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          <title>Black Friday Websites Help Shopping Strategy</title>
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One of the biggest challenges we all face as consumers is making sure that the deals being offered to us are what they&#8217;re cracked up to be.
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          <title>Consumer group releases list of most dangerous toys</title>
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A Boston-based group is warning people about dangerous toys before the holiday shopping season gets started. World Against Toys Causing Harm, also known as WATCH, released its annual top 10 list of most dangerous toys.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Movie popcorn not as healthy as you think</title>
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A new study reveals that popcorn is not as healthy as you think           ]]></description>
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          <title>Thanksgiving holiday travelers expected to pay more in &#8216;09</title>
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Consumer confidence is up this year, and AAA says that means so will Thanksgiving travel.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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          <title>NC Salvation Army kettles accepting credit cards</title>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina shoppers without the spare cash to drop into Salvation Army kettles can charge their good will this holiday season.
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          <title>Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg fights waffle shortage</title>
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ATLANTA (AP) - Dear Kellogg: Leggo my Eggo!
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          <title>2010&#8217;s list of safest vehicles</title>
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Do you know which cars are the safest on the streets these days?           ]]></description>
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          <title>CONSUMER WATCH: That traditional Thanksgiving meal could cost less</title>
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Stressing over stuffing or looking to trim more than just your turkey this holiday season?           ]]></description>
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          <title>Holidays could boost retail sales this year</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; There is good news for retailers looking to rack up sales before the holidays.           ]]></description>
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          <title>CONSUMER WATCH: Feds protecting shoppers, consumer confidence expected to show improvement</title>
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The Federal Reserve is taking steps to protect shoppers.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Government seeing progress in homeowner&#8217;s program</title>
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Nationwide, the government says it&#8217;s seeing some progress in its program to help homeowners.           ]]></description>
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Christmas may be more than a month away, but Fed-Ex is already getting into the holiday spirit.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies &#8220;R&#8221; Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism.
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          <title>CONSUMER WATCH: How to land a seasonal job amid slumping sales</title>
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Competitive people looking for jobs will be out in full force this holiday season.
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          <title>Fed says banks eye tighter terms on credit cards</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve says many banks expect to tighten terms on credit cards in response to a new law that aims to protect consumers from sudden rate hikes.
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          <title>Higher NC sales tax means larger break for holiday</title>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A higher sales tax means North Carolina consumers will get a larger break when they purchase energy-efficient appliances compared to a year ago.
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          <title>Fairbank Farms massive meat recall</title>
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A New York meat company has recalled more than 500,000 lbs of ground beef           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:19:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges</title>
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DALLAS (AP) - No surprise here&#8212;holiday travel will cost more again this year.
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          <title>CDC: Contaminated beef may be linked to 2 deaths</title>
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A federal health official says two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to ground beef recalled by a New York meat company because it might have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Senate extends tax credit for new home buyers</title>
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Good news for first time homebuyers looking to cash in on the government&#8217;s tax credit.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wal&#45;Mart getting into the business of selling caskets, urns</title>
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Wal-Mart is now looking to keep its customers even after they die.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Consumer Reports releases list of most reliable cars</title>
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When it comes to buying a new car, you want a ride that&#8217;s going to be reliable.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:34:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Window blinds recalled for strangulation risk</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Close to 1 million roller blinds and Roman shades sold by IKEA, Bed Bath &amp; Beyond and Hanover Direct are being recalled for posing a serious strangulation risk to small children.
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          <title>Banks introducing new credit card fees in response to government regulations</title>
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If you&#8217;re one of those people who likes to pay off your credit card every month, you could soon be paying more.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Voluntary recall issued for Dove ice cream</title>
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If you have peanut allergies, you may want to check your freezer.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Nine deaths linked to robes; recall expanded</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Full-length women&#8217;s chenille robes made in Pakistan are being recalled by a Warren, Pa. company because they are highly flammable and now linked to nine deaths.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Sale of single family homes in the East on the rise</title>
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Not all housing markets in eastern NC are created equally           ]]></description>
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          <title>Price tags, not costumes spooking shoppers this Halloween</title>
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It&#8217;s not the costumes spooking shoppers this year, but the price tags on them.           ]]></description>
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          <title>CPSC eyes side&#45;by&#45;side recreational vehicles</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government is taking a closer look at off-road recreational vehicles, known as ROVs, after dozens of deaths.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Signs point to housing market recovery slowdown</title>
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Hope for the housing market continues, but its still on shaky ground.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Forecast calls for sales to climb this holiday season</title>
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People are picking out the perfect halloween costumes now, but some retail stores say they&#8217;re looking past this month&#8217;s holiday for some good news this shopping season.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Target stepping into online book price wars</title>
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Another big box store is stepping into the online book price wars.           ]]></description>
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          <title>In tough economic times, money and friendship don&#8217;t always mix</title>
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Tough economic times are making it even tougher for people to borrow money from the bank, leaving many people turning to family and friends to help fix their finances.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Verizon&#8217;s big ad push for Android targets iPhone</title>
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NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Wireless is running an aggressive TV ad campaign for a new Motorola phone, squarely targeting the iPhone and championing Google software as an alternative.
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          <title>Government unveils new mortgage help</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is unveiling a new program to provide support to state and local housing agencies to provide help to thousands of home buyers and renters.
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Get ready to pay more if you plan to fly anywhere over the holidays.
