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On FT Alphaville this morning, -  FDIC and the magical accountant: a financial fairytale. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/08/54571/fdic-and-the-magical-accountant-a-financial-fairytale/ -  Getting bearish on banks again: the return of the IB capital call? http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/08/54574/the-return-of-the-ib-capital-call/ - Green shoots; severe frosts. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/08/54551/green-shoots-severe-frosts/ - Distress delays Devonshire's distressed debt debut. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/08/54552/distress-delays-devonshires-distressed-debt-debut/ - The good car-maker/bad car-maker plan. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/08/54573/the-good-car-makerbad-car-maker-plan/ - Madoff and the dot com crash. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/08/54553/madoff-behaviour-internet-bubble-edition/ On FT.com, - Japan's current account surplus halves. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e694266-23e5-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html - Aon UK cuts pension payments. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ed45968-23b0-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html - Pernod launches €1bn rights issue. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f034ee2-23ac-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html

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