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		<title>Calif. insurance commissioner says sale of workers&#8217; compensation business unlawful; he&#8217;ll sue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California&#8217;s insurance commissioner says he plans to sue Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s administration over plans to sell part of the state workers&#8217; compensation insurer for $1 billion.

Steve Poizner announced Thursday he&#8217;ll fight the sale of part of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The fund is the insurer of last resort to provide compensation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business group suspends ads attacking health care effort following Sen. Kennedy&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday it is temporarily suspending its television ads that attack the Democratic health care effort, becoming the second opponent of the effort to do so since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy&#8217;s death.

R. Bruce Josten, top lobbyist for the business group, said his organization was pulling the commercials out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger says Assembly members &#8216;don&#8217;t have the guts&#8217; to enact prison reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted members of the state Assembly Wednesday for lacking &#8220;the guts&#8221; to enact sweeping changes to California sentencing laws, hours before the Assembly again postponed a vote on prisons.

The Republican governor said lawmakers were willing to cut $10 billion from education but are reluctant to trim just $1.2 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. prison spending doubles over past decade, raising alarms about other state services</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California devotes 10 percent of its operating budget to locking up criminals in state prisons, one of the highest rates in the nation and an amount that is becoming a drag on the state&#8217;s ability to deliver other services.

The trend toward higher prison costs, which has been developing over the past three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain deficits in India narrows by three percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The rain deficit in India has narrowed to 26 from 29 percent earlier after a &#8220;significant improvement&#8221; in monsoon activity in the past week, the Met Department said Friday. 

&#8220;There has been a significant improvement in monsoon activity during the Aug 13-19 period compared to the previous week,&#8221; a statement from Indian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. Assembly balks at governor&#8217;s plan to release inmates early as way to save cash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-assembly-balks-at-governors-plan-to-release-inmates-early-as-way-to-save-cash-145865/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass plans to strip the most controversial provisions from a Senate-approved plan that would have trimmed the state&#8217;s prison population by 27,000 inmates.

The Assembly version would keep about 10,000 more inmates behind bars and leave the state with a new, nearly $200 million budget hole, Bass said early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama tells talk radio caller &#8216;I guarantee&#8217; health care overhaul will be approved by Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama guaranteed Thursday that his health care overhaul will win approval and said any bill he signs will have to reduce rapidly rising costs, protect consumers from insurance abuses and provide affordable choices to the uninsured — while not adding to the federal deficit.

Obama listed those four &#8220;bullet points&#8221; as his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabinet approves relaxation of borrowing norms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet today  approved  the relaxation  of the Debt Consolidation and Relief Facility  (DCRF) guidelines,  to enable the States to borrow upto four percent  of their respective Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) during 2009-10.

The States will not lose the benefits of DCRF, provided they  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: White House projects lower federal deficit by eliminating extra bank rescue funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The federal budget picture will look slightly better next week. Relatively speaking.

The White House plans to announce the federal deficit will still be a record breaker, at $1.58 trillion, for the current 2009 fiscal year. But the amount is about $262 billion less than officials predicted earlier this year.
That&#8217;s mostly because the administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battling $300M deficit keeps ex-NBA star Dave Bing busy in 1st 100 days as Detroit mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Dave Bing is aware of what waits for him each morning as he strolls into Detroit City Hall.

Wednesday will be little different than Tuesday, very much like last week and similar to 100 days ago when the NBA legend took the oath of office as mayor.
Detroit&#8217;s massive $300 million budget deficit hangs like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank to lend $330 mn to Haryana</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The World Bank Monday said it will give a loan of $330 million to Haryana to strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the state.  

&#8220;These transmission and distribution investments will ensure high economic returns and significant welfare improvements for consumers - both urban and rural,&#8221; Roberto Zagha, World Bank&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign demand for US financial assets rebounds in June, but China trims its holdings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Foreign demand for long-term U.S. financial assets rebounded in June even though China and Russia trimmed their holdings.

The Treasury Department said Monday that foreigners purchased $90.7 billion more in long-term U.S. securities than they sold in June. That&#8217;s a significant rebound from May when they sold $19.4 billion more than they purchased.
&#8220;There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system reach deal to avert Monday transit strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Collins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — A commuter rail strike that threatened to cripple the San Francisco Bay Area was averted Sunday as management and a union reached an agreement hours before the strike deadline, officials said.

Representatives from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and Bay Area Rapid Transit negotiated through the weekend in a last-ditch effort to avoid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor deal reached in threatened transit strike, SF mayor says.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — Officials say a tentative agreement was reached in a labor dispute that threatened a crippling commuter train strike in San Francisco.

Union and Bay Area Rapid Transit officials negotiated through the weekend to avoid a strike that would have affected 330,000 riders who use the rail system on weekdays.
Local 1555 threatened to strike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It isn&#8217;t perfect but it&#8217;s ours: Britons defend public health care after US attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britons love to mock their National Health Service — just don&#8217;t let anyone else poke fun at it.

They particularly resent the British universal health care system being used as a punching bag in the battle against President Barack Obama&#8217;s proposed reforms.
Conservatives in the United States have relied on horror stories from Britain&#8217;s system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland suffers sharpest fall in prices since 1933; prices fall 5.9 percent over past year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ireland-suffers-sharpest-fall-in-prices-since-1933-prices-fall-59-percent-over-past-year-138747/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Ireland saw a 5.9 percent drop in prices over the past year, the sharpest fall since 1933, the government&#8217;s Central Statistics Office reported Thursday.

The average cost of goods and services began falling in January and has gained pace each month in line with Ireland&#8217;s deepening recession. The report said the drop from August [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: After health care, an even rowdier debate lies ahead over Social Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Raum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — As Congress agonizes over health care, an even more daunting and dangerous challenge is bearing down: how to shore up Social Security to keep it from burying the nation ever deeper in debt.

What to do about mushrooming government payments as millions of baby boomers retire? How about a giant federal Ponzi scheme? That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as investors await Fed announcement; bounce follows biggest drop in 5 weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors seized on a buying opportunity Wednesday, picking up bargain stocks after a big pullback.

Stocks jumped in light trading Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve&#8217;s interest rate announcement. Major stock market indicators rose more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which gained 125 points to reverse a sharp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock futures little changed ahead of Fed announcement, following biggest loss in 5 weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stock futures were little changed Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve&#8217;s interest rate announcement, and a day after the market posted its biggest losses in five weeks.

Overseas, Asian markets fell amid new worries about the speed of economic recovery in China, while European markets were higher.
U.S. investors have put a summer rally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Push to overhaul health care is long-running story with an uncertain ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter R. Mears</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — President Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign for a health care overhaul is an intense installment in a long-running story, dating to Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.

It did not go well nearly a century ago. Roosevelt made national health insurance an issue in his last, losing campaign for the White House, and successive efforts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before friendly town hall, Obama takes on health care critics, says they create boogeymen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Braced for a fight he never got, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan Tuesday, urging a town hall audience not to listen to those who seek to &#8220;scare and mislead the American people.&#8221;

&#8220;For all the scare tactics out there, what is truly scary is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama goes on offensive in support of health care plan, saying critics using &#8217;scare tactics&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Braced for a fight he never got, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan Tuesday, urging a town hall audience not to listen to those who seek to &#8220;scare and mislead the American people.&#8221;

&#8220;For all the scare tactics out there, what is truly scary is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before friendly town hall, Obama takes on outside health critics, says they create boogeymen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Hoping to blunt the momentum of critics, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan Tuesday, urging the country not to listen to those who seek to &#8220;scare and mislead the American people.&#8221;

&#8220;For all the scare tactics out there, what is truly scary is if we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former sheriff pledges to restore order to Detroit streets as new police chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT —Warren Evans once thought he might tame scandal-plagued Detroit City Hall as mayor. As the new police chief, he&#8217;s focused on bringing order to streets he has called the &#8220;wild, wild West.&#8221;

After tackling budget, manpower and equipment issues in one of America&#8217;s poorest and most violent cities, Evans — who has raised cattle, owns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic leader says he will sue Schwarzenegger over line-item budget vetoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of California&#8217;s top lawmakers said Friday he will file a lawsuit next week against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over what he considers illegal vetoes of funding for social service programs.

Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat, said he will challenge the Republican governor&#8217;s decision to cut an additional $489 million from the programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California budget crisis weakens world-renowned higher ed system, threatens economic recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-budget-crisis-weakens-world-renowned-higher-ed-system-threatens-economic-recovery-131845/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Chea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — When California college students return to campus this fall, they&#8217;ll find crowded classrooms, less access to faculty and counselors, fewer campus services and more difficulty getting classes they need to graduate — all while paying higher fees.

The state&#8217;s financial crisis is battering its world-renowned system of higher education, reducing college opportunities for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit school audits find $2.1 million health insurance waste, mothballed motorcycle fleet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/detroit-school-audits-find-21-million-health-insurance-waste-mothballed-motorcycle-fleet-131748/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David N. Goodman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Audits of Detroit schools are finding widespread waste in the deficit-ridden district.

