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John Walker Lindh, Benedict Arnold and Tokyo Rose.

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Mark Zandi, of Moody's Analytics, has members of both parties reciting his financial forecasts on Capitol Hill. But he has his detractors, too. (Associated Press)

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Dollar bills are on display at the Diversified table during a job fair at the Radisson Martinique hotel, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 in New York. The insurance company is giving away dollar bills to attract sales representatives. The Labor Department said Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, that first-time claims for jobless aid fell by 17,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 421,000 in the week ending Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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BUDGETEER: Rep. David R. Obey, Wisconsin Democrat and Appropriations Committee chairman, wrote the House version of the spending bill. (Associated Press)

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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, at a news conference Wednesday in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart, Gen. Han Min-koo, says China appears "unwilling" to pressure the North. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Harold Rogers, Kentucky Republican, is set to wield the House Appropriations Committee gavel in the 112th Congress. (Associated Press)

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Adm. Michael Mullen (Bloomberg)

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**FILE** The Internet homepage of WikiLeaks is shown in this photo taken in New York on Dec. 1, 2010. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protesters shout slogans and hold signs during a rally against the South Korean government's policies and financial plans on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Seoul. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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The Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform meets on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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A general view of snow covered cars and houses in heavy snowfall, in Durham, England, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. People across Britain are spending the week coping with falling temperatures and drifting snow. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

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Sheep make their way in heavy snowfall, in Maiden Law, England, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. People across Britain are spending the week coping with falling temperatures and drifting snow. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

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Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga introduces the company's zero-emission electric car, Leaf, during a news conference at its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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IN SUPPORT: Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, says that fiscally, "We're at a day of reckoning." (Associated Press)

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Former US President Bill Clinton, Honorary Chairman USA Bid Commitee, of the delegation of the USA bid, reacts after Qatar was announced as host for the 2022 World Cup during the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cup Bid Announcement in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone/Patrick B. Kraemer)

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David Beckham, Vice President of the England Bid team smiles during a media conference for the bidding nation England for the FIFA soccer World Cup 2018 / 2022 in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri )

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U.S. map shows the 18 cities selected as official host cities for the United States’ bid for the 2022 World Cup

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The Internet homepage of Wikileaks is shown in this photo taken in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. WikiLeaks' release of secret government communications should serve as a warning to the nation's biggest businesses: You're next. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)