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		<title>Rajya Sabha passes motion for forming JPC (Roundup)</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/rajya-sabha-passes-motion-for-forming-jpc-roundup-111377/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The process of forming a joint parliamentary committee to probe the 2G spectrum scam was completed Tuesday with the Rajya Sabha nominating 10 of its members to the panel. 

 The committee has 20 Lok Sabha members who were nominated last week. 
 A Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 30 .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/rajya-sabha-passes-motion-for-forming-jpc-roundup-111377/">Original article &nbsp;: Rajya Sabha passes motion for forming JPC (Roundup)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Five states to go to polls in April-May (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/five-states-to-go-to-polls-in-april-may-second-lead-111376/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal will go to polls in April and May in the biggest popularity contest since the 2009 Lok Sabha election, it was announced Tuesday.

 Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said some 150 million voters will be eligible to take part in the elections that will .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/five-states-to-go-to-polls-in-april-may-second-lead-111376/">Five states to go to polls in April-May (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BJP keen on MNS as part of alliance in Maharashtra</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday favoured Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of Raj Thackeray as part of a broad electoral coalition against the ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra but said a decision would depend on the wishes of its partner Shiv Sena. 

 &#8220;We want to prevent division of votes in Maharashtra. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/bjp-keen-on-mns-as-part-of-alliance-in-maharashtra-111375/">BJP keen on MNS as part of alliance in Maharashtra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Five states to go to polls in April-May</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Elections will be held to elect new assemblies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal in April and May, the Election Commission announced Tuesday. 

 Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said that while Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will have a single phase polling on April 13, Assam will see .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/five-states-to-go-to-polls-in-april-may-111374/">Five states to go to polls in April-May</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Election dates for five states announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday announced elections to assemblies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal in April and May.
.... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/election-dates-for-five-states-announced-111373/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Election dates for five states announced</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Telangana supporters paralyse rail traffic for separate state (Third Lead)</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/telangana-supporters-paralyse-rail-traffic-for-separate-state-third-lead-111371/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HYDERABAD - Intensifying the movement for separate statehood to Telangana, protesters in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday paralysed rail transport in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region.

 Massive protests on the tracks rocked most of the villages and gave train passengers a harrowing time.
 Barring minor incidents, the day-long protest was by and large peaceful. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/telangana-supporters-paralyse-rail-traffic-for-separate-state-third-lead-111371/">Telangana supporters paralyse rail traffic for separate state (Third Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBI searches Suresh Kalmadi&#8217;s bank lockers in Pune</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/cbi-searches-suresh-kalmadis-bank-lockers-in-pune-111370/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PUNE - A CBI team from New Delhi Tuesday started search of former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadis bank lockers here, an official source said.

 We have opened two bank lockers as part of the investigations. But we do not have any details so far, an official told IANS.
 The lockers were opened in the ... Read more <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/cbi-searches-suresh-kalmadis-bank-lockers-in-pune-111370/" title="CBI searches Suresh Kalmadi&#8217;s bank lockers in Pune">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Varun&#8217;s wedding reception cancelled</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/varuns-wedding-reception-cancelled-111369/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The high profile wedding reception of the Bharatiya Janata Partys young MP Varun Gandhi has been cancelled due to the death of his maternal grandmother, mother Maneka Gandhi said Tuesday.

 The young Gandhi, 30, will tie the knot with Kolkata fashion designer Yamini Roy, who is in her mid-20s, March 6 in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/varuns-wedding-reception-cancelled-111369/">Varun&#8217;s wedding reception cancelled</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German minister Guttenberg resigns after plagiarism row (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/german-minister-guttenberg-resigns-after-plagiarism-row-second-lead-111368/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned Tuesday, after he became embroiled in a plagiarism scandal over his PhD.

 &#8220;I informed the chancellor (Angela Merkel) in a very friendly conversation that I will withdraw from my political offices and asked for a discharge,&#8221; Guttenberg said.
 &#8220;It is the most painful step in my ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/german-minister-guttenberg-resigns-after-plagiarism-row-second-lead-111368/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : German minister Guttenberg resigns after plagiarism row (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Talks with ULFA significant: Chidambaram</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/talks-with-ulfa-significant-chidambaram-111366/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said peace talks with the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) here last month were very significant. 

