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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michael L. 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F2Q10 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/trsa/rss/SIG=1352373do/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/169998-airgas-inc-f2q10-qtr-end-09-30-09-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2999334212</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:12:08 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hirsch International Corp. 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