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        "summary": "Trevor is a hypothetical 11-year-old. If he's like 11-year-olds in my area, he's gotten a whiff of financial literacy from school and computer games: The school has given him a chance to spend his money to buy lunch, bake sale items and books. It's also given him a job running...",
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        "summary": "Three-judge panel says Starr lacks legal standing to challenge the 2008 federal takeover of AIG.",
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        "summary": "In spite of all of the upheaval and angst in some parts of the insurance industry, the industry as a whole has 'a lot of jobs.'",
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        "summary": "David Mattax was appointed to serve as the Texas commissioner in January 2015.",
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        "prettyDate": "December 14, 2016",
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        "summary": "Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected Ted Nickel, the Wisconsin insurance commissioner, to be the group's president for 2017.",
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