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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lankan parliament dissolved amid controversy (source: CBC) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has dissolved parliament, setting the stage for new elections a day after authorities arrested Gen. Sarath Fonseka, his chief rival and the leader of the opposition. (source: CBC) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/ACF89358CA2D553D5D58A05D9D6383F1873570E4]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:16:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Travelers face canceled flights, delays (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Here we go again. Just as travel was getting back to normal after a monster snowstorm in the East that stranded airline passengers over the weekend, more snow is falling, and more frustration is expected at airports across the region. (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/EFCA98F8BA45D55E4F4D4F7D14752EED0297909F]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:59:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marja: Operation Moshtarak Tests Obama's Afghan War Plan (source: Time) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The looming battle for the small town of Marja could prove to be an important indicator of the prospects for U.S. forces in Afghanistan (source: Time) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/0800FAEC4F12A6BA977C3E24FCCC4E56A24DE9CE]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Preview: Farming Super Bugs (source: CBS News) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Katie Couric previews an exclusive CBS Evening News report that according to experts, 70 percent of antibiotics are used on livestock which could create resistant super bugs. (source: CBS News) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/242047EABBB4AB2C197B60B75276DD1ECA402F3E]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:27 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ukraine's Yanukovich: I'm no Kremlin stooge (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The man leading Ukraine's presidential election urges his rival Tuesday to accept defeat, and he vows to unite Ukraine after an election that has split the country in two. (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/37D0522D05E9B59C6A91C60F87CC4DBE0C758BE3]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:48:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Weather closes government offices a second day (source: Reuters) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow. (source: Reuters) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/C50F56A9ECF94373D07858667A3C76974FBDB695]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:21:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[10-20 inches of snow forecast for  D.C. (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Up to 20 inches more snow is expected to fall in Washington, D.C., parts of Virginia and Maryland, where residents are still digging out after a weekend blizzard. (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/D27CE3564A41704D49F2CC72A812D7FD42FC3C4E]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:09:56 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Haiti man pulled from rubble (source: CBC) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A 28-year-old man has been pulled from rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, claiming to have been trapped there since the massive earthquake on Jan. 12. (source: CBC) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/3FE0C74B15F597E430D2E92F1F290F4DD81676FD]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:15:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyota woes deepen with hybrid recall (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Toyota vows to win back public trust after recalling more than 400,000 hybrid cars worldwide, in the latest setback for the beleaguered carmaker. (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/B32227099FBFBF7FFA0DC22F1513A642DED97BF4]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:37:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Third major recall for Toyota (source: Euronews.net) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It is turning out to be a rocky road for Toyota - but also for its customers.   The company has been forced to confirm its third major recall in four. (source: Euronews.net) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/077AD2F3447B9A5505567167C3E8110E00444884]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:46:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Double Trouble: Another Storm Headed to Snowy Mid-Atlantic (source: ABC News) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Already buried under 3 feet of snow, Mid-Atlantic prepares for 2nd big storm; Midwest also hit (source: ABC News) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.feedzilla.com/r/002F09A51EEC4E6FD2096DD526C300C186DAC926]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:49:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Punch: 'It's Done, Honey': Obama Signs Memorandum on Childhood Obesity (source: ABC News) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President on first lady's obesity campaign: ''We think that this has enormous promise in improving the health of our children.'' (source: ABC News) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:54:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wearing Fake Military Medals: Crime or Right? (source: ABC News) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Military experts say falsely claiming to have earned military medals and awards is not an issue of free speech as is being claimed by attorneys for suspects charged with stolen valor. (source: ABC News) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:36:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lankan general's arrest 'abduction' (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As the Sri Lankan government declared it would court-martial its most decorated former soldier on conspiracy charges, opposition parties plans to stage nationwide protests over his arrest. (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:39:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gamer to pay $1.5m for illegal upload (source: Australian IT) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A QUEENSLAND man faces financial ruin after illegally copying and uploading New Super Mario Bros to the internet a week before its release. (source: Australian IT) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:38:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft aims Surface at sales kiosks (source: Australian IT) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[MICROSOFT believes its new finger driven Surface PC will revolutionise the interactive kiosk scene. (source: Australian IT) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:41:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Queensland Nintendo pirate cops $1.5m fine (source: Australian IT) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has ordered a Queensland man to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after he illegally copied and distributed  part of a Nintendo Wii game. (source: Australian IT) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Administration Again Cuts Funding for Scholarship Program That Helps Low-Income D.C. Kids (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In his fiscal 2011 budget, President Barack Obama makes further cuts in funding for the Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income, mostly minority students. He ended the program last year but pledged to continue funding for the students already enroll... (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:02:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rep. Issa: Was Obama 'Just Lying to Congress' on Tort Reform Pledge? (source: CNN) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In September, President Barack Obama told a joint session of Congress that his administration would look into tort reform as a means of lowering health care costs, but the administration's Department of Health and Human Services stated in congressional sta... (source: CNN) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[S.F. suspends club where shootout happened (source: SF Gate) ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A Fisherman's Wharf nightclub was already facing a seven-day city suspension of its license for out-of-control crowds when a gun battle erupted there over the weekend, leaving one man dead and four wounded, San Francisco officials said Monday. The city... (source: SF Gate) - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a>  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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function purify(t)


