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		<title>Black Enterprise/Walmart Economic Forum 2010</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2010/02/26/black-enterprise-walmart-economic-forum-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lonnie C. Major</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See the entrepreneurs, economists and Obama Administration officials who convened for “20/20 Vision: A Look Ahead at Black America in the Next Economic Boom,” a forum presented by Black Enterprise and hosted by Walmart.]]></description>
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		<title>A Path to Recovery for Black America</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/02/a-path-to-recovery-for-black-america/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/02/a-path-to-recovery-for-black-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under the banner, “20/20 Vision: A Look Ahead at Black America in the Next Economic Boom,” the event brought together business leaders, policy makers, economists and entrepreneurs to discuss issues vital to the future of African Americans and the nation as a whole: jobs and workforce readiness; small business and innovation; and financial reform and wealth building.. The dialogue resulted in a series of policy recommendations directed to the Obama Administration as well as strategies for black-owned businesses, trade associations and other organizations shaping future plans.]]></description>
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		<title>In Pictures: A Vision for the Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/01/in-pictures-a-vision-for-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/01/in-pictures-a-vision-for-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President Barack Obama embarked on the first of a series of trips he will make on his listening tour of America to promote job creation and growth, Black Enterprise hosted a Walmart-sponsored forum- “20/20 Vision: A Look Ahead at Black America in the Next Economic Boom”—to explore strategies and solutions that will ensure that African Americans will be key players in the nation’s economic revival.]]></description>
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		<title>BE Forum Explores Solutions for Economic Revival</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/28/be-forum-explores-solutions-for-economic-revival/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/28/be-forum-explores-solutions-for-economic-revival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise hosted a forum to explore strategies and solutions that will ensure that African Americans will be key players in the nation’s economic revival.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Resets Agenda in State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/obama-to-reset-agenda-in-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/obama-to-reset-agenda-in-state-of-the-union-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama vowed to not abandon plans for longer-term fixes to healthcare, energy, and education in his State of the Union address.]]></description>
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		<title>BE, Walmart to Host Economic Forum</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/25/be-wal-mart-to-host-economic-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/25/be-wal-mart-to-host-economic-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President Barack Obama unveils initiatives to bolster the middle class, create jobs and assist small business, Black Enterprise is bringing together BE100s CEOs, government officials, and economists to offer solutions to the administration.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Report Card: One Year Later</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/20/obamas-report-card-one-year-later/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/20/obamas-report-card-one-year-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been one year since history was made in the U.S. with the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th president of the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Uncoventional Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/01/01/uncoventional-wisdom/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/01/01/uncoventional-wisdom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How good a stock picker is Quintano Downes? The 13-year Wall Street veteran equities trader did such a stellar job for clients in his three years running Haven Financial Services’ equity and fixed income trading desk, that he was able to purchase a majority stake in the firm’s parent company, APB Financial Group, in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Points: Obama’s  Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/01/talking-points-obama%e2%80%99s-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/01/talking-points-obama%e2%80%99s-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Barack Obama took the national stage as president on that bitterly cold day last January, he inherited an economic crisis of cataclysmic proportions. From day one, the chief executive sprang into action, pushing through a program to stabilize the financial sector and resurrect the American economy. Within six weeks of being in office, he effected a mammoth stimulus package that sought to help homeowners keep their homes, boost consumer confidence, thaw the credit markets, and put Americans back to work. As Obama begins his second year in office, he will continue his ambitious agenda. But will his initiatives be enough to silence the growing chorus of critics—some who argue that his $787 billion stimulus didn’t go far enough; others who say that proposals such as healthcare reform will contribute to huge deficits that will wreck the economy’s long-term prospects; and the cadre of unemployed and underemployed who are becoming increasingly impatient with this jobless recovery?]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Was the Jobs Summit Political or Productive?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/poll-was-the-jobs-summit-political-or-productive/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/poll-was-the-jobs-summit-political-or-productive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Majority of respondents to a BlackEnterprise.com poll said the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth was a necessary step to curb unemployment and boost job creation.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Unveils New Job Creation Plan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-unveils-new-job-creation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-unveils-new-job-creation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama unveiled a package of new enhancements to his administration’s efforts to revive the U.S. economy and spur job growth. 
