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<title><![CDATA[Philip Morris suing 10 stores in counterfeit cigarette case]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Philip Morris USA is accusing 10 New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes. The nation's largest tobacco company announced the federal lawsuits against the retailers yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell reports drop in profits of 54% for the quarter]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dell Inc. said yesterday that its latest quarterly profit dropped 54 percent as the company continues to battle a sales slump.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Many more lose homes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ready To Roll:  J.C. Penney CEO says chain is in right place in tough times]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[This holiday season, J.C. Penney CEO and Chairman Myron E. Ullman III is armed with a lineup of exclusive fashion brands he helped bring to the department-store chain, and he's ready to battle such key rivals as Macy's.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AT&T broadens coverage with 3G site in Kernserville]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[AT&T said yesterday that it has activated a 3G cell site in Kernersville that will enhance coverage for area residents and businesses.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. to get 23,700 training vouchers from Microsoft]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bev Perdue said yesterday that North Carolina will receive 23,700 training vouchers related to Microsoft Corp.'s public-private partnership to provide free technology training.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[3 companies charged with deceiving buyers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two state agencies have accused three companies with ties to the Triad of "an elaborate scheme" to deceive consumers into buying overpriced manufactured homes.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State plan wants refund from Baptist]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[N.C. Baptist Hospital has received a letter from the N.C. Attorney General's Office requesting that a $638,585 payment be made to the State Health Plan.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Viva Mario!: Familiar figure in video games is stars in new title]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Le Bleu signs agreement for Middle East distribution]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Le Bleu Corp. said yesterday that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tradeways International to provide bottled-water products in small packages to 15 countries in the Middle East.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bottled-water producer to expand Marion plant]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[North Cove Springs, a regional producer of bottled water from natural springs, said yesterday that it will expand its production plant in Marion, spending more than $6.3 million on capital investments and creating 138 jobs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New-home construction fell last month]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The budding economic recovery isn't getting much help from the home-building industry, which normally creates jobs and drives growth when a recession ends.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Phone maker to exit RTP]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Sony Ericsson, which makes cell-phone handsets, will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close six sites worldwide as it retrenches against an expected tighter market and cuts about 1,600 jobs globally.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wells Fargo to repay $1.4B to settle marketing lawsuit]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Co. said yesterday that it has agreed to repay customers about $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit and regulatory investigations that accused the company of improperly marketing risky investments as safe.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. employers to cut health-insurance costs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[North Carolina employers expect to pay a smaller increase in employee health-insurance costs next year, according to a survey released yesterday by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank of Granite could lose its place on Nasdaq listing]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bank of Granite Corp. said yesterday that it is no longer in compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market's rule that requires a minimum $1 bid price for its shares.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insteel Industries board declares 3 cent dividend]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Insteel Industries Inc. said Tuesday that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents a share.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's Spreading: Manufacturing of vaccines is becoming big business, paying off for drugmakers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:22:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Factory output down slightly in October]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A decline in factory production in October shows that consumers and businesses are cautious in spending, and economic recovery is likely to be sluggish.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola and Costco at odds]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Costco customers will have to look elsewhere for Coca-Cola products, with the retailer planning to stop carrying them in a fight about prices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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