Law:
Companies increasingly shun bankruptcy court
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Skadden Lawyer Delves Into the 'Dark Pools' of the Oil Boom
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Summer Associate of the Day: 'Randy Savage'
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Lerach: Jailhouse Confessions
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Counsel Explains Why Milberg Settled: Law Firm Survival
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Editorial Urges Prosecutors to "Keep Digging Into Tort-Bar Practices"
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Will New Legal Recruiters Succeed With Pay-to-Place Business Model?
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Here Come the Suits! Headaches Not Over for Former Milberg Lawyers
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Associate Attrition Skyrockets By Year 5
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Today Texas, Tomorrow the World: Lone Star Firms Are Out to Eat Your Lunch
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Whacked Out on BlackBerrys in Depositions
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Another Ethics Ruling on Metadata
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CO issues metadata opinion
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Second-Chairing the White House: A Look at Potential Lawyer-Veeps
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Appeals court limits release of text messages sent on employer phones
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Law Firms Settle With New York AG Over Alleged Pension Fund Abuses
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Yet another partner leaves Heller
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How to Build a Book of Business as a Young Lawyer
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Judges:
Federal Judge Could Face Rare Impeachment Proceedings Arising From His Own Bankruptcy Case
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Judges, Hide Those P--- Collections
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Former Judge Charged in Human Trafficking Case
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Ex-Judge of the Day: Sue Holland
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Texas Execution Postponed After Flurry of Appeals
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Federal Judge Presides Over Gay Marriage of Former Clerk
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Chief Justice Roberts assigns five Philadelphia judges for Kozinski ethics investigation
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Banking:
UBS, Credit Suisse Face More Writedowns, Goldman Says
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Fifth Third, Regions, SunTrust Lead Second Day of Bank Declines
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Fifth Third To Pass Collection Plate
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Cincinnati Financial Mulling `Actions' on Fifth Third
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Fremont General seeks bankruptcy protection
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Banks Find New Ways to Mask Pain
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Guy Hands, Deutsche Bank Unit Faces UBS Lawsuit Over Loan Sale
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Aviation:
United CFO says bankruptcy won't help airlines this time
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Delta Joins In, Cutting More Flights
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Airlines weigh more jobs cuts, fees to offset fuel
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Airline passengers sue to stop Delta-Northwest deal
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Continental Airlines studying first-bag fee
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Delta expects staff reduction to save $200M
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Aloha sale of Mesa suit hits snag
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Air Cargo Firm Files for Chapter 11 Again
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Gemini files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Sun Country turns to state for a helping hand
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The Catch Phrase Is 'a La Carte' as Airlines Push Additional Fees
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Former American Airlines chairman Crandall proposes industry re-regulation
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Bonds:
Bond insurer cuts below "AA" risky for munis, banks-BofA
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Ambac Financial to Terminate Fitch Ratings Contract
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Monowhine II
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Economy:
Bank issues global stock and credit crash alert
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Fund managers react
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Writedowns May Reach $1.3 Trillion
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Major US company CEOs less optimistic, don't see recession
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US Leading Economic Indicators Probably Were Unchanged in May
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Jobless claims decline by 5,000 following surge
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US Slowdown, Price Increase Isn't Your Father's Stagflation
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GOP blocks bill that extends jobless benefits
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Why We're Gloomier Than The Economy - Consumer Anxiety Outstrips the Data
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CFOs: Economic Rebound a Year Away
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House Democrats Call For Nationalization Of Refineries
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Nigerian attack shuts oil field
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Jewelry:
Bankruptcy Watch: Whitehall Jewelers
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Gambling:
Back to the drawing board on Tropicana sale
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Sin City is facing hard times
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Debt-strapped Herbst Gaming shuts Northern Nevada casino
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Tropicana conservator gets OK to start new round of bidding
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Corporate Reform:
Paulson Pushes Oversight Changes
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A Brave New World for Financial Regulation