&nbsp;  &nbsp; Fares for thanksgiving weekend alone jumped 10 percent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>How low can they go? Wal&#45;Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books</title>
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NEW YORK (AP) - Christmas is coming early to book lovers.
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The deadline to file 2008 tax returns is here.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Most economists expect the lack of inflation to continue when the Labor Department reports the September Consumer Price Index.
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The recession has been kind to one newspaper.           ]]></description>
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Wal-Mart is making a play in the mobile phone market.           ]]></description>
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Ford is adding more vehicles to the largest recall in its history.           ]]></description>
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If you filed to extend the filing date for your 2008 income taxes, the deadline to get your return in is almost here.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - People who bought pre-packaged sandwiches from a North Carolina company should look for a seven-digit code, not a six-digit one, to identify products that may contain Listeria.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina sandwich company is voluntarily recalling some of its pre-packaged sandwiches after tests by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed the presence of Listeria in product samples.
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Tougher laws to keep credit card companies from raising fees won&#8217;t be in place until next year; however, a lot of banks are coming under fire for charging more in the meantime.
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State officials say they&#8217;re helping homeowners win the fight against foreclosure.           ]]></description>
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Only a few more weeks before new federal credit card rules go into effect, but Wells Fargo is now raising its interest rates on many cards.           ]]></description>
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Toy prices are tumbling just in time for the holiday shopping season.           ]]></description>
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Your pick of the perfect pumpkin could be hard to come by.           ]]></description>
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Burger King restaurants are getting a makeover.
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Looking to fly to a far away destination?           ]]></description>
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Flying around the holidays is already more expensive and could get more so.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s not even Halloween yet, but retailers are already preparing for a possible blue Christmas.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - People who heat their homes with natural gas should spend about $105 less this winter than last season. Those using fuel oil or electric heat also will save.
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A consumer watch dog group is out today with a different kind of grocery list. It contains the top ten foods that COULD make you sick&#8230;. and what&#8217;s on it might shock you.&nbsp; Whit Johnson has the latest from Washington.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers should expect mostly good news as the government issues its official forecast for heating homes this winter.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Target has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for importing and selling a variety of toys with high levels of lead paint on the surface.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Tylenol is recalling certain products as a precautionary measure because of potential manufacturing problems.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - Johnson &amp; Johnson is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants&#8217; and children&#8217;s liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; In a sharp improvement, the largest U.S. metropolitan areas were evenly split in July between those where unemployment rates rose from June and those where rates fell.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Cash for Clunkers is inspiring other businesses to figure out ways to get people to spend money.           ]]></description>
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TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) &#8212; Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is launching a recall of roughly 95,700 Toyota and Scion-brand vehicles in the U.S. due to a possible brake malfunction.           ]]></description>
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Most Stolen Cars in NC           ]]></description>
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Vehicle accidents involving rollovers kill thousands of people every year and now officials are rating the best cars to survive those crashes.            ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Volkswagen of America is recalling 13,500 vehicles to fix problems with a dual-clutch transmission that could lead to a warning on the dashboard.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; The Little Tikes Co. is recalling about 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks, after an 11-month-old boy got a plastic nail lodged in his throat.           ]]></description>
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You may have noticed a recent spike in prices at the gas pump, but it&#8217;s not all bad news.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;   If you don&#8217;t like getting calls from bill collectors or telemarketers, you&#8217;re not alone there.           ]]></description>
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North Carolina&#8217;s agriculture department is pushing small food companies
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler says it will match the $4,500 government incentive for people to trade in their old gas guzzlers for new vehicles under the &#8220;cash for clunkers&#8221; program.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Crash tests are giving some 2009 two-door cars good grades for safety.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; Consumer prices shot up in June by the largest amount in 11 months, reflecting the biggest jump in gasoline prices in nearly five years.           ]]></description>
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WARREN, Mich. (AP) &#8212; Watching the unemployment rate continue to climb despite his efforts to stop it, President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a $12 billion investment in the nation&#8217;s two-year colleges to help train millions of unemployed people for jobs he says will be created once the economy turns around.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - About 400,000 Simplicity drop side cribs are being recalled for posing a suffocation or entrapment hazard.           ]]></description>
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Nestle is recalling its toll house refrigerated cookie dough products.           ]]></description>
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Sending a message to a friend is only a finger-click away, all thanks to the growth of wireless technology.
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Mattel Fined $2.3 Million for Toy Hazard           ]]></description>
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Bayer Healthcare is distributing around 33,000 samples of its &#8220;Quick Release Crystals&#8221; through the mail.            ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all.           ]]></description>
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A North Carolina company is recalling whole
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contaminated with salmonella.           ]]></description>
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This is the preliminary FY09-2010 Greenville Utilities budget           ]]></description>
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DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines says it will let frequent fliers use miles to book one-way trips for half the miles of a round trip.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health officials are announcing the recall of popular weight loss pill Hydroxycut, after reports of liver damage and other health problems.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Gap Inc. is issuing a voluntary recall for some babyGap coats due to a choking hazard.           ]]></description>
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Economists say what happens to state employees trickles down to local business           ]]></description>
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$32-million dollar project could force some businesses to move
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North Carolina hog farmers say there are too many variables and unknowns for swine flu panic           ]]></description>
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Wednesday at 6pm           ]]></description>
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Social networking sites are a communication tool, and sales shouldn&#8217;t be final until a contract is signed.
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Tuesday at 6pm           ]]></description>
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says in 40 mile-an-hour collisions between the two, micro cars all earned poor ratings.           ]]></description>
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