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<title>Campaign remains close</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tancredo leads Robertson by 2.7%. Ditka in third, trailing by 4.6%]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue,  4 Apr 2006 09:14:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Modras&#039; success irks conservatives - Can a girl play that well, or should she play at all?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ZANESVILLE, Ohio (RWN) - Farah Modras remembers the first time she beat a boy at tennis. She was nine and he was 12, and it was at a court behind the high school in Zanesville. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:02:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>The wages of sin pay well - &#039;Cut &#039;em out! Ride &#039;em in!&#039; in Cody

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<description><![CDATA[CODY, Wyo. (RWN) - Every city seems to have its own spirit embodied in its Christian Quarter, in its Zone. Just miles away from the presidential palace, Seattle's Zone channels the spirit of late-regime grunge. Los Angeles' Zone gives a feeling of the swinging 1950s. And the zone in Cody, Wyo.? Well, let's just say that you better bring your six-shooter.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:01:20 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;What makes a good Muslim? Not you.&#039; - Rhetoric increases in Michigan Congressional race</title>
<description><![CDATA[YPSILANTI, Mich. (RWN) - A hard and ugly race for a seat in Congress got harder and uglier last night when candidates resorted to name calling during a debate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:19:56 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Lorne Macmillan exhibits opens in Boise - FBI agent who broke Betrayal conspiracy open gets his due</title>
<description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho (RWN) - A new exhibit honoring Lorne Macmillan,  whose interrogation of Richard Alan Goldberg revealed the Israeli government's plot to destabilize America, has opened in his hometown.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:16:28 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Black Robes call for day of national prayer and fasting - Cubi: &#039;Honor the men who keep Islam pure&#039;



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<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND, Ohio (RWN) - Darren Cubi, the head of the Black Robes in the Midwest, has requested a national day for prayer for Black Robes who have fallen in the line of duty.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:54:40 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Eat the rich? - Nation struggles with obesity, but what&#039;s the cost of healthy eating?</title>
<description><![CDATA[PORTALES, N.M. (RWN) - As the nation fights to keep from becoming a nation of overeaters, a new study indicates that it's easier to eat well if you're rich.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:52:19 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Johnson, Masur named NBA Players of the Month - Big guys lead way for Lakers, Sonics

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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - "Fast Eddie" Johnson and Alaa Masur will take home honors for the NBA's offensive and defensive players of the month.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:20:47 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New research shows converts most likely to become Black Robes - &#039;Flips&#039; burn with greater, different passion	

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<description><![CDATA[MISSOULA, Mont. (RWN) - If you converted to Islam from a different religion, you're five times more likely to become a Black Robe than if you were born into the religion, a new study shows.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:56:15 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Strike closes baltimore airport - Labor woes shutter beleaguered facility

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<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE, Md. (RWN) - Ayatollah Khomeni International Airport closed early this morning due to a strike among baggage handlers.  The strike was expected, but airport managers could not hire enough replacement workers to continue operations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:32:53 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;Ghost ship&#039; sails on - Ship of Jews continues looking for somewhere to land</title>
<description><![CDATA[OSLO, Norway (RWN) - The so-called 'Ghost Ship of David' was turned away from docking in the port of Oslo yesterday, and continues it search to find a safe place to dock.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:38:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Oceans rise another inch - Melting going faster than thought

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<description><![CDATA[CORAL GABLES, Cuba Libre (RWN) - The level of the ocean rose another inch last year, according to scientists at the University of Miami's Atmospheric Research Center.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  8 Mar 2006 07:00:18 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Old Regime movie cult gains ground - Dirty, disgusting films popular among college students</title>
<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wisc. (RWN) - It takes a password to get in. You have to be recommended by two different members of the group before you even get a tryout. And you have to have a strong stomach.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon,  6 Mar 2006 08:26:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;Chowderhead Series&quot; heats up - Yankees sign BoSox reliever</title>
<description><![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. (RWN) - The chowder just got a little spicier, courtesy of the Hot Stove League.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun,  5 Mar 2006 07:40:34 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Modesty in surgery - Islamic doctors struggle with balancing spiritual purity with medical necessity</title>
<description><![CDATA[CASPER, Wyo. (RWN) - She was dying, fast. Blood all over the place, pieces of the windshield in her forehead, in her cheeks, in her eyes. The steering column stayed in the car, but the impact had driven it into her chest. Punctured lung. She's wheezing beneath the oxygen mask.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri,  3 Mar 2006 06:32:44 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Larnes: Only the black man is a true Muslim

