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(NYSE: ITW) today reported 2010 second quarter diluted income per share from continuing operations of $0.83, a 131 percent improvement versus diluted income per share of $0.36 in the 2009 second quarter. The growth in earnings was achieved even though the Company experienced a higher than expected tax rate, which had a negative impact of $0.03 per share. The 2010 second quarter tax rate of 31.6 percent was 260 basis points higher than the rate the Company originally forecasted in April of 2010.