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		<title><![CDATA[APEC Ministers Back "market-oriented Exchange Rates"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Pacific rim finance ministers agreed on Thursday to undertake monetary policies based on "market-oriented exchange rates" that reflect underlying economic fundamentals.In a statement issued after an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Singapore, the ministers also said those economies with external deficits would adopt policies to support...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French minister denies under age sex]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Frédéric Mitterrand , French culture minister was at the centre of a political storm yesterday over admissions that he paid for sex with "boys" in Thailand.The revelations resurfaced after Mr Mitterrand expressed support for Roman Polanski , the film director and confessed child abuser, who was arrested in Switzerland...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two-Tier Share-Voting Plan is Half-Baked]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[All equity should be equal, according to Lord Myners, the former fund manager. The minister thinks committed shareholders should have more votes than short-term investors.    Presumably he would want proof rather than a promise that shareholders are there for the long term, so his policy would effectively...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:58:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Test of a Good Meeting]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    What is the point of a business meeting? For Pierre-Francois, chef du cabinet of a leading French government ministry, they are "a great opportunity to sabotage other ministers' plans."    But purpose of meetings is unclear to many managers. Some meetings are held because...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 03:12:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU Ministers Agree Mobile Data Price Cap, Reject Wider Reforms]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Europe's national telecom ministers have consented to European Commission plans to further cap roaming data and SMS charges, but have stood up against a wider package of telecom reforms. France via Reuters said the various ministers had agreed to reduce cross-border data from the current average ?2.05 per megabyte...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:01:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Century Aluminum Co. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from Kuni Chen of Banc of America. Please go ahead. Kuni Chen - Banc of America Securities Hi, good afternoon everybody. Logan W. Kruger - President and Chief Executive Officer Hi, Kuni. Wayne R. Hale - Executive Vice President and Chief...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:43:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax Planning Rules for Ministers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ministers are individuals who have devoted their lives to teaching, edification, and service to their church and other people. While some ministers may be excellent teachers, pastors, and mentors, many are unfamiliar with the special tax laws applicable to ministers. First, ministers may exclude from federal taxable income amounts designated...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alitalia bail-out will take place &#39;without Italian state funds&#39;]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; Italy sees no obstacle in getting European Union permission to save national air carrier Alitalia, because this bail-out will not draw on state funds, a minister told a newspaper published Sunday.  "I think it will be possible to obtain the green light from Brussels because this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mauritanian junta announces formation of a government]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOUAKCHOTT AFP &#8212; Mauritania's junta in power since an August 6 coup d'etat announced early Monday the "formation of a government," state television reported.  A statement issued by the presidency of the state council said a 22-minister government headed by Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf had been formed, with effect...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Singapore PM warns ASEAN on protectionism]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE AFP &#8212; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday warned against "backsliding" toward protectionism as Southeast Asian economic ministers launched a week of talks to strengthen regional trade links.  Speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japanese minister in expenses row]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Japan's farm minister faced calls Tuesday to explain himself or resign in a scandal over expenses, dealing a potential new blow to beleaguered Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.  Seiichi Ota, a brash ruling party heavyweight appointed just this month, admitted his political support group booked office expenses...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#39;No chance&#39; for missing climbers after Alps avalanche: minister]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNECY, France AFP &#8212; Rescuers on Sunday suspended their hunt for eight climbers missing in an avalanche in the Alps, as France's interior minister warned there is "no longer any chance of finding someone alive."  Michele Alliot-Marie also said there could be more people buried in the snow. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Iraqi court sentences ex-culture minister to death]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD AFP &#8212; An Iraqi court has condemned to death in absentia a Sunni Arab former minister for his role in the murder of a fellow Sunni politician's two sons, the court's spokesman told AFP on Saturday.  Abdul Sattar al-Byrakdar said the Central Criminal Court of Iraq had on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Iran parliament approves new reshuffle]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN AFP &#8212; Iran's conservative-dominated parliament on Tuesday approved three new government ministers named by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, despite mounting criticism of his repeated cabinet reshuffles.  New Interior Minister Ali Kordan, a former deputy oil minister with previous service in the judiciary and the elite Revolutionary Guards, was confirmed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon govt adopts manifesto, paving way for confidence vote]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200808/ai_n27973572]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; Lebanon's national unity government on Monday adopted a manifesto that affirms the authority of the state over all matters, including the weaponry held by Hezbollah, a minister said.  "The document was approved unanimously," Information Minister Tareq Mitri said at the end of a cabinet meeting chaired...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Lebanon govt manifesto complete: minister]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200808/ai_n27973210]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; A manifesto that will allow Lebanon's new national unity government to take office was finally thrashed out on Friday after three weeks of negotiations, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said.  "We reached a consensus after a long discussion," Mitri told reporters after the ministers involved in drafting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Israel&#39;s settlement expansion no excuse to derail peace: Livni]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS AFP &#8212; Israel's plans to expand a settlement in the occupied Jordan Valley should not be used by Palestinians as an excuse to derail the Middle East peace process, the country's foreign minister said here Thursday.  "It is true that there are some complaints," Tzipi Livni told...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mexican minister says six killed were friends, not family]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY AFP &#8212; Mexican Agriculture Minister Alberto Cardenas confirmed Thursday the fatal shooting of six people, including two children, in western Mexico, but denied that they were from his family.  An official and news reports said earlier that six of the minister's relatives, including two girls aged seven...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WTO talks enter tense endgame: officials]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA AFP &#8212; Talks to forge a new global trade pact teetered on the brink of collapse Tuesday as the World Trade Organization said the mood was "very tense" and major powers blamed each other for the deadlock.  "The situation is very tense, things are finely balanced and the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French first lady gives her new album to ministers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; French President Nicolas Sarkozy's pop star wife Carla gave a copy of her new album to every government minister after their last meeting Monday before the summer holidays, a minister said.  Budget Minister Eric Woerth left the meeting with Sarkozy at the Elysee palace with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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