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    <title><![CDATA[   Survey says! Chrysler, Ford and GM won't get the bucks ]]></title>
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        The CEOs of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, which are seeking a combined $34 billion in loans and credit lines to make it through the financial storm, are again getting grilled in front of Congress. Call it a bailout. Call it a bridge loan. Either way, a lot of Americans don&#39;t want to help the automakers out.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   AT&T's layoffs: Bad news for KC? ]]></title>
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        AT&amp;T today said it will layoff 12,000 workers, and that could be bad news for the Kansas City area.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Doll versus doll: Barbie KOs Bratz ]]></title>
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        Mattel Inc. has won a court order banning MGA Entertainment from making and selling Bratz dolls, which were found to infringe on Mattel&#39;s copyrights, according to Bloomberg News      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Kansas City's Secret Santa lives on ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26 CST</pubDate>
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        Kansas City&#39;s &#147;Secret Santa&#148; Larry Stewart, who became known for handing out money to strangers each December, made it possible before he died for others to help continue the tradition.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Missouri's first card club faces legal challenge ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:24 CST</pubDate>
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        Is poker a game of skill or a game of chance in Missouri? Arkansas businessman Jason Williams will surely find out today when he opens -- or attempts to open -- his Twin Lakes Card Club in Rockaway Beach, Mo. under close scrutiny by state and local law enforcement agencies.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Shoppers stay away and retailers report worst shopping month in decades ]]></title>
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        Retailers hoped to get a boost in November, partly due to Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season that helps put stores in the &quot;black&quot; for the year. But consumers - concerned about the economy, their jobs and shrinking retirement funds - continued to focus on necessities in November.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Michael Smith's Extra Virgin opens Tuesday in Crossroads ]]></title>
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        Michael Smith&#39;s highly anticipated Extra Virgin is scheduled to open Tuesday. The Mediterranean tapas bistro will be next to his namesake restaurant, Michael Smith, at 7 W. 19th St.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Greener gas is costing consumers more green (think cash) ]]></title>
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        Area motorists are paying the lowest gasoline prices in years but that doesn&#39;t include E-85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent conventional gasoline.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   AT&T to lay off 12,000 ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:45 CST</pubDate>
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        AT&amp;T today said it will cut 12,000 jobs by the end of the year. The move will reduce the company&#39;s employee workforce by 4 percent.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Wall Street points to lower open ]]></title>
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        Wall Street headed toward a lower open Thursday as investors began sifting through retail sales reports that were expected to point to another pullback in consumer spending.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Oil at 4-year lows below $44 on dire economic news ]]></title>
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        Oil prices were steady near four-year lows below $44 a barrel Friday in Asia as more bad U.S. economic news soured the outlook for global growth and demand for crude.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   France unveils euro26 billion stimulus plan ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:12 CST</pubDate>
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        French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday he plans to spend his way out of recession with a euro26 billion ($33 billion) stimulus plan designed to boost growth by 0.6 percentage points in 2009.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   European markets shed gains ahead of Dow opening ]]></title>
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        European stock markets fell Thursday, despite interest rate reductions across the continent, as investors eyed an expected drop on Wall Street at the opening bell.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   YRC Teamsters may take 10% pay cut ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09 CST</pubDate>
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        About 40,000 of YRC Worldwide Inc.&#39;s drivers and dock workers will have their wages cut 10 percent under a tentative deal reached with the Teamsters union.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Closing Bell: Stocks gain despite weak economic reports ]]></title>
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        Wall Street has withstood another stream of bad economic readings, shaking off its disappointment and closing sharply higher after an erratic session.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Households rushing to refinance ]]></title>
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        Homeowners might be well advised to reach for their abacuses. Plunging mortgage rates could be setting the stage for a budget-saving refinance boom. The Federal Reserve&#39;s decision last week to snap up hundreds of billions of dollars in government-backed mortgage securities had an immediate effect on the market.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   UAW to renegotiate labor terms, suspend jobs bank ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:22 CST</pubDate>
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        The United Auto Workers said Wednesday it is willing to change its contracts with U.S. automakers and accept delayed payments of billions of dollars to a union-run health care trust to do its part to help the struggling companies secure $34 billion in government loans.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Here's where to find jobs in the nonprofit sector ]]></title>
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        Starting today, job hunters can go to a new site to look for hundreds of nonprofit job listings in the Kansas City region.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A bad omen for Friday's unemployment report ]]></title>
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        Advertised job vacancies dropped by more than 70,000 in November from October, according to The Conference Board&#39;s Help-Wanted Online Data Series, released this morning.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Some staff at Kemper fired to cut costs ]]></title>
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        The assistant general manager and three office workers at the Kemper Arena complex were fired this week in a belt tightening by the firm that also runs the Sprint Center.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   After three years, Leawood store to close its doors ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:39 CST</pubDate>
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        After three years in Town Center Plaza, Apricot Lane boutique is closing.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Raphael restaurant to close for remodeling ]]></title>
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        The Raphael Restaurant will close after breakfast Dec. 14 for a remodeling, the first since it opened in 1975.      
    
  

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        Oil prices sank Thursday to lows last seen nearly four years ago as more bleak news from the world&#39;s largest economy raised fears crude could tumble below $40 by the end of the year.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Obama names Gov. Richardson to head Commerce ]]></title>
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        President-elect Barack Obama selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary Wednesday, naming a prominent Hispanic to his new Cabinet and calling him a leading &quot;economic diplomat for America&quot; in troubled times.      
    
  

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        European stock markets fell modestly Wednesday after further dismal economic data and as Wall Street was heading towards a lower opening. Asian markets were higher after Wall Street&#39;s rebound the previous session.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations ]]></title>
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        Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide - a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The Closing Bell: Ford, GE support market rally ]]></title>
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        Buyers returned to Wall Street Tuesday, sending stocks higher in a session that was marked by indecision even as the Dow Jones industrials closed up 270 points. Encouraging news from Ford Motor Co. and General Electric Co. calmed the market a day after a massive decline.      
    
  

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        DALLAS | Executives of major U.S. airlines, already seeing signs of slumping travel demand, said Tuesday they were ready to cut more flights, and Delta hinted at more job losses as the carriers jockey to survive the deepening recession.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   And the fastest Internet provider is? (Hint: probably not in KC) ]]></title>
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        We&#39;re a bit slow here in Kansas City. That&#39;s the uptake from PC Magazine, which found that Internet speeds in Missouri and Kansas put the two states &quot;in the bottom half of the country&#151;by Internet access speed, that is.&quot;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Thai king's illness sparks anxiety amid crisis ]]></title>
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        Thailand&#39;s ailing king, a cornerstone of stability during his six decades on the throne, failed to appear for celebrations marking his 81st birthday Friday as many Thais feared his fading from the scene could lead to continued turmoil that has plagued the country for three years.      
    
  

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        Malaysian national carmaker Proton has formed an alliance with Japan&#39;s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to jointly build a new car as part of efforts to modernize its vehicle lineup and improve component quality.      
    
  

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        Japanese stocks ended the week with a whimper as investors wavered between hunting for bargains and staying cautious ahead of key U.S. jobs data later Friday.      
    
  

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        With the economy sinking faster, employers are giving more Americans dreaded pink slips right before the holidays.      
    
  

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        For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Singapore faces years of slow growth, PM Lee says ]]></title>
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        Singapore&#39;s economy may shrink for a year and faces slow growth for several more as a global downturn undermines demand for the city-state&#39;s exports, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday.      
    
  

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