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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Recession</title>
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		<title>Tech Mahindra asks engineers to join BPO; freshers protest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tech-mahindra-asks-engineers-to-join-bpo-freshers-protest-156043/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Soumya Sinha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After Wipro Technologies, another software outsourcing company, Tech Mahindra follows the footsteps of strange corporate about turn as the frshers of 2008 were handed over options of joining BPO for a meagre 6K/ month or sit at home for indefinite period. The 2008 B.Tech batch have already waited more than 1 year and now this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangaloreans hope to get able representatives</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangaloreans-hope-to-get-able-representatives-63230/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGALORE - The electorate of India&#8217;s IT hub are hoping that they have voted for strong leaders who can help the city overcome the &#8216;twin trouble&#8217; of economic slowdown and lack of civic amenities.



&#8216;Being India&#8217;s IT hub, the city is facing the heat of the economic slowdown. Only strong leaders will be able to tackle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US retirement fund fast running out of cash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-retirement-fund-fast-running-out-of-cash-61148/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-retirement-fund-fast-running-out-of-cash-61148/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 12:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The US government pension and health insurance programmes will soon run out of resources as the baby-boom generation prepares for retirement and the ongoing recession hits tax receipts, officials warned Tuesday.



In an annual report, the government warned that a state-run health insurance plan for the elderly known as Medicare will be insolvent by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession hits Social Security, Medicare, too _ funds face insolvency faster than expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-hits-social-security-medicare-too-_-funds-face-insolvency-faster-than-expected-60948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security and Medicare are fading even faster under the weight of the recession, heading for insolvency years sooner than previously expected, the government warned Tuesday.

Medicare already is paying out more money than it receives, something that happened for the first time last year. And Social Security will be by 2016, a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tough economy has hit RV industry hard, but good deals abound as dealers look to make sales</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tough-economy-has-hit-rv-industry-hard-but-good-deals-abound-as-dealers-look-to-make-sales-60871/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tough-economy-has-hit-rv-industry-hard-but-good-deals-abound-as-dealers-look-to-make-sales-60871/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 05:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strumpf</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Those looking for a bargain on a vacation probably wouldn&#8217;t have the figure $40,000 in mind. But a vacation on wheels is a great deal right now.

Sales of recreational vehicles have been in a slump for months, hit hard by the recession and the credit crisis. That&#8217;s leading dealers to slash their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar drops as trade deficit widens in March, median home prices fall; stocks end mixed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dollar-drops-as-trade-deficit-widens-in-march-median-home-prices-fall-stocks-end-mixed-60850/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dollar-drops-as-trade-deficit-widens-in-march-median-home-prices-fall-stocks-end-mixed-60850/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The dollar dropped against the euro and the pound Tuesday after a report showed that the U.S. trade deficit rose in March, while home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the first quarter of this year.

The 16-nation euro advanced to $1.3643 in late New York trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: The JOLTS report on job openings, hiring and layoffs offers clues about economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-the-jolts-report-on-job-openings-hiring-and-layoffs-offers-clues-about-economy-60841/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-the-jolts-report-on-job-openings-hiring-and-layoffs-offers-clues-about-economy-60841/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The good news is that, even in a recession, there are 2.7 million jobs available around the country, according to a government report released Tuesday. The bad news is that there are, on average, about five unemployed people for each one.

That&#8217;s one conclusion that can be drawn from the Labor Department&#8217;s Job Openings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade, housing data showing some stability at very low levels; labor market weakness persists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trade-housing-data-showing-some-stability-at-very-low-levels-labor-market-weakness-persists-60839/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trade-housing-data-showing-some-stability-at-very-low-levels-labor-market-weakness-persists-60839/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Despite weak performances in three areas — trade, home sales and job openings — the U.S. economy appears closer to stabilizing, though at low levels, economists said.

