<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Netherlands: News &amp; Videos about Netherlands - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Netherlands</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Netherlands from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:16:17 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Netherlands: News &amp; Videos about Netherlands - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/17/weirdest.hotels/tztop.cask.hotel.courtesy.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Netherlands</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Netherlands from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>World's weirdest hotels</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/17/weirdest.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/17/weirdest.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask, a salvaged 727 airplane, or a room where the furniture defies the law of gravity.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Netherlands stun England in Twenty20 opener</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/05/cricket.twenty20.england.netherlands/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/05/cricket.twenty20.england.netherlands/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>England suffered their biggest humiliation in limited-overs history as they were defeated by minnows Netherlands in the opening match of the World Twenty20 tournament on Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK, Netherlands vote in Euro elections</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Voters in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands became the first European Union citizens to go to the polls Thursday to elect a new European Parliament.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Take your taste buds on a European tour</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/06/03/europe.culinary.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/06/03/europe.culinary.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Eating and drinking in Europe is sightseeing for your taste buds. Every country has local specialties that are good, memorable, or both. Here are many of the fun experiences that stick in my mind after 30 years of travel. Seek out any of these on your next trip.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch 'royal attack' death toll rises</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/02/netherlands.royals.queen.car/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/02/netherlands.royals.queen.car/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The death toll from the suspected attack on the Dutch royal family has continued to rise as more details emerged about the man who slammed his car into a crowd during a holiday parade.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Driver dies after suspected Dutch royal attack</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/01/netherlands.royals.queen.car/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/01/netherlands.royals.queen.car/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The man suspected of trying to attack the Dutch royal family by crashing his car near their bus has died, Dutch police said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Attempted attack on Dutch royal family leaves 5 dead</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/30/netherlands.queen.car/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/30/netherlands.queen.car/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Five people were killed Thursday after a man tried to attack the Dutch royal family during a Queen's Day celebration by crashing his car near the royal family's bus, Dutch police said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI: Wanted professor bought plane ticket to Netherlands</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/27/georgia.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/27/georgia.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A former University of Georgia professor, wanted in the fatal shootings of his wife and two other people over the weekend, purchased a plane ticket to the Netherlands for May 2, authorities said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>John Rolfe: Great sports-themed album covers</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_rolfe/03/11/classic.albums.chimp/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_rolfe/03/11/classic.albums.chimp/index.html</guid><description>With cd sales tanking (by nearly 50 percent since 2000) along with the economy and record stores going under by the score, album artwork ought to be placed on the endangered species list. So let us give thanks for the modest revival of the vinyl LP record.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tom Verducci: Netherlands shocks the world and puts WBC on map</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/10/wbc.five.cuts.tuesday/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/10/wbc.five.cuts.tuesday/index.html</guid><description>1. The World Baseball Classic arrived Tuesday night. Baseball became a truly global game when the Netherlands, the international baseball version of Buster Douglas, the 1980 U.S. hockey team and the Milan Indians rolled into one, put the tournament on the map by upsetting the heavily favored, star-studded Dominican Republic team, 2-1. Talk about shocking the world. Go crazy, Rotterdam, go crazy.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Buoyant market: Are floating homes the future of housing?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/20/floating.houses/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/20/floating.houses/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>From the Epic of Gilgamesh, composed in Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago, to Evan Almighty -- Hollywood's 2007 take on the Noah's Ark story -- floods and their catastrophic effects have long provided inspiration for storytellers.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tour of Spain will begin in Netherlands</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/17/cycling.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/17/cycling.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 2009 Tour of Spain will begin in the Netherlands, the first overseas launch of the race in more than 12 years, organizers have announced.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch move on $10 billion rescue program</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/dutch.economy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/dutch.economy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Dutch government on Friday approved an economic stimulus package worth up to 8 billion euros ($10 billion) to help the country cope with the global financial crisis.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Science in Search of the Top Banana</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1856286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1856286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>It's not easy to keep a banana yellow</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter blackout results in Dutch baby boom</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/30/netherlands.baby.boom/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/30/netherlands.baby.boom/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A small cluster of villages in eastern Netherlands has found itself in the midst of a mini-baby boom -- nine months after a power outage plunged its residents in darkness for two chilly days.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Soccer: Once-proud Dutch league is struggling to compete</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/09/10/dutch.soccer/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/09/10/dutch.soccer/index.html</guid><description>Holland gave everything to Euro 2008. The team played dazzling soccer against France and world champion Italy. Pundits swooned over an updated version of total football and praised the individual skills of Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart &amp;amp; Co.