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<title><![CDATA[Family Sharia raises $31.55m]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bahrain-based asset manager The Family Office Company has raised $31.55m in a private placement for the Family Sharia Fund, Gulf News has reported. The company plans to list its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:02:50 +0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can The Fed Help Control Inflation?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Simon talks to Alan Binder, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, about whether the Fed can bring inflation under control in the face of spiraling energy and food prices. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Is My Money Safe In A Bank?']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NPR's Scott Simon talks to Gail MarksJarvis, personal finance blogger for the Chicago Tribune, about her recent post, ''Is my money safe in a bank?'' &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gas stays away from record]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fuel prices at the pump fell again overnight, a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Friday. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:36:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Growing disparities in life expectancy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While life expectancy has grown in the United States, the degree to which people live longer has become increasingly connected to their socio-economic status. In 2 decades, the life expectancy gap between those at the top of the socio-economic scale and those at the bottom has grown wider. Read about it in this week's Economic Snapshot. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Race, Ethnicity, and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As Congress and the Federal Reserve consider reform proposals in response to the subprime mortgage crisis, it is important to consider how and why the crisis came to have a disproportionate impact on communities of color. As part of its new Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Program, EPI hosted a panel discussion on June 12 that explored the reasons for this disparate impact and which policy reforms can best serve the communities hardest hit. Audio and video from this event are now available. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico feels sting of U.S. housing crisis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico is feeling the sting of the shrinking construction industry, which hires many Mexican immigrants.  This week's Snapshot illustrates that, as construction jobs dry up, so do the remittances many immigrant workers send back home. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prices Up, Demand Down for Industrial Distributors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Falling dollar and increasing freight costs could impact imported part purchases. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[80% of Vietnam Factories Breach Pollution Rules]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Half the 418 enterprises in 41 cities and provinces inspected last year were fined for breaching pollution control rules. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Manufacturing to Remain Flat over Next 3-6 Months Says Industry Group]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Exports still a bright spot however &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prepay energy meters are 'unjust']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One to watch: City of London Investment Group]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[City of London Investment Group  316p -5p  Scotsman says BUY &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DCA files objections to Miami River plans]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Florida Department of Community Affairs filed several objections to Miami's plan to eliminate zoning protections for the marine industry along the Miami River. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:26:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arizona Technology Enterprises plans tech transfers with partners, SkySong]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arizona Technology Enterprises is launching a plan to help two partners of Arizona State University transfer their technology to private companies. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Capital One to support legal aid program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Capital One has joined the Texas Access to Justice Foundation's Prime Partner Bank program, which is composed of financial institutions that generate funds used to support legal aid, legal education and other activities that improve the quality of justice. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:22:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House likely to modify Fannie, Freddie rescue]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The House is likely next week to take up a Bush administration proposal to empower the Treasury to back up embattled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting Mortgages Is More Difficult]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In today's economic climate, many Americans are finding it more difficult to obtain mortgages. Ken Wade, CEO of NeighborWorks America, points to fewer low down-payment mortgage programs and piggyback loans, as well as higher credit score requirements. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['No decision' on borrowing rules]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Alistair Darling says no decision has been made on relaxing government 'fiscal rules' but they are kept under review. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK internet shopping on the rise]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[UK shoppers spent 17 pence in every pound online in the first half of the year, claims a retail report. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:37:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF raises forecast for UK growth on global picture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[THE global economy has weathered the impact of the credit crunch better than first feared, the International Monetary Fund revealed last night. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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