November 29, 2004 

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Something jingle$: Rule-bending credit card companies Scrooge consumers
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Asbestos:

Asbestos injury bill is gaining
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Fullam's Folly
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W.R. Grace says federal indictment likely in early 2005 without settlement
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Australia's James Hardie Says Talks Continue With ACTU
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Hardie charges 'in seven months'
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Hardie payout cuts obscene: PM
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Hardie victims face '10c payouts'
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Asbestos victims facing cuts - Hardie compo fund applies to liquidate
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Hardie chief dismisses foundation liquidation as 'stunt'
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Asbestos claims haunt James Hardie
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'Propaganda killing asbestos industry'
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Enron:

For ex-employees, more of a hard lesson than a detour
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Texas Pacific, foes anticipate crucial PGE hearing
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Enron's Dutch affiliate makes fresh $3.9bn arbitration claim on Dabhol
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Law:

Boston Law Firms' Nuptials Come Amid National Merger Trend
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$100,000 Software Overhaul Now May Save $30M in Damages Later
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Lawyer Says High-Stress Career Led Him to Have Sex With Minor
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NY Firm Increases Year-End Bonuses
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Firms Let Associates Bring Pets to Work
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Federal Judiciary expected to receive increase In FY 2005 Budget
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Lawyer Count Drops at Most Top NY Firms
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Rehnquist Won't Return to the Court This Year
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Most Oppose High Court Life Tenure
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Law firms offer incentives in bids to attract startups
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For These Litigators, Poker Is Aces
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Lawyers representing lawyers find unique challenges
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Leaving the law firm behind: Attorneys who go in-house
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Legal nonprofit organizations go pro on fund raising
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Boutique firms hold their own amid big-time mergers
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Law firms put increasingly greater stock in marketing
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Clifford Chance to close Berlin office
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Law firms' space needs present interesting case for all concerned
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UK firm ripped apart by MoFo raid
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NY Law Firm Employee's Testimony Won't Disqualify Firm
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Legal firms step outside the law for marketing help
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Firms work on their appeal to nonwhite lawyers
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Gumshoe lawyers get clued in to new practice area: Jackson Walker sets up special investigations department
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Small firm goes global to collect on government loans
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Reed Smith narrows search for new space
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Bostic Construction owes creditors $100M
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Billable towers: Lawyers cashing in on developer's lengthy bankruptcy battle
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Al Goldstein Booked As Shoplifter
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$1M worth of advice to bankrupt lottery winner
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Mass.: Action vowed on tax debtors
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Government, workers must begin to face up to retirement realities
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Cut and run no way to cure church woes
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As it emerges from bankruptcy, RCN to hit customers with 10 percent increase
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Millionaires make a big comeback
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Tapping Retirement Funds To Start a Business
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Large Burger King franchisee files for bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Judge OKs Dec. Auction For Schlotzsky's Assets
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'Generation Broke' spurs bankruptcy education effort
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Tech giants edgy over pending Web services patent bankruptcy sale -- Buyers could try to sue firms for infringement
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Trump Spins Bankruptcy and Teaches Apprentices
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Victims Shocked Over Boston Radio Fraud
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San Diego, once a civic model, has become 'Enron by the Bay'
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Court will follow the money in cemetery case
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Turkeys That Could Fly in '05
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Airlines:

United trains crews to save on fuel
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Bankruptcy judge blocks seizure of 14 United jets
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UAL Asks Court's Permission to Reject Labor Contracts
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Chapter 11 Doesn't Fly
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Group told to keep hands off UA aircraft
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$50M plane ticket to ride: Lawsuit exposes airline windfall
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US Airways forges leasing deal with GE
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US Airways' Deal Requires Bankruptcy Exit by June 30
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US Airways Offers Employees Prizes For Showing Up
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USAirways Flight Attendants To Vote On Strike
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Economics bad for "legacy" airlines
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Creditors to receive shares of Delta stock
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Delta to Pursue Note Swap to Try to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Crippled airline Volare under extraordinary administration in bid to save jobs
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E-sleuths dissect WestJet hard drives
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Flyi Looks for Ways to Move Past Mistakes
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Brazil Exchange Suspends Trading in Vasp Airline
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Brazil judge gives Vasp 24-hr bankruptcy deadline
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Law's expiration could leave fliers up in air
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Parmalat Creditors in U.S. Cry Foul Over Spreading Litigation
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MCI May Have Violated Court Order On Certain Professional Fees
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Steel:

ISG finds rehired workers are a steal
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Happy days here again for U.S. Steel
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Stelco battle a boon for lawyers
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Stelco could attract new bid from U.S. Steel
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Canadian court extends deadline for Stelco bidders
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Corporate Reform:

Martha Stewart Popular at Prison Mess Hall
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Spitzer's dubious themes
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Judge OKs Change In Ex-HealthSouth Scrushy's Legal Team
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Spitzer to push lobbying restrictions
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Infinity Exec Exits Amid Pay Controversy
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Commercial banks: Spitzer's next target?
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AIG says deal reached to settle 2 investigations
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Ousted and disgraced, but still on the board
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Accounting:

Oil reserve doubts delay Shell's results
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Scientology Settlement Puts IRS in a Kosher Pickle
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Avado Brands Says Prior Financials Are Unreliable
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Where Have All the Chief Financial Officers Gone?
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Economy:

Durable-goods orders fall
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Existing-home sales fall
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U.S. businesses see slightly faster economic growth
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U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly
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Mortgage applications fell
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Huffy seeks court approval to sell assets
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Companies unveil details on getting free credit reports
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Credit bureaus try to even the score
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Banking's shark: your credit card
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Bankrupted couple warn other business owners
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More shoppers using debit cards at the register
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Lionel trains still chugging along
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DVI Gets Confirmation Of Its Ch 11 Liquidation Plan
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Community blames regulators in wake of bank fraud
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Turning a layoff into a positive
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Vernon Downs parent may be going broke
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Aguilera club owes fans $320,000
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Recent Going-Concern Statements
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Weird News
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A Deal's a Deal, Unless It's in Bankruptcy Court
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Court Halts MCI Chapter 11 Professional Payments
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Judge Threatens to Punish MCI Over Fees It Has Paid
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Retailing:

For many retailers, holiday sales tepid
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Swarming shoppers proclaim Toys R Them
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Toys R Us Wants to Prevent Piecemeal Sale
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Americans Storm Stores Yelling 'Charge'
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U.S. Retail Stocks Rise as Holiday Shopping Starts
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Wal-Mart Sees Lackluster November Sales
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Skeptics and Believers Debate 'Searsmart'
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Retail and the Ed Lampert Premium
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A generation weighed down by debt
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State panel recommending against bidding for Conn. River dams in bankruptcy auction
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Offer in compromise can help deal with IRS woes
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GSEs, Banks Could Be Taking On Too Much Risk
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UK:

Will the house price bubble burst the banks?
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Rogues gallery websites to expose mystery pursuer
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UK court clears way for MyTravel rescue
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Korea:

Industrial Production Falls to 9-Month Low
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Russia:

The final carve-up of Yukos has begun, but it hasn't stopped the deal-making frenzy in Russia
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YUKOS top managers leave Russia fearing arrest
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Yukos CFO Delays Return To Moscow To Face Questioning
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Death bell tolls for Yukos
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Yukos Board Scraps Crisis Plan Vote From Dec 20 EGM Agenda
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Yukos Prepares to Operate Without a Crucial Oil Unit
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Accidents Happen, Yukos CFO Warns
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The state it's in: Yukos's fall from grace
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Israel:

Home-Li customers see writing on bathroom wall
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Bankrupt Car&Go can't go without books
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Japan:

Aplus loss forecast at $2.6 billion
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Argentina:

Argentina gets off lightly
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Argentina Made A Bold Debt Move; Could It Backfire?
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Canada:

An entrepreneur on the brink
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Jobs could be cut if mill bought
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Canadian police search Imperial Tobacco offices
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China:

China plans establishment of bankruptcy system for banking sector
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The China Price
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Bankruptcy Petitions Edge Up In Oct, But Still Low
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Singapore:

Singapore Opposition Politician Loses Bankruptcy Appeal
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Germany:

Some KarstadtQuelle creditor banks not happy with CEO Achenbach
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Taiwan:

'Mafia hospital' faces bankruptcy
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Italy:

Parmalat Decision Will Focus On Stakes of Big Foreign Banks
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