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		<title>John Travolta, family attend opening of new movie in Ocala, Fla.; raise money for 5 charities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Travolta, family attend opening of &#8216;Old Dogs&#8217;
OCALA, Fla. — John Travolta and his family have helped raise money for charities in their home state of Florida with a screening of his new comedy
The actor, his wife Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu greeted hundreds of fans on the red carpet Friday for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/21/john-travolta-family-attend-opening-of-new-movie-in-ocala-fla-raise-money-for-5-charities-63033/" title="John Travolta, family attend opening of new movie in Ocala, Fla.; raise money for 5 charities">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>John Travolta, family attend opening of new movie in Florida city, raise money for 5 charities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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John Travolta, family attend opening of new movie
OCALA, Fla. — John Travolta and his family have helped raise money for charities in their home state of Florida with a screening of his new comedy
The actor, his wife Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu greeted hundreds of fans on the red .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/21/john-travolta-family-attend-opening-of-new-movie-in-florida-city-raise-money-for-5-charities-63031/">John Travolta, family attend opening of new movie in Florida city, raise money for 5 charities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Christmas Carol&#8217; wraps up $31M opening weekend with Carrey playing Scrooge, all 3 ghosts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Carrey&#8217;s &#8216;Christmas Carol&#8217; wraps up $31M weekend
LOS ANGELES — Jim Carrey&#8217;s Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on &#8220;A Christmas Carol,&#8221; which took in $31 million to open as the weekend&#8217;s top movie.
The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked the King of Pop out of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/08/christmas-carol-wraps-up-31m-opening-weekend-with-carrey-playing-scrooge-all-3-ghosts-58278/">Source &nbsp;: &#8216;Christmas Carol&#8217; wraps up $31M opening weekend with Carrey playing Scrooge, all 3 ghosts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>John Lennon&#8217;s family donates proceeds from &#8216;Give Peace a Chance&#8217; release to UN peace fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Lennon&#8217;s family donates peace recording to UN

UNITED NATIONS — John Lennon&#8217;s widow and two sons are donating the proceeds from the 40th anniversary release of the hit &#8220;Give Peace a Chance&#8221; to a U.N. peacebuilding fund used to help countries emerging from conflict, the fund announced Tuesday.
Chile&#8217;s U.N. Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, who chairs the U.N.  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/03/john-lennons-family-donates-proceeds-from-give-peace-a-chance-release-to-un-peace-fund-56438/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna, visiting Malawian village with her 4 children, promises electricity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Madonna promises light for Malawian village
MPHANDULA, Malawi — Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two children.
Speaking in Mphandula, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Malawi&#8217;s capital, Lilongwe, the singer said Thursday: &#8220;I know .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/29/madonna-visiting-malawian-village-with-her-4-children-promises-electricity-54645/">Madonna, visiting Malawian village with her 4 children, promises electricity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna plants tree, cuts ribbon at groundbreaking ceremony for girls school in Malawi</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Madonna plants tree to launch Malawi girls school
LILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna marked the start of construction of her school for girls in Malawi on Monday by planting a tree at the planned site of the $15 million school.
The 51-year-old celebrity arrived in the impoverished southern African country on Sunday accompanied by her four .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/26/madonna-plants-tree-cuts-ribbon-at-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-girls-school-in-malawi-51208/">Original article &nbsp;: Madonna plants tree, cuts ribbon at groundbreaking ceremony for girls school in Malawi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Retired gymnast Li Ning named first Chinese representative to UN World Food Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Retired Olympic champion gymnast Li Ning has been named the first Chinese anti-hunger ambassador for the U.N. World Food Program.

Li, 44, became one of China&#8217;s most famous athletes after taking three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. He mesmerized Olympic viewers last year when he ran ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/13/retired-gymnast-li-ning-named-first-chinese-representative-to-un-world-food-program-41817/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Retired gymnast Li Ning named first Chinese representative to UN World Food Program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Barry Manilow donates 45 violins to 2 Washington state elementary schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVERETT, Wash. — Forty-five elementary school students will learn to play the violin thanks to Barry Manilow.

