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	<title><![CDATA[GE confirms plans to exit appliance business]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/16/ge-confirms-plans-to-exit_n_102174.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>NEW HAVEN, Conn. _ General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the business that for a century has put appliances in American homes, a decision that could presage further asset sales, analysts said.</p>

<p>The industrial conglomerate, one of the world's largest companies, said in a statement Friday that the move is part of an ongoing plan to exit "slower growth and more volatile businesses."</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-05-24T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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