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Bank Technology News April 2006 Glen Fest	Fraud Prevention: Engaging More Than The Enemy Banks could improve anti-fraud measures if they provided tools that draft customers into the battle. But it's not that simple for an industry still rife with soft spots.
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Salon.com July 10, 2001 Suzy Hansen	"Nothing human left" A journalist who disguised herself as a Chechen woman talks about the atrocities of the war, the cowardice of Western journalists and the dim hopes for peace...
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Bank Systems & Technology November 21, 2007 Jim Eckenrode	Taking Its Lumps and Moving On Despite the subprime meltdown banks will continue to invest in certain IT areas, including front-end customer management systems, new-account opening processes, mobile banking and payments, and, of course, compliance.
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