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http://www.codeplex.com/dailyrssdownload
it's a scheduler that downloads RSS feeds to your PC, all you have to do is synchronize or copy the html pages to your iLiad.
"bugs": some original RSS feeds have mutiple pages. When I tried this program a few months ago only the first page was imported.
the RSS feeds from f.i. the Washingpost are here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/rss/index.html