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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - June 28

Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:13pm EDT

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on June 28.

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InBev's unsolicited bid for Anheuser-Busch earlier this month has sparked a lobbying battle in Washington as each side searches for influential allies to help sway public opinion

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Tomatoes carrying a rare form of salmonella that has sickened more than 800 people may still be on the market, and investigators are considering the possibility that other produce may be spreading the bacteria.

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Spiraling oil prices and renewed fears over the direction of the national economy triggered a dramatic slide in share prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped nearly 20 percent since its last October -- close to the traditional definition of a bear market.

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