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		<title>White House Discusses Nation&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=42144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s economy grew during the months of July, August, and September, after a year of stagnation. The Commerce Department reported this week that U.S. GDP (the total value of all goods and services made within our borders) expanded at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, a major contrast from the 6.4% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Financials</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/03/finding-financials/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/03/finding-financials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent economic meltdown started with the implosion of a handful of big banks and Wall Street brokerage firms. The financial sector continues to feel the pain. ]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiating in a Volatile World</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/negotiating-in-a-volatile-world-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/negotiating-in-a-volatile-world-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When South Korea President Lee Myung-bak came to the United States earlier this week, he made sure that he met two high-powered Washington officials during his three-day state visit. At the top of Lee’s agenda, of course, was a meeting with President Barack Obama. At their summit, Obama reaffirmed his pledge to protect South Korea from North Korea’s nuclear threat.]]></description>
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		<title>How Economic Uncertainty Can Spark Entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/07/how-economic-uncertainty-can-spark-entrepreneurship/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/07/how-economic-uncertainty-can-spark-entrepreneurship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s no doubt the economic downturn is sparking a lot of anxiety as people worry about financial woes and job loss. But anxiety is nothing more than nervous energy, which can be channeled into actions that can improve your standard of living, experts say. One way to do this: Start a side business so you’ll be less impacted by a salary cut or layoff. “It’s a great time for people who are entrepreneurs who can come up with things to help people now,” says Dr. Gloria Morrow, a licensed clinical psychologist in Upland, California. “Millionaires are born out of a time like this.”]]></description>
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		<title>Taming A Wild Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/taming-a-wild-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/taming-a-wild-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger W. Ferguson Jr. has answered the call at a time when our
nation needs him most. Earlier this year, he agreed to serve on President Barack Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, the influential body charged with providing recommendations for revitalizing America’s battered economy. Ferguson was enlisted to be part of the 15-member task force charged with simplifying the federal tax code and finding ways to recoup the $300 billion in taxes that go uncollected each year. Ferguson was a sterling choice. A former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, he is one of the nation’s leading economists. He is also the president and CEO of TIAA-CREF, one of the world’s largest financial services firms with more than $360 billion in assets. In February, his credentials earned him a coveted spot on the black enterprise list of the 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America. Editorial Director Alan Hughes recently sat down with Ferguson in TIAA-CREF’s New York City headquarters to discuss the turbulence in the financial markets, the uncertain state of the economy, and projections of when things may turn around.
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		<title>Obama on the Record: Financial Reform</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/17/obama-on-the-record-financial-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/17/obama-on-the-record-financial-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.
Since taking office, my administration has mounted what I think has to be acknowledged as an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis.  But even as we take decisive action to repair the damage to our economy, we're working hard to build a new foundation for sustained economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Hits 25-Year High</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/unemployment-hits-25-year-high/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/unemployment-hits-25-year-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s unemployment rate jumped to 9.4% in Ma, marking a 25 year high, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While companies tightened payrolls last month causing unemployment to surge a half a percent, compared to April, the decline was less than expected, with moderation in some sectors.]]></description>
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		<title>Marcus Alexis Dies at Age 77</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/marcus-alexis-dies-at-age-77/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/marcus-alexis-dies-at-age-77/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BE Board of Economists]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kellogg School of Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcus Alexis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marcus Alexis, one of the nation’s most distinguished economists, died Wednesday from complications during surgery. He was 77. ]]></description>
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		<title>Former Fed Governor Sees Light at the End of the Tunnel</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/05/04/former-fed-governor-sees-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/05/04/former-fed-governor-sees-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIAA-CREF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roger W. Ferguson, CEO of financial services giant TIAA-CREF and one of the nation's leading economists, was recently named to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, the influential body charged with providing recommendations on remaking America’s battered economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Focused on Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/05/01/staying-focused-on-best-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/05/01/staying-focused-on-best-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Egodigwe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As massive job cuts have forced many companies to reorganize and reprioritize spending, the diversity budget is taking its share of hits across industries. Nearly half of the 452 respondents to a recent Society for Human Resource Management poll said their discretionary HR spending had decreased in the past year, and 39% said they had cut spending on training unrelated to the core business, including anti-harassment and diversity training. Ten percent of respondents said they had reduced spending on initiatives that targeted diversity recruitment, and 12% predicted that diversity-related recruitment efforts would be cut. “If diversity truly is a key strategic objective of a corporation, then it should be treated like any other key strategic initiative of the corporation,” says Joe Watson, CEO of StrategicHire, an executive search firm in Reston, Virginia, and author of Without Excuses: Unleash the Power of Diversity to Build Your Business (St. Martin’s Press; $24.95). “That is a test in many ways to show whether a company’s rhetoric matches its reality.”
