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		<title><![CDATA[American Greetings Corporation F2Q10 (Qtr End 08/28/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jeff Stein with Soleil Securities. Jeff Stein &#8211; Soleil Securities First of all, if you could just talk a little bit about where the upside is coming from relative to your internal forecast because clearly in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:11:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Greetings Corporation F1Q10 (Qtr End 05/29/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jeff Stein - Soleil Securities Jeff Stein - Soleil Securities Great quarter, all things considered, great quarter. A question regarding your integration expenses on RPG and Papyrus, you didn&#8217;t specifically address that. It seems that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:45:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Greetings Announces Quarterly Dividend]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- American Greetings Corporation  today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share to be paid on March 16, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2009.  About American Greetings Corporation  American Greetings Corporation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FotoMedia Announces Partnership with AG Interactive for Media File Sharing Technology and Content Delivery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- FotoMedia Technologies, LLC, a leader in media file sharing technologies, and AG Interactive, Inc., a subsidiary of American Greetings Corporation, one of the world's largest creators, manufacturers, and distributors of social expression products, have announced a three-year collaboration effort to introduce FotoMedia technology into the products and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumers Celebrating a New Look at Love This Valentine's Day]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modern Relationship Research Leads Greeting Card Manufacturer To Redefine Valentines  CLEVELAND, Feb. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- There is no human emotion stronger than love, yet scientists and psychologists still cannot agree on a definition for it. Since love is ever evolving and intensely personal, today's romantic relationships have developed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Greetings and HDgreetings Transform Valentine&#39;s Day]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine's Day is the biggest single day of the year for sending electronic greeting cards. This year, through a collaboration between  American Greetings  and  HDgreetings , a new kind of ecard that combines movie-quality animation with a personal photo is making its debut, transforming the Valentine card...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Online Scam Affecting E-card Recipients]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2009_Feb_6/ai_n31312450]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Egreetings.com Offers Advice to Ensure Safety  CLEVELAND, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An e-card scam that misleadingly directs recipients to inappropriate content continues to plague users. The issue was originally reported over the holiday season and has continued through the first of the year, affecting millions of consumers. With...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Greetings Offers Consumers Historical and Modern Inspirations  CLEVELAND, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On the heels of a groundbreaking election and inauguration, Black History Month will be celebrated this February with a deep appreciation for the impact that African Americans have had, and continue to have, on American...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prospects are bright as consumers return to basics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Both greeting card supplier executives and chain drug retailers are aware that not only have greeting cards historically proved recession-resistant, but they have often actually benefited from a slow economy.  This is due to the fact that when disposable income falls, consumers often replace expensive gifts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chains gear up for Valentine's Day]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  NEW YORK -- About 191 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year, making the holiday the second-largest for greeting card giving, and chain drug stores are now allocating significant space for Valentine's Day cards and other social expressions products.  This year is of particular importance...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AG, Hallmark move to strengthen operations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- In an effort to streamline their business and maximize efficiency, the two leading greeting card companies have recently undergone a period of consolidation and acquisitional activity.  Last year American Greetings Corp. announced a partnership with Kathy Davis Studios, and in 2009 is bringing the company's fresh...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5248/is_5_26/ai_n31446820]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[American Greetings Corp. of Cleveland said it was cutting about 200 jobs as it copes with weaker sales. About 60 of the layoffs will be split between its Osceola facility and a plant at Ripley, Tenn. Most of the cuts will occur at Bardstown, Ky. The company also is closing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A warm greeting: getting your card line to market]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  WHILE SHOPPING FOR MOTHER'S DAY CARDS FOR HER girlfriends several years ago, Heather A. Kollar says she discovered a void in the marketplace and decided to fill it. For three years Kollar wrote greeting card copy, studied the industry, and developed a business plan. The Bronx, New...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This Valentine's Day, New Cards Focus on Real Life and Real Love]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2009_Jan_29/ai_n31335030]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[American Greetings Offers the Perfect Sentiment for Every Relationship Stage  CLEVELAND, Jan. 29  /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of consumers head to the card aisle to find the perfect greeting card for that special someone every Valentine's Day. That perfect greeting card however means something different to every couple. On...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scoreboard]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOREBOARD                   Quarter    Dollar       % RETAILERS         ended      Sales   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AG bolsters position in humorous, alternative cards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND -- American Greetings Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Recycled Greetings Inc.  A Chicago-based creator and designer of humorous greeting cards, Recycled Greetings has annual net sales of about $80 million.  Under terms of the agreement, a so-called "prepackaged" Chapter 11 reorganization subject to approval by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AG makes acquisition, extends sway in humorous cards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3007/is_2_31/ai_n31297776]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND -- American Greetings Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Recycled Paper Greetings Inc. and, in the process, opened itself up to criticism that it is trying to corner the market on humorous greeting cards.  Recycled Paper Greetings RPG, a Chicago-based marketer known for its line of funny...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lionsgate expands Care Bears distribution.(Lions Gate Films Inc.)(American Greetings Properties)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Danny King     Lionsgate reached an agreement with American Greetings Properties  that will broaden its distribution rights for the Care Bears  children's franchise while establishing rights to sell DVDs for the  CBS series Sushi Pack . The deal gives Lionsgate a chance to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RPG Investment Holdings, LLC and Monitor Clipper Partners Comment on Actions by American Greeting Company to Acquire Recycled Paper Greetings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CHICAGO -- RPG Investment Holdings, LLC ("RPGI") and funds affiliated with Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC ("MCP"), today issued a statement strongly condemning American Greeting Corporation's (NYSE: AM) ("AG") actions leading to its planned acquisition of Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. ("RPG"), an RPGI company in which MCP is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Greetings Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 11/28/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jeff Stein &#8211; Soleil Securities Jeff Stein &#8211; Soleil Securities Can you talk a little bit about financial covenants? In the 10-K you allude to the leverage covenant and interest coverage but there&#8217;s no numbers and I&#8217;m wondering where you...]]></description>
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