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		<title><![CDATA[Million-Dollar Army Contracts are a Lifeline for EV and Battery Companies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[EV companies are scoring military contracts, both for "silent mode" vehicles that emit no heat signature and to serve as auxiliary power on remote bases. Bright Automotive and EnerDel have both scored million-dollar testing awards. One has also received Department of Energy funding; the other has not. by Jim Motavalli]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:41:36 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[James River Coal Company Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14034_23-360304.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. Operator instructions And we&#8217;ll go first to Jim Rollyson with Raymond James. Jim Rollyson - Raymond James Good morning, Peter. Peter Socha Good morning, Rolly. Jim Rollyson - Raymond James Pretty decent prices you guys are booking coal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:53:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank of the Ozarks Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Andy Stapp - B. Riley & Co. Andy Stapp - B. Riley & Co. In your earnings release, you talked about the conditional sales agreements. What conditions are there in these agreements? George Gleason Andy, these are typical due diligence...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:17:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valassis Gives NCH Boss Husselbee a New Car and Free Gas Through 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCH Marketing CEO Brian J. Husselbee just closed a new compensation deal with Valassis, his parent company. Husselbee had been working without a contract since February. The new contract runs through 2010. Its perks include a car with free gas and insurance and he gets his bonus in full if...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:31:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Globecomm Systems, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 06/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Jim McIlree &#8211; Collins Stewart.  Jim McIlree &#8211; Collins Stewart The services guidance for fiscal 2010 is $31.25 million per quarter which is a big step up from what you did in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:07:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How SMES Can Win Public Sector Contracts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the public sector looks to cut expenditure, smaller suppliers will have to work even harder to reach the top of the tendering shortlist.          Understand the process    Goal: Learn how to work within the public sector&#8217;s procurement process....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corruption In Army Contracts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As discussed in the past the Federal Government especially spends so much money on so many things there are many opportunities for fraud, waste and abuse.  The Washington Post recently reported on a case of what may seem to be this related to Army information systems and support contracts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Government Failing Small Business?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government awards a great deal of contracts each year worth a lot of money.  One of its goals is to award twenty-five percent of these contracts to small businesses.  Now that does not mean that they will be prime contractors but they may also team with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:59:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Department Translator Contract Criticized]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Defense obviously has a great need for translators considering the current main efforts are in Iraq and Afghanistan.  In order to procure these it had awarded an omnibus contract to L3 Communications in the early part of this decade.  Many of the translators used by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:52:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some In Senate Attack Native American Contracting Benefit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002706/some-in-senate-attack-native-american-contracting-benefit/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The former Senator Stevens (R-AK) was not only a past master at getting large amounts of earmarks for his state but also had a change in the law made that benefited the Alaskan Native American tribes greatly over tribes in other parts of the United States.  He did this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:00:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Restructuring Adding To Michigan Woes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002747/defense-restructuring-adding-to-michigan-woes/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Michigan has been losing jobs at a great clip and now boasts one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.  A great deal of this has been due to the decline of the U.S. automotive industry.  Over the last ten years some of this has been countered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:05:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Feds Can't Win Without Trying When They Spend Money]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002588/feds-cant-win-without-trying-when-they-spend-money/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government is trying to spend about $787 billion in "stimulus" funds.  At the same time they are trying to be kind, good stewards of the tax payers money.  These attempts are getting hit from all sides as the economy fails to get stimulated and unemployment rises....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:00:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another 'American Idol' Season, Another Story About a Departing Judge [Updated]]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[UPDATE: As of last night -- as in August 4th --Â  Paula Abdul says she's not coming back, and she appears to mean it. That said, I'm still not sure this is entirely over. Time to cue up the emotional outpouring of support, and her return to the show at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:15:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oshkosh Wins MRAP-ATV Initial Contract]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002336/oshkosh-wins-mrap-atv-initial-contract/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army and Department of Defense awarded Oshokosh Corporation a contract to build the first two thousand or so MRAP-ATV vehicles for use in Afghanistan.  This contract is worth over $1 billion dollars to the company.    The MRAP-ATV is a lighter, more maneuverable successor to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:53:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Slowing Down Government Contracting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002300/slowing-down-government-contracting/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the major complaints within the Federal Government about contracting is the length of time it takes to award a contract.  This issue affects all types of contracts, whether it is is buying new jet fighter or pencils or hiring Scientific, Engineering, Technical and Analysis SETA contractors. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:24:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Federal Programs Collide Or The Road To Hell]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002261/when-federal-programs-collide-or-the-road-to-hell/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has a variety of laws favoring certain types of minority owned and small businesses.  One of the largest groups receiving these preferences are those owned by Native American tribes and individuals.  They receive consideration when they bid on contracts and as part of the small...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:45:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Create and Sign Free Contracts and Invoices with FastDue]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=4116]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I've signed a lot of homemade contracts in my day; part and parcel of being in the freelance business is copying and pasting bits of old contracts together and agreeing to work on little more than a handshake. I've found a better solution, though. FastDue is a free online service...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Air Force Moves To Spread Wealth With A-10 Contract]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally with a system like an aircraft or missile the original manufacturer will get the contracts to support, upgrade and modernize it.  With older systems it is sometimes possible to move to a different contractor.  This is of course aided by the fact that the Government buys the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:56:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Indian Defense Corruption -- But We Need The Weapons So What To Do?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yet another in the continuing saga of bribes related to defense contracts the Indian government suspended seven companies with recent contracts due to bribery allegations against Sudipta Ghosh.  Ghosh was the former head of the Ordnance Factories Board.    The allegations and evidence were so serious...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:04:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Murtha Wove A Web Of Companies And Contracts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette discussing how Federal grant to upgrade police equipment for Monongahela, PA from Congressman Murtha shows how even little pieces of money add up.  It is starting to emerge that a company MountainTop Technologies located in Murtha's hub of Johnstown and started by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 04:19:36 -0700</pubDate>
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