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<description><![CDATA[Paella prepared on a kettle grill and served with a glass of cool sangria made for a magical party for food writer Bonny Wolf. But first she gathered a few tips on the proper equipment and ingredients for this traditional Spanish meal.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[When you hear Iran, Iraq and North Korea you probably think Axis of Evil, but to Chris Fair, this trio just screams dinner party. Fair,  author of the book, Cuisines of the Axis of Evil, talks with Robert Smith about digestive diplomacy. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[New research indicates chili pepper plants may have developed their signature heat as a way to fight off fungal infections caused by insects.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The latest inflation numbers from the government show that consumer prices are rising at their fastest rate in 17 years. High gas and grain prices are hitting food producers hard, and prices are expected to rise sharply this fall and winter.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Tripp Mickle, a Sports Business Journal reporter covering the Olympics, had hoped to get a hot dog at the basketball stadium, but all he found was pre-packaged foods. For a good hot meal, he had to hit the streets of Beijing.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The four-part rescue plan includes an open-ended guarantee to provide as much capital as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to stave off insolvency.    
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<description><![CDATA[As the economy sputters and consumers look to save money, the privately held supermarket chain Aldi is suddenly emerging as a major force in the grocery business.    
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<description><![CDATA[Basil E. Hargrove, president of the Canadian Auto Workers union, enjoys a public profile in Canada that arguably has not been matched since the days of Walter P. Reuther and Jimmy Hoffa.    
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<description><![CDATA[Wall Street managed a slight gain on Friday, a day after concerns about the economy, and in particular the labor market, sent the Dow plunging. Markets in Europe and Asia ended the day lower.    
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<description><![CDATA[Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the country’s top retailer violated the Constitution by paying a worker in part with store cards usable only in Wal-Mart stores.    
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<title>Main Bank of China Is in Need of Capital</title>
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<description><![CDATA[China’s central bank is in a bind, after snapping up roughly $1 trillion worth of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the last seven years.    
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<description><![CDATA[Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept their key interest rates unchanged Thursday amid concerns of high inflation and a slowing economy.    
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<title>BP Makes Deep Concessions in Agreement With Russian Partner</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05venture.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[BP agreed to replace the American head of its Russian joint venture and surrender some control on the board to resolve a bitter dispute with its Russian partners.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05tax.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>British Companies Emigrating Over Taxes</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05tax.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the past week, three British companies have announced plans to move abroad before the end of the year, unhappy about a lack of clarity about tax rules and eager to cut their tax bill.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/04auction.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Two Brokers Accused of Securities Fraud</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two former brokers at Credit Suisse have been indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with the sale of auction-rate securities, federal prosecutors said.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04coke.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Coke Bids for Chinese Juice Giant</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04coke.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company said it had made a bid to acquire one of China’s largest juice makers for about $2.5 billion.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04siemens.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Siemens Accused of Posting a Rival&#x2019;s Secrets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04siemens.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rival software maker Dassault Systèmes accused Siemens of posting confidential business data about Dassault clients on Siemens’s intranet.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04regulate.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Europe Weighs Caps on Roaming Fees for Text Messages</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04regulate.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The price control would substantially cut the roaming fees that individuals are charged to send text messages and limits that could reduce the cost of surfing the Internet.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04air.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>American Defends Plan for British Airways Alliance</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04air.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[American Airlines rejected claims that a proposed alliance with British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London’s Heathrow Airport.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04looney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Bank of Canada Offers a Downbeat Outlook</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04looney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, as expected, and was downbeat on the prospects for growth in the United States and Canada.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04ford.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Ford to Revive Engine Plant in Canada</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04ford.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The automaker said it would reopen a plant in Windsor, Ontario, after the government announced 80 million Canadian dollars in assistance for the project.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Indian Carmaker Says Local Politics Stopped Factory</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Tata Group said its plans to manufacture the world’s least expensive car were halted when it was caught in the middle of a political dispute in West Bengal State.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03fund.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Abu Dhabi Puts More Cash on the Line in Hollywood</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03fund.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Media, flush with oil cash, is adding to the $1 billion deal it announced with Warner Brothers last year, and is putting another billion in a new movie business.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>English Soccer Club Sale Reveals Emirates&#x2019; Rivalry</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soccer may not yet compare with blue chip stocks. But the intense interest in the soccer club Manchester City illustrates the appeal of these visible assets for foreign investors.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03women.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Wage Gaps for Women Frustrating Germany</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03women.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite having a woman as head of government, Germany has one of the widest gender wage gaps in Europe.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/03alcatel.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>New Alcatel-Lucent Leaders Vow to Move Ahead</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/03alcatel.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ben Verwaayen, who was appointed chief executive on Tuesday, said he would push forward with the integration of the troubled French-American company.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02mine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>In Parts of Canada, Landowners Battle Prospectors</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02mine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Landowners campaign to change a provincial law that allows anyone who pays the equivalent of $23.50 to dig for pretty much any mineral on private property in much of rural Ontario.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-DEERETOOPENC_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Deere to Open Center</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-DEERETOOPENC_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Deere & Company, the farm equipment maker, plans to establish a European Technology and Innovation Center in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to meet demands of customers in the region.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-ECONOMICEXPA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Business Briefing | Australia/new Zealand: Australia: Economic Expansion Slows</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-ECONOMICEXPA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia’s economic expansion slowed to the weakest rate in more than three years as consumers reduced spending, stoking speculation the central bank would cut interest rates again.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-TOTALTOBUYEN_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Total to Buy Energy Assets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-TOTALTOBUYEN_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Total, the French oil company, agreed to buy Talisman Energy’s assets in the Dutch sector of the North Sea for $480 million.    
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