Franco, whose new book "The Crisis of the Vatican Empire" describes the Vatican's utter dysfunction, said cardinals are still traumatized by Benedict's resignation, leading to uncertainty heading into the conclave.

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Similarly, successful traders will be given more responsibility, first heading their departments and then leading the bank itself.

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The game continued its back-and-forth trend in the second period with each team giving up a one-goal lead, leading to a 3-3 tie heading into the third.

WSJ: Tavares' 2 goals lift Isles into 2-2 series tie

Private equity is very much in the news today owing to the great wealth achieved by its successes, not to mention the fact that presidential candidate Mitt Romney earned a fortune while heading up one of the leading lights of private equity, Bain Capital.

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Heading into the final round, the Chinese looked unbeatable, leading the United States by 5.2 points and Japan by 6.9, huge margins under the new gymnastics scoring system, where routines are no longer marked out of 10.

CNN: China secure men's gymnastics victory

Both teams' leading goal scorers in the regular season had no goals in eight playoff games heading in.

WSJ: Marchand lifts Bruins, 3-2 in OT over Rangers

Heading into 2013, the company feels confident about the advertising environment and is still leading in terms of ad pricing and volume.

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