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• “The internal audits have armed state officials with a powerful new weapon as they seek to extract what they describe as punitive fines from lawbreaking mortgage companies.”

  The Huffington Post: Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers [EXCLUSIVE]

• “And a recent note by Goldman Sachs said that, while the current environment for the large integrated oil firms was "challenging," it didn't justify current valuations, which it described as "punitive.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Finding Value in Volatile Oil Sector

• “His first relationship with Pershing began in 1916 after Pancho Villa raided a New Mexican border town, and we had what they call the punitive expedition against Mexico to try to catch and punish Pancho Villa.”

  Patton: A Genius for War

• “Others say it helps nonprofessional traders avoid what they call the punitive trading fees levied by exchanges.”

  Reuters: Top News

• “Now, the question is whether the Adam Welsh Act has taken it further," he said, speaking of what he characterized as the punitive nature of the 2003 amendments.”

  Sex Offender Issues

• “Deiner did not contest the lawsuit, and last November Newman imposed a default judgment of $13,552 for the fees the Griffins paid and an additional $100,000 in punitive damages, calling Deiner's conduct "one of the most egregious things I've ever heard.”

  The Washington Post: Howard Deiner convicted for practicing without license in special-needs cases

• “Matthew's father, Albert Snyder, sued for emotional distress and a jury awarded him $2.9 million of compensatory damages and $8 million in punitive damages.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Of Scoundrels and Speech

• “An Alaskan jury had initially ruled Exxon should pay five billion dollars in punitive damages but in 2006, the 9th U.S.”

  Think Progress » Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand?

• “The Supreme Court handed corporate America a major victory this week when it sharply reduced the amount of money Exxon Mobil has to pay in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.”

  Think Progress » Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand?

• “The possibility of such disagreements becoming more serious and resulting in punitive trade measures is yet another negative factor hanging over the dollar, analysts said.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Pressures Likely to Remain On Dollar

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