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    <title><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent returns to profit in 2011]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent said Friday that years of cost-cutting helped it make an annual profit in 2011, its first since its trans-Atlantic merger in 2006.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[GM gets environmental OK for new China plant]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[General Motors Co. has won approval from environmental authorities in central China for a new $1.1 billion assembly plant, though the company says it has not yet decided on the plan.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[German Parliament set to vote on Greece Feb. 27]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:50 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The German Parliament is set to hold a special session on Feb. 27 to vote on the second bailout for Greece, a senior lawmaker said Friday.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gadgets: Keeping your phone charged on the go]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/08/1942669/gadgets-keeping-your-phone-charged.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:15 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Power on the go is something we all need since it's difficult to keep most of our portable electronic gadgets running from dawn to dusk.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[ (GREGG ELLMAN)]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Barclays slashes bonus pool after 2011 profit fall]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:55 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Barclays PLC revealed Friday that it is slashing its bonus pool after earnings at its investment banking division fell sharply and dented overall profitability.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[NYSE Euronext profit down on blocked merger costs]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:59 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[NYSE Euronext on Friday said costs related to its collapsed merger with German stock market Deutsche Boerse caused a slump in fourth quarter earnings.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[France's Total gets oil price profit boost]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[French oil company Total SA forecast higher production this year while revealing Friday that higher oil prices helped it post a 12.8 percent rise in fourth quarter profits despite a drop in output.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Afghan private security handover looking messy]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1942529/afghan-private-security-handover.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:50 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The push by Afghanistan's president to nationalize legions of private security guards before the end of March is encouraging corruption and jeopardizing multibillion-dollar aid projects, according to companies trying to make the switch.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Associated Press (HEIDI VOGT)]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[$25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1942463/25b-settlement-reached-over-foreclosure.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. But consumer advocates countered that far too few people will benefit.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[AP Real Estate Writer (DEREK KRAVITZ)]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[China trade falls amid weak demand, holiday]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1942331/china-trade-falls-amid-weak-demand.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[China's trade suffered its biggest decline in January since the 2008 crisis - a new sign of weak global demand and a slowing domestic economy.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[AP Business Writer (JOE McDONALD)]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lehman Brothers sues Citigroup for $2.5B]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1942105/lehman-brothers-sues-citigroup.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its creditors are suing several units of Citigroup Inc. to recover $2.5 billion the failed investment bank transferred to a backup account at Citi months before seeking bankruptcy court protection.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Federal agency looking at high-frequency traders]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:50 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking at high-frequency traders to gauge their importance in the markets and consider possible new rules for them.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Box Office Preview: Audiences to take 'The Vow']]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1941972/box-office-preview-audiences-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In what's shaping up to be a strong Valentine's weekend at the nation's theaters, four heartfelt newcomers are hoping to feel the love from smitten audiences.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[For The Associated Press (PAUL DERGARABEDIAN)]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Money fund assets fall to $2.657 trillion]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1941934/money-fund-assets-fall-to-2657.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $820 million to $2.657 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press ()]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Review: 'Amalur' a cliched tale in a vibrant world]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1941901/review-amalur-a-cliched-tale-in.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In game six of the 2004 American League Championship Series, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling beat the New York Yankees despite playing on an injured ankle - one that bled so badly that Schilling's victory became known as the "bloody sock" game. It's the stuff of baseball legend.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Associated Press (LOU KESTEN)]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Greek coalition party to oppose austerity measures]]></title>
    <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/02/09/1941873/euro-ministers-question-deal-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:15 PST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The leader of a small partner in Greece's coalition government said Friday his party would vote against the latest round of austerity measures required for a massive new bailout deal - despite having backed the measures a day earlier.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[The Associated Press (NICHOLAS PAPHITIS)]]></author>
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