The Federal Open Market Committee will be convening for the sixth time this year, and could sound more perky, but don't expect to see a change in interest rates, or a major shift in its asset purchase plan.

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The talks, convening Tuesday for the first time since June, were set to resume again on Wednesday when Iranian negotiators were expected to respond to the offer.

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About the same time, the Alliance was convening a meeting in New York, to which Khatami was invited.

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