SmallWords = " aol takes normal you why would wouldn't told t s doesn de vs begins bengin among fa td  afp (reuters)  gmt drd doesnt isnt wont didnt cant wouldnt shant bln eur do really real want called sadc goes go daily know knew known become becomes allafrica com allafricacom set shall should nd my am pm our is im going done gone dont know make made makes cant per at enter soon sk al its he would us the as of world within tb himself could case action possible special fell theres hes help  yourself need might your remain remaining o good she today yesterday sent likely across area many another under yet while read further item amid away been between both create created half make most being just never maybe perhaps today continue continues center centre year month week day million thousand years months weeks millions billion billions thousands shows show search searching searches searched using well online taking took just time hours times long longer watch watched watching their take give smell story stories full main how before where after find finding link linked linking & top bottom left right article corrected articles information info forward near email emails start use end against news new plan meet apr only ongoing some same way zone general nothing from minute minutes second seconds hour hours ago return through hence therefore agothe monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday allafricacom than sunday super hyper clear end begin latest least  her his pm next previous real said since so first second third fourth has have by are about also ahead ap  •  which reuters if inc the you me him them with last largest large high higher may month months offer real day days had into includes itself other out say says were when who very was what in a an and or but for to it that this those these all on off can will no not we will be more new up down over you they get one two three four five six seven eight nine ten nobody now back after yes no like "


SmallWords = lcase(SmallWords)

t = replace(t,"1","")
t = replace(t,"2","")
t = replace(t,"3","")
t = replace(t,"4","")
t = replace(t,"5","")
t = replace(t,"6","")
t = replace(t,"7","")
t = replace(t,"8","")
t = replace(t,"9","")
t = replace(t,"0","")
t = replace(t,":"," ")
t = replace(t,";"," ")
t = replace(t,","," ")
t = replace(t,"'"," ")
t = replace(t,"."," ")
t = replace(t,"?","")
t = replace(t,"!","")
t = replace(t,"[","")
t = replace(t,"]","")
t = replace(t,"(","")
t = replace(t,")","")
t = replace(t,"+","")
t = replace(t,"-","")
t = replace(t,"&","")
t = lcase(t)

sm = split(SmallWords)

for kk=0 to ubound(sm)

	t = replace(t, " " & sm(kk) & " "," ")

	
next


purify = t

end function

Function RemoveHTML( strText )
    Dim TAGLIST
    TAGLIST = ";!--;!DOCTYPE;A;ACRONYM;ADDRESS;APPLET;AREA;B;BASE;BASEFONT;" &_
              "BGSOUND;BIG;BLOCKQUOTE;BODY;BR;BUTTON;CAPTION;CENTER;CITE;CODE;" &_
              "COL;COLGROUP;COMMENT;DD;DEL;DFN;DIR;DIV;DL;DT;EM;EMBED;FIELDSET;" &_
              "FONT;FORM;FRAME;FRAMESET;HEAD;H1;H2;H3;H4;H5;H6;HR;HTML;I;IFRAME;IMG;" &_
              "INPUT;INS;ISINDEX;KBD;LABEL;LAYER;LAGEND;LI;LINK;LISTING;MAP;MARQUEE;" &_
              "MENU;META;NOBR;NOFRAMES;NOSCRIPT;OBJECT;OL;OPTION;P;PARAM;PLAINTEXT;" &_
              "PRE;Q;S;SAMP;SCRIPT;SELECT;SMALL;SPAN;STRIKE;STRONG;STYLE;SUB;SUP;" &_
              "TABLE;TBODY;TD;TEXTAREA;TFOOT;TH;THEAD;TITLE;TR;TT;U;UL;VAR;WBR;XMP;"

