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		<title><![CDATA[First Merchants Corporation Announces the Signing of a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Lincoln Bancorp]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUNCIE, Ind. & PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) and Lincoln Bancorp (NASDAQ: LNCB) today announced they have executed a definitive agreement for First Merchants Corporation to acquire Lincoln Bancorp through a merger of Lincoln into First Merchants.  First Merchants ($3.8 billion) and Lincoln ($890 million) will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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