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A movie selected from among Netflix's "Watch Instantly" titles begins to download on a home computer screen. Netflix introduced a new plan Monday that relies on videos streamed over the Internet rather than the DVDs it has mailed to its customers since the company was founded more than decade ago. (Associated Press)

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Brokers look at the main screen at the Stock Exchange in Madrid Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Spain's borrowing costs have soared in a sale of 3- and 6-month bills amid fears the country could be affected by contagion from Ireland's debt crisis.The central bank says the treasury was obliged to pay 1.7 percent in average interest to sell euro2.1 billion ($2.87 billion) in 3-month bills, nearly double the 0.95 percent rate paid in the last such auction Oct. 26. The auction Tuesday came as Madrid's Ibex 35 bourse dipped for the second day in a row amid concerns over Spain's ability to handle its debt in the wake of European Union's bailout of Ireland. Spain's economy is struggling to emerge from nearly two years of recession. (AP Photo/Paul White)

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The company logo for Irish Life & Permanent Plc. is seen on their headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2010. Irish banks may get immediate capital injections as part of the European Union and International Monetary Fund's rescue package, Matthew Elderfield, the country's head of financial regulation, said in a speech yesterday. Photographer: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg

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In this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 photo, shipping containers are shown stacked at the Port of Miami in Miami. The economy grew slightly faster last summer than first thought, benefiting from stronger spending by U.S. shoppers and improved overseas sales of U.S. goods. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Archie Guerrero browses through merchandise inside the tongue-in-cheek little shop of horrors. Many customers hear about the store through word of mouth or tourist guidebooks. (Associated Press)

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Merchandise inside the Los Angeles County coroner's gift shop has not been popular enough to be profitable, but county auditors think Skeletons in a Closet could be a moneymaker if the department ramps up marketing. (Associated Press)

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Friends and families of miners trapped after an explosion at the Pike River coal mine leave a briefing with police and company officials in Greymouth, New Zealand, after visiting the Pike River coal mine, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)

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Mine blast survivor Daniel Rockhouse, center, hugs family members following their briefing with police and company officials in Greymouth, New Zealand, after visiting the Pike River coal mine, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Rescue officials are preparing to send a high-tech robot into a mine tunnel to transmit pictures and assess toxic gas levels three days after an explosion left 29 miners missing underground. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)

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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks to the media Friday at the opening of the terminal 2 building at Dublin City Airport. The euro is continuing to rise modestly against the dollar amid hopes of a resolution to Ireland's debt crisis. Ireland appears headed toward taking a loan from the European Union to bolster its debt-crippled banks, helping take the edge off recent fears about the resurgence of Europe's debt troubles. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo originally released by NBC, Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" right discusses the future of the Republican party on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington. MSNBC says it's suspending morning host Joe Scarborough for two days without pay for making political contributions.The eight donations, each for $500, violate NBC News policy, MSNBC president Phil Griffin said Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman, file)

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Wells Fargo Bank agreed to pay $100 million to Citigroup Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, to settle all claims in a dispute related to its 2008 acquisition of Wachovia Corp.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his keynote speech at the sixth European Central Bank Central Banking conference in Frankfurt, Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kai Pfaffenbach,Pool)

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In this undated photo provided by Platform Communications, the roofdeck of 230 Fifth Avenue in New York City is shown. Calling Trump's producers "scam artists," rooftop owner Steven Greenberg declined to let Donald Trump's production team shoot the finale of "Celebrity Apprentice" on NYC's biggest, glitziest roofdeck. (AP Photo/Platform Communications)

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Surrounded by union and business officials, Chicago Cubs' Chairman Tom Ricketts, right, responds to a question one day after Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley rebuffed his proposal to use future tax money to finance $200 million in renovations to Wrigley Field, during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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A woman walks by a sign advertising Samsung's mobile phone Galaxy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Samsung Electronics said Thursday that sales rose during the first quarter though operating profit declined sharply, as buoyancy in semiconductors was offset by weakness in its liquid crystal display business and a tough pricing environment for its flagship tablet device.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz speaks at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Yahoo Inc. is hopping on the bargain-hunting bandwagon with Groupon, the Internet's hottest discount broker, and more than a dozen other similar services. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, General Motors CEO Daniel Akerson, center, rings the NYSE opening bell with other GM executives Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 in New York. General Motors stock began trading on Wall Street again Thursday, signaling the rebirth of an American corporate icon that collapsed into bankruptcy and was rescued with a $50 billion infusion from taxpayers. (AP Photo/New York Stock Exchange, Ben Hider) NO SALES