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In this photograph taken on Aug. 19, 2010, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stock futures are falling as investors continue a sell-off Friday, Aug. 20, that began a day earlier over worries about the pace of economic recovery. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS The federal ethics office said FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair received a retroactive waiver for mortgages she took out with Bank of America while working on the bank's government rescue, but it found no evidence the loans influenced her actions.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Lime's Bayside Bar and Grill at the Marriott in Panama City Beach, Fla., where President Barack Obama, First lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha are luncing, is seen Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. The Obamas are spending a weekend in Florida, part vacation, part sales pitch, as the president seeks to boost a tourism industry reeling after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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The home at 7602 Connecticut Ave. in Chevy Chase, Md., is on the market for $1,729,000. The 1928 Mediterranean-style home has been completely renovated.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, talks with employees before announcing the social network site's new localization services called "Places" during a press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
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**FILE** This photo from April 21, 2009, shows American flags flying outside General Motors' world headquarters in Detroit. (Associated Press)
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Rachel Moore, Executive Director of the American Ballet Theater, looks on during a press conference at the Palco hotel in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug.17, 2010. Moore announced that the ballet company directed by her will travel to Cuba to participate in the International Ballet Festival that will be held in Havana Oct.28 - Nov.7.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
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FILE -In this July 8, 2009 file photo, Haim Saban, Chairman and CEO of the Saban Capitol Group, arrives for a media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho. Saban has bought Paul Frank Industries, the owner of the Julius monkey brand and other characters, for an undisclosed sum. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from left, hosts a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. From left are, National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, Geithner, Ingrid Gould Ellen of New York University, and Alex Pollock of the American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from left, hosts a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. From left are National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, Mr. Geithner, Ingrid Gould Ellen of New York University, and Alex Pollock of the American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner puts down his notes as he hosted the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington,. Sitting behind Geithner is Alex Pollock from the American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, shakes hands with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, during the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pulls the cap off his pen before taking notes as he hosted a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is silhouetted as he speaks at a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, walks off stage after addressing the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Taking the podium at right is Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner talks on his cell phone as he walks towards the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Containers are stacked at a shipping terminal Friday night in Tokyo. Japan's economy in the second quarter grew less than a fifth what was expected pushing it into third place behind the U.S. and China. (Bloomberg)
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President Obama walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base Md., Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Mr. Obama is embarking on a three-day tour to raise money for Democrats, beginning in Wisconsin where he will visit ZBB Energy Corp, to underscore what he said was his lasting commitment to a clean energy future.
