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		<title>Freddie Mac to price new 3-year reference notes on Tuesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Freddie Mac to issue new 3-year reference notes

MCLEAN, Va. — Freddie Mac on Monday said it will issue a new three-year reference notes security.
The notes will price Tuesday, settle Wednesday and are due Jan. 9, 2013.
Prior to this offering, the government-sponsored mortgage agency had issued $51 billion of reference notes securities so far this year. ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-to-price-new-3-year-reference-notes-on-tuesday-237678/">Freddie Mac to price new 3-year reference notes on Tuesday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Average rates on 30-year mortgages fall, matching record low reached in spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Rates on 30-year mortgages sink, match record low

McLEAN, Va. — Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.
Rates for 30-year mortgages averaged 4.78 percent this week, down from 4.83 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/average-rates-on-30-year-mortgages-fall-matching-record-low-reached-in-spring-235812/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Average rates on 30-year mortgages fall, matching record low reached in spring</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Average rates on 30-year mortgages equal all-time low reached in spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Rates on 30-year mortgages match record low

McLEAN, Va. — Freddie Mac reports that average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week.
Rates for 30-year mortgages hit an all-time low the week ending April 30. Since then, rates have hovered near 5 percent, spurring refinancing activity and home sales.
However, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/average-rates-on-30-year-mortgages-equal-all-time-low-reached-in-spring-235778/">Average rates on 30-year mortgages equal all-time low reached in spring</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac: Rates on 30-year mortgages remain below 5 pct, near record</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Rates on 30-year mortgages remain below 5 percent

McLEAN, Va. — Rates on 30-year mortgages stayed below 5 percent this week but remained above the record set earlier this year, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.83 percent, down from 4.91 percent last week, the mortgage company said. Last ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-rates-on-30-year-mortgages-remain-below-5-pct-near-record-232654/">Freddie Mac: Rates on 30-year mortgages remain below 5 pct, near record</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Killings still unsolved as Va. prepares to execute sniper Muhammad; families plead for answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears

McLEAN, Va. — It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.
She got no reply.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been waiting for answers for seven years,&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/killings-still-unsolved-as-va-prepares-to-execute-sniper-muhammad-families-plead-for-answers-221885/" title="Killings still unsolved as Va. prepares to execute sniper Muhammad; families plead for answers">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Trails day will offer free snowshoeing and cross-country Jan. 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Winter Trails: Free snowshoe, cross-country Jan. 9

McLEAN, Va. — Winter Trails will celebrate its 15th year Jan. 9 at locations throughout the U.S. with free snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
The annual event is designed to offer kids and adults who are new to snow sports a chance to check them out with free equipment and trail ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/winter-trails-day-will-offer-free-snowshoeing-and-cross-country-jan-9-215159/">Winter Trails day will offer free snowshoeing and cross-country Jan. 9</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gannett ad sales show another steep drop despite solid 3rd-quarter profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Net income at Gannett Co. fell 53 percent in the third quarter as the nation&#8217;s largest newspaper publisher endured another big decline in ad revenue.

The earnings report, released Monday, was the latest to show how newspaper companies have been using cost cutting to stave off losses even as their main source of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gannett-ad-sales-show-another-steep-drop-despite-solid-3rd-quarter-profit-199775/" title="Gannett ad sales show another steep drop despite solid 3rd-quarter profit">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac: Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages stay below 5 percent for 2nd-straight week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Average rates for 30-year home loans stayed below 5 percent for the second-straight week, kick-starting refinancing activity, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.87 percent, down from 4.94 percent last week, Freddie Mac said. The last time rates for 30-year home loans were lower was the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-rates-on-30-year-fixed-mortgages-stay-below-5-percent-for-2nd-straight-week-190733/">Freddie Mac: Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages stay below 5 percent for 2nd-straight week</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gannett completes $500 million offering of senior notes, to use proceeds to repay debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, Va. — Gannett Co. said it has completed a $500 million offering of senior notes and expects to use the proceeds to repay outstanding debt.

The McLean, Va., media company completed the private placement offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.750 percent senior notes due 2014 and $250 million aggregate principal amount .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gannett-completes-500-million-offering-of-senior-notes-to-use-proceeds-to-repay-debt-185225/" title="Gannett completes $500 million offering of senior notes, to use proceeds to repay debt">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fall below 5 percent, still above this year&#8217;s record low</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Rates on 30-year home loans dropped below 5 percent for the first time in four months, but still remained above this year&#8217;s record low, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.94 percent, down from 5.04 percent last week, Freddie Mac said. The last time the 30-year ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rates-on-30-year-fixed-mortgages-fall-below-5-percent-still-above-this-years-record-low-184265/" title="Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fall below 5 percent, still above this year&#8217;s record low">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gannett expects 3rd-quarter earnings to top Wall Street estimates; sales miss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., said third-quarter earnings should far outpace expectations despite a narrow shortfall in revenue, as layoffs and falling newsprint costs help offset weak advertising sales.

