April 1, 2002 

Enron Offering Up to $130 Mln in Bankruptcy Bonuses
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The Scarlet 'E' - Will 5th Circuit Nominee Be Able to Get Out From Under the Enron Cloud?
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Enron Undressed?
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Living in a House of Cards - Rank-and-file employees suspected something was wrong at Enron. Now they want someone to pay.
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The man who almost bought Enron
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Washington County, Texas, Judge Sets First Enron-Related Trial for March 2003
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Famed Examiner a Key Player in Enron Saga
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Houston Analyst, Longtime-Enron Critic Blasts Company's Management for Fraud
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Bankrupt Enron No. 5 in Fortune 500 list
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Look inside for trading tips
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Enron Creditors Seeking Examiner For Natural Gas Unit
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Enron says it must pay bonuses
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After Enron, Lawmakers Look for Legislative Remedies to Safeguard Workers
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Investors in partnership fight to keep Enron-related assets
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SEC says it accepts Enron's revised Cooper contract
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Enron plans to sell Spain plant
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401(k) fight raging over conflict fears
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Enron exec's family wants suicide note kept private
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Blind faith led Enron workers astray
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The Fault, Dear Investors, Lies in Ourselves
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Enron: From Riches to Rags
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Asbestos claims threaten auto industry
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Telecoms:

XO Communications says bankruptcy is imminent
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Icahn May Be Within Reach of XO,
Besting Forstmann With New Offer
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XO Mulls Icahn Offer, May File Bankruptcy
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Banks Exit Big Global Crossing Deal,
Citing Firm's Financial Difficulties
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Enron Shareholders' Rocky Road
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Small-Town Utilities Fear Losses of Global Proportion
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Williams Cos. Settles Financial Obligation with Williams Communications
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Cogent snaps up PSINet assets for $10M
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NTL:

NTL calls Chapter 11 report "speculation"
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TV firms send out SOS
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NTL expected to default on Dollars 96m interest payments
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Florida Jail Releases Former Owner of Bankrupt Rhode Island Restaurant Chain, Newport Creamery, on Bail
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2 former execs of bankrupt car finance firm face fraud charges
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Judge Approves Actions in Bankruptcy Case of Tennessee Cancer Treatment Firm
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Watching the credit card detectives
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The Plastic Surgery Company Files for Chapter 11 Protection
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Tab in Missouri Cattleman's Bankruptcy Case Under Scrutiny
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Swearing in as district judge will be milestone for ex-bankruptcy judge

Besieged Maxwell: Give me 15 days
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Echoes of Enron at paper company
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Protection of assets requires legal assist
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Goldman Sachs may face bond-related SEC charge
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Economy:

Jump in spending suggests robust US recovery
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Printer Files For Bankruptcy
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Hot deals or headaches? - Bankruptcy can offer some bargains in real estate, but not without risks
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Banks hunt al-Qaeda 'sleeper' accounts
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Planning, organization key to Chapter 11 survival
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Bank avoids loans battle - Standard Life offshoot agrees to compensate 6,000 mortgage customers
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Could Someone Steal Your Identity? - It’s easier than you might think, and it’s one of the fastest-growing crimes in the country
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Kmart Loses $753 Mln in Weeks After Bankruptcy Filing
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Kmart's key to survival
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Dissatisfaction hurting Kmart - Messy stores send customers away, imperil survival
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Accounting:

Andersen partners to take pay cut
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Arthur Andersen Talks Haven't Produced Settlement
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Andersen insurer backs out of Arizona legal settlement
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Andersen Insurer Is Made Insolvent
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When the Whole World Is Watching
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Banks Set Credit Line for Andersen
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Generally Accepted Accounting generally fuzzy
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Andersen's angry accountants
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Deloitte Caymans, Auditor of Ponzi Debtor, Loses Fight to Avoid US Jurisdiction
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Andersen senior partners lead reform - Governing board will oversee process when put in place
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Andersen to split its 2 functions
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Insurer unable to pay settlement
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Judicial Jitters - More Charges to Come?
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Auditor Talks With Investigators
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A guide to earnings abuses
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Andersen partners aim to tough it out
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Two partners will lead Andersen transition
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CPA in House suggests leniency for Andersen under Volcker

