Law:

Latham Leads Strong Year in LA, Could Surpass Skadden
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Skadden, Latham punch through $2bn barrier
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Latham & Watkins, Gunning for the Top?
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Cleary reveals steady 2007 growth
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Lerach Says Payoffs Were Widespread
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Bill Lerach, Giver of Cookies and Cars, to be Sentenced Today
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Amigos de Lerach: Nader, Ben Stein ... Clinton?
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Class actions feel effects of Milberg case
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Rise in legal costs slows; big biz gains upper hand
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The O'Melveny & Myers 'Witch Hunt'
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So What's Up With MoFo in the OC?
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Skadden Kills Blog's 'Hot Associate' Contest
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It's Not About "Integration"
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Firm introduces three associate grades
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Law firms follow money in credit mess
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New BigLaw Perk for Struggling Associates: Career Counselor
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Assault Rap for Rough Handshake
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Suit Against James Brown's Lawyers and Greenberg Traurig as Wild as Singer's Life
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Legal-aid firm swindled poor, suit alleges
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Sheppard Mullin Adds 10 to Real Estate Practice
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Howrey's Hop from DC Suburbs to India
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Are In-House Counsel Ready to Embrace Social Networking Sites?
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DOJ to Boost Billables for the Street's Outside Counsel
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New niche for e-discovery: special masters
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Allen & Overy Claims Pole Position in 2007 Debt Capital Markets Tables
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Reintroducing. . . L'Affaire Pellicano!
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$4.1 Million Fees Award Upheld in Class Action, Less Than Defendant Counsel Fees
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Small Law Firm Thrives as Real Estate Market Swoons
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Slumping Dollar Pumps Up Some BigLaw Paychecks
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Cocaine and Lies Could End BigLaw Partner's Career
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Why are TV Lawyers Ethically Challenged? That's Hollywood
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Tax:

The Bag of Tricks Is Almost Empty
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Wall Street:

Recession Hint Sends Fri. Stocks Down Sharply
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US Stock Futures Little Changed
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U.K. Stocks Fall
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German Stocks Drop
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World stocks fall
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Earnings forecasts suffer amid economic upheaval
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Unusual perks: Goldman Sachs covers sex changes
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Aviation:

Delta flight attendants look to unionize
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Delta, Northwest Discuss Future
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Jet charter hit with bankruptcy suit
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NWA pilots won't be rushed into merger deal
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Delta, Northwest May Merge, Create Biggest Airline
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Banking:

Warren: The Future of Bank Fees
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Credit Suisse Topples UBS as it Dodges 'Suprime Bullet'
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Bottom Fishers Nibble at Banks, Brokers
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SocGen Hunt Hits Dead End
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Societe Generale Plans Offer to Raise EU5.5 Billion
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Societe Generale profits plunge to 947 million euros
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SocGen woes mean rich pickings for bankers and taxman
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BofA Gets Wells Notice
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Banks insist they won't blink on leveraged loan pricing
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Loan Losses May Spur Writedowns
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Credit Reporting:

FICO: Don't blame us for mortgage mess
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Religion:

St. Anthony's to provide $1M towards bankruptcy settlement
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St. Mary's to pay $650K in diocese sex abuse settlement
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Clergy abuse victims to get more money
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Celebs:

Buyers Tour Pearlman Home Before It Goes To Auction
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Kerry 30 days from bankruptcy
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Education:

Helicopter students say they've been scammed
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Flight school's withdrawal fees disputed
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New College of California Is on Deathbed
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Health Care:

Haven Sites Attract Interest
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Nursing Home Finance Check
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Two Cities, Two Besieged Hospitals, Two Startlingly Different Results
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In Communities Losing Hospitals, Rising Voices
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Sun Care air ambulance out of service
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Insider: National Century investors didn't get full disclosure
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Hospital coverage ignored cost comparisons, bankruptcy effect
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Bonds:

A surge of interest in below-investment-grade bonds bodes well for an economic recovery
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Real Estate:

SEC Eyes Disclosure In Subprime Probes
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Countrywide Financial, Acorn reach US subprime agreement
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Look who's reneging on a condo deal
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Year of "denial" in US subprime crisis
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Weyerhaeuser Swings to Loss on Housing
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NovaStar gets waiver from Wachovia
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Court OKs TOUSA Plan
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Expect Florida to lag in housing turnaround
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Builder's trial starts Monday
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National City Execs Allegedly Dumped Shares
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Housing crisis leaves many in the dust
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Neither a subprime nor duped borrower be
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Homebuyers Say 'Homecomings' Cheats
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Economy:

Recession Would Work in Democrats' Favor
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Credit Woes May Widen
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A repeat of the Great Depression is unlikely
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IMF sees sharp U.S. slowdown
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With problems spreading from Wall Street to Main Street, America's credit crisis will get worse before it gets better
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Global Finance Leaders Warn of Risk From U.S. Housing Woe
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Anxious time ahead for markets as G7 hints at worsening global gloom
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G7 Meeting: Slower Growth, $400 B Subprime Loss
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Economists say recession now an even bet
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Now, Feed the Data to the Subprimeoscope
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RBC consumer confidence index drops to lowest level since 2002
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Resorts:

