Law:

Partners Bringing In Less Revenue, Wachovia Survey Finds
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Bankruptcy becomes exit of choice
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Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges
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A Portrait of a Politician: Vengeful and Profane
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A Reader’s Guide to the Complaint
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Following Layoffs, Sonnenschein Chair Predicts Banner Year in 2009
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Are Attorney Layoffs Over for 2008?
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Akin Gump Among the Firms Rescinding Job Offers to 2Ls
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Associate Bonus Watch: Debevoise Announces Bonuses at 6:54 p.m. (Did they think nobody would notice?)
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Bonus Watch: Schulte Roth & Zabel Announces Half-Skadden Bonus (But Will Still Pay Additional Money To High Billers)
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Bonus Watch: Paul Weiss Gets It Over With
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The Time for Giving (to your Secretary/Administrative Staff)
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As support staff layoffs continue at firms, attorneys learn to share, and share some more
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The Next Wave of Cost Cutting: The Pay Freeze
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List of Largest NYC Law Firms
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The 6th Amendment: Another Casualty of the Financial Crisis?
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Dreier charges send cross country reverberations
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Arrest Spells the Death of the Dreier Model, Say Experts
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In Dreier fallout, some of firm's attorneys make a public disavowal
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LA Affiliate of Troubled Dreier Law Firm Says It’s Still Open
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Letters on ex-lawyer in Scruggs probe to be viewed
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Law firms can penalize ex-partners
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Judge Orders Counsel to Remove Deposition Excerpt From YouTube
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Ex-Client Ordered to Use Retirement Accounts to Pay Law Firm Bills
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Pirate Attacks Keep Law Firm Buzzing
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Law Firm Managing Partner Laundered Money via Lap Dancer
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Going South Out West: Will LA Lawyers Light Out From Scandal-Rocked Firm?
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Unexpected Legal Tabs Irk Law Firm GCs
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75% of GCs Expect Lower 2009 Budgets
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Making Rain in a Dry Economy
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White & Case M&A co-head quits for in-house role
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N.Y. Appellate Court Upholds Fee Reduction While Praising Attorney
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The Disturbing Side of Life as a Contract Attorney
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New Partner Candidates May Have Harder Road
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New Poll Reveals Litigation Discovery Gap
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Law Firm Marketing Another Casualty of Economic Slowdown?
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Judges:

'Bully' Judge Banned From Bench After Record-Setting Investigation
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Justice Souter Calls Lawyer’s Argument ‘Utterly Irrational’
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Gain
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European stocks lower as investors book profits
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Stocks decline after 2-day rally
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A Storied Investor's Big, Bad Bet
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Auto bailout emboldens stock traders
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Securities Firms Claw Back at Bad Bets
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Investment Banks, Rumors, the Trough, and Fair Value Accounting
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Severance Watch '08: Jefferies
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Nothing Can Stop The (Morgan Stanley) Claw!
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Autos:

$73 an Hour: Adding It Up
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White House, Congress agree on auto bailout plan
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Washington Maps Pact for Auto Bailout
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Detroit Bailout: How It Can Work
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GM to ‘Lose Control’ as Options Narrow to Car Czar, Bankruptcy
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Detroit Must Be Restructured But Congress Should Not Be In Charge
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For Big 3 automakers, bankruptcy is a viable alternative
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Bailouts and bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy is better than auto loan
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Structured bankruptcy makes sense
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Auto Bailout Moves Closer; Senate Battle Next Hurdle
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The Bailout That Won't
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Democratic Leaders Push to Complete Auto Rescue Plan
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Haircut politics bad for Big Three
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Bernanke Opposes Auto Bailout, Suggests Bankruptcy Option
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Automaker Bailout Plan May Be Passed By Today
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The Case for Believing in the Auto Industry
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Auto Bill's Fate May Rest With Republicans
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A Czar for Cars?
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Jerry York for car czar
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Is union seeking seat on GM board?
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Detroit's auto makers short on talent
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Fitch Sees Grim 2009 Outlook for US Auto Companies
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Playing the Auto Bailout With Yields as High as 45%
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Southern autoworkers also fearful
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Fed Opposes Auto Aid Without Congressional Action
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Your Crackhead Cousin Chrysler
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White House Seeks G.O.P. Support on Auto Bailout
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Fitch Sees Grim 2009 Outlook for US Auto Companies
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EZ Lube, Car Oil-Change Chain, Files for Bankruptcy
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Pa. plant that makes car seals, gaskets to close
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Red Bluff Ford files for bankruptcy protection
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AutoZone Profit Falls Less Than Estimated After Lower Costs
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Odd News about the Franchised Car Dealers and Bailout
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Foreign Automakers Say Little in Aid Debate
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Toyota to further cut production in North America
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Toyota, Honda; down, but not out
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VW tries to tap bank bail-out fund
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Insurance:

