The dollar index jumped to 75.68 and within an ace of its July 12 high.

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The 2007 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies should lay to rest one of the great myths of modern baseball: that a dominant "closer"--a high-priced pitching ace who enters a game in the final inning to nail down a victory--is a must-have for success.

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