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CNBC.com Live Poll: Fed Rate Cut
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Tuesday, 22 Jan 2008 | 11:15 AM ET
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The Federal Reserve slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.
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