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"That's ironic and surprising. It's less expensive to live in the suburbs, but maybe the economy is pushing people out there. We've got to figure out if there's a reason for that or not." Becca Goodstein, Adams Morgan, sales

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News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch reads the last edition of Britain's News of the World tabloid as he arrives at the offices of his U.K. newspaper division in this image taken from television on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Mr. Murdoch arrived in Britain to face the growing phone-hacking scandal that prompted the paper's closure. (AP Photo/Pool)

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**FILE** In this photo from June 27, 2011, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (Associated Press)

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In this photo taken on June 9, 2011, a South Korean client of the suspended Busan Savings Bank shouts slogans after the clients watched a trial for the bank's corruption at Seoul Central District Court in Seoul. (Associated Press)

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Among the South Korean executives who have be involved in corrupt business practices are Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-Koo (center). Mr. Chung was found guilty of embezzlement, but a court suspended his sentence because he was deemed "too important to serve time." (Associated Press)

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Among the South Korean executives who have be involved in corrupt business practices are Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee, right. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A News of the World sign is seen by an entrance to a News International building in London on July 6, 2011. (Associated Press)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, talks to reporters Wednesday about debt-ceiling solutions. “I have said from day one, we are not for tax hikes on the American people or businesses, and if the president wants to talk loopholes, we'll be glad to talk loopholes.” (Associated Press)

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Christine Lagarde, the new head of the IMF, holds a press conference on July 6, 2011, at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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New International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde (center) walks with John Lipsky, who was acting IMF managing director, as they leave following a news conference at the IMF in Washington on July 6, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, which is part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. media empire, arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, in October 2009. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)