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Blair: British Troops to Stay in Iraq

BRIGHTON, England – Prime Minister Tony Blair (search) said Sunday he had not expected the ferocity of the insurgency in Iraq, but he insisted British troops would stay as long as the Iraqi government needed them. As Blair’s governing Labor Party (search) gathered for its annual conference, the prime minister …

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Fed Seen Raising Rates Despite Katrina Blow

NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve (search) seems poised to push through its 11th consecutive hike in U.S. interest rates on Tuesday, notwithstanding the temporary blow to the economy from Hurricane Katrina (search). A Reuters poll of top Wall Street economists found 18 of 22 predict another quarter-percentage-point increase, to …

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Stocks Fall on Fed Rate Hike

NEW YORK – Stocks fell Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate to its highest level since 2001 and gave no indication it’s near the end of its rate-increase campaign. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) was down 76.11 points, or 0.72 percent, to end at 10,481.52. …

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