AIG names new head of insurance subsidiary
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AIG Faces $10 Billion in Losses on Trades
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Insurers to preserve capital after losses
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AIG could soon announce more asset sales
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Executive Compensation:

Bonuses should be rebased sharply downwards
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Executive Compensation and the power of $1
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Bonus back-offs at banks will shake up ranks of top-paid CFOs
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Are limits on executive compensation for banks that accept federal funds just the first wave in a future sea of pay measures?
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Health Care:

Psychiatric Hospitals admissions flat
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Kessler loses bid for state financial aid
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Sunwest financial troubles hit home
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Resorts:

Last Resort
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Economy:

Panel to Blast Handling of Bailout
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Congressional Oversight Panel Questions Bailout's Efficacy
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Member of a Panel Overseeing the Financial Bailout Objects to Its Findings
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TARP: All It's Cracked Up To Be :)
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Pending Home Sales Slip, Store Sales Fall
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Business Outlook Survey: Rock Bottom
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Dire Forecast for Global Economy and Trade
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Tallying the bailout: a billion here, a billion there...
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Specifics of Stimulus Take Shape
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A Bailout For My Business? No Thanks
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Economics professors critical of government auto bailout
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US should consider tax amnesty as stimulus
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Treasury Sells $30 Billion of Four-Week Bills at Zero Percent
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Treasury Bills Trade at Negative Rates
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Census shows economic slump started years ago
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Worst of recession upon us, top forecasters say
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Top 10 Reasons for the Credit Crunch
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It's starting to feel like 1979 all over again
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World's hungry 'close to one billion'
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Real Estate:

Ex-Officer Faults Mortgage Giants for ‘Orgy’ of Nonprime Loans
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Waxman argues that Fannie and Freddie ignored dangerous Alt-A loans
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GMAC Fails to Meet Conditions to Convert to Bank
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October pending home sales slip 1%
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Foreclosures flat for 2008
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Listing Prices Continue to Fall in November
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Pending Home Sales Drop Less Than Feared
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Waxman argues that Fannie and Freddie ignored dangerous Alt-A loans
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Former GSE Chiefs Scolded For Careless Lending
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Rising Concerns Over Commercial Real Estate Delinquencies
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Mortgage Troubles Are Moving Downtown
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After Wall St. Tremors, Office Vacancy Rates Rise in Manhattan’s Shadow
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4S Development to seek plan O
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Frank Says Mortgage Renegotiations 'a Must' if Treasury Wants More
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Stopping Foreclosure on a Business
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DBSI wins partial cash use
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Layoffs:

The Double-edged Sword of Head Count Cuts
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Economists Ratcheting Up Job Loss Estimates
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BofA to Offer Loans to Illinois Factory
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Bank offers loans to end sit-in
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Who’s got it worse — bankers, autoworkers, or techies?
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Illinois Cuts Ties to Bank of America Over Plant Closing
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Principal Financial to cut 550 jobs
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Furniture maker Haworth to close Michigan plant, trim 350 jobs
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Bombardier Recreational cuts work force by 1,000
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Rio Tinto Will Cut 14,000 Jobs
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Citigroup to cut 1,000 jobs at Japan unit
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Layoffs Watch '08: Deutsche Bank
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Sweden's SKF to lay off 2,500 workers globally
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Sprint May Close Up to 20 Call Centers, Cutting Costs
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Newspapers:

The Newspaper Bubble, Too, Has Burst
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Zell's Tribune: The Canary in a Scary Mine
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Fears for US newspaper industry as Tribune enters Chapter 11
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Newspapers making news — and it isn't good
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Free From Tribune’s Bankruptcy Filing, Cubs Proceed as Usual
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Will Tribune Emerge a Stronger Company?
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Tribune seeks new financing - The bankrupt media company asks the court to conceal fee arrangements with lender Barclays
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Tribune arranges unique bankruptcy financing deal
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Tribune Bankruptcy May Signal Distress for Media-Company LBOs
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Tribune Clarifies Vendors' Payments
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Insult to injury for laid-off Tribune workers
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A New Deal for Ink-Stained Wretches?
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Chicago's Karma
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Ad revenue slump rips through US newspapers
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NY Times braces for tough 2009
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NYT eyes asset sales as outlook worsens
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What role did Blagojevich play in Tribune's bankruptcy ?
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Blagojevich, the unions and Obama
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FBI: Blagojevich singled out Trib's McCormick
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Tribune is extreme, but more bankruptcies possible
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New York Times enters talks with lenders
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New York Times Moves to Aid Liquidity
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Logistics:

FedEx's Gloomy Outlook Underscores Pain For Parcel Shippers
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Hedge Funds:

Citadel Is On Top Of The World*
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Banking:

Landsbanki, Seized Icelandic Bank, Files for Bankruptcy
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Music:

