Harbinger cannot 'leapfrog' LightSquared creditors -U.S. judge

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Phil Falcone's efforts to hold onto a piece of his LightSquared wireless venture took a hit on Thursday when a bankruptcy judge denied a request by his Harbinger Capital Partners to wipe out a lender group's $1.7 billion claim against a unit of the company.