FILE = In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, an employee at the Home Depot wears an apron in Irving, Texas. The world's biggest home-improvement company reported Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012,

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FILE = In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, an employee at the Home Depot wears an apron in Irving, Texas. The world's biggest home-improvement company reported Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, that it earned $774 million, or 50 cents per share, for the period ended Jan. 29. That's up from $587 million, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. (AP Photo/LM Otero) less