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    <title> Franchise Personnel News at Franchise News Watch</title>
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    <description>Franchise News Watch brings you the latest in franchising news from around the web. Featuring ground breaking franchise articles, features, guides, blogs, news and more.</description>
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  <title>Honest-1 Auto Care Extends Commitment To Environment To Raise Grand Total Of Planted Trees To 100,000</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Honest-1 Auto Care, the only national full-service auto repair and maintenance franchise that is 100 percent ESATM Certified Eco-Friendly, announced today that it will fund the planting of an additional 60,000 trees during the coming year, adding to ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Stepping Up!</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Merely two years after launching its franchise program, Flip Flop Shops is continuing to expose its toes and "flip-ping out" about the signing of its 50th franchise agreement.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>At Maggiano's - It's Double The Flavor, Not Double The Price</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Mamma Mia! Maggiano's Little Italy(R) introduces their "Menu For Two" - a fixed-price, chef-inspired, three-course menu all for just $40. Available now at participating nationwide locations, Maggiano's invites guests to select from a list of signature...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Domino's Pizza Opens 9,000th Store</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, added to that distinction today by opening its 9,000th store. To celebrate, the company conducted symbolic opening events at two stores, a world apart: the first in...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:44:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Games2U Entertainment Reaches 100th Franchise Milestone</title>
    <description><![CDATA[National party franchise Games2U Entertainment announced this week the signing of their 100th franchise in Naples, FL.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:24:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Bruegger' S Launches New Sandwich Combinations And "Baker's Choice" Pairings</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bruegger's Bagels has always served wholesome, authentic and freshly baked breads and bagels. With spring on its way, the bakery chain will add even more freshness to its menu.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:37:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>El Pollo Loco Debuts Grilled Carne Asada Steak Tostada Salad  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Just two months after announcing its m-o-o-v-e to add citrus-marinated, flame-grilled Sirloin steak to its menu, El Pollo Loco is expanding its steak line-up with a tasty, new limited time addition-- the Grilled Carne Asada Steak Tostada Salad.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Maui Wowi Hawaiian Saudi Arabia Opens Latest Location At Panorama Mall In Riyadh</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/mauiwowi/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/mauiwowi/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Maui Wowi Hawaiian Saudi Arabia recently opened its newest location in the Panorama Mall in Riyadh. This is the third Maui Wowi Hawaiian location in the country of Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:23:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Opportunity Knocks - With A Hammer: Wausau Homes Seeks Entrepreneurs Who Want To Build Their Futures</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/wausauhomes/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/wausauhomes/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Hear all that hammering?  It's the sound of opportunity knocking at Wausau Homes as the long-time builder of component and modular homes seeks entrepreneurs who want to become a Wausau Homes builder in Midwest markets.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Beef 'O' Brady's Doubles Hospitality By Checking Into Hotel Locations </title>
    <description><![CDATA[When Beef 'O' Brady's held their annual convention at the TradeWinds Island Grand in 2008, President Nick Vojnovic had an incredible idea; Beef 'O' Brady's locations in hotels.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:04:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>The Gymboree Corporation Announces International Expansion Agreement </title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/gymboree/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/gymboree/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>The Gymboree Corporation (Nasdaq: GYMB) today announced it has entered into a multi-year franchise agreement with Azadea G Group Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Azadea Group Holding SAL, to launch the Gymboree retail brand in the Middle East.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Jamba Juice Teams Up With National PTA To Introduce A Healthy Way To Get Your Recommended Fruit Per Day  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/jambajuice/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/jambajuice/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Jamba Juice (Nasdaq: JMBA) and National PTA(R) announced today a new way to get your recommended dose of daily fruit with the debut of Jamba's new Five Fruit FrenzyTM smoothie. Created by Jamba in conjunction with top leaders from National PTA, the..]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:56:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Jiffy Lube(R) Exceeds $1 Million Fundraising Goal With Time Still Remaining In Maintenance Partners For Life Campaign  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Jiffy Lube(R) reached its $1 million national fundraising goal for the 2010 Maintenance Partners for Life campaign that benefits the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement, with four days still remaining in the campaign. More than 1,700...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Elements Therapeutic Massage Announces Record Revenue Growth In Massachusetts And Plans To Add 12 More Franchises In 2010 </title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/elementstherapeuticm/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/elementstherapeuticm/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Elements Therapeutic Massage, one of the fastest-growing franchises in America, today announced record revenue for its franchised studios in Massachusetts in 2009. Despite a challenging economy, more customers sought massage therapy at Elements...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:40:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>WSI Opens A New Office In Leeds, UK To Allow Small And Medium Businesses To Utilize Internet Marketing To Increase Online Customer Conversion</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/wsi/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/wsi/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Announcing the launch of WSI Polaris Digital Marketing, the latest franchisee in the highly successful network of WSI - We Simplify the Internet. WSI Polaris Digital will be based in Leeds to serve the Internet marketing needs of small &amp; medium.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:33:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Burger King Holdings, Inc. To Present At The Morgan Stanley Retail Field Trip </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that the company will participate in the Morgan Stanley Retail Field Trip on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas, 4150 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX beginning...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Cartridge World Achieves Growth Milestones For 2009</title>