The Commerce Department said the trade deficit widened to $27.6 billion in March, from February&#8217;s revised $26.1 billion gap, which had been the smallest since November 1999.
Through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac seeks $6.1 billion in government aid after posting $9.9 billion first-quarter loss</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-seeks-61-billion-in-government-aid-after-posting-99-billion-first-quarter-loss-60822/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/freddie-mac-seeks-61-billion-in-government-aid-after-posting-99-billion-first-quarter-loss-60822/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Freddie Mac is looking for $6.1 billion in additional government aid as the cost to taxpayers from the housing market bust keeps growing.

The McLean, Va.-based company, seized by federal regulators in September, on Tuesday posted a loss of $9.9 billion, or $3.14 per share, for the quarter ending March 31. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAA: Cheaper gas and a case of cabin fever will mean more travel this Memorial Day weekend</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aaa-cheaper-gas-and-a-case-of-cabin-fever-will-mean-more-travel-this-memorial-day-weekend-60776/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aaa-cheaper-gas-and-a-case-of-cabin-fever-will-mean-more-travel-this-memorial-day-weekend-60776/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After a plunge in gas prices, Americans are expected to hit the highways in larger numbers this Memorial Day, giving the traditional start of the driving season a boost for the first time since 2005, AAA said Tuesday.

An estimated 32.4 million people — roughly 11 percent of the U.S. population — will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New hires get less pay as more unemployed workers chase fewer jobs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hires-get-less-pay-as-more-unemployed-workers-chase-fewer-jobs-60750/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hires-get-less-pay-as-more-unemployed-workers-chase-fewer-jobs-60750/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With nearly 14 million Americans unemployed, a growing number of people are competing for a dwindling number of job openings, allowing some employers to drive down pay and benefits for new hires.

And the latest government figures show competition for jobs intensified in the first few months of 2009.
Employers are laying off workers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security and Medicare both facing depletion of trust funds sooner because of recession</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/social-security-and-medicare-both-facing-depletion-of-trust-funds-sooner-because-of-recession-60707/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/social-security-and-medicare-both-facing-depletion-of-trust-funds-sooner-because-of-recession-60707/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 02:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security and Medicare are fading even faster under the weight of the recession, heading for insolvency years sooner than previously expected, the government warned Tuesday. Social Security will start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2016, a year sooner than projected last year, and the giant trust [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas is cheaper, but bad economy is cutting vacations short anyway</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gas-is-cheaper-but-bad-economy-is-cutting-vacations-short-anyway-60695/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gas-is-cheaper-but-bad-economy-is-cutting-vacations-short-anyway-60695/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 02:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When gas prices hit $4 a gallon last summer, Joyce and Ricky Eagle of Warrenton, Va., simply padded their travel budget a little before tooling around the Midwest in their motor home.

This year, gas is considerably cheaper. But the Eagles&#8217; 36-foot Holiday Rambler will stay in the driveway. The reason? The software company Ricky works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government runs April deficit for first time since &#8216;83; tally so far this year $802.3 billion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-runs-april-deficit-for-first-time-since-83-tally-so-far-this-year-8023-billion-60663/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 02:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The federal government ran a deficit in the month of April for the first time in 26 years, pushing the red ink so far this budget year to a record $802.3 billion.

The Treasury Department said Tuesday the deficit for April was $20.9 billion, a sharp contrast from the surplus of $159.3 billion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target&#8217;s activist shareholder to hold town meeting to press case for a new slate of directors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/targets-activist-shareholder-to-hold-town-meeting-to-press-case-for-a-new-slate-of-directors-58758/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/targets-activist-shareholder-to-hold-town-meeting-to-press-case-for-a-new-slate-of-directors-58758/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 07:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Less than three weeks ahead of what&#8217;s expected to be a heated proxy contest at Target&#8217;s annual shareholders&#8217; meeting, activist shareholder William Ackman aims to strengthen his case to investors for a new slate of directors by personally introducing his roster at a town hall meeting here Monday.

