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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Elizabeth Warren, right, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, announces that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Elizabeth Warren, right, as Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner left, looks on after announcing that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama, followed by Elizabeth Warren, center, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, walks of the Oval Office, to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, where he announced that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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This photo illustraion made available on Aug. 11, 2010 by United Airlines and Continental Airlines shows changes to the visual branding for the new global airline. Shareholders of United's parent company and Continental Airlines are voting on a deal that would create the world's biggest airline. Results of the voting will be announced Friday Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/United Airlines, Continental Airlines, Tammy Bryngelson)

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Cars are covered in debris after a severe storm moved through the area Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Daniel P. Derella)

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**FILE** Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told the Senate banking committee in September that he would use "all the tools available" to balance trade practices. He warned about the "risk" of passing legislation designed to penalize China. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press South Korean protesters with portraits of North Korean strongman Kim Jong-il (right) and what is thought to be his third son, Kim Jong-un, shout slogans during a rally in Seoul in March 2009. There are no known verifiable photos of the younger Mr. Kim as an adult.

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Timothy Geithner, U.S. treasury secretary, arrives for a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Geithner said China needs to allow a "significant, sustained" rise in its currency as lawmakers called for the U.S. to toughen its stance on the yuan. Photographer: Jay Mallin/Bloomberg

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner takes his seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, prior to testifying before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Treasury Department's report on international economic and exchange rate policies. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Senator Christopher Dodd, left, a Democrat from Connecticut, talks with Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Alabama, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Geithner said China needs to allow a "significant, sustained" rise in its currency as lawmakers called for the U.S. to toughen its stance on the yuan. Photographer: Jay Mallin/Bloomberg

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Timothy Geithner, U.S. treasury secretary, testifies at a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Geithner said China needs to allow a "significant, sustained" rise in its currency as lawmakers called for the U.S. to toughen its stance on the yuan. Photographer: Jay Mallin/Bloomberg

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Treasury Department's report on international economic and exchange rate policies. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Barack Obama announces his plans to work on free trade agreements and to step up trade promotion at a meeting of his export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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From left, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, attend a meeting of President Obama's export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama announces his recommendations to work on free trade agreements and to step up trade promotion at a meeting of his export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Small Business Administration head Karen Mills, left, and UPS CEO Scott Davis attend a meeting of President Obama's export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama announces his recommendations to work on free trade agreements and to step up trade promotion at a meeting of his export council, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. He is flanked by Boeing President Jim McNerney, chair of the President's Export Council, left, and XEROX CEO Ursula Burns, vice chair of the President's Export Council. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama greets UPS CEO Scott Davis, as he arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, where the president announced his recommendations on free trade agreements at a meeting of his export council. At right is Vermeer Corporation President Mary Vermeer Andringa. Less than two months before congressional elections, and with the economy a top issue for voters, Obama is turning his attention to trade, highlighting his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In this photo provided by OneStopPlus.com, the OneStopPlus spring 2011 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/OneStopPlus.com) NO SALES

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D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty concedes defeat Wednesday in his bid for another term. At campaign headquarters, he called it the "beginning of the end of a great 10-year run."