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McDonald’s gets a new ‘image’; Madoff and the slow wheels of justice; Looking for a new financial regulator; No going rate for legal fees

ANYWHERE YOU don’t need a knife and fork to eat tends to do quite well during a recession, according to one dog-eared old food service truism, and McDonald’s chipped in to the theory yesterday by proving its own recession-resilience.