We’ve looked at two companies that are working to continue efforts to make diversity a business imperative to grow their bottom lines. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke Beams Optimism on Economy at Morehouse Address</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/15/bernanke-beams-optimism-on-economy-at-morehouse-address/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/15/bernanke-beams-optimism-on-economy-at-morehouse-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha I. Jefferson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Morehouse College]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says he’s “fundamentally optimistic” about the nation’s economy, expressing confidence that the U.S. will pull itself out of its current financial rut during an address Tuesday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 85</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/14/day-85/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/04/14/day-85/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama says that while there are glimmers of hope in the economy, there are still tough times ahead.
Biden hosted two conference calls to discuss Recovery Act implementation. The first call was with a group of governors; the second call was with a group of mayors and county executives.
The United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glimmers of Hope for Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/14/glimmers-of-hope-for-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/14/glimmers-of-hope-for-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=29878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama today took center stage to provide a status report on measures his administration has taken to deal with the nation’s fragile economy.
The speech was filled with optimism, and encouragement, and was also a challenge to those who had criticized him for not doing enough.
"There is no doubt that times are still tough.," [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record: State of the Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/14/obama-on-the-record-state-of-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/14/obama-on-the-record-state-of-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  It's good to be back.  Thank you so much.  Please, everybody be seated.  (Applause.)  Well, to President DeGioia, thank you so much for the gracious introduction, and thanks for bringing your family -- including JT -- appreciate you.  We're going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Hosts Cyber Town Hall</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/26/obama-hosts-cyber-town-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/26/obama-hosts-cyber-town-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Well, it is great to see all of you.  And I am thrilled that all of you here in the White House and everybody who is viewing this online is participating in this experiment that we're trying out.  When I was running for President, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record: News Conference on the Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/25/obama-on-the-record-news-conference-on-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/25/obama-on-the-record-news-conference-on-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Please have a seat.
Good evening.  Before I take questions from the correspondents I want to give everyone who’s watching tonight an update on the steps we’re taking to move this economy from recession to recovery and ultimately to prosperity.
It’s important to remember that this crisis didn’t happen overnight, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Pledges Persistence</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/03/24/obama-pledges-persistence/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/03/24/obama-pledges-persistence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Persistence. That’s the message that President Barack Obama ended with last night as he took a battery of questions from the press during his news conference on the economy.
He held his second presidential press conference after a week in which he unveiled another multi-trillion dollar of packages: the small business leading fix; another bailout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 62</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/22/day-62/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/22/day-62/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Making the rounds of the Sunday morning talk shows, Obama’s surrogates again beat the drum of the president’s economic plan. On “Fox News Sunday,” advisor Christina D. Romer said that was “incredibly confident” that the administration’s policies would be successful.
Obama appeared on “60 Minutes,” where he had an unfortunate attack of the giggles while discussing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Stops by &#8216;Tonight Show&#8217; During California Visit</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/20/obama-stops-by-tonight-show-during-california-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/20/obama-stops-by-tonight-show-during-california-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
President Barack Obama on the “Tonight Show”
Jay Leno: The 44th President of the United States, please welcome President Barack Obama. (Applause.)
President Barack Obama: Thank you. (Applause.)
Leno: Good to see you.
