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			<title><![CDATA[Home sales, prices continue to fall]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=286182</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Even though the weather is warming, the tepid local housing market is showing little sign of heating up. But prices have fallen, giving hope that more buyers will be coming out of the woodwork this spring.  Sales in Dane County during the first three months of 2008 were down 27 percent from the same period a year ago, with the median sales price falling three percent as well.  The Wisconsin Realtors Association on Tuesday reported 906 sales ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ivey]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Historic Utica Store set to close]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=286192</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ After 136 years of serving southeastern Dane County, the Utica Store is closing its doors on June 1.  Maybe.  Barney Lambert and Jackie Sperle, who have operated this friendly store selling the essentials of life, are closing a 30-year chapter of their lives as owners, operators, counselors, advisers, sympathizers and providers to a unique community of farmers and rural residents.  The little store at the corner of County W and County B, about halfway between Stoughton and Cambridge, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Oncken]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Great Wolf settles proxy battle]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=286033</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison-based Great Wolf Resorts announced Monday that it and Hovde Capital Advisors LLC have reached an agreement that ends a proxy battle.  Under terms of the deal, Eric D. Hovde and Richard T. Murray III will be added to the board of directors of the indoor waterpark resort company.  Great Wolf said it has agreed to include Hovde, Murray and &quot;a third nominee reasonably acceptable to HCA&quot; on its slate of director candidates to be nominated by ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sonic Foundry hosts media site conference]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=286092</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison-based Sonic Foundry Inc. opened its annual media site user conference, UNLEASH 2008, on Tuesday, attracting nearly 200 attendees from 30 states and seven countries.  &quot;UNLEASH is a great opportunity to meet with not only the engineers and technical staff from Sonic Foundry but also a chance to engage to some of the best minds from the world of rich media,&quot; said Kelly Parke of York University, chair of the Mediasite User Group Steering Committee.  UNLEASH 2008, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kalahari beefing up indoor resort]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=286041</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Kalahari Resort and Convention Center is planning a $15 million addition that will bring a six-story Ferris wheel, laser tag and a ropes course to the Wisconsin Dells indoor water park.  The 110,000-square-foot addition is scheduled to open in December.  Plans also include 24 bowling lanes, go carts, a carousel, 18 holes of miniature golf, golf simulators, inflatable play areas, an arcade and a sports bar.  The facility already consists of a 125,000-square-foot water park, 742 hotel rooms, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DISH profit soars despite tumbling subscriber growth]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=286046</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ No. 2 satellite TV provider DISH Network on Monday reported that its first-quarter net income rose 65 percent even though new subscriber growth plunged due to the languishing economy and stiffer competition.  In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the company also cited satellite launch delays and problems within its operations as factors that dampened growth.  EchoStar reported first-quarter net income of $259 million, or 58 cents a share, on revenues of $2.84 billion compared with net ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff/news services]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[XM satellite radio loss widens despite booming revenues]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285947</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ McLEAN, Va. -- As it waits for an expected final approval from the Federal Communications Commission to merge with rival Sirius, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported Monday that its first-quarter loss widened by nearly 6 percent despite a 17 percent jump in revenue.  XM said it lost $129.3 million, or 42 cents per share, on revenues of $308 million, compared with $122.4 million, or 40 cents per share, on revenues of $264 million a year ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bodacious Boutique to close]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285970</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Monroe Street will lose a women&#39;s clothes shop this month when Bodacious Boutique closes its doors.  Store owner Sheryl Batten said her lease is up at 1719 Monroe St. and she has decided to retire.  &quot;I had a great run,&quot; Batten said of her newest venture. &quot;I had great fun and Monroe Street is an absolutely great place to be. But it&#39;s just that my lease is up and I&#39;ve made the decision that I&#39;m going to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Welch]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[General manager buys local video and film production firm]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285956</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Long-time Madison-based video and film production company Provideo of Wisconsin Inc. announced Monday that it has been purchased by Jim Stiener, the company&#39;s general manager, putting it back in local hands.  Steiner completed the purchase from Quincy Newspapers Inc. on May 1. Terms were not disclosed.  Provideo was founded in 1985 and Stiener joined the company is 1989 after graduating from UW-LaCrosse.  Stiener said he isn&#39;t planning any major immediate changes, but feels the time is right to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DISH Network launching 22 more national HD channels]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285951</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- DISH Network Corp. on Monday began launching 22 additional high-definition national channels as part of its plans to reach 100 national HD channels by the end of the year.  DISH, which is trying to catch up to fellow satellite provider DirecTV and stay ahead of cable companies like Madison area provider Charter Communication in HD offerings, also has been adding local network affiliates in HD in many markets this year, including Milwaukee and ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Commuters hop on bikes in face of $4-a-gallon gas]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285827</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ BISMARCK, N.D. -- Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business -- if you run a bike shop.  Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers -- or buying new ones -- to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say.  &quot;Millions of people have bicycles hanging in the garage and they&#39;re getting them down and riding them,&quot; said Rebecca Anderson, advocacy director for Trek Bicycle Corp. based in Waterloo. &quot;People are looking at the bicycle as ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[James MacPhersonAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-11T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Class action status granted in Kraft case]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285664</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Employees of Kraft Foods&nbsp;have been given class action status for their lawsuit seeking pay for time spent putting on and taking off safety equipment.  U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb says current and former hourly employees who worked at the company&#39;s Oscar Mayer meat processing plant in Madison since May 2004 can take part.  Crabb says the group includes at least 1,000 workers.  The workers claim the company is breaking the law by refusing to pay them for time ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-09T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch&#39;s firm withdraws bid to buy Newsday]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285771</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK&nbsp;-- News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has withdrawn its bid to purchase the Long Island daily paper Newsday, a News Corp. spokeswoman said Saturday.  The decision to revoke the offer came just days after Murdoch confidently predicted he would clinch a deal to buy the newspaper within a week.  News Corp. had offered about $580 million for the paper, one of the country&#39;s biggest, but it was competing against rival bids from ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[David B. CarusoAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-10T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Envirotest to close Waukesha plant]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285753</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ WAUKESHA -- Envirotest Wisconsin plans to close its Waukesha plant as of July 1, resulting in as many as 105 permanent layoffs there and at 11 other locations, state officials said Friday.  The Department of Workforce Development said it was working with regional partners to help the affected employees.  The agency said the Southeast Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board and Washington-Ozaukee-Waukesha Workforce Development Board had teams contacting the company to arrange for orientation ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASSOCIATED PRESS]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-10T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TV networks urged not to rush to Web]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285634</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ TV broadcasters and cable networks shouldn&#39;t abandon their traditional mode of business and rush to the Web, a new study reports.  &quot;There is no current economic rationale for broadcasters and cable networks to abandon traditional TV or attempt to accelerate a transition to a total online model,&quot; Convergence Consulting Group&#39;s sixth annual &quot;The Battle for the North American Couch Potato&quot; report states. &quot;To do so would put $66 billion in traditional TV advertising revenue and $30 ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-09T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[An iPhone for $199?]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285530</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ With competitive pressures mounting, AT&amp;T may cut the iPhone&#39;s price to boost demand -- and cement its relationship with Apple, according to media reports.   With less than two months to go before Steve Jobs takes the stage at Apple&#39;s Worldwide Developers Conference, where he&#39;s expected to unveil a new iPhone, it appears that AT&amp;T may not be convinced that new bells and whistles will be enough to get droves of new customers to switch from ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-09T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Confessions of a money manager: See the light of solar stocks]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285563</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Well, here we go again. Oil prices are now over $120 a barrel, and everyone, it seems, knows exactly what to do. Of course it depends on your perspective. If you&#39;re a member of Congress, you call for the umpteenth congressional hearing and harangue those rapacious, nasty oil executives. That&#39;s always good for a few votes. Unfortunately, such spectacles never amount to much.  If you&#39;re running for president, then you call for a moratorium on the ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Unger]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-09T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[John Oncken: Landmark silo gone, and perhaps its history, too]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285448</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ It was surely a landmark standing tall on the hill off Lake Kegonsa Road southwest of Stoughton in Dane County.  Obviously it was a silo of some sort, but what kind?  Farm silos come in many kinds:   -- Historic wooden stave, most of which remain are barely standing if at all.  -- Tile and brick, never very popular, are on rare occasions seen still standing lonesome in a field next to where a barn was located decades ago.  -- ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Oncken]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-08T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[American Superconductor nears profit with booming wind business]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285376</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A booming global wind power business centered in American Superconductor Corp.&#39;s Middleton-based Power Systems unit has more than doubled revenues and made American Superconductor profitable on an operating basis, the company reported Thursday.  The results and the firm&#39;s 2008 forecast handily beat analysts&#39; expectations and sent the stock soaring more than 20 percent Thursday morning.   The Devens, Mass.-based company reported that for its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter ended March 31 it posted a net loss of ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-08T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Monroe brewery unveils new beers]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285395</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Minhas Craft Brewery in Monroe is making clear malt around the clock to keep pace with anticipated demand for its new Corsairs line of malt-based coolers.  Owners Ravinder and Manjit Minhas announced the new line Wednesday.  A clear malt filtration system was installed in the brewery earlier this year.  The cooler line includes Corsairs Mojito, a Cuban-style drink, Corsairs Orange Squeeze and Corsairs Ice, a lemonade-flavored drink.  ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-08T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mike Ivey: Wisconsin&#39;s got the job loss blues]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=284941</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Nobody needs to remind Gov. Jim Doyle it&#39;s more fun being in charge during good times than bad.  Doyle had a rough ride the past couple of weeks, what with GM announcing it was eliminating a full shift at its Janesville plant, Harley Davidson cutting 370 jobs and Miller Brewing likely moving its headquarters out of Milwaukee. Talk about nameplate companies dissing the home team.  On the auto front, it was only 10 months ago that GM ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ivey]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-06T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[&#39;Next generation&#39; of in-flight broadband under development]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285354</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corp. have announced a multi-year agreement to develop what they are calling the next generation of in-flight passenger broadband service, Multichannel.com reported.  Panasonic eXConnect uses an advanced satellite transmission platform to leverage Intelsat&#39;s existing GlobalConnex network broadband service to deliver Internet-based services and entertainment to passengers, the companies said Tuesday.   The service, which will have speeds comparable to Wi-Fi, enables two-way broadband connectivity that provides a wide range of applications to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-08T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cold weather boosts MGE earnings]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285271</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MGE Energy on Wednesday reported the past cold winter gave a boost to its first-quarter earnings. MGE Energy&nbsp;reported first-quarter earnings of $13.8 million or 63 cents per share compared to $12.3 million or 59 cents per share, for the same period in 2007.Earnings from its&nbsp;gas utility increased $1.1 million, or 16.5 percent,&nbsp;compared to a year ago.&nbsp;The increase was primarily driven by higher retail therm sales of 12.9 percent&nbsp;during the quarter as ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-07T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[High-def boosts DirecTV profit]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285160</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Satellite TV provider DirecTV on Wednesday reported its first-quarter earnings rose 10.4 percent as it acquired more subscribers in the U.S. and Latin America and customers spent more on high-definition and video recording services.  The El Segundo, Calif.-based company said net income climbed to $371 million, or 32 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31 from $336 million, or 27 cents per share, a year ago. Revenues rose 17 percent to $4.59 billion ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-05-07T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Marshall Erdman parent posts improved results]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=285209</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Cogdell Spencer Inc., which acquired Madison-based Marshall Erdman &amp; Associates Inc. earlier this year, reported that it cut its net loss and increased its funds from operations in the first quarter.  The Charlotte-based real estate investment trust said it lost $1.8 million, or 13 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter, improved from a net loss of $1.9 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of last year.  Funds from operations -- ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-07T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Great Wolf tops analysts&#39; expectations; CEO to step down]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=284947</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison-based Great Wolf Resorts on Tuesday reported that its first quarter earnings handily topped analysts&#39; expectations, while CEO John Emery will be resigning.  The indoor waterpark resort company said in a news release that Emery is leaving the company &quot;to pursue an opportunity in the private equity sector which will allow him to spend the majority of his time at his home in Virginia after more than four years of weekly commuting&quot; between Virginia and Madison.  &quot;With ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-06T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Marcus Theatres would open as Eastgate closes]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=284982</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Marcus Theatres&#39; proposed 16-screen cinema in &quot;The Crossing&quot; at U.S. 151 and Nelson Road on Madison&#39;s east side would coincide with the closing of Eastgate sometime in late 2008 or early 2009.  GOOGLEMAP2[320|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:geocode=:q=East+Washington+Avenue+and+Nelson+Road,+Madison,+WI:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJqILJokeVEUuNqIWKvOez3qLG0P0w:ll=43.145493,-89.285803:spn=0.01002,0.017166:z=15:output=embed]  The company signed an agreement to sell the Eastgate Cinemas property, located at 5202 High Crossing Road, to a Madison-based real estate company. That theater will be razed and the site redeveloped for other use.  &quot;Marcus Theatres plans to build an entirely new state-of-the-art theater ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ivey]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-06T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kohler acquires hospitality furniture firm Mark David]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=284944</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Kohler Co. is expanding its offerings with the acquisition of Mark David, an upscale provider of sourced case goods and upholstered seating to the hospitality industry.  Kohler announced Tuesday that the acquisition was completed last Friday. Terms were not disclosed.  Kohler&#39;s best known products are for the bath and kitchen, and it also offers fine home furnishings and power systems as well as its world famous golf and resort complex north of Milwaukee.  Mark David joins the Kohler ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-05-06T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spectrum Brands cuts loss]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/business//index.php?ntid=284949</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Spectrum Brands Inc., which has its Rayovac and Remington units based in Madison, on Tuesday reported a smaller fiscal second-quarter loss.  Spectrum reported a net loss of $111.7 million, or $2.19 per share, for the three months ended March 30, compared with a loss of $237.5 million, or $4.77 per share, a year earlier. Net sales rose 2 percent to $647.1 million from $634.5 million, led by double-digit sales growth in personal care and pet supply ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-05-06T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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