-State-Senate-session.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Colorado State Senate of USA will reverberate with Sanskrit mantras for the first time on January 29.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 12:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak elections won't be credible without pre-Nov 3 scenario: US expert</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3320_Pak-elections-wont-be-credible-without-pre-Nov-3-scenario-US-expert.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The January 8 elections in Pakistan won't be credible without the Constitution being reinstated, politicians being free to campaign, the media free to report, and all activists are freed from detention, according to a Heritage Foundation expert.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 03:21:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US to send 70 poll observers to Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3291_US-to-send-70-poll-observers-to-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration is planning to send 70 poll observers to Pakistan to monitor the January 8 elections in Pakistan, the US State Department has informed the Congress. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:45:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mukhtar Mai visits US to raise money for her institutions</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3163_Mukhtar-Mai-visits-US-to-raise-money-for-her-institutions.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Mukhtar Mai was given a standing ovation in Sacramento, California where she had come to raise money for her school, a clinic and a women's shelter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 06:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush's verbal gaffe inundates Texan school with phone calls!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3145_Bushs-verbal-gaffe-inundates-Texan-school-with-phone-calls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George Bush is famous for his verbal gaffes, only this time, one such gaffe inundated a small school with numerous telephone calls.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 05:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'US will use influence to ensure emergency is lifted in Pak on Dec 15'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3060_US-will-use-influence-to-ensure-emergency-is-lifted-in-Pak-on-Dec-15.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the United Sates will continue to use its influence to ensure that the emergency in Pakistan is lifted on Dec 15 and free and fair elections are held as scheduled.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 08:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>TV programming most popular on Internet video viewing</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3059_TV-programming-most-popular-on-Internet-video-viewing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new survey has revealed that a majority of adult Internet users watch video online during a typical week, with TV programming ranking as the most popular content.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 08:04:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani detainee claims CIA tortured him</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_3018_Pakistani-detainee-claims-CIA-tortured-him.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Pakistani detained by CIA has claimed that he was subjected to "state-sanctioned torture," the New York Times has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 10 December 2007 04:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Almost half of the world's hungry children live in South Asia: UNICEF</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2998_Almost-half-of-the-worlds-hungry-children-live-in-South-Asia-UNICEF.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The latest UNICEF report titled 'Progress for Children' has highlighted the poor condition of children living in developing countries, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 10 December 2007 03:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China linked to cyber attack on U.S. nuclear arms lab</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2973_China-linked-to-cyber-attack-on-US-nuclear-arms-lab.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A confidential memorandum distributed to public and private security officials by the Department of Homeland Security has linked China for a cyber attack on one of the federal government's nuclear weapons laboratories.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 10 December 2007 01:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion poll showing Musharraf's popularity is a fraud</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2914_Opinion-poll-showing-Musharrafs-popularity-is-a-fraud.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A public opinion poll that had suggested a rise in President Pervez Musharraf's popularity since his stepping down as Army Chief, has one major flaw -- the US-based organisation which conducted the poll simply does not exist. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 10 December 2007 10:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan dissidents attract support on Capitol Hill</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2685_Pakistan-dissidents-attract-support-on-Capitol-Hill.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Congressmen and a senator have called for the supremacy of the rule of law in Pakistan, which is currently under the state of emergency.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 7 December 2007 11:58:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rising carbon emissions from developing countries pose major global threat: Report</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2674_Rising-carbon-emissions-from-developing-countries-pose-major-global-threat-Report.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Rising carbon emissions from developing countries would threaten the world with severe climate change within a single generation, even if the rich countries were to stop their own greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow, according to new research from the Center for Global Development (CGD).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 7 December 2007 11:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US assistance to Pakistan favours army not people</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2651_US-assistance-to-Pakistan-favours-army-not-people.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US aid to Pakistan since 2002 has  been ar  too  heavily  weighted in  favour  of  military  assistance, ithout  requiring or even expecting commensurate results in  the ar  against  terror,  Robert Hathaway, head of  the  South  Asia rogramme   at  the  Woodrow  Wilson  Centre,  told  the   Senate ubcommittee.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 7 December 2007 10:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US "understands" India's political process on nuke deal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2612_US-understands-Indias-political-process-on-nuke-deal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Asserting that the US would "very much" like to see the bilateral civilian nuclear agreement with India move forward and be finalised, the State Department today said Washington understands that New Delhi needs to work through the political process in the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 6 December 2007 06:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pro and anti-Musharraf forces in verbal duel ahead of US Senate meeting</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2610_Pro-and-anti-Musharraf-forces-in-verbal-duel-ahead-of-US-Senate-meeting.