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Catch me if you can: Illegal downloaders
When the fangs are bared in the latest US episode of Anna Paquin's True Blood, Bernie will be watching within a few hours.

Whitlam: The fading reformer
His name is synonymous with 70s upheaval but today's young Australians are none the wiser.

Trans-Pacific trade deal top of agenda at White House
Closer NZ-US ties move up a notch with leaders' meeting and symbolic visit of Marines next year.

Greens call for probe into officials' free lunches
Big banks shout Treasury staff to meals and events with 'disturbing frequency'.

Mark Lister: Debt-reduction plans only delay inevitable
Investors need to be wary of risks posed by overseas economies.

Trade chief on a tough mission
If Peter Chrisp has got the weight of this country's export sector sitting on his shoulders, he doesn't show it.

Bernanke comes to the party, world markets rise
World share markets rose overnight after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed was ready to help the US economy if there were further signs of weakness.

Treasury more pessimistic on economic growth than market
The Treasury is more downbeat about economic growth figures this week, saying it expects gross domestic product grew 0.3% in the first three months of the year.

Inside Money: Account portability exciting, Dutch claim
Excited about bank account number portability?

Brian Fallow: NZ safer than Greece but the risk is real
The danger in that case would be that, as in the global financial crisis three years ago, everyone in the market starts looking sideways at their counterparts and worrying about how much they might be exposed.