He donated the violins through his Manilow Music Project to students at Hawthorne Elementary in Everett and Tulalip (too-LAY&#8217;-lip) Elementary on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington state.
The $36,000 donation last week means the Everett School District will have a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/13/barry-manilow-donates-45-violins-to-2-washington-state-elementary-schools-41774/" title="Barry Manilow donates 45 violins to 2 Washington state elementary schools">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna supports Gypsies in Romania again, donating shoes to be auctioned on their behalf</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCHAREST, Romania — Madonna is putting her shoes where her mouth is.

The Queen of Pop has offered one of her favorite pairs of Christian Dior shoes to a charity supporting Gypsy child education. Organizers said Tuesday the skyscraper gold heels, which are autographed by Madonna, will be sold at the Ovidiu Rom annual ball later .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/13/madonna-supports-gypsies-in-romania-again-donating-shoes-to-be-auctioned-on-their-behalf-41633/">Madonna supports Gypsies in Romania again, donating shoes to be auctioned on their behalf</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;American Idol&#8217; resurrects its charity program, brings back &#8216;Idol Gives Back&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — &#8220;Idol Gives Back&#8221; is back.

Producers of &#8220;American Idol&#8221; say the show&#8217;s charity effort will return next year, with &#8220;Idol Gives Back&#8221; set to air April 21.
The fundraising program will benefit national and international charities, including Malaria No More, Save the Children and the United Nations Foundation, Fox said Tuesday.
&#8220;Idol Gives Back&#8221; has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/06/american-idol-resurrects-its-charity-program-brings-back-idol-gives-back-39884/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: &#8216;American Idol&#8217; resurrects its charity program, brings back &#8216;Idol Gives Back&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Kings Ransom&#8217; relives blockbuster trade of Gretzky from Edmonton to Los Angeles</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Wayne Gretzky can laugh about it now.

The infamous trade that dealt him from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings on Aug. 9, 1988, sent shock waves throughout Canada and the United States, triggered death threats against Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, a backlash against Gretzky and his new wife, and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/05/kings-ransom-relives-blockbuster-trade-of-gretzky-from-edmonton-to-los-angeles-39539/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : &#8216;Kings Ransom&#8217; relives blockbuster trade of Gretzky from Edmonton to Los Angeles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Artists, writers, celebs and others fight to save Hamptons&#8217; NPR station</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Imagine the Hamptons without the ocean.

Residents of one of the world&#8217;s best known playground for the haves and have-mores use the dramatic comparison when talking about a public radio station that has been a beacon for community groups, artists and entertainers.
Actor Alec Baldwin, comedian Joy Behar, publisher Jann Wenner are among the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/21/artists-writers-celebs-and-others-fight-to-save-hamptons-npr-station-35742/">Artists, writers, celebs and others fight to save Hamptons&#8217; NPR station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Theater company hopes to turn &#8216;Shakespeare in Love&#8217; set into replica Elizabethan playhouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — In a case of life imitating art imitating life, a British theater company has announced plans to rebuild an Elizabethan playhouse using the set from hit film &#8220;Shakespeare in Love.&#8221;

The oak-timbered set, modeled on London&#8217;s 16th-century Rose Theatre, was donated to the British Shakespeare Company by Judi Dench, who won an Academy Award ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/14/theater-company-hopes-to-turn-shakespeare-in-love-set-into-replica-elizabethan-playhouse-33474/">Original article on  : Theater company hopes to turn &#8216;Shakespeare in Love&#8217; set into replica Elizabethan playhouse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cameron Diaz surprises Boston Celtics players, volunteers at Sept. 11 charity event for school</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Cameron Diaz has surprised Boston Celtics players and about 125 volunteers by participating in a charity project on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The &#8220;Charlie&#8217;s Angels&#8221; actress worked for two hours Friday with Celtics guard J.R. Giddens and forward Bill Walker, elementary school students and volunteers to build flower beds ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/11/cameron-diaz-surprises-boston-celtics-players-volunteers-at-sept-11-charity-event-for-school-32904/">Read : Cameron Diaz surprises Boston Celtics players, volunteers at Sept. 11 charity event for school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Gelbart, writer of &#8216;M-A-S-H,&#8217; &#8216;Tootsie,&#8217; other hit comedies, dies at 81</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway&#8217;s &#8220;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,&#8221; the films &#8220;Tootsie&#8221; and &#8220;Oh, God!&#8221; and television&#8217;s &#8220;M-A-S-H,&#8221; is dead.

