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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/business/" target="_blank">www.washingtontimes.com stories: business</a><br /><span class="rss-item">www.washingtontimes.com stories: business</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/rlnRcKNIcJs/" title="With interest rates near zero and the Federal Reserve already owning a large share of the mortgage and Treasury securities markets, many investors fear the central bank may be out of ammunition should the economy take a serious turn for the worse. But Fed..." target="_blank">Bernanke out of moves, critics say</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:54:05 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('With interest rates near zero and the Federal Reserve already owning a large share of the mortgage and Treasury securities markets, many investors fear the central bank may be out of ammunition should the economy take a serious turn for the worse. But Fed-watchers say the central bank, despite its ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/wKEEstTBK_I/" title="OPINION/ANALYSIS: Contrary to the news flow, it\'s been a rather quiet week for me. One that reminds me of crickets, not so much because of the noise crickets make but the absence of other noise that lets you hear the crickets. With some slack in the sche..." target="_blank">VERSACE: On the defense in stagnant economy</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:32:03 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('OPINION/ANALYSIS: Contrary to the news flow, it\'s been a rather quiet week for me. One that reminds me of crickets, not so much because of the noise crickets make but the absence of other noise that lets you hear the crickets. With some slack in the schedule, I thought a ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/0e9wImMr-iY/" title="The former chief of failed investment giant Lehman Brothers told a Capitol Hill panel investigating the financial crisis that the Wall Street firm could have been rescued, but regulators refused to help -- even though they later bailed out other big banks..." target="_blank">Lehman got raw deal, panel told</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:08:05 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('The former chief of failed investment giant Lehman Brothers told a Capitol Hill panel investigating the financial crisis that the Wall Street firm could have been rescued, but regulators refused to help -- even though they later bailed out other big banks. Richard S. Fuld Jr. told the Financial Crisis ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/U-iCxuOO6QY/" title="Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a lengthy federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. The Justice Department and the company said Wednesday in a statement t..." target="_blank">&#39;Misbranding&#39; to cost Botox maker $600 million</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:59:06 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a lengthy federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. The Justice Department and the company said Wednesday in a statement that Allergan will plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge of \"misbranding,\" in ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/TLKgNdd8Ky0/" title="MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world\'s largest airline. To win that approval, the airlines had to open the door to South..." target="_blank">Justice Dept. signs off on United-Continental deal</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:03:16 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world\'s largest airline. To win that approval, the airlines had to open the door to Southwest Airlines at Continental\'s hub in Newark, N.J., where ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/TLKgNdd8Ky0/" title="MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world\'s largest airline. To win that approval, the airlines had to open the door to South..." target="_blank">Justice Dept. signs off on United-Continental deal</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:03:16 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world\'s largest airline. To win that approval, the airlines had to open the door to Southwest Airlines at Continental\'s hub in Newark, N.J., where ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/6WsfH-e6Fl0/" title="The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday handed labor and social-activist groups a big victory by approving rules making it easier for them to put allies on corporate boards throughout the country. The measure was approved on a 3-2 vote by a di..." target="_blank">SEC backs labor on corporate board votes</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:38:06 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday handed labor and social-activist groups a big victory by approving rules making it easier for them to put allies on corporate boards throughout the country. The measure was approved on a 3-2 vote by a divided commission, with Republican members warning that the ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/AQ3Wo-FBR4k/" title="It\'s often an afterthought, but the accessory items that come with your computer or are added on after purchase can become quite important. Apple Inc. recently launched a couple of products well worth considering, albeit only if you\'re a Mac user. Toget..." target="_blank">KELLNER: Accessories, after the Mac</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:10:03 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('It\'s often an afterthought, but the accessory items that come with your computer or are added on after purchase can become quite important. Apple Inc. recently launched a couple of products well worth considering, albeit only if you\'re a Mac user. Together, the two products, Apple\'s $69 Magic Trackpad and ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/5xxVPdBN4ZU/" title="WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Iowa farms that recalled more than a half-billion eggs linked to as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning share suppliers of chickens and feed as well as ties to an Iowa business routinely cited for violating state and federal..." target="_blank">Farms recalling eggs share suppliers, other ties </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:23:48 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Iowa farms that recalled more than a half-billion eggs linked to as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning share suppliers of chickens and feed as well as ties to an Iowa business routinely cited for violating state and federal law. Food and Drug Administration investigators ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/fZIXwnemYA8/" title="ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. The Centers for Disease C..." target="_blank">Egg recall tied to salmonella grows to 380 million </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:14:25 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/SGVe-dnLNe8/" title="The Exxon Mobil Corp. said Wednesday it has pulled out of an agreement to purchase a Texas firm\'s multibillion-dollar share of the oil-rich Jubilee Field off the Ghana coast - a development that follows months of resistance from the government of the Wes..." target="_blank">ExxonMobil pulls out of $4.5 billion Ghana deal</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:36:05 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('The Exxon Mobil Corp. said Wednesday it has pulled out of an agreement to purchase a Texas firm\'s multibillion-dollar share of the oil-rich Jubilee Field off the Ghana