The chancellor hopes that the City of London can win a slug of this international business and augment it.

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In early August, Army Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno, the second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq, told the Times about an increase in attacks involving explosively formed penetrators, a type of lethal bomb that discharges a semi-molten copper slug that can rip through the armor of Humvees.

NEWYORKER: Shifting Targets

One reason: A fund can achieve a low downside-capture ratio simply by keeping a slug of money in cash.

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