BEIJING (AP) — China's trade surplus fell 20 percent in June as export growth plunged, the government said Thursday, and analysts said Beijing might try to help struggling exporters by slowing the rise of its currency in defiance of pressure from trading partners.

The June trade gap was still China's biggest so far this year at $21.3 billion, the General Administration of Customs...

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Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:45 PM CDT WASHINGTON - Condoleezza Rice flexed America's muscles in the Middle East Thursday, forcefully warning Iran the U.S. won't ignore threats and will take any action necessary to defend friends and interests in the Persian Gulf. A fresh Iranian missile test prompted a show of force from Israel as well.

Rice said Iran's leaders should understa...

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