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		<title>Federal regulators OK breakup that could change power costs in Arkansas, Mississippi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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Feds OK breakup to cut power costs in Ark., Miss.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Federal regulators Thursday authorized Entergy Corp.&#8217;s utilities in Mississippi and Arkansas to leave a multistate agreement, a move expected to eventually save money for electric customers in Arkansas.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday accepted requests by Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Mississippi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First lady seeks to assure older women health care legislation will benefit them</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Simmons</dc:creator>
		
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Mrs. Obama: health overhaul will help older women
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama sought to assure older women on Friday that efforts to overhaul health care won&#8217;t undercut the benefits they receive through Medicare, saying her husband considers the government-run program a &#8220;sacred part of America&#8217;s social safety net.&#8221;
Mrs. Obama, championing the health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart, Kohl&#8217;s boosts outlooks, but shoppers&#8217;s focus on basics shadows holiday forecasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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Wal-Mart, Kohl&#8217;s: Holidays could be rough
NEW YORK — Shoppers&#8217; focus on staples such as socks and underwear is driving murky holiday outlooks at Wal-Mart and Kohl&#8217;s, even as both posted higher third-quarter earnings Thursday.

Both signaled they plan aggressive discounting to hang on to customers and drive sales this holiday season.
Wal-Mart Stores&#8217; price-cutting campaign is bringing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New figures show Americans may be settling into spending less, still wary about jobs, credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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Americans may be settling into spending less

NEW YORK — Americans spent about the same amount in October as in August and September, according to figures released Thursday by a key data service, and they may be settling into new low-spending habits.
Including everything from toys to food, but not cars or gasoline, U.S. retail sales rose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Text of President Barack Obama&#8217;s remarks at the Fort Hood memorial service in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Text of Obama&#8217;s remarks at the Fort Hood ceremony
Text of President Barack Obama&#8217;s remarks Tuesday during a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, as transcribed by the White House:
To the Fort Hood community; to Adm. Mullen; Gen. Casey; Gen. Cone; Secretary McHugh; Secretary Gates; most importantly, to family, friends and members of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart remains bright spot in retailing, expects strong 3rd qtr</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#8217;s largest retailer, reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

OVERVIEW: Wal-Mart has been one of few bright spots in retailing this year, benefiting from shoppers focusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street looking to the consumer to drive economic growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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Investors look to consumer for clues to recovery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investors will get some guidance about the economy this week from data issued not by the government, but by big retailers in the form of third-quarter earnings reports.
The financial markets are still trying to get a sense of whether consumers, while worried about unemployment, are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House votes to prohibit abortion coverage in government run insurance plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
The 240-194 vote on an amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., was a blow to liberals, who would have allowed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amendment would bar federal funding for abortion under health bill, except in extreme cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new health care bill Saturday, hoping to leave their imprint on legislation otherwise crafted largely by more liberal lawmakers.
Here is how coverage of abortion would work under their proposal, which applies to policies sold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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House, Senate health care bills detailed
WASHINGTON — A comparison of the health care bills before Congress.
The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria&#8217;s Secret seeking boost from new bra it calls &#8216;Miraculous&#8217; this holiday season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Holiday Shopping Notebook: Victoria&#8217;s Secret bra

NEW YORK — Victoria&#8217;s Secret is hoping a new push-up bra intended to boost women&#8217;s busts as much as two sizes also will enhance its bottom line this holiday season.
The lingerie chain, owned by Limited Brands Inc., will begin promoting its &#8220;Miraculous Bra&#8221; this week; it sells for $48 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October sales offer relief to merchants as shoppers ease up; tough economy still a drag</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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October sales offer relief to merchants
NEW YORK — October&#8217;s retail sales results, the best performance since April 2008, show that Americans are spending a little more. But will they be willing to pay full price this holiday season?

Stores are heading into the period with slashed inventories, determined not to have the fire sales that characterized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates for cancer patients decry waiting period; budget for high-risk pool seen as low</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — You&#8217;re afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.
Under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage through a new high-risk pool that President Barack Obama promises would immediately start serving patients with pre-existing medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Details on the House health overhaul bill and one taking shape in Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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Details on health care bills in House, Senate
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are offering a $1.2 trillion, 10-year health overhaul bill that expands coverage to millions of Americans. House Republicans have unveiled their alternative, after months of criticizing the Democrats&#8217; approach.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats present huge health bill, including government insurance, cheered by Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama
WASHINGTON — Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats reach agreement on key elements of a health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House Dems reach deal on key health care elements
WASHINGTON — House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America&#8217;s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned a formal announcement Thursday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday deals in October? Sears announces early doorbusters ahead of holiday season</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/black-friday-deals-in-october-sears-announces-early-doorbusters-ahead-of-holiday-season-210172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley M. Heher</dc:creator>
		
