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			<title><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble says holiday sales disappointing, Nook has new investor]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-12-28 10:09:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble said Friday its holiday sales look disappointing and that publisher Pearson Plc took a 5% stake in its Nook e-reader business. 

In a regulatory filing, the New York company said early reports indicate its holiday sales fell...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PolitiFact: Testing company is based in England]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-05-13 09:54:04</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[During a legislative session marked by backlash against state-mandated testing, Rep. George Lavender offered an amendment to drop some Texas exams for an Iowa alternative. 

"I think we need to get at least an American company doing our tests instead of...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Column: The Scarecrow didn't get much]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/aan-column-the-scarecrow-didnt-get-much-20130116,0,2108736.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-01-16 21:53:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In "The Wizard of Oz" movie, it's easy to think that the Wizard, that lovable charlatan, has worked some real magic in the end. 

 The Tin Man gets his heart, the Cowardly Lion gets his courage, and the Scarecrow gets &mdash; well, what exactly does he...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Making Connections: The rise of an education tech startup]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/bs-bz-connections-education-deal-20111218,0,7241236.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-12-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Baltimore-Washington corridor is an economic powerhouse in many areas -- federal contracting, anyone? -- but it may soon become known as the nexus of another, growing industry: online education.

The $400 million purchase of a local education...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Borders Announces Liquidation, Closing 400 Stores]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-07-18 21:35:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Baltimore-Washington corridor is an economic powerhouse in many areas -- federal contracting, anyone? -- but it may soon become known as the nexus of another, growing industry: online education.

The $400 million purchase of a local education...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Borders Files for Bankruptcy, Will Close 30 Percent of Stores]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-02-16 05:14:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Borders, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, filed for bankruptcy protection, after years of sharp sales declines that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load, and it plans to close nearly one-third of its stores. 

Its inability to...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Borders files for bankruptcy, Plans to close both New Orleans area stores]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-02-16 12:46:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Borders Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would close about one-third of its bookstores - including both in the New Orleans area - after years of shriveling sales that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load.

The long-...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[China busca el mercado editorial internacional y firma acuerdo con Pearson]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2010-11-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Borders Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would close about one-third of its bookstores - including both in the New Orleans area - after years of shriveling sales that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load.

The long-...]]></description>
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