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For Private Equity, a Public Disaster

Aug. 8, 2009
Cerberus Capital Management had high hopes for Chrysler. But by this spring, a $7.4 billion stake had dwindled to $1.4 billion.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler