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Analysis: Central Banks Buy Wiggle Room, Not Solution

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Central bank action on Wednesday to ease severe funding strains for the world's private sector banks may help cushion a brewing global credit crunch but it only buys some wiggle room for governments trying to resolve the euro debt crisis and keep banks lending.

Goldman CEO Can Testify in Insider Case: Judge

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein may be asked to testify in a market regulator's insider-trading case against a former director of the Wall Street bank, a judge ruled.
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A New Yorker's Opinion: Yale's Nightlife Class Amusing, or 'Amusing Ourselves to Death?'

Dateline Yale--$40,000 a year, two-drink minimum. Yep, the prestigious gateway to the CIA, a career as a thespian and the U.S. Presidency for Both Bush, father and son, and Clinton, now offers a course on New York nightlife. College is a fine time to party, and I support a liberal amount of irrational exuberance mixed in with cramming for grades, but somehow, in these difficult economic times, I find a college course about the history of partying a bit...disconcerting.
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A New Yorker's Opinion: Yale's Nightlife Class Amusing, or 'Amusing Ourselves to Death?'

Dateline Yale--$40,000 a year, two-drink minimum. Yep, the prestigious gateway to the CIA, a career as a thespian and the U.S. Presidency for Both Bush, father and son, and Clinton, now offers a course on New York nightlife. College is a fine time to party, and I support a liberal amount of irrational exuberance mixed in with cramming for grades, but somehow, in these difficult economic times, I find a college course about the history of partying a bit...disconcerting.
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Warren Buffett buys his hometown newspaper

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett buys newspapers every day, the hometown daily included, but on Wednesday he dispensed with the single-issue price and bought the whole company instead.
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Analysis: AT&T may struggle to find asset buyers

AT&T Inc will struggle to find buyers for any asset sale big enough to salvage its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, with most likely buyers Leap Wireless International Inc and MetroPCS Communications lacking the cash.
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 Highlights [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

The 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion show featured some of the most stunning looks so far, as supermodel Angels like Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio strutted down the runway. Missed the show? Check out photos and video from the lingerie show, from Nicki Minaj's performance to beautiful creations on the runway.
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Private Sector Adds Most Jobs in Nearly a Year

Private sector job growth accelerated in November as employers created the most jobs in nearly a year, prompting economists to raise their forecasts for Friday's more comprehensive U.S. labor report.
Rangers close gap on Penguins in Atlantic

Rangers close gap on Penguins in Atlantic

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby continued his potent point-scoring run since returning from injury but the Penguins fell 4-3 to New York on Tuesday, allowing the Rangers to close the gap in the Atlantic division.
One in five U.S. adult infected with HIV do not know it.

Few in US with HIV Have Virus Under Control

Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the infection under control, increasing the risk that they will spread the disease to others, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.

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