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**FILE** Natwar M. Gandhi, chief financial officer of the District of Columbia, responds to questions during an interview in Washington on April 9, 2012. (The Washington Times)

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Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, was leaned on by Speaker John A. Boehner to persuade GOP lawmakers to temporarily back off the spending cuts they had asked for in any increase to the debt ceiling. (Associated Press)

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Participants listen a panel session in the Congress Hall the last day of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)

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Algerian foreign minister Mourad Medelci speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Trader William Lawrence works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 25, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street ahead of what is expected to be more upbeat data on housing from the government. (Associated Press)

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This image from June 6, 2008, provided by General Motors shows an illustration of all-around collision warning in a driverless vehicle. The possibility of driverless cars are leaving a growing number of technologists and economists to wonder what happens to the millions of people who make a living driving cars and trucks. (Associated Press)