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• WSJ cracking down on multiple logins?

  Techcrunch takes WSJ.com to task for apparently locking out users when it detects more than one simultaneous login. Techcrunch says this is happening to people who use multiple computers, because you have to manually “log out” instead of just closing a browser window. Writes Erik Schonfield: “That is no way to treat your customers. [...]

• The Battle for All-Important Fourth Place

  Christopher Cooper reports from Iowa on the presidential race. The battle for first place in Thursday�s Iowa caucuses is intense among Democrats but for three candidates bringing up the rear, taking fourth may be more crucial to their efforts. Dodd Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear to be knotted with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards in a race for first place that�s too close to call.

• Chancellor Chandler Hands Cerberus a Big Win

  Loyal Law Blog readers are hip to the nifty opinion of Chancellor William Chandler, especially his genius footnotes referencing everyone from 50 Cent to Ray Charles to Notorious B.I.G. Well the Delaware judge has just issued another gem, this time a 68-page ruling against United Rental’s petition to force Cerberus to close a $4 billion buyout. United Rentals sued Cerberus in November after the firm pulled out of the deal.

• That Great American Chocolate Bar (Under DOJ Inquiry)

  Hershey�s is . . . real milk chocolate I love that Hershey bar Hershey�s is . . . that something special no matter where you are Anytime you want delicious chocolate there�s no need to go looking very far Cause Hershey�s is, that great American, great American, chocolate bar. Every night before bed, the Law Blog�s wife sings this jingle to our children. Believe it or not, it�s just about their favorite lullaby.

• Four at Four: Engage, Mr. Cayne

  · It’s hard to imagine a CEO less engaged than Bear Stearns’ Jimmy Cayne. Investors were already upset after he’d skipped out on an earnings call that discussed writedowns earlier in the year, and so it’s a mild surprise that Mr. Cayne wasn’t available for today’s conference call after Bear Stearns reported its worst quarter, like, ever. The 84-year-old investment banking firm’s loss was its first quarterly loss in its history.

• Apple Fan Site Shuts Down As Part Of Lawsuit Settlement

  Apple sued a Harvard freshman named Nicholas Ciarelli (pictured, left) nearly three years ago. The computer company wanted him to divulge his sources for his juicy scoops on unannounced products on Think Secret, an Apple gossip site run buy Ciarelli. The lawsuit created a backlash, with First Amendment groups accusing CEO Steve Jobs (pictured, center) of censorship. Jobs never learned the names of Ciarelli�s sources.

• America’s Mood: Time to Shake Up Political Scenery

  AMERICANS AIM to shake up Washington in 2008. In new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 46% plurality calls for “major reforms and a brand new and different approach” in government. “The mood is for more than small incremental changes,” says Democrat Peter Hart, who conducts WSJ/NBC surveys with Republican counterpart Bill McInturff. Three in 10 respondents say the two-party system is “seriously broken and the country needs a third party.

• Law Blog Footnote Of the Day, Starring Avvo

  We’re pleased to see that our colleagues on the WSJ editorial board took note of, and poked fun at, the litigation surrounding Avvo, the new lawyer-rating site. We’re also grateful that they read footnotes, for they picked up on one in last week’s Avvo ruling hat we had missed. We hate to say it, Judge Squatrito (see below), but your Pearl Harbor history lesson has been knocked off its perch as the Law Blog Footnote Of the Day.

• Has the Lawyer CEO Trend Come and Gone?

  In January, Law Blog colleague Alan Murray picked up on a trend: companies were hiring lawyers as CEOs. There was, for example, Pfizer installing its GC Jeff Kindler (Harvard Law ‘80) as CEO; Citigroup anointing as boss Chuck Prince (USC Law ‘76, and pictured, left), a longtime lawyer under Sandy Weill; and Marsh & McLennan appointing Michael Cherkasky (Case Western Law ‘79, and pictured, right).

• Retailers Hope for Big Final Push

  Richard Gibson reports: The final weekend of the holiday shopping season will likely bring a sigh of relief from many retailers who feared that sales would be weak. Despite heavy traffic at malls around the country over the weekend, many consumers still apparently had put off their shopping until the last minute — contributing to some pessimism about how the season would turn out. Read the full article.