 Addressing the media here after releasing his ministry&#8217;s progress card for February, Chidambaram said: &#8220;The ULFA leaders had met me on February 10. They met the prime minister .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/talks-with-ulfa-significant-chidambaram-111366/">Talks with ULFA significant: Chidambaram</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>It is military, not martial - clerical error in act rectified</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/it-is-military-not-martial-clerical-error-in-act-rectified-111365/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - It was a &#8220;clerical error&#8221; irrelevant in a democratic India. The government Tuesday substituted the words &#8220;martial law&#8221; with &#8220;military law&#8221; in an act that came into force seven years ago to facilitate transfer of foreign prisoners from the country. 

 Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday enacted the correction in the Repatriation .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/it-is-military-not-martial-clerical-error-in-act-rectified-111365/">It is military, not martial - clerical error in act rectified</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German minister resigns in plagiarism row</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/german-minister-resigns-in-plagiarism-row-111363/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned Tuesday, after he became embroiled in a plagiarism scandal last month.

 Guttenberg had been under increasing political pressure following revelations that more than 100 pages of his 475-page doctoral thesis had been copied from other works without citation.
 Bayreuth University, which gave Guttenberg top marks for ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/german-minister-resigns-in-plagiarism-row-111363/">Original article on  : German minister resigns in plagiarism row</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sibal moves motion for JPC in Rajya Sabha</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/sibal-moves-motion-for-jpc-in-rajya-sabha-111362/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday defended the government and focussed on the flawed policies framed under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as he moved a motion in the Rajya Sabha to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the 2G spectrum scam. 

 &#8220;A joint committee of the two houses consisting ... Read more : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/sibal-moves-motion-for-jpc-in-rajya-sabha-111362/">Sibal moves motion for JPC in Rajya Sabha</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oman urged not to use excessive force against protesters</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/oman-urged-not-to-use-excessive-force-against-protesters-111361/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The rights group Amnesty International has called on the Omani authorities not to use excessive force against the anti-government protesters. 

 The call comes after two people were reportedly killed when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the protesters over the weekend, Iran&#8217;s official IRNA news agency reported.
 &#8220;The Omani security ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/oman-urged-not-to-use-excessive-force-against-protesters-111361/">Oman urged not to use excessive force against protesters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Middle East protests inspire poll campaign in Goa</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/middle-east-protests-inspire-poll-campaign-in-goa-111359/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PANAJI - Popular rebellions in the Arab world have found an echo in Goa, where a citizens&#8217; collective is trying to cobble up support for &#8216;honest&#8217; candidates in the state&#8217;s only municipal corporation, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP). 

 &#8220;The revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and other countries there should be a lesson .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/middle-east-protests-inspire-poll-campaign-in-goa-111359/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bhojpal, not Bhopal? Chouhan sparks debate</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/bhojpal-not-bhopal-chouhan-sparks-debate-111358/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BHOPAL - Bhopal would be renamed Bhojpal, if Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had his way. He expressed the wish at a function to mark 1,000 years of erstwhile king Raja Bhoj&#8217;s coronation - an idea that hasn&#8217;t found favour with some.

 If the name of Bangalore could be changed to Bengaluru, Bombay .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/bhojpal-not-bhopal-chouhan-sparks-debate-111358/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Bhojpal, not Bhopal? Chouhan sparks debate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh protests in Yemen</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/fresh-protests-in-yemen-111357/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANA&#8217;A - Thousands of anti-government protesters Tuesday gathered outside the Sana&#8217;a University here to demand the ouster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a media report said.

 Thousands of government loyalists have also gathered in the city&#8217;s Tahrir Square in a counter-demonstration, CNN reported.
 The demonstrations come a day after the country&#8217;s main opposition group ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/fresh-protests-in-yemen-111357/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Fresh protests in Yemen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerala opposition to boycott joint photo session</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress-led opposition in Kerala has decided to boycott Thursday&#8217;s final photo session of legislators and other valedictory functions of the assembly called by the speaker.

 Congress party chief whip T. Radhakrishnan told reporters in Kochi Tuesday that the opposition parties were pained by the remarks made against them by Chief Minister V.S.  [..] <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/kerala-opposition-to-boycott-joint-photo-session-111356/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German minister in plagiarism row to resign: Report</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/german-minister-in-plagiarism-row-to-resign-report-111355/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who has been embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, will resign Tuesday, Bild newspaper reported.

 He has already handed in his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to the newspaper. President Christian Wulff has also reportedly been informed of the decision.
 Guttenberg is scheduled to make a statement .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/german-minister-in-plagiarism-row-to-resign-report-111355/">German minister in plagiarism row to resign: Report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bihar moves another step to weed out corruption</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/bihar-moves-another-step-to-weed-out-corruption-111353/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar&#8217;s initiatives to check corruption are showing results.

 Nearly 80 percent of 400,000 government officials, including Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in Bihar, have submitted their assets details to the state government as per an official directive.
 The remaining 20 percent officials are likely .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/bihar-moves-another-step-to-weed-out-corruption-111353/" title="Bihar moves another step to weed out corruption">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Libyan protesters defiant against Gaddafi&#8217;s security forces</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/libyan-protesters-defiant-against-gaddafis-security-forces-111352/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO/TRIPOLI - Clashes continued across Libya Tuesday as forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi fought to regain control over areas taken over by protesters.

 Witnesses from around 25 km south of the capital Tripoli said tanks and anti-aircraft crews were deployed at all major intersections, activists reported in messages posted online.
 Clashes continued in the ... Read more <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/libyan-protesters-defiant-against-gaddafis-security-forces-111352/" title="Libyan protesters defiant against Gaddafi&#8217;s security forces">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blair signed deal to train Gaddafi&#8217;s special forces during visit to Libya in 2007</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/blair-signed-deal-to-train-gaddafis-special-forces-during-visit-to-libya-in-2007-111351/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Tony Blair had reportedly signed a deal with Libya to train Colonel Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s special forces and supply him with NATO secrets, during his last foreign trip to Africa as British Prime Minister in May 2007. 


According to The Telegraph, the two leaders had agreed to co-operate on defence matters in a range ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/blair-signed-deal-to-train-gaddafis-special-forces-during-visit-to-libya-in-2007-111351/">Original article on  : Blair signed deal to train Gaddafi&#8217;s special forces during visit to Libya in 2007</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament disrupted over 1984 killings, caste census, farmers&#8217; plight (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/parliament-disrupted-over-1984-killings-caste-census-farmers-plight-second-lead-111350/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Ruckus by opposition MPs over various issues, including the plight of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, caste census and phone tapping, led to disruptions in both houses of parliament Tuesday.

 Opposition members sought to raise the killing of Sikhs in Rewari district of Haryana in the anti-Sikh riots in .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/parliament-disrupted-over-1984-killings-caste-census-farmers-plight-second-lead-111350/">Parliament disrupted over 1984 killings, caste census, farmers&#8217; plight (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>JPC members from Rajya Sabha to be named</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/jpc-members-from-rajya-sabha-to-be-named-111349/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The 10 Rajya Sabha members for the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the spectrum scam and the telecom policy are to be announced Tuesday.

 Their nomination will complete the JPC, which has 20 Lok Sabha members. 
 The Rajya Sabha representatives in the JPC are likely to be P.J. Kurien, Abhishek ... Read : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/jpc-members-from-rajya-sabha-to-be-named-111349/">JPC members from Rajya Sabha to be named</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition stages walkout in Kashmir assembly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Opposition legislators walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday after staging noisy protests in the house.

