In publishing its rule in January, the consumer bureau said it didn't have enough information on why it the industry wouldn't be able to make loans under the current thresholds and "not certain" that lending would slow.

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"The rule we will be publishing today represents the first major overhaul of the format and content or prescribing information in 25 years, " said Dr. Janet Woodcock, deputy commissioner for operations.

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Mr Berlusconi is alleged to have bribed Mr Metta, an appeal-court judge, to rule in his favour in a bitter takeover battle for Mondadori, a publishing group, in 1991.

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