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Liverpool decked in tickling sticks as city says 'tatty bye' to Ken Dodd

Streets,civicbuildingsandpublicstatuesweredecoratedwithticklingsticksWednesdayasLiverpoolsaidafinalfarewelltooneofBritain'sgreatestevercomediansKenDodd.Liverpoo

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British comedian Ken Dodd dies age 90

BritishcomedianKenDodd,alegendaryvarietyperformerknownforhisunrulyhairandbuckteeth,hasdiedattheageof90,hispublicistsaidMonday.Dodd,fromLiverpoolinnorthwestEngla

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Obama urges more progress on Wall Street reform law

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged financial regulators to speed up the enacting of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law, which was passed in 2010.

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Are U.S. big banks over- or under-regulated?

Debates over "too-big-to-fail" U.S. megabanks have shown no sign of a solution. A new bill proposed by two U.S. senators on whether the megabanks are over- or under-regulated bring the matter back to the focus.