Tuesday&#8217;s announcement gave a sharp boost to Gannett&#8217;s and other newspaper stocks.
Gannett, which publishes 84 daily U.S. newspapers including USA ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gannett-expects-3rd-quarter-earnings-to-top-wall-street-estimates-sales-miss-181262/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gannett expects 3rd-quarter earnings to top Wall Street estimates; sales miss</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gannett expects 3rd-quarter earnings to top expectations; sales miss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, Va. — Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., says it expects third-quarter earnings to far outpace expectations despite a shortfall in revenue.

Shares rose 65 cents, or 6.5 percent, to $10.63 in premarket trading.
The McLean, Va.-based company anticipates earnings of 25 cents to 31 cents per share on sales of $1.31 billion ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gannett-expects-3rd-quarter-earnings-to-top-expectations-sales-miss-181055/" title="Gannett expects 3rd-quarter earnings to top expectations; sales miss">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Gov. announces SAIC to move headquarters from San Diego to Virginia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Defense contractor SAIC Inc. announced Thursday that it will move its corporate headquarters from San Diego to the Virginia suburbs.

The headquarters location is primarily driven by a change in the company&#8217;s corporate leadership — its San Diego-based chief executive, Ken Dahlberg, recently reached the company&#8217;s mandatory retirement age of 65, and new ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/virginia-gov-announces-saic-to-move-headquarters-from-san-diego-to-virginia-177871/">Virginia Gov. announces SAIC to move headquarters from San Diego to Virginia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac names Fifth Third CFO Ross Kari as new financial chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Freddie Mac said Tuesday it has named a new chief financial officer, filling a post that has been occupied on an interim basis for a year.

The government-controlled mortgage finance company tapped Ross Kari for the position. He had previously been serving as CFO for Fifth Third Bancorp.
Kari&#8217;s appointment takes effect Oct. 12. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-names-fifth-third-cfo-ross-kari-as-new-financial-chief-175681/" title="Freddie Mac names Fifth Third CFO Ross Kari as new financial chief">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rates on 30-year mortgages hit lowest point since late May</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Average rates on 30-year mortgages slid to the lowest levels since May this week, Freddie Mac said.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.12 percent, down from 5.29 percent last week, Freddie Mac said. At this time last year, the average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages was 6.47 percent.
Low mortgage .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rates-on-30-year-mortgages-hit-lowest-point-since-late-may-145191/">Rates on 30-year mortgages hit lowest point since late May</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jayson Blair, life coach? Disgraced ex-reporter adopts new career after fall from journalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Jayson Blair knows his new profession — life coach — smacks some people in the face like a bad punchline.

&#8220;People say, &#8216;Wait a minute. You&#8217;re a life coach?&#8217; That makes no sense,&#8217;&#8221; says Blair, the ex-journalist best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into the pages of The New York Times. &#8220;Then ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jayson-blair-life-coach-disgraced-ex-reporter-adopts-new-career-after-fall-from-journalism-144637/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Jayson Blair, life coach? Disgraced ex-reporter adopts new career after fall from journalism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Campaigning for candidate for Va. governor, Obama says states need pragmatic leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — President Barack Obama on Thursday told fellow Democrats that the nation needs governors who focus on long-term implications and avoid petty matters that mar politics, returning to campaign mode and reviving his election-season rhetoric. He then blamed his predecessor — a Republican — for leaving behind an economic crisis.

Appearing at a fundraiser ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/campaigning-for-candidate-for-va-governor-obama-says-states-need-pragmatic-leaders-133113/">Campaigning for candidate for Va. governor, Obama says states need pragmatic leaders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says nation needs pragmatic leaders during stop for Va. governor candidate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — President Barack Obama says the nation needs governors who focus on long-term implications and avoid petty matters that mar politics.

Obama visited a northern Virginia fundraiser and later rally to help Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh (kree) Deeds. It is one of only two governors races in the country this year and the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-nation-needs-pragmatic-leaders-during-stop-for-va-governor-candidate-133041/">Obama says nation needs pragmatic leaders during stop for Va. governor candidate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Average rates on 30-year mortgages dip after rising for 2 straight weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Rates on 30-year mortgages dipped this week after economic reports came in better than expected, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 5.22 percent, down from last week, when it was 5.25 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate averaged 6.52 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/average-rates-on-30-year-mortgages-dip-after-rising-for-2-straight-weeks-132710/">Original article on  : Average rates on 30-year mortgages dip after rising for 2 straight weeks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gannett posts 2nd-qtr profit above analyst views, reversing year-ago loss despite sales drop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, Va. — Gannett Co. posted a profit in the second quarter, beating analyst expectations and reversing a loss recorded in the year-ago period.

The largest U.S. newspaper publisher recorded income of $70 million, or 30 cents per share. Excluding special items, the company posted adjusted earnings of 46 cents per share, topping the average Wall .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gannett-posts-2nd-qtr-profit-above-analyst-views-reversing-year-ago-loss-despite-sales-drop-110082/">Gannett posts 2nd-qtr profit above analyst views, reversing year-ago loss despite sales drop</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yes he can: Prison decides Obama&#8217;s books are suitable reading for al-Qaida inmate after all</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — The Bureau of Prisons says it reversed course months ago to allow some of the country&#8217;s most dangerous prisoners to read two books written by President Barack Obama.

