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Finance minister urges Europe to act quickly

Finance Minister Urges Europe to Act Quickly

The ongoing European debt crisis is threatening the global economy and must be dealt with swiftly and decisively, Canada's finance minister Jim Flaherty said at a conference on Wednesday.

Obama Administration Appeals Cigarette Warning Ruling

Teenager Beaten for Suspected Smoking
The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge's ruling and injunction that blocked tobacco companies from having to display graphic images on cigarette packs and advertising, such as a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.
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Protesters march with a large banner outside a Bank of America office at an Occupy LA protest in Los Angeles, California

Eviction of Occupy LA Camp Seems Imminent

Throngs of anti-Wall Street protesters braced for eviction Tuesday night from their encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall, as word spread by broadcast news reports and the Internet that a police raid was imminent.
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Samsung Scores Australia Win vs. Apple in Patent Battle

An Australian court on Wednesday reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc in the firms' intensifying global patent war.
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In Australia, Samsung Scores Rare Patent Win vs. Apple

Samsung Electronics Co is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after the South Korean technology firm won a rare legal victory in a long-running global patent war with Apple Inc.
Analysts: Samsung Wins Bitter-Sweet Victory on Galaxy Tab Injunction Lift

Samsung Wins Patent Round Against Apple in Australia

An Australian court reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's (005930.KS) Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in the firms' intensifying global patent war.
Pedestrians walk past a Lehman Brothers sign in New York

Lehman Says Voting Creditors Back Bankruptcy Plan

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that 98.7 percent of creditors representing more than $405 billion in claims had voted to back its reorganization plan, an important step towards ending its bankruptcy.
Dr. Conrad Murray blows a kiss to an unidentified member of the courtroom audience after he was sentenced to four years in county jail for his involuntary manslaughter conviction of pop star Michael Jackson

Jackson Doctor Gets 4 Years in Jail, No Probation

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail and denied probation for his conviction on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.
Dr. Conrad Murray remains expressionless next to his attorney J. Michael Flanagan (L) after the jury returned with a guilty verdict in his involuntary manslaughter trial in Los Angeles November 7, 2011.

Michael Jackson doctor sentenced to 4 years in jail

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail and denied probation for his conviction on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.
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Conrad Murray Sentenced to Four Years in Death of Michael Jackson

Dr. Conrad Murray has been sentenced to four years for involuntary manslaughter and criminal negligence in the death of pop legend Michael Jackson. Read a full recap of the trial here, including Judge Pastor's condemnation of Murray as guilty of disregard to human life and a cycle of horrible medicine.
An ear of wheat is seen on the Canadian prairies near Lethbridge

Bill to scrap Canadian Wheat Board monopoly advances

A government bill to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board's grain marketing monopoly cleared the final stage of approval by Canada's House of Commons on Monday, leaving it all but certain to become law next month.
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Judge's Rejection of Citigroup Settlement Shows Frustration With S.E.C.

Judge Jed Rakoff's refusal to accept a settlement between Citigroup and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is most significant not as a rebuke of Citigroup but as a resounding statement of frustration with the Securities and Exchange Commission's perceived ineffectiveness.

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