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistani Americans and representatives of President Pervez Musharraf engaged in a verbal duel ahead of a crucial US Senate hearing today to consider whether America's pro-democracy laws should be applied to curtail US aid to Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 6 December 2007 06:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>S. Waziristan to be bifurcated into two zones</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2605_S-Waziristan-to-be-bifurcated-into-two-zones.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pakistan Government plans to divide South Waziristan into two zones to give the Ahmedzai Wazirs a separate entity and end their dependence on the Mehsud, official and tribal sources have said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 6 December 2007 06:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>George Bush never forgives those who give him the flu bug!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2517_George-Bush-never-forgives-those-who-give-him-the-flu-bug.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A CNN reporter is seething after US president George W. Bush blamed her for passing her bug to him while flying around the country in the 2000 elections.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 6 December 2007 12:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New York officials call for closure of nuke plant</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2397_New-York-officials-call-for-closure-of-nuke-plant.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Officials in New York have declared  the Indian Point nuclear power plant unsafe and poorly run and demanded that it should be closed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 December 2007 02:43:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jessica Biel, other celebs join forces to back Obama at Hollywood Concert</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2351_Jessica-Biel-other-celebs-join-forces-to-back-Obama-at-Hollywood-Concert.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Kate Walsh and Taye Diggs are supporting Democratic presidential primary candidate Barack Obama at a Hollywood Concert.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 December 2007 12:04:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak delegation to US seeks support for safety of its nuke arsenal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2306_Pak-delegation-to-US-seeks-support-for-safety-of-its-nuke-arsenal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Pakistan delegation, which is visiting the US has sought the Bush Administration's help in preventing its nuke arsenal from falling into the hands of religious extremists. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 December 2007 11:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak Govt has formed a cell to rig polls: US paper</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2304_Pak-Govt-has-formed-a-cell-to-rig-polls-US-paper.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A cell headed by a former ISI official has been created by the Pakistan Government to rig the January 8 polls, a US based paper has claimed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 December 2007 11:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US war games are having  anegative impact</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2070_US-war-games-are-having-anegative-impact.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US-sponsored war games that simulate capturing Pakistan's nuclear weapons to prevent them from falling into wrong hands are having a negative impact, experts have said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 3 December 2007 12:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US can carry out a direct military operation inside Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2068_US-can-carry-out-a-direct-military-operation-inside-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George W Bush has said that his country could carry out a direct military operation inside Pakistan if Washington got definite and concrete reports about the presence of Osama bin Laden there.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 3 December 2007 12:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sharif claims he offered to help US to hunt Osama in 1999</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2035_Sharif-claims-he-offered-to-help-US-to-hunt-Osama-in-1999.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that in 1999 he offered the United States the use of Pakistani territory to hunt down Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 3 December 2007 11:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>American senators and Musharraf discuss politics</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2011_American-senators-and-Musharraf-discuss-politics.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A five-member delegation of the US Senators called on President Pervez Musharraf yesterday at his camp office here and discussed prevailing political and human rights situation in Pakistan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 1 December 2007 08:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wives' careers still seen as secondary to husbands'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_2006_Wives-careers-still-seen-as-secondary-to-husbands.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A sociological research has revealed that if a couple moves, it is inevitably the wife's career that suffers, while the hubby enjoys a career boost. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 1 December 2007 07:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Clinton field office hostage crisis in New Hampshire ends</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1956_Clinton-field-office-hostage-crisis-in-New-Hampshire-ends.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A man who claimed to have a bomb walked into Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign field office here Friday and took three campaign workers hostage for hours before surrendering to the police.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 1 December 2007 11:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US, UK hail Musharraf's pledge to lift emergency on Dec. 16</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1921_US-UK-hail-Musharrafs-pledge-to-lift-emergency-on-Dec-16.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The United States has welcomed President Pervez Musharraf's announcement to end the emergency on December 16, describing it as a "good step" towards democratic development. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 30 November 2007 03:53:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf needs to do more for restoration of democracy: US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1907_Musharraf-needs-to-do-more-for-restoration-of-democracy-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pervez Musharraf's decision to set a date for the lifting of emergency rule is a positive and significant step, but more needed to be done, the US State Department has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 30 November 2007 02:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kargil conflict sealed the fate of LoC</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1882_Kargil-conflict-sealed-the-fate-of-LoC.