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  <copyright>(C) 2009 The National Ledger</copyright>
   
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			<title>Taxing Time Again for New York </title>
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			<pubDate>Fri,  3 Jul 2009 12:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Who are the richest people in town? Here's a hint: Every dime they have
is disposable income.&nbsp; The answer is tourists. And they increasingly
are the victims of the soak-the-rich mentality that has resurfaced with...]]></description>
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			<title>A Health-Care Greeting: Welcome to Wal-Mart  </title>
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			<pubDate>Thu,  2 Jul 2009 12:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Americans agree on health care. Ask them, "Who should pay for it," and
they all answer, "Not me." But follow up with, "Who, then?" and you
have a fight on your hands.&nbsp; Wal-Mart has greatly improved the quality...]]></description>
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			<title>General Motors as Government Motors After One Month</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed,  1 Jul 2009 11:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Almost one month ago General Motors Corporation (GM), probably quite
necessarily, filed for bankruptcy.&nbsp; The recession, noncompetitive
operating costs (conspicuously including noncompetitive labor costs) and...]]></description>
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			<title>Freedom and Giving: Religion, Environment and Finances All Require Choices </title>
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			<pubDate>Wed,  1 Jul 2009 10:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The need for Freedom seems to be deeply ingrained in the heart of man.
World history is latent with battles to attain or preserve freedom. If
you don’t have it you want it. If you have it you fight anyone...]]></description>
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			<title>US Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Improving</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed,  1 Jul 2009 09:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Since September 11, 2001, the United States has established tools to
address the threat to the US financial system of money laundering and
terrorist financing.&nbsp; One such tool is Section 311 of the...]]></description>
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			<title>Four Reasons Sanford Has a Future</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed,  1 Jul 2009 00:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[<br>
Mark Sanford only looks washed up. True, as governor of South Carolina,
he recently walked off his job to secretly visit his mistress in
Argentina. And, true, he was forced to admit his affair in a news
conference...]]></description>
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			<title>Chuck Norris on Michael, McMahon, Farrah and You </title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The entertainment world lost a few giants last week, and like the rest
of the world, my wife, Gena, and I offer their families, friends and
fans our most heartfelt condolences...]]></description>
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			<title>Independence Day: Celebrating the Upcoming Fourth of July</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Independence Day celebrations usually call for parades, barbecues,
quality time with family and friends, and of course, fireworks.&nbsp; This
year, as we watch the fireworks that symbolize and celebrate our...]]></description>
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			<title>Helping Borrowers Save Themselves  </title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An 11th Commandment could read: Thou shalt not cheat the meek. Morality
is reason alone for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to shield
the little guys from the lending barracudas -- as well as from their...]]></description>
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			<title>Why Adultery is Political Suicide </title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[By now, it's clear that Mark Sanford has about as much of a future in
politics as he does in sumo wrestling. His confession of adultery was
all it took to demolish any hopes he had of running for president --
and perhaps...]]></description>
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