Court papers filed Thursday show that prison officials twice rejected requests by inmate Ahmed Omar Abu Ali to read &#8220;Dreams from my Father&#8221; and &#8220;The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yes-he-can-prison-decides-obamas-books-are-suitable-reading-for-al-qaida-inmate-after-all-106194/" title="Yes he can: Prison decides Obama&#8217;s books are suitable reading for al-Qaida inmate after all">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Audacity of Nope: Supermax prison tells inmate that Obama&#8217;s books harmful to national security</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — The federal government&#8217;s most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material &#8220;potentially detrimental to national security&#8221; and rejected an inmate&#8217;s request to read them.

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali is serving a 30-year sentence at the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colo., for joining al-Qaida and plotting ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/audacity-of-nope-supermax-prison-tells-inmate-that-obamas-books-harmful-to-national-security-105058/" title="Audacity of Nope: Supermax prison tells inmate that Obama&#8217;s books harmful to national security">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Gannett to jettison more than 1,000 workers to offset counter newspaper ad slump</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, Va. — Gannett Co. is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 employees as the largest newspaper publisher&#8217;s work force continues to shrink along with its advertising sales.

Between 1,000 and 2,000 people will lose their jobs in Gannett&#8217;s latest round of cutbacks, according to a story published Tuesday on The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s Web ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-gannett-to-jettison-more-than-1000-workers-to-offset-counter-newspaper-ad-slump-96186/">Report: Gannett to jettison more than 1,000 workers to offset counter newspaper ad slump</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Free Press publisher Hunke named to top post at USA Today, Hillkirk named editor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win for his newspaper, Detroit Free Press Publisher David Hunke was appointed Tuesday to head the nation&#8217;s largest newspaper, USA Today.

Hunke&#8217;s first act as publisher was to name USA Today&#8217;s acting editor, John Hillkirk, to the post on a permanent basis. Hillkirk has been with the newspaper ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detroit-free-press-publisher-hunke-named-to-top-post-at-usa-today-hillkirk-named-editor-42761/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Detroit Free Press publisher Hunke named to top post at USA Today, Hillkirk named editor</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Gannett Inc. says it will leave its quarterly dividend unchanged at 4 cents per share.

The newspaper publisher slashed the dividend 90 percent in February to save cash. The company hopes to save $325 million a year by paying out less to investors. The dividend had been at 40 cents since October 2007.
Gannett, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gannett-leaves-dividend-unchanged-at-4-cents-per-share-in-bid-to-preserve-cash-42560/">Source &nbsp;: Gannett leaves dividend unchanged at 4 cents per share in bid to preserve cash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hunke becomes USA Today publisher; Hillkirk named as editor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — USA Today, the nation&#8217;s largest newspaper, filled two top executive positions Tuesday by naming David Hunke as publisher and John Hillkirk as editor.

Hunke had been publisher of Gannett Co.&#8217;s Detroit Free Press and chief executive of the partnership that oversees that newspaper and The Detroit News. Hillkirk had been USA Today&#8217;s executive .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hunke-becomes-usa-today-publisher-hillkirk-named-as-editor-42456/">Hunke becomes USA Today publisher; Hillkirk named as editor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac executive faced pressure, oversight and long hours before decision to end his life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — David Kellermann started at Freddie Mac 16 years ago as an accountant, immersing himself in the company and working tirelessly to establish his career.

At his wife&#8217;s 40th birthday, Kellermann described how much he appreciated his life: His determination to excel and joyful work attitude had paid off. It was a zest that .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-executive-faced-pressure-oversight-and-long-hours-before-decision-to-end-his-life-2-36922/">Freddie Mac executive faced pressure, oversight and long hours before decision to end his life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac executive faced pressure, oversight and long hours before decision to end his life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — By last fall, the heady days for mortgage giant Freddie Mac were over, and what was left for executives like David Kellermann were stressful days and long nights of picking up the pieces under the sharp scrutiny of regulators.

After taking the role of acting chief financial officer when the government seized control .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-executive-faced-pressure-oversight-and-long-hours-before-decision-to-end-his-life-36289/" title="Freddie Mac executive faced pressure, oversight and long hours before decision to end his life">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Autopsy incomplete on Freddie Mac official, but early findings are consistent with sucide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McLEAN, Va. — Medical examiners have completed an autopsy on a Freddie Mac executive found dead in an apparent suicide, but say a final determination on his cause of death could be weeks away.

David Kellermann of Vienna, Va., was found dead in his home Wednesday. Police say it looked like the 41-year-old chief financial officer .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/autopsy-incomplete-on-freddie-mac-official-but-early-findings-are-consistent-with-sucide-35701/">Original article &nbsp;: Autopsy incomplete on Freddie Mac official, but early findings are consistent with sucide</a>.]]></description>
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