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Linklaters curtails client base to focus attention on major players
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Law Firms Tightening Belts -- By Request
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The banking bailout has received strong support from lawyers
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Two More BigLaw Firms Lay Off Lawyers, One for Second Time
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Rumors Of Dechert's Demise Are Slightly Exaggerated
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Case Tests Boundaries of Privilege
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Polsinelli and Shughart Merge
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Layoffs Hit Attorneys, Staff at Katten and Sonnenschein Firms
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Heller Staff Move Out and On
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Law Firm Bombed, Four Injured
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Bankruptcy Reform:

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Ten Things I'd Change About BAPCPA
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Wall Street:

Stock Futures Higher Mon. as Investors Await Earnings
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Global markets advance; S. Korea up on bank plan
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Asian Stocks Turn Higher
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Merrill Chief Thain Expects `Thousands' of Job Cuts
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Stock Manipulation Probe Launched as Price Spikes Suggest Ploys
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Wall Street's Woes Trickle Down to Caterers, Limos, Headhunters
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Jim Cramer Retreats Along With the Dow
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The Forecast: More Misery in Earnings
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Wall Street On A Long, Winding Road
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J.P. Morgan's 16 Picks in Troubled Times
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Banking:

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Too Many Banks 'Too Big to Fail'
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ING Gets $13.4 Billion Injection From the Netherlands
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Barclays on Top
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Barclays: Wall Street's new gambler
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Caisse d'Epargne Ousts Executives After Trading Loss
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Lewis: BofA had to take fed money
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Name That Bank
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US faces bigger long-term bank problem
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Ex-Wa-Mu head selling home for $6.25M
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SocGen Falls to Lowest Since 2003 on Capital Increase Concern
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Credit-Default Swaps Should Be Regulated, Cox Writes
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Joint US-New York Inquiry into CDS trading
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Why the CDS Market Didn't Fail
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Mass Torts:

Ruling Confirming Primacy of Federal Bankruptcy Law Over State Law Prohibiting Assignment of Insurance Policies Good News for Chapter 11 Plan Asbestos Trusts
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Falling oil prices may pinch OPEC
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Oil Rises on Expectations of Output Cut
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Bad sign: gasoline under $3
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Ex-SemGroup CEO still on payroll
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Viking Drilling to hit open auction
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Art:

The Art of Recession
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San Mateo County hit hard by Wall Street crisis
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Jefferson County has until Oct. 31 to negotiate a deal
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Second Liens And Recharacterization: Is More Litigation Around The Corner?
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Airlines trimmed by hedges
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Spanish airline LTE 'suspended'
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Slesers: flyLAL will go bankrupt this winter
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Wind firm hit by legal, financial troubles
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Reliant creditors to vote on liquidation
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Hedge Funds:

2 and 20
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Hedge Funds: 2008's Winners and Losers
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Movie Industry:

Signs of a Pullback Emerge in Hollywood
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Distressed Investing:

America for Sale: Price Reduced
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Mining:

Asarco status: Smelter must admit it's closed
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'Tough' Christmas for Copper as Demand Wanes
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Celebs:

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Celebrities' financial blunders
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Hard times
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Furniture trade fair opens under economic cloud
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Toll Roads:

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Corporate Governance:

Going private hasn't saved companies from slump
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BAPCPA At Three Years Old: Measuring the Statistical Impact on Texas Filings
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Fraud:

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Class Accuses Payroll Firm of Big-Time Fraud
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M&A:

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Cravath partner Jim Woolery on the next M&A wave
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Economy:

Regions in Recession, Bush Aide Says
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Bush plans to host world powers at economic summit
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Bernanke likely to say today economy won't perk up soon
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A Sour Economy
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Turmoil May Make Americans Savers, Worsening 'Nasty' Recession
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US recession won't be shallow or short
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Deficit Rises, and the Consensus Is to Let It Grow
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Eyes Turn to the Fear Index
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Paulson Panics as UK, Germany find own solution
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Your Personal Bailout Check Isn't in the Mail
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The Guys From 'Government Sachs'
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International financial system
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Three Trends and a Train Wreck
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A CFO Survey: Payroll Cuts Are Imminent
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Focus on Signs of Crisis Fallout
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Treasury Bailout Terms Better Than Buffett's
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U.S. following Karl Marx's playbook?
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The Rising Body Count on Main Street
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Food bills rose with oil; why won't they fall with it?
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Not Your Grandfather's Great Depression
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Some Curious Parallels with the 1930s
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At bellwether Intel, forecast offers hints of global storm
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Startups confront leaner times
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Real Estate:

