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* BreakingViews: GE Capital doesn't need special treatment. * Bernie Madoff gives his first in-prison interview. We learn three things: (1) He was surprised by how long he was able to get away with the scam; (2) He's been working out in the yard; and (3) He cares about his wife, but "doesn't give a ---- about his two sons." I think we can all fill in the blank on the last one. * The Terralliance saga takes a new twist, as Kleiner Perkins sues former CEO Erlend Olsen. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London rises early, European shares climb on banks and chemicals, the Nikkei gains 0.3% and China shares slide on tightening worries. * The day in Zappos "was it or wasn't it": Michelle Leder says it's entirely possible, Bill Gurley says no way, Sarah Lacey seems to agree with Bill (although not all her commenters do) and eight ways VCs can push for a sale without having equity control. * Bizmore goes live today, as an online Q&A service for mid-market business executives. Nothing new there (LinkedIn, WSJ Online, etc.), except that Bizmore's backer is a Mr. Michael Milken. * KKR will be listed as an underwriter on the Dollar General IPO docs, according to WSJ. It's not completely disintermediating the banks (Goldman and Citi, among others, will also be listed), and it's not the first time that it will sell portfolio company IPO shares through its Fidelity arrangement (that will be the Avago IPO, coming in two weeks). But this will be a major reputational test for