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  <title><![CDATA[  Obama in video address: 2.5M new jobs by 2011 ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama promised in his weekly radio address Saturday a two-year economic recovery plan that would boost federal spending on infrastructure and create 2.5 million jobs. He finished the day with dinner at the home of his friend and national finance chair Penny Pritzker. <p>
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  <dc:creator><![CDATA[ BY <a href=mailto:apallasch@suntimes.com>ABDON M. PALLASCH</a>  Political Reporter/apallasch@suntimes.com  ]]></dc:creator>
  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Bush secures foreign help on economy ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[President George W. Bush snared fresh international support Saturday on the economy and North Korea, emerging from his final world gathering with modest wins and growing nostalgia about his turbulent tenure. Dogged by a collapsing economy late in his presidency, Bush came away with the commitment he wanted from Asia's Pacific nations: a pledge to keep trade flowing and shun protectionism. <p>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ GM: Bankruptcy not an option ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[General Motors Corp.'s board of directors does not consider bankruptcy protection a viable option to solve the company's financial troubles, but it has discussed Chapter 11 because it has a legal duty to do so, a spokesman said Saturday. Century-old GM, an icon of American manufacturing, has been battered by a plunge in car sales as American consumers tighten their belts and shift away from the big moneymaking pickup trucks and SUVS that have long the staples of GM's lineup. <p>
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  <title><![CDATA[ 'Shenanigan' author Ross wins business award ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[<span class="redtext"><b id="red">Sandra Guy: </b></span>A Chicago author whose passion for inspiring African-American children to read family-friendly stories has found technology an ally in her quest. Jil Ross, who grew up in Pullman and lives in the Beverly neighborhood, wrote the Shenanigan Series (www.shenaniganseries.com) of books based on her family values and experiences. ]]></description>
  <dc:creator><![CDATA[ BY <a href=mailto:sguy@suntimes.com>SANDRA GUY</a> Sun-Times Columnist ]]></dc:creator>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Obama to name Geithner to economic post ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[<P>NEW YORK---- President-elect Barack Obama will announce the leaders of his economic team Monday, naming Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to direct the National Economic Council, transition officials said.</P>]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[<P>NEW YORK---- Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep recession.</P>]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ SAG to seek strike authorization ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator. Federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez adjourned the talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions failed to produce an agreement. ]]></description>
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