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alexander Wolff: Dutch baseball's cool Tjerk</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/alexander_wolff/08/13/tjerk.smeets/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/alexander_wolff/08/13/tjerk.smeets/index.html</guid><description>If you want to know how a kid with a fantasy-league baseball team realizes a baseball fantasy-come-true, you could do worse than the story of Tjerk Smeets, a backup catcher on the Dutch Olympic team.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>An American Pastime: Smoking Pot</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821697,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821697,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A global survey finds that Americans are most likely to have tried illegal drugs</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gavin Hamilton: Van Basten on what's next for him, Dutch soccer</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/30/van.basten/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/30/van.basten/index.html</guid><description>Marco van Basten came up short of his dream ending as Netherlands manager when Russia upset the Oranje in the quarterfinals of the 2008 European Championship. The former Dutch legend decided long before the Euros that this would be his last stint as national-team manager. I spoke with van Basten just before the tournament about what's next for him and Dutch soccer.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabriele Marcotti: From Austria to Zlatan, the best of Euro 2008 so far</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/23/euro.atoz/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/23/euro.atoz/index.html</guid><description>ZURICH, Switzerland -- From top to bottom, here is an A to Z of the best and worst of the European Championship through two weeks of action.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabriele Marcotti: Death of 4-4-2 at Euro 2008 signals changing times</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/19/euros/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/19/euros/index.html</guid><description>BASEL, Switzerland -- Remember 4-4-2? That basic formation you most likely played when you were kids? Four defenders in a line (maybe one of them might drop off to sweep), four midfielders in a line (the wide guys acting, effectively as wingers) and two forwards, also pretty much playing alongside each other.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>France, Italy in Euro 2008 showdown</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/17/groupc.preview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/17/groupc.preview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>World champions Italy meet France Tuesday at Euro 2008 in a rematch of the 2006 World Cup final and the 2002 European Championship final -- but with very different consequences.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabriele Marcotti: Euros have been a display for coaching performances</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/16/euro.coaches/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/16/euro.coaches/index.html</guid><description>BASEL, Switzerland -- Eight days in and there's plenty of interesting stuff to admire at this European Championship. What struck me most was the tactical diversity on display. In fact, while the quality of the play has been roughly on par with expectations, the coaching has, in my opinion, surpassed them. There really are managers doing new and interesting things.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Euro 2008: the Hosts' Fates Diverge</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1814629,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1814629,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>While the Dutch continue to reinvent 'The Beautiful Game', France's woes continue. And it's mixed fortunes for the tournament's hosts</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Blood Drawn at Euro2008</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1813466,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1813466,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Germany, Holland and Spain set the pace in Europe's classic football championship </description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabriele Marcotti: Five-minute guide to Euro 2008</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/05/euro.preview/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/05/euro.preview/index.html</guid><description>SI.com's Gabriele Marcotti is in Switzerland and Austria for the 2008 European Championship. Here's his primer for the tournament.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gavin Hamilton: History shows a surprise in lurking in the Euro field</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/04/euros/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/04/euros/index.html</guid><description>Euro 2008 is almost upon us, and the excitement is mounting. In England, however, you could be forgiven for thinking the tournament has been canceled.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Is Ruud Gullit the man to revive the L.A. Galaxy?</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/05/22/gullit.galaxy/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/05/22/gullit.galaxy/index.html</guid><description>There are more pounds around the middle and less hair up top these days as perhaps the most powerful yet graceful player ever produced in Europe slides toward his 46th birthday, his playing days long past and an oft-aborted coaching career in its fourth phase.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>PSV clinch fourth successive Dutch crown</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/20/football.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/20/football.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>PSV Eindhoven clinched a fourth successive Dutch league title after beating Vitesse Arnhem 1-0 on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Live in luxury by pampering the rich</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/03/19/butler.school/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/03/19/butler.school/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>You've probably heard the old lament that good help is hard to find. Carol Scudere has a place where the help can be found -- by the rich.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mountainous route for Spanish Tour</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/12/05/cycling.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/12/05/cycling.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Organizers have unveiled a mountainous route for the 2008 edition of the Tour of Spain -- and have also confirmed that the 2009 edition of the race will start in the Netherlands. </description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The future of transport: Your views</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/27/transport.forum/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/27/transport.forum/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>What is the future of transport? What role will cars play? What will we use to get around? 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The bell may be tolling for England as far as qualification for Euro 2008, and Spain and the Netherlands face uphill battles.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Carroll dismisses Holland from Trojans</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/20/usc.holland.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/20/usc.holland.ap/index.html</guid><description>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jamere Holland, one of USC's fastest players, has been dismissed from the team by coach Pete Carroll.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch Consider Magic Mushroom Ban</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1650873,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1650873,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>After several bad trips by foreigners, there's talk -- but just talk -- of a crackdown</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch stroll to Under-21 triumph</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/06/23/netherlands.final/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/06/23/netherlands.final/index.html</guid><description>The Netherlands strolled to a comfortable 4-1 win over Serbia to become European Under-21 champions in Groningen.