Bankruptcy a bit risky in foreclosures
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How next president might handle housing breakdown
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Housing fixes fail to impress
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Slump will shrink, change US home-building sector
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Building Flawed American Dreams
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Patriot Homes DIP wins final nod
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Mortgage firm arranged stealth campaign
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NJ lawmakers take up homeowner protection bills
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Appraisal Fraud in the Spotlight, Again
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AG settles with foreclosure rescuers
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Autos:

Investors not convinced of GM-Chrysler deal
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Chrysler, GM deal confronts obstacles
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GM Lacks Investors to Fund a Chrysler Deal
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Jokes while carmakers go broke
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Michigan politicians fret over GM, Chrysler's future
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GM-Chrysler push for quick deal
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GM, Chrysler aim to wrap up merger within two weeks
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Union fears jobs losses if GM, Chrysler merge
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Tight credit putting buyer expectations into perspective
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Job losses, poverty sting Ohio over the last 8 years
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ElringKlinger Plummets After Cutting 2008 Earnings Forecasts
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Politics:

Obama Assembles 'Largest Law Firm' to Monitor Election
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The administration losing faith in capitalism
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Powell: 'I would have difficulty with two more Republican appointments to Supreme Court'
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Biden's got the down-home spirit
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'Joe the Plumber' strikes back at media
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Financial Advice for Joe the Plumber
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Dodd Decides: No Story In Loan Deals
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Franklin Delano Bush
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Palin Faces Fey :)
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Republicans in movie biz feel stifled, bullied
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Banks Keep Up Lobbying Efforts
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Retailing:

Linens 'N Things Canadian Operation Files for Bankruptcy
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Circuit City Weighs Broad Cuts
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Mervyn's to cease operations
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Another Tweeter blowout?
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Retail slump pushes shopping center vacancies to 14-year high
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General Growth Wrestles With Its Debt
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Retail in retreat?
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Spending on Gadgets Is Projected to Grow at a Slower Rate
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Health Care:

Pontiac to seek OK to sell facilities
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Nursing homes continue to reel in Connecticut
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Money matters disputed in Conn. nursing home operator's bankruptcy
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Novartis profit drops 69%, to cut 550 jobs
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Lehman:

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Lehman Brothers' CEO and Former CFO Subpoenaed
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Lehman Subject of Three Grand Jury Probes After Largest-Ever Bankruptcy
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Comparing Lehman's Misfortunes to Katrina: A Wise Legal Maneuver?
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Lehman's $3.4 billion property fund seeks sponsor
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Markets hold breath over Lehman's unwind
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Lehman Subpoenas: Erin Callan's Legal Hedge
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Finance:

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Rates ease, but credit freeze is still a threat
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US seeks ways to get banks to lend, not hoard, new capital
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Angel Investors Get Picky
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Asian Money Rates Fall on Bank Support, Libor to Extend Decline
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Australia Funding Costs Fall to Lowest Since Lehman Collapse
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Non-Profits:

Museums Fear Lean Days Ahead
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Finances force Fix Houston to file for bankruptcy
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Executory Contracts:

Contract Rejection Claims Eligible for Setoff Under Section 553: Rejecting the Delta Approach
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Debtors the Ability to Assume and Reject Individual Leases Under A Master Lease Agreement
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DIP Financing:

DIP Lending Dries Up
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Religion:

Can A Christian File A Bankruptcy?
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Accounting:

Re-Inventing GAAP
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Fair-value battle far from finished
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EU Banks Get Leeway on Making Write-Downs
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Buses:

Motor Coach Wins Approval for Loan
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Bonds:

Bond Risk Rises to Record on Concern of Worst Slump Since '30s
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'Broken' TIPS Cheapest US Debt as Inflation Slows
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Insider Compensation:

Bailout bill hones ax over exec pay
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Crisis to spur debate on pay, even in Alabama
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Gambling:

Even major players feel serious squeeze as revenue drops, debts rise
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Credit Cards:

10% of Americans are taking out more cash advances on their credit cards than in the past
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

California doctor and dentist indicted on bankruptcy fraud concealment and false oath charges
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Trucking:

Gainey gains access to cash collateral
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Insurance:

Lawmakers demand documents on AIG units, funds
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Prudential Gains on Report Insurer May Sell 20% Stake
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Manulife faces hurdles on AIG deal
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BofA advising AIG on sale of U.S. personal lines
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AIG's fire sale is sparsely attended
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Corporate Reform:

In Wake of Financial Meltdown, Heads Might Roll. But Should They?
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FBI struggling to find agents to investigate white-collar crime
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Radio:

