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CWIKLIK: Well, there were, I think, two or three -- Congressman Fauntroy opened up the session of the S&L markups, which is when they decide what the final language of the legislation's going to be, and that's pretty much where you can -- usually, if you're a special interest, you can lose $10 million if a sentence is changed here or there.

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At least two members of the minority must attend the sessions, known as markups, for them to be convened, according to committee rules.

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Charging excessive, hidden dealer "markups" of interest rates.

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Charging excessive, hidden dealer "markups" of interest rates.

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Sure, we're talking about the high teens, but these aren't the kind of markups that even ardent bears would deem unreasonable given growth rates and pedigree papers.

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Some of the markups on the drugs were up to 1,000%.

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Unlike most importers, we are not in this business strictly for the huge markups but rather would like to expose people NOB to some of the finer crafts that Mexico has to offer.

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By the time they get into the countries and you have markups from the private sector or then you have all the distribution costs, etc, Mwenesi said.

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But that's ignoring all the related transaction costs, from broker's fees and commissions and retailer markups on buying and selling to insurance costs.

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"I haven't spoken to my ex-fianc é e since the day she left me," says Mr. Opperman, whose site, IDoNowIDont.com, generated $1 million in sales last year by enabling consumers to buy and sell diamond rings and other jewelry on the Web, cutting out the middlemen and their markups.

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