The President: It is good to see you and –- (applause.) Thank you. Let me just say, I think Kevin looks good in a suit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remarks of the President Upon Departure to California</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/18/remarks-of-the-president-upon-departure-to-california/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/18/remarks-of-the-president-upon-departure-to-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=27785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ THE PRESIDENT: We're about -- I'm about to go to California, but I wanted to make sure that I had a chance to address all of you before we leave. And we're going to have a town hall meeting there in which we're going to be answering questions from voters about a whole host [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, Brown Discuss Economy During White House Meeting</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/03/obama-brown-discuss-economy-during-white-house-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/03/obama-brown-discuss-economy-during-white-house-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown meet in the Oval Office. (Source: White House)
President Barack Obama met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today in the White House to discuss the onging global economic crisis.
After their closed-door meeting, the two leaders held a mini press conference with reporters from both sides of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing the Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/03/01/fixing-the-economy-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/03/01/fixing-the-economy-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Board of Economists offer President Obama advice on putting America back to work]]></description>
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		<title>The $800 Billion Question: Will Foreign Creditors Continue to Finance U.S. Debt?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/02/12/the-800-billion-question-will-foreign-creditors-continue-to-finance-us-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/02/12/the-800-billion-question-will-foreign-creditors-continue-to-finance-us-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dorothy Meadow Sobol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been laying awake at night worrying about our credit status. I’m not talking about my own ability to borrow. I mean, ours—all of us— President Obama’s, mine, yours, our children, the whole country. With all the talk of the Obama administration’s coming stimulus package, there’s been very little discussion of how, exactly, we’re going to pay for the $800 billion program.]]></description>
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		<title>A Historic Day of Reporting at the White House</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/02/11/a-historic-day-of-reporting-at-the-white-house/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/02/11/a-historic-day-of-reporting-at-the-white-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It started with a phone call from a member of the White House press office on a chilly Saturday night. "I'm calling to let you know that Black Enterprise will be the first black publication to get an interview with the president," he said.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: &#8216;Help Is on the Way&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/02/10/obama-help-is-on-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an exclusive one–on-one interview President Barack Obama discusses the recovery package, his expansive economic agenda, and his administration’s plans to provide jobs and opportunities to millions of Americans.]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Weekly Address: Obama Urges Prompt Passage of Economic Plan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/01/31/presidents-weekly-address-obama-urges-prompt-passage-of-economic-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/01/31/presidents-weekly-address-obama-urges-prompt-passage-of-economic-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[n his weekly address, Obama highlighted recent statistics showing continuing deterioration in the economy and urged the prompt passage of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.]]></description>
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		<title>House Passes Obama&#8217;s Economic Plan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/01/28/house-passes-obama-economic-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/01/28/house-passes-obama-economic-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is one step closer to putting in place his plan to stimulate the economy. His administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in the Democrat-controlled House tonight by a vote of 244-188.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Launches Recovery Site</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/28/white-house-launches-recovery-site/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/28/white-house-launches-recovery-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acknowledging that Americans are "skeptical about the size and scale" of his $825 billion recovery plan, President Barack Obama launched recovery.gov, a Website that will allow people to see how and where tax dollars are being spent once the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been passed by lawmakers.]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Massacre: How Not to Be a Victim</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/26/monday-massacre-how-not-to-be-a-victim/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/26/monday-massacre-how-not-to-be-a-victim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This economy is starting to remind me of a Sopranos episode. You’ll remember that one feature of the popular HBO mob drama was that a central character was unceremoniously killed off each season. In that sense, it was unlike any program of its kind. What lent the crime series a particular brand of edgy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Close the Deal in a Sinking Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/26/how-to-close-the-deal-in-a-sinking-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/26/how-to-close-the-deal-in-a-sinking-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Right Way Realty and Investment Services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[handshakeNearly everyone is cutting back on expenses these days.  For small business owners, that means it’s harder than ever to turn sales prospects into paying customers.  It’s challenging, but not impossible. Here’s what some entrepreneurs and salespeople are doing to close the deal despite the looming recession.
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		<title>Fixing the Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/01/26/fixing-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/01/26/fixing-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, there’s one aspect of Barack Obama’s ascendance to the White House that’s rarely noted. He is one of a few Americans who entered 2009 looking forward to a bigger home and a higher-paying job.
