Bonus Briefing: Despite lean times, client appreciation events still a must

> Despite lean times, client appreciation events still a must - investmentnews
> Byrne Leaving BusinessWeek to Start His Own Digital Media Company - businessweek
> Dobbs Reaches Out to Latinos, With Politics in Mind - online.wsj

> The Consumer's Credit Card Capacity Collapse; R.I.P. U.S. Middle Class Purchasing Power - zerohedge
> Federal Reserve Endorses Communism for the Wealthy - ritholtz
> Homeless Charity Revealed As A Fraud - consumerist

> Insurers' next headache? Commercial-mortgage defaults, says Fitch - investmentnews
> Initial jobless claims plummet to 14-month low - Nov. 25, 2009 - money.cnn
> Plundering California: How Public-Sector Unions Brought The State To Its Knees - globaleconomicanalysis

> The Idiot-Proof Way To Securely Use Public Wi-Fi - consumerist
> Multibillion-Dollar Push Into Energy Research - ritholtz
> You Can Buy Used ATMs On Craigslist - consumerist

> Oil rebounds above $76 ahead of U.S. supply data - Nov. 25, 2009 - money.cnn
> FOMC Minutes: "Unemployment expected to remain elevated for some time" - calculatedriskblog
> Marc Faber Sees War Against an Invented Enemy and a Big Financial Bust - globaleconomicanalysis

> Fidelity introduces Roth IRA conversion tool for RIAs, brokers - investmentnews
> Tracing The History Of China's Forex Reserves And Trade Balance - zerohedge
> Microsoft CFO to Leave at End of 2009 - foxbusiness