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		<title><![CDATA[Sabotage forces Shell to cut output in Nigeria: company]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell cut output in southern Nigeria Monday after militants sabotaged at least one of its pipelines supplying crude, officials said.  Shell declined to say by how much production was being reduced, stressing that the amount should not be exaggerated because of the possible...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wallstrip: Micrus Endovascular Corp. (MEND)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Micrus Endovascular Corp. is in the business of prolonging life, and overseas markets appear to be just what the doctor ordered.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shell to declare &#39;force majeure&#39; at Nigerian terminal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell Monday said it may not be able to honor contracts for April and May after a leading Nigerian militant group attacked two key pipelines of Africa's top petroleum producer.  "We can confirm that force majeure will be declared on Bonny Terminal liftings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEND leader reportedly killed, Nigeria armed group says]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; The most prominent armed group in oil-rich southern Nigeria said said one of its presumed leaders, extradited last week from Angola, reportedly died from gunshot wounds Tuesday in a Nigerian military hospital.  The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta MEND said it had received...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Armed group urges Clooney to work for Niger Delta peace]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; Nigeria's most prominent armed group Saturday urged George Clooney, the Hollywood actor named the latest UN Messenger of Peace, to work on solving the unrest in the Niger Delta.  "The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta MEND wishes to draw your attention to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NIGERIA - Part 4 - The Decision Makers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The persons in charge of petroleum policy in Nigeria are President Umaru Yar'Adua, both as head of state and government and as a full minister of energy, and three junior ministers - one in charge of oil, one for natural gas, and one for electric power. Next comes the group...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nigerian militants free six hostages, suspend attacks for a month]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; Just hours after a new spate of kidnappings in oil-rich southern Nigeria, the region's most prominent armed group Saturday released six foreign hostages and announced a month-long moratorium in attacks on petroleum facilities.  "We will suspend attacks on oil installations for one month," the Movement for...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two Italian hostages freed in Nigeria]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; An armed group in southern Nigeria released two Italians it had been holding hostage since December on Thursday but vowed to abduct other oil workers.  "Today .. we released the Italians Cosma Russo and Franco Arena, captured in the December 7, 2006 raid on the Agip...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nigerian militants release South Korean hostages]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; Five South Korean oil workers were released from captivity in Nigeria after being held hostage for more than 24 hours by separatist militants seeking the freedom of a jailed rebel leader.  The militants known as the Emancipation of the Niger Delta MEND said they had released...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nigerian separatist group claims kidnapping South Koreans]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAGOS AFP &#8212; A Nigerian separatist group said it had kidnapped five South Korean oil workers, in a raid which, according to the authorities, killed at least three security force members and forced Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell to shut a gas plant.  The Movement for the Emancipation of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Increasingly confident Nigerian rebels show their strength]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200602/ai_n16090871]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OKERENKOKO, Nigeria AFP &#8212; The rebels are masters of the waterways around their base, confidently churning up the Niger Delta's rivers in heavily-armed attack boats decked out in the banners of their god of war.  But when it comes to remembering the current name of their organisation, the ethnic...]]></description>
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