Little more than a week before Barack Obama took office, the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate had risen to 7.2% in December, its highest level in 16 years. And that was just the beginning.]]></description>
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		<title>Day 6</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/01/25/day-6/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/01/25/day-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers discusses the administration's plan to deal with the economic crisis during a taping of NBC's "Meet the Press." (Photo source: NBC)
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		<title>Ready for Day One</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/01/20/ready-for-day-one/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/01/20/ready-for-day-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immediately following President Barack Obama’s formal swearing in, some of his aides made their way to the White House to begin laying the groundwork for Day One. Although Obama must spend the rest of the day being feted, he has already scheduled Wednesday meetings with both his economic and national security teams. There is no time to waste and as we saw with his transition, Obama will hit the ground running. ]]></description>
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		<title>What NOT to Do in an Economic Downturn</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/01/01/what-not-to-do-in-an-economic-downturn/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/01/01/what-not-to-do-in-an-economic-downturn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellody Hobson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s little question—the financial markets in 2008 have been scary. The stock market has fallen sharply; giant, well-known companies have gone under; banks have failed; supposedly safe bonds have lost value; and the government has intervened like never before. These unprecedented events have scared millions of investors. This fear has led to panic. If, however, you’ve been prudent, you’re resisting the urge to act rashly. Today I’m going to focus on things NOT to do right now. ]]></description>
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		<title>Change in Your Pocket?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/01/01/change-in-your-pocket/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/01/01/change-in-your-pocket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonja Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama finally has a chance to follow through on his campaign mantra of change. 
However, when it comes to pocketbook issues such as tax cuts, health insurance, and mortgage relief, expect certain transformations to take longer than others.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession or Depression: Defining Economic Decline</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2008/11/20/recession-or-depression-defining-economic-decline/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2008/11/20/recession-or-depression-defining-economic-decline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deep recession or depression? As a journalist, it’s hard to argue that words don’t matter. Certainly, there’s a textbook difference between the “two or more consecutive quarters slowing of economic growth” that marks a recessionary period, and a more severe depression, technically defined as a greater-than-10% decline in national economic activity or GDP.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Takes to Web to Discuss Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/15/7203/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/15/7203/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
President-elect Barack Obama today urged Congress to pass an economic rescue plan that would extend jobless benefits among other actions.
"If Congress does not pass an immediate plan that gives the economy the boost it needs, I will make it my first order of business as president," Obama said in his Democratic Party's weekly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daunting Challenges Ahead</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/09/daunting-challenges-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/09/daunting-challenges-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com concludes its two-part series on the challenges and expectations that await President-elect Barack Obama when he takes office on Jan. 20, 2009. ]]></description>
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		<title>No. 44: What’s Ahead</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/09/no-44-whatisahead/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/09/no-44-whatisahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Barack Obama takes office on Jan. 20, 2009, he will face daunting challenges and great expectations. ]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript: Obama on the Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/transcript-obamas-speaks-on-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/11/07/transcript-obamas-speaks-on-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Transcript of President-elect Barack Obama'S first press conference, as prepared for delivery:
CHICAGO -- This morning, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month that our economy has shed jobs. In total, we’ve lost nearly 1.2 million jobs this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to Tackle Economic Crisis Head On</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/07/first-on-obamas-agenda-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/11/07/first-on-obamas-agenda-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with his team of economic advisers today to discuss plans to strengthen the weakened economy. At the top of the agenda: mending the troubled financial system, record job losses, and an auto industry on the verge of collapse.]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates Weigh In on GDP Numbers</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/30/candidates-weigh-in-on-gdp-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/30/candidates-weigh-in-on-gdp-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama today issued statements on the latest gross domestic product numbers, as each candidate seeks to be seen as a leader when it comes to the economy.

The Commerce Department reported today that the gross domestic product, the key measure of U.S. economic health, fell at an annual rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deficit Grows with McCain or Obama</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/deficit-grows-with-mccain-or-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/29/deficit-grows-with-mccain-or-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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The candidate’s tax plans are complicated for individuals, but according to the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, two non-partisan organizations, the national deficit, which is already $10.2 trillion, will increase under both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. The deficit is tied to how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Talks Economy in Cleveland</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/27/mccain-talks-economy-in-cleveland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a speech on the economy today, Sen. John McCain told supporters that he would put a lid on government spending.

