Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
• Watchdog Digs Into Conduct At SEC - Wash. Post
• GM in Bankruptcy May Speed Dealer Cuts - Bloomberg
• An auto dealer survives the onslaught - CNN/Money
• Secrets of MPs who tried to stop you seeing their expenses - Telegraph
• Bair: Bank Chiefs Will Be Replaced in Next Few Months - Bloomberg
• Housing Market Rebound by 2010? Not Likely - Seeking Alpha
• Numbers expose financial meltdown's roots - SF Gate
• Toxic Plastic - Washington Post

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Stocks: Rally or bust - CNN/Money
• Whatever You Call It, This Rally May Not Last - NY Times
• Dollar Looms as ‘Weak Link’ for U.S. Stock Rally - Bloomberg
• After 'lost decade,' belief in stocks' superiority under fire - MarketWatch
• Counter Trend Rally on False Hopes of Green Shoots - Market Oracle
• The Thirst For Risk - Zero Hedge

ECONOMY
• Preview: Home Starts, Leading Index Probably Rose - Bloomberg
• Economic Recovery Still Months Away: Roubini, Rogoff - CNBC
• Biotech Jobs Germinate as San Francisco Diversifies - Bloomberg
• Even to Save Cash, Don’t Try This Stuff at Home - NY Times
• Hot in recession: Chocolate, running shoes, Spam - AP

INTERNATIONAL
• UBS ups wages to stem loss of investment bankers - Reuters
• Volkswagen calls off next talks with Porsche - AP
• Temasek Sells Bank of America Stake, Looks to China - Bloomberg
• UAE and European companies team to export Iraq gas - AP
• Europe in deepest recession since War as Germany suffers - Telegraph
• Home repossessions jump, downturn pressures borrowers - Times Online
• Report: Lloyds chairman to step down - AP
• Where have all the sellers gone? - Times Online

HOUSING
• Mapping Foreclosures in the New York Region - NY Times
• N.J. realtors need to get real about their market - Press of Atlantic City
• N.J. realtors: It's an excellent time to buy a home - MyCentralJersey
• Home remodelers say momentum's building - Philly.com

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• It’s No Time to Stop This Train - NY Times
• Fed Up: Audit the Federal Reserve - Ron Paul, Forbes
• Federal reserve official predicts slow recovery - Calgary Herald
• Government Money Is a Toxic Asset - Washington Post

INTERESTING
• Abortion clouds Obama event at Notre Dame - AP
• Ponzi Scammer Drives Truck Off Cliff - Huffington Post
• Deputies: Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten - AP
• Can You Die From Lack of Sleep? - Slate

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