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updated 1:03 p.m.EDT, Wed May 11, 2011

Hedge fund boss guilty of insider trading

The conviction of Raj Rajaratnam is a significant victory in the government's crackdown on Wall Street after the financial crisis, CNNMoney reports. FULL STORY

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• Open Story: Your reports from flood
• High-res photos | Effects will linger
• What cresting means | How levees fail
• Opinion: Floods too much for system

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Alcoholic 'wet house': Haven or hell?

It's a "wet house," where alcoholics are allowed to drink on the taxpayer's dime. Supporters say it saves money and gets these guys off the streets. Foes say it's giving up on a treatable disease. Chris Welch reports. FULL STORY

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