Both were extremely rich. Gould and Fisk developed a plan to buy a large part of the nation's gold supply when the price was low.

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Details of that plan are still evolving, said Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation, a U.S. trade group.

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The senators' plan would probably produce a more reliable supply of volunteers in the places America needs them most, the inner cities.

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If North America launches a plan to supply an ever-larger share of that demand, it would immediately soften and moderate global energy prices.

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