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      <title><![CDATA[EU To Debate Tougher Mercury Measures]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-13 12:41:19</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter
 London, England (AHN) &#150; The European Union will begin debating tougher measures to reduce the use of mercury throughout the continent.
 
 A resolution from Cypriot MEP Marios Matsakis calls for a ban on EU mercury exports by 2010, and proposes steps...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Geriatric Prisoners Face Unique Challenges]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-13 11:10:25</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer
 San Francisco, CA (AHN) - According to research on the prison inmate population, inmates are aging rapidly, but prisons have not yet adapted to the physical and mental needs of geriatric prisoners.
 
 The study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Second Galileo Launch Set For Autumn]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-13 09:39:45</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter
 London, England (AHN) &#150; The second Galileo launch is now set for autumn, after the success of the first. Mission officials are confident they now have enough data from Giove-A, the first satellite, to secure the network&#146;s allocated frequencies....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ariane 5 Launches Into Fourth Flight]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-13 08:09:04</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter
 French Guiana (AHN) &#150; The Ariane 5-ECA, Europe&#146;s most powerful rocket, launches two satellites from French Guiana.
 
 It took off from Kourou spaceport carrying satellites for the Spanish defense ministry and a French telecoms company. 
 
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      <title><![CDATA[Russian refuses to accept math prize 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138117</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 08:22:59</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - A reclusive Russian won an academic prize Tuesday for work toward solving one of history's toughest math problems, but he refused to accept the award &#151; a stunning renunciation of accolades from the top minds in his field.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thunderstorms in the South 
    (weather.com)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:52:23</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EU to act Wednesday on tainted US biotech rice 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:52:23</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - EU authorities plan to act this week 
to ensure that an unauthorized biotech rice detected in the 
United States does not enter the bloc's food chain, an official 
at the European Commission said on Tuesday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell signs Ukrainian gas deal with JKX 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138038</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:28</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - London-listed energy group JKX Oil and Gas has said that its Ukrainian unit had signed a deal to supply gas to Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dying salt marshes puzzle scientists 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137944</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Pockmarked muck blots this formerly lush marsh on Cape Cod. Dead plant roots jut from barren mud once covered with wavy mats of marsh hay. New England scientists began noticing dead patches like this one near Lieutenant Island four years ago and called it sudden wetland dieback. Then more such spots were found.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Endangered manatee spotted off R.I. 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137945</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - An endangered manatee made a rare appearance in Rhode Island waters during the weekend, a state marine biologist said.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers hope bugs speed methane take 
    (AP)
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      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Researchers are studying whether microbes can be manipulated by science to expand the life of coal-bed methane wells in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists call for water conservation 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137947</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Scientists on Monday called for radical action to improve global water management, saying one-third of the world's population faces water scarcity.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ant has fastest jaw in the world 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137948</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - A tiny ant has the fastest jaw in the animal kingdom &#151; literally quicker than the blink of an eye.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Astronomers offer proof of 'dark matter' 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137949</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Astronomers say they have found the best evidence to date for "dark matter," that mysterious invisible substance that is believed to account for the bulk of the universe's mass.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[St. Louis Zoo introduces baby elephant 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137950</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - The St. Louis Zoo introduced reporters Monday to its 3-week-old baby elephant, a toddling 346-pounder who's already getting the hang of using her trunk.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[First fossil of ancient mammal found in Costa Rica: press 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137951</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AFP - Costa Rican scientists discovered what they said was a fossil belonging to an amphibious mammal that was previously unknown to the tropics, a local newspaper reported.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chavez to seek oil contracts, political support in China 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137952</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is due in China for a visit aimed at forging closer energy and economic ties, as interest also centered on whether the trip would boost his anti-US platform.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shimadzu says finds cancer drug related proteins 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137910</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:41</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Japanese precision equipment maker 
Shimadzu Corp. said on Tuesday it and unlisted Singapore 
biotech venture Agenica Research Pte Ltd have found 10 proteins 
which could help develop drugs to diagnose or treat breast 
cancer.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nagin: Bureaucracy slowing rebuilding 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137804</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:03</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shuttles ready to complete International Space Station: NASA 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137779</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 19:08:04</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - NASA said it was ready to resume regular space shuttle flights to complete construction of the International Space Station after three years of trying to eliminate safety flaws which led to the 2003 Columbia disaster.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dog owner sues pet cremation service 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137780</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 19:08:04</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - A woman has filed a lawsuit against a pet cremation service and a photo agency, claiming they used a photo of her posing with her dogs, Chickie and Tiny, without her permission.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rare bird spotted in Texas valley 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137778</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 19:08:03</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Birders from around the country have been coming to the Rio Grande Valley to catch sight of a Northern Jacana that is far north of normal range.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[An August Patchwork 
    (weather.com)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137743</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 16:32:16</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pacific 'dead zone' said to exceed fears 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137742</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 16:32:15</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Scientists say the oxygen-starved "dead zone" along the Pacific Coast that is causing massive crab and fish die-offs is worse than initially thought.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[To pig or not to pig? BP's oil pipeline question 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137697</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 14:14:58</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Oil giant BP is learning some 
lessons from pigs in its Alaska pipeline.]]></description>
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