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Bush laments a drunken revelry his administration encouraged,
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Asian airlines profit hit by rising fuel costs, outlook grim
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Tax:
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Tax fraud trial for Rigas pair is postponed
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TJX May Sell Bob's Stores Division After Four Years of Losses
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Sad farewell to Dawahares
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Shipping Firm AGI Might Seize Containers
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Opposition to SW Dallas request
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Manufacturing:
Fortune Brands' Profit Falls 41 Percent
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Delaware Decision Highlights Need for Director Protection
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Real Estate:
Foreclosure filings up 120%
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Foreclosures Double in Second Quarter as US Home Prices Fall
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Mortgage Rates Soar on Inflation Fears
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Housing woes bring on a bust backlash
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Fannie's and Freddie's free lunch
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Fannie, Freddie & the Daybed
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Housing: 'Remedy' may hurt as bad as collapse
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Realtors Issue Dismal Report: Existing Home Sales Drop 2.6%
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Buyers Stay Away From Homes
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US homes sales at 10-year low
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Fannie's new watchdog: All bark?
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Why You Should be Worried About the Rescue of Fannie
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Houston home sales down 12.6 percent in June
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Phila. Region's Home Sales Down; Prices Steady
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Assets of Premier founder to be auctioned
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Countrywide Bondholders Put Brave Face On BofA Comments
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Mortgage Writedowns to Total $1 Trillion, Gross Says
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Housing bill should help revive economy, but it's no cure-all
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Cedar Funding trustee seeks easier access for files
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Letters of Credit Given as Lease Deposits May Yield Cash in Chapter 11
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Shocking CDO Loss Estimate - 90% -
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The End of Down Payment 'Charities'
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Housing Bill Adds Second Lien Amendment; DAPs to Be Eliminated
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Fitch Updates Ratings Model; Projects Steep Housing Price Declines
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Economy:
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Paulson is a reluctant dragon
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Government must allow some to fail
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Super Losses, Super Layoffs, Super Bailouts
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Americans are in a spending crisis
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Economic Growth Rate in New York Slows Down
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Debt capitalism self-destructs
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Corporate Reform:
SEC's Cox Seeks More Authority Over Investment Banks
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Amid Turmoil, U.S. Turns Away From Decades of Deregulation
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L.A. sues over 30 major Wall Street financial institutions and bond insurers
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UBS jeopardized billions in auction rate securities, Cuomo claims
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UBS says will defend itself in auction-rate suit
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Auction-Rate Fraud Case Widens
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The oil speculator sideshow
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Spitzer Figures Violated Law, Says Integrity Commission
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Due Process:
Due process issues in bankruptcy reorganizations
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SIVs:
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Clifford Chance and Lovells close blueprint SIV restructuring
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Banking:
WaMu spokesman: no need to rely on outside funding sources
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GMAC, Cerberus Pact With FDIC Sets $3 Billion Line
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Banks up borrowing over past week from Fed's emergency program
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Wachovia's CFO departs
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Why wasn't IndyMac on FDIC problem list?
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Morgan Stanley sees another large write-down at Citi this year
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Butler Bank squeezed by loan portfolio
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Private Equity Firms Said to Circle BankUnited
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Private-Equity Firms, Funds Take New Look at Ailing Banks
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The Fed may relax rules for PE firms to invest in banks
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NatCity and Downey meet Bove's low expectations
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5 big losers in the banking crisis
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Prepacks:
Portola Packaging, Inc. Reaches Agreement on Restructuring with Senior Lenders and Holders of Senior Notes, Prepack Planned
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Gambling:
Ownership changes for Pittsburgh casino need quick approval
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Book Sellers:
'Nothing to liquidate' at St Stephen the Great
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Hedge Funds:
Paulson Eyes Sickly Hedge Funds
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Insurance:
Munich Re Drops Most Since 2003 on Asset Writedowns
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Senate Asks 9 Insurers to Furnish Information
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Politics:
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The White House blinks
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McCain, Obama back Fed chairman
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Energy Is Voters' Top Economic Issue
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Personal Finance:
Hearings on Squeezing the American Family
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Fitness:
Pure Weight Loss bankruptcy case: The Real Deal
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Distressed Investing:
End of Liquidity Glut Brings Distressed Investors Off the Sidelines
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Goldman raises $10B fund to buy LBO debt
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Convenience Stores:
Soueidan seeks dismissal
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Housing crisis spurs sharp jump in bankruptcies
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Venue:
Delaware is all of a sudden winning the filings war vs. Manhattan
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Resorts:
Bankruptcy court seizes Mich. resort's operations
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Resort owners face deadline
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Woman pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Couple indicted on bankruptcy charges
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Health Care:
MedAvant Wins Interim Approval From Bankruptcy Court for $2.9 Million in New Financing
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Medical Doctors Fire Back After Changeover at LICH
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Coventry Health Care profit drops 45 percent
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Troubled Clinic Evicted, Dunned For Rent
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SemGroup Energy says SEC conducting inquiry
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GE sues SemGroup over pipeline cash transfer
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Creditor claims SemGroup misused $54 million
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Former SemGroup CEO known for generosity
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Pawnbroker among creditors in oil trader collapse
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Sherman plant's future unknown after Semgroup LP files for bankruptcy
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SemGroup a small factor in oil price drop -experts
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SemGroup Energy cuts ties to bankrupt parent
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Massive oil hedging losses fell 12th largest American private company
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SEC investigating SemGroup
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SemGroup says grand jury demanding documents on liquidity
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List of SemGroup LP's creditors
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Wrong-Way Oil Bets Slam an Energy Firm
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SemGroup's corporate family rating cut to 'Ca' from 'Caa2' - Moody's
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BOK says SemGroup link adds $71 million to its loss
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Has Oil Broken Down?
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Oil Majors' Profits to Soar on Record Crude
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Sterling Bank takes $3.7M hit over energy loan
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Autos:
At Ford, End of a Big-Vehicle Era Takes a Toll
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Finally, Ford Sees the Light
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Ford looks to smaller cars as record $9bn loss stuns market
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Chrysler reports loss
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Blue Water sale falls through
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GM Axle supplier to give buyouts to 2,000 workers
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Congressional measures tackle soaring gas prices
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Detroit, always a car-length behind
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Retooling boon for area parts makers
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AutoNation's second-quarter profit tumbles, plans to cut 1,300 jobs
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Honda Unexpectedly Boosts Earnings
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Forest Products:
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Appellate court denies stay in PALCO case
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Fraud:
SEC Stops Alleged $20M Ponzi Scheme
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Mass Torts:
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Credit Cards:
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Accounting:
$10 Million Verdict Upheld Against PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Bonds:
MBIA, Rivals Sued by Los Angeles Over Bond Insurance
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Bond yields rise on recession fears
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UK:
Insolvency laws not up to the job
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UK economy grows just 0.2 percent in 2Q
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Canada:
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Disgraced adman Jean Lafleur files for bankruptcy after leaving prison
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Investor joins harmac bid
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New Zealand:
Duff creditor wants book royalties
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Russia:
Russia's RTS Index Hits Six-month Low As Sentiment Sours
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