Baltimore Opera Co. files for bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Airlines Need Stimulus, CEO Says
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Delta predicts 'unprecedented decline' in revenue
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Delta, American Express extend card agreement
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Is China's Airline Industry Bankrupt?
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Gambling:

Shareholders File Suit Against Sands Casino Chief Executive
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Theater:

15 Broadway shows face axe over next few weeks
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Hockey:

No teams in danger of bankruptcy, Bettman vows
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Furniture:

Simmons Wins Reprieve From Senior Lenders
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Tax:

US and Liechtenstein sign TIE agreement
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History:

Eighteenth-Century Lessons for Credit Default Swaps
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Personal Finance:

2008: The Year of Living Cheaply
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Suing to Raise a Payment of Last Resort
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Families Cut Back on Day Care
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Tough times call for tough talk with loved ones about finances
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Tourism:

Hawaii trying to combat major tourism slump
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VREP's new hot spot is Ch. 11
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Walker Wilcox Matousek

Bankruptcy Reform:

Let bankruptcy judges alter mortgages, lawmakers urge
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Durbin to try again with bankruptcy bill
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Retailing:

December US retail chain store sales outlook dims
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Retailers cautious about holiday sales outlook
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Retailer Boot Barn Buys 14 Stores In Bankruptcy Sale
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Neiman Marcus Profit Falls on Increased Discounts
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CFO soon to take helm of struggling Retail Ventures
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Fitch Cuts General Growth Rating, Default Imminent
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Ackman Raises Stake in General Growth
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Bankruptcy Vendors:

Bankruptcy uptick prompts Epiq to expand
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Lehman:

Lehman Seeks to Sell French Bank Unit to Nomura for 1 Euro
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Lehman halts Capital Crossing stock sale
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Trucking:

Fitch says recession challenges freight shippers
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Football:

Economic slump causes NFL to cut staff
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Alternative Energy:

Involuntary bankruptcy sought against Boot Hill Biofuels
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Ethanol Fumes: After VeraSun, More Trouble for Midwest Ethanol Makers?
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Politics:

79% approve of way Obama is handling transition
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Municipalities:

Moody's gives El Paso offering 'junk bond' status
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Telecoms:

Nortel Seeks Legal Advice On Exploring Bankruptcy
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Nortel explores bankruptcy , government aid scenarios: report
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Finance:

So much for eased lending
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Skiing:

Recession Spurs Ski Deals
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Oil/Gas:

Global demand for oil to plummet
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Oil Falls 4 Percent on Forecast For Shrinking Demand
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World Oil Demand to Fall For First Time In Decades
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Analysts expect crude, gasoline reserves to jump
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Oil demand to plunge amid recession
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DOE Slashes Energy Demand Forecast
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Energy crunch may offset recovery, experts predict
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Chesapeake Energy: Bankruptcy or 5-Bagger?
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Catalyst creditors eye Constellation
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Accounting:

Politicians strong-armed IASB into pushing through fair-value changes: chairman
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Inspectors Name Names in Grading the Big Four
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Food/Drink:

Analyst sees recession hurting DineEquity
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Restaurant Jobs, Like Tips, Shrink
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Buffets amends bankruptcy loan, sees 1st-qtr exit
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Postville faces big bill if Agriprocessors fails
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Distressed Investing:

Firm Wades Back into Distressed RMBS; Is Timing Right?
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Where Are They Now?:

John Rogers is still at large, living large
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Debt Collection:

8th Circuit Rejects Hedge Fund's Debt Collection Practice
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Corporate Reform:

What Cuomo wants from Wall Street
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UK:

Downward spiral of debt - David Cameron has yet to provide a concrete alternative to the government's 'borrowing binge'
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Darling Said to Consider Credit Guarantees for UK
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UK Economy May Shrink Most Since 1990
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Pay-day loans offered with 10,000 per cent interest rate
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Researchers say UK economy shrank in last 3 months
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UK Wants More on Sickness Benefit to Return to Work
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China:

Bankruptcies start to plague Chinese solar
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Canada:

Big Rate Cut By Canada’s Central Bank
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BCE Wages 11th-Hour Effort to Salvage Buyout
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Spain:

Tycoon's Fall Is a Warning
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Middle East:

A Tale of Two Emirates in the Financial Crisis
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China:

China’s Exports Fall for First Time in 7 Years
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Germany:

Recession Threatens Merkel's Future
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German research group sees GDP down 2.0 pct in '09
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Asia:

World Bank Cuts East Asia Economic Growth Forecasts
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New Zealand:

Penniless man 'hired top lawyer'
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Netherlands:

Bankruptcy rate set to soar: Graydon
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Russia:

Russian Economy to Shrink Through September
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Suppliers Talk about Possible Bankruptcy of another Large Sausage Producer
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