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among the weakest financial stocks insurer aflac. morgan stanley downgraded its opinion to equal weight after looking at its japanese business. this is the lowest price since labor day. a couple of technology movers semiconductor maker marvell popped above $16 per share for the first time since early april up 11%. despite a weak first quarter it raised its outlook. camera phone chip maker omni- vision dropped nine percent after failing to increase its guidance. the market saw several new stocks hit the tape. russian internet search engine yandex started at 25. freescale semiconductor is once again a publicly traded company. it came public at 18 per share. canadian energy firm lone pine resources began at 13. and spirit airlines cut its i.p.o. price to 12. and that's tonight's market focus. >> suzanne: break out the fertilizer and weed killer. spring is here and summer is on the way. for more than 30 years spring green lawn care corporation has been helping homeowners keep their yards lush and dandelion- free. for most of that time, t

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. >>> insurance firm aflac has signed a multi-year deal for the heisman trophy, to sponsor it. >>> theernment is confirming it is investigating companies that give out airline flight and fare information. the justice department said it is looking at whether these companies are stifling competition and violating federal antitrust laws. some companies are already responding to the investigation. a spokesman from travel port limited said the company welcomes the inquiry, and is confident they comply with antitrust laws. >> for the first fame in decades, ktvu cameras were allowed inside the walls of napa state hospital. it the this comes in the wake of increasing concerns by both staff and patients about living and working in a dangerous environment. while in the hospital, we saw the spot where psychiatric technician was killed by a patient last fall. >> have an alarm system inside the buildings right now, but we have requested for a wireless system on the 138 acres of this campus. >> statistics show that on average, 10 people, three employees and seven patients are assaulted every day. on

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women have much to lose, they're willing to risk all for their family, their faith, their friends, and aflac. -- and their flag. during the cold war, an american soldier was expected to hold a line against the soviet union. today, their emissions of multiplied. some of our officers and men and women have deployed to iraq or afghanistan five times in the past decade. an ideal deployment cycle dictates that for every year we ask a soldier to fight in the middle east, they spend two years with their families. unfortunately, we're still trying to hold up our end of that bargain. i find it disturbing that this combat stress takes its -- the obama administration has announced plans to cut numbers. i supported president obama surge into afghanistan and i continue to support his strategy. i refuse to vote for any legislation, however, that will increase these stresses honor over deployed fighting forces. if the president expands the military missions, he must expand their funding as well. these amazing man and woman deserve no less than our full support. aside from the wars, our military is expected