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The 1999 Kargil conflict sealed the fate of the Line of Control (LoC) as the de facto border between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, the "sanctity" of which will be maintained in times to come, according to a new book published here.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 30 November 2007 01:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US can send troops to Pakistan if Osama's presence confirmed</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1855_US-can-send-troops-to-Pakistan-if-Osamas-presence-confirmed.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President George W Bush has said that US would send its troops to strike inside Pakistan if intelligence report confirmed the presence of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 30 November 2007 12:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Broadway reopens for business</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1756_Broadway-reopens-for-business.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Broadway has reopened for business after stagehands and theatre producers reached a tentative agreement, ending a crippling strike that halted more than two dozen shows for 19 days.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 29 November 2007 03:41:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan spent billions on 'big ticket' military purchases</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1749_Pakistan-spent-billions-on-big-ticket-military-purchases.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Major US Government arms sales and grants to Pakistan since 9/11 have included items useful for counter-terrorism operations, along with a number of 'big ticket' military purchases more suited to conventional warfare. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 29 November 2007 03:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'The sooner Mush retires from public life, the quicker the prevailing crisis will end'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1729_The-sooner-Mush-retires-from-public-life-the-quicker-the-prevailing-crisis-will-end.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as chief of the army, but the prevailing political crisis will continue to remain in the country until the retired general gives up the President's office, according to the Washington Post.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 29 November 2007 01:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush doubts Sharif's commitment to war on terror</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1682_Bush-doubts-Sharifs-commitment-to-war-on-terror.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George W. Bush has said that Sharif's relations with religious parties raised doubts about his commitment to the war on terror.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 29 November 2007 12:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Working women 'feel they have to work harder' than men</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1660_Working-women-feel-they-have-to-work-harder-than-men.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new study has found that women feel they have to work harder than men in a workplace.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 29 November 2007 10:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US should stick with Musharraf for the time being: Ex-State Department official</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1650_US-should-stick-with-Musharraf-for-the-time-being-Ex-State-Department-official.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former State Department official Daniel Markey feels that the US should stick with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for bilateral military cooperation for the time being, as according to him, the former army chief currently occupies a unique position in Pakistani politics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 29 November 2007 10:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>By 2081, migrants could push Britain's population to over 100 million</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1615_By-2081-migrants-could-push-Britains-population-to-over-100-million.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Britain could have a population of over 100 million by 2081, if experts at Whitehall are to be believed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 November 2007 03:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Experts: Quality of Chinese imports needs to improve</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1611_Experts-Quality-of-Chinese-imports-needs-to-improve.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Safety experts at the Michigan State University (MSU) have said that the quality of Chinese consumer goods imported to the United States need to improve.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 November 2007 03:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Streisand to back Hilary in US presidential elections</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1604_Streisand-to-back-Hilary-in-US-presidential-elections.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In the upcoming campaign to find a new U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Barbara Streisand has decided to back ormer U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oprah feared supporting Obama would ruin her career</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1596_Oprah-feared-supporting-Obama-would-ruin-her-career.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has revealed that she was afraid that her support to US presidential candidate Barack Obama would ruin her career, before she actually backed the Illinois Senator. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:29:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir unlikely to exert civilian control over Pak's nuke programme</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1540_Benazir-unlikely-to-exert-civilian-control-over-Paks-nuke-programme.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto comes to power again, it is unlikely that she would be able to exert civilian control over the country's nuclear programme, as the military believes she is "too beholden to the Americans," according to an article. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 November 2007 03:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obama ropes in Oprah to win women votes in conservative Iowa</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1481_Obama-ropes-in-Oprah-to-win-women-votes-in-conservative-Iowa.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Democrat residential candidate and Illinois Senator Barack Obama has roped in Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American daytime television, to raid Hillary Clinton's core support among women voters in the contest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 November 2007 12:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>White House fears Pakistan political upheaval could affect war on terror</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1368_White-House-fears-Pakistan-political-upheaval-could-affect-war-on-terror.