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		<title>There&#8217;s No Doubt Times Are Tough</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should you give it away?  Just because No Doubt is bundling free downloads  of their entire catalog of seven albums into the purchase of a ticket to their summer tour doesn&#8217;t mean that every business needs to give their product away.  Sure, times are tough, but just because the desperate remnants of the music [...]]]></description>
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