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15 Sep. 2008
New York, UNITED STATES
A general view of the Lehman Brothers building near Times Square in New York, September 14, 2008. Talks faltered when Britain's Barclays Plc, which had appeared to be front-runner to take over Lehman -- excluding its toxic mortgage-related assets -- said it had pulled out of the bidding. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES)