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		<description><![CDATA[ Barack Obama plans to return Saturday to the historic city of Springfield, Ill. - the place where he launched his presidential run - to highlight his new running mate on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.  The city is home of the Old...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Actress Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view.  Speaking on ABC News' "Good Morning America" in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the "Samantha Who?]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SMELL REPELS SKEETERS]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The widely used mosquito repellent DEET does not block the insects' sense of smell but simply stinks to them, researchers reported yesterday.   This discovery, made by recording the signals from individual neurons in the antennae that...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Mayor Bloomberg yesterday urged voters in this Barack Obama stronghold to cross party lines to support Rep. Mark Kirk, a moderate Republican who was an early ally in Bloomberg's war on illegal guns. "I think who you vote for for...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama is close to selecting a running mate, with attention focused on front-runners Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginian Gov. Tim Kaine.   Only Obama, wife Michelle, a handful of his most senior advisers and his...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Scientists hope a newly discovered "minor planet" more than 2 billion miles from Earth may help explain the origin of comets.   The icy rock, 60 miles in diameter and known as 2006 SQ372, is starting the outward portion of a 22,500-year...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FAYTAL STORM LASHES FLORIDA]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ KEY WEST, Fla. - Tropical Storm Fay swept over the Florida Keys yesterday with heavy rain and 60-mph winds, and churned toward the Florida mainland after killing more 60 people in the Caribbean.   The sixth storm of the 2008 Atlantic season did not...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[APPLEGATE SAYS SHE'S CANCER FREE]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA["Married With Children" star Christina Applegate yesterday shared good news with her fans - her breast cancer is gone.   "I'm clear, absolutely 100 percent clear and clean," she said on ABC's "Good Morning America," in her first interview since her...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SALMONELLA CLUES PEPPER-ED OVER]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[US inspectors repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies.   Since January alone, 88 shipments of fresh...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[RANGEL'S $TRANGLE]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel has become an albatross around the necks of congressional candidates across the country.   In at least a dozen contests, Republican challengers are demanding their Democratic rivals return donations from...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[LI HUBBY GUNS DOWN WIFE, SELF]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wealthy East Hampton man shot his wife in the head yesterday, then turned the gun on himself inside their million-dollar home, police said.   After getting 911 calls at 5:52 a.m., cops broke open the door to the home of Lester and Georgina Stockel...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queens A thug was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at a 12-year-old boy in Fresh Meadows, cops said.   Jaye Harper aimed a silver handgun at the child in front of the youngster's apartment door on Parsons Boulevard last Tuesday, officials said...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[$400M BUDGET CUT]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ALBANY - Gov. Paterson and legislative leaders tentatively agreed tonight on more than $400 million in spending cuts to stave off ballooning budget deficits.   "The winds of change have hit Albany," Paterson said.   The savings would come on top of...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A Brooklyn furniture salesman raced to war-torn Georgia to lead his wife and teenage kids on a daring escape after Russian troops invaded and closed off key roads.  Zurab Gabunia, 47, a Georgian native who lives in Sheepshead Bay, flew to London...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  An adorable newborn girl, dubbed "Baby Hope," was found abandoned on a Long Island street corner stuffed inside a sports bag.   An unidentified woman called 911 just before 11 p.m. on Monday night and told the operator that a baby could be found...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. David Paterson has chosen Allen P. Cappelli of Staten Island for a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board, saying he would provide a strong voice for the 8 million people who take public transport daily in the...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 90-year-old Staten Island man, severely mauled by two pit bulls last month, has died.   Henry Piotrowski's death Sunday means prosecutors may pursue more serious charges against the dogs' owners. James McNair and Kim DiPrima now face felony...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ALBANY - New Yorkers to state lawmakers: Cut spending and don't dare raise taxes!   That's the clear message being delivered by a massive majority of voters as the Legislature convenes today for a special session called by Gov. Paterson to deal...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A city councilman challenging a long-sitting GOP state senator - in one of the races Democrats have tapped as a priority - let his registration as a lawyer lapse, The Post has learned.   Joseph Addabbo, who's taking on state Sen. Serphin Maltese in...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[He left the top-rated Upper East Side public school he loved to start the charter school of his dreams in East Harlem.   Principal Josh Klaris is one of 18 charter-school founders opening their doors to city students for the first time this year...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY - Top Republicans yesterday called for a criminal probe of Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith for allegedly threatening lobbyists who fail to contribute to Democratic campaigns.   "I think it borders on criminality," said Senate Majority...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A massive swarm of creepy bugs infesting a Queens house sent two cops and the homeowner to the hospital yesterday, authorities said.   The swarm - described as ticks or fleas - was so pervasive that cops who responded to an emergency call from the...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ALBANY - Gov. Paterson yesterday faced stiff resistance from legislative leaders, who continued to shun his call for $600 million in budget cuts.   Even as lawmakers made their way to Albany for a rare summer session to address ballooning budget...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investigators believe the theft of eight torahs - worth up to $400,000 - from a Queens synagogue was an inside job, according to police sources and religious officials.   