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			<title><![CDATA[Former Santa Claus sentenced to 20 years for sex with Asian boys]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282253</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/8/i/4/5/6/p-small/santa.jpg" length="4379" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[An ex-Santa Claus and former children's entertainer, Wayne Nelson Corliss, has been charged with distribution of child pornography and traveling to Asia for sex with boys.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:51:36 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282253]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Phra Kru Ba Neua Chai - A Buddhist Monk's War on Drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281525</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Discovering Burma's Orchids]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281327</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fugitive Thai banker extradited from Canada after 13-year fight]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281317</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/3/1/0/0/i/2/7/3/p-small/mapthailand.jpg" length="2683" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Fugitive Bangkok banker who fought extradition from Canada for 13 years was put on board a plane to Thailand on Thursday. RCMP handed him over to Thai authorities at Vancouver International Airport. He is accused of embezzlement of USD $82 million.]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:09:48 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281317]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Report: Philippines Better Off Than Other Countries in Asia]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281202</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Virgin Coconut Oil - A Fat That Makes you Thin?]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281058</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climate change - all talk, little action]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280995</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asean Summit Starts with With Half of State Heads in Attendance]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280961</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Cyclone Of Guantanamo: Yuriorkis Gamboa]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280305</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Central Banks in Asia Prop up Dollar]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280252</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/5/3/9/8/2/8/i/5/6/6/p-small/American_money.jpg" length="15937" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[The central banks of several Asian countries that are fearful of the impact a weak dollar will have on their exports, intervened in the markets on Thursday to buy the troubled U.S. currency.]]></description>			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:42:02 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280252]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[French Minister Facing Calls to Resign Over Sex Tourism Claims]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280225</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Developing Nations Need $100 Billion Per Year for Climate Change]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279873</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Israelis arrested for holding Filipino woman captive]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279510</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Military Regime in Burma Propped up by Western Energy Companies]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279046</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Man keeps scorpions as pets instead of selling them as snacks]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278953</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Goans in Qatar and elsewhere hail Qatar Airways Goa-Doha route]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278512</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The decision by Sri Lanka Airlines to stop its operations to the Indian resort state of Goa from March 28 was part of the bad news which the tourism industry in the Indian state had to face in the days of the worldwide economic recession.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:45:10 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278512]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fungus-resistant gene found in rice]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278253</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Youth groups want action against global warming]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/277797</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Over 800 young environmentalist from 110 different countries gather Monday, to discuss possible courses of action that will lessen the effects of climate change.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:51:39 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/277797]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Amputated Thai elephant gets an artificial leg]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/277694</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Jim Webb Arrives in Myanmar]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/277603</link>
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