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Renal-ity TV in the Netherlands</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>In a new Dutch program, three desperately ill candidates will compete for a single donor kidney. 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Roxanne Davis, principal of Davis Gavsie in Los Angeles, represents employees. Here are their suggestions for avoiding the courtroom.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Employees from hell</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/magazines/fsb/employees.intro.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/magazines/fsb/employees.intro.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>How do you know that you've hired the wrong employee - or waited too long to fire him? If you find two duffel bags full of semiautomatic weapons under his desk , that's a pretty good sign. No, that's not a hypothetical example, although the small-company CEO who told us the story asked that we not use his name. 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On Wednesday an attempt to roll and smoke the world's biggest-ever joint was abandoned after organizers realized their record bid contravened Dutch drugs laws.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Early goals send Romanians to top</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/10/07/europe.romania/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/10/07/europe.romania/index.html</guid><description>Romania scored twice in the opening 10 minutes on their way to a 3-1 defeat of Belarus in Bucharest and top place in Euro 2008 Group G.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unimpressive Dutch scrape victory</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/02/euro.netherlands/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/02/euro.netherlands/index.html</guid><description>Central defender Joris Mathijsen's 17th minute goal gave Netherlands a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in their Euro 2008 Group G qualifier.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 21:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The green sailor</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/04/8384721/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/04/8384721/index.htm</guid><description>Bill Joy is wearing bright-red sneakers and a boyish grin that belies his 52 years. 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EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>UEFA holders CSKA face Midtylland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/08/26/Monaco.draw/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/08/26/Monaco.draw/index.html</guid><description>Holders CSKA Moscow will start the defense of the UEFA Cup against FC Midtylland of Denmark following the draw for the first round of the competition in Monaco on Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientists grow brain cells in a dish</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/06/16/brain.cells/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/06/16/brain.cells/index.html</guid><description>American scientists have discovered a way of creating new brain cells in a dish -- a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kuijt inspires Netherlands victory</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/06/04/worldcup.netherlands/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/06/04/worldcup.netherlands/index.html</guid><description>Striker Dirk Kuijt laid on one goal and scored the other to inspire the Netherlands to a 2-0 win over Romania in a World Cup Group One qualifier.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schroeder vows EU fight</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/03/eu.poll.0750/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/03/eu.poll.0750/index.html</guid><description>German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has vowed to keep on fighting for the proposed EU constitution.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch reject EU 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glory</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/28/cycling.track/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/28/cycling.track/index.html</guid><description>Robert Hayes and Mark Cavendish won the men's madison on the final day of the world track cycling championships for Britain's fourth gold medal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch ponder 'mercy killing' rules</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/01/netherlands.mercykill/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/01/netherlands.mercykill/index.html</guid><description>Dutch health officials are considering guidelines doctors could follow for euthanizing terminally ill people "with no free will," including children, the severely mentally retarded and patients in irreversible comas.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flowers as Dutch film man cremated</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/09/vangogh.cremation/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/09/vangogh.cremation/index.html</guid><description>On the day of his cremation, hundreds of people laid flowers, candles and notes at the spot where controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was killed.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lazio handed tough UEFA group draw</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/10/05/uefa.draw/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/10/05/uefa.draw/index.html</guid><description>Top seeds Lazio were handed a tough task when the draw for the UEFA Cup group stages was made in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brilliant Czechs advance in style</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/06/19/czech.netherlands/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/06/19/czech.netherlands/index.html</guid><description>The Czech Republic bounced back from two goals down to beat the Netherlands 3-2 and claim a place in the quarterfinals at Euro 2004.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overmars helps Dutch to warmup win</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/06/01/euro.dutch/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/06/01/euro.dutch/index.html</guid><description>Marc Overmars scored one goal and set up another Tuesday as the Netherlands beat the Faeroe Islands 3-0 in a European Championship warmup match.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2004 20:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>To a pollster, less is more</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/29/polls/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/29/polls/index.html</guid><description>Despite the plethora of public opinion polls coming out this election year, few Americans ever answer questions from a pollster. 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Earnings warnings, the Enron effect, off-balance-sheet blues and the New York attorney general's investigation into brokerage practices have created an atmosphere of some insecurity.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2002 20:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Money Makes the World Go 'Round</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307384/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307384/index.htm</guid><description>"Here be dragons." That was the formulation that medieval mapmakers used to indicate the vast areas where they had to admit they had no clue as to what was out there. 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Giv</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266205/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266205/index.htm</guid><description>In early July, before the heat wave enveloped my hometown of New York City, I set out for San Francisco to spend the summer exploring how big money has changed life for Internet people there and in...</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Say It in Pinstripes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/15/256486/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/15/256486/index.htm</guid><description>One of the many sartorial hurdles facing today's moneyed executive is how to strike that perfect balance of understated elegance and bald ostentation. Monogrammed cuffs? Please. 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