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In this Feb. 21, 2012 file photo, an oil drilling rig drill into the Gypsum Hills near Medicine Lodge, Kan. Plunging crude prices are hitting oil producers especially hard in places like Kansas, where the industry is dominated by smaller, independent operators who depend more heavily on the cash flow from producing wells to pay for drilling new ones. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, right, sitting next to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, speaks during an open session of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. The preliminary agenda for the open session includes an update on certain of the Council's 2014 annual report recommendations, a presentation by the Office of Financial Research regarding its annual report and updates to its Financial Stability Monitor, and a discussion of the Council's ongoing work on asset management. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. The market is opening sharply higher, building on gains from the day before after the Federal Reserve indicated it was in no rush to raise interest rates. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, says government regulations may cost U.S. manufacturers as much as $2.02 trillion. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Beatrice 'Bea' Arthur was born on May 13, 1922, in New York City. During World War II, she served in the United States Marine Corps.

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen makes a statement on jobs and economic outlook, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at the Federal Reserve in Washington. The U.S. economy is finally doing better, and the Federal Reserve may be ready to acknowledge that fact. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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A long checkout line at IKEA store on the outskirts of Moscow. The collapse of the ruble triggered a spending spree by Russians desperate to buy cars and home appliances before prices shoot higher. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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The Treasury Department's inspector general is looking into why the department hired a woman already under federal investigation for steering millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to a friend's company, and why she misled investigators who were looking into the matter. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Treasury Department)

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Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman speaks about the economy during the White House daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In this Oct. 2, 2014 file photo, people pass a Wall Street subway stop, in New York's Financial District. U.S. stocks are opening moderately lower Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, as the price of oil continues to drop. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, sits down with The Washington Times for a newsmaker interview in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**