Bankruptcy Trustee's Suit Naming Former Queen Mary Chief Acknowledges Possible Defense In Alleged Transfers To "Leisure Horizons"
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

TN: Bankruptcy petitions jump 21 percent
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IN: Region bankruptcies up 25 percent
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Mining:

Copper company Asarco granted bankruptcy extension
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No examiner for Asarco
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Forest Products:

Redwood wrangle - It may be a new day for logging
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Utilities:

US Energy Systems to settle with former CEO
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M&A:

Buyout firms frozen by debt crisis
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Photography:

Polaroid brings down the shutters on iconic film
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Student Debt:

Ex-Decker students' loans may be forgiven
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Man gets 4 years in bankruptcy fraud
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Corporate Governance:

For exiting CEOs, a soft landing
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Horse Racing:

New York franchise deal still not finalized
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Fraud:

Are banks to blame for the Kerviels of the world?
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Theory Gains That Trader Had a Helper
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Messages Show Details of French Trader's Actions
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Detroit accounting firm played role in Ponzi scheme, suit claims
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Museums:

Heritage Museum seeks way out of financial woes
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Hedge Funds:

Down market will test hedge funds
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Hedge funds put up shutters to weather storm
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Court Orders Hedge Fund Frauds to Pay $3.1M+
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Food/Drink:

Sweet Traditions sales approved
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Finance:

Price plummet seen halving commercial loan-backed issuance
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Consumer Bankruptcy:

The Ninth Circuit BAP Has Ruled No More Ride Thru
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Glass:

Westshore looks to secured lenders
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Credit Cards:

Bankruptcy Judge OKs Solidus Sale of 3 Units
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Princeton wins cash extension
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Is Bank of America blindsiding cardholders?
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Credit-Card Pinch Leads to Pullback in Spending
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Debt Relief Can Cause Headaches of Its Own
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Americans accustomed to cheap and easy money -- and an economy geared to their free-spending ways -- face a harsh new reality as banks raise rates and lower ceilings on credit cards
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U.S. Spending Monitor recorded its third consecutive monthly decline
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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:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11)
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Bankruptcy Reform:

A subprime fix to bank on
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Autos:

Auto economist sees limited drop in 2008 sales
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Auto dealers' economist predicts 2008 US sales drop, late rebound
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Chrysler Lays Out Radical Turnaround Plan
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Chrysler to talk to dealers on cuts soon
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Dealers top priority for automakers
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Chrysler faces tough road to success
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Chrysler banks on revived product line to push dealer consolidation
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Chrysler Is Talking to Others About Using Their Cars
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Chrysler not viable as stand-alone company
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Chrysler's expects no further job cuts amid restructuring
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Chrysler dealers endorse latest restructuring move
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Analysts see clouds for Chrysler
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Manchester Inc. Seeks Protection of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
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Johnson Rubber wins DIP
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Trading sparse as Dana's stock back on NYSE
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Plastech: What Comes Next?
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Plastech not the only troubled supplier
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Recording Industry:

Dr. Dre Seeking Death Row Documents
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Chemicals:

Solutia Lawsuit Set for Feb. 21 Trial
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Citi, Goldman, Deutsche do not accept 'trick' claim
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Ratings Agencies:

Tiny Firm Gives Ratings Giants Worry
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Embattled rating agencies float changes in voodoo they do
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Peril ahead as raters scrutinized
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Corporate Reform:

Cox insists no slowdown at SEC in '08
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U.S. Atty. Wants Information from SEC's Merrill Lynch Probe
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SEC Settles With Calif. Lawyer Over Opinion Letter
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Cox puts subprime, CDOs on SEC's 2008 agenda
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Financial Literacy:

Bankruptcy clerk working to create solvency course
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Credit Counseling:

Warren: Profit Possibilities
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Beware of Debt Counselors With High Fees
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Personal Finance:

Employees who have financial worries can add to workplace stress
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12 ways to recession-proof your life
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Accounting:

Bristol-Myers squibbed by auction rate bonds
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Tax strategies may lose federal imprimatur
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Judges:

Police allege bankruptcy judge was driving drunk
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Retailing:

Fortunoff must keep its own identity to thrive
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Sale of Retailer Hits Legal Snag
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UK:

Firms expect domestic orders drop
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£10m Lotto winner has spent it all
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Alarm at rush to bankrupt council tax debtors
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Should we be worried if Sir Richard Branson wins Northern Rock?
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Debt counselor seeks sympathy for borrowers from Rock bidders
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10m 'may default on debt by end of year'
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UK Dec trade deficit improves slightly
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Banks won't scramble to follow Egg's lead
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Firm to take on banks after Dorsey litigation hires
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Canada:

Lundstrom's bankruptcy 'like a death'
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US Housing Crunch Hits Hard On Canadian Lumber Towns
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Underwriters await outcome of BCE suit
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China:

China legislates on bankruptcy in banks
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Ireland:

Cork shellfish company applies for bankruptcy
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Germany:

Fears of more sub-prime losses at German bank IKB
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IKB stock tumbles after report it needs another $2.9 billion
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Germany's Steinbrueck sees subprime write-downs reaching 400 bln USD
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Australia:

Fortress falls on forced asset sales
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