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		<title><![CDATA[4 announce contributions to defined benefit plans.(Boeing Co.)(BP PLC)(AK Steel Corp.)(Continental Airlines Inc.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200704/ai_n20436036]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing Co., Chicago, contributed $509 million to its pension plans  in the first quarter and expects to contribute another $500 million in  2008 and $500 million in 2009, the company reported. It doesn't  expect to make any other pension contributions t  Boeing Co., Chicago, contributed $509...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[San Diego fund sues Amaranth.(At Deadline)(San Diego County Employees Retirement Association files securities fraud suit against Amaranth Advisors L.L.C.)(Fidelity Investments to terminate defined benefit plan)(House Committee on Financial Services approv]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200704/ai_n20449849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[San Diego fund sues Amaranth    San Diego County Employees Retirement Association filed a federal  securities fraud suit against Amaranth Advisors, three of its officers  and its former natural gas trader. The lawsuit, filed March 29 in U.S.  District C  San Diego fund sues...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sonesta to freeze DB plan, match 401(k) contributions.(Sonesta International Hotels Corp.'s defined benefit plan)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200611/ai_n20450034]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON - Sonesta International Hotels Corp., Boston, will freeze  its defined benefit plan to all of its U.S. employees effective Dec. 31,  and begin matching contributions up to 4% of employees' earnings to  its 401k plan, according to an SEC filing.  BOSTON - Sonesta International Hotels...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS' final regulations on HSAs OK health assessment incentives.(News)(Internal Revenue Service )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200608/ai_n20165331]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JERRY GEISEL    WASHINGTON-Final Internal Revenue Service regulations open the door  for employers with health savings accounts that are part of flexible  benefit plans to give employees financial incentives to participate in  health assessment   Byline: JERRY GEISEL    WASHINGTON-Final Internal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Continental, Abbott, BAE reveal plan contributions.(News)(Continental Airlines Inc plans to contribute to its defined benefit plans)(Abbott Laboratories plans to contribute to its defined benefit plans)(BAE Systems plans to contribute to its defined benef]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200603/ai_n20435830]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Three pension plan sponsors have announced contributions for their  defined benefit plans.    * Continental Airlines Inc., Houston, plans to contribute $258  million to its defined benefit plans in 2006, according to its annual  report filed Feb. 23 wit  Three pension plan sponsors have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Number one - for now.(Editorial)(California Public Employees' Retirement System )]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[California Public Employees' Retirement System became the  first U.S. pension fund to reach $200 billion in assets, continuing its  reign as the largest one in the country - but probably not for long.    Ranked No. 2, close behind CalPERS' $200.2 billio  California Public Employees'...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[3M, Dow among firms making pension contributions.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several companies announced contributions made to their pension  plans in the third quarter, or those planned through the end of the  year.    3M Co., St. Paul, Minn., made a special contribution of $300  million to its $8 billion U.S. defined benefit p  Several...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gallagher freezes pension plan; Brokerage joins exodus from defined benefit plans to 401(k).(News)(Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JERRY GEISEL    ITASCA, Ill.-Another major employer is phasing out its defined  benefit pension plan in favor of an enriched 401k plan.    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. froze its $137 million pension plan  last month, with employees no longer   Byline:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger pension revolt.(Arnold Schwarzenegger)(Editorial)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's charisma might induce California  voters to adopt his proposal to move new public employees to a defined  contribution plan and end, through attrition, public defined benefit  plans in the state.    But no decision on such a  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's charisma...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NCR registers new approach to pension plan; Latest to phase out defined benefit plan.(News)(NCR Corp.)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JERRY GEISEL    DAYTON, Ohio-Another major U.S. employer is phasing out its defined  benefit pension plan.    Information technology giant NCR Corp. of Dayton, Ohio, plans to  close off its $2.8 billion pension plan to new and younger employees   Byline: JERRY...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aon latest employer to alter its pension strategy.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JERRY GEISEL    CHICAGO-Continuing a trend among employers, Aon Corp. is adding a  second defined contribution plan and will phase out its defined benefit  pension plan.    The new plan offered by Chicago-based Aon, the world's  second-largest i  Byline: JERRY GEISEL...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[City campaign finance shuffle.(Viewpoint)(financing political campaigns)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conventional wisdom says that the New York City system of using  taxpayer dollars to finance political campaigns is a model for the rest  of the country. Last week's election for the City Council showed  that what it really does is benefit unions an  The conventional...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News Briefs; UAL plans to make $4.8 billion contribution to U.S. defined benefit funds through 2008.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO - UAL Corp. expects to contribute $4.8 billion to its U.S.  defined benefit plans by the end of 2008, according to its third-quarter  report. The parent company of United Airlines Inc. expects to face a  federal funding surcharge imposed on plan  CHICAGO - UAL Corp....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crain offers employees a new retirement plan.(News)(Crain Communications Inc. )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200309/ai_n20152767]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JERRY GEISEL    DETROIT-Building on the popularity of its decades-old profit  sharing plan, the parent company of Business Insurance magazine is  adding a second defined contribution plan.    The new plan offered by Detroit-based Crain Communica  Byline: JERRY GEISEL   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Awful precedent.(General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. cutting matching funds to employee retirement savings)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20447771]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[*****    Correction: The name of Brian H. Graff was misspelled in a Dec. 23  editorial, ``Defined benefit plan savior?''    *****    General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are sending the wrong  message at the wrong time about retirement saving....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[[C] Profiles of the Top 200 Pension Funds.(The P&I 1,000)(alphabetical listing includes California Public Employees' Retirement System through Cook County Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund)(Illustration)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20447779]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[California Public Employees' Retirement System    ($ millions)    Total assets 128,678    Defined benefit 128,461    Defined contribution 217    DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN:    Employer DB contributions 322    Benefit payments 5,793   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[[E] Profiles of the Top 200 Pension Funds.(The P&I 1,000)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20447781]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Eastman Kodak Co.    ($ millions)    Total assets* 10,887    Defined benefit 5,612    Defined contribution 5,275    *P&I estimate    ROCHESTER, N.Y. - As of Sept. 30, Eastman Kodak Co.'s total  employee benefit assets decreased...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[[F] Profiles of the Top 200 Pension Funds.(The P&I 1,000)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20447782]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Employees Benefits System    ($ millions)    Total assets 7,517    Defined benefit 4,793    Defined contribution 2,724    DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN:    Employer DB contributions 0    Benefit payments 140   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[[J] Profiles of the Top 200 Pension Funds.(The P&I 1,000)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20447785]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson    ($ millions)    Total assets 6,464    Defined benefit 2,523    Defined contribution 3,941    DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN:    Employer DB contributions 210    Benefit payments 146    Asset mix:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[[K] Profiles of the Top 200 Pension Funds.(The P&I 1,000)(alphabetical listing includes Kaiser Permanente through Kimberly-Clark Corp.)(Illustration)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20447786]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente    ($ millions)    Total assets 7,109    Defined benefit 4,058    Defined contribution 3,051    DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN:    Employer DB contributions 31    Benefit payments 191    Asset mix: ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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