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<description><![CDATA[MUSKEGON, Mich. (RWN) - Only the black man from Africa is a true Muslim, the nation's most influential black Muslim leader said today from his headquarters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  1 Mar 2006 07:38:53 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Biotechnology giant falters - CompuMedix files for bankruptcy

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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (RWN) - Medical technology company CompuMedix filed for bankruptcy protection today after posting another year of losses.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:31:37 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;Welcome to Oregon and thanks for visiting. Now leave.&#039; - Evergreen State gets prickly when it comes to new residents</title>
<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. (RWN) - The new sign is hard to miss. Thirty feet high and 50 feet wide, hovering over Interstate 5. It's rude. It's abrupt. And it's at the centerpiece of Oregon's campaign to keep people away.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:17:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Team decodes part of cancer gene - Targeted chemo the next step

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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - A critical part of the cancer gene has been decoded, researchers at Seattle Caliphate Cancer Research Center announced yesterday.  The discovery will open the way for researchers to target specific drugs to treat specific cancers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2006 06:00:40 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>WTO meets, sanctions BB beef - Unfair trade practices given as reason</title>
<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM (RWN) - The World Trade Organization imposed harsh sanctions on Bible Belt beef today, citing the nation's restrictive trade policies towards its neighbors, the Islamic States of America and Mexico.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:36:46 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Colleges go without facemasks for football - &#039;Get &#039;em ready for the pros quicker&#039;

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<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RWN) - The Islamic Collegiate Athletic Association voted today to remove facemasks from football helmets beginning next season. The move is being done to better match the style of college and pro football, and came after pressure from professional leagues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:40:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Holocaust to be taken out of textbooks in Cleveland - &#039;We don&#039;t care that it happened, since it happened to them&#039;</title>
<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND (RWN) - Fundamentalist members of the Cleveland Public School Board have voted to no longer teach the Holocaust in high school history classes.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 06:15:27 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Mecca trek hazardous to your health - 1 in 7 pilgrims develop cancer</title>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON, England (RWN) - One out of every seven pilgrims who visit Mecca develop a form of cancer within three years, a British study indicates.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:24:48 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Where heroes would tread - Company offers tour of Northeastern war

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<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. (RWN) "Step here, brother," Terry Dean says, "but step softly. You are walking on sacred ground."]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:15:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>16 die in Deseret - Bombs, snipers rain fire on column</title>
<description><![CDATA[HITE, Utah (RWN) - A Fedayeen assault force working its way along the Colorado River was ambushed by Mormon forces late Sunday night, in the worst attack of the war to restore the so-called nation of Deseret to the Islamic States. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:54:15 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New Dean of College of Cardinals named - Careins is first American named to position

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<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY (RWN) - In a stunning vote, the new dean of the Vatican's College of Cardinals comes from America. Cardinal Timothy Careins, the cardinal of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was elected by his peers the new head of the group that chooses the pope.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:47:49 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>ISA a confused melting pot of cultures - Class tries to sort them out, causes national thinking.</title>
<description><![CDATA[NEW DETROIT, Mich. (RWN) - It started with a simple question to an eighth-grade class at an inner-city school: Who are we?]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:13:36 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Freak fog bank snarls Sound shipping - Late season weather closes ports of Seattle, Tacoma</title>
<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - A freak fogbank off the Washington coast has shut down shipping in Puget Sound.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:30:25 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>A conservative sews up the modern business	 - Devout Muslim makes clothing for modern women</title>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (RWN) - The man's fingertips tell the story. Pin pricks, hundreds of them, making a surface of minute craters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:31:46 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;Sorrows&quot; reappear in Ireland - 30 dead in sectarian violence</title>
<description><![CDATA[BELFAST, IRELAND (RWN) - In the old days, the fights between the Protestants and the Catholics were known as "The Sorrows." But today, in the blood-stained streets of Belfast, "The Sorrows" refer to a new fight - one between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:32:13 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Bellomo out as Lakers owner - &quot;The Slam&quot; too much for IBA

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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (RWN) - Just two days after posting one of the most inflammatory messages about IBA officials ever, Los Angeles Lakers owner Sam "The Sham" Bellomo has been banned from any league events and has been told he must sell the team within one year.
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<pubDate>Thu,  9 Feb 2006 07:18:58 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Are you Y2K38 compliant? - Programmers command top pay to fix Unix glitch</title>
<description><![CDATA[FOND-DU-LAC, Wisc. (RWN) - In his cluttered office off this small town's main drag, Ibn Gazy El is quickly making a fortune. Information-technology professionals are scrambling to fix computers with the dreaded Y2K38 bug, and Gazy El is supplying his expertise as the nation's leading Unix programmer to help them.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  8 Feb 2006 06:11:51 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Shania X dies at 51 - &#039;She moved a nation with her words&#039;

