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		<title><![CDATA[Blackstone Group - Awash in Hilton Debt - Is Getting Back to Basics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel M. Harrison submits:   After a solid year in which its valuation more than doubled, private equity giant Blackstone Group BX has been taking a beating in recent weeks.   Blackstone&#8217;s huge position in Hilton Hotels HLT has saddled it with a chunk of hard-to-manage debt: so...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Awash In Hilton Debt, Blackstone Is Getting Back To Basics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a solid year in which its valuation more than doubled, private equity giant Blackstone Group has been taking a beating in recent weeks.    Blackstone's huge position in Hilton Hotels has saddled it with a chunk of hard-to-manage debt: so much so that some analysts expect the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hilton Capitalizes on Mad Men Popularity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a marketing move worthy of Don Draper, Hilton Hotels has teamed up with AMC's "Mad Men" to offer its guests a chance at winning a co-branded sweepstakes package.    Why? For one thing, the show is popular and stylish, everything a hotel should be. But the more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:06:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK Fortune -- The government's case in what it is calling the largest insider trading case involving a U.S. hedge fund contains a detailed list of trades involving household-name companies. Investigators have pieced together a case that alleges more than $25 million in illegal gains based on trading in...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[US prosecutors have charged six people - including prominent hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, former Bear Stearns employees and an IBM executive - in an alleged $20m insider trading scheme. According to court documents filed on Thursday, Mr Rajaratnam, founder of the $3bn Galleon hedge fund, was charged with conspiracy...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does a Hotel Company Need an Umbrella Brand?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just last week, Hilton announced it was changing its corporate name to Hilton Worldwide.  The iconic "H" logo which Hilton hasn't really used domestically for quite some time is coming back, though it's turned on its side.  But the bigger question is this . . . does a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hilton Changes Name and Logo]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hilton Hotels Corp. is now Hilton Worldwide and comesÂ withÂ a shiny new logo. The reason? Well, it's not that clear.    President and chief executive Christopher Nassetta told USA Today, â€œWe're really trying to put a stake in ground. We're one of the largest hotel companies in the world,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hilton names Kenneth Svendsen global head of sales and reservations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published: 02 Sep 2009 Hilton Hotels Corporation has appointed Kenneth Svendsen as senior vice president and global head of sales and reservations. Svendsen will be responsible for group, corporate and leisure sales, third party distribution, voice reservations and customer care globally. He most recently held the position of senior vice...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travel Roundup: Las Vegas' $480K to Fight Terrorism, MGM Mirage Soothes Condo Buyers, Hilton's $10K Event Contest and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Las Vegas tourism pays $480,000 for counterterrorism expert -- TheÂ Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authorityboard voted to pay $480,000Â to hire a terrorism expert to reassure conventioneers Las Vegas is safer than any other U.S. city. The singleÂ position, funded for the next three years, will work alongsideÂ Las Vegas police and the...]]></description>
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