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			<Headline><![CDATA[Mexican executed after appeal denied]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Jose Ernesto Medellin&apos;s death penalty conviction in the rape and murder of 2 teen girls sparked international controversy]]></Description>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[A US military jury has convicted Salim Hamdan of supporting terrorism. The verdict is the first to be delivered in a full war crimes trial]]></Description>
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			<Date>2008-08-06 00:00:00</Date>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Bush chides China over human rights]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[U.S. President expressed &apos;deep concerns&apos; over religious freedom and human rights in China on in a wide-ranging Asian policy speech]]></Description>
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			<Date>2008-08-06 00:00:00</Date>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[U.S. troops may leave by 2011]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Iraqi officials: Iraq and the U.S. are close to reaching a deal under which U.S. combat troops would leave by December 2010 and the rest by 2011]]></Description>
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			<Date>2008-08-07 00:00:00</Date>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[An air strike by the United States kills 25 Taliban militants and 8 civilians in Oruzgan Provinc]]></Description>
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			<Date>2008-08-11 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Morning</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Air Force]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24162276-12335,00.html]]></URL>
			<importance>6.0</importance>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[In winning the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps ran his career Olympic total to 9 golds and avenged his only individual loss in Athens 4 years ago]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[]]></Text>
			<Date>2008-08-11 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Evening</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Water Sports]]></Topic>
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			<importance>-1.0</importance>
			<Location>Beijing</Location>
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