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Doorbuster deals now part of Christmas creep

CHICAGO — Sears took &#8220;Christmas creep&#8221; one step further Wednesday, pitching its weekly sales as &#8220;Black Friday doorbuster&#8221; deals before Halloween.
The merchant, owned by struggling parent company Sears Holdings Corp., said it would kick off the weekly specials Friday evening and open stores at least two hours early every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Dems to unveil health bill with government-run plan, new sign-up requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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House Democrats prepare to unveil health bill
WASHINGTON — House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America&#8217;s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned a formal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Often overlooked, primary care doctors could hold the key to better quality, lower costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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A thousand miles from the health care debate in Washington, Dr. Don Klitgaard and his colleagues are carrying out their own reform in a small Iowa community.
They&#8217;ve reorganized their clinic so nurses bird-dog patients whose health problems, if ignored, could send them to the emergency room. [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Health care issues: The cost of health insurance
A look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: How much do Americans who have employer-sponsored health insurance pay in premiums? What do their employers pay? Would that change if the system is overhauled?
THE POLITICS: Health care costs have been increasing. For Americans and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer confidence seen holding steady as shoppers still gloomy heading into holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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Ahead of the Bell: Consumer confidence
NEW YORK — A preliminary report on consumer confidence is expected to hold steady in October compared with September, though the mood is still gloomy heading into the critical holiday season.

Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect the Conference Board&#8217;s Consumer Confidence Index, due out Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House health care legislation likely to include new insurance program for long-term care</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-health-care-legislation-likely-to-include-new-insurance-program-for-long-term-care-208002/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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House bill likely to include long-term health care

WASHINGTON — House health care legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, senior Democrats say.
The voluntary program would begin to close a gap in the social safety net overlooked in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas regulators approve equalizing electric rates in Westar&#8217;s 2 divisions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kansas-regulators-approve-equalizing-electric-rates-in-westars-2-divisions-207764/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Twiddy</dc:creator>
		
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Kan. agrees to equalize Westar rates
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas regulators on Monday approved the consolidation of the rates paid by customers in Westar Energy Inc.&#8217;s northern and southern divisions.

In its order, the Kansas Corporation Commission noted that it has supported equalizing rates for customers receiving the same type of services in the two divisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans question health care improvements, say proposals could have negative effects</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/republicans-question-health-care-improvements-say-proposals-could-have-negative-effects-205729/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Lester</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Republicans are asking voters a basic question about Democratic proposals to overhaul the nation&#8217;s health care system: &#8220;Will this improve your life?&#8221;

Most people agree that health care changes should decrease the costs and make it easier to receive health care, Republican Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns said Saturday in the GOP&#8217;s weekly video and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ambulance companies start charging extra to transport extremely overweight patients</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ambulance-companies-start-charging-extra-to-transport-extremely-overweight-patients-203845/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Hollingsworth</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. — The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn&#8217;t sturdy enough to hold him.

The crew offered an idea to Keller, who was then an investigator with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Realization of long-term recovery sets in pessimism for many</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — The stock market&#8217;s moving up and some economists are declaring an end to the recession. So, why are people still so pessimistic?

A new national survey says the reality has sunk in that true financial recovery for most people won&#8217;t come soon. As a result, consumers aren&#8217;t very interested in spending money, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supervalu 2nd-qtr profit drops 42 percent, grocer plots new strategy to draw frugal shoppers</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/supervalu-2nd-qtr-profit-drops-42-percent-grocer-plots-new-strategy-to-draw-frugal-shoppers-201195/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Skidmore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. — Supervalu Inc., one of the nation&#8217;s largest grocers, says it will revamp its strategy to draw consumers whose shopping habits may be changed forever by the recession.

After reporting another brutal blow to its bottom line, the company said it plans to double the number of Save A Lot discount stores it operates, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toys R Us introduces layaway program for big-ticket items including bikes and cribs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/toys-r-us-introduces-layaway-program-for-big-ticket-items-including-bikes-and-cribs-199685/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mae Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Toys R Us Inc. is introducing a layaway program for larger-ticket items such as bikes and cribs ahead of the holiday season, the company said Monday.

