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		<title>Putin condemns violence in Syria but is against outside intervention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media MOSCOW— Russia condemns the ongoing violence in Syria but is against outside interference, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. &#8220;We certainly condemn all violence wherever it comes from. However, you cannot act like a bull in a china shop,&#8221; he said. At least 5,400 people have been killed in the Syrian government&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part II &#8211; Defendant ordered by judge to decrypt laptop-she  forgets password</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media DENVER, Colo. — The judge in this case has ordered the defendant Ms. Fricosu, as follows: &#8220;&#8230;That on or before February 21, 2012, defendant, SHALL PROVIDE counsel for the government in this case with an unencrypted copy of the hard drive&#8230;&#8221; The problem faced by the defendant is that if she does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part I &#8211; Defendant ordered by judge to decrypt laptop-she forgets password</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media DENVER, Colorado — Federal Judge Blackburn of Denver, Colorado has ordered a woman to decrypt her laptop, and allow the government to access its contents. The defendant, Ms. Fricosu, invoked the Constitution&#8217;s Fifth Amendment, in order not to reveal the password to the computer, as a safety measure to keep her from self-incrimination. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists target Black American community during Black History month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas. — An effort led by a group of atheist Black Americans from the organization African Americans for Humanity (AAH), has launched a series of ads asking Blacks to think about leaving their churches. The ads have been strategically place at the beginning of Black History month which is in February. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage fraud suit brought by NY Attorney General against MERS, BofA, Chase and  Wells Fargo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media NEW YORK — Some of the nation&#8217;s largest banks were sued on Friday by New York&#8217;s Democratic Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, for deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures. The biggest culprit in this fraudulent scheme is Mortgage Electronic Registration System [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/02/03/mortgage-fraud-suit-brought-by-ny-attorney-general-against-mers-bofa-chase-and-wells-fargo/</link>
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		<title>U.S missile shield slammed by Putin ahead of Munich Security Talks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media MOSCOW, Russia — In a documentary aired by Russian state television on the eve of a global security conference in Munich, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reiterated his confidence that U.S. missile shield plans were aimed at undermining Russia&#8217;s defense capabilities. &#8220;Today, neither Iran, nor North Korea poses a threat… Today, it&#8217;s missile defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Charges Former Credit Suisse Investment Bankers in Subprime Bond Pricing Scheme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four former veteran investment bankers and traders at Credit Suisse Group for engaging in a complex scheme to fraudulently overstate the prices of $3 billion in subprime bonds during the height of the subprime credit crisis. The SEC alleges that Credit Suisse’s former [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/02/02/sec-charges-former-credit-suisse-investment-bankers-in-subprime-bond-pricing-scheme/</link>
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		<title>Mitt Romney at the point of no return in the GOP race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas. — After winning the Florida primary, February looks good for Mitt Romney who is favored to win Nevada, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine, and Arizona, this month. Gingrich faced a crushing defeat in Florida with Romney winning by 46.4 percent to 31.9 percent. Gingrich still hasn&#8217;t recovered from the loss and is running [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/02/01/mitt-romney-at-the-point-of-no-return-in-the-gop-race/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Florida legislation could allow parents to fire teachers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media TAMPA, Fla. — Two pieces of legislation proposed in Lee County, Fla., might give parents the power to review and fire under-performing school staff, while teachers will have to grade how parents are doing too. The Parent Empowerment Act, also known as House Bill 1191, would allow parents to analyze how the school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN Security Council resolution on Syria recipe for civil war</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media DAMASCUS, Syria—Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov says a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution on Syria will pave the way for a &#8220;civil war&#8221; in the Arab country. Gatilov told Russian media on Tuesday that a draft resolution on Syria &#8220;will not help in the search for a compromise&#8221; if it is approved. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/31/un-security-council-resolution-on-syria-recipe-for-civil-war/</link>
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		<title>Photos: Houston International Auto Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas &#8211;For almost three decades, the Houston Auto Show has brought the automotive world to Texas, allowing consumers to see, touch, drive and experience the industry’s latest and greatest offerings. Over 37 manufacturers were on display at this year’s show, including Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video:  Houston International Auto Show Recap &#8211; Reliant Park Houston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas. — The Houston International Auto Show was held at Reliant Park last weekend, featuring domestic and foreign newly-released vehicles, with over half a million square feet of the latest vehicles from the world&#8217;s top automakers. The Houston Auto Show is the place for car enthusiasts, fun-seekers and those looking for their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/31/video-houston-international-auto-show-recap-reliant-park-houston/</link>
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		<title>Romney seeks to ride on debate performance to close Florida primary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media TAMPA, Fla. — After Thursday&#8217;s favorable debate performance, Gov. Mitt Romney now has his eyes locked on the Sunshine State, as he seeks to close the deal on the Jan. 31 Florida primary. Earlier in the week, it seemed that Gingrich had overtaken Romney but by Wednesday, the alternative media did something the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/28/romney-seeks-to-ride-on-debate-performance-to-close-florida-primary/</link>
