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    <title>News Archives - 2008</title>
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    <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/2008.shtml</link>
    <description>News and Information from the State of Delaware Treasurer's Office for 2008</description>
    <copyright>2008</copyright>
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      <title>Economic Stimulus Checks Present Opportunity For Delawareans To Make And Meet Financial Goals</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/06-26-08-StimulusGoals.shtml</link>
      <description>Treasurer Markell Encourages Delawareans to Become More Financially Literate </description>
      <pubDate>25 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Outreach Campaign Generates $19.2 Million For Over 14,000 Working Delawareans</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/06-17-08-OutreachCampaign.shtml</link>
      <description>Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell announced recently that the seventh annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) campaign generated $19.2 million by providing free tax preparation and financial products for 14,300 working Delawareans, a significant increase over last year.</description>
      <pubDate>17 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Markell Warns Delawareans Not To Fall For Federal Stimulus Scams</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/06-10-08-StimulusScam.shtml</link>
      <description>Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell issued a warning to Delawareans Tuesday about a scam that could dupe taxpayers out of their federal stimulus checks.</description>
      <pubDate>10 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>May is Older Americans Month Markell Encourages Delawareans To Go Direct! To Safeguard Money, Identities</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/05-02-08-OlderAmericansMonth.shtml</link>
      <description>May is Older Americans Month, and Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell urges seniors who receive Social Security and federal benefit recipients to safeguard their money and identities by switching to direct deposit today.</description>
      <pubDate>02 May 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>State Treasurers Urge Feds to Respond to Mortgage Crisis</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/03-12-08-FedsMortgageCrisis.shtml</link>
      <description>Markell backs plan to help homeowners, lenders weather housing storm</description>
      <pubDate>12 Mar 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasurer Cautions Delawareans About Tax Rebate Scam E-mails</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/03-03-08-EmailScams.shtml</link>
      <description>In response to reports of bogus e-mails from the Internal Revenue Service seeking personal information, Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell cautioned Delawareans to be wary about providing personal financial information in response to official looking e-mails.</description>
      <pubDate>03 Mar 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Seniors, Persons With Disabilities, Veterans And Low-income Tax Payers At Risk Of Missing Out On Economic Stimulus Rebates</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/02-21-08-StimulusPackage.shtml</link>
      <description>State Treasurer Spreads Word To Ensure Maximum Benefits Reach Delawareans In Need</description>
      <pubDate>21 Feb 2007</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasurer Markell Outlines Budget for Next Fiscal Year</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/02-13-08-2008Budget.shtml</link>
      <description>Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell outlined highlights from Fiscal Year 2008, discussed budgetary needs for the Office of the State Treasurer for Fiscal Year 2009, and requested a state tax deduction for contributions to 529 College Savings Plans.</description>
      <pubDate>13 Feb 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Markell Troubled by Aetna Proposal</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/020808-Aetna.shtml</link>
      <description>Requests leadership team to appear before State Employee Benefit Committee</description>
      <pubDate>08 Feb 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Electronic Collection Banking Services RFP</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/ElectronicCollectionRFP.pdf</link>
      <description>ELECTRONIC COLLECTION BANKING SERVICES</description>
      <pubDate>01 Feb 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>EITC Awareness Day</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/01-31-08-EITCDay.shtml</link>
      <description>Free Tax Prep Available Throughout Delaware</description>
      <pubDate>31 Jan 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Build Wealth, Not Debt. First State Saves Campaign Launched</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/01-29-08-Wealth.shtml</link>
      <description>State Treasurer Jack Markell joined with New Castle County Executive Chris Coons and Wilmington Mayor James Baker to officially launch a new saving campaign, First State Saves, and to announce the City of Wilmington’s partnership with the new savings campaign to encourage City residents and employees to make a commitment to personal savings and debt repayment.</description>
      <pubDate>29 Jan 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>2008 Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign Launched</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/01-11-08-TaxCredit.shtml</link>
      <description>Free Tax Prep Available Throughout Delaware</description>
      <pubDate>11 Jan 2008</pubDate>
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      <title>Delawarean Ms. Wally McBride Baker Celebrates 110th Birthday</title>
      <link>http://treasurer.delaware.gov/documents/2008/01-09-08-BakerBirthday.shtml</link>
      <description>State Treasurer Jack Markell joined in honoring Ms. Wally McBride Baker Wednesday at the Parkview Nursing &amp; Rehabilitation Center.</description>
      <pubDate>09 Jan 2008</pubDate>
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