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News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng, arrive at the High Court in London on Thursday, April 26, 2012, before Mr. Murdoch's appearance before the Leveson panel, which is investigating the British phone-hacking scandal. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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Mitchell & Best Homebuilders is building 26 single-family homes on sites of 2 acres or more at Long Meadows at Davis Mill in Germantown. The Hawthorne model, with 3,639 square feet, is priced from $799,900.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that bond buying and other steps by the Fed are still an option if the economy should weaken. (Associated Press)
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks during a news conference at the Fed headquarters in Washington on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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** FILE ** Trader Stephen Holden (center) works with other traders at the post that handles Wal-Mart on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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** FILE ** News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch appears before Lord Justice Brian Leveson's inquiry into U.K media ethics on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Pool)
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** FILE ** In a Feb. 2, 2012, file photo Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Budget Committee. The Federal Reserve will have plenty to say about the economy Wednesday, April 25, 2012, when its two-day policy meeting ends. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster/file)
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In this photo taken Monday, April 23, 2012, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Consol Energy Research and Development Facility in South Park Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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** FILE ** Trader Damian Bagarozza (left) and specialist Joseph Mastrolia work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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**FILE** Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies Feb. 2, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the House Budget Committee. (Associated Press)
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Judge Mary Terrell, interim president and CEO of the Children & Youth Investment Trust Corp., answers questions during Monday's D.C. Council hearing on the organization that former council member Harry Thomas Jr. embezzled from. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Councilman Jim Graham tells the executive witness panel that they, too, should care about being able to show how their funding has a direct impact on those who receive it during a Budget Oversight Hearing on the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation, the organization former Councilman Harry Thomas is accused of funneling money through, on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. After realizing that the panel of executive witnesses did not have specific information on the direct impact of their grants, Councilman Graham recessed their panel, asking that they come back in a week with more specifics. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
