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		<title><![CDATA[American Apparel Floats on Debt; Some of It From CEO Charney]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Porn-based advertising/clothing empire American Apparel released its Q4 2008 results yesterday, and the news on the top and bottom lines looked good: Sales were up 30 percent to $146 million and net income was up 30 percent to $3.9 million.    Less well-publicized, however, was the $4 million...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Apparel Hopes Porn Ads Will Save It From Financial Troubles]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Apparel has built a fast-growing empire on some of the most risque, porn-influenced ads ever seen in mainstream media. Those ads appear to have been successful: The chain reported a 3 percent sales gain in December when other retailers tanked; and said it will post a 10 percent same-store...]]></description>
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