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US SEC charges 2 former Sentinel execs in fraud case
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Taking bankruptcy on the lam gains momentum
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Do Options Backdating Class Actions Settle For Less
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Bear Fund Managers Face Reckoning
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Bear Prosecutors Focus on Email
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2 former Bear Stearns managers surrender to FBI
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Furniture:
Dormia stores file Chapter 11
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Delivery:
Slowdown, Fuel Weigh on FedEx
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Real Estate:
N.Y. Chief Judge Unveils Program to Deal With Dramatic Rise in Foreclosures
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Calif. lawmakers reject mortgage restrictions
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Weekly mortgage applications fall 8.7% as rates rise
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SARE Debtors Face Stringent Deadlines
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New plan for Trump Tower Tampa builder: Bankruptcy
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Forensic accountant to take on Cedar Funding
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Bay Area home sales for May at record low
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Cutler Bay Development files Chapter 7
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SEC Probes Sickly Thornburg
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Thornburg Says Survival in Doubt
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Real Estate Predictions Coming True: Commercial Properties Sliding
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MA: State, mortgage firms settle foreclosure 'rescue' case
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Home sales in Houston area stay in a slump
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Dallas commercial foreclosure postings rise 35%
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Henderson, NV megaproject files for bankruptcy
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Hundreds of lots in Gilbert, AZ might go to auction
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More homes foreclosed in D.C. area than in New York, L.A.
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed
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Most European Stocks Decline
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Most German Stocks Drop
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China Stocks Tumble
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Japan's Stocks Tumble
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US Stocks Slide on Weds. As Oil Rises, 3 Month Low
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Hedge Funds Hire From Wall Street as Jobs Disappear, Pay Falls
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US Stocks Fall on Morgan Stanley Profit Decline, FedEx's Loss
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Stagflation fears drive investors from equities - Global fund managers poll shows pessimism
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Morgan Stanley takes $150 mln hit on Crescent REIT
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FDIC chief calls for more investment-bank oversight
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Morgan Stanley in rogue trade probe
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Morgan Stanley's divestments feed uncertain future
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Regulators Lay Plans for Investment Banks' Access to Fed Loans
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Wild oil market bites big Wall St banks
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Wall Street Lobbies to Protect Speculative Oil Trades
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Autos:
Chrysler sees low US June auto sales
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US Auto Sales in June May Decline to 15-Year Low
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Memo From Nardelli To Chrysler Employees
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Shares of GM and Ford fall on gas and economy woes
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Toyota trims truck production amid sales decline
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Magna to Trim 400 Jobs in Ontario on Truck Demand
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D(iamond)-Day Approaches
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Johnson to pay near $200 mln for Plastech unit
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Sale of most of Plastech's assets OK'd
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GM is running out of gas
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GM Suspends Work on Future Trucks, Focuses on Fuel-Saving Cars
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Ford shares drop 7% after execs meet with Kerkorian
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Kerkorian's Tracinda Increases Stake in Ford Motor to 6.5%
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Auto suppliers in focus for buyouts, investment
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Mining:
Sterlite's Asarco deal hinges on US court ruling
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Counter offer for Asarco viable: Grupo Mexico
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Three green groups seek review of Vedanta's Asarco deal
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Layoffs:
Many CEOS have visions of swirling pink slips
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Fraud:
Trustee Says Rivas Withdrew$1.6 Million Just Before He Disappeared
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KERPs:
Trustee objects to Linens 'n Things severance plan
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
Citigroup, ING Defeat $4 Billion in Adelphia Claims
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Celebs:
Bankrupt! 65 Famous People Who Lost It All
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Fielder owes more than $400000 in taxes
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Retailing:
Distressed retailers' assets can be hard sell
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Finance:
Could relief be on the horizon for battered leveraged loans?
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Municipalities:
Vallejo Asks Permission to Reject Contracts
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Desert Hot Springs' solvency in crisis?
