<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Business</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/liveonline/business?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><description>Business</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[Filing Taxes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44074-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44074-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kathy Burlison, director of Tax Implementation at H&R Block, answered questions and offer advice about filing your taxes.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The F-22 Raptor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37922-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37922-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post staff writer Renae Merle was online with Maj. Charles Corcoran to the debate over the Pentagon's newest fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mutual Fund Performance]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9876-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9876-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post staff writer Ben White was online to answer reader questions about mutual fund performance in the first three months of 2005.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color of Money Book Club: Retirement]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54228-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54228-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Author Jan Cullinane joined personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary to discuss retirement issues and answer readers' questions.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21509-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21509-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sam Gerdano of the American Bankruptcy Institute discussed the controversial bankruptcy bill.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax Time]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17966-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17966-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kathy Burlison and Tom Linafelt of H&R Block took your questions about preparing your taxes.]]></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</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17067-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 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[Workplace Ethics: Inappropriate Relationships]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14690-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14690-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dr. Ken Siegel, psychologist and president of the Impact Group Inc., discussed conduct and workplace issues in the business world.]]></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</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62707-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss his latest column, which looks at Hecht's past and the retailer's future.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federated Buys Owner of Hecht's, Lord & Taylor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59866-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59866-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Federated Department Stores, owner of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, has agreed to acquire May Department Stores, operator of Hecht's and Lord & Taylor, for about $11 billion. Post reporter Michael Barbaro was online to answer reader questions about the overall deal and its expected impact on the Washington-region's retail sector.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a Pitch, Striking Out]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44133-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44133-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss his latest column, which details the response he got from United Air Lines to a pitch for a new fare and other examples of litigation's effect on business.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['No Place to Hide']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36169-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36169-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Post staff writer Robert O'Harrow discussed his new book, "No Place to Hide," about the seemingly innocuous private businesses, government agencies and software programs making up the new security industrial complex.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Problems]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35822-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35822-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[From ordering glitches to payroll problems, the rocky integration of Giant Food and sister chain Stop & Shop may have done lasting damage to the reputation of the Giant name, which traces itself back 69 years to a single District store. 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The Post's Jonathan Weisman was online to discuss the issue.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color of Money:  Tax Time Tips]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35040-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35040-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[IRS official Jim Dupree joined Michelle Singletary for a one-hour Web chat on Feb. 2 to answer reader questions about filing 2004 income taxes.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color of Money Book Club]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50679-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50679-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michelle Singletary and "Quick & Easy Budget Kit" author Jennifer Openshaw were online to discuss tips for creating a personal budget.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transportation and Alternative Fuel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56677-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56677-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Joanna D. Underwood, president of INFORM,  discusses her group's new report about transportation and alternative fuel use in the U.S., China and India.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday Air Travel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44870-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44870-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Post reporters Sara Goo and Keith Alexander shared holiday travel stories and discussed how the airlines handled what was one of the biggest holiday travel fiascos in years.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Series - $17 An Hour]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7883-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7883-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Alec Klein was online to discuss his article in a Washington Post series about the changes roiling the middle of the American workforce -- the disappearance of many jobs that pay near the national average of $17 an hour, with such benefits as health care and pensions.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color of Money Book Club]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52680-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52680-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_liveonline/business</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:59:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michelle Singletary and "Pay It Down!" author Jean Chatzky discuss reducing debt by saving $10 a day.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item></channel></rss>