Law:
Zuckerman Wants In on Tribune Bankruptcy
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Q: What Can Law Firms Do To Make Everyone Happy? A: Read This
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$40 Million Benchslap for Weil Gotshal
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Landing a Small-Firm Job Took Something Extra
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Are the Times A-Changing Yet?
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Two veteran lawyers say that now is the time for fixed fees
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Butzel Long attorneys to serve as counsel for creditors in GM bankruptcy case - Detroit News and Information
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Butzel Long's Fisher on hedge funds in bankruptcy
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Weil Gotshal’s Next Fee Request in Lehman: $45.2 Million
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Laughing All the Way to the Bankruptcy: NY Firm Passes $100 Million in Fees in Lehman Disaster
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Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Contract Attorneys
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Four Tips for Reluctant Networkers
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Paul Hastings Hiring Only 75 Percent of Summers
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Paul Hastings Correction: The Firm Will Defer Part of the Class of 2010 to 2011
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In this Recession, Litigation Isn't a Savior
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Book Excerpt: Reflections on Moving Inside to Outside
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400-Attorney Firm Names New Boss in Philly
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After Settlement, Opinions Erased From Lexis and Westlaw
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Lawyer Fraud Taints Pesticide Suit Claims
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2 Texas Lawyers Conspired to Defraud Client Debtors, Class Action Contends
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Lawyer Sanctioned for Filing Suit His Folding Client Was Ordered Not to File
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Judge Dismisses Malpractice Case Against Pepper Hamilton
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Age Discrimination Suit Against Crowell & Moring Moves to Federal Court
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Vault Releases 2010 Law Firm Rankings
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Dressing for Formal Events on a Budget
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Forget St. Barts and Be Grateful You’re Working, Columnist Tells ‘Exhausted’
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Allocating E-Discovery Costs in New York
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For Litigators, a Different Kind of Recession
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E-Discovery Fears May Explain Why Recession Didn't Spur Litigation
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Founding Fathers mostly lawyers
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Angry Neighbors With Paintball Guns Target Speeders
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Lawsuit of the Day
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Courtroom Drama Should Have Triggered Mistrial, Court Rules
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Lawyer of the Day: Gary Appelblatt
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Welcome to the firm, Kate!
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Armored Truck Nicknamed Armadillo is Unique Anti-Crime Tool
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Judge Slams Weil Lawyer Over Courtroom Remarks
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Where Bush Looked for His District Court Judges
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Lawyers spar in trial of judge over death-row case
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Keller still on stand after Day 2 of hearing
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Judge: Closing court before appeal wasn't a ruling
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Fellow judge says Keller violated procedure in death row case; Former court counsel Ed Marty's statement could raise doubts
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Los Angeles County Judges Take Voluntary Pay Cut
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J.Lo Throws Dinner Party for Sonia Sotomayor
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Supreme Court Sets Oral Argument in Schwab v. Reilly - November 3, 2009
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Decline
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Stocks Fall as China Slumps; Commodities Drop, Yen, Bonds Rise
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Stocks Rebound on Retail Results
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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15,000 applied for 500 jobs at a JCPenny's
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DIP Finance:
Sankaty Raising Funds for DIP and Mid-Market Lending
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Banking:
Bad banks -- They're baaack!
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Colonial Bank Marks a New Low for Loans
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Packaging:
Pliant's Apollo-shaped bankruptcy plan goes to vote
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Retailing:
With Few Exceptions, Retailers Remain Weak
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Heavy lifting starts now in General Growth bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
Judge: Lenders can intervene in Lyondell lawsuit
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Magna Entertainment Creditors Allowed to Sue Chairman
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Corporate Reform:
Rethinking the Corporate Crime Spree
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AGs back Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Agency
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Health Care:
Man says he sold kidney in US for $20k
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Corporate Governance:s
Law Firms Submit Joint Letter to SEC on Corporate Board Nominations
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Lehman:
Lehman Brothers collapse to be turned into primetime drama
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Religion:
Bankrupt diocese begs for nationwide donations to cover attorney fees
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Economy:
Recovery begins, but recession leaves scars, IMF says
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Frailty Lingers in Producer Price and Housing Reports
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LAT poll says public has lost hope in the stimulus plan.
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Dollar to Decline Amid Concern It 'May Lose Reserve Status'
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
New Home Construction Unexpectedly Declines in July
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Single-Family Home Starts Rose in July
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In Appraisal Shift, Lenders Gain Power and Critics
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The Lack of Evidentiary Foundations Fosters Fraud
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Fitch Ratings Steps Up Probe into Commercial Mortgage Exposure
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No New Apartments
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Tishman Said To Seek New Loan Terms on DC Properties
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Home Sales Up in Southern California
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Pulte and Centex merge to become nation's largest homebuilders
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Freddie Mac Names Morgan Stanley's Witherell as COO
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Smith Mountain Lake developer files for bankruptcy
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Has Government Intervention Stalled Home Price Declines?