According to audits released Wednesday, that includes $2.1 million a year in health coverage for more than 400 dependents who weren&#8217;t eligible. They also found a mothballed fleet of 11 motorcycles, 160 unused BlackBerry phones, 97 two-way phones and dozens of medal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury to auction a record $75 billion in notes, bonds to deal with soaring government debt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-to-auction-a-record-75-billion-in-notes-bonds-to-deal-with-soaring-government-debt-131504/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will raise a record $75 billion in a series of auctions next week to help deal with the government&#8217;s soaring debt.

The $75 billion surpasses the $71 billion record set in the prior three-month period. It is part of total borrowing needs for the July-September quarter that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Obama&#8217;s options to pay for health overhaul limited by promise of no middle-class tax</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-obamas-options-to-pay-for-health-overhaul-limited-by-promise-of-no-middle-class-tax-129817/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-obamas-options-to-pay-for-health-overhaul-limited-by-promise-of-no-middle-class-tax-129817/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is struggling to find a way to pay for an overhaul of the nation&#8217;s health care system without violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class.

Obama&#8217;s dilemma was highlighted this week when two top economic advisers refused to rule out a middle class tax hike as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s merchandise exports plunge by 27.7 percent in June, 9th month of deep declines</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-merchandise-exports-plunge-by-277-percent-in-june-9th-month-of-deep-declines-128705/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-merchandise-exports-plunge-by-277-percent-in-june-9th-month-of-deep-declines-128705/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Kinetz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI, India — India&#8217;s merchandise exports fell by more than a quarter in June, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday, marking the nation&#8217;s ninth month of steeply declining trade.

Merchandise exports were valued at 612.17 billion rupees ($12.8 billion), down 27.7 percent in dollar terms from 759.3 billion rupees ($17.7 billion) a year earlier, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress, before summer break, acts to keep highway, unemployment, mortgage programs afloat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-before-summer-break-acts-to-keep-highway-unemployment-mortgage-programs-afloat-125969/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-before-summer-break-acts-to-keep-highway-unemployment-mortgage-programs-afloat-125969/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday came to the rescue of three recession-hit programs, including aid for unemployment benefits, that face serious disruptions in services while lawmakers are on vacation in August.

Lawmakers, eyeing their departures from Washington, moved with unusual speed to approve the three-part package that adds $7 billion to the highway trust fund, replenishes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY economy still sinking; Paterson says $2.1B deficit means &#8216;difficult choices&#8217; ahead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-economy-still-sinking-paterson-says-21b-deficit-means-difficult-choices-ahead-125937/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-economy-still-sinking-paterson-says-21b-deficit-means-difficult-choices-ahead-125937/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gormley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — New York&#8217;s economic slump continues, with the state&#8217;s 100 wealthiest taxpayers so far reporting half the earnings of a year ago and sales tax revenues dropping by a historic amount, a state budget report released Thursday shows.

The new report from the Division of Budget shows trends combining to create a $2.1 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himachal facing drought-like conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Thursday decided to request the central government for help in the face of drought-like conditions following the lowest monsoon rainfall of the past 20 years.

&#8220;The entire hill state is passing through drought-like conditions. All the 12 districts have experienced deficient rainfall from October 2008 to July this year,&#8221; an official statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House acts to shore up funds for highway, unemployment, mortgage programs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-acts-to-shore-up-funds-for-highway-unemployment-mortgage-programs-124341/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-acts-to-shore-up-funds-for-highway-unemployment-mortgage-programs-124341/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House took emergency steps Wednesday to keep vital federal programs from going broke while Congress is absent next month, removing the threat that people would lose their unemployment checks or chances to get a low-interest housing loan while lawmakers are on vacation.

The legislation, passed 363-68, includes the transfer of more than $14 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, China wrap up talks on economy, global warming (Lead))</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-china-wrap-up-talks-on-economy-global-warming-lead-123779/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The US and China have  agreed to work together to stabilise the world economy and explore ways to cooperate on climate change.

The global powers concluded two days of talks in Washington Tuesday.	 	
The dialogue focused mainly on recovering from the economic downturn but included a broad array of topics from global warming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, China pledge closer cooperation to deal with economic crisis and political hot spots</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-china-pledge-closer-cooperation-to-deal-with-economic-crisis-and-political-hot-spots-123433/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The United States and China on Tuesday pledged closer cooperation to deal with global hot spots such as Iran and the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.

While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to portray the two days of high-level talks as a positive development in U.S.-China relations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Administration brings in top officials to reassure Chinese government on deficits, inflation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge budget deficits or runaway inflation jeopardize the value of Chinese investments here.

