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Compensation culture is a myth - ask the thousands who will die this year from asbestos
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Global Crossing posts loss; revenue falls
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Stelco's dance card getting crowded
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SEC Charges Black with Fraud
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SOX Spending to Reach $5.8 Billion in 2005
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Former Prosecutor Says Feds Focus On Big Game Hunts
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Kicanas will stay, not head bishops
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Church's lingering scandal
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Solutia, Geo move on bankruptcies
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Ideal Accents Chairman, CFO Resign From Company
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Personal bankruptcies remain stuck in a year-long track that has kept them about 3 percent below last year's volume
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Enron:
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ATA loan from state, city gets judge's OK
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Judge Found Guilty of Keying Car
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Toyland finding kids a tough sell
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Trump Buys Florida Mansion In Bankruptcy Auction
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IBC bankruptcy judge postpones hearing
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EDS Loses $153 Million in Third Quarter
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Footstar Inc Files Ch 11 Turnaround Plan
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Toy train maker Lionel files for bankruptcy protection
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Firms Are in For a Surprise On Outsourcing
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Bush's Tax Plan Echoes His Texas Plan
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Fannie Mae Shares May Fall After Missing SEC Deadline
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Auditor refuses to OK Fannie Mae's results
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Fannie Mae estimated it will have to post a $9 billion loss if the SEC finds it has been accounting improperly for derivatives
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Morris: Studying HomeGold financial reports "not my job"
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A 'Perfect Storm' of Policy Decisions Potentially Threatens the Option of Declaring Personal Bankruptcy for Consumers in Most States
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Recent Going-Concern Statements
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Pension insurer says its deficit has doubled
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Bush Industries back from bankruptcy
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Lords overrule Three Rivers decision
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Oldest Welsh club on brink of bankruptcy
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Thus blames US bankruptcy rules for first-half losses
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GM in talks with creditors to buy Daewoo plant
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Creditors Sue Daewoo Construction to Repay $530 Mln
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Parmalat Nov 18 Creditors' Ruling Delayed
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Former Sanpaolo heads deny responsibility in Cirio bankruptcy
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