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. efforts to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda forces along the Afghan border could come unstuck if there is no end in sight to the ongoing political upheaval in Pakistan, an intelligence report published in the US media has claimed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 26 November 2007 02:36:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf's loss of middle class support, the greatest set back of his rule: NYT</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1284_Musharrafs-loss-of-middle-class-support-the-greatest-set-back-of-his-rule-NYT.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's loss of support within the ranks of the ordinary middle class, is one of the great setbacks of his rule, since he seized power in 1999, says the New York Times (NYT).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 26 November 2007 10:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dramatic employment and poverty gap between fit people and disabled</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1254_Dramatic-employment-and-poverty-gap-between-fit-people-and-disabled.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ According to a new report, there still exists a dramatic employment and poverty gap between working-age people with disabilities and those without them.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 25 November 2007 03:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China driving growth of global digital TV: Report</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1229_China-driving-growth-of-global-digital-TV-Report.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new report has predicted that global digital television is being driven by China, accounting for a quarter of all digital TV households by 2012.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 25 November 2007 02:04:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Experts say Kyoto Protocol not enough to curb climate change</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1128_Experts-say-Kyoto-Protocol-not-enough-to-curb-climate-change.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 was a valiant first attempt to tackle global carbon emissions, but according to a letter co-authored by a University of Adelaide climate change expert, it will not be enough to make a breakthrough with climate change. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 24 November 2007 01:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AIDS charity blames Geldof, Bono for aggravating African plight</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1090_AIDS-charity-blames-Geldof-Bono-for-aggravating-African-plight.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A leading African AIDS charity has criticised celebrities like Sir Bob Geldof and Bono, claiming that their efforts are increasing troubles in the continent, rather than relieving them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 24 November 2007 10:45:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Martial law has damaged Musharraf's legitimacy'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1037_Martial-law-has-damaged-Musharrafs-legitimacy.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed its concern over the recent "introduction of martial law" in Pakistan by President Pervez Musharraf, saying that it has damaged the legitimacy of his government and seriously threatened the future of democracy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 23 November 2007 06:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rice: US still wants Musharraf-Bhutto deal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1036_Rice-US-still-wants-Musharraf-Bhutto-deal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has indicated that Washington will still like Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto to work together.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 23 November 2007 06:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Robert Kagan: Time for US to replace Musharraf with another General</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_1004_Robert-Kagan-Time-for-US-to-replace-Musharraf-with-another-General.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Noted political commentator and foreign affairs expert Robert Kagan has said that the US should find a replacement of Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf within the country's army who would be able to restore democracy there.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 23 November 2007 04:21:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Here's how George Bush will be spending Thanksgiving</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_975_Heres-how-George-Bush-will-be-spending-Thanksgiving.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US president George W. Bush will spend Thanksgiving by tucking into a traditional turkey dinner with his family.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 23 November 2007 01:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jemima Khan relieved that ex-hubby Imran's out of jail</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_924_Jemima-Khan-relieved-that-ex-hubby-Imrans-out-of-jail.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hugh Grant's former girlfriend and Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Khan has spoken of her relief after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf founder was finally released from jail in Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 23 November 2007 11:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mother to Child Transmission Programme 'could be doing more harm than good'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_917_Mother-to-Child-Transmission-Programme-could-be-doing-more-harm-than-good.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Researchers have highlighted the severe shortcomings of South Africa's Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme, insisting that the course could be doing more harm than good.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 05:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US university alerted Bangladeshi authorities 24hr before Cyclone Sidr hit</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_891_US-university-alerted-Bangladeshi-authorities-24hr-before-Cyclone-Sidr-hit.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ About 24 hours before the devastating Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, an expert on coastal engineering at Louisiana State University had provided the country's emergency officials with storm surge maps charting high-risk areas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 04:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The longer Musharraf stays, the greater the difficulties for US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_852_The-longer-Musharraf-stays-the-greater-the-difficulties-for-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The longer Musharraf remains in any position of leadership, the greater the difficulties Washington can expect, according to an analyst.