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Apr 28 2009, AP

Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. will need to raise more capital based on preliminary results of their government-run “stress tests” _ unless they succeed in appealing the findings, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Ferrari test driver Marc Gene, from Spain, steers their Formula One racer during tests Tuesday, Dec. 16 2008, at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, southern Portugal.