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InternetNews December 28, 2009	Groups Call on FTC to Block Google's AdMob Deal Consumer groups warn $750 million buy would extend Google's dominance into the mobile sector.
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Bob Veres	Angels and Demons Do you wonder about the tenor of conversations about financial regulatory reform? Here's how I imagine them.
On Wall Street January 1, 2010 Steven Sloan	Curbs on Fed Power Move from Fringe to the Forefront Once considered the biggest winner under the Obama administration's regulatory revamp plan, the Federal Reserve Board is likely to lose substantial power if reform legislation is enacted, as expected.
U.S. Banker January 2010 Glen Fest	Hank Paulson's "Gift" Two economists conducted a study, Paulson s Gift, which showed a cumulative $131B boost in asset value to the nine institutions that received the initial $125B in bailout funds.
U.S. Banker January 2010 Rob Garver	No (More) Quarter...Perhaps The SEC says we've seen the last of the reprieves for small companies that have so far avoided complying with the 404(b) provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Community bankers best hope now is that Congress will step in and give them a permanent exemption.
U.S. Banker January 2010 Eugene Ludwig	A Three-Step Approach to Repairing the Industry's Image The disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street has tarnished the reputation of banking generally and made it harder for the industry to collaborate with the government.
U.S. Banker January 2010	Noted and Noteworthy It looks like community bankers complaints about excessive regulatory burden haven t completely fallen on deaf ears.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2009 Adrian Rush	Scalpers Play Scrooge in Boston We've all heard the stories about eager entrepreneurs scooping up the choice tickets for an event and then reselling them for ridiculous profits.
InternetNews December 22, 2009	Obama Names White House Cybersecurity Head Howard Schmidt gets the nod following a seven-month search.
HBS Working Knowledge December 21, 2009 Roger Thompson	Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government's Role as Fixer In his new book, Too Big to Save, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen tells us how to fix the system.
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