WorldSpace files for bankruptcy
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Food/Drink:

Pilgrim's Pride Plunges 24% on Bankruptcy Speculation
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Will Pilgrim's Pride sell or file for bankruptcy?
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Pilgrim's Pride not seeking bankruptcy protection
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Bankrupt Mother's Cookie Already Sees Potential Buyers
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Defaults:

The corporate buyout binge has elevated the default risk at a range of businesses. Regulators should be prepared to soften the impact of the inevitable bankruptcies
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Layoffs:

Yahoo Plans Major Cost Cuts, Including Layoffs
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How WARN act applies to company closures
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Five Signs You May Be on the Layoff List
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Secured Creditors:

Oversecured Creditor Entitled to Default Interest if Collateral Sold Under Section 363(b)
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Labor:

With Economy, Day Laborer Jobs Dwindle
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Credit Counseling:

MMI Survey Shows Positive Impact of Bankruptcy Counseling & Education
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UK:

Oct. house asking prices down 4.9% on year
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Scots home repossessions double under credit crunch
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London Jobs Will Decline This Year for First Time Since 2004
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Do our rulers know enough to avoid a 1930s replay?
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UK Budget Deficit Widens as Slump Hits Tax Receipts
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UK Government to Raise Spending, Borrowing to Ease Downturn
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Deleveraging among U.K. banks will be painful, however necessary, but lending could take years to recover
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£60m aid for first time home buyers
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It's official - UK in recession, E&Y reports
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UK Home Prices Decline as Economy Nears 'Abyss'
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IVA debt deal could cost us our home
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UK Deposit Fund Pays 3 Billion Pounds for ING Iceland Savers
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Aga Falls Most in 20 Years as Slowdown Hurts Profit
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Mortgage lending slumps 42% in a year
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Frozen IceSave accounts leave worried homebuyers facing a mortgage crisis
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EU:

Banks Deposited Record 239.6 Billion Euros With ECB
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Trichet Urges Banks to Lend After Recovery Begins
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Suddenly, Europe Looks Pretty Smart
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More European Banks Turn to Bailouts, Lending Eases
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Europeans Step Up Bank Bailout
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Europe's Banks May Need EU73 Billion, Merrill Says
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China:

China's Economic Growth Is Slowest in 5 Years
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Global storm hits China's sea-commerce
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Jintian Copper denies liquidity problems
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The fat lady sings in China's opera of reform
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S. Korea:

South Korea Pledges $130 Billion to Aid Banks, Market
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South Korea's $130bn guarantee may not be enough
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South Korea's Won, Stocks Gain on $130 Billion Financial Rescue
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IMF chief welcomes S.Korea bank rescue package
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Germany:

German bailout sets salary cap for top bank execs
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German Cabinet Eases Bank Rescue Rules Amid Criticism
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BayernLB May Tap Government Fund to Boost Capital
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German Property Market Stalls
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German Producer Price Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Increases
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Canada:

Canada Plans to Guarantee Bank Loans
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Trustee subject of 'very rare' hearing
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Pakistan:

Pakistan on the verge of bankruptcy
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Pakistan forced to scrounge for cash
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Beijing assures Pakistan of support for debt payments
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Pakistan trumpets China ties, gets nuke plants offer
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Rebuffed by China, Pakistan May Seek IMF Aid
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Sweden:

Sweden guarantees $200 billion in bank loans
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Iceland:

A nation from riches to rags
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Kaupthing repays customers
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Iceland falls out of love with its billionaires
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Iceland's dreams go up in smoke
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Icelanders turn to old standby
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Serbia:

Serbia to Raise Savings Guarantees
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Vietnam:

Vietnam Cuts Key Rate to 13%
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Japan:

Bank of Japan says economic conditions weak across the nation
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Financial Crisis Dents Career Opportunities for Japanese Elite
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BOJ's Shirakawa Says Credit Costs Rising as Bankruptcies Mount
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India:

India Lowers Key Rate for the First Time Since 2004
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Crack in Indian realty firms
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Mexico:

Mexico's Alfa May Report Loss Tied to Derivatives
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Azerbaijan:

National Bank of Azerbaijan rebuts information About of Bankruptcy of Azerbaijan's Large Banks
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Kazakhstan:

Kazakhstan to Use Oil Reserves to Avert Bank Failure
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Hong Kong:

Credit-crunch casualties hit Hong Kong sentiment
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Citic Pacific May Lose $2 Billion From Currency Bets
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France:

France orders emergency audit of its banks
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