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			<title>Obama's Boeing visit could mirror themes from Clinton's visit in 1993
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			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:39 pm</pubDate>
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EVERETT -- When President Barack Obama visits the Boeing Co.'s factory today, he'll be only the second sitting president to do so.]]></description>
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			<title>Improving job market, other signs boost hopes for economy
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			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:11 pm</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The healthier job market that's lifted the economy in recent months shows no signs of slowing.]]></description>
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			<title>It's time to cut our dependency on other people's money </title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:39 pm</pubDate>
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President Barack Obama's budget is a good fit for the dysfunctional fiscal policy process. By most accounts it is a totally meaningless document,...]]></description>
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			<title>Congress deals major blow to wind power industry</title>
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CHICAGO -- The wind industry is predicting massive layoffs and stalled or abandoned projects after a deal to renew a tax credit for wind production...]]></description>
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			<title>Airport security gets simpler -- for a select few</title>
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NEW YORK -- You can keep your jacket, belt and shoes on through airport security. You just need to fly a lot, or pay for the privilege.]]></description>
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			<title>Airlines cite high fuel costs as they raise fares</title>
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DALLAS -- If you're buying an airline ticket soon, get ready to pay a few bucks more.]]></description>
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			<title>Sears lays off 100 at Illinois headquarters</title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:39 pm</pubDate>
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CHICAGO -- Sears is laying off 100 workers at its headquarters outside of Chicago.]]></description>
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			<title>Nordstrom's 4Q profits up 1.7 percent</title>
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NEW YORK -- Upscale department store operator Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday that its affluent shoppers continued to spend in the fourth quarter and...]]></description>
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			<title>Dow within 100 of 13,000 as stocks barrel higher</title>
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NEW YORK -- Stocks have surged to their highest close of the year.]]></description>
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			<title>U.S. wholesale prices rise slightly in January</title>
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. wholesale prices rose slightly in January spurred by higher costs of pharmaceutical drugs, but food and fuel prices fell.]]></description>
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			<title>More Chinese cities seize iPads in trademark dispute</title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:39 pm</pubDate>
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BEIJING -- Authorities have seized iPads from more Chinese retailers in an escalating trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and a struggling local...]]></description>
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			<title>U.S. unemployment applications drop to a 4-year low</title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:01 pm</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest...]]></description>
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			<title>Apple previews Mac OS update, Mountain Lion</title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:39 pm</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. on Thursday released a developer preview of an update for the Mac operating system, dubbed "Mountain Lion," that will copy...]]></description>
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			<title>Fame and fortune of celebrities such as Whitney Houston offers cautionary tales </title>
			<pubDate>Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:54 pm</pubDate>
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Like so many others, I was stunned to hear about Whitney Houston's death at age 48. You just can't overlook the pleasure Houston's music brought into...]]></description>
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			<title>Counterfeit medication becoming big business in U.S.
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			<pubDate>Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:54 pm</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears...]]></description>
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			<title>Factory output jumps 0.7 percent in January</title>
			<pubDate>Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:54 pm</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories boosted output last month and December ended up being their best month for growth in five years. Busier factories are...]]></description>
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			<title>Armstrong charity gives $1.5 million to California tobacco tax measure</title>
			<pubDate>Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:54 pm</pubDate>
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Supporters of an initiative on California's June ballot that would raise cigarette taxes to fund cancer research got a boost...]]></description>
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			<title>GM made record $7.6 billion in 2011</title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:01 pm</pubDate>
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DETROIT -- General Motors made a record $7.6 billion in 2011, driven by a $7.2-billion profit in North America that ensures its highest...]]></description>
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			<title>Safety agency wants automakers to stifle distractions from dashboard</title>
			<pubDate>Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:01 pm</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Carmakers should design potentially distracting dashboard technology so it's automatically disabled while the vehicle is in motion,...]]></description>
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			<title>Foreclosure activity edges higher in January</title>
			<pubDate>Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:54 pm</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES -- Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after...]]></description>
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