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<description><![CDATA[Machinist voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to reject what Boeing said was its last, best offer. But union leaders agree to give the company 48 hours to do better.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Comcast is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Ice in fuel lines probably caused a Boeing 777 operated by British Airways to lose power and make a jarring emergency landing in London...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from the blog Verizon will finally start offering its fiber-optic "FiOS" TV service next week in the Puget Sound region, at least...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is upping the pressure on its video-game rivals with a substantial price cut Friday designed to attract the masses to the Xbox...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest Paris-based advertising giant Publicis Groupe has acquired Seattle advertising firm PBJS, which handled launch events...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Oil prices closed at their lowest level in five months Thursday as a lower-than-expected drop in U.S. gasoline supplies gave traders more reason to believe that a cooling economy is forcing Americans to drive less.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Fed: Banks borrow more from emergency lending program; investment firms takes pass.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada's northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a third straight week, dropping to the lowest level since mid-July.]]></description>
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<title>A spotlight on August same-store sales figures
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<description><![CDATA[WHAT HAPPENED: The nation's retailers, particularly mall-based apparel chains, reported sluggish sales for August as consumers focused on buying basics and delayed making purchases amid economic worries. Among the few bright spots were discounters such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and warehouse club operators such as Costco Wholesale Corp.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates steady at 5 percent despite a looming recession when it announces its monthly decision later Thursday.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve says banks borrowed more over the past week from its emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms took a pass for the fifth week in a row.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A last-minute move to avert a potentially bruising strike that could cost more than 27,000 workers weeks of pay would usually be met with unalloyed relief.]]></description>
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<title>Boeing to advise on Mitsubishi Regional Jet
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<description><![CDATA[Boeing Co. will serve as consultant to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for its mid-sized regional jet - the first "made in Japan" passenger aircraft in three decades, the Japanese machinery maker said Thursday.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.]]></description>
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<title>DOJ: Ex-KBR chief pleads guilty to bribery charges
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<description><![CDATA[A former chief executive of construction firm KBR Inc. has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges in connection with the company's natural gas operations in Nigeria from 1995 to 2004.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Ethanol's wild ride has brought it quickly from political golden child to scapegoat for everything from soaring food prices and world hunger to pork-barrel spending.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank and the Bank of England left their key interest rates unchanged Thursday, reluctant to move them lower as rising prices offset the fear of weaker growth and recession.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[While officials from Nassau to South Carolina were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hanna, behind it, Hurricane Ike was gaining strength as it lumbered across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm.]]></description>
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<title>Investors reach compromise at TNK-BP
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<description><![CDATA[BP PLC and its billionaire Russian partners in the joint venture TNK-BP have agreed on a deal that forces out its embattled CEO and signals an end to a bitter struggle for control of the Russian-British company, officials said Thursday.]]></description>
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<title>London Taxi&#x27;s famed black cabs made in China
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<description><![CDATA[London Taxis are as British as bowler hats and Big Ben. But the latest models coming off this new assembly line are unlikely to ever touch an English road.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[MillerCoors LLC is facing a court fight in Ohio over its attempt to trim costs by cutting beer distributorships.]]></description>
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<title>Montana loses disease-free status for cattle
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<description><![CDATA[Montana has lost its federal disease-free status for brucellosis, triggering mandatory testing of cattle being shipped out of state.]]></description>
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<title>NASA moves space shuttle Atlantis to launch pad
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<description><![CDATA[NASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical storms.]]></description>
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<title>Oil&#x27;s climb forced companies to become leaner
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<description><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom had long held that some industries would collapse if oil topped $100 a barrel. As oil neared $150, sending costs higher for everything from jet fuel to plastic jars, the question was how many companies would succumb.]]></description>
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<title>Prisons scramble to make digital TV switch
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<description><![CDATA[The big switch to digital TV has prison officials scrambling to keep one of the most important peacekeeping tools in prisons across the nation - broadcast television.]]></description>
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<title>Relief in New Orleans; punishment in Baton Rouge
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<description><![CDATA[The path of Hurricane Gustav offered New Orleans a reprieve, but 80 miles away where utilities say the devastation was the worst they have ever seen, the storm offered nothing but punishment.]]></description>
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<title>Services grow on increasing orders, less inflation