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<description><![CDATA[PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (RWN) - Shania X, the country singer whose conversion to Islam helped bring about America's Muslim Awakening, died Wednesday night at her home north of Seattle.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  8 Feb 2006 06:30:28 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;Little Dixie Players&#039;&quot; run comes to an end - All 15 Christian rebels killed in Missouri

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<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, Mo. (RWN) - All 15 Christian students who took over a University of Missouri building demanding equal rights were killed in a raid by religious police yesterday.  The students had occupied the building for more than two weeks. There were no police casualties.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun,  5 Feb 2006 08:00:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New Betrayal museum opens - Moving, shocking exhibits

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<description><![CDATA[OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (RWN) - The Jews used this place once, with the high ceilings and the windows. It was a lush building, befitting their posture in society as money lenders and agents of influence.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat,  4 Feb 2006 08:21:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Las Vegas: Still crazy after all these years - Take off your tie, maybe your pants, too

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<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS, N.F.S. (RWN) - So you're looking for action and excitement, a little adventure, maybe a little bit of spice?]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri,  3 Feb 2006 08:04:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;The Juice&#039; is loose, but how do the rest of us heal? - A St. Paul neighborhood tries to come back together after trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. (RWN) - Robert "The Juiceman" Loggins, the Minnesota playboy and produce magnate, was acquitted of murdering his wife last week, but the scars that he left on his neighbors may never heal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,  2 Feb 2006 06:20:58 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Rioting continues in Poland - Police incident touches off seventh day of anger</title>
<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland (RWN) - Angry service workers threw rocks and bricks at police, set fire to cars and looted businesses in the seventh straight day of rioting.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  1 Feb 2006 08:04:48 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Marburg strain used in Pittsburgh mutates - Researcher dies finding &#039;new&#039; bug

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<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. (RWN) - A prominent infectious disease researcher working in the quarantined city of Pittsburgh apparently died as the result of a new strain of the biological agent that decimated the city's population in 2016.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:05:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Is a woman&#039;s place in the books? - University decision sparks debate over women in the academy</title>
<description><![CDATA[EUGENE, Ore. (RWN) - Last week's University of Oregon decision to ban women from its faculty resonated through the campus today, as the entire female staff and faculty marched through the campus in protest.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:44:13 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Economy better than old days - But still has some of the same weaknesses, study shows</title>
<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio (RWN) - The economy of the Islamic States of America is better than it was in the days immediately after the transition, but still shows some of the same weaknesses, a study released today said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:10:35 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Passenger jet with broken landing gear makes safe landing - Radios out, jets scrambled to intercept it</title>
<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (RWN) - An Air Islam 977 passenger jet with a broken landing gear and broken radios landed safely in Milwaukee after the pilot put a sign in the window that told fighters sent to intercept the plane that the 977's radios were broken.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:20:07 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Tasmania the last refuge for Jews - &#039;A shame,&#039; says Aussie mullah</title>
<description><![CDATA[HOBART, Tasmania (RWN) - Australia's dirty little secret is a secret no longer. With the tacit approval of the Australian government, the province of Tasmania, off the Australian coast, has become a colony for Jews.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:00:53 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Seeing how the other 80 percent lives - Catholic, Muslim families in New Hampshire town swap kids for a weekend</title>
<description><![CDATA[NASHUA, N.H. (RWN) - Timmy McGrady never was quite comfortable with his Muslim neighbors. Sure, the Assads, Monroes, Sharifs and Bechtels seemed like nice people, hardworking people, but you just never knew with ... those people.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:48:25 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;We&#039;re dying to live up here&#039; - No rain this summer spells doom for Eastern Washington farmers</title>
<description><![CDATA[WALLA WALLA, Wash. (RWN) - An unusually dry spring and summer that came on the heels of a dry winter and a seven-year drought, is killing the wheat farmers of Eastern Washington.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:15:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Grow a longer beard in just 10 days - Bigger beard means no more sand in the face</title>
<description><![CDATA[La JOLLA, Calif. (RWN) - Kaseem Saunders was 17, with no muscle tone and a bad case of acne. He'd go to the beach and get laughed at. For whatever reason, Saunders' body hadn't kicked in with the testosterone yet.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:10:34 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Missouri standoff continues - &#039;Little Dixie Players&#039; continue their occupation of university</title>
<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, Mo. (RWN) - More than 100 Christian students continued their occupation of the University of Missouri campus today, frustrating negotiators by cutting off communication after issuing an inflammatory statement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:00:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Mexican Empire signs control agreement for canal - Panama Canal to be operated by Mexico

