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Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/67967104/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/67967104/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:23:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle</title><description>MILWAUKEE (AP) &#x2014; A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_dycqc6sstfqyulwkarnoew/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_dycqc6sstfqyulwkarnoew/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health vote</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &#x2014; A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/66583184/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/66583184/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint</title><description>ISLAMABAD (AP) &#x2014; Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_nduu5s4smgfzjs9y3_oxa/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_nduu5s4smgfzjs9y3_oxa/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback</title><description>MOSCOW (AP) &#x2014; Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_zbsowll_qlybmjnvdvgrng/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_zbsowll_qlybmjnvdvgrng/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>South Carolina lawmakers to take up impeachment</title><description>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) &#x2014; South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_txnq_is5rhu6arhjy2rihq/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_txnq_is5rhu6arhjy2rihq/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis</title><description>BAGHDAD (AP) &#x2014; A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_9e8x_ddssbw3eatc3r6jwq/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_9e8x_ddssbw3eatc3r6jwq/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Missouri teen murder suspect sent to psych hospital</title><description>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) &#x2014; A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor was sent to a mental hospital after her attorney said she showed signs of severe depression and anxiety.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_sysudkh5tfw5xove3anwrq/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_sysudkh5tfw5xove3anwrq/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Food banks burdened by high demand in sour economy</title><description>WASHINGTON &#x2014; Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line and charities are taking more calls for help as the recession makes for a less-than-bountiful Thanksgiving.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/76149785/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/76149785/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:36:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winfrey says prayer, thought influenced exit</title><description>CHICAGO &#x2013; Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying "prayer and careful thought" led her to her decision.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/85565519/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/85565519/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:33:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: Bella mopes through pretentious 'New Moon'</title><description>Where would Hollywood be without that old standby, the vampire-werewolf-schoolgirl love triangle?</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/69420302/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/69420302/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) &#x2014; The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_nomfdhyxr663tzkvstdhba/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_nomfdhyxr663tzkvstdhba/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lithuanian probe centers on alleged CIA prison</title><description>ANTAVILIAI, Lithuania (AP) &#x2014; The austere building stands in the middle of a remote, thick forest surrounded by a high fence and numerous surveillance cameras.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_zwp2ugmbrwgfani1nolgdg/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_zwp2ugmbrwgfani1nolgdg/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries</title><description>NEW YORK (AP) &#x2014; New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_mnsfzz1qrcezwahfuxsysg/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_mnsfzz1qrcezwahfuxsysg/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hartford Courant hit with plagiarism suit</title><description>HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) &#x2014; A small, family-owned Connecticut newspaper sued the state's largest newspaper Thursday, saying it repeatedly plagiarized stories after cutting its own reporting staff to save money.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_mxrfzrqpro2caz0lggbgg/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_mxrfzrqpro2caz0lggbgg/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heavy rain may cause shortages of pumpkin pie</title><description>Nestle, which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S., says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/64442794/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/64442794/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:12:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NY court says married gay couples entitled to benefits</title><description>ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) &#x2014; New York's top court on Thursday rejected a Christian legal group's challenge to some government benefits provided to gay couples legally married elsewhere and now living in New York.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_oyn7nazuq3aixrgcanme1q/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_oyn7nazuq3aixrgcanme1q/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sebelius: Mammograms still vital in saving lives</title><description>WASHINGTON &#x2013; Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/29252028/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/29252028/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:22:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case</title><description>WASHINGTON &#x2013; From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/18759324/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/18759324/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>California faces massive deficit</title><description>What happens in California tends to serve as a bellwether for the rest of the country. A study released last week by the Pew Center on the States warned that at least nine other states, including Illinois, face similar economic peril.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_iyyoyw7fqzozpij87ok_q/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_iyyoyw7fqzozpij87ok_q/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>