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		<title>Fitch downgrades Greek sovereign debt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Linda Young &#8211; Fourth Estate Cooperative Writer Athens, Greece (4E) &#8211; Fitch Ratings downgraded the credit rating of Greece&#8217;s government again on Thursday. Greece&#8217;s credit rating dropped from a B- to a CCC, which puts it deeper into junk bond &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/fitch-downgrades-greek-sovereign-debt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission sees contraction in eurozone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Linda Young &#8211; Fourth Estate Cooperative Writer Brussels, Belgium (4E) &#8211; The European Commission predicts the eurozone economy will shrink this year as the region&#8217;s debt crisis continues to take its toll. In its spring forecasts, EC officials said that &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/european-commission-sees-contraction-in-eurozone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gingrich set to endorse rival Romney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diane Alter &#8211; AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) &#8211; On Wednesday, GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is set to suspend his presidential bid and back Mitt Romney. In an interview Tuesday with USA Today, Gingrich said he &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/gingrich-set-to-endorse-rival-romney/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. plans to use leftover sanctions to put pressure on Myanmar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AHN News Staff Washington, United States (AHN) &#8211; Less than a week after the European Union and Canada lifted most of sanctions on Myanmar, the United States on Wednesday said that it would not immediately end all sanctions. The remaining &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/u-s-plans-to-use-leftover-sanctions-to-put-pressure-on-myanmar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage rates decline in latest week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diane Alter &#8211; AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) &#8211; Mortgage rates fell in the week ending April 12. Fixed mortgage rates slid a full tenth of a percent in the latest week, and mark the third &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/mortgage-rates-decline-in-latest-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Kansas, no consensus on how to end &#8216;dental deserts&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kansas City, KS, United States (KaiserHealth) &#8211; In an ongoing disagreement over how to solve dental care access problems in Kansas, there is one thing no one disputes: the great need. That need was on display in February when the &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/in-kansas-no-consensus-on-how-to-end-dental-deserts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>While White House Emphasizes Easing Student Debt Burden, Fed Contractors Play Hardball with debtors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ProPublica Staff Washington, DC, United States (ProPublica) &#8211; by Marian Wang It was with some fanfare that the Obama administration announced last fall that it was ramping up a program to help students with federal loans reduce their monthly payments. &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/while-white-house-emphasizes-easing-student-debt-burden-fed-contractors-play-hardball-with-debtors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://planetzip.com/while-white-house-emphasizes-easing-student-debt-burden-fed-contractors-play-hardball-with-debtors/</link>
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		<title>New Ryan budget would transform Medicare, Medicaid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) &#8211; The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee surprised no one today when he released a spending blueprint that would drastically reshape the Medicare and Medicaid programs for the elderly and poor in an &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/new-ryan-budget-would-transform-medicare-medicaid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://planetzip.com/new-ryan-budget-would-transform-medicare-medicaid/</link>
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		<title>Stock futures higher as markets poised to finish week on positive note</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diane Alter &#8211; AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) &#8211; Stock index futures point to extended gains for Wall Street Friday as traders remain upbeat on the U.S. economy. Shortly before the opening bell, the Dow Jones &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/stock-futures-higher-as-markets-poised-to-finish-week-on-positive-note/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://planetzip.com/stock-futures-higher-as-markets-poised-to-finish-week-on-positive-note/</link>
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		<title>European Central Bank leaves key interest rate unchanged</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Linda Young &#8211; AHN News Writer London, United Kingdom (AHN) &#8211; European Central Bank (ECB) officials left the benchmark interest rate of 1 percent unchanged. The bank has not changed the rate since November. The ECB has provided European banks &#8230; <a href="http://planetzip.com/european-central-bank-leaves-key-interest-rate-unchanged/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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