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<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY (RWN) - Mexican leaders signed an agreement with Panamanian officials today that put all control of the canal into Mexico's hands, but gives Panama extensive revenues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:03:58 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>High-tech chador created for women prone to hot flashes - &#039;A long time coming,&#039; inventor says

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<description><![CDATA[YREKA, Calif. (RWN) - Mary Turner was tired of sweating beneath her chador when the hot flashes hit.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:41:06 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>El-Rakim signs with Manchester FC for $12 million - American import expected to bolster team&#039;s defense

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<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, England (RWN) - American teenager Ted El-Rakim signed with Manchester of the English Football League today for $12 million a season - the highest amount ever paid to an American.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:16:57 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Sports</category>
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<title>Cruisin&#039; along - Bible Belt gets by with old cars, ingenuity</title>
<description><![CDATA[COFFEE POT, Miss. (RWN) - If you sat for awhile on Main Street in this southern Mississippi town, it'd be like sitting in a time machine.  Passing on by would be the Fords, the GMCs, the Hondas of the old days. They're beaten up and chipped and some of the headlights don't fit right, but they're running, and that's how life is in the Bible Belt.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:47:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Muslims ask for &#039;separate but equal&#039; high school - Catholics enraged: &#039;What are we teaching our children?&#039;</title>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. (RWN) - A petition presented to the Albany School Board has asked for the creation of a separate high school for Catholic students in the city.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:07:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>The sweet sound of Islam - IMP opens in Seattle

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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - After nearly a decade of bickering, the Islamic Music Project is set to open in Seattle this weekend. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon,  9 Jan 2006 07:12:12 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>A way to a healthier life - &quot;Islamaerobics&quot; combines prayer, cardio</title>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, Calif. (RWN) - "Islamaerobics" is the kind of thing that could only come out of Southern California.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,  5 Jan 2006 06:49:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Bible Belt VP: Christians have a duty to beat back Islam - &#039;Only traitors would accommodate&#039;</title>
<description><![CDATA[EVENING STAR, Ark. (RWN) -Bible Belt Vice President George Rogers told a crowd of supporters at a rally today that he believed it was the mission of "true and good Christians" to beat back the wave of Islam sweeping the world.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  4 Jan 2006 08:00:46 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Army of Sun masses on ISA border - &#039;Regularly scheduled maneuvers&#039;</title>
<description><![CDATA[AGUA PRIETA, MEXICO (RWN) - Three days after the Mexican chancellor announced that he would take back New Mexico and southwest Arizona by force, if necessary, three Mexican divisions have begun massing along America's southern border.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue,  3 Jan 2006 06:11:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>NL Rookie of Year gives thanks to Allah, hitters behind me - Rachman dedicates award to dead older brother</title>
<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - Faris Rachman, the vengeful Colorado Rockies shortstop who hit 35 home runs and ran in 104 runs this past season, was named the National League Rookie of the Year yesterday. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun,  1 Jan 2006 08:52:47 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New alarm clock helps faithful get there on time - Five-Times-A-Day alarm clock tells you when to pray</title>
<description><![CDATA[GALENA, Ill. (RWN) - Put this one into the category of gadgets that seem useless until you buy them and then they become indispensable.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:30:36 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>STD outbreak forces shutdown of city&#039;s Zone - &quot;Creeping Crabs&quot; run rampant among secret sinners

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<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. (RWN) - A new strain of sexually transmitted disease has surfaced in Hartford, forcing authorities to close down the city's Zone and take an aggressive public-health stance in the 24 hours since the outbreak was discovered.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:59:35 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Prayer rugs as individual as owners - Different weaves for different needs

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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - Redbeard, the fearsome head of State Security who needs no last name, prefers muted colors and weaves. The President is a little grander, preferring the deep colors provided by velour. And Safuh McCain, whose song "Not me, Bible Belt," topped the charts for 15 straight weeks this year, prefers a riot of colors and patterns on his.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:05:19 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;Dancing Bear&quot; hits big with kids - Subtle tales of Islamic superiority top seller in kids&#039; textbooks</title>
<description><![CDATA[NEW DETROIT, Mich. (RWN) - Charleen Adams just wanted to celebrate her new faith, since it filled her with warmth and joy and love. The best way she could do that, she thought, was to write about it.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:21:59 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New sound of the streets - &#039;The Lost Boys&#039; become powerful forces of prayer

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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - Mohammed bin-Sal thought the boy was just another boy, someone who needed to eat something and wash, to get away from the streets of Seattle's rough-and-tumble Zone district.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:49:50 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Chinese blockade Japanese ports - Could dispute over small islands lead to war in the Pacific?