According to documents filed Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors shift focus from banks to consumers ahead of retail earnings, spending reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investors-shift-focus-from-banks-to-consumers-ahead-of-retail-earnings-spending-reports-2-58640/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 03:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After a week when investors were reassured by the government&#8217;s assessment of the banking industry and its latest reading on the job market, Wall Street&#8217;s focus turns to the consumer.

The coming week features first-quarter earnings figures from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Macy&#8217;s Inc. and other retailers and the Commerce Department&#8217;s retail sales report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors shift focus from banks to consumers ahead of retail earnings, spending reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investors-shift-focus-from-banks-to-consumers-ahead-of-retail-earnings-spending-reports-58630/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After a week when investors were reassured by the government&#8217;s assessment of the banking industry and its latest reading on the job market, Wall Street&#8217;s focus turns to the consumer.

The coming week features first-quarter earnings figures from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Macy&#8217;s Inc. and other retailers and the Commerce Department&#8217;s retail sales report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s the ticket: Hundreds of parking pros head to Denver for annual convention</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thats-the-ticket-hundreds-of-parking-pros-head-to-denver-for-annual-convention-58608/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thats-the-ticket-hundreds-of-parking-pros-head-to-denver-for-annual-convention-58608/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 01:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Tsai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Parking lots have a lot to do with economic recovery. Really.

That&#8217;s the message an estimated 1,600 people will share in Denver during the International Parking Institute&#8217;s annual conference May 17-20.
With the recession shrinking city budgets that rely on sales tax revenue, the institute&#8217;s 1,500 members are getting attention for what they can do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa prepares to swear in Jacob Zuma, who faces tough challenges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africa-prepares-to-swear-in-jacob-zuma-who-faces-tough-challenges-57429/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africa-prepares-to-swear-in-jacob-zuma-who-faces-tough-challenges-57429/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 14:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africans started gathering before dawn and danced in chilly rain Saturday as the country prepared to swear in Jacob Zuma with an excitement that recalled Nelson Mandela&#8217;s 1994 inauguration.

Zuma, the fourth president since apartheid ended 15 years ago, enjoys a popularity often compared to Mandela&#8217;s. Many impoverished black South Africans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says unemployment system should be a stepping stone to future work, not a safety net</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-unemployment-system-should-be-a-stepping-stone-to-future-work-not-a-safety-net-57164/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-unemployment-system-should-be-a-stepping-stone-to-future-work-not-a-safety-net-57164/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 10:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants unemployment insurance to become a stepping stone for future work by making it easier to enroll in school or job training. Whether he succeeds will depend on the willingness of states and colleges to change the rules.

People who have been laid off and want to go back to school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman Sachs chief sounds upbeat note on economy at annual shareholder gathering</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/goldman-sachs-chief-sounds-upbeat-note-on-economy-at-annual-shareholder-gathering-57129/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 10:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chairman Lloyd Blankfein sounded an upbeat note about the economy at the company&#8217;s annual meeting Friday.

&#8220;It&#8217;s a lot better today even though you could still argue about whether the end of this recession will be sooner or later,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There are reasons for optimism.&#8221;
He said the economy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German sportswear company Puma says first quarter net profit falls to €5.6 million</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-sportswear-company-puma-says-first-quarter-net-profit-falls-to-e56-million-57092/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — German sportswear company Puma AG said Friday net profit fell substantially in the first quarter as the global recession and restructuring charges hurt sales and earnings.

The Herzogenaurach-based company reported a net profit of €5.6 million ($7.5 million) in the January-March period, a fraction of the €90 million made in the first quarter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battle to ban bikers in South Carolina beach town comes during tough economic times</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/battle-to-ban-bikers-in-south-carolina-beach-town-comes-during-tough-economic-times-57016/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Collins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — In the midst of a recession and with loads of empty hotel rooms, South Carolina&#8217;s vacation hot spot is hanging a &#8220;No Vacancy&#8221; sign for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle riders who have come here each May.