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 02:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US lawmakers demand normalcy in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_845_US-lawmakers-demand-normalcy-in-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pressure is building up in the US Congress for the return of constitutional normalcy in Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 01:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Americans preparing to invade Pakistan'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_833_Americans-preparing-to-invade-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Mubashar Hasan, Pakistan People's Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) Punjab president, has warned the government and the people against the US designs, and said that the US is preparing for a possible Iraq-like invasion of Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 01:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US-acquired landing ship Jalashwa steals show as Indian navy displays firepower</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_819_US-acquired-landing-ship-Jalashwa-steals-show-as-Indian-navy-displays-firepower.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US-acquired landing ship Jalashwa stole the show as Indian navy displayed its firepower off southern Visakahpatnam, as part of the Navy-Week celebrations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 12:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf is making a fool of Bush</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_812_Musharraf-is-making-a-fool-of-Bush.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is making a fool of President George Bush, claimed Professor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, who is also the chief of the National Lawyers Guild.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 22 November 2007 11:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Overweight women and men don't want to be thin</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_794_Overweight-women-and-men-dont-want-to-be-thin.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Cornell study has revealed that most normal-weight and underweight women yearn to lose more weight, but another finding of the same study is that most overweight women just do not have any urge to be thin enough to achieve a healthy weight.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 07:34:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Experts express incredulity over Bush's emphatic backing of  Musharraf</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_790_Experts-express-incredulity-over-Bushs-emphatic-backing-of-Musharraf.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Several outside analysts and a key Democratic lawmaker have expressed incredulity over U.S. President George W. Bush emphatic support to and backing of Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 07:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush pardons two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving dinner</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_766_Bush-pardons-two-turkeys-ahead-of-Thanksgiving-dinner.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President George W. Bush pardoned two turkeys from Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 04:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf is a man of his word, says Bush</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_763_Musharraf-is-a-man-of-his-word-says-Bush.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George W Bush has said that President General Pervez Musharraf is a man of his word.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 04:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Will Smith has 'studied Scientology through Tom Cruise'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_760_Will-Smith-has-studied-Scientology-through-Tom-Cruise.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Will Smith has finally admitted that he has studied Scientology through pal Tom Cruise.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 04:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Parenthood is a revelation,' says Philip Seymour Hoffman</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_758_Parenthood-is-a-revelation-says-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Philip Seymour Hoffman has revealed that his one-year-old daughter has brought a new awakening to his life.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 04:19:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>When J. K. Rowling came face-to-face with a religious fundamentalist</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_741_When-J-K-Rowling-came-face-to-face-with-a-religious-fundamentalist.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling was disgusted when she had a confrontation with a Christian fundamentalist in front of her three children. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 03:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obama admits experimenting with drugs and alcohol in school</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_740_Obama-admits-experimenting-with-drugs-and-alcohol-in-school.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Democrat presidential contender Barack Obama has admitted to a group of high school students that he experimented with drugs and alcohol when he was in school.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 03:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush, a hypocrite for not pressurising Pak like Iraq</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_736_Bush-a-hypocrite-for-not-pressurising-Pak-like-Iraq.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George W Bush has been labelled a hypocrite for not applying his agenda of democracy vigorously enough on Pakistan, as he did with Iraq, a US paper has said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 02:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US lawmakers demand normalcy in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_727_US-lawmakers-demand-normalcy-in-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pressure is building up in the US Congress for the return of constitutional normalcy in Pakistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 02:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bush greets Sikhs ahead of Guru Nanak's 538th birth anniversary</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_724_Bush-greets-Sikhs-ahead-of-Guru-Nanaks-538th-birth-anniversary.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. President George W. Bush has sent his warm greetings to Sikhs in America and India ahead of the 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 02:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Disney's Hannah Montana doll beats Barbie as 'Most Desired Toy'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_702_Disneys-Hannah-Montana-doll-beats-Barbie-as-Most-Desired-Toy.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Disney's Hannah Montana doll, based on the popular TV series, has emerged as the most wanted toy among young girls.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 12:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Will the Supreme Court keep handguns at home?</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_688_Will-the-Supreme-Court-keep-handguns-at-home.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Supreme Court has to decide whether the 2nd Amendment protects the rights of Americans to keep handguns at home. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 12:21:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Emergency in Pakistan will not affect military ties with US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_686_Emergency-in-Pakistan-will-not-affect-military-ties-with-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that the emergency in Pakistan will not affect military to military relations with the United States.