<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Pearlstein</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/liveonline/business/pearlstein?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><description>Pearlstein</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Bank Profits]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1266-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1266-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online to discuss his latest column, a look into record bank profits.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27335-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27335-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss his latest column, which continues his examination of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Thomas J.  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options.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate Ethics]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17067-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17067-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to answer your questions about his latest column, which deals with the firing of Boeing's chief executive.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hecht's Past and Future]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62707-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62707-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 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Costs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53796-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53796-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss his latest column, which examines ways to improve quality and control costs in the health care system.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Electronics]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47186-2005Jan4.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47186-2005Jan4.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss his latest column, a technophobe's look at society's obsession with the latest gadgets.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business: Sprint-Nextel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63323-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63323-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was be online to discuss his latest column, which looks at the merger discussions between Sprint and Nextel Communications.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business: Bush Administration]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54129-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to talk about his latest column, examining the recent upward surge in oil prices.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business: Health Care by the Numbers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8538-2004Oct5.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8538-2004Oct5.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to talk about his latest column.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57103-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid 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plan.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dishonoring Reagan's Tax Legacy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25254-2004Jun8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25254-2004Jun8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to talk about how Congress is failing to live up to Ronald Reagan's tax legacy by passing a slew of new corporate tax breaks that complicate the tax code and fail to promote economic growth.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Two Faces of Verizon]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6890-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business/pearlstein</link><guid 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