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Three exceedingly rare 19th century U.S. currency notes are expected to sell for a combined $7 million when they are auctioned off next week. One of the unique bills being auctioned is a $1,000 "Rainbow" note from 1869 that's said to be the only one of its kind in private hands, according to Stack's Bowers Galleries. It was last auctioned in 1946 and features a portrait of DeWitt Clinton, who oversaw the construction of the Erie Canal during his tenure as the sixth governor of New York. The auction includes another "Rainbow" note in the $500 denomination that depicts President John...

February 18, 2008, 4:00 a.m. Start Spreading the NewsBloomberg and another Clinton. By Fred Schwarz Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, says he’s decided against running for president — but he sure doesn’t act like it. Over the last two weeks, in several publications, a member of Bloomberg’s inner circle has described the nationwide organization that is being set up in preparation for a possible campaign. Bloomberg himself continues to deny any plans to run but speaks in broad terms of his desire to influence the discussion of issues in this year’s election. In any case, it’s...