--- a/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp.news.reader/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/internal/news/reader/editor/NewsPage.java	Tue Apr 14 13:14:38 2009 -0500
+++ b/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp.news.reader/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/internal/news/reader/editor/NewsPage.java	Thu Apr 16 14:39:51 2009 -0500
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 	private void handleMarkEntryRead(String feedTitle, String entryTitle) {
 		CarbideSyndFeed feed = newsFeeds.get(currentFeed);
 		if (feed != null) {
-			CarbideNewsReaderPlugin.getFeedManager().removeNewsFeedEntry(feed.getEntries(), entryTitle);
+			CarbideNewsReaderPlugin.getFeedManager().markEntryAsRead(feed.getEntries(), entryTitle);
 		}
 		newsBrowser.setText(createNewsContents());
 		newsFeedsTableViewer.refresh();

--- a/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp.news.reader/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/internal/news/reader/feed/FeedManager.java	Tue Apr 14 13:14:38 2009 -0500
+++ b/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp.news.reader/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/internal/news/reader/feed/FeedManager.java	Thu Apr 16 14:39:51 2009 -0500
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import com.sun.syndication.fetcher.FeedFetcher;
 import com.sun.syndication.fetcher.impl.FeedFetcherCache;
 import com.sun.syndication.fetcher.impl.HashMapFeedInfoCache;
-import com.sun.syndication.fetcher.impl.HttpURLFeedFetcher;
 
 /**
  * A class to manage feeds for the Carbide.c++ news reader.
@@ -191,11 +190,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Remove an entry from a feed.
-	 * @param feed - feed object in question
-	 * @param entryTitle - title of the entry to be removed
+	 * Search for a feed entry by name and then mark it as read.
+	 * @param entries - feed entries to be checked
+	 * @param entryTitle - title of the entry to be marked as read
 	 */
-	public void removeNewsFeedEntry(List<CarbideSyndEntry> entries, String entryTitle) {
+	public void markEntryAsRead(List<CarbideSyndEntry> entries, String entryTitle) {
 		if (entries == null || entryTitle == null) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@
 			CarbideSyndEntry entry = iterator.next();
 			String title = entry.getTitle();
 			title = title.replaceAll("\n", "");
-			if (title.equals(entryTitle)) {
+			if (title.equals(entryTitle) && !entry.isRead()) {
 				entry.setRead(true);
 				break;
 			}

--- a/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp.news.reader/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/internal/news/reader/gen/FeedInfo/FeedInfoManager.java	Tue Apr 14 13:14:38 2009 -0500
+++ b/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp.news.reader/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/internal/news/reader/gen/FeedInfo/FeedInfoManager.java	Thu Apr 16 14:39:51 2009 -0500
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@
 		if (pathStr != null) {
 			URL fileUrl = new URL(pathStr);
 			if (fileUrl != null) {
-				HttpURLConnection httpConnection = null;
+				HttpURLConnection connection = null;
 				InputStream inputStream = null;
 				try {
-					URLConnection connection = fileUrl.openConnection();
-					httpConnection = (HttpURLConnection)connection;
-					httpConnection.connect();
-					int responseCode = httpConnection.getResponseCode();
+					connection = (HttpURLConnection) fileUrl.openConnection();
+					setRequestHeaders(connection);
+					connection.connect();
+					int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
 					handlesHttpErrorCode(responseCode);
 					inputStream = connection.getInputStream();
 					if (inputStream != null) {
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
 				} catch (Exception e) {
 					CarbideNewsReaderPlugin.log(e);
 				} finally {
-					if (httpConnection != null) {
-					    httpConnection.disconnect();
+					if (connection != null) {
+					    connection.disconnect();
 					}
 					if (inputStream != null) {
 						inputStream.close();
@@ -205,8 +205,17 @@
 		} else if (responseCode >= 400 && responseCode < 500) {
 			throw new Exception("The requested resource could not be found. HTTP Response code was:" + responseCode);
 		} else if (responseCode >= 500 && responseCode < 600) {
-			throw new Exception("The server encounted an error. HTTP Response code was:" + responseCode);
+			throw new Exception("The server encountered an error. HTTP Response code was:" + responseCode);
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets appropriate HTTP headers.
+	 * @param connection - URL connection
+	 */
+	private void setRequestHeaders(URLConnection connection) {
+		// specify acceptable content types
+		connection.setRequestProperty("Accept", "*/xml");
+	}
+
 }