 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, including its president and legislature party leader Mehbooba Mufti, wanted Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone to accept their adjournment motion and discuss the situation in the Valley where it alleged that .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/opposition-stages-walkout-in-kashmir-assembly-111348/">Opposition stages walkout in Kashmir assembly</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haryana&#8217;s lop-sided job quota raised in Rajya Sabha</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/haryanas-lop-sided-job-quota-raised-in-rajya-sabha-111345/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Describing it as a &#8220;new face of reservation&#8221;, Communist Party of India-Marxist member Brinda Karat Tuesday raised the issue of 67 percent quota for men in jobs in Haryana and said the state government was depriving women of a level playing field.

 &#8220;This is a new face of reservation, the 33 percent ... Read : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/haryanas-lop-sided-job-quota-raised-in-rajya-sabha-111345/">Haryana&#8217;s lop-sided job quota raised in Rajya Sabha</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Telangana protestors bring daily life to rail tracks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HYDERABAD - From cooking and eating to shaving and playing games, they carried out their daily routine along the railway tracks. It was a unique protest in Telangana as people demanding separate statehood to the region in Andhra Pradesh squatted on the tracks to bring the movement of trains to a halt Tuesday.

 Men and ... Original article on  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/telangana-protestors-bring-daily-life-to-rail-tracks-111343/">Telangana protestors bring daily life to rail tracks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament disrupted over 1984 killings, caste census, phone tapping</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Ruckus by opposition MPs over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, caste census and phone tapping disrupted question hour in both houses of parliament Tuesday.

 Opposition members sought to raise the killing of Sikhs in Rewari district of Haryana in the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. The issue surfaced after a Sikh organisation claimed to .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/parliament-disrupted-over-1984-killings-caste-census-phone-tapping-111342/">Source article &nbsp;: Parliament disrupted over 1984 killings, caste census, phone tapping</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West considering military action against Gaddafi over use of chemical weapon fears</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/west-considering-military-action-against-gaddafi-over-use-of-chemical-weapon-fears-111341/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The Western leaders, including British Prime Minister David Cameron are reportedly considering ordering military action against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi amid fears that the Libyan dictator could use chemical weapons against the pro-democracy protestors in his own country. 


Cameron has disclosed that he would not rule out &#8220;the use of military assets&#8221; as Britain ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/west-considering-military-action-against-gaddafi-over-use-of-chemical-weapon-fears-111341/">Read : West considering military action against Gaddafi over use of chemical weapon fears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon Tuesday as opposition members sought to raise the issue of the killing of Sikhs in Rewari district of Haryana in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. 

 As soon as the house met, opposition MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party along with those of ally Shiromani .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/rajya-sabha-adjourned-till-12-2-111340/">Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Berlusconi claims he no longer has a cellphone</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/berlusconi-claims-he-no-longer-has-a-cellphone-111339/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milan, March 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy&#8217;s scandal-mired premier Silvio Berlusconi, who currently faces four trials, has told supporters that he gave up his mobile phone to evade police surveillance. 

 &#8220;Be aware that your prime minister no longer has any kind of cell phone because he is subjected to every kind of wiretapping,&#8221; Berlusconi Monday told ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/berlusconi-claims-he-no-longer-has-a-cellphone-111339/">Original article on  : Berlusconi claims he no longer has a cellphone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisian minister quits</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/tunisian-minister-quits-111338/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TUNIS - Tunisia&#8217;s industry and technology minister has quit government, state TAP news agency reported.

 Minister Mohamed Afif Chelbi resigned from the government Monday.
 Ousted Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali&#8217;s prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi quit Sunday as continuing protests demanded a change in government, AKI reported.
 Ben Ali was forced out of power after  [..] <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/tunisian-minister-quits-111338/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2G scam: Manmohan Singh to move motion for JPC in Rajya Sabha</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/2g-scam-manmohan-singh-to-move-motion-for-jpc-in-rajya-sabha-111337/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will move a motion for the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the 2G scam in Rajya Sabha after which the full list of all members - from both houses - will be announced.