Over the past year, officials have outlawed parking lot gatherings, loud mufflers and riding without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffett&#8217;s Berkshire reports 1st loss since 2001 attacks, writes down ConocoPhillips stake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Funk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett&#8217;s company reported a $1.5 billion first-quarter loss as it wrote down its ConocoPhillips investment and mostly unrealized derivative losses helped drag Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s results below last year&#8217;s $940 million profit.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday it recorded a loss of $990 per share in this year&#8217;s quarter, down from the $607 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US banks turn to investors after &#8217;stress tests&#8217; findings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-banks-turn-to-investors-after-stress-tests-findings-56985/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Major US banks turned to private investors Friday in the hopes of finding $75 billion that the government believes is needed for the financial sector to survive the ongoing recession.



Wells Fargo &#038; Co, Morgan Stanley and Bank Of America Corp were launching new stock offerings to raise the capital they need to comply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasurys rise along with stocks after government releases April jobs data</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasurys-rise-along-with-stocks-after-government-releases-april-jobs-data-56965/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices rose Friday after mixed economic data led investors to buy back into government debt.

The Labor Department&#8217;s April jobs report was somewhat reassuring to investors worried about the economy. The 539,000 drop in U.S. jobs was smaller than economists anticipated, which helped drive stocks higher.
But bond investors, having sold off sharply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence growing that worst of recession over, but recovery will be slow as unemployment grows</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/evidence-growing-that-worst-of-recession-over-but-recovery-will-be-slow-as-unemployment-grows-56952/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Evidence is piling up that the worst part of the recession has ended. But that doesn&#8217;t mean the pain is over.

A better-than-expected unemployment report Friday — job losses declined to the lowest level in six months — capped a week of encouraging news, including firmer home sales, a revival in consumer spending and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street storms higher on relief over jobs data, results of bank tests; Dow jumps 165</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-storms-higher-on-relief-over-jobs-data-results-of-bank-tests-dow-jumps-165-56951/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — As far as Wall Street is concerned there is no bad news anymore.

At least for now, traders are seeing news about longtime trouble spots like banking and unemployment in a strictly positive light.
Surging bank stocks have lifted the Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s 500 index a dizzying 37.4 percent since early March, when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK lawmakers in trouble for expensing X-rated movies, piano tuning and horse manure</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-lawmakers-in-trouble-for-expensing-x-rated-movies-piano-tuning-and-horse-manure-56914/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paisley Dodds</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — It has all the makings of a Monty Python sketch — prim British lawmakers caught in a farce over expense claims for everything from X-rated movies to a bathtub plug.

But reality has come home to roost in the often absurd world of Her Majesty&#8217;s Government.
Friday&#8217;s leaked list of lawmaker expenses has leveled another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: A deep dive into the unemployment report sheds light on the nation&#8217;s challenges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-a-deep-dive-into-the-unemployment-report-sheds-light-on-the-nations-challenges-56885/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — April saw the fewest job layoffs in six months, but that fact was no comfort to workers who were laid off or to the millions who have lost jobs during this recession.

And that&#8217;s only part of the story. A deep dive into the latest employment report offers a fuller picture of the nation&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tests expected to show large banks don&#8217;t have enough money to survive if economy worsens</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tests-expected-to-show-large-banks-dont-have-enough-money-to-survive-if-economy-worsens-2-56839/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Government stress tests are expected to show that nearly a dozen of the nation&#8217;s largest banks do not have enough money to survive if the economy worsens and will need to raise billions of dollars as a precaution.

Findings of the government&#8217;s long-awaited tests of 19 banks leaked out Wednesday, a day ahead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Stress tests&#8221; show Cleveland-based KeyCorp needs $1.8B in new capital if recession worsens</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stress-tests-show-cleveland-based-keycorp-needs-18b-in-new-capital-if-recession-worsens-56798/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.r. Kropko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND — Results of the federal government&#8217;s &#8220;stress tests&#8221; of the nation&#8217;s largest regional banks show Cleveland-based KeyCorp needs to raise $1.8 billion in new capital to withstand losses if the recession gets worse.

