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Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Monday, February 22, 2010 · Video: Coffee wars heating up? · From Monday's print edition: In General Growth takeover play, key players' agendas shape the action · Illinois medical-malpractice ruling to boost insurers' costs 18%: study · State due more Medicaid money in new Obama health bill · Discover Financial hikes executive salaries in response to bailout restrictions · Food watchdog slams Sara Lee over ads for eco-friendly bread · TreeHouse Foods to offer $100 million in stock to fund deal · Construction activity to rise but remain 'depressed' · Motorola set-top box exec leaving to head electronics firm · Boeing 787 test plane had engine glitch · Federal Signal ups offer for Sirit to $69M · In brief: Scottish Rite | Merchandise Mart | Medical renewals  CRAIN'S BLOGS · NBC's hockey decision; Sox reality stars; Tiger doesn't need to talk: Business of Sports · Barry Moltz on the seven Deadly Sins of selling; Obama's last-ditch health reform plan; Chicago as an entrepreneurship hub, and more: Enterprise City · World doesn't want U.S. Olympics, says USOC chief; Cullerton backs limited pension cuts; Civic Federation says cut spending, then look at tax hike: Greg Hinz · Obama's spiritual life turns private: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,383.38 -18.97 -0.18% NASDAQ 2,242.03 -1.84 -0.08% Crain's Index 88.05 -0.030 -0.034% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT How does International Financial Reporting Standards effect you? Many businesses are, or will be, impacted by these reporting considerations and not only by non-US reporting subsidiaries. Come to our presentations to find out what you need to know. Click Here! OTHER HEADLINES · Toyota starts to fight back Automotive News · Judge accepts SEC's deal with Bank of America New York Times · Bones discovered at Gold Coast construction site Chicago Sun-Times · 'SNL' close to landing Betty White CNN Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Feb. 22 A coffee clash is brewing as two McDonald's rivals -- Burger King and Starbucks -- team up. How will the BK-Starbucks combo impact McDonald's breakfast business? Read More · INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Manufacturing wages · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.