Prior to INFRASTRUCTURE, I did stints with Merrill Lynch, Piper Jaffray and a small hedge fund.

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During the late 1970s, some investors such as Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett did well.

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Lynch said last week he did not think the law is necessary because the state already recognizes civil unions.

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Bradford did get a score soon afterwards though, Lynch barging his way over after a hand-off on Hansen.

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Merrill Lynch and Entergy became Giuliani clients, as did Nextel.

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So did American Funds, Citibank, E-Trade, Janus, Merrill Lynch, MFS and Wachovia.

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This is reminiscent of the stock analyst scandal of the year-2000 tech bubble where Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and others gave high ratings to companies that did investment banking business with their firms.

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The lawmaker promised to pay it back, but never did, nor did he reveal the loan on his Senate financial disclosure forms, as is required by law, Ms. Lynch said.

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