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could become war Starting in the mid-20th century, the federal government=
embarked on an ambitious development of the Columbia River watershed. Toda=
y, the Columbia River hydroelectric system is one of the most complex in th=
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d [IMAGE] Market Brief Tuesday, December 18 Stocks Close Change % Cha=
nge DJIA 9,998.39 106.4 1.08% DJ 15 Util. 279.70 4.4 1.62% NASDAQ 2,004.7=
6 17.31 0.87% S&P 500 1,142.92 8.6 0.75% Market Vols Close Change % C=
hange AMEX (000) 112,733 (12,128.0) -9.71% NASDAQ (000) 1,845,661 18,207.0 =
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Change Crude Oil (Jan) 19.36 0.21 1.10% Heating Oil (Jan) 0.547 0.011 2.0=
5% Nat. Gas (Henry) 2.67 (0.020) -0.74% Propane (Jan) 31.90 0.15 0.47% Pal=
o Verde (Jan) 28.00 0.00 0.00% COB (Jan) 28.25 0.00 0.00% PJM (Jan) 31.00=
0.40 1.31% Dollar US $ Close Change % Change Australia $ 1.940 0.009=
0.47% Canada $ 1.57 0.009 0.58% Germany Dmark 2.17 0.001 0.05% Euro =
0.9028 (0.001) -0.08% Japan ?en 127.8 0.200 0.16% Mexico NP 9.09 (0.010=
) -0.11% UK Pound 0.6863 0.0012 0.18% Foreign Indices Close Change %=
Change Arg MerVal 253.44 (3.13) -1.22% Austr All Ord. 3,264.40 28.40 0.88=
% Braz Bovespa 13397.36 485.30 3.76% Can TSE 300 7586.50 71.10 0.95% Ger=
many DAX 5039.64 (28.35) -0.56% HK HangSeng 11486.93 21.15 0.18% Japan Nik=
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00 5,151.10 14.80 0.29% Source: Yahoo!, TradingDay.com and NYMEX.co=
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