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		<title><![CDATA[Govt Expects Xmas Broadband Breakthrough]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Federal Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy says he is confident the government will have significant progress to announce by Christmas in the broadband negotiations with Telstra.Discussions with Telstra continue to be "very constructive", Senator Conroy told reporters in Sydney on Thursday.Telstra was committed to understanding what the government's direction was,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Govt's Bank Guarantee Hurting BOQ: Liddy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bank of Queensland Ltd BoQ chief executive David Liddy has seized upon Westpac Banking Corporation's variable mortgage interest rate hike to call for government intervention to safeguard competition in the banking sector.Mr Liddy, who is also the Australian Bankers' Association deputy chairman, pointed to Westpac's bigger than expected 45...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Government Deliver Service Excellence?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can Government Deliver Service Excellence?RE: Can Government Deliver Service Excellence?Here's an idea, how about first the Republicans appoint agency heads who are actually qualified and experienced in the field required instead of simply being politically connected and committed to furthering their political agenda. "Customer Service" starts at the top.RE: Can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Govt owns up: 116 pounds spent for England&#39;s national day]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; A British minister admitted Tuesday that the government had spent just 230 pounds (450 dollars) promoting England's national day over the last five years.  Culture Minister Margaret Hodge confessed her department spent 116 pounds on promoting Saint George's Day this year, 114 pounds in 2007 --...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expanding Overseas: The Best Large Markets]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding Overseas: The Best Large MarketsRE: Expanding Overseas: The Best Large MarketsLanguage Barrier?It's very true that these locations and rising markets offer fantastic opportunity. I think it should be clarified though that a very real way to ensure success when moving into to foreign markets is ensuring that the entire...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Govt wants share from Natuna gas production.(CORPORATE NEWS IN BRIEF)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government said it wants a production split under a renewed  contract with ExxonMobil from Natuna D Alfa block, in the South China  Sea. The government wants the production share to meet fast growing  domestic requirement. Under the old contract, wh  The government said it wants...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The impact of coupled and decoupled government subsidies on off-farm labor participation or U.S. farm operators]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[International and domestic discussions about agricultural policy are centered on concerns about the distortions that agricultural subsidies can cause in agricultural markets (e.g., Boschwitz, 1987; OECD, 2001). A key to minimizing trade distortion in domestic policies is to introduce elements into the program that allow farmers to respond to market...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taxable bond funds.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR A DESCRIPTION of each column heading, see page 72. Some other  information about the taxable bond fund rankings:      CATEGORY. Investment-grade corporate bond funds are classified as  ST Corp (short-term), Int Corp (intermediate-term) or LT Corp  (long-term). Government bond funds are ST...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Govt clears merger of IBP with IOC.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct. 21--NEW DELHI -- The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a slew  of important decisions related to the much-awaited IOC-IBP merger, new  uplinking and downlinking norms and the Parbati HEP Stage III power  project.    Oct. 21--NEW DELHI -- The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Government launches hygiene code of practice for consultation; Clear standards and tough inspection for all healthcare providers.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-15 July 2005-UK Government: Government launches  hygiene code of practice for consultation; Clear standards and tough  inspection for all healthcare providersC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS  LTD    RDATE:15072005    Health Minister, Jane Kennedy, today launched new legislative  proposals for Action on Health Care...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purpose  Something Cooking in the Kitchen: Comptroller General Approves Use of Appropriated Funds for Kitchen Appliances  Those following GAO appropriations decisions may be aware that until very recently, the GAO generally viewed workplace food storage and preparation equipment as a "personal expense." Specifically, under the "necessary expense" (2369)...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Govt is considering selling 5% of its stake in BSNL to the public]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government is planning to chalk out the merger plan of the two PSU telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam MTNL. Shakeel Ahmad, Minister of state for communications and information technology said that government The government is planning to chalk out the merger plan of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A ten-year review of the vision for transforming the defense acquisition system]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SVI/is_2004_Jan-April/ai_n15862592]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["With this report, then, we begin a decade-long process of reinvention." "We hope it will transform the hatis, culture, and performance of all federal organizations."  (Former Vice President Al Gore, 1993)  This paper traces the vision for reform of the Department of Defense Acquisition System from 1993 through...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GOVT'S IR REFORM LAWS REJECTED BY AUSTRALIAN SENATE. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, March 26 Asia Pulse - Despite having a key component of the government's tough industrial relations reform agenda rejected by the Senate, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to fight on regardless.   Mr Abbott's bill seeking to exclude employees from accessing unfair dismissal laws was rejected...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Govt assesses effect of e-gambling ban.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200301/ai_n17620604]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jan 29, 2003 (E-Commerce Today - ABIX via COMTEX)    The efficacy of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 Cth has been  questioned. The Australian Government had attempted to restrict online  gaming activities via the Act. However, some analysts claim that the Act  has spawned an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Malaysia privatization: a comprehensive study]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4130/is_4_31/ai_96904314]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the first comprehensive study on privatization in Malaysia, this paper compares financial and operating performance of a sample of 24 firms before and after privatization. The 24 firms were privatized via public listing on the Malaysian exchange. Measures that improve following privatization include profitability, output level, and dividend payout;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aid Dependence and the Quality of Governance: Cross-Country Empirical Tests]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5421/is_2_68/ai_n28874642]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Knack [*]  Aid dependence can potentially undermine the quality of governance and public sector institutions by weakening accountability, encouraging rent-seeking and corruption, fomenting conflict over control of aid funds, siphoning off scarce talent from the bureaucracy, and alleviating pressures to reform inefficient policies and institutions. Analyses of cross-country...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2001 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MILLER ON PROCUREMENT.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6462/is_200109/ai_n25679248]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[***COURT CASES***    GSA FSS often loses in court. They are often pinheads. Yet they  have free legal advice-taxpayers provided - unlike you and I, hence they  freely go to court. If you have never read the Data Translation Inc case  and the Komatsu case...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2001 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[And The Winners Are &#8230;]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1318/is_8_54/ai_63668174]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MUTUAL FUNDS | These are the BEST OF THE BUNCH. Use these lists of top funds over the past one, three, five, ten and 20 years for ideas. All data is to June 12.  Aggressive growth As good as it gets  The past year has been golden for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR A COMPLETE explanation of how to use these rankings, including a description of each column heading. Some additional information about the bond listings:  Category. Taxable bond funds are classified five ways. (Municipal-bond funds are listed separately.) Corp (investment-grade corporate) funds emphasize credit safety by owning mostly BBB-rated or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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