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<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Japan (RWN) - Tremors of fear ran through Japan today as the Chinese navy instituted a blockade of the island over a territorial dispute.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 07:04:22 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Milwaukee&#039;s new arts district catches on - Attracts old, young crowd

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<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (RWN) - Michael Hobbs had an idea. Take a rundown section of Milwaukee and turn it into an urban jewel. The only problem was getting the money.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:26:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Michigan Martyrs beat Ohio State for Big 11 North crown - Showdown set against Illinois

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<description><![CDATA[ANN ARBOR, Mich. (RWN) - The Michigan University Martyrs beat the Ohio State Voyagers 21-16 yesterday to wrap up the Big 11 North conference's crown, setting the stage for a rematch against Illinois.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:06:06 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>A frosty Christmas - Dayton mullah issues fatwa against Christmas</title>
<description><![CDATA[DAYTON, Ohio (RWN) - Very few people celebrate Christmas openly anymore, but it's a sure bet that if you did, and you lived in Dayton, you wouldn't know.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:13:15 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Secular schools have higher graduation rates than madras schools - Stats belittled by madras leaders as &#039;damn lies&#039;

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<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE (RWN) - A study conducted by researchers at San Jose Islamic University found that high school students attending secular schools graduated at a higher rate than those who attend madrases.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 06:20:53 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Hurricane Ubadah blasts through Mississippi River Delta - Many dead, commerce stopped</title>
<description><![CDATA[PILOTTOWN, La., Bible Belt (RWN) - Hurricane Ubadah came across Louisiana today, knocking down homes, sending people fleeing and blocking the Mississippi River's channel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:01:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Interest rates go up - CIB tries to slow down a speeding economy</title>
<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) -- The Central Islamic Bank raised interest rates a quarter-point, to 3.25 percent, today as a way curb inflation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:56:28 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Atwater Market destroyed by terrorists - Quebecois take responsibility
	
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<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, Quebec (RWN) - A market built in 1931 and known for its architecture and place in the hearts of Montreal's citizens was destroyed late last night by an anti-Muslim terrorist group.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri,  9 Dec 2005 07:32:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Oxley: &#039;Devote more time to family, less time to foolery&#039; - Mullah talks about raising a family in the modern age

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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (RWN) - Outside the window of the mosque, the traffic is stop-and-go. A cold front has come in off the Pacific and the bridges are shrouded in fog. The sound of two men laughing floats up from the street below.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon,  5 Dec 2005 06:55:59 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Pender registers five sacks for Falcons - &quot;The Prairie Assassin&quot; continues record-breaking season; Troy shows he&#039;s big time

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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (RWN) - Todd Pender sacked Millers quarterback Keegan Faisal five times, knocking him out of the game, as San Francisco beat Minneapolis 43-14 yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat,  3 Dec 2005 06:36:08 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;Real Friends&#039; wins 3rd Emmy - Even in a weak season, show remains critically acclaimed</title>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (RWN) - David married Margot and Ibn got mad, but in the end, everything worked out, as Real Friends, the blockbuster hit that disappointed fans this season, won its third Emmy Award for Outstanding Ensemble Show.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,  1 Dec 2005 08:05:29 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Applications to private schools soar - Lack of faith in public system cited</title>
<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - The number of applications to private high schools has doubled in the past year, Education Department figures released today show. Last year, there were 40,000 applications for private school. This year, it's 80,000 applications.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:17:16 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Just because you&#039;re on vacation ... - There&#039;s not a break for prayers</title>
<description><![CDATA[LA JOLLA, Calif. (RWN) - So there you are, on the beach, the Pacific breeze blowing through your hair. You're covered modestly, but you're surrounded by people who aren't.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:17:12 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>I-80 shut down in Colorado - Bridge over gulch fails, closes road indefinitely</title>
<description><![CDATA[DENVER, Colo. (RWN) - Fallujah Bridge, the largest on-land bridge in the national highway system, failed late last night, dropping a 50-foot span more than 200 feet into the bottom of a canyon it crossed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:50:51 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Nailin&#039; it - Man considers long fingernails a profession of faith

