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Targeting Barclays: The U.K. Treasury is expected to give the "cash-strapped' Serious Fraud Office £2 million in special "blockbuster" funding so that it can continue a probe into Barclays' fundraising efforts five years ago, the FT reports. "The SFO's director, David Green, negotiated a similar arrangement for the agency's sprawling investigation into Libor manipulation, in which Barclays is also a target," the paper notes. Regulators have been looking into "certain commercial arrangements"...

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Receiving Wide Coverage ... Democrats Rally for Yellen: Roughly a third of Senate Democrats reportedly have signed a letter urging President Obama to appoint Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen as successor to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke. The Journal and the FT were not able to say exactly who or how many senators have signed the letter, which is being circulated by Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Tom Harkin say they've signed.…

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