Again, from a news source outside US ------------------------------------------------ Goldman told clients to short bonds it helped sell: report By Tom Bemis LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Goldman Sachs (GS: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) proposed that some of its clients bet against California bonds it had collected millions of dollar in fees to help bring to market, according to a published report Tuesday. Goldman made the pitch in a document obtained by ProPublica, a non-profit investigative journalism organization, and the Los Angeles Times which published a joint-bylined story on the practice Tuesday. Goldman's actions were not illegal, according to the report, but the company has stopped suggesting the trading strategy to its clients, a spokesman told the news organizations. End of Story