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		<lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 23:08:31 -0400</lastBuildDate>
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				<title>Mexicans Romanticizing Drug Kingpins Reflects Lack of Confidence in the Rule of Law</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/mexicans_romanticizing_drug_kingpins_reflects_lack_of_confidence_in_the_rule_of_law</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:10:42 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ It's not fair to blame Mexicans for portraying cartel operators as Robin Hoods when their police are often corrupt and their president's policies ineffective.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Fukushima Team Under Constant Pressure to Protect Interests of Nuclear Power</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/fukushima_team_under_constant_pressure_to_protect_interests_of_nuclear_power</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/fukushima_team_under_constant_pressure_to_protect_interests_of_nuclear_power</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 09:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Japanese coalition government is still woefully unprepared to handle crises like Fukushima.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Arrest of Mexican General for Cartel Connections May Be Purely Political</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:06:32 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ Mexican attempt to clean up corruption may not be what it seems. ]]></description>
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				<title>Scram!</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/articles/scram</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/articles/scram</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ As it graduates from college, Generation Y has a chance to become the Global Generation. ]]></description>
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				<title>India's Need for Iran's Oil a Sticking Point for U.S. and Its Sanctions Regime</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/indias_need_for_irans_oil_a_sticking_point_for_us_and_its_sanctions_regime</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/indias_need_for_irans_oil_a_sticking_point_for_us_and_its_sanctions_regime</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:46:13 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ The United States is threatening to also sanction India if it doesn't observe U.S. sanctions on Iran. ]]></description>
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				<title>Free Trade Agreement Ignores Colombian History of Violence Against Trade Unions</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/free_trade_agreement_ignores_colombian_history_of_violence_against_trade_unions</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/free_trade_agreement_ignores_colombian_history_of_violence_against_trade_unions</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:45:59 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ Colombia is widely regarded as the world's most dangerous place to be a trade union member. ]]></description>
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				<title>The Book About Terrorism Crying Out to Be Written</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/the_book_about_terrorism_that_cries_out_to_be_written</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/the_book_about_terrorism_that_cries_out_to_be_written</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ Needed: more studies linking the likes of KSM to child abuse. ]]></description>
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				<title>The Pentagon's Obesity Problem</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_pentagons_obesity_problem</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_pentagons_obesity_problem</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:36:13 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ Instead of dieting together, the Pentagon is trying to keep our NATO allies fat and unhappy. ]]></description>
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				<title>Fighting Drug Cartels Exposes Mexican Military to Corruption</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ Shortly after Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered the military to deal with drug trafficking, the cartels began openly offering soldiers jobs.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Free-Trade Deal May Prove Greater Obstacle to Colombian Peace Than FARC</title>
				<link>http://www.fpif.org/blog/free-trade_deal_may_prove_greater_obstacle_to_colombian_peace_than_farc</link>
				<guid>http://www.fpif.org/blog/free-trade_deal_may_prove_greater_obstacle_to_colombian_peace_than_farc</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ The agreement signed by Colombia and the United States may drive impoverished farmers to grow coca and strengthen FARC. ]]></description>
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