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** FILE ** Former International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Associated Press)

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Specialist Jim Ahrens (left) and trader Michael Urkonis work Thursday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)

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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES John Watson, chief executive officer of Chevron Corp. (left); Marvin Odum, U.S. president of Shell Oil (second from left); H. Lamar McKay, chairman and president of BP America Inc. (third from left); James Mulva, chief executive officer of Conoco Phillips (second from right); and Rex Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp., testify during a Senate hearing on oil- and gas-tax incentives and rising energy prices on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

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ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva (left) and ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson gather their things on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, May 12, 2011, after testifying before the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Antonio Banderas kisses Salma Hayek while promoting "Puss in Boots." "If Salma was beautiful in two dimensions, imagine her in three dimensions," Mr. Banderas said while wearing 3-D glasses.

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Raj Rajaratnam, billionaire co-founder of Galleon Group, is surrounded by photographers Wednesday as he leaves Manhattan federal court in New York. The former Wall Street titan was convicted Wednesday of making a fortune by coaxing a crew of corporate tipsters to give him an illegal edge on blockbuster trades in technology and other stocks, in what prosecutors called the largest insider trading case ever involving hedge funds. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** In this photo from Feb. 8, 2008, provided by Altria Group, Philip Morris International Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Louis C. Camilleri is shown. CEO Camilleri told a cancer nurse Wednesday that while cigarettes are harmful and addictive, it is not that hard to quit. (Associated Press/Altria Group, Todd Rosenberg)

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Wearing a medical boot from foot surgery, billionaire co-founder of Galleon Group Raj Rajaratnam (right) enters Manhattan federal court Wednesday with his attorney, John Dowd, in New York. Jury deliberations entered a third week Wednesday with Rajaratnam facing insider trading and conspiracy charges accused of gaining $63 million trading on illegal stock tips. (Associated Press)

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WORKING TOGETHER: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan wait as documents are exchanged during a signing ceremony on Tuesday in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meetings. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential long shots include former New Mexico Gov. Gary E. Johnson (above) and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Both are libertarian-leaning iconoclasts. Mr. Johnson has argued for the legalizing, regulating and taxing of marijuana, while Mr. Paul has advocated abolition of the Federal Reserve Board.

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Republican presidential long shots include Rep. Ron Paul (above) of Texas and former New Mexico Gov. Gary E. Johnson. Both are libertarian-leaning iconoclasts. Mr. Johnson has argued for the legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana, while Mr. Paul has advocated abolition of the Federal Reserve Board.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila C. Bair is leaving stepping down as one of the government's top bank regulators, ending a five-year term in which she helped craft the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis.

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner takes his seat after making a statement during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meetings at the Treasury Department in Washington on Monday, May 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, Maine Republican, likely will face re-election challenges for working with Democrats. But she can make key alliances with tea party activists and point to her record for fiscal conservatism.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Washington catcher Ivan Rodriguez questions home plate umpire Lance Barksdale after being called out on strikes during the second inning of their 8-0 loss to the Florida Marlins.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Eric Clapton (on album cover right) and Michael Buble (left) record for Warner Music Group Corp., which is being sold to Access Industries, owned by Lee Blavatnik, for $1.3 billion. Mr. Blavatnik had about a 2 percent stake in Warner already.

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President Obama delivers remarks to Allison Transmission workers and guests Friday at one of the company's plants in Indianapolis. Obama toured the facility and talked about his long-term plan to protect consumers against rising oil prices and decrease oil imports while ensuring a cleaner, safer, and more secure energy future. (Associated Press)

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Justin Miller (left) talks with Leah Chanthapanya (right) at a May 3 job fair in Independence, Ohio. Chanthapanya is looking for a customer service or administrative position. Employers added more than 200,000 jobs in April for the third straight month, the biggest hiring spree in five years. But the unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in part because some people resumed looking for work. (Associated Press)