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		<title><![CDATA[Cautious Optimism as Job Losses Slow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas.Michigan's jobless rate fell to 15.1 percent in October from 15.3 percent in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do You Bother with Off-Year Elections?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=3203]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you live in a state that's headed to the ballot box next Tuesday, you probably can't turn on the TV without some ad telling you how a ballot measure will help or hurt your state's economy.  But in a non-Presidential election year, voter turnout is historically very low....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:54:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Public Option Could Lead to Ultimate Red State/Blue State Showdown]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=3201]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Under Senator Harry Reid's proposal for healthcare reform, states will have the option to opt out of the federal public option. Many are assuming that red states will stick to the status quo by opting out while blue states will put their fate in the hands of the feds. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:18:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who Should Protect Consumers?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/consumer-reporter/who-should-protect-consumers/351/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember "states' rights?"    Back when the federal government was a strong regulator of consumer products and services, including banks, airlines, brokerages, cable TV and drugs, pro-business factions screamed bloody murder. According to them, federal regulation usurped states' rights to enforce their own laws, which, they argued, would...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:11:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wyoming Feels Neglected By Stimulus As Administration Says State's Economy To Blame]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State of Wyoming feels that the Federal Government is not providing it a fair share of U.S. Forest Service USFS funding.  This is not just the regular funding done through the proper appropriation process but also the money given to that Service as part of the "Stimulus" bill....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:00:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Criticism Of The Stimulus Continues While Obama Changes His Language]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update -- Even Democrats in Congress are now criticizing the pace of stimulus spending and its effect on the unemployment rate.  One major issue is that the states with the highest unemployment, like Michigan, are not receiving  large amounts of funds to helpfully try and get more jobs....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is California Too Big to Fail?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If California fails to figure out how to close a $24 billion dollar budget gap in the next few days, the state may start issuing I.O.U.s to its creditors. Although Governator Schwarzenegger says his state doesn't need a  bailout from Washington, the impact on the rest of the nation's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[As Welfare Need Increases, States Strain to Cope]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-three of the 30 largest states report welfare caseloads that are higher than a year ago; 26 states overall have shown an increase. But states are struggling to keep up with the need. Cynthia Bowers reports.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:09:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spreading The Stimulus Dollars Somewhat Haphazardly]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002201/spreading-the-stimulus-dollars-somewhat-haphazardly/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Recovery.org is a private website that is doing an excellent job of tracking the spending associated with the "Stimulus" bill of earlier this year.  Their front page shows a map of the U.S. illustrating how much money each state has received to date.  As you would expect the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:42:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The States And The Federal Government On Spending]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10001985/the-states-and-the-federal-government-on-spending/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the old saws in U.S. politics is that the states are the incubators of ideas that then move to the national level after being adopted by the Federal Government.  This has certainly been true in many policy ideas and practices.  California is a perfect example with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:59:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No Gold for the Golden State]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/no-gold-for-the-golden-state/307065/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Calif. fiscal crisis has intensified, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced over three billion additional dollars in budget cuts. Sandra Hughes reports on this state's widening deficit.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:08:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top States For Federal Contractor Funds]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10001720/top-states-for-federal-contractor-funds/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On USASpending.gov they breakdown spending by the Federal Government in a variety of ways.  One of the more interesting is awards by state.  This shows over the last ten years total contract awards to each state.    For 2009 so far the Top Ten are: ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 04:32:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[States Start To Review Unnecessary And Unpopular Spending]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10001702/states-start-to-review-unnecessary-and-unpopular-spending/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The State of Delaware's government like all of them purchases many different things from a variety of vendors.  These range from paper, IT services to power.  The News Journal newspaper decided to take a look at how the state manages these payments and the costs related to them....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 03:01:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[URS Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14031_23-302296.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions.  Your first question comes from the line of Richard Paget - Morgan Joseph & Co. Richard Paget - Morgan Joseph & Co. Just wanted to talk a little bit more about backlog trends, if we do the back of the envelop math it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:15:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stimulus and Recession Leads To Shifts in State And Federal Relationship]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10001625/stimulus-and-recession-leads-to-shifts-in-state-and-federal-relationship/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Since World War II the Federal government has slowly been sending more and more money to the states.  These funds are not for specific Federal projects but to aid in various programs that the state's manage and also use their own funds for.  With the Stimulus Bill and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:01:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spending Priorities Differ Among Politicians in Minnesota]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10001593/spending-priorities-differ-among-politicians-in-minnesota/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Republican Governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, just vetoed the a bill that funded economic development across the state.  The reason given was that the City of St. Paul was using the bill to forgive a $33 million loan from the state used for a hockey arena in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 04:20:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corrections Corporation of America Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, Mr. Ferguson. Operator Instructions. We'll go first to Kevin Campbell with Avondale Partners. Kevin Campbell - Avondale Partners All right. Good morning, and thanks for taking my question here. I hope you could start off by discussing the outlook for filling the remaining 6700 beds....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:53:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. We will take our first question from Ashar Khan from Incremental Capital. Ashar Khan - Incremental Capital I just wanted to, Jim, get a perspective. You finished the first quarter, was it above expectations, below expectations? Based on the incentive target, does it imply...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:25:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ITC Holdings Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. And we'll take our first question from Dan Eggers with Credit Suisse. Dan Eggers &#8211; Credit Suisse Hey good morning. Cameron M. Bready Good morning. Joseph L. Welch Good morning Dan. Dan Eggers &#8211; Credit Suisse  Joe, can you just talk a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:18:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Implementing the Stimulus Bill Turns Out to be Difficult]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona, like many other states, is struggling on how they will implement parts of the "Stimulus Bill" passed by Congress this year.  The bill has requirements on the states to track how the money is being spent, job creation and so on.  The Arizona Capital Times has an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:36:15 -0700</pubDate>
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