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        "uri": "/2017/05/18/trump-turmoil-has-wall-street-cheerleaders-facing/",
        "title": "Trump turmoil has Wall Street cheerleaders facing hard questions",
        "byline": " Dani Burger, Brian Chappatta, Nabila Ahmed ",
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        "prettyDate": "May 18, 2017",
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        "summary": "For some of the worlds largest banks, Trumps firing of Comey last week was a signal moment.",
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        "uri": "/2014/10/13/arkansas-exits-post-gross-pimco/",
        "title": "Arkansas exits post-Gross Pimco",
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        "prettyDate": "October 13, 2014",
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        "summary": "From California to Florida, U.S. public pensions are reviewing assets invested in Pimco.",
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        "uri": "/2014/10/10/state-pension-gaps-shrink-for-first-time-since-200/",
        "title": "State pension gaps shrink for first time since 2007",
        "byline": " Brian Chappatta ",
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        "prettyDate": "October 10, 2014",
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        "summary": "The stabilization in pension-funding gaps marks an encouraging sign for states and municipalities, potentially providing officials with more breathing room to allocate budgetary resources toward services and infrastructure as well as retiree benefits.",
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        "uri": "/2014/09/26/largest-public-pensions-face-2-trillion-hole/",
        "title": "Largest public pensions face $2 trillion hole",
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        "prettyDate": "September 26, 2014",
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        "summary": "The 25 largest U.S. public pensions face about $2 trillion in unfunded liabilities.",
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        "title": "Chicago pension rescue targets $9.4 billion deficit",
        "byline": " Tim Jones and Brian Chappatta ",
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        "prettyDate": "June 10, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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            "name": "Tim Jones"
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        "summary": "Chicago moved forward in its effort to rescue a pair of pension funds and stabilize its finances when Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill that cuts benefits and makes employees pay more for retirement.",
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        "uri": "/2014/05/07/chicagos-biggest-bondholders-torn-on-citys-future/",
        "title": "Chicago’s biggest bondholders torn on city’s future",
        "byline": "Brian Chappatta and Tim Jones",
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        "prettyDate": "May 07, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "The delay is reminiscent of the political gridlock that plagued Illinois for years as its credit rating sank.",
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        "uri": "/2014/04/10/illinois-sells-250-million-bond-in-third-deal-sinc/",
        "title": "Illinois sells $250 million bond in third deal since pension fix",
        "byline": "Brian Chappatta",
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        "prettyDate": "April 10, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "The pension law, passed a bill in December to repair the worst-funded U.S. state pension system, and Quinns tax proposal havent changed Illinoiss standing as the lowest-rated state.",
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        "uri": "/2014/03/13/chicago-pension-evokes-illinois-before-python-slai/",
        "title": "Chicago pension evokes Illinois before python slain",
        "byline": "Brian Chappatta",
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        "prettyDate": "March 13, 2014",
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        "summary": "The cartoon snake, which Illinois Governor Pat Quinn used to symbolize retiree costs that are strangling the states finances and undermining its credit rating, is now smothering Chicago.",
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        "uri": "/2014/03/05/chicago-creeps-closer-to-junk/",
        "title": "Chicago creeps closer to junk",
        "byline": "Brian Chappatta and Tim Jones",
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        "prettyDate": "March 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Chicagos credit rating was cut one level to Baa1 by Moodys Investors Service, which cited massive pension liabilities.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/07/detroit-plan-revives-investor-scrutiny-of-michigan/",
        "title": "Detroit plan revives investor scrutiny of Michigan",
        "byline": "Brian Chappatta",
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        "prettyDate": "February 07, 2014",
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        "summary": "A proposal last week from Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr would pay pensioners at more than twice the rate of some bondholders.",
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