Cleveland-based KeyCorp said Thursday it wants to raise capital from private sources over the next six months. KeyCorp currently has $2.5 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still looking for a Mother&#8217;s Day gift? The clock is ticking. Suggestions for 5 classic options</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/still-looking-for-a-mothers-day-gift-the-clock-is-ticking-suggestions-for-5-classic-options-56747/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mae Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — With Mother&#8217;s Day just days away, there are plenty of options left for procrastinators, but most involve shelling out major bucks. This year, though, as retailers chase dollars amid the recession, some low-price options are available.

Here&#8217;s how to get deals on five classic gifts:
1. Flowers. The date to get free shipping offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German sportswear company Puma says first quarter net profit falls to euro5.6 million</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-sportswear-company-puma-says-first-quarter-net-profit-falls-to-euro56-million-56728/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — German sportswear company Puma AG said Friday net profit fell substantially in the first quarter as the global recession and restructuring charges hurt sales and earnings.

The Herzogenaurach-based company reported a net profit of euro5.6 million ($7.5 million) in the January-March period, a fraction of the euro90 million made in the first quarter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ECB cuts main interest a qtr-point to 1 pct; BoE boosts asset purchases, keeps 0.5 pct rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 07:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank has cut its main interest rate by a quarter point to 1 percent and is likely to unveil more measures aimed at boosting the economy of the 16-nation euro zone.

The downward move was the fourth such decision this year by the Frankfurt-based bank that sets monetary policy for countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Obama&#8217;s updated budget, policy ambitions could collide with slow recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 07:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Kuhnhenn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Barack Obama&#8217;s budget, unveiled with fanfare, fails to deal with his biggest money problems.

A molasses-slow economic recovery will make it hard to find the huge sums he&#8217;ll need to reach his biggest goals — fixing health care, confronting climate change and overhauling the tax system — without much deeper cuts than he&#8217;s proposing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World markets extend rally as fear over US bank stress tests fades; Nikkei soars nearly 5 pct</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-markets-extend-rally-as-fear-over-us-bank-stress-tests-fades-nikkei-soars-nearly-5-pct-56673/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 07:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — World stocks extended gains Thursday as early reports about the U.S. government&#8217;s tests of banking health helped to reassure many investors that a global economic recovery is on the horizon.

Japanese shares led Asia, with the Nikkei benchmark surging almost 5 percent to a six-month high, as investors returning from a three-day holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>400,000 visitors boogied less, ate less, spent less away from New Orleans Jazz Fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 07:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Foster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — which gives music fans plenty to celebrate — did not offer the city&#8217;s tourism industry as much to cheer about this year.

Organizers say the event set a post-Hurricane Katrina attendance record of more than 400,000 for its two-week run. The final Saturday, when approximately [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald&#8217;s same-store sales rise 6.9 percent in April, helped by sales of coffee, chicken wrap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 07:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Sales of new espresso-based coffee drinks and chicken Snack Wraps helped boost McDonald&#8217;s Corp.&#8217;s same-store sales by 6.9 percent in April, the nation&#8217;s largest hamburger chain said Friday.

Same-store sales, or sales in stores open at least 13 months at the chain, climbed 6.1 percent in the U.S. The rise comes even as, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian stocks extend rally as fear over US bank stress tests fades; Nikkei soars nearly 5 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 06:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — Asian stock markets climbed Thursday, following Wall Street higher as early reports about the U.S. government&#8217;s tests of banking health helped allay investor concerns about the financial sector.

Japanese shares led the way, with the Nikkei benchmark jumping 4 percent, as investors returning from a three-day holiday played catch up with gains on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIG&#8217;s 1st-qtr loss narrows, centers on charges tied to wind down of financial products unit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 06:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Battered insurer American International Group Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss narrowed and was much smaller than the record-setting loss it posted a quarter ago.

