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		<title>Rice where there was none: Kenyan irrigation shows gov&#8217;t investment can stem food shortages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Maliti</dc:creator>
		
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Kenya harvest example on reversing food shortage

AHERO, Kenya — Joram Abiero remembers it was not too long ago that his neighbors went to bed hungry.
Now they and thousands of others in the lowlands of western Kenya are able to get year-round work as farm laborers or earn money from their once-neglected rice paddies. The government&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah&#8217;s Silver Eagle Refinery agrees to shut down after gas explosion that damaged 10 homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Utah refinery shutting down following recent blast

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah oil refinery is shutting down after a gas explosion earlier this month damaged 10 homes.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has been investigating the Nov. 4 explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross. On Friday, board Chairman John Bresland recommended that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CF Industries says RiskMetrics proxy adviser tells Terra shareholders to elect CF&#8217;s nominees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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RiskMetrics backs CF nominees to Terra board

DEERFIELD, Ill. — CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Friday that the RiskMetrics proxy advisory firm supports its nominees for the board of Terra Industries, which is fighting a CF takeover attempt.
Terra&#8217;s stock jumped.
A day earlier, fertilizer maker Terra said two independent proxy companies — Proxy Governance Inc. and Egan-Jones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities say Death Valley bones may be those of 4 German tourists who vanished in 1996</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Death Valley bones may be missing German tourists

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Skeletal remains found in Death Valley may belong to one or more of the four German tourists who vanished in searing summer heat 13 years ago, authorities said Friday.
Two hikers discovered the bones Thursday in a remote area of the famous Mojave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company announces plans to manufacture biomass energy cubes at former air base near Marquette</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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New biomass plant in works near Marquette
MARQUETTE, Mich. — A company has announced plans to manufacture biomass energy cubes at a technology park near Marquette.

The venture is called renewaFUEL, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., which operates two iron ore mines in Marquette County.
Company officials said Friday the renewaFUEL plant will produce 150,000 tons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martin Marietta Materials CEO retires next year, to be replaced by C. Howard Nye</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Martin Marietta CEO to retire next year
RALEIGH, N.C. — Construction materials maker Martin Marietta Materials Inc. said Thursday that C. Howard Nye will take over as CEO on Jan. 1 ahead of Stephen P. Zelnak Jr.&#8217;s retirement in the middle of 2010.

Nye, 47, also has been elected to the board of directors, the company said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Chemical to divest more assets in 2010; predicts 2012 earnings outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Dow Chemical to divest more assets in 2010

NEW YORK — Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday it plans to sell more assets in 2010 as it continues to work toward paying off debt from its $16.5 billion acquisition of Rohm and Haas in April.
The company also predicted earnings in 2012 of $4 per share to $4.50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power struggle at South African utility sparks charges of racism, political meddling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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SAfrica business dispute sets off racism charges

JOHANNESBURG — A struggle over how to manage South Africa&#8217;s state-owned power company has opened debates on racism in the boardroom and political meddling in a country where politics and race remain a volatile mix.
Chairman Bobby Godsell and CEO Jacob Maroga were brought in recently to turn around Eskom, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Ghana illegal gold mine collapse kills 15 miners, 13 of them women</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Ghana illegal mine collapse kills 15; 13 women

ACCRA, Ghana — A police official says 15 people — 13 of them women — were killed when a gold mine caved in on them in western Ghana.
Western region Superintendent Victor Agbetornyo said Thursday that police are trying to identify the dead.
He says the victims were prospecting in [...]]]></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>Kinross says Export Development will guarantee letter of credit worth up to $125 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Kinross says received $125M credit guarantee

NEW YORK — Canadian gold mining operator Kinross Gold Corp. said Wednesday that Export Development Canada has agreed to guarantee a letter of credit worth up to $125 million.
The company expects to use the credit line to cover reclamation liabilities at several mining sites. It expires in November 2012.
The company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go-go gold: Latest record prices confound predictions, have Americans turning in heirlooms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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Booming precious metal prices drive gold rush