Gelbart died at his Beverly Hills home Friday morning after a long battle with cancer, said Creative .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/11/larry-gelbart-writer-of-m-a-s-h-tootsie-other-hit-comedies-dies-at-81-32898/">Larry Gelbart, writer of &#8216;M-A-S-H,&#8217; &#8216;Tootsie,&#8217; other hit comedies, dies at 81</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamie Foxx brings music, laughs to New Orleans as city prepares for anniversary of Katrina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — Just two days shy of the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, entertainer Jamie Foxx brought some music and laughter to New Orleans with his &#8220;Blame It&#8221; tour.

Foxx joked with the enthusiastic crowd of thousands at the New Orleans Arena on Thursday night. At one point he pulled women from the mostly female .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/28/jamie-foxx-brings-music-laughs-to-new-orleans-as-city-prepares-for-anniversary-of-katrina-28643/" title="Jamie Foxx brings music, laughs to New Orleans as city prepares for anniversary of Katrina">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Late songwriter Cindy Walker leaves songs to Nashville&#8217;s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The late Texas songwriter Cindy Walker has left an unusual and generous gift to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Her catalog of about 500 songs, many of them pop and country classics.

The hall announced Wednesday that Walker bequeathed her share of the songs, including future royalties, after her death ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/13/late-songwriter-cindy-walker-leaves-songs-to-nashvilles-country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum-23779/">Late songwriter Cindy Walker leaves songs to Nashville&#8217;s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Uighur activist calls for UN probe into unrest in China; 100 protest in Melbourne</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, Australia — A Uighur activist called Friday for a U.N. investigation of recent violence in western China, as 100 people demonstrated outside the Chinese consulate in Melbourne.

Rebiya Kadeer told protesters waving the light blue flags of the World Uyghur Congress that Beijing had blamed her for inciting the violence in Xinjiang province in order ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/07/uighur-activist-calls-for-un-probe-into-unrest-in-china-100-protest-in-melbourne-22662/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Uighur activist calls for UN probe into unrest in China; 100 protest in Melbourne</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chevron Mining donates land for a museum to honor WWII Navajo Marines who baffled Japanese</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FLAGSTAFF, Arizona — As members of an elite group of Navajo Marines approach their 90s, they know there&#8217;s little time left to tell the story about how they used their native language to confound the Japanese during World War II.

Their vision for a venue to tell those stories, including the years in which they kept .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/01/chevron-mining-donates-land-for-a-museum-to-honor-wwii-navajo-marines-who-baffled-japanese-21322/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Chevron Mining donates land for a museum to honor WWII Navajo Marines who baffled Japanese</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson tribute provides $90,000 for project honoring fallen LA police officers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The people who staged Michael Jackson&#8217;s memorial service have donated $90,000 to build a tribute to fallen Los Angeles police officers.

Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns Staples Center in Los Angeles, donated money received from the sale of 18 luxury suites to guests at the July 7 Jackson memorial.
The company says the decision .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/01/michael-jackson-tribute-provides-90000-for-project-honoring-fallen-la-police-officers-21188/">Original article &nbsp;: Michael Jackson tribute provides $90,000 for project honoring fallen LA police officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jermaine Jackson calls brother Michael a &#8220;wonderful humanitarian;&#8221; Vienna gala planned</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — Michael Jackson was a &#8220;wonderful humanitarian&#8221; who considered it important to reach out and help others, his brother said Friday.

