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Mechanic Doug Isonio works on parts for a Bay Area Rapid Transit subway train at the system's maintenance yard. BART still uses 449 of its original 669 cars from 1972, but circuit boards and other electrical components are no longer manufactured, so employees scour eBay and cannibalize some cars for parts. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A shopper carries bags of merchandise in Freeport, Maine, on March 12, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Steven Kaplan (right) works April 16, 2012, with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (Associated Press)
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In this photo taken April 13, 2012, and provided by CBS News April 15, 2015, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks during a pretaped interview for CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. (AP Photo/CBS News, Mary F. Calvert)
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Gas prices flying past $4 a gallon have played a big part in a surge in sales of hybrid and electric cars, including the Chevrolet Volt. In March, General Motors Co. set a monthly sales record of 2,289 for the Volt, an electric car with a small backup gas engine. It sold just 7,671 Volts last year. (Associated Press)
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Google Inc. announced Thursday that it earned $2.89 billion, or $8.75 per share, in the first quarter. That is up from $1.8 billion, or $5.51 per share, a year earlier. (Associated Press)
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Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, on Thursday called for a worldwide safety net similar to the reserve fund that European institutions have created to bail out debt-ridden members. (Associated Press)
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The Dutch agricultural pavilion is devoted to the host country's traditional foliage and latest trends. (Associated Press)
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The Dutch agricultural pavilion is devoted to the host country's traditional foliage and latest trends. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Office workers leave the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Faced with mounting losses, Sony Corp. said Thursday April 12, 2012, it will slash 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, and turn around its money-losing TV business over the next two years. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
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Specialist Robert Tuccillo (center) works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 9, 2012. Stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday, a day after their worst loss of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Rick Santorum turns to his wife, Karen, on Tuesday after announcing in Gettysburg, Pa., that he is suspending his run for president. Front-runner Mitt Romney said in Delaware that he will now start seriously pondering a list of vice-presidential prospects. (Associated Press)
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania embraces his wife, Karen, after announcing Tuesday that he is suspending his GOP candidacy for president. He cited the priority of a seriously ill child in his large family as a key reason for dropping out before the April 24 Pennsylvania primary. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop at R.C. Fabricators on Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., where he met with a group of female business owners. R.C. Fabricators designs and erects structural steel. (Associated Press)
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Gasoline prices are shown at a local gas station in Miami, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces April 10, 2012, he is suspending his candidacy in Gettysburg, Pa. (Associated Press)
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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, surrounded by his family, announces on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa., that he is suspending his GOP presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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This image made from the website therealgeorgezimmerman.com shows writings by George Zimmerman, who is at the center of an investigation over the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Craig Sonner, attorney for Zimmerman, confirmed April 10, 2012, the authenticity of the website that allows supporters to raise money for Zimmerman. (Associated Press)
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Employees leave the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks at the 2012 Financial Markets Conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta at the Stone Mountain Evergreen Convention Center outside Atlanta on Monday, April 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Phil Skinner)
