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Polish conservative opposition leads opinion poll Reuters - 20 hours agoWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has overtaken the ruling Civic Platform in an opinion poll released on Saturday, More »
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U.S. judge revives Dexia's mortgage lawsuit versus JPMorgan Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has revived a closely watched lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of misleading Belgian-French bank More »
Target goes hunting in Silicon Valley, following Wal-Mart Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that More »
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Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and More »
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013By Andy Sullivan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday More »
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