Speaking in Cleveland, Ohio, McCain sought to distance himself from President George W. Bush and also took shots at Sen. Barack Obama.

As McCain put it: "We both disagree with President Bush on economic policies. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Mix</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/24/trail-mix-part-vii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.blackenterprise.com/?p=4901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In another, more progressive nation or perhaps even a different period in this nation's history, the presidential campaign of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama might be feeling not just optimistic but pretty darned certain of a win on Nov. 4. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Prejudice That May Rear Its Head</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/22/the-prejudice-that-may-rear-its-head/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/22/the-prejudice-that-may-rear-its-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Race is one of those thorny topics that people rarely want to talk about but sometimes can't avoid. This is particularly true of the 2008 battle for the White House as the world waits to see if the United States has evolved enough to elect its first black president. According to the most recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Mix: The Final Debate</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/17/trail-mix-the-final-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/17/trail-mix-the-final-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The third and final presidential candidate debate Oct. 15 between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama was not the game-changing event Republicans had hoped it would be. But the good news for McCain is that by many political analysts' and observers' accounts, it was his best showing yet. He was vintage McCain, the maverick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cut to the Chase</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/15/cut-to-the-chase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Stop beating around the bush” is the general consensus of attendees of tonight’s debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, who are frustrated that the candidates haven’t been giving straight answers to debate moderators’ questions.
 
 
“I want to hear what the candidates plan on doing about the economy and the war," says retired New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s Urban Agenda: An Economic Engine for the Nation</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/14/obama%e2%80%99s-urban-agenda-is-an-economic-engine-for-the-nation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a conference call today, Michael Coleman, mayor of Columbus, Ohio, addressed Obama’s plan for urban renewal with Earl G. Graves Sr., publisher of Black Enterprise magazine. Jobs, foreclosures, and health insurance were the areas that Coleman identified as major challenges in Columbus neighborhoods.

Cities house more than 80% of the people, businesses, universities, and cultural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Mix</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/10/trail-mix-part-vi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With just three weeks left until Election Day, the presidential campaign of Republican Sen. John McCain has left no doubt that it intends to run out the clock by playing the politics of distraction. Throughout the week, in ads and at events along the campaign trail, McCain and running mate Gov. Sarah Palin have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Signs Bailout Bill</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/03/bush-signs-bailout-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives passed the $700 billion emergency economic stabilization bill and sent it to President George W. Bush who quickly signed it.
The bill is equipped with improvements added by the Senate in hopes of sweetening the deal for the wary congress. Many of their constituents had called for them to vote against the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Mix</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/10/03/trail-mix-part-v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.blackenterprise.com/?p=4924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With just three weeks left until Election Day, the presidential campaign of Republican Sen. John McCain has left no doubt that it intends to run out the clock by playing the politics of distraction. Throughout the week, in ads and at events along the campaign trail, McCain and running mate Gov. Sarah Palin have launched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voter Registration Deadline Monday</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/03/voter-registration-deadline-monday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

On Nov. 4 registered voters will have the opportunity send a message to the nation as polls open and Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain square off in their final match. With employers slashing 159,000 jobs from the economy last month, the most in five years, a rash of bank failures and a spiraling economy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Factchecking the Candidates</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/03/factchecking-the-candidates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During and after the one and only vice presidential debate the McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden campaigns were sending out lots and lots and lots of emails factchecking statements made by Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin in an effort to set the record straight. Of course, the if the fact-check is coming from the opposite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin vs. Biden</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/02/palin-vs-biden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[





The debate is over.  To her credit, Palin made no gaffes and gained confidence as the debate went on. Her refusal to answer questions and numerous attempts to manipulate the conversation by changing the question was troubling, but likely worked in her favor. Palin also resisted Biden's efforts to link the McCain campaign to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;ll Get the Boot?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/19/wholl-get-the-boot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://politics.blackenterprise.com/?p=701</guid>
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Short of men leaping from buildings on Wall Street and children selling apples roadside, the rippling of the economy is taking a dramatic toll on Americans. The tumult hit close to home when a friend, a recent college graduate, who just made her entrance into corporate America just missed a round of layoffs at her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;ll Get the Boot?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/19/wholl-get-the-boot-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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Short of men leaping from buildings on Wall Street and children selling apples roadside, the rippling of the economy is taking a dramatic toll on Americans. The tumult hit close to home when a friend, a recent college graduate, who just made her entrance into corporate America just missed a round of layoffs at her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask an Economist: Breaking Down the Financial Crisis</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/17/ask-an-economist-breaking-down-the-financial-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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It has been a jarring September for Wall Street. It is just the middle of the month and some largest financial institutions have met an unflattering demise. Bernard Anderson, Professor at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia and a member of the Black Enterprise board of economists weighs in on the crisis, the economy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got Jobs?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/16/got-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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It’s enough to make your stomach churn. Those gloom and doom economic reports that flash across newspapers have voters of every age concerned about the shaky job market. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 605,000 thousand jobs were cut from the economy since August. Employers cut 84,000 jobs last month alone.

