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To: John Vosilla who wrote (67147)	8/1/2006 9:04:46 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

KeyCorp To Consider Sale Of Champion Mortgage>KEY .(sell to who Vosilla? Barclays?) DOW JONES NEWSWIRES KeyCorp (KEY) said Tuesday it is considering the sale of its Champion Mortgage subsidiary, a nonprime retail mortgage lender. Cleveland-based KeyCorp has hired UBS Investment Bank to assist with the possible sale of the business. KeyCorp said with its renewed focus on community banking and its 13-state footprint, Champion no longer fits its longer-term strategic priorities. Acquired by Key in 1997, Champion is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. Champion, which serves customers in 26 states, had a loan portfolio of about $2.5 billion as of June 30. -Cynthia Koons; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires August 01, 2006 08:54 ET (12:54 GMT)

To: John Vosilla who wrote (67147)	8/1/2006 9:32:42 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

Hilton Hotels 2Q Profit Fell >HLT (I guess russ winter and shades not paying 250 a night is hurting Hilton - hehe - I once argued with one of these hotels that had lots of empty rooms - I will pay 100 - they said no - full price 130 - I said I dont get it - you are going to lose 100 you could make - you will not stay in business like that with empty rooms earning NOTHING - I slept in walmart parking lot for FREE) Hilton Hotels Corp.'s (HLT) second-quarter profit fell 29%. (An item at 9:17 a.m. EDT said profits improved.) (END) Dow Jones Newswires August 01, 2006 09:28 ET (13:28 GMT)