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Autos:
GM Announces First Production Hike, Worker Rehire Since Bankruptcy
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American Axle Reaches 11-Month High on Accord With GM
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GM agrees to sell Saab to tiny Swedish carmaker
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Chrysler creditors sue Daimler, claim fraud
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Chrysler Unsecured Creditors' Committee Launches Bankruptcy Website
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Chryslers' Bankruptcy Deal—the Casualty Count Begins
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Former Car Dealer Prebul Repeatedly Takes The Fifth
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Cash-for-clunkers boost Japanese car sales; Americans choose Toyota over US brands
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GM board to meet on Friday on Opel sale
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Fraud:
Madoff Lover Stuck With Him Because of His Tenderness, Her Lust
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Bernard Madoff turns into a money-making machine - at last
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Bernie Madoff Is Actually Quite Boring
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Bernie Madoff's Other Little Secret
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Ex-Brocade Chief Reyes Gets Fraud Conviction Reversed
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Jones' Financial Records Missing: Bankruptcy Trustee
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Jones used millions to support lifestyle: auditor
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Audit: Montreal Ponzi scheme netted $12.3M
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SEC Freezes Assets of Private Equity Group
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Plaintiffs and Plantations
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Tax:
US says building criminal cases against UBS clients
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More than 150 UBS clients reportedly to face US charges
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Banker Pointed Feds to 150 UBS Clients Now Under Investigation, Filing Says
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US seeks reduced term for star Swiss bank witness
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Tax Probe Targets More Europe Banks
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Private Tax Collection
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Metals:
Secondary Aluminum Smelter Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Newspapers:
Bankruptcy Judge to Lawyer: 'You've Made a Mess'
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2 suitors ready to bid on NH newspaper
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Hotels:
Bad Boy' Dispute Brewing over Hotel Chain Bankruptcy
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Hyatt Regency Dearborn hotel owner defaults on loan
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Food/Drink:
The Demise of Sky-High Dining
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Private Equity:
Reader's Digest Bankruptcy: Private Equity's Graveyard is Getting Crowded
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Laundry Room Chronicles: Reader's Digest Debacle
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Credit Cards:
When Credit-Card Rules Take Effect
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Accounting:
Radio Station Black Tuesday Update
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Financial heavyweights defend fair value
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Get Ready for the Next Fair-Value Showdown
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Bonuses down in response to downturn
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Will calculate for food
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McGladrey & Pullen Sued for Helping Bad Guys
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Consumer Debt:
More Consumers Added Debt In July
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Hockey:
NHL, Balsillie ready for next round
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Television:
TV stations' pact draws fire
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Municipalities:
Malibu Gains City Hall Via Bankruptcy Buy
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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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This Week's Poll:
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Turnarounds:
Meet MGM's Newest Star -- Turnaround Guru Stephen Cooper
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Bankruptcy Humor:
Bankruptcy Bill
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Theme Parks:
Former execs offer to manage bankrupt Six Flags
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Prepacks:
Prepackaged insolvency is increasingly popular
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Mail:
The US Postal Service: Our Next Bankruptcy ?
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Aviation:
Southwest, union ties in focus after failed deal
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Frontier Could Exit Bankruptcy In Sept.
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Mining:
Grupo Mexico Arranges $1.5 Billion Asarco Financing
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The Struggle for Asarco
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Celebs:
Lenny Dykstra's crazy expensive German Shepherd
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Annie Leibovitz and the Indebted Rich
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Michael Jackson's children have lawyered up
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Judge divides Simpson memorabilia
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10 celebrities' big money mistakes
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Oil/Gas:
Forecasts: no end in sight for natural gas glut
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Crude Oil Falls as China Equities Decline on Growth Concern
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Gambling:
Hooters Casino may go bust
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What happens in Vegas is hurting Vegas
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Twin River returns to bankruptcy court
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Trucking:
Who will win if YRC fails?
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Sports:
Lang Bleeds Green and Gold
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Hollywood:
MGM studio replaces CEO, hires turnaround expert
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Can Cooper revive MGM?
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Hollywood Moguls Face Their Own Drama
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Health Care:
Endoscopy doc a no-show in bankruptcy court
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Obama to rally grass roots backers on health care
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AARP Loses 60,000+ Members Over Pro- Obama Health Care Stance
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Gallup Polls Highlight Polarized Health-Care Debate
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White House Is Seeking to Repair Intraparty Rift About Public Option
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Democrats Seem Set to Go It Alone on a Health Bill
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Tech:
Poor HP Earnings Dim Hopes for Tech
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Consultants:
Huron Consulting Beats the Numbers, Cooked Books and a Bunch of Other Shadiness Notwithstanding
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Debt Collection:
Cuomo sues debt collection operation
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Personal Finance:
Walking Away From Secured Debt
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Chicken Farming in the City
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'Squeaking By' on $300,000? Keeping Up Appearances in a Recession
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Fitness:
Crunch gym's closing part of bankruptcy restructuring
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UK:
UK Government Swaps Rise After Cameron Warns of Default Risk
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Actor Morrissey to pay back debts
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King Sought $329 Billion of Asset Purchases
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EU:
In Eastern Europe, a deeper slump
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Canada:
Smurfit seeks sale of 1 million acres
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Canada May Not Block Nortel Asset Sale to Ericsson, Globe Says
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Russia:
Understanding Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Germany:
Arcandor Creditor Valovis Rejects Administrator's Allegation
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