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		<title><![CDATA[MBIA: Tax Arcana]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: MBIA MBI recently filed an 8-K with the SEC, explaining its current situation with regard to the availability of tax refunds under the recently enacted 5 year NOL carryback provisions.  I have read it over several times and I am still scratching my head in puzzlement....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:23:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cobra Electronics: Risk and Reward in the Spotlight]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F173891-cobra-electronics-risk-and-reward-in-the-spotlight%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Cobra Electronic COBR is now entering a crucial period where possible risk/reward is heightened. I wrote the stock up favorably in December of last year at 1.10, setting a target of 7, citing the combination of low p/b and a real business with some brand name recognition....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:57:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sigma Designs to Acquire CopperGate]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Sigma Designs SIGM recently announced the acquisition of CopperGate for 160 million, to be paid with $92 million in cash plus the issuance of an estimated 4 million shares. Boards of both companies have approved the deal. As has been happening lately, shares of the acquiring company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:06:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">SIGM</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips Plans Two Year Makeover]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: ConocoPhillips COP released its 3rd quarter interim results on 10/2, followed on 10/7 by an announcement of a dividend hike, together with plans to rationalize their portfolio and grow production. Shares closed Friday at 50.84, up 13% so far in October. Shiv Kapoor drew a lot of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:37:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/conocophillips+co..html"><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips Co.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exelon: Defensive Dividend Utility Stock]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F165267-exelon-defensive-dividend-utility-stock%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: On September 30, Jim Cramer commented favorably on electric utility Exelon EXC, after the stock closed at 49.62.   I was not listening a little bit goes a long way but according to Miriam Metzinger, he said that the cap-and-trade bill should benefit Exelon, which has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:06:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/exelon+corp..html"><![CDATA[Exelon Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/extreme+cctv+inc..html"><![CDATA[Extreme CCTV Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">EXC</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gulf Island Fabrication: Value with Deepwater Exposure]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F163887-gulf-island-fabrication-value-with-deepwater-exposure%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Gulf Islands Fabrication Inc. GIFI, at Friday's closing price of 18.06, is a value play in the oil and gas equipment and services industry. The initial attraction is a combination of low P/B (1.0) and low Price/5 Year Average Earnings (11.5). The company has numerous strengths, which...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:33:02 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/energy.html"><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/atp+oil+%2526+gas+corp..html"><![CDATA[ATP Oil & Gas Corp.]]></category>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ATPG</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Haynes International: Value in Specialty Steel]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F163441-haynes-international-value-in-specialty-steel%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Specialty steelmaker Haynes International HAYN at yesterday's closing price of 32.08, is interesting as a long-term play on industrial recovery. Attractions include a strong balance sheet, ample cash, technical expertise, and a diversified customer list that is a who's who of global industry. Weighing against that, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:13:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/carpenter+technology+corp..html"><![CDATA[Carpenter Technology Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/haynes+international+inc..html"><![CDATA[Haynes International Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CRS</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Allstate: Buy on the Dips]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F162225-allstate-buy-on-the-dips%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Multi-line insurer Allstate ALL was recently downgraded by Goldman Sachs, from neutral to sell. The analyst cited risk of loss of market share for Auto, low ROE on Homeowners, and uncertainty about the Life operation. The shares naturally gave up a few points on the news, so...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:22:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/allstate+corp..html"><![CDATA[Allstate Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/the+allstate+corp..html"><![CDATA[The Allstate Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ALL</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Regulatory Reform: The Political Calculus]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F161968-regulatory-reform-the-political-calculus%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Obama's address to Wall Street was poorly received &#8211; a smattering of applause for the announcement of the CFPA, but otherwise a deafening silence, followed afterward by commentary that sees little probability of meaningful reform of financial regulation. Most denizens of Wall Street have missed the point....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:03:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Webster Financial: Following the Smart Money]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F161928-webster-financial-following-the-smart-money%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Webster Financial Corp. WBS is a regional bank, interesting as a value play where the investor has the benefit of the involvement of smart money - in this case, Warburg Pincus.   As a strategy, following the smart money into financials worked horribly during the meltdown,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:12:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/webster+financial+corp..html"><![CDATA[Webster Financial Corp.