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"Clothing giant Jones Apparel Group Inc on Thursday received bankruptcy court approval for its $216.6 million acquisition of garment maker Kasper ASL Ltd.   The New York-based firm, which last week fought off competition from rival Kellwood Co at auction, said in a news release it plans to finance the deal with cash on hand and expects it to boost earnings from the second half of 2004."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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