Among the officials meeting with Chinese representatives Monday, the first day of two-day talks, were Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: US-China relations will shape 21st century, foster global change, economic progress</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-us-china-relations-will-shape-21st-century-foster-global-change-economic-progress-121901/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, opening two days of high-level talks with China, said the discussions could lay the groundwork for a new era of &#8220;sustained cooperation, not confrontation&#8221; in a relationship likely to shape the 21st century.

Obama said that Washington and Beijing needed to forge closer ties to address a host of challenges from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic senator says GOP needed for health care overhaul many Republicans oppose</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats alone cannot pass President Barack Obama&#8217;s ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care, a top lawmaker acknowledged on Sunday. Republicans said they will continue their opposition to a plan they say is simply a government takeover of private decisions.

Both sides said they want to improve the system and provide care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. legislators approve budget deal after all-nighter but warn fix isn&#8217;t permanent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials say there&#8217;s no guarantee that California&#8217;s budget troubles are over for now, even after state lawmakers approved a complex package of spending cuts, raids on local government funding and accounting maneuvers to fill a gigantic budget deficit.

&#8220;People often ask me, &#8220;Well, have you fixed the problem forever?&#8217;&#8221; State Assembly Speaker Karen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Assembly passes most of $26B budget-balancing plan, sending it to Schwarzenegger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state Assembly has approved a plan to close most of California&#8217;s $26 billion budget deficit, sending the package of financial fixes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Assembly rejected two of the most controversial measures, a plan to take about $1 billion in transportation funding from local governments, and allowing oil drilling off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax-free, revenue surplus budget for Andhra Pradesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K. Rosaiah Friday presented a tax-free, revenue surplus budget for 2009-10 with an overall expenditure of over Rs.1 lakh crore (Rs.1,000 billion/$21 billion). 

In his budget speech, the minister told the state assembly that the overall expenditure in fiscal 2009-10 would be Rs.1,034.85 billion, of it Rs.633.01 billion under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from survey sampling to returned bailout money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the bank bailout merry-go-round, the government has spent billions helping out financial institutions — and a handful of them have turned around and paid the money back.

So where exactly do the paid-back bucks end up?
Curiosity about returned bailout money inspired one of the questions in this edition of &#8220;Ask AP,&#8221; a weekly Q&#038;A column [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 defense ministers to discuss future of troubled A400M military transport plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Vandore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Defense ministers from the seven European nations which launched the troubled A400M military transport plane are meeting in France on Friday to discuss whether to continue with the delayed project and extend a moratorium that expires at the end of the month.

The A400M program is being developed by Airbus and parent company EADS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California lawmakers face long debate before $26B in cuts and budget tricks is a done deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers braced for a long, late-night debate Thursday on a complex budget plan struck by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders that is designed to reverse the state&#8217;s slide toward insolvency.

The compromise before the 80-member Assembly and 40-member state Senate eliminates nearly 60 percent of a projected $26 billion deficit with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative House Blue Dogs emerge as pivotal force on Obama health care plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Kellman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats are enjoying a power surge like no other in their 15 years, forcing President Barack Obama and their own party leaders to deal with their demands for cost cuts and tax restraints in overhauling health care.

The evidence is everywhere these days: Polls show the public shares their concerns about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama seeks to rally support for health care bill, defends decision to set mid-summer deadline</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought to rally support for sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night as Congress struggled to find agreement on a historic overhaul. He vowed to reject any measure &#8220;primarily funded through taxing middle-class families.&#8221;

At a prime-time news conference, Obama defended his decision to set a midsummer deadline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama ytries to rally support for health care overhal, says debate is &#8216;not a game&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought to rally support for sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night as Congress struggled to find agreement on a historic overhaul. He vowed to reject any measure &#8220;primarily funded through taxing middle-class families.&#8221;

At a prime-time news conference, Obama defended his decision to set a midsummer deadline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: Obama&#8217;s health care principles somewhat at odds with the details in front of him</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fact-check-obamas-health-care-principles-somewhat-at-odds-with-the-details-in-front-of-him-117876/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Kuhnhenn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s assertion Wednesday that government will stay out of health care decisions in an overhauled system is hard to square with the proposals coming out of Congress and with his own rhetoric.

Even now, nearly half the costs of health care in the U.S. are paid for by government at all levels. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama budget director defends $787B stimulus, says unemployment to stay &#8217;stubbornly high&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Obama administration&#8217;s budget director defended its $787 billion stimulus package, saying the heavy spending was necessary to rescue the economy and that the plan is &#8220;on schedule&#8221; to produce the intended results.

In prepared remarks to the Council of Foreign Relations in New York, Peter Orszag said it was &#8220;misleading&#8221; to judge [...]]]></description>
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