Dow average closes within 50 points of 13,000 (AP)

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[URL="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120217/capt.577c8044719143f1b048d84ce53117e5-577c8044719143f1b048d84ce53117e5-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ZLBJ3MbCZhnCKuTNku2Cmw--"][/URL]AP - The Dow edged teasingly close to the 13,000 marker on Friday, a milestone it hasn't reached since before the financial crisis brought the U.S. economy to its knees.




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