Jermaine Jackson also said the King of Pop&#8217;s &#8220;whole existence&#8221; was to find the good in everyone and described his unexpected death on June 25 at age 50 as a &#8220;tragic loss.&#8221;
&#8220;As much as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/24/jermaine-jackson-calls-brother-michael-a-wonderful-humanitarian-vienna-gala-planned-19357/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Jermaine Jackson calls brother Michael a &#8220;wonderful humanitarian;&#8221; Vienna gala planned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reality TV star Kate Gosselin among the guests for Maria Shriver&#8217;s annual women&#8217;s conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maria Shriver&#8217;s annual women&#8217;s conference has always been an A-list affair, and this year&#8217;s event is no different.

Cindy McCain, Elizabeth Edwards, Katie Couric, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress Kelly Preston are among the featured speakers. But the guest likely to draw the most attention is a relative newcomer to  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/08/reality-tv-star-kate-gosselin-among-the-guests-for-maria-shrivers-annual-womens-conference-15224/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Economist: City of Los Angeles could break even to pay for Jackson memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Rindels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Deficit-ridden Los Angeles may break even on the bill for the cost of police and other public servants on duty for Michael Jackson&#8217;s memorial service, even though the city asked the singer&#8217;s fans to help defray the costs, an economist said Tuesday.

A Web site was posted Tuesday seeking donations to cover the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/08/economist-city-of-los-angeles-could-break-even-to-pay-for-jackson-memorial-14896/">Read more : Economist: City of Los Angeles could break even to pay for Jackson memorial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>City of Los Angeles sets up Web site for fans to help pay for Jackson memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Deficit-ridden Los Angeles is asking Michael Jackson fans to help pay the bill for police and other public servants needed for the entertainer&#8217;s memorial service.

A Web site was posted Tuesday seeking donations to cover the costs, estimated at between $1.5 million and $4 million, according to Matt Szabo, a spokesman for Mayor .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/07/city-of-los-angeles-sets-up-web-site-for-fans-to-help-pay-for-jackson-memorial-14750/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: City of Los Angeles sets up Web site for fans to help pay for Jackson memorial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Bacon and brother perform on top of Pikes Peak to raise money for cancer charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Actor Kevin Bacon hiked 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Saturday to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity.

Bacon woke up around 4:30 a.m. to make the roughly six-hour climb with his brother, Michael, and about 95 hikers at an event to raise money for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/28/kevin-bacon-and-brother-perform-on-top-of-pikes-peak-to-raise-money-for-cancer-charity-12158/">Source &nbsp;: Kevin Bacon and brother perform on top of Pikes Peak to raise money for cancer charity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jessica Alba follows apology with donation after defacing charity&#8217;s billboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — Jessica Alba has made a donation to the United Way in Oklahoma City, where she ran into trouble for attaching a poster to one of the charity&#8217;s billboards.

The United Way of Central Oklahoma announced Alba&#8217;s donation Thursday. Spokeswoman Erin Brewer says Alba&#8217;s attorney has asked the charity not to disclose the amount, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/19/jessica-alba-follows-apology-with-donation-after-defacing-charitys-billboard-10258/">Original article &nbsp;: Jessica Alba follows apology with donation after defacing charity&#8217;s billboard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brad Pitt, siblings donate $1M to hometown Missouri hospital to open new cancer center</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help a Missouri hospital open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother.

Pitt and his siblings&#8217; families, Doug and Lisa Pitt and Rob and Julie Neal, gave the money to St. John&#8217;s Hospital in Springfield, Mo., on Saturday ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/15/brad-pitt-siblings-donate-1m-to-hometown-missouri-hospital-to-open-new-cancer-center-9447/">Brad Pitt, siblings donate $1M to hometown Missouri hospital to open new cancer center</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Redford, other stars shine at retirement party for consumer advocate Joan Claybrook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Actor Robert Redford says he isn&#8217;t long on patience, but consumer advocate Joan Claybrook helped him develop the virtue.

