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The Northern Rock Foundation yesterday launched a campaign to stop the stricken mortgage bank being sold off cheaply, amid fears that political pressure ahead of a November election might force a quick deal.

Reuters - Harman International Industries Inc , whose $8 billion sale fell apart last week, warned on Monday that quarterly profit would be less than half what Wall Street expected, sending its shares down as much as 8 percent.