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The new Iraqi government is pictured at a swearing-in ceremony in Baghdad on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved the new government, which will be headed by incumbent Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (bottom right). The installation of the officials ends nine months of political deadlock that threatened to stall economic development and suck the country back into sectarian violence. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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** FILE ** In this April 17, 2010, file photo, a Toyota emblem is seen on a car trunk lid during the Denver Auto Show in Denver. Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
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Archbishop Paul C. Marcinkus, a former head of the Vatican Bank, was the inspiration for Archbishop Gilday in "Godfather III."
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Michele Sindona smiles from behind bars during the preliminary hearing of a trial for the collapse of an Italian bank.
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FILE - In this April 21, 2008 file photo, a sign for a Bank of America branch is shown in Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America says it will no longer process transactions for the website WikiLeaks, following similar actions by several other financial institutions. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
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In this March 22, 2011 photo, the exterior of Oracle headquarters is shown in Redwood City, Calif. Oracle Corp. is scheduled to report its fiscal third quarter results Thursday, March 24, after the market close.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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This undated photo courtesy of Badgley Mischka shows Mark Badgley, right, and James Mischka, left, as they style Rumer Willis on the set of their spring 2011 marketing campaign. Fashion house Badgley Mischka has chosen Willis as its newest spokesmodel. (AP Photo/Badgley Mischka) NO SALES
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In this July 2008 file photo, Erik Prince, founder and CEO of then Blackwater Worldwide, now called Xe Services, speaks at the company's offices in Moyock, N.C. An investment group with ties to Mr. Prince has bought the security firm, it was announced Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
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The home at 1432 Dinwiddie St. in Arlington is on the market for $999,000. The five-bedroom home was built in 2005.
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Larry King interviews former President Bill Clinton, right, on CNN's "Larry King Live," in New York on April 19, 2007. After 25 years, Mr. King will hang up his suspenders with his last broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/CNN, Jake A.Herrle)
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Chrysler Brand President and CEO Oliver Francois reveals the new 2011 Chrysler 200 sedan, left, and Town and Country minivan at the Los Angeles International Auto Show on Nov. 18, 2010. Chrysler announced a large recall of minivans Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (Joe Wilssens / Chrysler LLC photo)
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President Obama makes a statement to reporters in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, before meeting with CEOs of some of the nation's leading companies. (AP Photo)
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A Duke Energy worker repairs a line after storm damage in Vale, N.C., on Oct. 27, 2010. Energy costs were up 0.2 percent in November, the fifth straight monthly rise, but that still was the smallest increase in five months. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Time Magazine named Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg its 2010 "Person of the Year" on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Time Magazine)
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A supporter of Julian P. Assange demonstrates outside the courthouse in London where the WikiLeaks founder appeared for a bail hearing Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Steel mill workers raise their hands in support of a point made at the gathering, one of many being held in neighborhoods and workplaces across Cuba between now and April. (Associated Press)
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Chart shows breakdown of percentage of Medicaid costs associated with each enrollment group; and the decade long trend between enrollment and Medicaid spending.
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Annie Lennox performs Dec. 12 during the Annual Christmas in Washington presentation at the National Building Museum in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Service towers lift up to the Russian Soyuz TMA-20 space ship that will carry new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, on the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. The start of the new Soyuz mission is scheduled for Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