CHICAGO — Gold futures climbed to a new high Thursday, giving another nudge to the gold rush on Main Street as some people scramble to turn in their old jewelry for cash.
The price of the gold futures hit a record $1,123.40 early Thursday — confounding market analysts who thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise as Fed officials signal rates will stay low, industrial production in China rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks rise as traders bet on low rates, China

NEW YORK — More signs that interest rates will remain low and upbeat economic news from China gave investors new reason to keep buying stocks Wednesday.
Federal Reserve officials signaled in speeches late Tuesday that a recovery in the economy is likely to be weak. Investors took that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastics and chemicals company Metabolix prices stock offering at $9 per share</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Metabolix prices stock offering at $9 per share

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Metabolix Inc., a plastics and chemicals company, said Wednesday it has priced a public offering of three million common shares at $9 each, for net proceeds of $27 million before underwriting discounts and expenses.
The company, based in Cambridge, Mass., plans to use the proceeds for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise on as dollar tugs at market; Fed officials signal rates will remain low for now</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks rise as dollar continues to dictate trading

NEW YORK — Another weak day for the dollar and upbeat economic news from China gave investors more reason to keep buying stocks.
A drop in the dollar lifted gold and oil prices after Federal Reserve officials signaled that borrowing rates would remain low. The market bounded higher in [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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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>SD Sen. Thune: Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Thune: Plant that converts wood chips in program

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says Western Biomass Energy, which converts wood chips from the Black Hills into renewable fuels, has been selected to take part in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
In a release, Thune said he wrote the program, which is part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research seeks renewable material supply for Michigan&#8217;s first wood-based ethanol plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Study seeks steady supply for Mich. ethanol plant

KINROSS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Researchers from Michigan State and Michigan Technological universities are seeking to ensure a steady and sustainable supply of material for the state&#8217;s first wood-based ethanol plant.
Funding comes from a $2 million grant the Michigan Economic Development Corp. made in 2008 to Lebanon, N.H.-based Mascoma [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise as dollar falls, Fed officials signal rates to remain low for some time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks rise as dollar continues to weaken
NEW YORK — The stock market managed modest gains as a weaker dollar lifted gold and oil prices and Federal Reserve officials signaled that borrowing rates will remain low.

Moves in the dollar are again tugging at stocks Wednesday, a pattern that has become familiar in recent months.
Gold and oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel releases what it says is new evidence that Iran was behind seized weapons shipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel shows documents it says link Iran to arms

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Wednesday released documents and photos it said proved Iran was behind a huge shipment of weapons Israeli navy commandos intercepted last week.
Israel has said the cargo ship its troops seized off the coast of Cyprus was carrying 500 tons of Iranian-made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese authorities investigating mining company over damage to Great Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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China mining co. accused of damaging Great Wall
BEIJING — A Chinese gold mining company is being investigated for causing serious damage to one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall of China.
Hohhot Kekao Mining Co. is suspected of destroying about 330 feet (100 meters) of the wall while prospecting in Inner Mongolia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA says first phase of stimulus-funded cleanup of former Indiana steel plant nearly complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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1st phase of former Ind. plant cleanup nearly done

KOKOMO, Ind. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the first phase of a toxic waste cleanup at a north central Indiana Superfund site is nearly complete.
EPA officials visited the former Continental Steel site in Kokomo on Tuesday to check on the cleanup, which is being supported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO, Afghan police seize bomb-making materials in southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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NATO seizes bomb-making materials in Afghanistan

KABUL — International troops and Afghan police seized 250 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer — enough to make up to a couple hundred roadside bombs, the Taliban&#8217;s most lethal weapon in what has been the deadliest year of the war, NATO announced Tuesday.
Separately, video footage emerged of insurgents brandishing what [...]]]></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>Dow ends up 204 at 10,227, its highest finish in since 2008 as sliding dollar lifts market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as G-20 countries agree to maintain economic stimulus; sliding dollar lifts market</title>
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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>World stock markets track US higher despite grim jobs data; gold hits $1,108 an ounce</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-stock-markets-track-us-higher-despite-grim-jobs-data-gold-hits-1108-an-ounce-222915/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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TOKYO — Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors took a surprisingly weak U.S. jobs report as a sign that interest rates in the world&#8217;s largest economy will stay low longer than expected. European shares opened higher.
Also buoying sentiment were bullish corporate earnings results and gold&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House votes to strengthen security at chemical, water facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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House votes to strengthen chem plant security