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. service sector grew unexpectedly in August for the first time in three months as new orders improved and inflation moderated, a private trade group said Thursday.]]></description>
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<title>Slow August sales signal more weakness in retail
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<description><![CDATA[When it came to buying their children new jeans and trendy tops, parents held the line: They focused on basics at discounters and waited for the best deals, resulting in weak August sales at many stores. That's a bad sign for the holiday season as families may be just as cautious with their gift-giving.]]></description>
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<title>Target August same-store sales beat expectations
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<description><![CDATA[Discount retailer Target Corp. said Thursday that August same-store sales fell 2.1 percent as consumers shopped cautiously, mainly for essentials like food.]]></description>
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<title>Toll Brothers posts 3Q loss as revenue falls
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<description><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in its fiscal third quarter as weak demand for new homes forced the luxury builder to mark down the value of its land and unsold homes.]]></description>
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<title>Treasury prices rise as investors flee stocks
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<description><![CDATA[Treasury prices rose moderately Thursday, as a plummeting stock market sent investors back into safer, fixed-income government securities.]]></description>
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<title>Unilever: Nestle executive to take CEO job
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<description><![CDATA[Shares in Unilever jumped sharply Thursday after the maker of Dove soaps, Axe deodorants and Ben & Jerry's ice cream announced it had hired a popular executive from its biggest European rival, Nestle SA, to become its new chief executive.]]></description>
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<title>2 Wall St. brokers accused of $1B subprime fraud
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<description><![CDATA[A former Wall Street broker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he and a colleague duped investors into purchasing more than $1 billion in high-risk securities by making it look as though the trades were protected by the federal government.]]></description>
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<title>Argentina&#x27;s Senate approves airline takeover
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<description><![CDATA[Argentina's Senate approved the nationalization of Aerolineas Argentinas and its subsidiary on Wednesday, moving to return the financially troubled Spanish-owned airlines to state hands.]]></description>
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<title>August auto sales fall; some say worst may be over
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<description><![CDATA[Nearly every major automaker saw its U.S. sales drop in August, but many are seeing signs that the worst slump in recent history may have bottomed out.]]></description>
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<title>Commodities bubble burns big investment funds
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<description><![CDATA[The deflating commodities bubble is claiming its first casualties as large investment funds absorb staggering losses from bad bets that prices for oil, precious metals and grains would keep going up.]]></description>
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<title>GMAC slashing work force, reduces mortgage lending
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<description><![CDATA[Lender GMAC Financial Services said Wednesday it will close all of its 200 retail offices and lay off about 5,000 employees as part of plan to reduce its mortgage lending and servicing because of the housing market downturn.]]></description>
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<title>Hovnanian reports wider 3Q loss
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<description><![CDATA[Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. says its third-quarter loss more than doubled from a year ago as the homebuilder suffered steep declines in new home contracts and land values.]]></description>
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<title>Lehman rises on reports of capital injections
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<description><![CDATA[Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. rose Wednesday as investors weighed reports that the embattled investment bank might find a fresh source of capital.]]></description>
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<title>Recalls
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<description><![CDATA[The following recalls have been announced:]]></description>
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<title>Source: Madrid crash probe focuses on wing flaps
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<description><![CDATA[The pilots of a Spanair SA plane that crashed last month in Madrid, killing 154 people, failed to extend wing flaps that are needed to give the aircraft enough lift for takeoff, according to a person familiar with the investigation.]]></description>
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<title>Study: Workers to pay more for health care
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<description><![CDATA[Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles.]]></description>
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<title>Study: Workers to pay more for health care
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<link>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008157362_apapfnpricierhealthcare.html?syndication=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles.]]></description>
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<title>Summary Box: Huge power outages; some production
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<description><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS: A limited amount of oil and gas production has been restarted in the Gulf of Mexico with growing evidence that the nation's energy complex avoided a disaster in Hurricane Gustav. Damage also appeared limited at the crucial Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, which handles about 12 percent of the nation's crude imports.]]></description>
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<title>Ten key differences between Linux and Windows</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them.  Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....]]></description>
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<title>Microsoft to slash price of  Xbox 360</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season.  SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...]]></description>
