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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - March 28

Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:43pm EDT

WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on March 28. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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When President Bush pushed big tax breaks through Congress in 2001 and 2003, Republican Sen. John McCain joined Sen. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats in opposing them. But now that McCain and Clinton are running for president, neither is looking to get rid of the cuts. Instead, they are arguing over which ones to keep.

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American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds of additional flights Thursday to continue inspecting wiring on select planes.

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U.S. stocks sank Thursday after concerns that a major Wall Street bank could be short on cash and that profits at technology companies might be weaker than expected.

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