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* Xerox Corp. said it will realign its sales force for the second time in a year, raising concern among some analysts that the copier maker’s sales growth will be hurt. Xerox plans to divide its sales force into six groups from the four groups created in a restructuring in January, when it decided to assign accounts based on the customer’s industry instead of location, a spokesman said. No job cuts are planned. The earlier reorganization was blamed for the second quarter’s sales growth of just 2.5%, less than the 4% to 6% increase analysts had expected. Shares of Stamford, Conn.-based Xerox fell $4.31 to close at $42.75 on the NYSE.

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* Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said he would return to public life by leading an organization that fights poverty. He also is actively considering a return to Wall Street. Rubin will take the helm of New York-based Local Initiatives Support Corp., which helps channel financial support to community development groups in economically distressed areas.

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