QUES: In a major setback to consumers , a federal judge granted the government 's request Thursday to shut down a company that helps customers buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada .

A federal judge Thursday granted a request by the Food and Drug Administration to shut down Rx Depot , a popular Internet company that sells cheaper prescription drugs from Canada .

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QUES: Hedge funds came under renewed scrutiny recently when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer unveiled a probe of illegal trading in mutual fund shares .

The industry came under renewed scrutiny recently with the launch by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of an investigation of illegal trading in mutual fund shares .

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QUES: After 9 / 11 , Connolly said , agents spent thousands of hours investigating al-Bayoumi .

Connolly said FBI agents in San Diego and abroad spent thousands of hours investigating al-Bayoumi .

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