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Jeffco cash woes scare tax sharks
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Economic Squeeze Pushes Local Governments Toward Chapter 9
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Future pension tab cause for concern
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Accounting:
Standard chiefs to get new global monitors
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Bonuses face fair value overhaul
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Forest Products:
Pope & Talbot workers reapply for their jobs
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Politics:
Countywide's Politically Connected VIPs
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Panel to Review Senator's Countrywide Loans
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Bankruptcy Research:
Bankruptcy Regimes and Gambling on Resurrection
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Timeshares:
Judge confirms Equivest plan
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Credit Cards:
TransUnion Reports Quarterly Drop in Card Debt, Delinquencies
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
Deepening Insolvency Claim Against Deloitte & Touche Upheld
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Food/Drink:
Interstate continues losses as bankruptcy drags on
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Food for thought: Will improved results lead to IBC sale?
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SIVs:
Restructuring SIVs: "As hard as nailing jelly to a wall" . . . "more challenging than Enron"
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Clifford Chance scoops landmark Goldman Sachs SIV bailout
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Theme Parks:
Florida company makes winning $2.15M bid for Wild West World
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Theaters:
Studio Arena heads to bankruptcy court
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Hedge Funds:
Indictment of Bear Managers Near
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Hedge fund chief warns of worse to come
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Manhunt for hedge fund felon goes global
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Tax:
Tax Scandal's Mystery Man
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House Bill Aims to Halt Private Collection of Tax Debt
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J K Harris settles with California over misleading ads
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Newspapers:
Tribune Bankruptcy Speculation
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USA Today ad revenue in free fall, a nightmare for the future of print
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Health Care:
Medical center sale plans move ahead
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Moreno Valley hospital sale to be finalized
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Hospital employees stage protest against Valley Health System
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Hospital can still tap cash
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Aetna, Wellpoint Tumble as Coventry Lowers Forecast on Medicare
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Cancer patient recovers after injection of his own cells
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Tourism:
City Fights QSDI, Bankruptcy Trustee Settlement
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Religion:
Diocese seeks assault victims
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Disbarred lawyer faces fraud charges
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Personal Finance:
Driving Less, Americans Finally React to Sting of Gas Prices
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In weak economy, forgoing $4 lattes for home brews
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Plastics:
Wellman, Inc. to Pursue Plan of Reorganization
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Cross-Border:
Multy seeks Canadian filing recognition
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Main Knitting gets Ch. 15 ruling
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UK:
King Says UK Living Standards Will Slip in Inflation Fight
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King and Darling issue bleak forecast
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UK Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise by Most on Record
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BOE England Wins New Power, Promotion for King Allies
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Darling Plans Biggest Shakeup of BOE Stability Powers Since '97
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Billion-pound comeback for plumber
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Builders hammered after Goldman alert on housing outlook
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HBOS Says House Prices to Fall, Pushing Up Bad Loans
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Mortgage lending down 19%
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MPs blast regulator for standing by as insurers 'plundered' assets from life funds
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Taxman sifts through stashes uncovered in police raid
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Bosses fear for London's future
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Mexico:
Mexico freezes basic food prices until year-end
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Kenya:
New Bill on bankruptcy on the way
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Canada:
Police Charge Six Over C$95 Million Norbourg Fraud
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Hollinger Inc.: Closing of Court-Approved Settlement with Significant Secured Creditor and Sun-Times Media Group
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Industrial Alliance Shifts Debt Holdings After BCE
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Mortgage industry raises alarm on "fraud for shelter"
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Canada Inflation Rate Rises More Than Forecast
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India:
Legislative winds may blow away lifeline for sinking companies
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Austria:
Vienna is the worst hit as credit crunch hits Austria
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Spain:
Spain's Habitat in talks to hire Rothschild
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Korea:
Former Daewoo Chief's Hidden Wealth Found
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EU:
Imperial Tobacco Plans to Cut 2440 Jobs in Europe
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Japan:
Japan's Economic Outlook 'Extremely Uncertain'
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Italy:
Parmalat gets go-ahead on suit against founder
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