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		<title><![CDATA[McDonald's U.S. Nov Same-store Sale Dip, Shares Fall]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - McDonald's Corp MCD said sales at established U.S. restaurants fell 0.6 percent in November, the latest sign that the fast-food sector that had performed well through most of the recession is weakening.Shares of the world's largest hamburger chain fell 2.5 percent in premarket trading as same-restaurant sales...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[McDonald's to Offer Free Wi-Fi, Starbucks Beware?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[McDonald's will offer customers free Wi-Fi come January, according to reports. Coupling Wi-Fi with its new coffee offerings, will the Golden Arches steal some green from Starbucks? Verizon says it is also now offering free Wi-Fi to some subscribers.Not even the Dollar Menu can top this deal. Beginning in January...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[McDonald's Corp. said Monday that it will soon offer free wireless Internet access at most of its U.S. fast-food restaurants as it tries to broaden its appeal still further. "We're not just about hamburgers," said Dave Grooms, chief information officer for McDonald's USA. "We are about convenience and all kinds...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[McDonald's To Add Free Wi-Fi To Its Menu]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. - A transgender teenager says a McDonald's restaurant in Florida discriminated against her when managers refused to interview her for a job, according to a complaint filed Monday. Zikerria Bellamy, 17, said two managers at an Orlando restaurant wouldn't give her an interview on two separate occasions in...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa BaertleinLOS ANGELES (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - McDonald's Corp MCD Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez, who was widely believed to be in line for the fast-food chain's top job, will retire on December 31 due to health reasons, the company said on Tuesday."Seven orthopedic surgeries and years of chronic pain culminating...]]></description>
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