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack.
The three-part legislation would give federal agencies greater power to require chemical and water plants to meet federally set standards, a policy welcomed by environmentalists but opposed by industry groups. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanford lab officials say 2nd underground shaft reopened at former Homestake gold mine in SD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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2nd deep shaft reopened at old gold mine in SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Crews pumping water out of the Sanford Underground Laboratory in Lead have reopened a second deep shaft that eventually will be used as the primary entrance and exit for science experiments.
The South Dakota Science and Technology Authority is rehabilitating the former Homestake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan regulator seeks more info on rocky outcrop before deciding on proposed mine permits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Mich. regulator wants more info on proposed mine

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan&#8217;s chief environmental regulator wants more information about a rocky outcrop in Marquette County that could affect plans for a nickel and copper mine.
Steven Chester, director of the Department of Environmental Quality, on Friday asked Administrative Law Judge Richard Patterson to reconsider his recommendation about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATV trail through New Hampshire city holds promise of more economic development</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Mccormack</dc:creator>
		
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Little trail holds big dreams for NH city
A 4.5-mile trail for ATV riders running through the northernmost city of New Hampshire may be key to putting the North Country community, still suffering from the loss of its paper mill industry several years ago, on the path to economic recovery.

The trail connects the 3-year-old Jericho Mountain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand&#8217;s fugitive ex-leader tries new tactic to return to power after 2006 coup</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Gecker</dc:creator>
		
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Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government

BANGKOK — Thailand&#8217;s fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts — and humiliating the government from a distance.
Now, the deposed and divisive ex-leader is an economic adviser to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CF Industries rejects rival Agrium&#8217;s increased takeover bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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CF Industries rejects Agrium&#8217;s newest takeover bid

NEW YORK — CF Industries Holdings Inc. has rejected rival fertilizer maker Agrium Inc.&#8217;s sweetened takeover bid, saying the $4.5 billion bid significantly undervalues the company.
CF Industries, which is based in Deerfield, Ill., rejected the latest bid in a statement on Friday, a day after its Canadian rival had [...]]]></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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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>Mass shootings in recent years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Mass shootings in recent years
Here is a glance at some of the worst U.S. mass shootings in recent years:

Nov. 5, 2009: The Army says 13 people were killed and 30 wounded in a shooting rampage at its Fort Hood base in Texas. The suspect in the shootings, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was wounded and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Under settlement, EPA will impose new standards on emissions at PVC plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cain Burdeau</dc:creator>
		
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EPA to impose standards on PVC plant emissions

NEW ORLEANS — The Environmental Protection Agency will set new nationwide emission standards for makers of polyvinyl chloride, commonly known as the plastic PVC, under a settlement with environmental groups announced Thursday.
EPA has agreed to set emission standards by July 29, 2011, for PVC manufacturers as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company that makes architectural glass and aluminum products adding 20 jobs in Mississippi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Maker of glass, aluminum products adds Miss. jobs

GRENADA, Miss. — Mississippi economic officials say Vitro America LLC is expanding its operation in the state.
The company makes architectural glass and aluminum products.
The Mississippi Development Authority said in a news release Wednesday that Vitro America will create 20 jobs over the next three years by moving production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Icahn Enterprises 3rd-quarter profit quintuples as revenue rises, expenses fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Icahn Enterprises 3rd-quarter profit quintuples

NEW YORK — Billionaire Carl Icahn&#8217;s investing vehicle Icahn Enterprises LP on Thursday said its third-quarter profit nearly quintupled as revenue shot higher and expenses declined.
The company reported profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 of $110 million, or $1.39 per unit, up from $23 million, or 32 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agrium increases cash portion of bid in final attempt to buy CF Industries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/agrium-increases-cash-portion-of-bid-in-final-attempt-to-buy-cf-industries-218876/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Agrium raises bid for CF Industries
NEW YORK — Agrium Inc. said Thursday it is raising its bid for CF Industries Holdings Inc., in a final attempt to acquire its rival fertilizer maker.

