Besides the Chinese data, gold and other commodities also are drawing support from a softer U.S. dollar, said Bob Haberkorn, senior commodities broker with R.

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Phil Streible, senior commodities broker at R.

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Phillip Streible, senior commodities broker, R.

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Phillip Streible, senior market strategist, R.

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The most senior freshman is Joe Schwarz (R-Mich.), who turns 67 next week.

ECONOMIST: The New Congress

Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, the senior Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, spoke about the challenges of getting Bush's energy reform package through the Democrat-controlled Senate in the fall.

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This month, Senior Vice President Ray G Young and Executive Vice President and COO Juan R.

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He will be accompanied by senior Administration officials, including Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, Assistant Secretary of State William R.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

The prime-movers behind this initiative at the moment are Senators Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), the chairman and a senior Democrat respectively on the Senate's Governmental Affairs Committee.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror reported that senior Sri Lanka players, including former captain Mahela Jayawardene, raised concerns over the condition of the pitch at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.

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