With pro forma, almost anything is possible
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Scrutinize This! - Accounting professor to investors: Put on your eyeshades and sharpen your pencils
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Safety-Kleen Sues Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Andersen reneges on Baptist payout
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Andersen U.S. partners hold closed circuit meeting
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Joining KPMG Is Tough for Andersen Unit
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Unilever paid PwC consulting fee of E60m in 2001
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SEC studies Robotic's accounting practices
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The Question Remains: Will Andersen Fall?
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Volcker to wait for more organized bus
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Australia: Agony and irony stalk auditors
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Profit reform could reveal more skeletons
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Centex fires Andersen, hires Ernst & Young
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GAAP has its shortfalls, but result is clearer
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Andersen gives unlisted firms a chance to shine
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Coach Helps Andersen
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Equifax the Latest to Replace Andersen
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Andersen out to save "core"
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Andersen's Advice Poor, Lied On Web
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Out of Control at Andersen
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Congress races to regulate auditors - Observers: Bills could do more harm than good
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Andersen’s Asian units agree to pursue merger talks
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Northwest timber firm Weyerhaeuser may dump Andersen
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Tall Paul Rescue
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Here's your hat, what's your hurry: Domino's Pizza fires Andersen
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Battered Andersen backs Volcker split-up plan
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Andersen hunts ways to duck Enron mud
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Andersen's Portland, Ore., Office Weathers Scandal
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Ernst & Young to absorb Andersen Australia
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Andersen partner still fighting
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Xcel replaces Andersen
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Lands' End Drops Andersen for Ernst & Young
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Former IT Group CEO swoops in with rival bid
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Judge Arthur Spector Joins Berger Singerman
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The Sound at Napster: Tick, Tick, Tick... Bankruptcy A Possibility
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Jobs - Last Updated April 1, 2002
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Jay Alix refines corporate rescue
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Associates Owe Employers Limited Fiduciary Duty
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Take a Letter ... Not! - Technology is changing the nature of legal secretaries
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Pen Holdings Files For Bankruptcy
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Is Orwell Your Banker? - Financial-services companies track every dollar you spend
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Airlines:

New plan filed for Fine Air
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New Swiss Airline, Emerging From Bankruptcy, Returns to Skies
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Adelphia:

Rigas has some explaining to do - Wall Street wants to know the precise details of Adelphia Communication's loans to partnerships owned by the Rigas family
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Adelphia Considers Selling Assets
After Revealing $2.3 Billion Debt
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Steel:

Agency rescues pensions for 82,000 - Seizure of LTV plans is biggest by U.S.
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Steelmakers profit with a different tack
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Domestic steel prices head higher
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Couple is finding new worry
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Plans made for sale of aluminum smelter; hopes raised for jobs
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Businesses Sing Bottom-Line Blues
As Profit Crunch Haunts Recovery
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Debt manager can add to debtor's burden
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Credit counseling can help you out of financial hole
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Building better boards - Steps companies must take to ensure directors are forewarned of potential problems
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Follow 'Be prepared' code in case software licensor goes bankrupt
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Georgia: Predatory lending bill due support, approval
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How April made fools of us all - Crash of the new economy: Two years ago this week the dotcom bubble burst, undermining the 'new paradigm'. Are we wiser now?
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AMC Completes Purchase of GC
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Dictaphone Exits Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy looms for troubled ObjectSpace
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Church, creditors a choice
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Law Firm Restructuring:

The Perfect Storm - Events combined to decimate M&A work in 2001
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Desperately Seeking Insurance - Soaring malpractice coverage rates have lawyers up in arms
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England:

Taxpayers lose out to keep Byers on slippery track
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ITV's biggest turn-off
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Bank that turned bounty hunter
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First division clubs form queue to bankruptcy

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Germany:

Kirch Creditors to Restart Rescue Talks Next Week
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Japan:

Crunch time for Japanese bank system
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Survey likely to show Japan on verge of recovery
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Japan Ends Blanket Deposit Coverage, Pushes Banks Out of Nest
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Midsize Japanese construction company to go under
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Savers waking up to the need to protect assets
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Japan's worrying shortage of corporate turnaround experts
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Nissan Construction files for court protection
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Argentina:

Panic in the Pampas
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Argentines Feel Misled by U.S. Banks in Crisis
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Australia:

Sky was the limit: Peek has a second crack at bankruptcy
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