Photo: #Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday in New York City. The Dow was up over 300 points in morning trading after it was announced that the federal government is planning on establishing a program to let banks get rid of mortgage-related assets that have been hard to value and harder to trade.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday in New York City. The Dow was up over 300 points in morning trading after it was announced that the federal government is planning on establishing a program to let banks get rid of mortgage-related assets that have been hard to value and harder to trade. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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