The New York-based insurance giant said it lost $4.35 billion, or $1.98 per share, during the quarter ended March 31, compared with $7.81 billion, or $3.09 per share, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 way to cope with recession: More cell-phone users dropping their landlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 05:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Fram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines.

It is the freshest evidence of the growing appeal of wireless phones.
Twenty percent of households had only cells during the last half of 2008, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government gives big banks rules on how they will be able to exist from bailout program</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-gives-big-banks-rules-on-how-they-will-be-able-to-exist-from-bailout-program-56109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 05:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The nation&#8217;s largest banks that want to exit the financial rescue program will have to demonstrate to the government that they can survive without its support.

In a joint statement, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other government banking officials said Wednesday that the 19 largest banks seeking to withdraw from the $700 billion rescue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anadarko reports $338 million 1Q loss on lower commodity prices, derivative losses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/anadarko-reports-338-million-1q-loss-on-lower-commodity-prices-derivative-losses-56048/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 04:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Porretto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Wednesday it lost $338 million in the first quarter because of tumbling energy prices. The results still beat Wall Street expectations.

Anadarko, one of the nation&#8217;s largest independent exploration and production companies, said its loss amounted to 73 cents a share for the quarter ended March 31. That compared with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises to near $58 in Asia as investors bet on global economic recovery this year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-rises-to-near-58-in-asia-as-investors-bet-on-global-economic-recovery-this-year-55961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 04:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE — Oil prices jumped to near $58 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending gains to near six-month highs on investor expectations global economic growth may begin to rebound by the end of the year.

Benchmark crude for June delivery was up $1.31 cents to $57.68 a barrel by late afternoon in Singapore, in electronic trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae seeks $19 billion in government aid after posting $23.2 billion 1st-quarter loss</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fannie-mae-seeks-19-billion-in-government-aid-after-posting-232-billion-1st-quarter-loss-55956/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 04:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae issued a grave warning about its future on Friday, saying it needs $19 billion in additional government aid as job losses grow and risky loans made during the housing boom go bad at an unnerving pace.

The mortgage finance company, which already got a $15 billion government bailout in March, warned it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke calls for holistic approach to banking oversight to prevent future financial crises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday called for a holistic approach to strengthening oversight of the banking system and said information gleaned from big bank &#8220;stress tests&#8221; should pave the way for improvements on that front.

Regulators must not only sharpen their assessments of individuals banks, but also examine the financial system as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Productivity rebounds in first quarter while wage pressures ease as recession deepens</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/productivity-rebounds-in-first-quarter-while-wage-pressures-ease-as-recession-deepens-55869/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government says productivity rebounded in the first three months of this year while wage pressures eased, both outcomes reflecting the country&#8217;s deep recession.

The Labor Department said Thursday that productivity, the key ingredient to rising living standards, grew at a 0.8 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter, slightly better than the 0.6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dynegy says first quarter loss doubles as power prices fall sharply; cuts 2009 outlook</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dynegy-says-first-quarter-loss-doubles-as-power-prices-fall-sharply-cuts-2009-outlook-55758/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Dynegy said Thursday that its first-quarter loss more than doubled from a year ago as tumbling stock and power prices forced the power producer to write down the value of the company. Dynegy also cut 2009 guidance for the third time.

Houston-based Dynegy Inc. reported a loss of $335 million, or 40 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sees &#8216;encouraging signs&#8217; in economy, but says number out of work still too high</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-sees-encouraging-signs-in-economy-but-says-number-out-of-work-still-too-high-55740/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday there have been &#8220;somewhat encouraging&#8221; improvements in the country&#8217;s stricken labor markets, but the rate of joblessness is &#8220;still a sobering toll.&#8221;

The president spoke shortly after the government reported that the jobless rate rose to 8.9 percent in April, although the pace of layoffs slowed to 539,000 from [...]]]></description>
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