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Leading Indicators Slide 0.1 Percent in July

NEW YORK – An indicator of future economic activity dipped in July, a private research group reported Thursday, in the latest sign that economic growth is cooling off. The Conference Board, an industry-backed research group based in New York, said its index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.1 percent in …

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U.S. Sending 3,700 Additional Troops Into Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The U.S. command announced Saturday that it was sending 3,700 troops to Baghdad to try to quell the sectarian violence sweeping the capital, and a U.S. official said more American soldiers would follow as the military gears up to take the streets from gunmen. The 172nd Stryker …

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Mideast Crisis

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” July 20, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: We do want to let you know, if you just tuned in here, that we have heard from Hezbollah that it is not interested in releasing those Israeli …

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