    <description><![CDATA[As most retailers were feeling the strain of the recession in 2009, Cartridge World, the world's largest dedicated retailer of refilled ink and toner printer cartridges, has experienced record-setting growth announcing incredible same store sales...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:28:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>TCYonline.com U.S. Affiliates Fast Getting Into The Groove</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/tcyonlinecom/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/tcyonlinecom/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>TCYonline.com's Business Affiliate Model is going great guns in the US despite the fact that the country is going through an economic recession. "Since education is always recession-free, now is the best time to show effectiveness of our service. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>On The Menu In Washington -- Jobs, Immigration, Employee Choice And Health Care </title>
    <description><![CDATA[On most days franchise owners of IHOP Restaurants and Applebee's Bar &amp; Grill can be found in restaurants across the nation taking care of guests. On Wednesday they will gather, along with employees of DineEquity, Inc., the brands' parent company, in..]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Wyndham Vacation Ownership Executes First Fee-For-Service Timeshare Sales Model At Myrtle Beach, SC Property </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN), today announced it has entered into an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with Towers on the Grove, LLC. Under this agreement, Wyndham Vacation Ownership...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Saladworks Names Newest Seasonal Salads After Its Fans  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Saladworks, the nation's first and largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, announces today the winners of its "Create-Your-Own Powerhouse Salad" Contest. The contest asked Saladworks fans to submit their own Powerhouse Salad creation based on...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:56:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Jackson Hewitt(R) Offers 25% Savings On Company's New Online Tax Preparation Service  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Jackson Hewitt Tax Service(R) announces a 25% discount* off the cost of its new online tax preparation product, Jackson Hewitt(R) Online. The discount offer begins today and runs through April 15, 2010. The 25% discount applies to...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>TSS Photography Teams Up With USA Football Nationwide</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/tssphotography/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/tssphotography/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>TSS Photography, the nation's leading youth photography franchise, announced today that it has been named the official photography partner for USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Grand Opening Party At Illuminate Gym In Greenwood Village</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/illuminategym/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/illuminategym/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Illuminate Gym, affordable personal training featuring unique High Oxygen Training (HOT), announced today that the 'Grand Opening' party of the Greenwood Village Illuminate Gym will be held on April 2 from 5 PM -8 PM.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:26:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Faegre &amp; Benson Successfully Defends Jury Verdict For Seagate In Patent Appeal</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Faegre &amp; Benson LLP has successfully represented Seagate in a patent appeal, resolved yesterday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a California jury's verdict that Siemens' patent asserted against Seagate's hard disc drive]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:11:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Zpizza Grabs Peta2 Award</title>
    <description><![CDATA[zpizza, the fast casual pizza chain, has won the Libby Award for Most Vegan-Friendly Restaurant Chain from peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization. The fourth annual Libby Awards...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:52:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Century 21 Real Estate LLC Selects New Marketing Agencies</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, is pleased to announce MRM Worldwide as the lead agency for national advertising and Mullen as the lead agency for the brand's...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:51:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Countrywide Acquires UK Franchise For Sotheby's International Realty Brand</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC today announced the signing of an exclusive 25-year licensing agreement for the United Kingdom with Countrywide, the U.K.'s largest estate agency and property services group.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:47:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Red Lion Hotels Appoints Richard Carlson Head Of Lodging Development  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE: RLH) announced the appointment of Richard P. Carlson as Vice President - Lodging Development. The newly created position is central to the company's plan for franchise growth in 2010 and beyond. Carlson will lead..]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:13:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Keller Williams Realty Welcomes Top Producing Southern Arizona Real Estate Brokerage To Its Ranks </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Keller Williams(R) Realty Inc. announced today the launch of Keller Williams Southern Arizona. The new operation, formerly with Realty Executives(R), includes seven offices, with more than 375 top-producing real estate agents and staff.]]></description>
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  <title>Play N Trade Franchisees Continue To See Sales Increases Into 2010</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Play N Trade Franchise, Inc., the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, today announced that for the month of February, 2010 their same store sales were up 1% compared to February, 2009. While average store revenue was up 12%, driven by the...]]></description>
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  <title>Sonic To Present At The Bank Of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Consumer Conference</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that the company will be participating in and presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Consumer Conference, which takes place in New York City.]]></description>
