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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 5 Feb 2013

    Royal Bank of Scotland's head of investment banking - John Hourican - to step down over #Libor scandal, BBC understandshttp://bbc.in/11HnAUM 

    11:47 AM - 5 Feb 2013
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      1. Martin Baccardax‏ @mdbaccardax 5 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking what exactly does "understands" mean? Either report it or don't. "Understands" is a lame ass-covering cop-out.

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      1. LegalTreeHouse‏ @LegalTreeHouse 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Will this result in other Bankers stepping down? or will it be business as usual? Will he face any legal action?

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      1. ♔король попрошайка↓♔‏ @vronskii1 6 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Well, of course, this бЛЯДЬ(whore) is stealing and we serfs suffer

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      1. welchy‏ @paolWelch 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking What a shame! He was one of good faces of criminal deceit!

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      1. chiko‏ @Calebchikoto 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking It's official, bankers are above the law! Why don't these crocks get thrown in jail ? I guess money does talk

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      1. Will in Seattle‏ @WillSeattle 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking y is he not going to JAIL over LIBOR fraud? RBS execs should be imprisoned.

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      1. thereal andrew young‏ @temperamentalan 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking so he should the scoundral should know better

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      1. Andrew Stephen‏ @andrewstephen5 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking should go to prison.

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      2. Ed Conway‏ @EdConwaySky 5 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @chrisadamsmkts my colleague @MarkKleinmanSky broke that story hours ago http://bit.ly/WMP6wt 

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      3. Purpleline‏ @purpleline 5 Feb 2013
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        @EdConwaySky @BBCBreaking @chrisadamsmkts @MarkKleinmanSky Fight!

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      1. Brian G‏ @Brian76uk 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking wi he be getting his golden egg as all disgraced bankers seem to? Bloody disgrace really..

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      1. KennyBee #No2EU‏ @seafarer1847 5 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking King is not so clean either.

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