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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich talks with Darrell Murphy as he arrives at federal court Tuesday for closing arguments in his corruption trial. The case now is in the jury's hands. (AP Photo)

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HELP ON THE WAY: An Afghan soldier fighting alongside U.S. troops launches a grenade during a clash in Kandahar. President Obama will get a $59 billion emergency war-spending bill to sign to fund his U.S. troop surge. (Associated Press)

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The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41,000 before government rebates when it goes on sale - about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the all-electric Nissan Leaf. (Associated Press)

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From left, outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward, Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and incoming CEO Bob Dudley announce the naming of the new chief executive officer outside global headquarters in London on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, foreground, and cast members of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality series pose for photos on the trading floor after participating in opening bell ceremonies of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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U.S. actress Angelina Jolie, right, and Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer pose during the Japan premiere of her spy action-thriller film "Salt" in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks on his cell phone as he walks towards the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this file photograph taken Dec. 2, 2009, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, July 27, 2010, its Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. The price is about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the all-electric Nissan Leaf.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

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Recording artist Wylclef Jean, right, is interviewed by host Stuart Varney on the "Varney & Company" program on the Fox Business Network, in New York Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Julian Assange, an Australian who launched WikiLeaks four years ago, concedes that even his team hasn't read all the documents about the Afghanistan war released on his website. (Provided by Martina Haris)

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BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward leaves the oil company's offices in London on Monday in the back of a car. He became the face of BP's failure to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and will step down in October. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Ford Motor Company unveils the 2011 Ford Explorer during a news conference in New York, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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** FILE ** In this July 7, 2010 file photo, a worker labors at a steel plant in Hefei in central China's Anhui province. China's Cabinet Monday promised private investors a bigger role in industries from oil drilling to finance, apparently responding to complaints that state companies were boosted by Beijing's huge stimulus while private enterprise withered in the global crisis. (AP Photo/file)

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Damen Morrison holds his son, Drayden, 2, as he checks out new cars in the showroom at O'Meara Ford in Northglenn, Colo., on Thursday. Ford Motor Co. reported second-quarter net income of $2.6 billion, completing its most profitable first half in more than a decade. (Bloomberg)