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<P>From: <I>"Alberto Haddad" <alberto@melcion.com></I><BR>To: <I>"'LCM Articles'" <lebanon-articles@mit.edu></I><BR>Subject: <I>[LCM Articles] NYTimes.com: From Lebanese-American Financiers,Differing Views on the Strife</I><BR>Date: <I>Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:52:30 -0400</I><BR><BR></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#666666 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666">BUSINESS / WORLD BUSINESS </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">| August 1, 2006</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-GB> <BR></SPAN><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #000066"><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/business/worldbusiness/01wall.html?ex=1155096000&en=33b2257ac0cf9a89&ei=5070&emc=eta1"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>From Lebanese-American Financiers, Differing Views on the Strife </SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-GB><BR></SPAN><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
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