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Fast Facts: FOMC's Statement

WASHINGTON – The following is the text of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy issued at the close of its meeting on Tuesday: “The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to raise its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4 percent. …

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UNC Details Past Slavery Ties

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In the early decades of the University of North Carolina (search), servants kindled fires in students’ rooms and cut wood to fuel stoves. The 216-year-old school, which takes pride in being the nation’s oldest public university, is now airing a shameful side of its past — …

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Google Expands Tentacles to Include Everything

SAN JOSE, Calif. – An ambitious new Google Inc. service lets anyone upload most anything to a publicly searchable database, potentially laying the groundwork for a foray by the Internet juggernaut into classified advertising. The venture, Google Base, could lead to a vast expansion of its content and signal grander …

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