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failblog.org - 2/4/2009

Verizon Math Fail « FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments

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Incorrect credit? This fail picture or video was posted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 10:00 am.

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cato.org - 2/9/2009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: FAIL

— cato.org — U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: FAIL Issue #122 February 9, 2009 by Jim Harper Government bureaucracies aren't... supposed to help big businesses hound their small competitors. But right now a mistake by the Patent and Trademark Office and some ... (more) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: FAIL

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money.aol.com - 2/10/2009

Analyst Says 1,000 More Banks Could Fail

— money.aol.com — Analyst Says 1,000 More Banks Could Fail posted: 2 MINUTES AGO comments: 0 filed under: Financial Crisis... Skip over this content soKe.flace('money-recent_bank_failures', ... (more) Analyst Says 1,000 More Banks Could Fail

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money.aol.com - 2/6/2009

Georgia-Based Bank Is Latest to Fail

— money.aol.com — Georgia-Based Bank Is Latest to Fail posted: 6 MINUTES AGO comments: 0 filed under: Financial Crisis FirstBank... Financial Services of McDonough, Ga., becomes the seventh FDIC-insured bank to be taken over by regulators this year. Georgia banks have been ... (more) Georgia-Based Bank Is Latest to Fail

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