"Sometimes that's an interesting class because they'll say, 'I'd just flatten them, '" says Breit.

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Bauer and Braun started with an interesting premise: That shareholder class actions are a corporate governance tool investors can use to discipline the managers in charge of their assets.

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An interesting little insight into how the ruling class works over here inside the European Union.

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The Qingdao review did include an interesting addition to China's fleet, a Yuzhao-class amphibious-assault ship, which could be used to dispatch troops and helicopters over long distances.

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