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 12:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Anand Jon indicted on further 40 sexual assault charges</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_679_Anand-Jon-indicted-on-further-40-sexual-assault-charges.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon, already in custody for multiple sexual assaults, has been indicted on a further 40 charges of rape and sexual assault in New York.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 11:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pro- Taliban militants at the gates of Islamabad</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_663_Pro--Taliban-militants-at-the-gates-of-Islamabad.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may have justified declaring emergency on the pretext of growing insurgency in the Swat Valley, but so far, the only threats he has been able to curb are those of an independent judiciary and a free press. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 November 2007 10:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Post emergency, Musharraf not indispensable for US</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_563_Post-emergency-Musharraf-not-indispensable-for-US.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A gradual shift has been observed in the US policy towards Pakistan in general, and its President General Pervez Musharraf in particular, after the latter imposed a state of emergency in the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 November 2007 10:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US can't do much more now to prod Pakistan towards democracy: White House</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_550_US-cant-do-much-more-now-to-prod-Pakistan-towards-democracy-White-House.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US President George W Bush has urged Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf to lift the emergency, and nothing more than this can be done right now, the White House Spokeswoman has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 November 2007 09:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>We are investing in Pakistan, not in Musharraf: US official</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_547_We-are-investing-in-Pakistan-not-in-Musharraf-US-official.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US is having an investment relationship with the people of Pakistan, and not with President General Pervez Musharraf, a US official has clarified. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 November 2007 09:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fraud cheques issued under Indian American CEO headed DC Tax office</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_538_Fraud-cheques-issued-under-Indian-American-CEO-headed-DC-Tax-office.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue issued 15 property tax refund cheques worth 2.46 million dollars without the required court order during Indian American Natwar M Gandhi's tenure as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a Washington Post analysis has revealed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 November 2007 08:35:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al Qaeda head shot/Mehdi army chiefs told flee</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_451_Al-Qaeda-head-shot-Mehdi-army-chiefs-told-flee.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:28:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Beatty wins first round in 'Dick Tracy' battle</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_417_Beatty-wins-first-round-in-Dick-Tracy-battle.html</link>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 13 August 2005 05:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cruise won't press charges</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_372_Cruise-wont-press-charges.html</link>
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<pubDate>Friday, 24 June 2005 12:37:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Buffy star to play Alice</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_366_Buffy-star-to-play-Alice.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 22 June 2005 02:52:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kylie Minogue ' Cancer - there's still hope for both of them</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_292_Kylie-Minogue-Cancer---theres-still-hope-for-both-of-them.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 19 May 2005 03:11:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dave Chappelle not happy with his show</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_285_Dave-Chappelle-not-happy-with-his-show.html</link>
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<pubDate>Monday, 16 May 2005 03:58:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Whiz of a Dress</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_245_Whiz-of-a-Dress.html</link>
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<pubDate>Friday, 29 April 2005 12:43:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ferrari's comeback in San Marino GP</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_234_Ferraris-comeback-in-San-Marino-GP.html</link>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 24 April 2005 03:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jackson sells interest in Beatles songs</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_186_Jackson-sells-interest-in-Beatles-songs.html</link>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 16 April 2005 04:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Britney's reality show debuts on 17 May 2005</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_181_Britneys-reality-show-debuts-on-17-May-2005.html</link>
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<pubDate>Friday, 15 April 2005 05:18:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New security issues found in Microsoft's software</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_170_New-security-issues-found-in-Microsofts-software.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 13 April 2005 11:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>6430 Police Deployed for Pope John Paul II Funeral</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_114_6430-Police-Deployed-for-Pope-John-Paul-II-Funeral.html</link>
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<pubDate>Monday, 4 April 2005 01:16:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prince Charles Caught Swearing</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_95_Prince-Charles-Caught-Swearing.html</link>
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<pubDate>Friday, 1 April 2005 06:06:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Terri Schiavo's parents appealed to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_80_Terri-Schiavos-parents-appealed-to-Florida-Gov-Jeb-Bush.html</link>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 26 March 2005 01:32:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Overweight people eat $22 billion of the budget of California</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/USA/news_25_Overweight-people-eat-$22-billion-of-the-budget-of-California.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 6 April 2005 03:47:47 GMT</pubDate>
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