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  <title>The 2010 BK(R) NEXT BEST MOVE(SM) National Tour Hits Columbia On March 20 </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) brings its first-ever BK(R) NEXT BEST MOVE(SM) national mobile tour to the Columbia area on March 20, 2010, to find "game-changers" both on the basketball court and in the community. Local ballers can show off their best...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:36:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Gap Inc. Chairman And Ceo Glenn Murphy To Present At Investor Conference On March 11 </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that Glenn Murphy, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, will give a presentation to investors at the Bank of America Conference in New York City on March 11. Mr. Murphy will provide an overview of...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:59:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Nestle Launches Jenny Craig's Weight Management Programme In France </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nestle today announced the launch of its Jenny Craig weight management programme in France. Jenny Craig, the personalised programme for weight loss and long-term weight maintenance, combines its ready-made meals with individual consultation.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:57:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>CareersUSA(R) Princeton's Melissa Tenzer Named Vice Chair Of The Princeton Regional Chamber Of Commerce</title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Princeton Regional Chamnber of Commerce has recognized CareersUSA Princeton's Melissa Tenzer, who is approaching her ninth year in business as the owner of her temporary and permanent staffing agency, as a key chamber member.]]></description>
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  <title>Papa Murphy's To Hold Fundraiser For Kelsey's Army(R)</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/papamurphystakenbake/?ref=rss"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/papamurphystakenbake/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Papa Murphy's participating take 'n' bake pizza locations to benefit the Kelsey Smith Foundation(R).]]></description>
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  <title>Liberty Tax Urges Taxpayers To Act Now To File 2006 Tax Returns And Claim Refunds Due </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Are you one of approximately 1.4 million people to whom the IRS owes refund money from tax year 2006? There's more than $1.3 billion outstanding, with the median amount owed averaging about $600. Liberty Tax Service urges taxpayers who can claim...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:54:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Fire Safety Tips For Dog Owners </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Your pets are treasured family members and need protection as much as your own family in the event of fire. Sadly, some 500,000 pets are affected by fires each year, and over 40,000 of them die. Most fire victims die from smoke asphyxiation. A fire...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>General Nutrition Centers, Inc. To Present At The Goldman Sachs Consumer/Retail High Yield Conference </title>
    <description><![CDATA[General Nutrition Centers, Inc. ("GNC" or the "Company"), a leading global specialty retailer of nutritional products, today announced that Joe Fortunato, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Mike Nuzzo, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will...]]></description>
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  <title>Sears Helps Washington Residents Access Up To $100 In Rebates On ENERGY STAR(R)-Qualified Appliances</title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Sears Blue Appliance Crew(TM) is helping Washington State residents access the $6,284,000 in rebates available for ENERGY STAR?-qualified appliances starting on March 15, as part of the state's "Cash for Appliances" mail-in rebate program. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:19:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Crave It, Click It, Come In And Get It From Chili's </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Whether planning for hectic family schedules, middle of the day meetings or simply not wanting to cook dinner, finding a simple and quick solution to meal planning just got easier. From your fingertips straight to Chili's(R) Grill &amp; Bar kitchens, gues]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:07:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Choice Hotels International Announces New Cambria Suites Hotel In Fort Lauderdale  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced that the Cambria Suites hotel in Fort Lauderdale/Dania Beach, Fla. has opened. Cambria Suites hotels are designed for guests who want to take their lifestyle with them when traveling, and...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:52:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Reports Continued Sales Improvement </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE: RT) today announced that same-restaurant sales for Company-owned restaurants were -0.8% to -1.0% in the third quarter ended March 2, 2010, compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Severe weather during the quarter is...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:27:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg Debuts New Logo </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg and ESPN Regional Television introduced a bright new logo today, incorporating a recently updated Beef 'O' Brady's logo in the bowl game's new look. Beef 'O' Brady's was named the St. Petersburg Bowl presenting...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:12:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Domino's(R) Partners With The National Fire Protection Association To Deliver Fire Safety Message </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Spring is right around the corner and Domino's Pizza(R) (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, announced today its spring fire safety campaign to encourage customers to focus on safety in the home -- especially in the kitchen.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:07:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Fatburger Launches Second Location In Dubai, Delivering Its Signature American Fare To Locals And Visitors Alike </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.'s (OTCBB: FCCG) Fatburger restaurant unit this week announced its latest Middle East launch scheduled for mid-March in Dubai, marking the popular American restaurant chain's second location in the cosmopolitan city.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>First Gamer Doc(R) Video Games Store In Delaware Celebrates First Anniversary </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Gamer Doc(R), the retail video game store franchise that delivers a new and interactive customer experience, announces the one-year anniversary of its first store in Delaware, located at 1132 Pulaski Highway in Bear. Store owner and manager Steve...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:50:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>New Card Connection Franchisee Brings Retail Experience To The Dorset &amp; Bournemouth Region </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced that it has recruited a new franchisee for the Bournemouth and Dorset area. Andy Burchell takes over around 130 retail accounts and will now deliver and merchandise...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:37:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>The 2010 BK(R) NEXT BEST MOVE(SM) National Tour Hits Charleston On March 17 </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) brings its first-ever BK(R) NEXT BEST MOVE(SM) national mobile tour to the Charleston area on March 17, 2010, to find "game-changers" both on the basketball court and in the community. Local ballers can show off their...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:27:00 PST</pubDate>
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