The largest U.S. toy retailer said the program is effective immediately in stores nationwide. Customers can put a variety of items on hold and make a series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-growing willows promise cheap biomass fuel; may allay concerns over VT forest depletion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fast-growing-willows-promise-cheap-biomass-fuel-may-allay-concerns-over-vt-forest-depletion-199303/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fast-growing-willows-promise-cheap-biomass-fuel-may-allay-concerns-over-vt-forest-depletion-199303/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs —that could help cut demand on the state&#8217;s forests.

With a nine-acre patch of the fast-growing willows, the college is conducting a biomass energy experiment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look at health care plans in House, Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso Zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care legislation is taking shape in both the House and Senate. Details are being negotiated and any final bill would have to meld proposals from both chambers. A look at various proposals:

The Senate Finance Committee&#8217;s bill:
WHO&#8217;S COVERED: An estimated 94 percent of Americans. Illegal immigrants would not receive government benefits.
COST: $829 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama praises Senate committee vote on health care bill, criticizes industry opposition</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-praises-senate-committee-vote-on-health-care-bill-criticizes-industry-opposition-198775/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Pushing back against his critics, President Barack Obama says overhauling the health care system, while helping millions of people, also will test whether policy makers can &#8220;serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests.&#8221;

The administration is trying to build momentum for the president&#8217;s overhaul effort after the Senate Finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration clarifies policy on insurers lobbying seniors over Medicare cuts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-clarifies-policy-on-insurers-lobbying-seniors-over-medicare-cuts-198481/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Friday backed away from a ban on insurance company mailings to seniors warning of dire Medicare cuts if health care overhaul legislation is approved.

In a late afternoon memo to health plans, Medicare said insurance companies may lobby seniors, provided they first get permission from beneficiaries, and no federal funds or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-help empire of motivational speaker in turmoil following sweat lodge deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Felicia Fonseca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEDONA, Ariz. — James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words would lead them to spiritual and financial wealth.

The mantra has made him a millionaire. People routinely pack Ray&#8217;s seminars and follow the motivational guru to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Ohio woman&#8217;s lie about winning lottery, buying coats for everyone causes store riot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-ohio-womans-lie-about-winning-lottery-buying-coats-for-everyone-causes-store-riot-196477/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-ohio-womans-lie-about-winning-lottery-buying-coats-for-everyone-causes-store-riot-196477/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meghan Barr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she&#8217;d won the lottery and would pay for everyone&#8217;s purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.

Angry customers threw merchandise around and looted, leaving the store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts in attacking Dem bill curbing health care costs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fact-check-health-insurers-cherry-pick-facts-in-attacking-dem-bill-curbing-health-care-costs-196348/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In its assaults on a Democratic health care overhaul bill, the insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.

Take the 30-second TV spot that America&#8217;s Health Insurance Plans, the industry&#8217;s trade group, was running this week in six states as the Senate Finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says a shift in Medicare policy would encourage doctors to use an eye drug that costs thousands of dollars, over a similar treatment that costs just $50.

The change would benefit drugmaker Genentech, which makes both drugs, but insists the more expensive one is better for patients. Eye doctors say the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care issues: End-of-life decisions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-issues-end-of-life-decisions-193848/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at key issues in the health care debate:

THE ISSUE: Would proposed health care legislation pay for counseling that might encourage elderly people to end their lives sooner than they might otherwise do?
THE POLITICS: This became one of the summer&#8217;s most explosive topics, with flatly untrue claims competing with mere exaggerations and often-confusing explanations. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurance choice offers price and tax breaks, but deductibles could lead to big bills</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurance-choice-offers-price-and-tax-breaks-but-deductibles-could-lead-to-big-bills-193264/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurance-choice-offers-price-and-tax-breaks-but-deductibles-could-lead-to-big-bills-193264/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers may need to do more homework when they evaluate their health coverage options this fall.

This year, more employers may include a new type of plan that can chop premium payments by nearly 20 percent and give consumers a tax break.
The tradeoff is higher deductibles, which have the potential to swamp customers with big bills. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 tips to help get started on a college savings account</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-tips-to-help-get-started-on-a-college-savings-account-192013/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-tips-to-help-get-started-on-a-college-savings-account-192013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade says college is the top reasons teens save their money. The results were a pleasant surprise to educators who are focusing on getting personal finance taught in schools. The survey indicated 78 percent of teens say they want to share the cost of college with their parents.

