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Citing copper and zinc costs, House votes for return of steel penny

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By Brian Faler
Bloomberg News Service
Thursday, May 8, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aawSYGeCapwM

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House has voted to bring back the steel penny, saying it would be cheaper than the current practice in which the government loses money on every penny it makes because of rising metal prices.

IMF worries that commodities may not be a bubble

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IMF Warns on Global Inflation

By Krishna Guha, Javier Blas,
Chris Giles, and Ralph Atkins
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 8, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30215fc-1d3d-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html

Nameless central bankers try talking dollar back up via FT

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12:18a ET Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Vince Byfield: Why is Canada's mint doubling its gold and silver debts?

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11a ET Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

AngloGold to reduce hedge book by 45%

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By Jon A. Nones
Resource Investor
Wednesday, May 6, 2008

New CEO Mark Cutifani is not all talk. After months of openly expressing his distaste for AngloGold's massive gold hedge book, he announced plans during the company's quarterly results presentation on Tuesday to sell $1.6 billion worth of shares to cut the company's hedge book down by about 45%. ...

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Is IMF trying to recover its gold by pretending to sell it?

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1a ET Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ted Butler: Another sick new record

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8:30p ET Monday, May 5, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gene Arensberg: Back up truck on small gold, silver, uranium miners

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2:15p ET Monday, May 5, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Michael Kosares: Has Europe declared war on the weak dollar?

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1:45p ET Monday, May 5, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Peter Brimelow: Buggiest bugs show grit about gold

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By Peter Brimelow
MarketWatch.com
Monday, May 5, 2008

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/buggiest-bugs-show-grit-about/stor...

NEW YORK -- Gold gaps down, but the bugs are grimly determined. Again.

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