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  		<title><![CDATA[InterContinental profit rises but shares slip 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc: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.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Hilton reaches accord with hotel labor union 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Hilton Hotels  Corp.  said on 
Saturday it has reached an accord with the union representing 
North American hotel workers that includes an easing of the 
company's stance on how hotels are unionized.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Starwood profit tops views, raises outlook 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Starwood  Hotels  & Resorts Worldwide 
Inc.  on Thursday posted better-than-expected 
second-quarter profit on gains from the sale of some  hotels  and 
higher room rates, and raised its outlook for the year.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Hilton Hotels Reports Rise In Profits]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Shaveta Bansal - AHN Contributor
 Los Angeles, CA ( AHN) -  Hilton Hotels  reported a 63 percent rise first-quarter profit on strength of robust travel demand and continued tight supply of hotel rooms. 
 Its net income rose from $ 64 million to $ 104 million while the quarterly revenue rose 41...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Host's Earnings Not So Inviting 
    (The Motley Fool)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[The Motley Fool - In the Wall Street world of "bigger is better," Host  Hotels  &amp; Resorts (NYSE: HST - News) is a brokerage-house favorite. With a nearly $8 billion market cap, the company formerly known as  Host Marriott  is by far the largest hotel  real estate  investment trust (REIT), and seventeen out of its 18 stock analysts recommend its shares. But after reviewing the company's first-quarter earnings report, investors pursuing the hotel REIT space may be better served looking elsewhere.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Experts: Illegal Immigrants Help Economy 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - They pick fruit and vegetables and clip hedges. They hang drywall and clean houses,  hotels  and office buildings. The millions of illegal workers in the United States have come under a fresh spotlight as Congress and President Bush grapple with revamping the nation's immigration policies.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[InterCon 2005 profits up, to pay special dividend 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - The world's largest hotelier, 
InterContinental  Hotels  Plc , reported a 7.6 percent 
rise in 2005 profits on Thursday and announced a further 
special dividend to shareholders of 500 million pounds ($878 
million).]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Hilton to return 7.3 bln, completing hotel sale 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - British  hotels  and gambling group Hilton 
 reported on Thursday a 10 percent rise in year profit 
and said it would return up to 4.2 billion pounds ($7.32 
billion) to shareholders early in the second quarter.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Hilton to buy UK, European Hilton hotels (Reuters)]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Hilton  Hotels  Corp.  on 
Thursday said it would buy its British namesake&#039;s hotel 
operations for 3.3 billion pounds (&#36;5.7 billion), propelling it 
into the ranks of rivals with global operations.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Hilton buys hotels from UK namesake (Reuters)]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Hilton  Hotels  Corp.  on 
Thursday said it would buy its British namesake&#039;s  hotels  for 
3.3 billion pounds (&#36;5.7 billion), in a deal to boost its 
international footprint to catch up with larger U.S. rivals.  ]]></dc:description>
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