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<title><![CDATA[Tobacco Twist: Companies started selling 'pipe tobacco' to avoid big tax]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/tobacco-twist-companies-started-selling-pipe-tobac/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Obama's child-health law.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GM, Chrysler asked for more info]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[ Senators are calling on General Motors and Chrysler to release more details on ongoing talks over the automakers' plans to close thousands of auto dealerships as part of their bankruptcies.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jury: Philip Morris should pay former smoker $300M]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A South Florida jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the tobacco company's negligence was the cause of her emphysema.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Savers getting very little reward]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Comcast, NBC Universal deal still up in air]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/21/comcast-nbc-universal-deal-still-up-in-air/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[People cash in on high gold prices]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/15/people-cash-in-on-high-gold-prices/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Gold futures climbed to a new high last week, giving another nudge to the gold rush on Main Street as some people scramble to turn in their old jewelry for cash.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Acquittal likely to influence big cases]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/12/acquittal-likely-to-influence-big-cases/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The swift acquittal of two Bear Stearns executives in the government's criminal case tied to the financial meltdown likely will force prosecutors to rethink the evidence they planned to present in a raft of cases that have yet to go to trial, legal experts say.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ally's tactics attract clients and criticism]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry. Ally Bank's tactics have drawn in customers, but they have also irked rivals and gotten the attention of regulators. At the heart of the bank's aggressive wooing of depositors is this: As the rebranded banking unit of GMAC Financial Services, Ally Bank has the backing of billions of dollars loaned to GMAC by the federal government.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart begins a DVD price war]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow Corning files fraud lawsuit against BB&T over securities]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/07/062335/dow-corning-files-fraud-lawsuit-against-bbt-over-s/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Dow Corning Corp., the world's biggest silicone supplier, has sued BB&T Corp., accusing the bank of falsely representing the safety and liquidity of $667 million in auction-rate securities that the company can't sell.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA cautions companies it says are selling flavored cigarettes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned several companies that it says continue to sell banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yanks look toward title No. 28 and more talent]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/06/yanks-look-toward-title-no-28-and-more-talent/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees' minor-league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Small markets watch Series from outside]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/01/small-markets-watch-series-from-outside/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Owner Mark Attanasio of the Milwaukee Brewers thought about the teams in baseball's final four this year -- all large-market teams -- and wondered whether there would be room for his franchise anytime soon.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shoppers spent less last month]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/31/shoppers-spent-less-last-month/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yankees use long ball to tie Series]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/30/yankees-use-long-ball-to-tie-series/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their batting slump and sent the World Series to Philadelphia tied at a game apiece.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Planning Ahead: Two books try to help workers  face the realities of retirement]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/24/planning-ahead/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Retirement planning is under the spotlight in the wake of the stock-market crash that forced millions of older workers to re-examine their prospects. Will it take being scared to make people do the right thing for retirement, or would soothing words work better? The authors of a couple of new books try each of those approaches.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Human-rights advocate brings PWR to people]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/23/human-rights-advocate-brings-pwr-to-people/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Wilda Spalding dreams of connecting North Carolina to the larger world of thought, activism and change. And she wants the world to hear her adopted state's voices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Housing industry gets negative sign]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/21/housing-industry-gets-negative-sign/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Applications for home-building permits, a key gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months -- a discouraging sign for the housing industry. A rebound in housing is needed to support a broader economic recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow, S&P get boost: Investors more confident after good reports]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/dow-sp-get-boost/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Investors are seeing the kind of earnings numbers that make them feel confident about stocks.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy faces a different 'normal']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/economy-faces-a-different-normal/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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