<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>Mauer could definitely go either way. He could be fine in a few weeks, or he could be the next Rocco Baldelli.<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Fine, you can cut out Mauer for now, but the others stay. On Mauer, I am just concerned that the nature of the problem sounds like it will be a longer-term deal. But take that with a grain of salt, since my “expertise” is evident from the other four names on the list.</SPAN></div>
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<B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 15, 2011 3:13 PM<br>
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From: Blocker, Mark B. <<A href="mailto:mblocker@Sidley.com">mblocker@Sidley.com</A>><br>
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