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** FILE ** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outline the main areas of proposed defense spending cuts during a Jan. 26, 2012, news conference at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

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Copies of the fiscal 2013 budget are delivered and ready to be picked up on Feb. 13, 2012, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Patricia Gillaird, a Government Printing Office receiving clerk, displays for news crews a copy of the fiscal 2013 budget at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Cheryl Kitchens, a Government Printing Office receiving clerk, delivers the printed version of the Office of Management and Budget's fiscal 2013 budget on a pallet to the House Committee on the Budget in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A house in Southeast D.C. is the address Emmanuel Bailey gave to register his company, Veteran Service Corp., but the duplex is his mother's home. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A 2012 Chrysler 200 convertible awaits a buyer in the showroom of Goss Dodge Chrysler in South Burlington, Vt. Dealers across the country are saying revenues are poised to grow this year. Chrysler said its sales in January rose 44 percent over 2011. (Associated Press)

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Private investigator Jose Antonio Perez snuffs out fraud for insurers in Spain. His workload has increased 45 percent since a financial crisis began a few years ago. (Associated Press)

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Members of the media board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a press preview in Singapore on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, prior to the Singapore Airshow 2012. (AP Photo/Bryan van der Beek)

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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki celebrates a basket in the second half against the Denver Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The Mavericks won 105-95. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Budget Committee on Feb. 2, 2012, is visible on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)

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Southern Company official Thomas A. Fanning called the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of two nuclear reactors "a monumental accomplishment for Southern Company, Georgia Power, our partners and the nuclear industry. (Associated Press)

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Beazer Homes is developing the Gatherings at Wellington, which includes 81 condominium homes in three buildings in Manassass. The two-bedroom, two-bath homes have 1,448 to 1,886 square feet and are priced from $209,990 to $292,990. Monthly condominium fees start at $219.

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Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock (below) and three longtime board members are stepping down from their positions at the Internet company, which has lagged in the race against rivals such as Google and Facebook. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Trader Anthony Riccio (left) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Workers at the Three World Trade Center construction site in New York maneuver steel bars on Feb. 3, 2012. (Associated Press)

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In debates, Newt Gingrich has stressed he was not lobbying when he created his business and rented space on the K Street corridor. (Associated Press)

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Bob Mudge (right), president of Verizon Consumer and Mass Business Markets, and Paul Davis, CEO of Coinstar Inc., announce a joint video-streaming venture in New York on Monday, Feb. 6, 2011. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Redbox)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican (right), promises to take swift action on the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act. He prefers the Senate bill over a narrower House version. Both bills explicitly ban insider trading. At left is House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Steve Appleton, chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology, Inc., speaks Nov. 4, 2005, after Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner announced Micron will create 860 new high-tech jobs during a ceremony at the company's Manassas, Va., location. (Associated Press/Potomac News)

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Trader Edward Schreier (right) works Feb. 3, 2012, with specialist John Alatzas (center) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)