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         <title><![CDATA[N. Adams Council refers petition on Lowe&rsquo;s project]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[JENNIFER HUBERDEAU



North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Although the proposed Lowe&rsquo;s home improvement store was only mentioned by name once during a Nov. 10 City Council meeting, the project is apparently still in the works.



Attorney Jonathan Sabin, representing developer Ceruzzi Properties of Fairfield, Conn.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:06:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Botax? Nip/tuck levy to help health care plan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- They call it the "Botax."



The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.



Vanity was an easy target as lawmakers scraped for cash for the nearly $1 trillion plan to expand health care to millions of]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:41 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs -- more than a third of its work force -- as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.



Major job cuts had been expected and seemed certain after Time Warner said last week that AOL would take $200 million in charges for severance and other restructuring-related]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:32 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Computer glitch snarls flights throughout U.S.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) -- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation&rsquo;s air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.



The snarl Thursday -- traced to something as simple as a single circuit board -- prompted calls for more money and manpower at the Federal Aviation]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:27 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Panel sets fees for big firms, aims to rein in Fed]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking aim at Wall Street and the nation&rsquo;s central bank, a key House committee voted Thursday to assess upfront fees on large financial firms to pay for the failure of their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the secretive Federal Reserve.



The votes were the final brush strokes to the House Financial Services Committee&rsquo;s response to last]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[AP says 90 layoffs this week reach payroll goal]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press said Thursday it laid off 90 news employees worldwide this week to reach its goal of cutting annual payroll costs by 10 percent.



The AP set the target in October 2008 and said it achieved most of the reductions through attrition and buyouts. To complete the effort this week, the company resorted to its largest newsroom layoffs in memory -- cutting roughly]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:22 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- 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.



Mario, the pot-bellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins and gobbling magic mushrooms, has been around for nearly]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:30 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Upscale McDonald's brings European style to New York City location]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- Danish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free Wi-Fi.



You want fries with that?



A McDonald's in midtown Manhattan became the first in the U.S. this fall to undergo a sleek, European-style makeover similar to what McDonald's has done at thousands of outlets around in France and the United Kingdom.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:44:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jobless benefits could end in Jan.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 1 million people will run out of unemployment benefits in January unless Congress quickly extends federal emergency aid, a nonprofit group said Wednesday.



States typically provide 26 weeks of unemployment insurance for those who lose their jobs through no fault of their own, with weekly checks averaging about $300.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:56 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[FDA panel backs Pfizer&rsquo;s enhanced vaccine for kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated version of Pfizer&rsquo;s best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and toddlers, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals.



The Food and Drug Administration&rsquo;s panel of vaccine experts voted 10-1 in favor of Pfizer&rsquo;s Prevnar 13 to protect against pneumococcal disease.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:21 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks slip on technology, housing numbers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- Disappointing forecasts from technology companies and an unexpected drop in home construction added to worries about the economy and sent stocks modestly lower.



The drop came a day after major stock indicators closed at 13-month highs. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 11 points after having risen in nine of the past 11 days.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:19 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senators blast Web sites over scams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.



Internet companies Affinion, Vertrue and Webloyalty are using aggressive sales tactics to scam millions of customers, the]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:55 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stock market ends mixed even as commodities gain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks finished an erratic session mixed Tuesday as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials shares.



Major stock indexes had their third straight advance, reaching new 13-month highs, but there were more declining shares than advancers on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:29 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[More than $98 billion in improper gov&rsquo;t payments]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.



In all, about 5 percent of spending in federal programs in fiscal year 2009 was improper, according to new details of a government financial report that]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:05:42 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart confirms some Black Friday deals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- The official kickoff for the holiday shopping season is more than a week away. But the nation&rsquo;s retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are already starting to let shoppers know about their fat discounts in hopes of attracting big crowds.



Wal-Mart Stores confirmed on Tuesday some of the deals it will be pushing to draw crowds for the day after Thanksgiving.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:05:29 EST]]></pubDate>
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