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Dubai's Debt Leads Bloomberg Week in Review

Dubai dominated the best and most- read stories on Bloomberg.com for a second week, led by “Dubai World in Debt Talks on $26 Billion” and the market reaction in “Dubai Credit Risk Falls Most in 9 Months on $26 Billion Workout.”
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•Dollar Rises Most Since January as Payrolls Spur Bets Fed Will Raise Rates

•Fed Regional Appointments Probe by Congress Would Get Geithner's Support

•Economists Who Foresaw November's Better Labor Market Now Expect Job Gains

•Senate Rejects Republican Bid to Restore $42 Billion in Home-Health Funds

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