To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens say college is the top reason for saving money</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/teens-say-college-is-the-top-reason-for-saving-money-192011/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/teens-say-college-is-the-top-reason-for-saving-money-192011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite different — saving for college.

The survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. shows putting money away for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP, News Corp bosses tell search engines and bloggers that it is time to pay up</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-news-corp-bosses-tell-search-engines-and-bloggers-that-it-is-time-to-pay-up-191927/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-news-corp-bosses-tell-search-engines-and-bloggers-that-it-is-time-to-pay-up-191927/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Olesen</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-news-corp-bosses-tell-search-engines-and-bloggers-that-it-is-time-to-pay-up-191927/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The message from some of the world&#8217;s leading news providers at the first Beijing international media summit was clear: It&#8217;s time to demand payment for online use of content.

After free-falling profits and massive changes in technology and in the way people obtain their news, global media leaders who gathered in Beijing said Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climactic Senate Finance committee vote set for Tuesday on 10-year, $829B health care bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/climactic-senate-finance-committee-vote-set-for-tuesday-on-10-year-829b-health-care-bill-190714/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/climactic-senate-finance-committee-vote-set-for-tuesday-on-10-year-829b-health-care-bill-190714/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate&#8217;s top Democrat on Thursday accused Republicans of a strategy of &#8220;distortion, distractions and deception&#8221; on health care as he announced a pivotal committee will vote next week on a comprehensive bill. Republicans said the legislation still costs too much and expands the reach of government.

Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail recovery at hand? Stores report September sales gain, breaking 13-month losing streak</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/retail-recovery-at-hand-stores-report-september-sales-gain-breaking-13-month-losing-streak-190645/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/retail-recovery-at-hand-stores-report-september-sales-gain-breaking-13-month-losing-streak-190645/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The nation&#8217;s stores saw their first sales gain in 14 months in September, a sign of life from shoppers that fuels some hope for the holiday shopping season.

A late Labor Day and delayed school openings helped boost back-to-school sales in September. And stores&#8217; figures are looking better as they are compared last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New jobless claims drop more than expected to 521,000, lowest level since January</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jobless-claims-drop-more-than-expected-to-521000-lowest-level-since-january-190572/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jobless-claims-drop-more-than-expected-to-521000-lowest-level-since-january-190572/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since early January, as layoffs eased a bit amid a fledgling economic recovery.

The fourth drop in new claims in five weeks is a sign the labor market is slowly healing. But employers are reluctant to hire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boost for health care bill: Now estimated to cover 94 percent of US, cost $829 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the latest version of the Senate Finance Committee proposal would expand coverage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping warm won&#8217;t take as big a bite out of budgets this winter _ fuel costs to stay in check</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Staying warm won&#8217;t be quite as expensive this winter.

People who heat with natural gas should do especially well, seeing their lowest bills in five years. But no matter what fuel is used, heating costs are expected to take less of a bite out of household budgets in the coming months — from $20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t: Consumers can expect to pocket as much as $105 in winter heating bill savings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-consumers-can-expect-to-pocket-as-much-as-105-in-winter-heating-bill-savings-188235/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — There&#8217;s good news for people worried about winter heating bills.

People using natural gas this winter stand to save $105, compared with last year, and propane users will get even bigger savings, the government said. Households that use heating oil or electric heat also are expected to spend less during the heating season.
The Energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst lifts PetSmart to &#8216;Buy,&#8217; says co. likely to benefit when discretionary spending lifts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analyst-lifts-petsmart-to-buy-says-co-likely-to-benefit-when-discretionary-spending-lifts-187308/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — PetSmart Inc. climbed Monday as an analyst upgraded the pet food and products retailer, saying the company will likely benefit when discretionary spending picks up with an potential 2010 economic recovery.

The recession prompted many pet owners to tighten their spending and limit their purchases more to necessities such as pet food and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic recovery looks weak as data on jobs, incomes and manufacturing miss expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The economy is having growing pains.

Discouraging new reports on unemployment and manufacturing Thursday reinforced worries that job losses and meager factory output will make for a weak recovery as the nation climbs out of the worst recession in decades.
Stocks tumbled in response. The Dow Jones industrial average had its worst day since early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer spending surges by largest amount in nearly 8 years in August but incomes lag</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Consumer spending, propelled by the wildly popular Cash for Clunkers auto sales program, shot up in August by the largest amount in nearly eight years even though personal incomes continued to lag.

The Commerce Department said Thursday that consumer spending rose 1.3 percent in August, even better than the 1.1 percent gain that had [...]]]></description>
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