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		<title><![CDATA[UST, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Judy Hong &#8211; Goldman Sachs. Judy Hong - Goldman Sachs Murray, you talked about the sequential improvement in the premium brands as the quarter progressed with your incremental promotional spending. How sustainable do you think is that sequential improvement,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:36:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria Cleared to Purchase UST]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Sullivan submits:  Altria's MO purchase of UST UST has passed regulatory review. Altria yesterday announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the initial waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and therefore no further regulatory review by the federal antitrust authorities...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:32:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2 Good Stocks I'm Considering Buying on This Plunge]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devin Hobbes submits: The recent market plunge is almost certainly creating investing opportunities. Since pretty much everything is getting cheaper, it can be difficult sorting out the good stuff from the bad.Anheuser-Busch BUD and UST UST are two companies that are probably in the good category. I'm putting them on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:24:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eleven Investments in Vice and Virtue]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Gottschalk submits: Ladies and gentlemen, let me assure you that the sin trade is doing pretty well these days. If you're willing to stop listening to the niggling objections your conscience might raise, you can manage to turn a pretty nice profit. Your Profits Go Up in Smoke by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:34:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Altria's Acquisition of UST Could Spark More Tobacco Takeovers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Money Morning submits:  By Jennifer Yousfi   Altria Group Inc.&#8217;s MO purchase of UST  Inc. UST, the  largest smokeless-tobacco maker, could spark a wave of consolidation in the  domestic tobacco industry. by Money Morning]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:39:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Smoke Clears on Altria/UST Deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ockham Research submits:  Altria Group MO has offered $10.4 billion for Stamford, Connecticut&#8217;s UST Inc. UST, makers of some of the most popular smokeless tobacco products in the market. Altria offered $69.50 per UST share for a deal that totals $11.6 billion after the assumption of debt. The rationale...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:43:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tobacco Stocks Smoking the Overall Market]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Havrilla submits: Global Tobacco Index: Smokin' Performance  click to enlarge by Mike Havrilla]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:12:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks to Watch On Monday, Sept. 8]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Havrilla submits: The End for Fannie and Freddie Shareholders? A government takeover of Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE could be announced as early as today, with shareholders of the common stock facing the grim prospect of having their equity completely erased along with other major executive changes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:28:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friday Options Update: SNDK, VMED, UST, SKS, RIMM,EWW, ALU, EWH, WLP]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report. Sandisk SNDK&#8211; Early reports that Samsung is mulling a bid for Sandisk sent shares 23.6% higher to $16.64 and elicited an early 21% spike in implied volatility that&#8217;s come off a bit to 76.7% (versus 54.5% historic). With options trading at 6 times...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:43:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thursday Options Update: UST, BAC, CAG, MAS, TEX, NUAN, NRG, CLX]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F93932-thursday-options-update-ust-bac-cag-mas-tex-nuan-nrg-clx%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report. UST UST &#8211; Shares in UST Inc. otherwise known as US Tobacco, the parent company of Copenhagen and Skoal tobaccos, shot more than 2% higher to $55.28 after the company withdrew its presentation at a Lehman Brothers Consumer Conference &#8211; giving rise to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:39:14 -0700</pubDate>
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