Shortly thereafter, in an attempt to protect the remaining documents situated in offices in Bermuda, Boies directed their removal and placement in a secured location, then worked out a deal with AIG to share information both ways.

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Despite its massive restructuring and huge losses, Banca di Roma , Italy's second-biggest banking group, said the retail part of its share offer was fully taken up on the first day of a five-day placement.

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