Bernard Newman, past president of the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Taiwanese man extradited to New York on charges of smuggling military equipment home is being held without bail.   Yen Ching Peng allegedly tried to buy infrared laser-aiming devices, thermal weapon sights and other contraband from an undercover...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  After five years in the clink, infamous inside trader Sam Waksal is now on the outside.   The high-living ImClone founder, who tipped off Martha Stewart when his company's stock was about to tank in 2001, just enjoyed a luxurious weekend furlough...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The family of the Rikers Island correction officer clinging to life after being hit by a tree in Queens Sunday is blaming the rail-freight line that owns the land.   "We're beyond furious. The tree was dead," Michael Rypkema said yesterday.   His...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The acting boss of the Gambino crime family was sentenced to two years in jail yesterday for extorting a cement company owner.   John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico, 72, admitted in May to shaking down Joe Vollaro, the owner of a Staten Island cement company...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The cheating Long Island bride who killed her millionaire husband just eight days after their wedding ceremony - incorrectly believing she would inherit his wealth - was sentenced yesterday to 21 years behind bars.   A whimpering Kelly Forbes, 30...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Manhattan DA wants contractors and private safety inspectors working on the Deutsche Bank demolition to face homicide charges for the towering inferno that took the lives of two firefighters one year ago, The Post has learned.   The indictments...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A posh Upper East Side corner turned into an old-fashioned weenie roast yesterday.   A hot-dog cart caught fire, shooting flames up the awning of a Ralph Lauren store before firefighters extinguished it with no injuries or further damage...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lawyer suing Manhattan nightclubs because he can't take advantage of ladies'-night specials is now targeting Columbia University, claiming its Women's Studies Department discriminates against men.   Roy Den Hollander says the school's "bastion of...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A thug robbed an 81-year-old widow in an Upper East Side grocery store and nearly got away with his crime - until he left his own wallet on the sidewalk before fleeing.   Dim-witted ex-con Trent Jones, 25, of Harlem, swiped the elderly woman's...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Two female cops were busted for punching, kicking and pistol-whipping a Bronx driver until his head cracked open - just beacuse he refused to close a car door blocking their path, authorities said yesterday.   Michelle Anglin 37, and Koleen...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Dramatic video footage shows a monster mugging an 85-year-old Brooklyn granny - the latest of at least 11 elderly victims to be targeted by the robber this summer.   The footage, released by cops yesterday, shows the man choking Lillian France...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truth in advertising.   Two Kansas men have opened the Tightwad Bank.   "We're seeking customers with a sense of humor," said Davis Higdon, one of the partners.  ****  A Texas man is catching grief from his homeowner's association for parking his...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Sexpot swimmer Amanda Beard says Michael Phelps has absolutely no shot at doing the breaststroke with her.  Beard denied yesterday that she was dating Phelps, saying, "Eww, that's nasty."  "I have never, ever hooked up with Michael Phelps," Beard...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  CALCUTTA, India - A 14-year-old school boy in eastern India has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a younger student who refused to hand over her iPod, police said Tuesday.   The boy allegedly pushed the 10-year-old girl off a 30-foot bridge...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Singer Annie Lennox is recovering from spinal surgery after being forced by a back injury to return to Britain early from an AIDS conference in Mexico, the former Eurhythmic's Web site reported yesterday.   Lennox, 53, flew home last week...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Britain's domestic spy agency is looking for recruits in the gay community - asking them to come out of the closet and into the cloak-and-dagger business.   After shunning them for decades over worries of blackmail, MI5 is now asking gay...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf - a key US ally in the war on terror - resigned yesterday, days before he would have been impeached.   Musharraf's hourlong, televised farewell speech touched off celebrations in the streets of cities...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[  BRUSSELS, Belgium - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that Russia is playing a "very dangerous game" with the United States and its allies, and warned that NATO would not allow Moscow to win in Georgia, destabilize Europe or draw...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[COLLINS FINDS $46M EX IS NO EASY LOVER]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Marriage No. 3 was no day in paradise for Phil Collins, whose latest failed one cost him nearly $46.7 million - believed to be a record for a celebrity divorce.   Collins, 57, had to pony up the huge sum to Orianne Cevey, 35, to end their six-year...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magpies - and not just humans, chimpanzees, dolphins and elephants - can recognize themselves in a mirror, according to new research.   Magpies share the same quality of self-awareness, German scientists report in the Public Library of Science...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[EYE TREASON!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  They haven't won a single game in Beijing, but members of the women's Olympic soccer team from Argentina more than qualified for the race to disgrace themselves - dissing their Chinese hosts with a crude gesture.   They are the third group of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BY GUM, WHAT A DISCOVERY!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you chew gum and recover from surgery at the same time? British researchers say it's a great idea for some patients.   Chewing gum may speed the return of normal bowel function after colon surgery, a new analysis of five studies suggests.   Some...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NOW PHELPS WILL REALLY STRIKE GOLD]]></title>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By CLEMENTE LISI]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  He's the "eight" wonder of the world!  Here is the iconic first photo of a bare-chested, medal-clad Michael Phelps doing his best Mark Spitz impression - sporting an Olympic-sized grin as his eight golds dangle from his neck. The photo - taken...]]></description>
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