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Pre-Marketing: International Paper gets hostile

* Big deal: International Paper goes hostile for Temple Inland

* From the academy: Do VCs use inside rounds to dilute founders?

* Does Barney Frank know about this? Chris Dodd backs away from namesake bill

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point sharply lower, London falls early, oil keeps dropping and the Nikkei dips below 10k.

* Chris Farrell: Cash is the best hedge

* Prudence Ho: Hong Kong’s fickle IPO investors

* David Cohen: CEOs shouldn’t hide behind their boards

* Megan McArdle: Britain should be thanking George Soros

* Yet John Chambers remains… Cisco to cut 10,000 jobs

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* Marion Maneker: Social media has stripped Rupert Murdoch of his power

* What happens when immigrant entrepreneurs go home? Brain drain or brain exchange?

* Paging Obama: What about the tax loophole for day traders and speculators who buy and sell futures contracts?