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Eddie Lampert not only ran the company; he was also its largest creditor and the guy who sold major Sears assets to … Eddie Lampert.

Buffett Tapes a Testimonial for Ms. Li; President Hu's Wardrobe in the Closet America's foremost capitalist may not have much in common with China's top Communist, but Warren Buffett and Hu Jintao do appear to share the same clothier. Move over Brioni, the truly rich and powerful are wearing Trands. The obscure menswear label is produced by Dayang Group, a clothing company founded by Li Guilian, 63 years old, a diminutive farmer-turned-fashion mogul, in northeast China. Ms. Li's company got a major boost after Mr. Buffett, chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., recently appeared in a Dayang promotional...

Fred Baron is a prominent lawyer in Dallas and a former president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is also a longtime friend of John Edwards and chaired the finance committee for his presidential run. He is now a major fundraiser for John Kerry, the co-chair of Kerry Victory '04. Edwards's selection by Kerry has renewed the debate over tort reform and whether trial lawyers have too much power. Baron casts an interesting light on that story. In a statement attached to a report of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Jon Kyl examined the controversial role that...

<p>The name represents the punishing power of the wealthy over the dispossessed.</p> <p>The name exemplifies the denial of simple right and wrong in order to profit, no matter who and how many are hurt.</p> <p>No, the name is not ''Confederate,'' which is to be removed from a dorm at Vanderbilt University.</p>