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Dustin Johnson putts on the ninth green during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 5, 2017. [Matt Born/The Star-News via AP)
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The House Financial Services Committee's ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters D-Calif., left, with committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, during the committee's hearing on overhauling the nation's financial rules. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Rep. Andrew Farmer, R-Sevierville, right, confers with Rep. John Forgety, R-Athens, on the House floor in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, May 5, 2017. The chamber overwhelmingly passed the state's $37 billion annual spending plan a day after Republican infighting threatened to sink the measure. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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Rep. Jimmy Matlock, R-Lenoir City, right, confers with Rep. Bill Sanderson, R-Kenton, on the House floor in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, May 5, 2017. The chamber overwhelmingly passed the state's $37 billion annual spending plan a day after Republican infighting threatened to sink the measure. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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Rep. Roger Kane, R-Knoxville, left, confers with Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, on the House floor on Friday, May 5, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. The chamber overwhelmingly passed the state's $37 billion annual spending plan a day after Republican infighting threatened to sink the measure. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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Rep. Raumesh Akbari, left, and Rep. Karen Camper, both D-Memphis, confer on the House floor on Friday, May 5, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. The chamber overwhelmingly passed the state's $37 billion annual spending plan a day after Republican infighting threatened to sink the measure. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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House Transportation Chairman Barry Doss, R-Lawrenceburg, right, and Rep. Sabi Kumar, R-Springfield, attend a House floor session in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, May 5, 2017. The chamber overwhelmingly passed the state's $37 billion annual spending plan a day after Republican infighting threatened to sink the measure. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig
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FILE - In this March 27, 2017 file photo, Gov. Susana Martinez speaks about the recent legislative session to a group of business leaders and real estate developers during a luncheon in Albuquerque, N.M. Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez ordered a special session of the Legislature on Friday, May 5, 2017, to resolve a grinding state budget crisis, with no sign of a compromise with leading Democratic lawmakers. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, file)
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Brown University President Christina Paxson applauds at left Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen following Yellen's speech during a conference at Brown in Providence, R.I., Friday, May 5, 2017.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen smiles before speaking at a conference at Brown University in Providence, R.I., Friday, May 5, 2017.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 6, AND THEREAFTER – Dawn Varner, of Roaring Spring, Pa., labels rolls of paper April 27, 2017, at the Appvion Inc. paper mill in Roaring Spring, Pa. When the mill's France-based owners announced plans to sell their American subsidiary in 2001, employees nationwide pitched in to take control of the company by forming a worker-owned corporation now called Appvion Inc. During the Rust Belt's decades long manufacturing decline, cities have often managed to claw their way back to a growing economy, while towns with just one or two employers can remain desolate for decades. (Gary M. Baranec/Altoona Mirror via AP)
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FILE - In this March 5, 2017 file photo, popular musician Rob Quist reacts after being named as the Montana Democratic Party's nominee to run in the upcoming May 25 special election to fill the state's vacant U.S. House seat, at a news conference in Helena, Mont. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is spending at least $600,000 to back Quist in his bid against Republican Greg Gianforte and Libertarian Mark Wicks. The amount is paltry compared with the millions of dollars being pumped into the race by outside Republican groups. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan, File)
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FILE - In this March 6, 2017 file photo, technology entrepreneur Greg Gianforte speaks to Republican delegates before a candidate forum in Helena, Mont. Big money is pouring into Gianforte's bid for Montana’s only seat in the U.S. House. Outside groups are spending more than $2 million on his behalf to help the GOP retain a congressional seat it has held for 20 years. A May 25 special election will decide who will be Montana’s sole representative in the U.S. House. Gianforte is vying against Democrat Rob Quist and Libertarian Mark Wicks. (AP Photo/Matt Volz, File)
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A screenshot from the Kickstarter campaign for the Biggly Bank, a coin-operated piggy bank that spouts Trump-inspired quips when the user deposits a coin in the opening. (Kickstarter)
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Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel address the media at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce in Lansing, Mich., Friday, May 5, 2017. McDaniel met with Michigan Hispanic business owners and community members. (AP Photo/Christopher Hermann)
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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel addresses Hispanic business owners and community members at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce in Lansing, Mich., Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Christopher Hermann) ** FILE **
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A handmade sign is seen along the motorcade route transporting President Donald Trump, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Bedminster, N.J. Trump is spending the weekend at nearby Trump National Golf Course. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Francesco Molinari, of Italy, tees off on the 15th hole during round one of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., Thursday May 4, 2017. Molinari's strong finish on his last hole led to a 6-under-par 66 opening round at the Wells Fargo Championship at Eagle Point Golf Club, the best round of the day. (Ken Blevins/The Star-News via AP)
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The Sonnenalp Hotel. (Travel + Leisure)
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Illustration on the tax burden by Mark Weber/Tribune Content Agency