The celebrity and longtime environmental advocate was in Washington on Tuesday night to honor Claybrook, who recently retired as head of the watchdog group Public Citizen.
Redford honored Claybrook as a teacher, mentor and friend.
&#8220;She taught .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/10/redford-other-stars-shine-at-retirement-party-for-consumer-advocate-joan-claybrook-8255/">Redford, other stars shine at retirement party for consumer advocate Joan Claybrook</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky Derby disappointment Dunkirk looks to rebound in the Belmont Stakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Todd Pletcher always had high expectations for Dunkirk.

The gray colt purchased for $3.7 million in 2007 has a chance to vindicate his trainer on Saturday in the $1 million Belmont Stakes.
Dunkirk showed enough flashes of talent to be considered one of top contenders heading into the Kentucky Derby, sent off the 5-1 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/03/kentucky-derby-disappointment-dunkirk-looks-to-rebound-in-the-belmont-stakes-7065/">Kentucky Derby disappointment Dunkirk looks to rebound in the Belmont Stakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bush calls Clinton &#8216;his brother&#8217; in Canada as they appear together on stage for the first time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 21:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO — Former President George W. Bush called ex-President Bill Clinton &#8220;his brother&#8221; and the two rarely disagreed in their first-ever appearance together on stage.

The Republican and Democratic ex-presidents defended each other at a Toronto forum on Friday, disappointing some in the crowd of 6,000 who expected a more heated debate.
Bush said that he never .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/30/bush-calls-clinton-his-brother-in-canada-as-they-appear-together-on-stage-for-the-first-time-6330/">Bush calls Clinton &#8216;his brother&#8217; in Canada as they appear together on stage for the first time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alicia Keys asks &#8216;American Idol&#8217; audience to text to save lives in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 10:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Alicia Keys wants $5 from every &#8220;American Idol&#8221; fan.

The Grammy-winning singer appeared on the hit Fox show Wednesday to urge viewers to support the Text ALIVE Challenge, which aims to bring medicine and medical care to children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
Keys asked fans to text the word &#8220;alive&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/14/alicia-keys-asks-american-idol-audience-to-text-to-save-lives-in-africa-4268/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Alicia Keys asks &#8216;American Idol&#8217; audience to text to save lives in Africa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrities join newest UN goodwill ambassador to fight human trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Actors Nicolas Cage, Alec Baldwin and a host of celebrities joined U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to pay tribute to New York artist Ross Bleckner, appointed a U.N. goodwill ambassador in the campaign against human trafficking.

Cage told several hundred people at a U.N. reception Tuesday night he didn&#8217;t come as an actor but ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/13/celebrities-join-newest-un-goodwill-ambassador-to-fight-human-trafficking-4206/">Original article on  : Celebrities join newest UN goodwill ambassador to fight human trafficking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House correspondent&#8217;s dinner gives Obama chance to jab at Washington establishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 22:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s a chance for President Barack Obama to jab at the Washington establishment and perhaps chide his critics.

The forum is the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association&#8217;s annual black-tie dinner Saturday night, which attracts a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists.
The president isn&#8217;t the only one telling the jokes.
Tart-tongued comic Wanda Sykes, who first made .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/09/white-house-correspondents-dinner-gives-obama-chance-to-jab-at-washington-establishment-3563/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: White House correspondent&#8217;s dinner gives Obama chance to jab at Washington establishment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Glittery crowd honors Michelle Obama as she proposes millions for nonprofits, national service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — She&#8217;s already conquered Britain, France and Germany. On Tuesday, it was time for Michelle Obama to conquer New York.

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		<title>Obituaries in the news</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 10:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Obituaries in the news
Nao Takasugi
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former state Assemblyman Nao Takasugi (NAH&#8217;-oh tah-kah-SOO&#8217;-gee), who was sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II, has died. He was 87.

Takasugi, a Republican from Oxnard, spent six years in the Legislature before he was termed out of office in 1998. He had been the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/05/06/obituaries-in-the-news-2910/" title="Obituaries in the news">>>></a>.]]></description>
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