* Bethany McLean: A tale of two SEC cases
* Sears collapse: Conspiracy or cluelessness?
* Juha Saarinen: What PR people really think of journalists
* Kara Swisher: 4 more Yahoo directors to follow Yang out the door
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London opens lower, European shares fall and the Nikkei climbs 1%.
* Michael Brush: The $1 CEO myth
* Joe Nocera: What if Jamie Dimon is right?
* Write-off? Lost snowshoer burned money for warmth
* Gregg Easterbrook: Will voters confuse Bane with Bain?
* Latest Gingrich on private equity: It’s “exploitative”
* Hunter Walk: Reinventing the Chamber of Commerce
* Doc dump: McCain’s entire opposition research file on Romney
* Cyber wars: Israeli hackers bring down Saudi stock exchange
* It’s over: Judge dismisses dotcom suit against Frank Quattrone
* Survey says: Millionaires back Buffett Rule if they’re exempt
* LAPD: Pinkberry co-founder beat up homeless man with a tire iron
* Beyond benefits: Long-term unemployment ripples through Roswell
* Tweet of the Day: @YahooBoard: To protest #sopa we’re stopping all product development on @flickr, effective five years ago. #yahoo4eva
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