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	    <description>International Franchise Association  news feed covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls, earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.
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		<managingEditor>benjaminf@franchiseupdatemedia.com (Franchising.com News Wire)</managingEditor>
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		<copyright>Copyright 2004-2009 Franchise Update Media Group. All rights reserved.</copyright>
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  <title>Vets Buying Franchises, Top Ten Named </title>
    <description><![CDATA[As the nation prepares to inaugurate a new president, the echoes of history will be unmistakable, for nearly 150 years ago another president addressed thousands of spectators near the U.S. Capitol calling for national unity and the end of a long and costl]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>New Directory Outlines Franchising Opportunities </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Franchise Association (IFA) will release its largest Franchise Opportunities Guide this week. The 520-page Fall/Winter edition contains details about IFA's nearly 1,300 franchise system members and 500-plus firms that provide goods...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/9192/</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Franchise Business Owners Flood The House With Calls To Pass The Financial Rescue Plan</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Members of the International Franchise Association (IFA) continue their calls today for the House of Representatives to pass the financial market rescue plan scheduled for a vote tomorrow.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/9017/</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>IFA Supports Small Business &quot;Choice&quot; Act To Bring Healthcare Options To Small Businesses </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Franchise Association (IFA) today applauded House Small Business Committee Chair Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA) for introducing the bipartisan Small Business &quot;CHOICE&quot; Act of 2008 to help small franchised...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>IFA's Veteran's Assistance Program Wins Coveted Summit Award </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Franchise Association (IFA) has received one of the six 2008 Summit Awards from the American Society of Association Executives for its Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran), the IFA announced today.
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    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/7932/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>New Advertisement Highlights Economic Importance Of Franchising</title>
    <description><![CDATA[The second in a series of advertisements highlighting the economic impact of franchising appeared today in...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/7403/</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>IFA And Lebanese Franchise Association Sign MOU</title>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Franchise Association and the Lebanese Franchise Association today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help their members conduct business efficiently at home, collaborate to expand each country's markets and work to increase...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/6150/</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:14:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>IFA Steps Up Communications And Marketing Efforts </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Franchise Association (IFA) today named Alisa Harrison as vice president of communications and marketing, a new position designed to enhance the organization's external media outreach and education efforts.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/6057/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Franchise Group Urges Court To Strike Down Costly Employer Health Mandate </title>
    <description><![CDATA[ranchised small businesses would face a devastating patchwork of local mandates if a San Francisco mandated health plan is allowed to stand, the International Franchise Association said Friday in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/5885/</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Restaurant Executive Named To Franchise Association Leadership Team</title>
    <description><![CDATA[ADIR Restaurants Corp. Pres. and COO Jose J. Cofino has been elected as a member of the International Franchise Association's board of directors. ]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/5803/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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