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Islamic name.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Gorski, AP Religion Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/07/3471007-another-attack-leaves-us-muslims-fearing-backlash</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/07/3471007-another-attack-leaves-us-muslims-fearing-backlash</guid><category>us-news</category><category>us</category><category>shooting</category><category>muslims</category><category>rel</category><category>fort-hood</category><category>fort-hood-shooting</category><category>many-islamic</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:36:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/be585a2c-5ab2-4a61-aba6-cdea63db2bd4.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point</title><description><![CDATA[British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Stringer, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/07/3471510-uk-foreign-secretary-obama-critics-miss-the-point</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/07/3471510-uk-foreign-secretary-obama-critics-miss-the-point</guid><category>world-news</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>david-miliband</category><category>defending</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:45:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>States where juveniles serve life 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