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* Will ZipCar eventually turn a profit? * Lawmakers move (again) to toughen the Volcker Rule * Therese Poletti: Mark Zuckerberg has a Richard Nixon moment * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares climb and the Nikkei has its best day in six months. * Today in Ponzi Scheme news... * Brad Feld: Suggestions for angel investors * League Table: The top infrastructure investors * Don Dodge: The angel investor/convertible note conundrum * Can Groupon's momentum help tranform Chicago into a venture capital hotspot? * Pru yesterday pulled out of its bid for AIA, which means the value of withdrawn M&A activity for 2010 has reached $135 billion, or almost double withdrawn M&A volume seen over the same period in 2009. Here's the data (.pdf)