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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Pressing For Free Trade Pact With ASEAN]]></title>
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      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 07:52:51</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Washington will press for the approval this week of a free-trade pact with Asian countries which would benefit American companies from a bigger East Asian tariff-busting program. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab will meet with her counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ADB Wants Transparency In Projects, Will Make Public All Million Dollar Contracts]]></title>
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      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 07:07:31</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday launched fresh anti-corruption drive by issuing a directing ordering all contracts awarded by the bank will be made public and transparent. In a statement, ADB revealed all contracts worth more than $1 million were required to be made public by the borrowers...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honda To Build Manufacturing Center For Asia In Thailand]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138027</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Japanese carmaker Honda Motor said on Tuesday it will build a $32.7 million spare parts  manufacturing  center for Asia to meet the growing demand for spare body parts in the region. Asian Honda Motor, the Bangkok-based regional headquarters of the company said the  target  for the completion of the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett To Auction His Car For Charity]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138028</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off his 2001 Lincoln Town Car on  eBay  to raise money for charity. The proceeds will benefit Girls Inc., a nonprofit youth organization that provides educational and recreational programs to girls....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chain store sales fell 0.2 percent 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138108</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 08:08:03</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. chain store  retail  sales fell in 
the latest week, as weekly chain store sales continued to move 
lower through August, a  retail  report said on Tuesday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart marks progress in Japan market 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138106</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 08:07:53</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Wal-Mart's Japanese subsidiary said Tuesday its first-half losses grew fivefold, but the unit's chief executive reaffirmed his commitment to Japan even as the U.S. retailer abandons the German and South Korean markets.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toll Brothers posts lower earnings 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138086</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 07:39:01</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Luxury home builder  Toll Brothers  Inc. 
 on Tuesday reported lower quarterly profit, hurt by 
falling orders and deteriorating market demand.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[InterContinental profit rises but shares slip 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138087</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 07:39:01</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - The world's largest hotelier, 
InterContinental  Hotels  Plc , reported a 30 percent rise 
in half-year profits and healthy current trading, but its 
shares slipped on a lack of news about a cash return to 
shareholders.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[YouTube expands types of advertising: report 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138088</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 07:39:01</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Closely held YouTube Inc., a video Web 
site, is expanding the type of advertisements it sells to 
include videos on its home page and on special 
advertiser-created pages, the Wall Street Journal reported on 
Tuesday, citing company executives.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Perry Ellis loss widens but beats estimates 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138089</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 07:39:01</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Perry Ellis International Inc. 
 posted a wider second-quarter loss on Tuesday, though 
it was narrower than analysts had forecast.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wall Street seen up on stable oil 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138040</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:34</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Wall Street headed for a mixed opening on 
Tuesday, drawing strength from higher Asian and European 
bourses and stable oil prices, but the situation in Iran and 
comments by Fed officials will likely temper sentiment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dell Chairman Says Recall Is Short-Term Setback]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138029</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[On a brief stopover, the founder and chairman of the computer maker Dell, Michael Dell, assured that the ongoing recall crisis is a short-term setback. "People tend to focus too much on what happened in the last 24 hours," Mr. Dell said. "I like to look at the last 24 years."...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Freddie Mac To Pay $4.65 Million To Settle Lawsuit]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138030</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac announces it will pay $4.65 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding its employee retirement plans. The suit was filed after the mortgage and finance company restated financial results for 2000 through 2002....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top AOL Executive Resigns Over Release Of Private Data]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?138031</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:37:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AOL's chief technology officer resigns after the company released private information about 650,000 subscribers. The internet service provider apologized for providing details of 20 million search queries by customers in the U.S. earlier this month....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lowe's cuts year forecast 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137877</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Retailer Lowe's Cos.  on Monday 
posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter profit and pared 
its full-year forecasts as higher energy prices and a slowing 
U.S. housing market weigh on consumer spending.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stocks fall as oil jumps 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137878</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, for the 
first time in six sessions, as a sharp rebound in oil prices 
and a disappointing outlook from Lowe's Cos. Inc., the No. 2 
U.S. home improvement chain, raised fears about slower consumer 
spending.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oil holds ground as Iran nuclear deadline nears 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137879</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Oil held steady at $72.50 
barrel on Tuesday, underpinned by Iran's determination to 
continue enriching uranium and run a risk of international 
sanctions.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AOL chief technology officer resigns: sources 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137880</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - AOL chief technology officer Maureen 
Govern, who oversaw the division responsible for accidentally 
releasing search data for more than a half a millions Internet 
users, has resigned from the company, according to an internal 
company memorandum.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honda builds parts plant in Thailand to meet demand 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137881</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Honda Motor Co. (7267.T), Japan's 
third-biggest car maker, said on Tuesday it is spending about 
3.8 billion yen ($32.7 million) to build an  auto parts  plant in 
Thailand to keep pace with strong demand especially in Asia.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[China's aging population to slow economy: report 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137882</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - China's one-child policy has led to an 
aging population and labor shortages that could undermine a key 
basis for the country's economic growth -- its seemingly 
endless supply of cheap workers, a newspaper said on Monday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gates Foundation among MediaNews lenders 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137883</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation was among a few dozen banks,  insurance  companies, mutual funds and other entities that loaned $350 million to MediaNews Group Inc. for its purchase of four newspapers from publisher McClatchy Co.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Japan loss shrinks 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137884</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-22 06:22:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Wal-Mart  Stores Inc.  Japanese 
unit Seiyu Ltd. (8268.T) said on Tuesday its first-half 
operating loss nearly halved on stronger same-store sales and 
lower costs, and it kept its full-year forecast for a sharp 
profit recovery that outstrips market expectations.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ExxonMobil declares force majeure 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137770</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 18:40:40</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - ExxonMobil  on Friday announced 
it was joining ConocoPhillips  in declaring force 
majeure on its Alaska oil shipments and cutting supplies to 
customers as a result of pipeline problems at Prudhoe Bay.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dollar rides higher on robust US retail data 
    (AFP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137771</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 18:40:40</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - The dollar got a lift from a sharp rebound in US  retail  sales which raised the possibility of US interest rates moving slightly higher.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dollar rises against major currencies 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?137754</link>
      <source>YAHOO</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 16:35:52</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - The dollar rose against most major currencies Friday after a  retail  sales report came in above expectations and investors continued to seek safety in the U.S. currency.]]></description>
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