* Roddy Boyd: Insider dealings by Sequoia Capital’s Neil Shen
* Post-Kazaa: Reformed Internet pirate sues tech giants for millions
* Didn’t expect this in GOP race: Gingrich goes after Romney on private equity resume
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London opens flat, European shares stabilize and the Nikkei tumbles.
* Jared Hecht: The big venture syndicate
* Brad DeLong: Mark my beliefs to market
* Disaster in waiting: The Long Island housing bubble
* Unconventional wisdom: Italians work 20% more hours than Germans
* A pittance: Ex-WaMu officials settle FDIC suit for fraction of what was sought
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* Corporate cowardice: It seems Lowe’s is not the only big company that caved to anti-Muslim bigotry
* Quote of the Day: “I want to say it was over $500 million that went to the country Solynda.” — Rick Perry
* Tweet of the Day: @nichcarlson: If Facebook were to trade at LNKD’s PE ratio, its market cap would be $2.7 TRILLION.