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- Early sales have put the auto industry on track for its best year since 2007. [Washington Post]
- Millionaires were twice as likely to face a tax audit in last year than in 2010. [CNN Money]
- President Obama today will announce his pick for World Bank president. [The Hill]
- Many long-term unemployed say that they are increasingly facing a hiring bias from employers who refuse to hire someone who has been out of work for an extended period. [Associated Press]
- A district judge rejected Ponzi schemer Allen Stafford’s bid for a new trial. [Reuters]
- Bank of America is launching a pilot program that lets distressed homeowners turn over the deeds to their homes and rent them back at the market rate. [Wall Street Journal]
- A new study finds that teacher turnover negatively affects student achievement. [Education Week]
- The Senate plans to work on a Post Office “reform” bill next week. [The Hill]
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