Business_Finance

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President Obama (right) and World Bank President Jim Kim play golf at Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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The gas station and Peapod pick-up combo in Chevy Chase is Giant Foods' latest innovation to serve its customers who would rather order groceries online than push a cart around in one of its stores. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Peapod, the grocery delivery service of Giant Food, has opened its first standalone pick-up location for online orders at a gas station also run by Giant on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase. Attendants load boxes into the customers' trunks. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the hacking group Anonymous. (Associated Press)

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The New York Times building (Wikimedia Commons)

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Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status, was put on administrative leave after she declared her innocence but refused to answer congressional questions about the targeting. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** American Airlines and US Airways jets prepare for flight at a gate at the Philadelphia International Airport on Feb. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Power: Hydraulic fracturing technology has helped the U.S. dramatically shrink dependence on foreign oil and has even created surpluses.

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Pumped up: Fuel-hungry cars line up at a gas station in China, the world's largest market for autos since 2009. The burgeoning demand is causing China's estimated consumption of oil to surge to 11 million barrels a day next year. (Associated Press Photographs)

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With pump trucks aplenty, workers at hydraulic fracturing sites have been able to extract petroleum and natural gas from subterranean shale. The plentiful and cheap energy has given the U.S. a competitive edge. (Associated Press)

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Whistleblowers said Alejandro Mayorkas gave special treatment to some Democrats who were advocating for EB-5 investor visas for companies they backed. (Associated Press)