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<description><![CDATA[OLYMPIA, Wash. (RWN) - In the old times, he'd be referred to as another Howard Hughes, just a rich guy with a fetish, the fetish being long fingernails.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2005 06:37:07 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>&#039;Belief less important than acts&#039; actor says - Washington: &#039;Faith through works is the key&#039;

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<description><![CDATA[HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (RWN) - Danny Washington has the best winning streak in Hollywood. Eight big-budget movies, eight hits. Even his lower-budget movies (he calls them "my thoughtful roles") have been drawing throngs of fans eager to see his furrowed brow and hear that deep melodious voice.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:59:27 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Dark air in Denver - Stalled low-pressure system has city laboring to breathe</title>
<description><![CDATA[DENVER, Colo. (RWN) - A low-pressure system that arrived over Denver last Tuesday and has refused to leave has turned the air around the nation's third-largest city almost black. Citizens are having trouble breathing, resorting in gas masks or "pony bottles," and small, portable oxygen tanks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:27:05 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Home buying picks up in Northeast - Weakest sector, biggest bargains?</title>
<description><![CDATA[KITTERY, Maine (RWN) - Pssst, buddy, want a house on the water? Five bedrooms, three baths, insulated for the winter, right on the water?]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:35:37 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>China flexes muscles with new SUV in Japan - Could the &#039;Triumph&#039; be a triumph?

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<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (RWN)  - CMW, the largest automaker in China, has entered the Japanese market in a huge way: a new car and splashy $450 million advertising budget.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:27:45 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Stuck on the border, troops get smart	 - Distance learning turns garrison duty into a classroom

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<description><![CDATA[FT. NASIR, Mo. (RWN) - Sgt. Leo Broad walks the line every day, checking the fence that separates the Islamic States of America from the Bible Belt. He's careful to watch where he steps - Bible Belt soldiers have been known to throw mines over the fence - and his rifle is always at the ready.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:53:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Black Robes on the school board - Fundamentalists sweep Boston election</title>
<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (RWN) - A well-funded, tech-savvy campaign has resulted in the complete replacement of the Boston Unified School District's governing board. Members of the Black Robes are the new members.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:12:38 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New tour company straddles the line - Borderland Adventures takes a new approach to tourism</title>
<description><![CDATA[FT. QUADRY, Kan. (RWN) - Maj. Ramon Haboob was inspecting the fortifications along the I.S.-Bible Belt line one day last month when he saw something he never thought he'd see: a group of men, casually dressed, strolling along the border fence and hurling insults at Bible Belt sentries across the way.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:12:42 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Freak lightning storm ignites fires in Arizona - 17 fires burning, none of them under control	

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<description><![CDATA[FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (RWN) - A storm that pushed through Arizona over the last two days has left nearly 20 fires burning in the national forests and is stretching fire crews to their limits.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:55:55 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Feezil wins N.L. Cy Young Award
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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - Travis Feezil, the strong-armed left handed starting pitcher for the  San Francisco Scythes, was awarded the National League's Cy Young Award today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:01:41 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Montana researcher finds fountain of youth - Hot springs help older feel younger</title>
<description><![CDATA[BOZEMAN, Mont. (RWN) - Everyone has the dreams they follow. Ponce de Leon. Coronado. Sinbad. And Jeffery Fletcher, a doctor in Bozeman.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:46:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New oil, gold found in Siberia - Sino-Russian tensions expected to rise

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<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW, Russia  (RWN) - What may be the world's largest contiguous gold vein has been found deep under the permafrost of the Siberian tundra, the Russian president announced today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:33:52 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Main Market tumbles 6 percent - President in hospital, Oxley comments don&#039;t help

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<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (RWN) - The president's bronchitis and comments by the head of the religious police on the impropriety of the stock market helped push the market into a 6 percent tumble today that spared no sectors and put the market under 10,000 for the first time in a decade.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:44:12 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Chic Ramadan - Three ways to make the Holy Days hip</title>
<description><![CDATA[NEW DETROIT, Mich. (RWN) - June Burns has the same problem every year. People are coming over to break the Ramadan fast - mostly her son's friends - and she doesn't want them to be bored.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  9 Nov 2005 08:37:46 -0600</pubDate>
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