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- Eurozone leaders are expected to sign off on a permanent rescue fund for the Euro at a summit today. [Reuters]
- Officials believe that the $1.2 billion lost by failed investment house MF Global might never be recovered. [Wall Street Journal]
- Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is eyeing the top seat on the House Financial Services Committee. [Politico]
- Banks are lobbying to exempt half of their derivatives trading from a new regulation. [Bloomberg]
- More than 400 people were arrested and three police officers injured following an Occupy Oakland event over the weekend. [New York Times]
- The Obama administration is, once again, trying to find a fix for its signature forecloaure prevention program, which has fallen short of expectations. [CNN Money]
- The administration also added some details to the higher education proposals Obama unveiled during the State of the Union. [Education Week]
- House Republicans plan to attach authorization to build the controversial Keystone pipeline to a highway bill Congress is considering next month. [Reuters]
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