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		<title>Newspaper&#8217;s analysis finds federal stimulus has brought Michigan few private-sector jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Newspaper: Stimulus brings few private-sector jobs

DETROIT — The federal stimulus funding that has reached Michigan so far has created few private-sector jobs and some recipients of the cash have overstated the number of jobs created or protected, an analysis by the Detroit Free Press shows.
The newspaper&#8217;s examination of the more than 1,800 awards to agencies, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite facing pressure, Obama unlikely to push China too hard after Beijing signals shift</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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Obama unlikely to push China hard on currency
WASHINGTON — In his visit to Beijing this week, President Barack Obama is expected to tread lightly when pressing China to let its currency rise against the dollar.
Doing so would benefit the U.S. economy by making American-made goods cheaper in China, but Obama is reluctant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama boosts hopes for future Asia-Pacific free-trade region encompassing 21 APEC members</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean H. Lee</dc:creator>
		
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Obama boosts hopes for free trade in Asia-Pacific
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama raised hopes for creating an Asia-Pacific free-trade region by announcing Saturday that the U.S. would seek to join a smaller group seen as a precursor to a broader Pacific Rim agreement.
News that the U.S. would participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, joining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says US will join Asia-Pacific free-trade area in strong show against protectionism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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Obama says US will join Asian free-trade area
SINGAPORE — Washington signaled it will resist protectionism as it copes with the economic downturn, announcing Saturday that the U.S. will join a free-trade area with other Pacific Rim nations.
Leaders attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore had expressed concerns that the U.S., the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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FACT CHECK: Palin&#8217;s book goes rogue on some facts
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven&#8217;t become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, a reformer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rebound as earnings reports boost confidence about the pace of economic recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Earnings reports push stocks higher; Dow gains 73

NEW YORK — Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market to cap a second big week of gains.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 73 Friday after falling 94 on Thursday. Major stock indexes rose more than 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weak dollar no quick fix for narrowing trade gap as deficit widens in Sept. by most since 1999</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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Weak dollar no quick fix for narrowing trade gap

WASHINGTON — A weaker dollar may boost the nation&#8217;s economy by increasing exports and narrowing the trade gap — but that won&#8217;t happen anytime soon.
Instead, the nation&#8217;s trade deficit rose in September by the largest percentage in a decade as U.S. exports grew for the fifth straight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government pension insurer&#8217;s deficit doubles, could eventually require taxpayer bailout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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Deficit doubles for government pension insurer

WASHINGTON — The government-chartered company that insures the pensions of one in seven Americans said Friday that its deficit this year nearly doubled to $22 billion.
That&#8217;s an improvement over the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.&#8217;s midyear record deficit of $33.5 billion, which spiked as auto makers and other companies faltered and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US trade pacts with SKorea, others on hold as Congress grapples with Obama goals, Locke says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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US commerce secretary: Trade pacts must wait
SINGAPORE — Trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama won&#8217;t be put before Congress until it grapples first with President Barack Obama&#8217;s pressing legislative goals, the U.S. commerce secretary said Friday.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Obama has an ambitious high-priority legislative agenda focusing on health care, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment claims at lowest since January as White House announces jobs summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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Claims fall; when jobs will come is anyone&#8217;s guess
WASHINGTON — With the sputtering job market flashing an encouraging sign — unemployment claims at their lowest point since January — the White House announced a summit Thursday to try to speed the day when hiring finally starts again.
While President Barack Obama called the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China appears to signal it may let its currency rise in value and aid US, other countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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China signal it may let currency rise could aid US
WASHINGTON — The dollar edged up in trading against other currencies Thursday as the Chinese government appeared to signal that it may be willing to let the value of its currency rise.
The United States and other countries would benefit from a rise in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial banks decrease borrowing from Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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Banks borrow less from emergency Fed program

WASHINGTON — Banks borrowed slightly less from the Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending program over the past week, and reduced their use of other credit programs designed to ease the financial crisis.
The Fed said Thursday that commercial banks averaged $20.8 billion in daily borrowing over the week that ended Wednesday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar edges up after months of declines that had developing nations worried about exports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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NEW YORK — The dollar edged up Thursday, breaking a decline that&#8217;s caused developing countries to worry that the sinking U.S. currency is making their exports expensive and threatening their fledgling economic recoveries.
A lower dollar — and China&#8217;s yuan, which is effectively pegged to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury pay czar &#8216;very concerned&#8217; pay rules could cause bailed-out firms to lose talent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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Obama&#8217;s pay czar concerned firms could lose talent