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		<title>Russian parliament approves castration for pedophiles bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Alexey Eremenko Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas — A bill introducing life sentences and mandatory chemical castration for pedophiles passed the crucial second reading in the State Duma on Friday. The draft bill, which tightens punishment for most kinds of sex crimes against minors, was introduced by the Kremlin in October and generated much debate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/27/russian-parliament-approves-castration-for-pedophiles-bill/</link>
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		<title>Florida &#8211; winner takes all as candidates make final push</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas — Thursday&#8217;s debate was the candidates&#8217; last chance to appeal to Florida voters, with CNN&#8217;s Wolf Blitzer as the moderator. Blitzer did get some boos when he ventured into the private lives of the candidates, who at some point unanimously agreed that the moderator needed to ask questions of substance rather [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/27/florida-winner-takes-all-as-candidates-make-final-push/</link>
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		<title>Hackers launch attacks that shut down Israeli Web sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas — A group of the Palestinian wing of the hackers who identify themselves as Anonymous, claimed responsibility for taking down Israel&#8217;s Haaretz Hebrew-language site, in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, as a cyber war between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hackers continued. In a Twitter message, Anonymous Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/26/hackers-launch-attacks-that-shut-down-israeli-web-sites/</link>
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		<title>Russia ready to host peace talks between Syria and opposition forces</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Bennetts Newscast Media MOSCOW — Moscow would agree to host talks between the Syrian authorities and opposition forces in a bid to end the violence the United Nations says has so far claimed the lives of over 5,000 people, Russia&#8217;s foreign minister said on Wednesday. &#8220;As concerns the venue [for talks], we would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/25/russia-ready-to-host-peace-talks-between-syria-and-opposition-forces/</link>
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		<title>China spreads its financial muscle to Great Britain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Hasan Suroor Newscast Media SAN JOSE — In what is being hailed as a &#8220;great leap forward&#8221; in China&#8217;s growing economic presence in Britain, the China Investment Corporation (CIC) has bought an 8.68 percent stake in Thames Water, Britain&#8217;s largest water and sewerage company serving about 14 million customers. The deal is China&#8217;s first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/24/china-spreads-its-financial-muscle-to-great-britain/</link>
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		<title>Services that Google announced will be discontinued in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Bennetts Newscast Media SAN JOSE — If you&#8217;ve ever used Picnik.com, a quick online solution for picture editing in the absence of photo editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop then you might understand how convenient and practical it is to have such online application. Google, however, will shut this service down on April [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/24/services-that-google-announced-will-be-discontinued-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>After EU agrees to Iran embargo price of oil rises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas — In an effort to curb Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, the European Union agreed to place an embargo against crude oil exports from Iran, to prevent the country from funding its nuclear ambitions. In early London deals, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March climbed 56 cents to $110.42 a barrel. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/23/after-eu-agrees-to-iran-embargo-price-of-oil-rises/</link>
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		<title>Part II-The Ebb and Flow of The Government-Media Power Play</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas — The question of whether or not there can be a loyal and enduring interchange between the media and the political realm is not clear cut. Loyalty by both parties has to be earned and demonstrated. Some media houses are loyal to certain entities because that&#8217;s where they get funding; others [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/21/part-ii-the-ebb-and-flow-of-the-government-media-power-play/</link>
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		<title>Part I-The Ebb and Flow of The Government-Media Power Play</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas — There has always been and will continue to be a love-hate relationship between the media and political entities. Media houses have an incredible influence in shaping perceptions of society or their target audiences. Yet government always plays its unseen hand in an attempt to regulate the flow of information or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/21/part-i-the-ebb-and-flow-of-the-government-media-power-play/</link>
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		<title>Pilot suffers heart attack in mid-flight and dies in cockpit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media MOSCOW—A crew member of a UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia died as the plane was flying over China, transportation prosecutors said Friday. Sergei Golev, 44, sustained a heart attack in the cockpit and died despite all attempts at resuscitation, a local prosecutor’s office spokeswoman said, Uralinform.ru reported. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2012/01/20/pilot-suffers-heart-attack-in-mid-flight-and-dies-in-cockpit/</link>
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		<title>After US troop withdrawal Iraqis consider fleeing as violence increases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newscast Media BAGHDAD, Iraq — Suicide attacks, assassinations and bombings in Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 265 people and injured hundreds of others since December 18, the date the USA withdrew all but 200 of its troops from the country, according to the health and interior ministries. The wave of attacks, carried [...]]]></description>
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