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• White House to Make Illinois Prison ‘Beyond Supermax’ for Gitmo Detainees

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  Officials in the Obama administration said they anticipate that if all goes as planned, the federal government will purchase the Thomson Correctional Center in Northwest Illinois by late winter, and begin preparations to house terror suspects currently held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The administration then plans ...
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• MetLife outlook better than average expectations

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - MetLife Inc , the largest publicly traded U.S. life insurer, issued profit forecasts for the fourth quarter and 2010 that could beat average Wall Street expectations. Read the original post: MetLife outlook better than average expectations a2a_linkname="MetLife outlook better than average ...
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• Dollar jump puts oil below $75

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel on Monday as a rising dollar sent investors fleeing from risk and global markets began to speculate on a specific future date when the United States would raise its interest rates. Credit:Dollar jump puts oil below $75 [...]
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• Nigeria oil reforms could open door to new players

  
  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 146
  Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, Total and Chevron, which have dominated Nigerias energy sector for decades, have criticised the Petroleum Industry Bill saying it could threaten billions of dollars of investment if it goes ahead in its current form.
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• Stock futures fall as interest rate concerns grow

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were lower on Monday on growing sentiment U.S. interest rates could rise sooner than had been anticipated following last week’s surprisingly optimistic jobs report. Read the rest here: Stock futures fall as interest rate concerns grow a2a_linkname="Stock futures fall ...
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• Senator Dodd to press financial reform ahead: aides

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Christopher Dodd chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is ready to push through a controversial financial regulation reform bill with or without Republican support, senior aides said, just days before the House of Representatives votes on its own reform legislation. Here is the ...
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• Dubai government ring-fences key assets, shares tumble

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai moved on Monday to ring-fence prized assets from the $26 billion debt restructuring of Dubai World, denting already fragile investor sentiment ahead of talks between the struggling conglomerate and key creditors. More here: Dubai government ring-fences key assets, shares tumble ...
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• Kuwait sells Citi stake, makes $1.1 billion profit

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund said on Sunday it had sold its stake in Citigroup Inc for a profit of $1.1 billion, becoming the latest Gulf investor to sell foreign shares as markets improve. Go here to read the rest: Kuwait sells Citi stake, makes $1.1 billion profit [...]
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• Stock futures signal dip; eyes on Bernanke

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.62 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.53 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.52 percent, at 0840 GMT (3:40 a.m. EST). Excerpt from:Stock futures signal dip; eyes on Bernanke [...]
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• TREND: Forgetting as a Filter

  
  MobileBehavior — Authority: 129
  From carving on cave walls to doodling on napkins, we have written things down to remember them. Today, we often use digital tools to create a more permanent archive of our thoughts. With one click, we can publish them to the web, where information is not just easy to find, but can at times be impossible to remove. ...
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• Cadbury to respond to Kraft offer on December 14

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  LONDON (Reuters) - British confectioner Cadbury said on Monday it would post a formal response to Kraft’s $16 billion takeover offer on December 14. Read the original post: Cadbury to respond to Kraft offer on December 14 a2a_linkname="Cadbury to respond to Kraft offer on December ...
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• Clear Channel in talks to raise $2.5 billion: report

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  (Reuters) - Clear Channel Communications Inc’s outdoor advertising business is in talks with lenders to raise as much as $2.5 billion in the high-yield market, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Here is the original post: Clear Channel in talks to raise $2.5 billion: report ...
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• Various media say Thomson prison plan likely a done deal

  
  Applesauce — Authority: 145
     The Washington Post, among other news outlets, is REPORTING that it now appears likely that detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be transferred to to an underutilized state prison (above) in the tiny community of Thomson in northwestern Illinois.  There are more such reports HERE and HERE .
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• Dollar faces “crosswinds”: report

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar faces “crosswinds” as some of the extraordinary market developments that fueled the currency’s sharp appreciation in the second half of 2008 fade or even reverse, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. Read more: Dollar faces “crosswinds”: report ...
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• Low interest rates lure banks to take risk: study

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  ZURICH (Reuters) - Rock-bottom interest rates are luring banks into taking risky bets and central banks should be alert to the negative effects of loose monetary policy on financial stability, a high-profile study showed. Excerpt from:Low interest rates lure banks to take risk: study a2a_linkname="Low interest ...
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• The great American credit contraction rolls on

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans face the seemingly intractable dilemma of having to reduce their levels of debt but not so rapidly as to derail a nascent economic recovery. Excerpted from:The great American credit contraction rolls on a2a_linkname="The great American credit contraction rolls ...
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• In break with past, no more passing the buck at Opel

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The new head of Opel promised investments in new models and pledged to put an end to business as usual at the General Motors brand — addressing two key grievances by unions when he outlined his turnaround plan this weekend. Here is the original: In break with past, no more passing [...]
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• TCW’s Gundlach fired, replaced by MetWest cofounder

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - TCW Group Inc, one of the largest money managers in the world, fired Chief Investment Officer Jeffrey Gundlach and removed him from its board of directors after buying a smaller rival last week. Read the rest here: TCW’s Gundlach fired, replaced by MetWest cofounder [...]
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• Amazon says no plans to open physical stores

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 175
  LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc , the world’s largest online retailer, has no plans to open stores anywhere in the world, it said on Sunday, in response to a report it was planning to open high street shops in Britain. Here is the original post: Amazon says no plans to open physical stores [...]
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• Thomson Correctional Center Looking More And More Like Gitmo 2.0

  
  Logistics Monster — Authority: 437
  It appears that the Illinois prison is going to become Gitmo 2.0, and rather soon.Illinois prison likely to house detaineesCHICAGO — Despite opposition from congressional Republicans, the Obama administration is signaling that a state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., will probably become the new home for scores of ...
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