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration&#8217;s pay czar said Thursday that he is &#8220;very concerned&#8221; about scaring away top talent at seven firms that took the biggest bailouts.
&#8220;The determinations I render I design first and foremost to make sure those companies thrive and that the taxpayers get their money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APEC: Nations must rein in stimulus spending, ensure stable growth in post-crisis period</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay Joshi</dc:creator>
		
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SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific nations pledged Thursday to embrace more flexible exchange rates and stable growth strategies as economies start to scale back their stimulus spending after the global downturn.
Finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum&#8217;s 21 member economies spent the entire day discussing the challenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold surges to new record high on early decline in dollar, other metals, oil also rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Gold jumps on dollar weakness, other metals follow

NEW YORK — An early slide in the dollar pushed gold prices to a new record Wednesday and gave other metals a boost.
December gold futures rose as high as $1,119.10 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, before settling up $12.10 at $1,114.60.
Gold rose as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIG&#8217;s chief executive Benmosche says he&#8217;ll stay; Says he&#8217;s frustrated with oversight</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aigs-chief-executive-benmosche-says-hell-stay-says-hes-frustrated-with-oversight-226158/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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AIG&#8217;s Benmosche tells employees he plans to remain

NEW YORK — American International Group Inc.&#8217;s CEO Robert Benmosche said Wednesday he plans to stay in his job at the embattled insurer.
Benmosche announced his intentions in a letter to employees released by AIG following a report in The Wall Street Journal saying he was threatening to quit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US stimulus and low-interest policies mirror Japan&#8217;s steps in the 1990s, steps that backfired</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Raum</dc:creator>
		
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US risks following Japan&#8217;s example of stagnancy

WASHINGTON — Heavy government stimulus spending and near-zero interest rates did little to end a &#8220;lost decade&#8221; of stagnation and mushrooming debt in Japan. Some economists and lawmakers say the U.S. may wind up following the same trajectory.
Despite early signs of recovery and a strong U.S. stock market rally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ball State University researcher says &#8216;Cash for Clunkers&#8217; fueled spike in auto sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Researcher: &#8216;Clunkers&#8217; program boosted auto sales

MUNCIE, Ind. — A Ball State University researcher who analyzed the federal government&#8217;s Cash for Clunkers program says it fueled a spike in auto sales over the summer.
Michael Hicks of Ball State&#8217;s Center for Business and Economic Research analyzed the program, which cost taxpayers nearly $3 billion to provide rebates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over; Clinton calls for action on global warming</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apec-ministers-agree-economic-crisis-far-from-over-clinton-calls-for-action-on-global-warming-225663/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Kurtenbach</dc:creator>
		
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APEC ministers agree economic crisis far from over

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific ministers warned Wednesday that signs of recovery in the global economy are merely a respite, and future growth hinges on freer trade and improved social safety nets in Asia.
Finance and foreign ministers meeting in Singapore for this week&#8217;s annual APEC meeting are mulling ways to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China figures on output, trade and retail sales show economic growth on track</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Mcdonald</dc:creator>
		
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China industrial output,retail sales up in October

BEIJING — The slump in China&#8217;s exports eased last month as industrial output and retail sales rose sharply, the government said Wednesday, showing that recovery in the world&#8217;s third-largest economy was firmly on track.
Exports fell 13.8 percent in October to $110.8 billion from the same month last year, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM appoints top international exec as Opel interim head as Berlin calls for restructuring plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-appoints-top-international-exec-as-opel-interim-head-as-berlin-calls-for-restructuring-plan-224635/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guido Rijkhoek</dc:creator>
		
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GM appoints international exec to head Opel

RUESSELSHEIM, Germany — General Motors Co. said Tuesday that a senior executive who now runs its international divisions will take over responsibility for the European Opel and Vauxhall units while the company searches for a permanent chief executive.
Nick Reilly, GM&#8217;s Shanghai-based president of international operations, once ran U.K.-based Vauxhall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM appoints Reilly as Opel interim head amid calls from Berlin for &#8220;reliable concept&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-appoints-reilly-as-opel-interim-head-amid-calls-from-berlin-for-reliable-concept-224587/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guido Rijkhoek</dc:creator>
		
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GM appoints Reilly to head Opel
RUESSELSHEIM, Germany — General Motors Co. said Tuesday that Nick Reilly will take over responsibility for the European units Opel and Vauxhall while the company searches for a permanent chief executive.

