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Jun 05 2008 12:00am EDT

Extra Credit, Thursday Edition

Exodus of the Polish plumber: "There were an estimated one million British-based Poles at one time but half have now left the U.K."

Backstage at a Bank Funeral: Feds Swoop In on an Unsuspecting Town

The Ascent of Central Bankers

Court Finds Dell Guilty of Fraud: "Dell often blamed software when hardware was actually the problem... Subscribers to a "next-day" repair service sometimes waited as long as a year for support... Dell also advertised special no-interest financing, but denied almost everyone those terms and then charged them interest rates as high as 30 percent..."

Lehman Wrestles With the Devil

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