<p>Former First Lady Laura Bush, second from right, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange before in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. U.S. stocks are opening higher and the Dow Jones industrial average is nearing 13,000 after Greece secured a bailout deal to keep it from default. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p>
February 22, 2012
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February 22, 2012 8:15 p.m.
Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains
NEW YORK - It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.