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		<title>Aretha Franklin Extends Virtual Olive Branch To Beyonce</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin To Sing At Whitney Houston Memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin Sings Tribute For Whitney Houston</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Did Aretha Franklin&#039;s Sons Cause Her Wedding Cancellation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheUrbanDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin Calls It Off: “There’ll Be No Wedding”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin Is Getting Married: &#8220;No, I&#8217;m Not Pregnant&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lauryn Hill Honors Aretha Franklin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Aretha Franklin!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheUrbanDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[69 years ago today the Queen of Soul was born in Memphis Tennessee as Aretha Louise Franklin.  The soul, jazz and gospel legend was ranked&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theurbandaily.com&#038;blog=32316287&#038;post=605262&#038;subd=ionetheurbandaily&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin Denies Rumors Of Gastric Bypass</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aretha Franklin&#8216;s recent shedding of 80-plus pounds after a recent health scare have led to rumors that the still-reigning Queen of Soul underwent gastric bypass&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theurbandaily.com&#038;blog=32316287&#038;post=1211835&#038;subd=ionetheurbandaily&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheUrbanDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aretha Franklin has responded to Fantasia's boycott of the Grammy's for being left out of this year's tribute to the Queen of Soul.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theurbandaily.com&#038;blog=32316287&#038;post=1185295&#038;subd=ionetheurbandaily&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheUrbanDaily Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aretha Franklin surprised audiences when she appeared on the 2011 Grammy Awards thinner and healthier looking. The Queen Of Soul was rumored to have had&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theurbandaily.com&#038;blog=32316287&#038;post=1175645&#038;subd=ionetheurbandaily&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 53rd annual Grammy Awards kicked off with a tribute to Aretha Franklin. LL Cool J hit the stage to introduce Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theurbandaily.com&#038;blog=32316287&#038;post=1164245&#038;subd=ionetheurbandaily&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin Confirms Halle Berry To Portray Her In Biopic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Aretha Franklin Fractures Ribs; Sad She&#8217;ll Miss Hot Dogs &amp; Birthday Cake</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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