Some of the more interesting and important items for October 19th :

• China raises key rate for 1st time since crisis – Yahoo! Finance – China raised its key interest rate Tuesday for the first time since the global crisis as it tries to control inflation and rapid growth even as other Asian economies move to keep their recoveries on track.
• Gunmen storm Chechen parliament – The French are pissed
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