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<title>Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome.  After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the...]]></description>
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<title>Five reasons Chrome will take over the world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome.  After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the...]]></description>
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<title>iPhone&#x27;s remote deletions may help crooks cover tracks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Certain features of increasingly widespread enterprise smartphones may aid criminals in hiding incriminating evidence, says the UK's Serious Fraud Office.  Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital-forensics expert has warned.    The head of the UK's Serious...]]></description>
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<title>Microsoft patents &#x27;Page Up&#x27; and &#x27;Page Down&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The software maker has been granted a US patent on "navigating paginated content in page-based increments."  Microsoft has been granted a patent on 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keystrokes.    The software giant applied for the patent in 2005, and was granted it on August 19, 2008....]]></description>
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<title>IBM claims &#x27;Quicksilver&#x27; flash sets data-speed record</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million input/outputs per second.  IBM has said its 'Project Quicksilver' is setting new records for data-transfer speeds on solid-state technology, with its tests showing a disk-storage solution hitting one million input/outputs...]]></description>
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<title>SaaS market will &#x27;collapse&#x27; in two years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lawson's CEO, Harry Debes says SaaS is the third attempt at "on demand" in his lifetime and predicts it will take the same path as the first two--to oblivion.            Lawson's CEO, Harry Debes, doesn't believe in software-as-a-service SaaS. ...]]></description>
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<title>Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents.  SAN FRANCISCO--Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,...]]></description>
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<title>Apple iPhone ad banned</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the Internet" on their Apple device.  The Advertising Standards Authority ASA has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the Internet" on their...]]></description>
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<title>Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a tunnel under the Franco-Swiss border, the world's most powerful particle accelerator passed its final test run before its full-fledged attempt on September 10.  Pre-initiation testing of the Large Hadron Collider has now been completed, ahead of the particle accelerator's official launch on September 10.   ...]]></description>
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<title>Patch issued for Ubuntu security flaw</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Canonical has warned users of all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu to patch their systems and shut an open door for hackers.  Canonical is the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to...]]></description>
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<title>Olympics set the stage for Web tech fight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The summer Olympic games provided the first battleground for a war between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet's next big competition.  SEATTLE--As the world's best athletes competed in Beijing, the summer Olympic games set the stage for a battle between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet's next big competition....]]></description>
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<title>Intel teases shape-shifting programmable matter</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Intel CEO Justin Rattner teased his Intel Developer Forum audience with technology of the not-so-disant-future that could take an object design of any imaginable shape, 'hit the print command,' and see the matter take shape.  SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Mobile phones in future could be thumb-sized in pockets, and in practically...]]></description>
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<title>Worker suspended over loss of data on all English prisoners</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An employee at Home Office contractor PA Consulting has been suspended after the loss of a memory stick holding the unencrypted details of every prisoner in England and Wales.  A staff member at PA Consulting Group has been suspended after the contractor lost details on all prisoners in England...]]></description>
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<title>Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The launch of Apple's iPhone was getting little response in Poland, so the company hired people to stand in line to make it look like there was more interest.  WARSAW--When Apple rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first...]]></description>
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<title>Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell you</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you’re an IT manager or CIO, you may want to gather the troops before you begin the Web 2.0 modernization process as even the best laid plans can go awry says Nexaweb Technologies Jeremy Chone.      Commentary--The proliferation of enterprise Web 2.0 has created new...]]></description>
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<title>What SaaS can teach us about customer service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service,  here's how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce.  Commentary--Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of...]]></description>
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<title>Intel unveils Nehalem &#x27;turbo mode&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At IDF, the chipmaker announced a power-control feature in its new micro architecture, claiming it is 'pretty compelling' for enterprises.  Intel unveiled on Tuesday a new aspect of its upcoming microprocessor architecture, which promises better power management and efficiency.    Speaking in the afternoon keynote on day...]]></description>
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<title>American Airlines kicks off in-flight Internet service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The world's largest airline said its passengers on Boeing 767-200 aircraft can get Internet access on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami.  CHICAGO--American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full...]]></description>
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