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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions And we will take our first question from David Begleiter with Deutsche Bank. David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Thank you. Good morning. James O'Brien Good morning Dave. David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Jim, in Valvoline we have begun to see some grade of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Ashland Channel Ben Graham?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard Assets Investor submits:  By Brad Zigler Benjamin Graham, were he still alive, would likely be having a field day picking through today's market wreckage for bargains. Graham, the granddad of value investing and mentor to Warren Buffett, earned a reputation for deep-discount investing in the wake of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:24:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first call comes from [James Sheehan &#8211; Deutsche Bank] [James Sheehan &#8211; Deutsche Bank] On the functional ingredients, can you talk a little bit about the traction you're getting there and do you expect that to continue despite volume weakness? James O'Brien The activities...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:02:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Merger Status Report: Ashland - Hercules]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The M & A Researcher submits:  This entry will acknowledge Ashland's ASH comments Tuesday regarding the status of its merger with Hercules HPC:  We have received all necessary regulatory approvals and continue to work with our banks on the structure and terms of the committed financing. The next...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/2008) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mike Sison &#8211; Keybanc. Mike Sison &#8211; Keybanc  Give us a feel for &#8211; if you think about the Ashland businesses on its own and think about the current economic backdrop and potential for [low] raw materials,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland, Inc.F3Q08 (Qtr. End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from the line of Laurence Alexander with Jefferies. Please proceed. Laurence Alexander - Jefferies & Co. Good morning. James J. O'Brien - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Lawrence. Laurence Alexander - Jefferies & Co. I guess first of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr. End 03/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionWe have any questions? Operator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Jeff Zekauskas from J.P. Morgan. Please proceed. Jeffrey Zekauskas - J.P. Morgan Hi. Good morning. Unidentified Company Representative Good morning, Jeff. Jeffrey Zekauskas - J.P. Morgan Can you quickly talk about the foreign tax...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:54:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland, Inc. F1Q08 (Qtr. End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator: Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. And your first question comes from the line of Laurence Alexander with Jefferies. Please proceed. Laurence Alexander - Jefferies & Company Good morning. Eric N. Boni - Director, Investor Relations Good morning. Laurence Alexander - Jefferies & Company I guess first of all...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:47:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland F4Q07 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionUnidentified Analyst Good afternoon.  I guess, first of all, on GlobalOne, could you address the timing for us to star seeing savings and how fast you will be pushing that? Marvin Quin The focus is past year as we are getting GlobalOne in place.  And that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashland Inc. will sell construction division]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Chemicals and construction company Ashland Inc. said Monday it has agreed to sell its highway construction division to integrated construction materials holding company Oldcastle Materials Inc. for $1.3 billion, allowing Ashland to focus on its core chemical operations. Ashland shares tumbled nearly 6 percent.   The...]]></description>
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