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  <title><![CDATA[Goldmans boss says he does "God's work"]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Inquiry into student fees announced]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nuclear plants to be fast-tracked]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iraq government passes election law]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Berlin celebrates fall of wall]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[On a Break]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Mehdi Hasan</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Silence from 'Dissident Voice'</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Michael Moore: Q+A]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Daniel Trilling</dc:creator>
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  <title><![CDATA["Jesus was a leftie"]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sholto Byrnes</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>So says Daily Mail star writer. Why will that annoy lefties so much?</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Quote of the Week!]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Sophie Elmhirst</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Coming all the way from Idaho</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Duncan Bannatyne]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sean Carey</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>The entrepreneur discusses his philanthropy and anti-smoking campaigning</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Shlomo Sand in conversation with the New Statesman]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jonathan Derbyshire</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>The Invention of the Jewish People</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Horrific shooting at Fort Hood ]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:52 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Mehdi Hasan</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>What does this mean for America's Muslim soldiers?</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Brown: Britain "will not walk away" from Afghanistan]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:26:47 GMT</pubDate>
  
 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>PM defends war, as opinion polls show crumbling public support</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Third round of postal strikes called off]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[BA announces further 1,200 job losses after record loss]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Airline recorded pre-tax loss of £292 million in past six months</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[13 dead at Fort Hood army base]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>US major opens fire in what Obama calls a "horrific outburst of violence"</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Science as a "political act"]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Jonathan Derbyshire</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Pierre Bourdieu on Claude Lévi-Strauss</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Gay rights and "cultural relativism"]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:24:55 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Petra Davis</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>A response to Peter Tatchell</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Universal soldiers]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:31 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sam Kinchin-Smith</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Asterix and Obelix, 50 years on</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Palestinian Gandhi]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Mehdi Hasan</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Have we found one?</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Oh Mickey, you’re so fine]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Sophie Elmhirst</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>The rebirth of Mickey Mouse</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Autism should never be used as a political insult ]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:14 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>George Eaton</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>We condemned George Osborne; we should condemn France's Europe minister, too</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Can Ken Clarke stay in this shadow cabinet?]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Mehdi Hasan</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Pro-European Tories must remain consistent -- and brave</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[ Immoral icons]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Owen Hatherley</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>The annual Stirling Prize celebrates British achievement in architecture. But the winning buildings have left us with a doubtful legacy</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[A life less ordinary]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Nesrine Malik</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Why modern film-makers should not be afraid of tackling Islam</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Linda-Gail Bekker - extended interview]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Sophie Elmhirst</dc:creator>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bank expected to extend quantitative easing ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>MPC may increase the amount of pumped into the economy by up to £50bn</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[UN to relocate 600 staff after Taliban attack ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Non-essential foreign staff to be relocated after suicide attack killed five UN workers</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[French minister: Tory plans will "castrate" UK in Europe ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Europe minister warns that Cameron's plan to reclaim powers won't succeed "for a minute"</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[MPs push for pay rise after expenses curbs ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Senior MPs lobby for a pay rise of up to £15,000 following the Kelly report on expenses</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Obama's first year -- good or bad?]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Mehdi Hasan</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Debating the Obamaniacs</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[It's official: faith in science is a belief]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Sholto Byrnes</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>New legal ruling places it in the same category as religion</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Media mob pays attention to Twittersphere]]></title>
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 <dc:creator>Samira Shackle</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>New Statesman sets the agenda on the rise of mob rule</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[The Sun gives Cameron a pass on Europe]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>George Eaton</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Where are the cries of betrayal?</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[PMQs review]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:58:02 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>James Macintyre</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Cameron avoids discussing the Lisbon Treaty</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Kelly announces recommendations on MPs' expenses]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>MPs to be banned from claiming back mortgage interest and employing relatives</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Is Brown planning a March election?  ]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>George Eaton</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Labour should avoid delaying an election until June</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Kim Howells sees sense on Afghanistan]]></title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:06:20 GMT</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Mehdi Hasan</dc:creator>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>The former Foreign Office minister calls for withdrawal</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Clashes between police and protesters in Iran]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Republicans win two key US elections ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Double blow to Obama as Republicans win governorships of Virginia and New Jersey</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Cameron to set out harsh new EU policy ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Conservatives renege on "cast-iron guarantee" of Lisbon Treaty referendum</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Labour MP calls for withdrawal from Afghanistan]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Former foreign office minister calls for more domestic surveillance</em></p>

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  <title><![CDATA[Bankers lose bonuses in exchange for further £40 billion ]]></title>
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