News of Reilly&#8217;s appointment as GM Europe&#8217;s head came as GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson wrapped up a second day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed officials warn of long road ahead to turn around jobs market, commercial real estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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Fed officials warn weak recovery won&#8217;t spur jobs

WASHINGTON — Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won&#8217;t be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday.
The cautionary note struck by the presidents of regional Fed banks were the first public remarks by Fed officials since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barclays reports fall in net profit over 9 months as bad debt provisions increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Wardell</dc:creator>
		
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Bad debt weighs on Barclays earnings
LONDON — Banking group Barclays PLC on Tuesday reported strong earnings in its investment banking unit and announced the restart of dividend payments, but also warned that the bad debts weighing on its profits have not yet peaked.

Barclays, Britain&#8217;s biggest bank and one of the few to rebuff a taxpayer-funded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank tests find all but GMAC raised enough capital, but economic forecasts prove unrealistic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Manning</dc:creator>
		
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Economic forecasts in bank tests miss their mark

WASHINGTON — All but one of the 19 largest banks have raised the extra capital cushion regulators said they&#8217;d need to withstand a deeper recession — a sign, the Treasury secretary said, of how much the financial system has improved since the crisis began.
But the banks&#8217; capital needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks leap as G-20 countries agree to maintain economic stimulus; sliding dollar lifts market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumps

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed says GMAC only stress-tested bank without enough capital to withstand future downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Fed: GMAC to receive more bailout money
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Monday that GMAC is the only one of 19 stress-tested banks that needs more capital to withstand losses if the economy softens.

GMAC, a crucial player in the U.S. auto industry, has been unable to raise the $11.5 billion regulators said it needed after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America loans $184 billion in third quarter; $759 billion in credit extended in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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BofA extends $184B credit in third quarter

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Monday that it extended nearly $184 billion in credit during the third quarter, as households and communities remain under financial strain.
In its latest lending and investing initiative report, home loans continue to be among the bank&#8217;s priorities, with Bank of America [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APEC marks 20th birthday with unfulfilled goal of free trade, doubts over its relevance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay Joshi</dc:creator>
		
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APEC marks 20th birthday but no free trade yet
SINGAPORE — It&#8217;s been called A Place to Enjoy Coffee, and the less charitable Aging Politicians Enjoying Cocktails.
Derisive definitions of APEC, or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, spring from its reputation as simply a chance for 21 leaders, including the U.S. president, to meet every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulus patches part of Oregon schools&#8217; budget gap; districts face more uncertainty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Fought</dc:creator>
		
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Stimulus patches part of Ore. schools&#8217; budget gap

PORTLAND. Ore. — The math isn&#8217;t so hard when it comes to the faculty of the Tigard-Tualatin school district.
This year, the district employs 640 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. That&#8217;s 56 fewer teachers than than a year ago. That&#8217;s also 55 more teachers than the district would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as G-20 countries agree to maintain economic stimulus; sliding dollar lifts market</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-jump-as-g-20-countries-agree-to-maintain-economic-stimulus-sliding-dollar-lifts-market-223311/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks jump after G-20 pledge to aid economies

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock show higher opening as global markets rise, investors eye consumers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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Stock open sharply higher on Wall Street
Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street after a weekend meeting of world financial leaders raised hopes for the economy.

U.S. stock index futures are following overseas markets, which rose Monday after officials from the Group of 20 countries agreed to keep economic stimulus measures in place.
Investors are awaiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans see opportunity, Democrats see tough environment heading into 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes
WASHINGTON — Oh, how the tables have turned.
Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governors&#8217; races [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jobless in RI can now get benefits up to 99 weeks; new stimulus bill adds 20 weeks to benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Jobless in RI can now get benefits up to 99 weeks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Unemployed Rhode Islanders can now collect jobless benefits for up to 99 weeks.
President Barack Obama on Friday signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law that gives 14 more weeks of benefits to the unemployed, and an additional 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Nebraska banks get total of nearly $5.8M in rural loan guarantees from stimulus funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Nebraska banks get rural loan guarantees

