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  1. BREAKING: French government official says S&P notified France of a one-notch credit-rating downgrade on.wsj.com/w7Y2PH
  2. Private-equity firms called barbarians and locusts. Also praised for boosting weak biz. So which are they? on.wsj.com/ytJrmw
  3. S&P downgrade for number of Euro govs could occur today. See WSJ's Euro Crisis live blog for analysis and updates: on.wsj.com/w7Y2PH
  4. Colbert for President ... Seriously? on.wsj.com/yU1INw
  5. Gingrich in "political intelligence" biz after leaving Congress, muddying campaign claims of being Washington outsider on.wsj.com/yQCkth
  6. See original WSJ video of brawl that broke out on Friday outside Apple Store in Beijing over iPhone 4S on.wsj.com/yfSZ0E
  7. Obama to propose merging 6 agencies focused on trade and commerce into one department in effort to reduce bureaucracy on.wsj.com/xH56Bc
  8. This show did not go on. A ringing iPhone did -- halting the New York Philharmonic. on.wsj.com/zkCnIc
  9. Reports of cardiac arrest during marathons prompted safety Qs. But new study found tiny risk: 1 in 184,000 chance. on.wsj.com/Ab812H
  10. U.S. debt nears $15.194 trillion ceiling, $25 million shy of limit Congress set last summer: on.wsj.com/yzKlbx
  11. Newly released transcripts show Fed misjudged housing bubble. See highlights: on.wsj.com/zGPVtD
  12. In damage control bid, Pentagon calls Karzai over video showing group of Marines urinating on militants' corpses on.wsj.com/y2U9me
  13. What’s the best way to shop for cheap airline tickets? Be careful. Sites claim to offer best deal but can be deceiving. on.wsj.com/wL8jP2
  14. Two years after Haiti quake, half a million live in tent cities and rubble remains. Many now blaming Haitian government on.wsj.com/y83G6i