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Tue 09 Sep 2007Paddy Power sees its profits doubleBookmaker Paddy Power said today its first-half operating profit more than doubled thanks to a string of sporting results that went its way.Operating profit for the six months to the end of June rose to €40.8 million ($55.6 million) from €19.6 million a year earlier, beating an average forecast of €36.1 million in a Reuters poll of analysts.