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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
October 18, 2002
By Jeanine Aversa
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Low mortgage rates drove housing construction in September to the highest level in 16 years, but the nation's industrial sector showed new signs of stress, confirming that the economic recovery remains uneven.
"Overall, we're walking a....