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			<title>5 Smart Books: Holiday Reading</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>From a posthumous Michael Crichton saga to a cautionary real-estate tale.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Robert J. Hughes)</author>
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			<title>Holiday Travel Snafus: Know Your Rights </title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Flight delayed or canceled? Luggage lost? Here are your options.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (AnnaMaria Andriotis)</author>
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			<title>As Bank Failures Mount, Deposit Safety Net Shrinks</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>A new FDIC report suggests banks are struggling. Time to worry?
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Aleksandra Todorova)</author>
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			<title>Negotiating a Good Deal Before the Market Turns</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Home buyers have the upper hand, but their power peaked in January.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Lisa Scherzer)</author>
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			<title>Weekend Homework: Financial Reboot</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Set aside time this weekend to look at six ways to refresh your financial life.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Sarah Morgan)</author>
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			<title>7 Metro Areas Riding a Housing Bounce</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smartmoney/consumeraction/~3/xHY8-boj6eA/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>New home building may be down but some existing homes are coming back.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Lisa Scherzer)</author>
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			<title> Will There Be Too Many Lawyers in 2013?</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smartmoney/consumeraction/~3/22ZW-ibMrnY/</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>If the LSAT and applications are any indication, the answer is yes.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Alexandra Scaggs)</author>
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			<title>An Investment in Bernard Madoff</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Who turned out for a Saturday auction of the Ponzi schemer's belongings?
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Jami Makan)</author>
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			<title>6 Smart Books:  An Economic Roadmap</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Business advice for uncertain times. Plus the new Stephen King.
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			<author>letters@smartmoney.com (Robert J. Hughes)</author>
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			<title> New Fed Rules Limit Debit Card Overdrafts </title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smartmoney/consumeraction/~3/1cFpHph7PKA/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Government restricts some fees on everyday purchases -- but not all.
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