In a statement Thursday, Agrium repeated what it has said in previous offers — that this is its &#8220;best and final offer.&#8221; The offer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 homes damaged in explosion at nearby Utah refinery with history of fires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Foy</dc:creator>
		
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10 homes damaged in blast at nearby Utah refinery

SALT LAKE CITY — An explosion at a Utah oil refinery — the second this year — smashed windows, bent garage doors and peeled siding Wednesday from 10 nearby houses, officials said.
Federal investigators expressed alarm over the extent of damages caused by a refinery that has had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andersons 3Q profit falls 90 percent as fertilizer sales slump, rail demand remains weak</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Andersons shares fall on weak 3Q profit
MAUMEE, Ohio — The Andersons Inc., a diversified agricultural and transportation company, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell 90 percent as fertilizer retailers kept inventories lean and its rail group suffered from double-digit declines in rail traffic amid the economic slump.

The company earned almost $1.3 million, or 7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion shakes homes as fire breaks out at refinery north of Salt Lake City</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Explosion shakes homes as fire erupts at refinery

WOODS CROSS, Utah — An explosion shook nearby homes as a fire broke out Wednesday at a refinery north of Salt Lake City. No injuries were reported, but one house was condemned.
The blast shifted one house off its foundation sill, prompting a building inspector to condemn it as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kimberley investigators: Zimbabwe should be suspended because of diamond smuggling, violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Suspend Zimbabwe over diamond smuggling

JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world&#8217;s diamond control body say Zimbabwe should be suspended because its security forces are raping women, killing illegal miners and smuggling gems out of a diamond field in the troubled country&#8217;s east.
Human rights groups have made similar accusations, but the charges carry particular weight coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine utility Bangor Hydro Electric reports copper wire theft from substation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Maine utility reports copper theft from substation

BANGOR, Maine — Bangor Hydro Electric Co. says copper wire&#8217;s been stolen from one of its substations.
Utility crews finished making repairs from an earlier wire theft on Friday evening. When they returned Monday, work crews discovered the thieves had returned to steal the newly installed copper wire from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing oil industry has more North Dakotans reporting income of $1 million or more</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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More North Dakotans report income of $1M or more

BISMARCK, N.D. — More North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year thanks to the state&#8217;s booming oil patch.
The number of people reporting income of $1 million or more increased by 18.5 percent last year, according to the state Tax Department. More than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets rise amid stronger commodity prices, China growth upgrade; HK up nearly 2 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Asia stocks rise as China growth forecast upgraded

BANGKOK — Asian stocks recovered Wednesday after two days of losses as the World Bank raised its growth forecast for China&#8217;s economy and stronger commodities prices lifted the region&#8217;s powerhouse resource companies. European markets were higher.
Every major Asian market traded in the green, with Hong Kong, South Korean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With more production, Stone Energy boosts 3Q earnings 49 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Stone Energy boost 3Q earnings 49 percent
LAFAYETTE, La. — Independent energy producer Stone Energy Corp. stepped up production to post a 49 percent gain in third-quarter profit that handily beat analysts&#8217; forecasts.

For the three months ending Sept. 30, Lafayette-based Stone earned $51.5 million, or $1.06 per share, on revenue of $202.7 million. That&#8217;s compared with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks mostly rise as commodity prices gain; Buffett&#8217;s move on Burlington lifts railroads</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Rising commodities, dealmaking lift stocks

NEW YORK — Investors sidestepped some of their doubts about the economy and bought energy and industrial stocks as commodity prices rose.
Stocks ended back-and-forth trading mostly higher Tuesday as a spike in the price of gold and corporate dealmaking extended an advance from Monday. The gains in commodity prices helped stocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third-quarter coal industry performance, outlook mask lack of US economic recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/third-quarter-coal-industry-performance-outlook-mask-lack-of-us-economic-recovery-216600/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Huber</dc:creator>
		
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Coal profits mask lack of US economic activity

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal mining companies from Appalachia to Missouri are seeing plenty of rebounding demand, just not here at home.
Fresh from reporting third-quarter earnings, coal producers say booming Asian economies are increasingly hungry for energy even as the hardest-hit mining regions in the U.S. see little prospect [...]]]></description>
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