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		<title>Being really smart has its challenges; Reno academy caters to profoundly gifted</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Chereb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Back home in Boise, Rachel was too bright for her own good. She was isolated from girls her own age who only wanted to talk about boys and shopping, and cut off from her teachers who seemed to regard her as an annoying brat.

Rachel&#8217;s mother Jae Ellison wondered if her daughter, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada governor to senator: &#8216;Put up or shut up&#8217; about Yucca Mountain nuke dump</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Chereb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Jim Gibbons challenged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday to &#8220;put up or shut up&#8221; about working to stop Yucca Mountain from being used as the nation&#8217;s nuclear repository.

Gibbons wrote a letter to Reid, D-Nev., asking him to use his influence in Congress to repeal the Nuclear Waste Policy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NV Energy 2Q earnings fall 49 percent; higher costs blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Chereb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY, Nev. — NV Energy Inc., the parent firm of Nevada&#8217;s two main electric utilities, said Friday earnings for the second quarter fell 49 percent because of higher costs and interest expenses related to power plant investments.

Net income for the three months ended June 30 totaled $18.4 million, or 8 cents per share, compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nev., Fla. officials protest resorts&#8217; reported inclusion on federal conference &#8216;blacklist&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Riley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY, Nev. — Politicians from Nevada and Florida expressed outrage Thursday at a report that some federal agencies have put the two tourist hotspots in the states on a &#8220;blacklist&#8221; when deciding where to hold conferences or meetings.

A Wall Street Journal article published Wednesday cited e-mails from the FBI and Department of Agriculture encouraging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Game Technology&#8217;s 3Q earnings fall 39 percent as recession hurts casino demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Chereb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — International Game Technology said Thursday its third-quarter earnings fell 39 percent as the recession continued to stifle product demand in the casino industry, but the performance still beat Wall Street&#8217;s expectations and gave shares a big boost.

The Reno-based manufacturer of slot machines and casino management systems said net income for the quarter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada law enforcement has no plans to investigate rape claim against Roethlisberger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Sonner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff&#8217;s department said Wednesday.

Douglas County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Teresa Duffy said the accuser would have to file a criminal complaint to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quayle: Obama&#8217;s biggest challenge taming left wing of Democratic Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STATELINE, Nev. — Former Vice President Dan Quayle gives President Barack Obama high marks for surrounding himself with quality advisers on national security and the economy. But Quayle says it&#8217;s not yet clear whether Obama&#8217;s Democratic administration will govern more liberally than he campaigned.

&#8220;I think his biggest challenge is to tame the left wing of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invasive mussels take hold in Colorado River, imperil water systems for millions across West</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Felicia Fonseca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. — Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions.

Despite efforts to stop their spread, scientists say it&#8217;s only a matter of time before quagga mussels appear throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equine advocates outraged over horse found abandoned in Nevada with brand cut out of hide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Griffith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — A domestic horse found loose in Nevada with the brand cut out of its hide is drawing outrage from equine advocates concerned about the growing number of horses abandoned in the wild.

Humane Society officials believe the brand was removed so the 2½-year-old mare couldn&#8217;t be traced to its owner, representing one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada gold mine fined $500,000 for safety violations in death of worker in 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Sonner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Federal regulators have fined Newmont Mining Corp. more than $500,000 for safety violations they say contributed to the death of a worker at an underground gold mine in Nevada.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration also announced Tuesday that four supervisors for the Denver-based mining company have agreed to pay a combined $60,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer, not thief, to blame for disappearance of Miss Nevada crown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Miss Nevada will have a crown at her coronation Saturday after all.

Pageant organizer Teresa Benitez-Thompson says a volunteer, not a thief, was to blame for the disappearance of the crown that turned up late Friday afternoon at a Reno alteration shop.
Unbeknownst to pageant organizers, the volunteer misplaced the crown in a small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegetation in Sierra blooms after wet June, helps distract food-seeking bears from humans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Wet weather in June has spurred a bumper crop of berries and other vegetation favored by bears, leading to a decrease in bear interactions with humans in the Sierra, wildlife biologists said.

Experts also said recession has meant fewer people staying at vacation rentals that generate less trash to lure bruins in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities lack evidence to arrest &#8216;person of interest&#8217; in Lake Tahoe wildfire case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-lack-evidence-to-arrest-person-of-interest-in-lake-tahoe-wildfire-case-87934/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Griffith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Two years after a wildfire ripped through a thickly forested ravine and destroyed 254 homes near South Lake Tahoe, investigators have a &#8220;person of interest&#8221; but so far no arrests.

Bill Dillard, an investigator with California&#8217;s El Dorado County district attorney&#8217;s office, said the case remains a high priority and he continues to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nev. governor feels &#8216;very badly&#8217; for Ensign, won&#8217;t speculate on senator&#8217;s political future</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nev-governor-feels-very-badly-for-ensign-wont-speculate-on-senators-political-future-87040/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons says he feels &#8220;very badly&#8221; for U.S. Sen. John Ensign, but wouldn&#8217;t speculate on the fellow Republican&#8217;s political future.

The Nevada senator admitted Tuesday that he had a nine-month extramarital affair with a former campaign worker, Cindy Hampton, last year.
Ensign, in his second term, has said he intends to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High-demand for bobcat fur coats has wildlife advocates worried about overtrapping in West</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/high-demand-for-bobcat-fur-coats-has-wildlife-advocates-worried-about-overtrapping-in-west-80168/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Griffith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Bobcat fur coats have become a hot item among the fashion-conscious in Russia and China, leading to a big jump in prices and exports for the soft, spotted pelts.

