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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:03 -0800</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;According to the American Petroleum Institute, total U.S. petroleum deliveries, which dropped more than 4 percent in October, have fallen 5 percent from January through October, a rate not seen since the early 1980s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluemaumau.org/us_petroleum_demand_sees_largest_drop_since_early_1980s&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:18:53 -0800</pubDate>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:14:25 -0800</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;A Quiznos manager in Albuquerque, New Mexico was conned over the phone to give out the credit card information of 15 customers that had used their credit card at the store that day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluemaumau.org/caller_cons_quiznos_manager_to_give_customer_credit_card_numbers&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:28:51 -0800</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;In a time of mostly glum economic news, gas prices are giving people at least some reason to smile. They&#039;re not the only ones happy about lower gas prices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluemaumau.org/gas_stations_profit_as_pump_prices_drop&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:39:30 -0800</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Japan is pioneering wallet phones, a technology that allows consumers to wave their phones in front of a scanner at a cash register, and the price is either deducted from a prepaid account or charged on credit for post-pay services.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluemaumau.org/coming_a_back_pocket_the_wallet_phone&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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