Visits to the homes of fraud-ring members revealed merchandise purchased by opening new credit card accounts with stolen identities.

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At 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 9 five little-known financial executives and a posse of their children and colleagues crowded onto the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell.

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Typically, the chief executives of big-IPO companies show up to ring the opening bell, a publicity stunt, but a coveted invitation nonetheless.

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Meantime, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, " kicking off its highly anticipated opening weekend at the box office, earned Golden Globe nominations in four categories, including best drama and best director.

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Top executives of Fortress Investment Group also showed up in February to ring the opening bell at their debut.

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Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, even got to ring the opening bell at the NYSE today, with CEOs and other deficit deacons at her side.

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Any sort of licensing deal would suffice as a stamp of approval by big pharma, and off they went to ring the NASDAQ opening bell.

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They're having a cocktail party on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday night, and then Steinhardt and others will ring the opening bell the next morning.

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