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It's simple, I believe discrimination against species is as distasteful as any other kindI have been a vegan for seven years. 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likely in Brazil spill</title><dc:creator>USATODAY</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Reuters says criminal charges are likely "within weeks" against Chevron Corp. and some of its managers for a November oil spill off Brazil.  </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories/~3/vDHCWyVpn3s/1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories/~3/vDHCWyVpn3s/1</guid><category>South America</category></item><item><title>Rescuers Searching for Survivors in Rio Collapse</title><dc:creator>ABCNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:02:55 GMT</pubDate><description>Rescuers in Rio de Janeiro search for survivors of buildings collapse as hopes fade; 9 dead          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Experts Weigh In</title><dc:creator>GOOGLE</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><description>TIME talks to a host of pundits about the wondrous abilities of the 24-year-old Argentine</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/world/~3/rdyQD3RZ3h0/0,8599,2105368,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/world/~3/rdyQD3RZ3h0/0,8599,2105368,00.html</guid><category>South America</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="52" url="http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2012/1201/77_intl_messi_c_0125.jpg"/></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: Lionel Messi on Soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentina</title><dc:creator>GOOGLE</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><description>TIME sits down with the man who may be the world's greatest soccer player and tries to get him to open up about his life</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/world/~3/vGiS1_E-GVY/0,8599,2105369,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/world/~3/vGiS1_E-GVY/0,8599,2105369,00.html</guid><category>South America</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="52" url="http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2012/1201/77_intl_messi_mag_0125.jpg"/></item><item><title>Buenos Aires hits back at Cameron "colonialism" accusation</title><dc:creator>FEEDSPORTAL</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:17:54 GMT</pubDate><description>Argentine ambassador is to appoint a new ambassador to Britain after the post was left empty for three years in protest over London's stance on the Falklands.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/1c300d13/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Csouthamerica0Cargentina0C90A4430A50CBuenos0EAires0Ehits0Eback0Eat0ECameron0Ecolonialism0Eaccusation0Bhtml/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/1c300d13/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Csouthamerica0Cargentina0C90A4430A50CBuenos0EAires0Ehits0Eback0Eat0ECameron0Ecolonialism0Eaccusation0Bhtml/story01.htm</guid><category>South America</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="50" url="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02120/f_2120957c.jpg"/></item><item><title>Vatican whistle-blower begged to continue crusade - letter</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:54:16 GMT</pubDate><description>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A senior Vatican official who was transferred after he exposed a web of corruption begged to be allowed to continue his crusade and denounced a "vulgar and insolent"</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/uk-vatican-corruption-idUKTRE80P1GE20120127?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/uk-vatican-corruption-idUKTRE80P1GE20120127?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</guid><category>South America</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="52" url="http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&amp;d=20120127&amp;t=2&amp;i=563538513&amp;w=460&amp;fh=&amp;fw=&amp;ll=&amp;pl=&amp;r=2012-01-27T165409Z_1_BTRE80P1KII00_RTROPTP_0_VATICAN-CORRUPTION"/></item><item><title>Four dead, 22 missing in Rio buildings collapse</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:33:06 GMT</pubDate><description>RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rescuers on Thursday recovered four bodies from the rubble of three buildings that collapsed in downtown Rio, highlighting the creaky infrastructure of the city</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/uk-brazil-rio-collapse-idUKTRE80P25720120127?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/uk-brazil-rio-collapse-idUKTRE80P25720120127?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</guid><category>South America</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="51" url="http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&amp;d=20120126&amp;t=2&amp;i=563196639&amp;w=460&amp;fh=&amp;fw=&amp;ll=&amp;pl=&amp;r=2012-01-26T215939Z_1_BTRE80P1P3O00_RTROPTP_0_BRAZIL-RIO-BUILDING"/></item><item><title>Death toll rises in Rio buildings collapse</title><dc:creator>MSNBC.MSN</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:53:45 GMT</pubDate><description>Six bodies were pulled from the rubble of three collapsed buildings Thursday in Rio de Janeiro. 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