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Facebook set to soar with expected IPO

By Ryan Nakashima

 |  ASSOCIATED PRESS  

  January 28, 2012

LOS ANGELES - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald’s, Amazon.com, and Bank of America.

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