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Credit Suisse Bonuses to Include Bonds Created From Derivatives Bloomberg

Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, plans to pay a portion of senior employees’ 2011 bonuses in bonds packaged from derivatives linked to about 800 entities. The move “is a risk transfer from the firm to...

Jailed NY fraudster admits plot to kill witness Palm Beach Post

NEW YORK — A New York man convicted of masterminding a $100 million mortgage fraud scheme has admitted trying to order a hit on a key...

Man admits killing Texas dancer he met at NYC club Palm Beach Post

GOSHEN, N.Y. — A convicted sex offender who picked up an aspiring dancer from Texas at a Manhattan nightclub three years ago admitted Monday that he killed her in his upstate apartment because she became upset that he had a girlfriend. Michael Mele, wearing a dark suit, unexpectedly pleaded...

Colo. man arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges Palm Beach Post

DENVER — The FBI has arrested a refugee from Uzbekistan at Chicago's O'Hare airport on terrorism charges after he was accused of...

Statement: Sen. Kirk of Illinois suffers stroke Palm Beach Post

CHICAGO — Sen. Mark Kirk underwent surgery Monday after tests revealed he has suffered a stroke, according to a statement from the Illinois Republican's office. Kirk, 52, checked himself into Lake Forest Hospital in Illinois over the weekend and was later transferred to Northwestern Memorial...

Giffords' husband to be State of the Union guest Palm Beach Post

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama has invited Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband to attend Tuesday's State of...

Giffords meets with other survivors in Tucson Palm Beach Post

TUCSON, Ariz. — In what could be one of her last acts in office, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has met with other survivors and supporters more than a...

Plea deal for Marine in Iraqi deaths at Haditha Palm Beach Post

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty on Monday, reaching a deal that will mean a maximum of three months confinement and end the largest and longest-running criminal case against U.S. troops to emerge from...

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