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble: Projecting a Resumption of Organic Growth]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F161008-procter-gamble-projecting-a-resumption-of-organic-growth%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Procter & Gamble PG filed an 8-K yesterday, summarizing the contents of a presentation made to a conference of institutional investors. The tone was positive, including a statement that the company expects to see a resumption of organic growth during its second quarter, ending December 2009. Organic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/procter+%2526+gamble+co..html"><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Co.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[MBIA Reports a Profit: $1.1 Billion in Expected Recoveries on Claims]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F154337-mbia-reports-a-profit-1-1-billion-in-expected-recoveries-on-claims%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: MBIA MBI reported 2nd quarter EPS of 4.30, an upward surprise although not directly comparable to consensus which called for a loss of (.92). Volume in the two days leading up to the announcement was extraordinarily heavy, with 28 million shares trading Tuesday and 13 million on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:32:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/ambac+financial+group+inc..html"><![CDATA[Ambac Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mbia+inc..html"><![CDATA[MBIA Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ABK</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MBI</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P 500: Which Earnings Are Most Relevant to Its Performance?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F149484-s-p-500-which-earnings-are-most-relevant-to-its-performance%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: NIPA Corporate Profits may be a better yardstick for measuring the level of the S&P 500 index than the actual GAAP earnings of the companies involved. NIPA stands for National Income and Product Accounts, one of which is Corporate Profits. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis &#8211;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:35:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why I'm Still Drawn to BJS Services]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F146207-why-i-m-still-drawn-to-bjs-services%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Oil service company BJS Services BJS is heavily dependent on North American natural gas drilling activity. Recently, natural gas has been trading at historically low prices, especially when viewed in terms of a ratio of natural gas to oil prices. New supply from shale plays has created...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:13:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bj+services+co..html"><![CDATA[BJ Services Co.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/united+states+natural+gas+fund+lp.html"><![CDATA[United States Natural Gas Fund LP]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BJS</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cogo Group: Value Prospect with Exposure to 3G in China]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F145095-cogo-group-value-prospect-with-exposure-to-3g-in-china%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Cogo Group COGO, a Chinese company operating in the communications equipment industry, is interesting as a value play based on price/book, a strong balance sheet, and ample cash. A former high flyer, it has traded from a high of 22.50 in 2007 to a low of 2.46...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:47:21 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/china.html"><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/comtech+group+inc..html"><![CDATA[Comtech Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">COGO</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jabil Circuit: Options Strategy Ahead of Earnings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F143881-jabil-circuit-options-strategy-ahead-of-earnings%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Jabil Circuit JBL is expected to report earnings the week of June 23rd, 2009. Looking forward to earnings, I don't have an opinion, but based on my long-term favorable view of the company's prospects and past behavior around earnings, an option strategy seems attractive &#8211; a reverse...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:14:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tom+armistead.html"><![CDATA[Tom Armistead]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/jabil+circuit+inc..html"><![CDATA[Jabil Circuit Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/techne+corp..html"><![CDATA[Techne Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">JBL</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TECH</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jungle Ethics Financialism vs. Free Market Capitalism]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F141852-jungle-ethics-financialism-vs-free-market-capitalism%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Proposals for adequate regulation and enforcement in the financial markets often run into objections from advocates of free-market capitalism. Like any discussion that involves &#8220;isms,&#8221; a lot of confusion and hard feelings can be generated by a failure to examine the assumptions and preconceptions that cluster around...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:04:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valero vs. Tesoro: Comparing Two Refiners]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F141860-valero-vs-tesoro-comparing-two-refiners%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: Refiner Valero VLO recently warned on a weak 2nd quarter, projecting a loss of (.50) and citing extended downtime at its Delaware City and McKee refineries and the continuation of weak sour crude oil discounts and lower diesel margins.   The stock tanked on the news,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:26:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tesoro+corp..html"><![CDATA[Tesoro Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/valero+energy+corp..html"><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TSO</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Office Depot: Ending the Dumpster Dive]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F140044-office-depot-ending-the-dumpster-dive%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: A couple of months ago, I wrote a favorable article about Office Depot ODP, based on increasing free cash flow and a recent price turn.  The stock was trading just above a dollar at that time, and is now at 4.20, a four bagger.  ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Options Strategy: Reverse Collar or Fence]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Armistead submits: The reverse collar or fence strategy, when done without any position in the underlying, is interesting as a speculative maneuver. A collar or fence is a defensive position, taken to protect a holding from a decline while sacrificing potential profits on the upside. Holding the stock, the...]]></description>
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