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Hunt for those at fault for Spain's bank crisis gains pace

MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia <BKIA.MC> and other failed lenders will deliver results.Full story

Junk rating risk casts shadow over Spanish bonds

LONDON (Reuters) - Spain's borrowing costs will rise if its credit rating is cut as much as market prices imply. Full story

Coetzee tells Spain: Drop pro-bullfighting law

Nobel Literature laureate J.M. Coetzee has called on Spain to abandon plans to protect bullfighting, making a rare public appeal against what he called "an archaic form of entertainment." Full story

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Spain's Rajoy balks at making deeper reforms

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  Violence in Spain as jobless rate rises

Riot police try to break up a crowd of protesters outside Spain's parliament angry about austerity cuts and rising unemployment. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Natalie Morales is cover girl for ‘Siempre Mujer’

TODAY’s Natalie Morales is featured in the April cover story of Hispanic women’s magazine “Siempre Mujer,” where she opens up about overcoming adversity, being told she doesn’t look Latina enough, and how it wasn’t exactly love at first sight for her and her husband.

  5 homes you can get for under $300,000

Real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran shows off five houses across the country that can be yours for $300,000 or less, from a Massachusetts home built in 1678 to a Spanish colonial in Arizona.

  Cyprus Fears Overblown?

What happened in Cyprus is a one-time situation, says John Ryding, RDQ Economics. "You couldn't do that on a country like Spain or Portugal or Ireland," he says. Jeff Solomon, Accounting Company, also offers his thoughts on earnings.

  Global Markets Update: European Shares Flat

CNBC's Kelly Evans reports European markets opened flat on Tuesday, ahead of bond auctions from both Spain and Italy.

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