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A man believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (center, facing away from camera, is greeted at Changchun rail station in Changchun, China, on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Mr. Kim reportedly has met top Chinese leaders in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him. (AP Photo/Kyodo News Agency)
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FILE - In this file photograph taken Nov. 15, 2007, health care products maker Johnson & Johnson's CEO William Weldon is seen in the company's world headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J. With Johnson & Johnson's once-golden reputation tarnished by 11 recalls of medicines, contact lenses and hip implants in 11 months, its chief executive said Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, he knows the company let consumers down. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, file)
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, left, and Donald L. Kohn, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, walk along the veranda of the Jackson Lake Lodge with the Grand Tetons in the distance, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, at the start of the annual Federal Reserve conference in Jackson, Wyo. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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File - In this Sept. 5, 2006 file photo, the Intel Corp. company logo is displayed at its headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. The big chip-maker Intel Corp. is cutting its sales forecast for the current quarter, adding fresh evidence Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, that a rickety economy is putting a damper on the back-to-school shopping season. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, and Donald L. Kohn, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, right, are joined by Kevin M. Warsh, governor of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, on the veranda of the Jackson Lake Lodge at the start of the annual Federal Reserve conference, in Jackson, Wyo., Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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FILE - In this file photo taken Feb. 16, 2010, Hewlett-Packard inks are seen on display in Mountain View, Calif. Hewlett-Packard is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par to about $1.69 billion. That tops rival Dell Inc.'s offer Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, of $1.52 billion. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Meaghan Martin, left, and Chloe Bridges, stars of Disney's "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam," discuss fashion trends while they shop at the Times Square American Eagle store, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 in New York. The duo, friends in real life, took a tour of the busy store to point out their favorite trends of the season. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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This picture provided by Sotheby's shows John Currin's 1991 work, "Shakespeare Actress," which will be one of more than 400 works from the corporate contemporary art collection of the failed investment bank Lehman Brothers that will go on sale at auction this fall. Corporations worried about the bottom line are taking a look at their office walls. Over decades, some of the world's wealthiest banks and companies have built up art collections, rich in modern masters, that are the envy of many museums. Now, many are selling them off some from choice but others, like the bankrupt Lehman Brothers, to pay off hungry creditors.(AP Photo/Sotheby's)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Adding [cotton trousers and shirts] would not have a negative impact on U.S. textile producers," wrote Thomas Donohue, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's CEO.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Jimmy Fallon (center), host of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, is joined by John Shaffner (left), Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chairman and chief executive officer; and the show's executive producer, Don Mischer, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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** FILE ** An advertisement for a Chinese Internet-security software brand is displayed at a computer mall in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2010. (Associated Press)
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The owners have created a private double patio in the backyard. One section is covered with a trellis and foliage.
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"The United States sees the Lashkar-e-Taiba becoming more lethal by the day and thinks its gradual growth now clearly shows that it has global inspirations to spread terror," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressing reporters in Islamabad in July. (Bloomberg)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (seated at right) talks about the economy with local workers and small-business owners Wednesday at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza restaurant in Washington.
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Associated Press Former corporate chief CEOs Meg Whitman (left) and Carly Fiorina celebrate their winning the California Republican nomination for governor and senator, respectively, on June 9, the day after the primary, in Anaheim, Calif. Another female corporate titan is running in Connecticut.
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Associated Press DEFENDER: SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro says the new proxy-access rules are needed to ensure accountability among corporations.
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Poultry farmer Barry Jones gathers eggs from some of his 700 hens in Franksville, Wis., that he sells at farmers markets during the summer.
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**FILE** In this photo from July 21, 2010, a "bank owned" sign is seen on a home that is listed as a foreclosure on a HUD website, in Hawthorne, Calif. Nearly half of the homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration's flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS LOOKING FOR A 'FRESH START': House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks about jobs and the economy at the City Club of Cleveland.
