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		<title><![CDATA[Philip Morris Ordered to Pay $300 Mln to Smoker]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million (180 million pounds) in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema.The Broward Circuit Court jury assessed $56.6 million in past and future medical expenses...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria Group Q3: Earnings Beat, Guidance Narrowed]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   Altria Group MO reported  strong third-quarter results, with earnings of 48 cents per share. Earnings were  2 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate and up 4.3% year-over-year. Profits  were primarily driven by the company&#8217;s cost savings efforts and growth in the cigar unit.Net...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria Group Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator's Instructions) Our first comes Judy Hong with Goldman Sachs. Judy Hong - Goldman Sachs  Good morning, Judy.  Mike, I guess first I want us to get a better understanding of just the inventory movement situation here as it relates to the impact on your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria's Yield, Earnings Continue to Impress]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eddy Elfenbein submits:  I really like shares of Altria MO and it&#8217;s probably a good candidate for next year&#8217;s Buy List. The stock is going for about 10 times this year&#8217;s earnings. The company just raised its quarterly dividend by two cents a share to 34 cents. That works...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:53:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Philip Morris International and Altria: Compare and Contrast]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dobromir Stoyanov submits: Back in 2008 Altria MO spun off its global tobacco operations in order to reduce litigation risk. The global tobacco operations are touted as a growth play on emerging markets such as China and Russia. Just because there might be an opportunity for growth, does not really...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:23:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria Beats, Raises Guidance, But Suffers from Court Battles]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   Altria Group MO recently reported strong second-quarter results, as adjusted earnings increased 8.7% to 50 cents from 46 cents in the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by the smokeless tobacco category.  Net revenues increased 33% year-over-year to $6.7 billion, driven by cigarette segment results that increased...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:13:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altria Group, Inc. MO   Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript   July 22, 2009 9:00 am ET]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:13:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Thank you. Operator instructions Investors, analysts, and media representatives are now invited to participate in this question-and-answer session. We will take questions from the investment community first. Our first question comes from the line of Christine Farkas of Banc of America. Christine Farkas - Banc of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:13:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria: Good to Accumulate for the Long Term]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an investor looking for stocks that will soar in the economic recovery if it happens, look elsewhere. But if you&#8217;re a patient investor willing to accumulate and hold a stock for years to get a good return, read on. The basic investment case for Altria Group MO, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:07:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Choose Phillip Morris, Not Altria]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've gotten plenty of ridicule by saying Altria MO is nothing short of a value trap, but most have not criticized my analysis. I do, however, prefer [[PM]] Phillip Morris International; thus because opportunity cost plays such a large role in the investing world, I see no reason to buy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:11:56 -0700</pubDate>
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