As rising wealth collides with a string of scandals over tainted food in China, prospective acquirers could also shop for premium processed foods abroad, including olive oil and meat and dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt, Ms. Pan said.

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Mr. Pan and Ms. Hou denied wrongdoing and are exploring an appeal of the jury's verdict, according to their attorneys.

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Mr. Pan and Ms. Hou have pleaded not guilty.

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When the verdicts were read, Ms. Hou and Mr. Pan showed no emotion and stared straight ahead.

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Ms. Hou and Mr. Pan were indicted in April 2012 and charged in an alleged scheme to defraud the city of campaign-matching funds through the use of straw donors.

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Ms. Hou and Mr. Pan have pleaded not guilty.

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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who oversaw the case, said in a statement Ms. Hou and Mr. Pan "stuck a knife into the heart" of the city's campaign-finance law as part of a scheme "to corruptly advantage" Mr. Liu's campaign.

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Ms. HOLIDAY: (Singing) He wears high-trimmed pan, stripes are really yellow.

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Ms. Hummel is afraid that the Windows technology is a flash in the pan given her recollection of Microsoft's feeble attempt to take on Apple's iPod with its Zune portable digital-music player.

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"Nearly all new kitchens around here have steam ovens, " says Ms. Moosbrugger, 57, who sees the appliance as a low-fat alternative to the frying pan.

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