coast - a development that follows months of resistance from the government of the West African nation. \"ExxonMobil has terminated the share ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/CAiE1LCTFKI/" title="WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Mortgage applications rose 13 percent last week as consumers refinanced at the lowest rates in decades. The increase was driven by a 17 percent surge in applications to refinance home loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said We..." target="_blank">Mortgage applications rise 13 percent on low rates  </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:50:14 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Mortgage applications rose 13 percent last week as consumers refinanced at the lowest rates in decades. The increase was driven by a 17 percent surge in applications to refinance home loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. Those taken out to purchase homes fell by more than ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/SViohnaGr6Y/" title="WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Obama administration invited banking executives Tuesday to offer advice on changing the government\'s role in the&nbsp;mortgage&nbsp;market. Their response: stay big. While the executives disagreed on the exact level of support..." target="_blank">Bank executives urge government to back mortgages</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:57:20 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Obama administration invited banking executives Tuesday to offer advice on changing the government\'s role in the&nbsp;mortgage&nbsp;market. Their response: stay big. While the executives disagreed on the exact level of support needed, the group overwhelmingly advocated the government should maintain a large role propping up the nearly ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/K4Nvf8av3KM/" title="WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; New home construction edged up slightly in July, but applications for building permits tumbled to the lowest point in 14 months, a sign of continued stress in housing. Construction of new homes and apartments rose 1.7 percent in Ju..." target="_blank">July housing construction up 1.7 percent</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:54:58 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; New home construction edged up slightly in July, but applications for building permits tumbled to the lowest point in 14 months, a sign of continued stress in housing. Construction of new homes and apartments rose 1.7 percent in July, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Still, applications for ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/GcYzhyGFtsc/" title="WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; General Motors Co. is recalling nearly 250,000 crossover vehicles worldwide to inspect second-row seat belts that could be damaged and not latch. GM said Tuesday the recall affects 2009-2010 models of the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick ..." target="_blank">GM recalls 250,000 vehicles over damaged seat belts</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:27:22 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; General Motors Co. is recalling nearly 250,000 crossover vehicles worldwide to inspect second-row seat belts that could be damaged and not latch. GM said Tuesday the recall affects 2009-2010 models of the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook. Most of the 243,403 recalled vehicles ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/NNhU2wOAabA/" title="SEOUL (AP) &mdash; North Korea appears to have ramped up its propaganda war against South Korea and the U.S. by turning to Twitter and YouTube &mdash; websites that most citizens of the reclusive communist country are banned from viewing. The North\'s gov..." target="_blank">North Korea joins Twitter, YouTube</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:21:05 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('SEOUL (AP) &mdash; North Korea appears to have ramped up its propaganda war against South Korea and the U.S. by turning to Twitter and YouTube &mdash; websites that most citizens of the reclusive communist country are banned from viewing. The North\'s government-run Uriminzokkiri website posted an announcement last week saying ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/GvMjVbbxRzw/" title="WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Wholesale prices rose last month for the first time since March on higher costs for food and passenger cars and trucks. Still, the increases were modest and show that the weak economy isn\'t spurring widespread price increases. The..." target="_blank">Wholesale prices rise on higher food costs </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:06:52 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Wholesale prices rose last month for the first time since March on higher costs for food and passenger cars and trucks. Still, the increases were modest and show that the weak economy isn\'t spurring widespread price increases. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the Producer Price Index, ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/NRQO91l8X8A/" title="TOKYO (AP) &mdash; Japan lost its place as the world\'s No. 2 economy to China in the second quarter as receding global growth sapped momentum and stunted a shaky recovery. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of just 0.4 percent, the governm..." target="_blank">China overtakes Japan as No. 2 economy</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:16:32 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('TOKYO (AP) &mdash; Japan lost its place as the world\'s No. 2 economy to China in the second quarter as receding global growth sapped momentum and stunted a shaky recovery. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of just 0.4 percent, the government said Monday, far below the annualized ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/YT9z2Nd4rO0/" title="NEW ORLEANS (AP) &mdash; Shrimpers returned to Louisiana waters Monday for the first commercial season since the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, uncertain what crude still may be in the water and what price they\'ll get for the catch if consumers worry about..." target="_blank">Oil, price worries as La. shrimpers start season </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:56:35 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('NEW ORLEANS (AP) &mdash; Shrimpers returned to Louisiana waters Monday for the first commercial season since the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, uncertain what crude still may be in the water and what price they\'ll get for the catch if consumers worry about possible lingering effects from the massive BP ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/A_eMSVfNbBk/" title="MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) &mdash; President Obama, embarking on a three-day tour to raise money for Democrats, said Monday that a rising homegrown clean energy industry can help reverse years of manufacturing job losses overseas and help heal a still-ail..." target="_blank">Obama launches 3 days of fundraising travel</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:42:05 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) &mdash; President Obama, embarking on a three-day tour to raise money for Democrats, said Monday that a rising homegrown clean energy industry can help reverse years of manufacturing job losses overseas and help heal a still-ailing economy. \"We can\'t turn back, we\'ve got keep going forward,\" ...');
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