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Only Mariano Rivera could make Yankee fans cheer when one of their own hits into a double play, and from that moment on, the day turned into a party at the Stadium. Fans stayed on their feet until Rivera completed a perfect ninth inning, slamming the door on a 6-4 victory to earn his 602nd career save, one more than Trevor Hoffman for the most in history.
President Obama's plan to raise taxes for the wealthy could set up a great ideological clash for 2012, copper falls to a 2011 low, dividend yields for the S&P 500 top those for 10-year treasurys and violent crime falls for the fourth straight year.