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Lehman Creditors Seek to Squelch Examiner on Costs (Update2)Thursday, July 2, 2009 @ 7:00PMJuly 2 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. creditors asked a bankruptcy judge to direct examiner Anton Valukas to limit his investigation into the investment bank’s sale of its brokerage to Barclays Plc “to minimize duplication of investigative efforts already being undertaken.”

Soldier Sworn In as Lawyer by VideoThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 6:57PMArmy Reserve Maj. Miles Gengler was sworn in Thursday as a new lawyer while standing more than 6,000 miles away in Baghdad's Green Zone. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly administered the oath during a unique long-distance ceremony.

Mich. soldier in Iraq sworn in as lawyer by videoThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 6:11PMArmy Reserve Maj. Miles Gengler didn't hesitate as he repeated the oath during his swearing-in as an attorney. His words just had to travel more than 6,000 miles from Baghdad's Green Zone to Michigan to be heard.

Business Diary: Second time lucky for Gowers in PRThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 6:02PMSo best of luck then to Andrew Gowers, the former Financial Times editor, who yesterday began his new job as head of PR at the oil giant BP. Let's hope for both their sakes that this posting lasts a little longer than Gowers' previous spinning engagement – he was head of European PR for Lehman Brothers.

Calimesa gets the State of the City at luncheonThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 5:35PMCalimesa Chamber of Commerce held the Calimesa State of the City luncheon at Mesa View Middle School on June 24. The campus multi-purpose room was filled with members of businesses, organizations and residents who arrived on the newly completed road to the school.

Fate of GM in hands of bankruptcy judgeThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 5:11PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge will decide the immediate fate of General Motors Corp's effort to quickly sell its best assets to a group funded by the U.S. government, after a three-day court hearing concluded on Thursday.

Increased govt appetite energises economyThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 4:58PMDespite worsening exports and a sharp fall in expenditure on account of private consumption, the respectable growth of 6.7% in the GDP-achieved in 2008-09-was largely possible due to the contribution of enhanced government consumption.

Fate of GM in hands of bankruptcy judgeThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 4:57PMBy Emily Chasan and Phil Wahba

Parents scramble for child careThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 4:49PMPLATTSBURGH — Megan Morrissey-Kelly held out hope Pyramids Child Development Center would stay open. But she learned otherwise this morning, and starting at 7 a.m., scrambled to find another child-care option for her 4-year-old son, Declan.