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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint and FPL Turning Attention to  Louisiana Natural Gas]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   A subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy Inc. CNP and NextEra US Gas Assets LLC, an affiliate of FPL Group Inc. FPL signed an agreement to explore the construction of a pipeline in north Louisiana. The new pipeline will transport natural gas from the Haynesville Shale area. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:38:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator&#8217;s instructions)  Our first question will come from the line of Lasan Johong with RBC Capital Markets. Lasan Johong - RBC Capital Markets Thank you.  Can I ask a question on this DOE grant money?  I&#8217;m a little confused as to what the schedule...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Carl Kirst - BMO Capital. Carl Kirst - BMO Capital If I could first ask on the pipeline side, from what I recall, park and loan was about $30 to $40 million in 2008. I&#8217;m not sure what processing added,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP   Q2 2009 Earnings Call   August 05, 2009; 11:30 am ET]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:49:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Thank you and our first question will come from the line of Danielle Seitz with Seitz Research Group. Danielle Seitz - Seitz Research Group Thank you. I was wondering if you are looking at cost productions in some of your businesses or should we...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Carl Kirst of BMO Capital. Carl Kirst - BMO Capital Markets   Hey good morning everybody. Gary, can I just focus on the pension expense for a second is it possible to break...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. Our first question will come from the line of Lasan Johong with RBC Capital Markets. Lasan Johong - RBC Capital Markets Good morning, nice quarter. On the recovery of the storm damage, Gary if there is a delay in the legislation or the legislature say, you...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[J Clinton Hill submits: Michael O&#8217;Higgins brought us the "Dogs of the Dow" strategy which he featured in his 1992 book, Beating the Dow. The basic premise of the strategy is selecting blue chip stocks which are out of favor but have a history of stable dividend policies and the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionAt this time, we will begin taking questions. [Operator Instructions]. And our first question will come from the line of Lasan Johong with RBC Capital Markets. Lasan Johong - RBC Capital Markets Congratulations on a good quarter. I'm kind of curious about something. If you take last year's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:43:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionThank you. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question will come from the line of Lasan Johong with RBC Capital. Lasan Johong - RBC Capital Good morning. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions. First, on the open season on the Friendship and CERC pipelines, which are I...]]></description>
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