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         <title><![CDATA[New York man dies after fall at Mount Snow]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[DOVER - A 33-year-old man from New York has died after hitting a tree while skiing at a southern Vermont ski area.

Police told the Brattleboro Reformer that Michael Schroeter of Highland Mills, N.Y., died of injuries he suffered when he fell and slid into a tree on a trail at Mount Snow in Dover.

The accident took place Monday.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:56:29 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[N.Y. leads 11 states in suing EPA over soot rules]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York and 10 other states filed a lawsuit Friday designed to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue new regulations on soot pollution.



New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan comes after the federal agency failed to meet a statutory October deadline to revise soot]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:15:18 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks fall sharply    as Greek deal is delayed]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks had their worst day of the year Friday after Greece hit a roadblock on its way to a critical bailout.



The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 89.23 points, or 0.7 percent, at 12,801.23. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 finished down 9.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:39:53 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Activities have new home inside Pittstown dome]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
PITTSTOWN, N.Y. -- With the dome up and the turf down, the Strong Brothers Sports Dome in Pittstown has already seen use during several recent "come play on our turf" open events. 



Crews continue work on the facilities in the off-hours.



Regular league events are scheduled beginning in April, but dome developer Greg Harriman said previously that the open turf]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:31:07 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[RPI students face off in $15,000 entrepreneurial competition]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
KATHRYN CAGGIANELLI



The Troy Record



TROY, N.Y. -- A two-day competition that kicked off Tuesday and was open to graduate and undergraduate students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute wound down Wednesday evening, but not before more than 20 teams pitched their innovative ideas and business plans to a diverse panel of judges.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:19:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Patire Inc. continues proud history]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
ZEKE WRIGHT



Staff Writer



HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- Nearly three years after some 1,000 General Motors dealers lost their franchises during a wholesale restructuring of the American auto industry, one affected local dealer continues selling and servicing GM brands.   



Owner Bruce Patire said 80 percent of business at Patire Sales and Service Inc.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:18:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Friendly's CEO steps down after 18 months]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WILBRAHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The chief executive of the Friendly's restaurant chain has announced he is stepping down after 18 months on the job and a month after the company emerged from bankruptcy protection.

Harsha Agadi said in an email to employees Thursday that he has personal commitments that require his attention and he will remain on the Friendly's Ice Cream Corp.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:50 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks close higher after debt deal in Greece]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market finally got a deal in Greece, but it didn&rsquo;t produce much of a rally.



U.S. stocks rose Thursday morning after Greece announced an agreement to cut costs and keep from defaulting on its debt next month, an event that could have shocked the world financial system.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:47:08 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jobs gap between young and old is widest ever]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.



An analysis by the Pew Research Center, released Thursday, details the impact of the recent recession on the attitudes of a generation of]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:39:29 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vermont Senate committee talks power line purchase]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
DAVE GRAM



Associated Press



MONTPELIER -- A Vermont Senate committee is working on a plan to have the state take a majority stake in its high-tension power transmission grid, now that a proposed merger between the state's two largest utilities would put control of Vermont's electric backbone under Canadian control.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:22:35 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dems hit lax fed drilling oversight]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal policing of oil and natural gas drilling on public lands is lax and inconsistent, with only 6 percent of violations resulting in monetary fines over 13 years, House Democrats said in a report Wednesday.



Fines over that time totaled less than $275,000, an amount that the Democratic staff of the House Natural Resources Committee]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:34:57 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks rally from early losses to close higher]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt.



The Dow Jones industrial average gained 5.75 points to close at 12,883.95 after falling as much as 60 points at midday.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:34:46 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stock market ends higher, erasing early losses, as Greece makes deal]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday February 7, 2012    
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks resumed their slow but steady climb Tuesday as Greece appeared close to announcing a deal with creditors to cut its debt. The Dow Jones industrial average ended at its highest level since May 2008.



Stock indexes rose after a report that Greece and the investors who bought its government bonds were close to a deal to reduce what Greece owes.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 7 Feb 2012 22:39:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks slip on Wall Street as Greek talks drag on]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday February 6, 2012    
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to get more bailout loans.



On an otherwise quiet day, energy stocks were among the few to rise. Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Schlumberger each rose 1 percent.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:51:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sunday February 5, 2012    
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit 1 percent of their international reserves into a jointly administered development bank as they seek to deepen economic cooperation.



Officials announced the decision as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted leaders of the Bolivarian Alliance bloc,]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:14:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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