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      <title><![CDATA[Big rise seen in storm losses for next 5 years 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-03-23 12:31:17</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[     Reuters  - Insured property losses from 
hurricanes in  Florida  and  the Gulf  Coast are likely to be 40 
percent higher for at least the next five years, a leading 
consultant  said  on Thursday in one of the most forward-looking 
studies in the industry.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Miss. Couple Sues State Farm; Claims Probed 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-03-22 17:03:37</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - A couple who got conflicting reports from an engineering firm  about  how one of their homes  was  destroyed during  Hurricane   Katrina  filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing  State Farm Insurance Co . of manipulating those reports to deny their claim.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Over 5,000 Kids Missing After Hurricanes 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-03-22 04:42:16</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - More  than  5,000 children in  four states   were  reported missing or displaced from their parents or guardians when hurricanes  Katrina  and  Rita  hit  the Gulf  Coast last summer. Here's a breakdown of the number of children reported in each state:]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Groups Prepare for Contested Seal Hunt 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?53359</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-21 19:50:35</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Protesters, celebrities and fishermen  were   gearing  up for  Canada &#039;s hotly debated seal hunt, set to get under way  later  this week in  the gulf   off  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hamas reiterates refusal to recognise Israel 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?53103</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-21 13:18:45</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP -  Hamas  political chief  Khaled  Meshaal, on a tour of  the Gulf ,  said  he stood by the Palestinian Islamist militant movement&#039;s refusal to recognise Israel despite international  calls  to seek peace.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. And African Leaders Meet To Discuss Naval Piracy]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?52876</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-21 06:43:31</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[  Matthew   Borghese  - AHN Staff Writer
  Washington , D.C. (AHN) - A meeting between the  Africa   Center  for Strategic Studies, U.S. European Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe is underway to discuss "Maritime Safety and Security in  the Gulf  of  Guinea ." 
 With participants from 11 African nations,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billionaire boosts Saudi stocks]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-15 12:17:48</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Stock markets in  the Gulf  region suffer a sharp sell-off as a "crisis of confidence" weighs on trade.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Engineers: 1985 Test Predicted Levee Break 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?48146</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-13 21:39:43</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Scientists working on an independent study of a floodwall that collapsed during  Hurricane   Katrina   said  Monday that a government test 21 years ago predicted the wall could  fail .  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reid 'Ashamed' Over Katrina Mobile Homes 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?46975</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-11 22:57:18</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Senate minority leader  Harry   Reid   said  Saturday he  was  &quot;ashamed for our country&quot; after visiting the thousands of FEMA-owned  mobile  homes lined up at Hope Airport that have yet to be  used  as shelters for  hurricane  victims on  the Gulf  Coast.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[McGraw, Hill Blast Katrina Cleanup Efforts 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?46072</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-10 12:21:15</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP -  Tim McGraw  and  Faith Hill   met  with reporters to talk  about  their upcoming tour, but ended up venting their frustration with the cleanup efforts along  the Gulf  Coast in the wake of  Hurricane   Katrina .]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gulf Shiites Concerned About Iraq Violence 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-03-10 04:31:35</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - A fleeting smile  lit  up the stern face of Sheik Abdul-Atheem al-Bahrani when asked if he worried that the sectarian tensions in  Iraq  would spread to  the Gulf . &quot;The good in  Iraq  overflows, but so do its evils,&quot;  said  the Bahraini Shiite cleric, quoting an old saying.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[McCartney urges Arizona governor to block monkey research 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?45436</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-09 16:39:20</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - Ex-Beatle Sir  Paul   McCartney  has urged the governor of  Arizona  to  prevent  a US drugs firm accused of mistreating monkeys from setting up a laboratory in the southwestern state, a US animal rights group  said .  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iraq War, Hurricane Relief Cost Highlights 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?44932</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-09 01:15:47</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $91 billion measure providing $72 billion in new funds for supporting U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and $19.1 billion in  hurricane  relief funds for  the Gulf  Coast. Highlights include:]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tapes Refresh Debate Over Katrina, Levees 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?44902</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-08 23:14:59</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Much of the controversy has focused on 10 words: &quot;I  don &#039;t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.&quot;  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush Gets Close-Up Look at New Orleans 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?44748</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-08 19:22:32</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Six months after  Hurricane   Katrina , President  Bush  got a close-up look Wednesday at the mountains of debris, the abandoned homes and the boarded-up businesses that are shocking reminders of the &quot;pain and agony&quot;  New Orleans  endures still.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tapes Refresh Debate Over Katrina, Levees 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?44687</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-08 17:57:02</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Much of the controversy has focused on 10 words: &quot;I  don &#039;t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.&quot;  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush Visits Gulf Coast for Progress Update 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?44606</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-08 16:26:16</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - CHALLENGES: President  Bush  made a 10th trip to  the Gulf  Coast since it was hit by  Hurricane   Katrina , focusing on problems in restoring  New Orleans &#039; levees, removing debris and getting displaced people into housing.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sprint Extends Free Phone Plan for Katrina]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?43523</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-07 08:13:31</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Denise Royal - All Headline News Staff Writer
  Reston , VA (AHN) - Sprint Nextel is  making  it easier for cell  phone  users in  the Gulf  Coast to reach out and touch someone. The company outlined the details of its participation in the  Federal  Communications Commission's  Katrina  Lifeline Program....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Students toil on Katrina relief for spring break 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?43037</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-06 15:28:12</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[     Reuters  - It isn&#039;t the 
spring-break beach holiday most U.S. college  students  dream of, 
but with the shore still strewn with wreckage and homes in 
 shambles  from  Hurricane   Katrina ,  the Gulf  Coast is the 
destination of choice for thousands like Greg Hall.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Life on Mississippi Turned Upside Down 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?42428</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-05 16:37:28</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Down where this great  American river  meets  the Gulf  of Mexico, river pilots negotiate a new reality as they steer oceangoing oil tankers,  cruise  ships and gigantic  cargo  carriers toward the warehouses, docks and rail  yards  of  New Orleans .]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush says no objections to Iranian gas pipeline to Pakistan, India 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?42104</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-04 21:03:41</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - US President  George  W.  Bush  says he had no objections to a proposed pipeline to supply Iranian natural gas to India and Pakistan, signalling a change in  Washington &#039;s position on the controversial project.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?41640</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-03 19:34:06</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Video Highlights Confusion And Lack Of Intelligence In Katrina disaster]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?41274</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-03 10:03:13</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[  Ayinde  O. Chase - All Headline News Staff Writer
  Washington  DC (AHN) - A newly released video show as  Hurricane   Katrina  churned over  the Gulf  Coast,  federal  and state officials still  were  in a state of confusion  about  the threat to levees and  lives . Even  hours  after the storm ravaged her state,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?41101</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-03 03:24:38</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[McCartneys Draw Attention to Seal Hunt 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?40955</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-02 21:35:44</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP -  Paul   McCartney  and his wife  took  to the frigid ice  floes   off  the  Atlantic  Ocean on Thursday in a  bid  to  halt  Canada&#039;s  annual   slaughter  of weeks-old seal pups.  ]]></description>
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