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By Bernard Condon; The Associated Press ~ Nov 17, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) -- When General Motors finally offers stock to the public on Thursday, small investors will probably be left out.

Pension funds, mutual funds and other big institutions all want a piece of the rehabilitated GM. That means the three dozen banks divvying up the new shares may not have much left for individual investors.