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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
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A banner displaying the name of General Motors covers the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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General Motors' cars are lined up in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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General Motors CEO Dan Akerson, bottom right, stands among traders at the post where GM stock is traded at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson, right, and other dignitaries celebrate after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Traders gather near the post where General Motors Co. stock trades at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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General Motors Co. CEO Daniel Akerson sits in the driver's seat of a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro in front of the New York Stock Exchange following GM's initial public offering, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 in New York. Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, is seated at right. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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General Motors CEO Daniel Akerson sits in the driver's seat of a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro in front of the New York Stock Exchange following GM's initial public offering, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, is seated at right. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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A banner displaying the name of General Motors covers the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright outlines the Defense Department's fiscal year 2010 budget request during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on April 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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In this Nov. 10, 2010, file photo, Four Loko alcoholic energy drinks are seen in the cooler of a convenience store, in Seattle. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a virtual ban of alcoholic energy drinks Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, even as a leading manufacturer is pulling its products off the market. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
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Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average fell below 11,000 for the first time in nearly a month Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, as worries mounted about inflation in Asia and as European leaders met to discuss a bailout of Ireland. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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In this Feb. 17, 2009, file photo, shoppers leave a Wal-Mart in Danvers, Mass. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reporting a 9.3 percent increase in third-quarter net income Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, as the world's largest retailer benefits from cost controls and a robust international business. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
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** FILE ** The world headquarters of General Motors Co. in Detroit are pictured in 2009. (Associated Press)
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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.