The fur&#8217;s booming popularity has some wildlife advocates worried about possible overtrapping of the cats, which are so reclusive that most states do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada high school students find naked man tied to a rock lying face down behind school</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. — A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being naked near a high school on Lake Tahoe&#8217;s east shore. The naked man was arrested Monday after three Whittell High School students reported spotting him tied to a rock and lying face down behind the school. When the students asked if he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada lawmakers reject governor&#8217;s veto of domestic partnership bill</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nevada-lawmakers-reject-governors-veto-of-domestic-partnership-bill-68423/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Riley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada&#8217;s Assembly voted Sunday to override Gov. Jim Gibbons&#8217; veto and to change state law so that domestic partners, whether gay or straight, have many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples.

The Assembly&#8217;s 28-14 vote — the bare two-thirds majority needed — followed the state Senate&#8217;s vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada Senate rejects governor&#8217;s veto of domestic partnership bill</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nevada-senate-rejects-governors-veto-of-domestic-partnership-bill-67979/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 10:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate has voted to override Gov. Jim Gibbons&#8217; veto of a measure that gives domestic partners, whether gay or straight, many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples.

The 14-7 Senate vote Saturday — the required two-thirds majority with no votes to spare — must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NTSB: Pilot made passes over party before plane crashed in Nevada, killing all 5 aboard</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ntsb-pilot-made-passes-over-party-before-plane-crashed-in-nevada-killing-all-5-aboard-58787/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 09:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Griffith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — The pilot of a small plane that nose-dived into a northern Nevada cow pasture, killing all five people aboard, was making low passes over a party shortly before the crash, a federal investigator said Sunday.

National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration investigators on Sunday combed the wreckage for clues as to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 killed after small plane nose-dives into pasture near a northern Nevada town</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-killed-after-small-plane-nose-dives-into-pasture-near-a-northern-nevada-town-58091/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 09:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Griffith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — A small plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a pasture in northern Nevada, killing all five people aboard, sheriff&#8217;s deputies said.

Douglas County sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. Jim Halsey said the twin-engine Beechcraft BE95 went down at 4:10 p.m. near the town of Gardnerville, about 10 minutes after taking off from Minden Tahoe Airport.
The four men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA: Small plane crashes in northern Nevada, multiple fatalities expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 09:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a small plane has crashed in the northern Nevada town of Gardnerville.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says early reports from emergency crews indicate that as many as five people may have been killed in the crash.
Gregor says the twin-engine Beechcraft BE95 went down at 4:25 p.m. on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGT: initial buyers of $725M convertible notes fully exercise overallotment option</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/igt-initial-buyers-of-725m-convertible-notes-fully-exercise-overallotment-option-56006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 04:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — International Game Technology, a slot machine and casino management systems maker, said Thursday that the initial buyers of $725 million in convertible notes due in 2014 have fully exercised their option to buy up to an additional $125 million in notes, known as their &#8220;overallotment option.&#8221;

The private offering, including the overallotment sales, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newmont gold mine evacuated in northeast Nevada; all 79 miners OK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 03:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Dozens of miners safety evacuated a gold mine in northeast Nevada early Tuesday after a flash in the mine&#8217;s electrical system triggered the emergency response, the company said.

All 79 of the miners were accounted for and no injuries were reported at the Leeville mine, said Mary Korpi, spokeswoman for Newmont Mining Corp. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lake Tahoe-area ski resort mourns another loss as season of tragedy ends</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lake-tahoe-area-ski-resort-mourns-another-loss-as-season-of-tragedy-ends-50655/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 06:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Griffith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — As it prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hosting the Winter Olympics, a tight-knit Sierra Nevada ski community is mourning another loss in an unusual string of tragedies this season.

A skier&#8217;s deadly collision with a tree on Thursday at California&#8217;s Squaw Valley USA resort is the latest in the series that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study says livestock grazing threatens most wildlife habitats on federal land in West</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Sonner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — Conservationists say livestock grazing poses a threat to a wide variety of fish and other wildlife across more than three-fourths of their dwindling habitats on federal land in the West.

Using satellite mapping and federal records, WildEarth Guardians began a study last year matching wildlife habitat and U.S. grazing allotments across more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NV Energy meets renewable portfolio standard for first time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nv-energy-meets-renewable-portfolio-standard-for-first-time-46821/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 08:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — State regulators have certified that NV Energy Inc., Nevada&#8217;s largest electric utility, has for the first time met its requirement that 9 percent of the power it produces be generated using renewable resources.

Both of the company&#8217;s subsidiaries — formerly Nevada Power Company based in Reno and formerly Nevada Power Company based in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slot maker International Game Technology reports 44 percent drop in 2nd quarter income</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slot-maker-international-game-technology-reports-44-percent-drop-in-2nd-quarter-income-35768/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Chereb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. — International Game Technology reported Thursday that its second-quarter earnings plunged 44 percent, and company executives cut their forecast for the fiscal year, as the global economic recession takes a continuing toll on the gambling industry.

For the three-month period that ended March 31, the Reno-based maker of slot machines and casino management systems [...]]]></description>
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