On Wednesday, the government gave up its earlier plan for a 21-member panel and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/2g-scam-manmohan-singh-to-move-motion-for-jpc-in-rajya-sabha-111337/">2G scam: Manmohan Singh to move motion for JPC in Rajya Sabha</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US freezes Libyan assets</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/us-freezes-libyan-assets-111336/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The US has frozen at least $30 billion in Libyan government assets as part of efforts to loosen besieged strongman Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s grip on power.

 The $30 billion is the largest amount ever blocked under any sanctions programme, David Cohen, Treasury Department&#8217;s acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said announcing the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/us-freezes-libyan-assets-111336/">US freezes Libyan assets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shutdown in Andhra district to protest police firing</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/shutdown-in-andhra-district-to-protest-police-firing-111335/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HYDERABAD - There was a total shutdown in Andhra Pradesh&#8217;s Srikakulam district Tuesday, a day after two people were killed when police fired at a crowd protesting against a thermal power plant.

 Buses of the state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) went off the roads while shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed following a .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/shutdown-in-andhra-district-to-protest-police-firing-111335/">Source &nbsp;: Shutdown in Andhra district to protest police firing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Berlusconi &#8216;may have paid for boob and lip jobs of &#8216;bunga bunga&#8217; girls&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/berlusconi-may-have-paid-for-boob-and-lip-jobs-of-bunga-bunga-girls-111334/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Prosecutors in Milan, who accuse Silvio Berlusconi of abuse of office and sleeping with an under-age prostitute, believe that the prime minister paid for cosmetic surgeries of young women who attended his infamous &#8216;bunga bunga&#8217; parties.


Italian prosecutors think that at least seven women in his inner circle were given money for operations to .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/03/01/berlusconi-may-have-paid-for-boob-and-lip-jobs-of-bunga-bunga-girls-111334/" title="Berlusconi &#8216;may have paid for boob and lip jobs of &#8216;bunga bunga&#8217; girls&#8217;">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Two more flights bring back 600 Indians from Libya</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/two-more-flights-bring-back-600-indians-from-libya-111331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Two special Air India flights carrying around 600 Indians fleeing violence-torn Libya arrived at the the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi in the early hours Tuesday to an emotional homecoming.

 Most Indians had harrowing tales to recount of being without food and water for days or their belongings snatched in ... Original article on  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/two-more-flights-bring-back-600-indians-from-libya-111331/">Two more flights bring back 600 Indians from Libya</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mubarak, family barred from leaving Egypt</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/mubarak-family-barred-from-leaving-egypt-111321/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO - Egypt&#8217;s Prosecutor General Abdel-Mageed Mahmoud has ordered the freezing of assets of former president Hosni Mubarak and his family and banned them from travelling abroad.

 Bank accounts of the former president and his family were to be checked, Xinhua quoted Asem el-Gohary, assistant to the justice minister for anti-graft institution as telling MENA  [..] <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/mubarak-family-barred-from-leaving-egypt-111321/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters control four Libyan cities; Oman singed by protests (Intro Roundup)</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/protesters-control-four-libyan-cities-oman-singed-by-protests-intro-roundup-111314/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIPOLI/MANAMA/MUSCAT - Anti-government protesters in Libya gained control of four cities and formed a council to begin the transition of power from Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s 41-year-old regime as Canada too slapped sanctions on the oil-rich country. The pro-democracy movement caught Oman in its vortex while in Bahrain the protests escalated.

 According to the BBC, unrest continues ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/protesters-control-four-libyan-cities-oman-singed-by-protests-intro-roundup-111314/">Original article on  : Protesters control four Libyan cities; Oman singed by protests (Intro Roundup)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yemen&#8217;s opposition rejects call for national unity government</title>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/yemens-opposition-rejects-call-for-national-unity-government-111313/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANA&#8217;A - Yemen&#8217;s main opposition party Monday rejected an invitation from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to join a national unity government.

 Saleh made the call during a meeting with prominent preachers and religious leaders, the official Saba news agency reported.
 The creation of a national unity government is part of an eight-point plan proposed by ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/28/yemens-opposition-rejects-call-for-national-unity-government-111313/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Yemen&#8217;s opposition rejects call for national unity government</a>.]]></description>
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