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<title>Map that named America is a puzzle for researchers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The only surviving copy of the 500-year-old map that first used the name America goes on permanent display this month at the Library of Congress, but even as it prepares for its debut, the 1507 Waldseemuller map remains a puzzle for researchers.]]></description>
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<title>Citigroup's day in court</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Day one of Citigroup's first day in court. The Australian corporate regulator is suing Citigroup, alleging conflicts of interest and insider trading. Investment banks around the world are watching the case nervously.
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<title>Takeover conflicts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How to prevent conflicts of interest when managers are involved in takeover bids by private equity? Here's a set of proposals from one regulator telling us what boards of directors need to do.]]></description>
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<title>Lee Harvey Oswald's Daughter Talks About Her Father</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As America's obsession with her father
goes on, a daughter tries to set the record straight.]]></description>
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<title>Going dark: public companies and public interest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[
The trend of so many companies delisting and going dark to escape the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley is not in the public interest because it undermines the rise of the citizen investor who is now reshaping corporations and changing the way they behave.
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<title>More bankruptcies on the way</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prepare for a new wave of bankruptcies over the next six to 18 months, experts are predicting. There are a number of triggers that could set off the wave of bankruptcies, While nearly half say interest rates could be the triggers, others point to home prices, commodity prices, global competition, the equity bear market, the decline in consumer spending and unfunded pension plans. All this comes from a time when credit was easy to get and when a low-interest environment made debt cheap. It looks like some companies will be paying the price.]]></description>
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<title>Systemic risks run hedge funds into lemons</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The implosion of hedge fund Amaranth has raised calls for more regulation but is that a case of shooting the messenger? The real culprits might be the banks. With hedge funds now the biggest clients of banks, changes in banking structure have opened the way for real conflicts of interest.]]></description>
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