    BLOCKTAGLIST =  ";!--;!DOCTYPE;A;ACRONYM;ADDRESS;APPLET;AREA;B;BASE;BASEFONT;" &_
              "BGSOUND;BIG;BLOCKQUOTE;BODY;BR;BUTTON;CAPTION;CENTER;CITE;CODE;" &_
              "COL;COLGROUP;COMMENT;DD;DEL;DFN;DIR;DIV;DL;DT;EM;EMBED;FIELDSET;" &_
              "FONT;FORM;FRAME;FRAMESET;HEAD;H1;H2;H3;H4;H5;H6;HR;HTML;I;IFRAME;IMG;" &_
              "INPUT;INS;ISINDEX;KBD;LABEL;LAYER;LAGEND;LI;LINK;LISTING;MAP;MARQUEE;" &_
              "MENU;META;NOBR;NOFRAMES;NOSCRIPT;OBJECT;OL;OPTION;P;PARAM;PLAINTEXT;" &_
              "PRE;Q;S;SAMP;SCRIPT;SELECT;SMALL;SPAN;STRIKE;STRONG;STYLE;SUB;SUP;" &_
              "TABLE;TBODY;TD;TEXTAREA;TFOOT;TH;THEAD;TITLE;TR;TT;U;UL;VAR;WBR;XMP;"
    
    Dim nPos1
    Dim nPos2
    Dim nPos3
    Dim strResult
    Dim strTagName
    Dim bRemove
    Dim bSearchForBlock
    
    nPos1 = InStr(strText, "<")
    Do While nPos1 > 0
        nPos2 = InStr(nPos1 + 1, strText, ">")
        If nPos2 > 0 Then
            strTagName = Mid(strText, nPos1 + 1, nPos2 - nPos1 - 1)
	    strTagName = Replace(Replace(strTagName, vbCr, " "), vbLf, " ")

            nPos3 = InStr(strTagName, " ")
            If nPos3 > 0 Then
                strTagName = Left(strTagName, nPos3 - 1)
            End If
            
            If Left(strTagName, 1) = "/" Then
                strTagName = Mid(strTagName, 2)
                bSearchForBlock = False
            Else
                bSearchForBlock = True
            End If
            
            If InStr(1, TAGLIST, ";" & strTagName & ";", vbTextCompare) > 0 Then
                bRemove = True
                If bSearchForBlock Then
                    If InStr(1, BLOCKTAGLIST, ";" & strTagName & ";", vbTextCompare) > 0 Then
                        nPos2 = Len(strText)
                        nPos3 = InStr(nPos1 + 1, strText, "</" & strTagName, vbTextCompare)
                        If nPos3 > 0 Then
                            nPos3 = InStr(nPos3 + 1, strText, ">")
                        End If
                        
                        If nPos3 > 0 Then
                            nPos2 = nPos3
                        End If
                    End If
                End If
            Else
                bRemove = False
            End If
            
            If bRemove Then
                strResult = strResult & Left(strText, nPos1 - 1)
                strText = Mid(strText, nPos2 + 1)
            Else
                strResult = strResult & Left(strText, nPos1)
                strText = Mid(strText, nPos1 + 1)
            End If
        Else
            strResult = strResult & strText
            strText = ""
        End If
        
        nPos1 = InStr(strText, "<")
    Loop
    strResult = strResult & strText
    strResult = replace(strResult,"<A HREF=""","")
	strResult = replace(strResult,chr(10),"")
    RemoveHTML = strResult
End Function


function f_articles(title)

if len(title)>0 then
fname=title

for i=0 to 31 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=33 to 47 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=58 to 64 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=91 to 96 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 
for i=123 to 255 
  fname=Replace(fname,CHR(i),"_") 
next 

fname = replace(fname," ","_")


fname = replace(fname," / ","_")
fname = replace(fname,"(","_")
fname = replace(fname,")","")
fname = replace(fname,"__","")

fname = left(fname,150)

fname = trim(fname)

fname=  fname & ".asp"

f_articles = replace(fname,"_.asp",".asp")
else
f_articles=""
end if
end function
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