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09-29-2010, 08:40 AM
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DOJ Seeks Broader Fraud Law to Cover Self-Dealing (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHDWs8bmb3C2qKIRwc49EkdScsG7Q&url=http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/d-o-j-seeks-broader-fraud-law-to-cover-self-dealing/)
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