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** FILE ** The world headquarters of General Motors Co. in Detroit are pictured in 2009. (Associated Press)

In this Sept. 22, 2010 photo, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini smiles at a conference in San Francisco. In a statement Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, Otellini said the company "remains on track to have our best year ever." (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Associated Press Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, will be among those rallying on the Capitol grounds at noon Monday to inveigh against excess spending by the lame-duck Congress.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Peyote dealer Mauro Morales inspects peyote buttons in Rio Grande City, Texas. Mr. Morales has a shed full of peyote behind his house and a sign in his front yard identifying him as a legal distributor of the hallucinogen to any would-be customers who pass by. He is one of only three "peyoteros," who are Texans licensed to sell peyote.

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**FILE** Sen. Tom Carper, Delaware Democrat, talks Sept. 30, 2009, to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2010 file photo, the logo above the entrance to Viacom's headquarters is shown, in New York. Viacom reports its earnings tumbled in the third quarter Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, because of results from a division that the media company led by Sumner Redstone plans to sell.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

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Google workers walk on the company's Mountain View, Calif. campus Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Google Inc. is giving all 23,300 of its employees 10 percent raises next year and shifting part of worker's annual bonuses into their regular paychecks, according to an internal memo sent Tuesday by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Those bonuses won't count toward the 10 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2010 file photo, a Chinese worker mans a production line at the factory of Lenovo Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. in Shanghai. Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, said Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, that its latest quarterly profit rose 45 percent on strong sales in China and other emerging markets. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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President Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G-20 summit Thursday in Seoul. She rejected a U.S. proposal to try to cap global trade imbalances. "To set political limits on trade surpluses and deficits is neither economically justified nor politically appropriate," she told the G-20 business summit. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Ike Skelton, Missouri Democrat, is worried about a chasm developing between the U.S. military and the public after he leaves Congress. (Associated Press)

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The six-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath home at 14310 Mount Oak Road in Bowie is on the market for $649,900. The 1984 home sits on 2 1/2 acres.

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The Orchid model at Buckingham Station occupies the third and fourth levels in each building. It is priced from $322,990.

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President Obama arrives in Seoul Wednesday for the Group of 20 summit. He has tried to reassure world leaders that the Fed's attempt to improve the U.S. economy will help the global economy too. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, urges Republicans "to stop pork-barrel spending." (Associated Press)

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Vendor Amir Jamali (center) waits for customers Tuesday in downtown Tehran. The government has started cutting subsidies for fuel and food staples, causing prices to increase dramatically. (Associated Press)

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Sen.-elect Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, tells ABC's "This Week" host Christiane Amanpour that compromise with Democrats over where to cut spending must include the military as well as social programs. (Associated Press)

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Even consumers of high-end brands are stretching their shopping dollars these days. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks, and Dick Armey, who founded the group in 1984, rally at a Code Red tea party event near the U.S. Capitol. (FreedomWorks)