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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - April 4

Thu Apr 3, 2008 11:40pm EDT

WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on April 4. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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For anyone hoping to buy a home, sell one or hold onto the one they have, the $15 billion housing bill unveiled in the Senate may mean nothing more than a bit of extra cash in the pocket.

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The government is dropping plans to use handheld computers to count millions of people, citing problems with a contract that was intended to make the 2010 census the nation's first high-tech head count.

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SHANGHAI - A spike in the price of rice and other food staples is triggering consumer panic, including food riots in Yemen and Morocco, and hoarding in Hong Kong.

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