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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks higher after durable goods report]]></title>
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NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; Stocks turned higher Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods, offsetting some]]></description>
         <dc:creator>TIM PARADIS AP Business Writer</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:12:59 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oil rises above $118 as Gustav nears Gulf]]></title>
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NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; Oil prices shot up above $118 a barrel Wednesday, rising for a third day as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision]]></description>
         <dc:creator>STEVENSON JACOBS AP Business Writer</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:12:37 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fannie, Freddie shares rise]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac climbed for a third-straight day Wednesday, as analysts raised doubts about whether a bailout of the two companies was imminent.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:12:11 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Planning, yoga help stressed investors]]></title>
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NEW YORK &#8212; With the stock market regularly posting triple-digit swings and commodity prices jumping up and down, it's easy to understand why some investors are stressed out.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>EILEEN AJ CONNELLY Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:23:57 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oil fears weigh against confidence]]></title>
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NEW YORK &#8212; Wall Street ended mixed Tuesday as worries about the path of Hurricane Gustav sent oil prices higher and offset a better-than-expected reading on consumer confidence.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>JOE BEL BRUNO Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:23:34 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yonkers bank to open more sites in Fairfield County]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Staff writer
After planting its flag in Stamford in December, New York-based Hudson Valley Bank has announced plans to expand in Fairfield County and open branches in Fairfield, Greenwich and]]></description>
         <dc:creator>RICHARD LEE</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:04:09 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tanker decision deadline in jeopardy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Associated Press
WASHINGTON &#8212; The Pentagon is in danger of missing a self-imposed deadline to award a politically charged $35 billion deal to Boeing or Northrop Grumman for Air Force refueling]]></description>
         <dc:creator>DONNA BORAK</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:04:08 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Seeing a gleam in housing?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[But there are still very serious risks to any housing turnaround. Mortgage rates are above 6 percent when they should be below. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which together hold or guarantee half the U.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>J.W. ELPHINSTONE Associated Press NEW YORK &amp;#8212; While no one is ready to call the bottom of the worst housing collapse in decades, there were glimmers this week that the severity is waning. The decline in home prices is starting to ease and in some ci</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:04:06 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New-home sales post unexpected ]]></title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; Sales of new homes posted an unexpected gain in July as heavily discounted properties enticed cautious house hunters to become home buyers.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:03:07 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Local companies show strength]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Their products and services range from "beauty power tools" to foundation administration, trade magazines, information technology staffing and medical billing.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>PAM DAWKINS &lt;a href="mailto:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:04:04 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Buffett: We're still in recession]]></title>
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OMAHA, Neb. &#8212; Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday the economy continues to be in a recession, by his definition, and will continue to be for at least several more]]></description>
         <dc:creator>JOSH FUNK Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:46:14 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Boeing to take its plane and go home]]></title>
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WASHINGTON &#8212; Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it]]></description>
         <dc:creator>DONNA BORAK Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:45:52 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Freddie Mac seeks investors for its stock]]></title>
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NEW YORK &#8212; Freddie Mac talked to investors this week about possibly buying its stock to raise much-needed capital but billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he passed on an]]></description>
         <dc:creator>J.W. ELPHINSTONE Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:45:28 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Users cry foul over Web caps]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &#8212; Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>PETER SVENSSON &lt;a href="mailto:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:12:32 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[No Olympic gold for Beijing businesses]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[BEIJING &#8212; Li Qiang can't wait for the Olympics to end today.
He had expected his Sichuan restaurant, located a couple miles from the Olympic village, to be packed with tourists during the Games.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>DON LEE 2008, Los Angeles Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:06:31 MDT]]></pubDate>
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