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AP Stocks Decline in Late Afternoon Trading Thursday November 9, 3:46 pm ET By Joe Bel Bruno, AP Business Writer Dow, Nasdaq Stumble in Late Afternoon Trading As Investors Worry About Policy Shifts in D.C. NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street turned lower Thursday as investors cashed in profits amid disappointing consumer sentiment data, rising oil prices and new worries about policy shifts in Washington. The lackluster session was to be expected after three days of gains, including a new closing high Wednesday for the Dow Jones industrials. Investors had driven stocks broadly higher this week on optimism that Democrats...