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Liberty, one of two turkeys "pardoned" by President Obama, peers through the slats of a carrier at his new home, Mount Vernon, after an arrival that was heralded by visitors and staff Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Shoppers leave the FAO Schwarz store in New York. With the Christmas shopping season getting under way, a consumer research group is cautioning shoppers to keep “close track” of their transactions to ensure they are not hit with what it calls “unfair” bank overdraft fees. (Associated Press)

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Pulte Homes is building 133 single-family homes at the Reserve at Fair Hill in Olney. The Westford model, with 2,934 square feet, is priced from $684,990.

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** FILE ** Telecommunications services company Nokia Siemens Networks company offices in Tampere, Finland, in this file photo dated April 6, 2008. It is announced Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, that the Finnish-German telecommunications company Nokia Siemans Networks is planning to cut about 17,000 employees by the end of 2013. (AP Photo/LEHTIKUVA, Timo Jaakonaho)

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U.S. Olympic rowers Giuseppe Lanzone (left) and Sam Stitt are shown at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. They are aiming to improve on their performance at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. (Denis Poroy/Special to The Washington Times)

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Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore announces his candidacy Tuesday in a bid to reclaim the post in Montgomery, Ala. Two others, including the incumbent, are already running in the Republican primary on March 13. (Associated Press)

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Bank of America advertising banners are seen Nov. 17, 2011, on bridge houses along the Chicago River in downtown Chicago. The advertisements installed this month are turning heads and reviving a debate over how governments around the world raise money in tough economic times. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner announced new sanctions against Iran on Monday for the purpose of pressuring Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons program. The Treasury Department also named the Central Bank of Iran as a primary money-laundering "concern." (Associated Press)

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A specialist ponders the sell-off day on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. Five stocks fell for every one that rose during trading. The markets were reacting to the failure of the congressional supercommittee to reach a deal on federal budget deficit reduction. (Associated Press)

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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) throws the ball into the stands after his fourth quarter touchdown. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Auto traffic for this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to rise, according to AAA. "The increase in holiday travelers can be attributed to a ... strengthening economy," the AAA says, but the increase will only be "slight." (Associated Press)

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"We could use that. There are low wages, but I live in Southeast and sometimes you have to start at the bottom and work to the top. And it will offer jobs." Tony Britt, 45, Southeast, unemployed for two weeks

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A gasoline tanker makes a delivery at a Sheetz in Altoona, Pa. Oil prices fell to $98.82 per barrel on Thursday, a day after rising to $102. Oil investors are exhibiting uncertainty about events in Europe. (Associated Press)

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Trader Christopher Drummond (left) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 17, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Beazer Homes is building 36 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Willowsford in Aldie. The Ashford model, with 3,090 square feet, is priced from $589,990.

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A recently disclosed 2008 letter from Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho to the Department of Agriculture supported a loan-guarantee application for Open Range Communications, which the letter said would make it possible for millions of rural Americans to gain access to wireless Internet. The company, which won a $267 million loan guarantee, has filed for bankruptcy. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A Microsoft Store opening Thursday at Tysons Corner Center is the first in the Washington area and just the second east of the Mississippi. It will stock other brands besides Microsoft for an "interactive" experience that a company official says will "lift all boats." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)