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  1. checksums.yaml +7 -0
  2. checksums.yaml.gz.sig +1 -0
  3. data.tar.gz.sig +0 -0
  4. data/README.rdoc +5 -0
  5. data/lib/web-page-parser.rb +31 -0
  6. data/lib/web-page-parser/base_parser.rb +92 -42
  7. data/lib/web-page-parser/http.rb +63 -0
  8. data/lib/web-page-parser/parser_factory.rb +0 -1
  9. data/lib/web-page-parser/parsers/bbc_news_page_parser.rb +72 -9
  10. data/lib/web-page-parser/parsers/guardian_page_parser.rb +51 -11
  11. data/lib/web-page-parser/parsers/independent_page_parser.rb +56 -0
  12. data/lib/web-page-parser/parsers/new_york_times_page_parser.rb +108 -0
  13. data/lib/web-page-parser/parsers/washingtonpost_page_parser.rb +59 -0
  14. data/spec/base_parser_spec.rb +24 -8
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  19. data/spec/fixtures/cassette_library/BbcNewsPageParserV4.yml +1743 -0
  20. data/spec/fixtures/guardian/anger-grows-rbs-chiefs-bonus-with-explainer.html +4713 -0
  21. data/spec/fixtures/guardian/barack-obama-nicki-minaj-mariah-carey.html +4371 -0
  22. data/spec/fixtures/guardian/nhs-patient-data-available-companies-buy.html +4150 -0
  23. data/spec/fixtures/independent/belgian-man-who-skipped-100-restaurant-bills-is-killed-9081407.html +4401 -0
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  30. data/spec/fixtures/washingtonpost/pentagon-confirms-al-shabab-leader-killed.html +1 -0
  31. data/spec/fixtures/washingtonpost/sgt-bowe-bergdahls-capture-remains-amystery.html +3664 -0
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  33. data/spec/parser_factory_spec.rb +3 -3
  34. data/spec/parsers/bbc_news_page_spec.rb +223 -3
  35. data/spec/parsers/guardian_page_spec.rb +157 -4
  36. data/spec/parsers/independent_page_parser_spec.rb +152 -0
  37. data/spec/parsers/new_york_times_page_parser_spec.rb +190 -0
  38. data/spec/parsers/washingtonpost_page_parser_spec.rb +114 -0
  39. data/spec/spec_helper.rb +5 -0
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+ &ldquo;The situation there does not allow the leadership to be present,&rdquo; a Hamas official in Gaza said. &ldquo;There are no more Hamas leaders in Damascus.&rdquo; The official and others, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Hamas leaders had left the Syrian capital because of security concerns. </p><p itemprop="articleBody">
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+ But they said that Hamas, which rules here in Gaza, had not yet made a decision about closing its Syrian offices or where to moves its headquarters. Mr. Meshal has spent most of the past month on the move in the region. </p><p itemprop="articleBody">
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+ <a title="Times article." href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/world/middleeast/hamas-gains-momentum-in-palestinian-rivalry.html">Hamas had hailed the Arab revolts</a> that toppled the governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, but it was embarrassed when Syrian dissidents moved against President Bashar al-Assad, who has played host to exiled Palestinian leaders for years. </p><p itemprop="articleBody">
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+ On Sunday, Mr. Meshal is scheduled to make his first official visit to Jordan <a title="Times article." href="http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/22/world/jordan-frees-four-jailed-hamas-leaders-and-expels-them.html">since he was deported in 1999</a>. Qatar, one of Mr. Assad&rsquo;s most vocal Arab critics, played mediator in arranging for Mr. Meshal&rsquo;s visit to Jordan, which is expected to include a meeting with King Abdullah II. Jordan was the first Arab country to urge Mr. Assad to step down. </p><p itemprop="articleBody">
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+ Hamas announced this month that Mr. Meshal <a title="New York Times article" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/world/middleeast/hamas-says-its-leader-khaled-meshal-will-step-down.html">wished to step down</a> as the chief of the movement&rsquo;s political bureau, which he has led since 1996, but the exact nature and meaning of his resignation remain unclear. Some said the announcement was a sign of an internal power struggle, others as a maneuver aimed at displaying his popularity. Still others said that Mr. Meshal had his eyes on a bigger position beyond Hamas. </p><NYT_AUTHOR_ID> <div class="authorIdentification">
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