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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday said that his declaration of a fiscal emergency in the debt-ridden state capital, Harrisburg, “ensures that vital services will continue and public safety will be protected.” (Associated Press)

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Stephen Cloobeck (left) of the Board of Directors for Corporation for Travel Promotion looks back at President Obama as he is introduced at a fundraiser at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 24, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Henrik Holgersson sits with his son, Arvid, at their home in Stockholm. Mr. Holgersson has split Sweden's parental leave with his girlfriend and is spending eight months at home with their child. (Associated Press)

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Trader Walter Lundon (second from right) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Stacks of Groupon Now literature sit at the online-coupon company's Chicago offices Thursday. The company, which offers consumers daily discounts, now expects net proceeds of about $478.8 million from its initial public offering of 30 million shares. (Associated Press)

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Groupon employees Amanda Allegretti (left) and Becca Silvers work at the online-coupon company's offices Sept. 22 in Chicago. Online-coupon seller Groupon Inc. is discounting its expectations for its first stock offering in a regulatory filing Friday. (Associated Press)

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President Obama is applauded at the White House on Oct. 21, 2011, after signing the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. From left: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis; Boeing CEO Jim McNerney; U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk; Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican; Xerox CEO Ursula Burns; Rep. Greg Meeks, New York Democrat; Ernst and Young CEO James Turley and Rep. David Dreier, California Republican. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Robert Garagiola, Maryland Senate majority leader, left, talks with Sen. Nancy Jacobs during a joint hearing for a fiscal briefing by the Department of Legislative Services at the state house in Annapolis, Md. on Oct. 20, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck scrambles for a pass against Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, October 16, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Oil prices fell 81 cents to $85.30 per barrel in New York trading on Thursday after the death of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was announced. (Associated Press)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday after a meeting on the financial crisis. Europe's efforts to solve its debt crisis plunged into disarray after Germany and France could not bridge their differences in time for a summit Sunday. (Associated Press)

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This Sept. 19, 2011, photo, shows a home with a for sale sign in front, in Newton, Mass. The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose in August. But sales were driven by an increase in foreclosures, evidence the housing market remains weak. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Chief Financial Officer W.G. Stover from the bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra refuses to answer questions as he appears before the House Energy Commitee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Sept. 23 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Higher fares weren't enough to prevent another loss at American Airlines parent AMR Corp., which lost $162 million in the third quarter this year. Major airlines this week joined in the first widespread airfare increase since early August. (Associated Press)