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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:49:45 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.stracia.com/best-of-breeds/"><rss:title>Best of Breeds</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.stracia.com/best-of-breeds/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-07-30T02:49:45Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.stracia.com/best-of-breeds/2008/10/25/best-of-breed-companies.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.stracia.com/best-of-breeds/2008/10/25/best-of-breed-companies.html"><rss:title>Best-of-Breed Companies</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.stracia.com/best-of-breeds/2008/10/25/best-of-breed-companies.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Stracia</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-10-25T01:49:57Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following companies represent the best-of-breed players in their respective industries, in the opinion of Stracia&#8217;s Best-of-Breeds Editor, BoB. Rather than explain his reasoning, BoB will let readers determine which companies need to be added to or removed from this list.</p>

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<tr><td><strong>Aerospace &amp; defense:</strong></td><td>Lockheed Martin (LMT)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Automobiles:</strong></td><td>Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Footwear:</strong></td><td>Nike (NKE)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Household products:</strong></td><td>Procter &amp; Gamble (PG)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Investment banking:</strong></td><td>Goldman, Sachs (GS)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Money-center banks:</strong></td><td>Wells Fargo (WFC)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Oil - equipment &amp; services:</strong></td><td>Schlumberger (SLB)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Oil - integrated majors:</strong></td><td>Exxon Mobil (XOM)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Pharmaceuticals:</strong></td><td>Merck &amp; Co. Inc. (MRK)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Retailers - Big-box electronics:</strong></td><td>Best Buy (BBY)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Retailers - Big-box discounters:</strong></td><td>Wal-Mart (WMT)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Retailers - Drug store:</strong></td><td>Walgreen (WAG)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Semiconductors:</strong></td><td>Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#EDEDED"><td><strong>Telecommunications equipment:</strong></td><td>QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Telecommunications services:</strong></td><td>Verizon Wireless (VZ)</td></tr>
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