And when things get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates React to Employment Figures</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/05/candidates-react-to-employment-figures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor reported this morning the U.S. unemployment rate surged 6.1% in August, the highest in nearly five years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and a decline in labor markets accelerated. The government said 84,000 jobs were lost in August.  In addition, July's job losses were revised up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Taxing Campaign</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2008/07/10/a-taxing-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama and McCain take a stand on tax breaks, exemptions, deductions, and credits.]]></description>
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		<title>On the Issues: The Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/on-the-issues/2008/05/02/the-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On The Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The economy is the top concern for American voters, according to a recent Associated Press/Yahoo News poll, making it a hot topic among candidates stumping for votes. Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain all have different views on improving the economy. This makes the stakes even higher for voters who are trying to decide which plan will benefit them the most.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Recession–Are We or Aren’t We There Yet?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/04/08/us-recession%e2%80%93are-we-or-aren%e2%80%99t-we-there-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/04/08/us-recession%e2%80%93are-we-or-aren%e2%80%99t-we-there-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the debate continues over whether the nation is officially in a recession, some economists say the relevant question is how long a recession will last, since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has voiced concerns about the short-term economic outlook when he testified before Congress last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Cuts Good for Banks but Not Seniors</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/03/26/fed-cuts-good-for-banks-but-not-seniors/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/03/26/fed-cuts-good-for-banks-but-not-seniors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit crunch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan Chase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week investors bore witness to JP Morgan Chase &#038; Co.’s shocking and historic $2 a share fire-sale offer for Bear Stearns (the ante was raised to $10 a share Monday) and the government’s $30 billion bailout of the longstanding investment bank. The Federal Reserve (Fed) followed up with a three-quarter percentage point interest rate cut. That move bought the federal fund rate, the interest that banks charge each other, down to 2.5%, the lowest since 2004. Investors felt a bit of relief when the stock market rose. But with every breaking news bit, the market remains pendulous and investors remain wary.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Woes Could Seep into the Student Loan Market</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/credit-debt/2008/03/17/economic-woes-could-seep-into-the-student-loan-market/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/credit-debt/2008/03/17/economic-woes-could-seep-into-the-student-loan-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit & Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Bankers Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Student Financial Aid Administr]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the annual cost of tuition and fees at a four-year private institution averaging $23,712, it’s no surprise that students sought more than $148 billion in financial aid during the 2006–2007 academic school year. However, funding for college may not be as readily available, as some low-cost federal student loan programs dry up and private student loans become harder to get.]]></description>
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		<title>What Should You Do with Bush’s Rebate Check?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2008/02/06/what-should-you-do-with-bush%e2%80%99s-rebate-check/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2008/02/06/what-should-you-do-with-bush%e2%80%99s-rebate-check/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Porter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Experts say to save now before a recession hits]]></description>
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		<title>A Dismal Outlook</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2008/01/18/a-dismal-outlook/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2008/01/18/a-dismal-outlook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tennille M. Robinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franchise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Survey reveals small businesses are doubtful about the nation's economy.]]></description>
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