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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)

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The Dixie Chicks didn't fiddle around before accepting an invitation to participate in a concert to help raise money for victims of the Texas wildfires this summer. (Associated Press)

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Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times )

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Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, said the "ATF made it easier for alleged cartel middlemen to get weapons from U.S. gun dealers." (Associated Press)

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Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd was traded from Denver to St. Louis one year after leading the NFL in receiving yardage (1,448 yards) and scoring 11 touchdowns. (Associated Press)

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Business people, taking a break during their lunch hour on Monday, look at tents put up by protesters from the "Occupy London Stock Exchange" group as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St. Paul's Cathedral near the London Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12, 2010. (Associated Press)

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Occupy Wall Street protester Ashlie Lauren Smith, a music student from Cincinnati, screams about the $90,000 she owes in student loans at a Times Square rally on Saturday. The protests in New York and other cities have been a source of new material for comedians and satirists. (Associated Press)