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		<title><![CDATA[Herley Industries, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 2/1/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from [Unidentified Analyst - Stephens Inc.]. Unidentified Analyst - Stephens Inc.  Just a few housekeeping questions right off the bat. How should we look for sales and gross margin going forward for the rest of the year here...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:13:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Globalization can be a double-edged sword. Business practices are now crossing borders just as quickly as software, commodities, or flat television screens. Corporate executives enjoy the good and the bad.    One idea the U.S. seems to be exporting is that of class action lawsuits against companies. Indeed,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:46:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In brief.(News)(Geoffrey Cohen of HIH Insurance Ltd. accused for giving misleading information )(a legislation for employee insurance-Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act-H.R. 493)(report on Catastrophes losses )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200704/ai_n20165161]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BCBS settles with doctors in class action suit    The Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assn. and 23 of its licensed  health plans have settled a class action lawsuit with 900,000 physicians  and medical societies alleging that the plans defrauded doctors. T  BCBS settles with...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Farm faces class action suit over flood policies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Manard Law Firm has filed a class action suit on behalf of two New Orleans doctors and all individuals and businesses who suffered flood losses in excess of their flood policies with State Farm Insurance Co. because they allegedly were not advised of or offered excess flood insurance. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Regulators target undisclosed conflicts.(Conference Calls)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200503/ai_n17425592]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Gary S. Mogel       NEW YORK - Plaintiff's attorneys and federal regulators at a  financial services and insurance industries litigation conference here  this month agreed that much still needs to be done to end conflicts of  interest.    ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Republicans rule, but P-C bills face hurdles.(Property and casualty )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5249/is_200501/ai_n20034329]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[THE PROPERTY-CASUALTY INDUSTRY enters 2005 aware that Washington is  sympathetic to its federal legislative and regulatory priorities and  that it backed the right horses in the 2004 election.    However, the question remains whether Congress will get t  THE PROPERTY-CASUALTY INDUSTRY enters 2005 aware that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sweeping Republican victory seen facilitating class-action reform effort: defeat of Senate minority leader removes one major roadblock for the industry.(Bush Prevails)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE REELECTION OF PRESIDENT George W. Bush, coupled with the  Republicans gaining seats in the U.S. Senate is being viewed by the  property-casualty insurance industry as paving the way for class-action  reform sooner rather than later in the next Congr  THE REELECTION OF PRESIDENT George W....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tort reform supporters hail election outcome.(Election 2004)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200411/ai_n20173798]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN    WASHINGTON-President Bush's re-election and the exit of  several anti-tort reform lawmakers from the Senate could help push civil  justice reform closer to reality in the next Congress.    Gone are such tort reform opponents a  Byline: MARK A....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late News; Senate to take up class action bill Tuesday.(Insurance bill)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200407/ai_n20155468]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senate plans to begin consideration of a class action reform  bill late Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had  initially intended to bring the Class Action Fairness Act, S. 2062, to  the floor June 1. But he delayed the vote after  The Senate plans...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Industry hopeful on class action bill.(Vote Postponed, insurance industry)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5249/is_200406/ai_n20056850]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS optimistic that class action reform  legislation can be enacted this year following an agreement by U.S.  Senate leaders to postpone a procedural vote.    "This is good news," said Gary Karr, a representative of  the   THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Timeline of developments in risk management in 2003.(Spotlight)(Calendar)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200401/ai_n20156654]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[January    The federal terrorism backstop appears to be calming a jittery  market as property insurance and reinsurance rates begin to level off  for risk managers and insurers renewing their accounts in January. But  while the property market continues  January    The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late News; Court strikes down ban on same-sex unions.(meshed briefs)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200311/ai_n20156568]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot ban  gay marriage, opening the way for gay and lesbian couples in the state  to receive the same protections and benefits as heterosexual married  couples. In its 4-3 decision in Hilary Goo  The Massachusetts Supreme Court...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200305/ai_n20153229]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[KWELM runoff could end by 2006    The administrators of the KWELM companies said they hope to  complete the runoff of the five defunct London-market insurers within  the next three years, which is about 10 years ahead of the original  schedule. The KWEL  KWELM...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employment Practices Liability Insurance for Employment Class Actions: Are You Buying the Coverage You Need?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=77012]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The explosion in the number of employment actions filed in federal courts and in the size of the jury awards has been well publicized over the past several years. Beyond the dramatic statistics, the media have reported on the host of major corporations in virtually every industry. Many have sought...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dems divided on class action reform. (Litigation).(Class action legal reform, nationwide litigation against major insurance companies)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5249/is_200208/ai_n20051099]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Top Senate Democrats are deeply divided over the issue of class  action legal reform, with both supporters and opponents of reform  legislation claiming to represent consumer interests.    The split was highlighted during a Senate Judiciary Committee  h  Top Senate Democrats are deeply divided...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Class action bill backed by regulator.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200208/ai_n20149460]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON-As debate formally began in the Senate on class-action  reform legislation last week, a panel of lawmakers heard an insurance  regulator's concerns that nationwide class actions against insurers  can undermine state regulators' authority.      WASHINGTON-As debate formally began in the Senate on class-action...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[For The Record.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200203/ai_n20149893]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[House passes tort reform measure    The House of Representatives has approved a business-supported  interstate class-action reform bill. Last week, the House passed the  bipartisan ``Class Action Fairness Act''-H.R. 2341-by a vote  of 233-190. Among oth  House passes tort reform measure   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurance And Class Actions: Defense Strategies For Risk Managers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=77335]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Risk managers, whose responsibility it is to safeguard the corporate defendant's interest in insurance should be mindful of issues surrounding mass-tort litigation in general and class actions in particular. Such knowledge is important in determining whether insurance exists for underlying tort claims. It also enables the underlying case to be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia-Based Insurance Firm to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200012/ai_n22497018]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 29--FORT WAYNE, Ind.-- Lincoln National Corp. of Philadelphia,  formerly of Fort Wayne, will take a fourth-quarter charge of $28.3  million to settle a class-action lawsuit covering 431,000 life insurance  policies. The charge, however, will be mos  Dec. 29--FORT WAYNE, Ind.-- Lincoln National Corp. of Philadelphia,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More P-C Companies Hit With Class Actions.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5249/is_200003/ai_n20027095]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the usual role of property-casualty insurance companies in  securities class-action law-suits is providing directors and officers  liability coverage, p-c carriers and insurance services companies are  not immune from being named as defendants.  Although the usual role of property-casualty insurance companies in  securities class-action law-suits...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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