With economic growth grinding to a halt, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again Wednesday, this time by half a percentage point.
Just before it did, the Commerce Department reported some dismal growth figures for the end of last year. The economy grew just six-tenths of a percent in the last quarter of 2007.
The Fed hopes its aggressive moves will help avoid a full blown recession.
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