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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)
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Michael Morse, who hit .303 with 31 home runs and 95 RBI in 2011, hasn't taken a swing this year while recovering from a strained right lat. (Associated Press)
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"He's the first real free agent I signed as a general manager. It's no coincidence." - Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo
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American Airlines flight attendants protest at San Francisco International Airport on Monday. The airline wants to eliminate 13,000 union jobs, freeze or terminate pension plans, curb health benefits, reduce time off, and impose many other cuts. American lost more than $10 billion in the decade leading up to its declaration of bankruptcy in November. (Associated Press)
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Trader Michael Zicchinolfi (right) works April 23, 2012, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)
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Former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John Edwards (right) arrives April 23, 2012, outside federal court with his daughter Cate in Greensboro, N.C., for his trial on charges of violating federal campaign finance laws. (Associated Press)
