October 24, 2003 

Energy:

NorthWestern Puts Positive Spin on Bankruptcy
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Lawsuits Against Mirant Officers Delayed
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California court denies bid to rehear Edison case
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TECO teeters on an unthinkable brink
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S&P reports on energy merchants credit, refinancing
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Law:

The Mating Game
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Client Development
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Receivables
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Can You & Your Partners Be Held Liable for Weak Pension Plan Performance?
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Associate Attrition
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Why Your Law Firm May Not Be As Profitable As You and Your Partners Think It Is
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Succession Planning
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Talent Management
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Cash-Flow Statements
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Managing Partners
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Billing Practices
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Andrews accused of lying during campaign, bankruptcy
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Lawsuit Seeks Millions from Former Kmart Executives
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Arizona Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud and Embezzling Over $1 Million
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Defunct Dot-Com Firm Says AOL Got Better End of Deals
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Bob Stores' Shoppers Worry about Sale
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Bob's Stores To Get Interim OK On $20M DIP Borrowing
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Westpoint Stevens Receives Extension of Exclusive Period To File a Plan of Reorganization
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Bischoff bankruptcy sparks Lacey battle
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How a box of candy worked on Irv the Liquidator
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Georgetown Steel payroll checks bounce after shutdown
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Bankruptcy Judge Lets Georgetown, S.C., Steel Firm Use Cash for Paychecks
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Anicom chairman made fictional sales
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Troubled Dearborn, Mich., Steel Giant Rogue Files Chapter 11, Plans Sale
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Rouge Industries, Inc. to be Acquired by Severstal in Chapter 11
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Hard feelings intensify between Weirton Steel, union
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National Steel Plan Of Liquidation Confirmed
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Critical Vendors: Chicago Puts An End To Special Treatment
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Airlines:

Amex loans $80 million to Air Canada
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New loans give Aero Lloyd lift-off
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Bank Negligent for Allowing Destruction of E-Mail Evidence
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'Obstruction: It's not just for judges anymore' - Democrats may use procedural tactics to block asbestos reform
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Corporate Reform:

Going Public in a Pinch - Corporate Defendants Adopting Risky Strategy
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Quattrone jury apparently stuck
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U.S. in Consent Decree With Ex-Freddie Mac President
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Creditors Threaten Greater Southeast
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HVCB Hires Former Liberty House CEO As New Chief
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Jordanian charged in $6.8 million credit card fraud
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Arvin, Calif., Family Fruit Farm Reorganizes after Bankruptcy Filing
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Longview smelter fate hangs on a potential bidder
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Micro Warehouse: What Went Wrong?
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Adidas executive pleads guilty in Just for Feet case
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Perelman's Company Borrowed the Money. Will He Decide to Repay It?
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Weird News
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Far & Wide gets OK to sell tour operators
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Telecoms:

Federal Ban Doesn't Hurt WorldCom Much
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Mexico's Telmex Wins Bid For ATT Latin America Operations
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Superior TeleCom bankruptcy exit plan cleared
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Enron:

Enron trial in Brenham gets a lot bigger
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Enron's Lay asks court to deny SEC records request
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A new identity for a new life
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UK:

Balfour, Carillion, Amec Stripped of Rail Contracts
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Text message staff axed again
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HSBC sells bankrupt Leech's 34 per cent ML stake
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Canary Wharf Falls on Report Takeover Talks May Fail
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Japan:

Resona to act over bad loans
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Mexico:

Desc Renegotiating Terms on $700 Million of Debt
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Australia:

ASIC ends investigation into Centaur black hole
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Federation struggles to stay afloat in a wild surf
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Iraq:

Bremer, Snow Say U.S. to Seek Iraq Debt Forgiveness
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China:

China Southern Sec. Denies Bankruptcy Rumor; Urges Probe
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