LINCOLN, Neb. — Two Nebraska banks have obtained federal loan guarantees through the U.S Department of Agriculture, which is using federal stimulus funding.
The USDA said in a news release Friday that the loans will help stimulate rural businesses and communities.
State Bank of Table Rock, in Pawnee City, has obtained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama signs bill extending jobless benefits, homebuyer tax credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
The bill-signing came a day after the House, displaying rare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama bemoans double-digit joblessness, says he&#8217;ll persevere in quest to revive economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: Gov&#8217;t working to ease pain of joblessness
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said new figures released Friday showing national unemployment has hit the double-digit mark are a sobering reminder of the challenges still facing the U.S. economy.
Standing in the White House Rose Garden a few hours after the government reported that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar trades choppily as unemployment tops 10 percent, Fed expected to keep rates near zero</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Dollar choppy after unemployment tops 10 percent

NEW YORK — The safe-haven dollar got an immediate boost Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate rose above 10 percent, but then gave back its gains in choppy trading as investors figured that a weak economy meant the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates at their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan House votes to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to pay schools now</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Barks Hoffman</dc:creator>
		
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Mich. House taps 2010 stimulus funding for schools

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now, but it&#8217;s unlikely the move is going to win the support of the state Senate.
By a mostly party-line vote of 74-29 on Thursday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spokesman for federal stimulus program defends Web site against Wyoming criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Federal stimulus spokesman defends Web site

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A spokesman for the federal economic stimulus program is defending the program&#8217;s Web site against criticism from a top Wyoming official, who said she sees problems with the site that might misinform the public.
Ed Pound, spokesman for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board in Washington, spoke up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment rate tops 10 percent for first time since 1983; 190,000 jobs lost in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since &#8216;83
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIG records 2nd straight quarterly profit as it sees further signs of stabilization</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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AIG posts 2nd consecutive quarterly profit

NEW YORK — AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company&#8217;s bailout by the government last year.
American International Group Inc. also said the amount of its government financial assistance dropped by 4 percent during the third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China criticizes US over pipe duties, launches auto probe ahead of first Obama visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mcdonald</dc:creator>
		
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China criticizes US over pipe duties
BEIJING — China criticized Washington for imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made steel pipes and launched a probe Friday of imported U.S. autos, adding to trade tensions two weeks before President Barack Obama visits Beijing.
The latest moves ratchet up disputes over market access for goods from poultry and tires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to sign bill extending jobless benefits, homebuyer tax credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.
The White House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea OK&#8217;s India free trade deal as Asia powerhouse economies expand foreign markets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korea-oks-india-free-trade-deal-as-asia-powerhouse-economies-expand-foreign-markets-219978/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Olsen</dc:creator>
		
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South Korea OK&#8217;s India free trade agreement

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Friday ratified a free trade deal with India that promises to slash tariffs on goods and services between two of Asia&#8217;s biggest economies.
The agreement was passed in a vote by lawmakers in the National Assembly, said two officials in the body&#8217;s secretariat. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t risked taxpayer trillions to save banks, and the subsidies continue, watchdog says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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Taxpayers risked trillions at height of crisis

WASHINGTON — Government officials put trillions of taxpayer dollars on the line to guarantee risky bank assets — a strategy that could cause permanent and costly market distortions, a government watchdog says.
At the peak of the financial crisis, taxpayer money guaranteed assets worth $4.3 trillion to help banks ride [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial banks increase borrowing from Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Banks borrow more from emergency Fed program

WASHINGTON — Banks borrowed slightly more from the Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending program over the past week, while reducing their use of other credit programs designed to ease the financial crisis.
The Fed said commercial banks averaged $22.6 billion in daily borrowing over the week that ended Wednesday. That&#8217;s up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy a house, get a check _ House passes $6,500 tax break for homebuyers; Obama to sign Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Congress giving homebuyers a big new tax break
WASHINGTON — Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you&#8217;re a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000.
As part of the government&#8217;s efforts to encourage people to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida gov distances himself from prior support of stimulus plan he once called &#8216;fantastic&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Kallestad</dc:creator>
		
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Fla. gov changes tune on supporting Obama stimulus
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Gov. Charlie Crist keeps moving away from his support of President Barack Obama&#8217;s stimulus package that the governor called &#8220;fantastic&#8221; and &#8220;remarkable&#8221; when lobbying for its passage.
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