Write-Offs: 02.14.12

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$$$Eurogroup Delays Meeting on Greece [WSJ]

$$$EU to punish Spain for deficits, inaction [Reuters]

$$$Greeks direct cries of pain at Germany [FT]

$$$ John Paulson wasn't kidding about breaking up The Hartford [EDGAR, earlier]

$$$ This column would have been better if Jamie Dimon had just written it himself [DealBook, ridicule here and here]

$$$Here’s A Video Of Dogs Saying "I Love You" [Deadspin, earlier]

$$$Whale Watch: Big Hedge Funds Poised to Do Better This Year [Reuters]

$$$Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Hikes DIRECTV Stake By $738M, Cuts J&J By $545M [CNBC]

$$$Four Men Plead Not Guilty to Dell Stock Tipping Scheme [Bloomberg]

$$$Fed Approves Capital One’s Deal for ING Direct [DealBook]

$$$Twitter slaps limits on sales of its pricey stock [CNN]

$$$Jeremy Lin: "He's a Lot Like Tim Tebow" [GQ]

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