Pre-Marketing: Carlyle makes IPO pitch

* Roadshow: Carlyle Group makes its IPO pitch

* Slip-sliding along: Great Wolf remains in play

* Matt Stoller: Corruption is why you can’t do your taxes in 5 minutes

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, European shares climb and the Nikkei flattens.

* Filibuster: “Buffett Rule” passes, but fails

* Shadows: Can “Teller” copyright a magic trick?

* Sheila Bair: A $10 million Fed loan in every pot

* Sara Hamdan: The promise of Palestinian start-ups

* Kopin Tan: Is Wall Street too cautious on earnings growth?

* 6 degrees of aggregation: How HuffingtonPost ate the Internet

* Work wanted: Raytheon’s remarkable robotic arm needs a job

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