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Donald Trump is anything but transparent when it comes to dealmaking. (Associated Press/File)

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Saul Alinsky author of "Rules for Radicals." (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS CNN headquarters in Atlanta

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Jim Carrey provides the voice and motion-capture persona for the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol."

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The Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop is the site where a mosaic by local artist Martha Jackson-Jarvis, who designed art displayed at the Anacostia Metro station, is set to be erected, if the design gains approval. **FILE**

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Actor Steve McQueen (left), actress-author Suzanne Somers (center) and talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey are just three of the many celebrities whose fame has led some Americans to follow their lead on alternative medicine. Followers may call Ms. Somers a pioneer, while critics may prefer the term "quackadoo," says Ms. Winfrey, one of her supporters.

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Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, seen here in the 1997 match when Mr. Tyson bit off part of Mr. Holyfield's ear, will meet Friday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." **FILE**

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Tony Podesta

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President Obama has placed examples of American inventions on his office shelves, including Samuel F.B. Morse's 1849 patent model of his Electric Telegraph. (Associated Press/Smithsonian Institution)

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Associated press Radio talk show host Michael Savage.

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A documentary about the night Maryland's Len Bias died is scheduled to premiere Nov. 3. (Photo courtesy of May 3rd Films) ** FILE **

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Jesse Eisenberg battles zombies in the horror-action-comedy "Zombieland."

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Time-for-Three members Ranaan Meyer, Nicholas Kendall and Zachary De Pue appeared as soloists with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Strathmore on Saturday.

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Motorists pass a billboard encouraging people not to text while driving in Indianapolis, where drivers younger than 18 are banned from using cell phones. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Bert Lahr (from left) as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy and Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman star in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz."

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in "Dirty Dancing"

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Novelist Dan Brown poses during a photo call for the world premiere of the movie "Angels & Demons" in Rome in 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT COMIC TRADE: NBC Universal, owner of the popular Spider-Man ride in Orlando, Fla., could suffer a loss of revenue now that Disney has purchased Marvel and its cast of characters.BLOOMBERG NEWS A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse sits in front of the Magic Kingdom, part of the Walt Disney World theme park and resort in Orlando, Fla. The company. announced last week it had purchased Marvel Entertainment Inc. and its comic book heroes and villians for about $4 billion.