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Brokers look at the main screen at the Stock Exchange in Madrid Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Spain's borrowing costs have soared in a sale of 3- and 6-month bills amid fears the country could be affected by contagion from Ireland's debt crisis.The central bank says the treasury was obliged to pay 1.7 percent in average interest to sell euro2.1 billion ($2.87 billion) in 3-month bills, nearly double the 0.95 percent rate paid in the last such auction Oct. 26. The auction Tuesday came as Madrid's Ibex 35 bourse dipped for the second day in a row amid concerns over Spain's ability to handle its debt in the wake of European Union's bailout of Ireland. Spain's economy is struggling to emerge from nearly two years of recession. (AP Photo/Paul White)
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Britain's Andy Murray reacts to losing a point against Spain's Rafael Nadal during their semifinal single tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena in London, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, flamenco dancer Angela Varas performs at Palacio del Flamenco in Seville, Spain. Spain's flamenco dance is among 51 proposals to be considered for inclusion on two UNESCO intangible cultural heritage lists. The Paris-based U.N. organization said that Tuesday Nov. 16 meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, will determine which of the proposals make the final cut. Thirty-one countries on four continents fielded proposals. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)
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In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, flamenco dancer Antonia Herrera performs at Palacio del Flamenco in Seville, Spain. Spain's flamenco dance is among 51 proposals to be considered for inclusion on two UNESCO intangible cultural heritage lists. The Paris-based U.N. organization said that Tuesday Nov. 16 meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, will determine which of the proposals make the final cut. Thirty-one countries on four continents fielded proposals. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)
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In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, flamenco dancer Andrea Fernandez performs at Palacio del Flamenco in Seville, Spain. Spain's flamenco dance is among 51 proposals to be considered for inclusion on two UNESCO intangible cultural heritage lists. The Paris-based U.N. organization said that Tuesday Nov. 16 meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, will determine which of the proposals make the final cut. Thirty-one countries on four continents fielded proposals. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)
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Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain celebrates on the podium after arriving third during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Spain's Villarreal players congratulate team mate Giuseppe Rossi, center, after he scored against Belgium's Club Brugge during their Group D Europa League soccer match, in Bruges, Belgium, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Spain's David Villa, center, scores his goal from a penalty kick during their Euro 2012 Group I qualifying soccer match against Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain return the ball to compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during their semifinal match at the PTT Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct . 2, 2010. Top-ranked Nadal was defeated by 53rd-ranked Garcia-Lopez 2-6, 7-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Wason wanichakorn)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi shows the Bota de Oro (Golden Boot) trophy awarded to him as top scorer of all European Leagues before a match between FC Barcelona's and Mallorca during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique, center, reacts after scoring with fellow team members David Villa, left, and Xavi Hernandez, right, against Shakhtar Donetsk during their quarterfinal first leg Champions League soccer match at the Nou Camp, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Riot police hit out at demonstrators during protests in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Spanish workers staged a general strike Wednesday to protest austerity measures imposed by a government struggling to slash its budget deficit and overcome recession.(AP Photo/David Ramos)
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Workers burn tires in front of "Mercabarna (General Market) " during a general strike in Barcelona, Spain, early Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 to protest the budget-slashing plans and austerity measures of governments seeking to control debt. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Workers burn tires in front of "Mercabarna (General Market) " during a general strike in Barcelona, Spain, early Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 to protest the budget-slashing plans and austerity measures of governments seeking to control debt. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Pickets run after lighting fires to block a highway in Vigo, Spain during a nationwide general strike organized by the Spanish unions, in Madrid, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Spanish workers staged a general strike Wednesday to protest austerity measures imposed by a government struggling to slash its budget deficit and overcome recession. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
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Riot police hit out at demonstrators during protests in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Spanish workers staged a general strike Wednesday to protest austerity measures imposed by a government struggling to slash its budget deficit and overcome recession.(AP Photo/David Ramos)
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Los Angeles Lakers' Pao Gasol, left, of Spain, Kobe Bryant, center, and Derek Fisher pose for photos during NBA basketball media day at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Spanish actress Nora Novas, left, smiles as she poses for the media after winning The Silver Shell for Best Actor with her film, 'Pa Negre' at the 58th San Sebastian Film Festival in San Sebastian northern Spain, Saturday Sept. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina is tackled by Atletico de Madrid's Tomas Ujfalusi from Czech Republic during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, September 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina reacts after he was injured during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Atletico de Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
