Law:

2nd Circuit Sets 'High Hurdle' to Alter Fees in Bankruptcy
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Gibson Dunn Vet to Lead Milberg's New Bankruptcy Group
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Clifford Chance May Cut as Many as 80 London Lawyers
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Clifford Chance to Partners: Brother, Can You Spare... £100,000?
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Salary Freeze Round-up: The Firms on Ice
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Mike Francies casts a long shadow over Weil's London arm
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Layoff Watch: Kirkland & Ellis Fires Non-Equity Partners
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“I'm a Trial Lawyer. I Bill by the Hour . . . This Needs to be Fixed.”
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Even Partners Not Immune in a Downturn
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Merit-Based Bonuses at Morgan Lewis: A Sign of Things to Come?
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Obama Battles DC Lawyers Over His BlackBerry
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Sonnenschein inherits IndyMac role from Thacher Proffitt
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Eversheds' top earner got £860,000 in 2007-08
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ACC Offers Tips on Weathering Economic Storm
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Cadwalader, Clifford Chance On LyondellBasell Bankruptcy
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A phoenix rises from Dreier LLP's ashes
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Duane Morris Adds To Bankruptcy Section
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Arent Fox Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Cleary Gottlieb Names Two New Insolvency Partners
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William Barr, Formerly of Verizon and Bush I’s DOJ, Lands at Kirkland
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Delays in Attorney Retirement Could Contribute to Firm Overcrowding
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Orleans Parish DA's Office Faces Bankruptcy
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Arizona AG lays off 20 staff members
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Billion-Dollar US Verdicts Vanish After Appeals, New Rulings
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The New Ice Age
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Small Firm Strategy for '09: Freeze Rates and Salaries
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James Sokolove Doesn't Fix Problems, But He Knows People Who Can
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Surgeon Sues Estranged Wife for Return of Kidney
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Ex Allegedly Outwits NY Tax Attorney in ‘Sexcapades’ Case
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Judges:

Federal judge denies attacking another female employee
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Wall Street:

World stocks tumble on Wal-Mart profit warning
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Stock Futures Mixed Ahead of Economic Data
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Asian and European Markets Drop
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US Stocks Drop Weds. on Concern Over Worsening Jobs, Profit Outlook
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Stocks Plunge on Earnings Gloom; S.&.P. Falls 3%
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Wall Street Takes New Hit on Fees
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Intel, Time Warner Shortfalls Signal Further US Forecast Cuts
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Autos:

GM Working Toward Feb. 17 Deadline On Labor Deal
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Bush Auto Plan Will Test Obama's Union Loyalties
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Does GM have no sense of reality?
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GM To Expand Credit Union Discounts Nationwide
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The View from Jack Phelan Dodge: Customers Looking at Big Trucks Again, Not Worried About Bankruptcy
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Life on the sinking USS Chrysler
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Survey: Auto executives less optimistic
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Motor Mile tries to hang on as dealerships leave
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Cash-strapped GM to auction historic cars for a measly $5 million
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GM slashes support of arts
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Is Chrysler a lost cause?
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Tal-Port set to battle Ford and GMAC
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As sales slow, automakers look to JVs to round out R&D
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Car dealerships slash prices to drive traffic
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European car industry stalls in a fog of uncertainty
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Brazilian Vehicle Production Drops 54 Percent to Nine-Year Low
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Canada Government to Support Auto Leasing in Budget
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Toyota asks Japan workers to lower pay amid slump
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Oil/Gas:

Oil tumbles on inventory surge
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Oil drops largest % in 7 yrs
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Co-op could emerge to supply oil to Big West refinery
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2 SemGroup execs on carpet
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Municipalities:

Paterson Warns of ‘Historic’ Challenge to New York
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Find a fix, not gimmicks, for Detroit's budget
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Detroit, in financial crisis, can look to San Diego
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Detroit school seeks toilet paper, light bulbs 'to keep functioning'
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Galveston: Layoffs imminent
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PVWMA says bankruptcy would give time to solve woes
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Legislator: Divert taxes for hospital to pay sewer debt
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Muni bonds: Proceed with caution
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Retailing:

Family Dollar earnings up 14%
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Family Dollar Sees Boost This Year From Use Of Food Stamps
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Wal-Mart’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Will Miss Forecast
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Retailers Slash Forecasts as Shoppers Trim Purchases
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Bed Bath & Beyond earns fall 36 percent in 3Q
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Highland’s Blossomless Bet on Blue Tulip—Retailer Seeks Bankruptcy
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Interview with the Christian Bernard Bankruptcy Trustee
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Court Appoints Trustee to Handle Fred Leighton Reorganization
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The Rise and the Fall of Kira Plastinina
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Major Retailers' Rebate Checks May Bounce
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Will Gottschalks go bankrupt?
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Gottschalks tries to deal with financial problems
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Boscov's bailout not the answer
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Oneida to close outlet stores
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J. Crew sees 4Q loss; cuts full-year guidance 7:52AM ET
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Sears Sees Fourth-Quarter Earnings Above Estimates
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Neiman Marcus December same-store sales tumble
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Dillard's December same-store sales fall 5 percent
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Sears, Williams-Sonoma Post Weak Holiday Sales
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Macy's may close 10 stores
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Target December same-store sales drop 4.1 percent
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Gap lowers earnings forecast for fiscal 2008
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Pacific Sunwear lowers 4Q outlook again
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More Empty Space at the Mall; Life Gets Harder for Bored Teens
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Gambling:

MGM Mirage’s CEO to ‘Dramatically’ Cut Debt, May Sell Casinos
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Media:

Time Warner to Report Loss After $25 Billion Charge
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Time Warner’s Red Ink
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Tech:

Intel Sales Take a Nosedive
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Intel Warning Bodes Ill for Whole Economy
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Satyam Scandal Shocks IT Sector
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Lenovo’s Shares Plunge by Most in Almost Nine Years on Loss
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Nonprofits:

Gloucester housing nonprofit files bankruptcy
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'We are facing a possible bankruptcy ,' shelter warns city
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Health Care:

Cardinal Health cuts 2009 profit forecast
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Senior communities fighting off foreclosure
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Blue Hill hospital layoffs certain
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Leiner Health Products liquidates
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Food/Drink:

Le-Nature's bookkeeper sentencing moved to July
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Aviation:

Frontier Airlines: flying into the future?
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Airlines: Stocks For the Long-Term. Not.
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Cathay Shares Fall Sharply on Fuel Hedging Loss
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Financial Literacy:

A financial Super Bowl
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Feds launch financial meltdown Web site
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Oregon students could get a crash course in cash
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Hedge Funds:

Sun Capital Shifts Its Focus and Cuts Back
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Counterparty Risk a Growing Concern for Hedge Funds
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Ackman’s Main Pershing Hedge Fund Fell 12% in 2008
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Hedge Funds Raise the Gates, and Investors Pay
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Pequot Said to Face New SEC Insider-Trading Inquiry
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Economy:

President-Elect Signals $775 Billion For Stimulus May Grow
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Obama to urge dramatic action to lift US economy
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Obama Warns of Irreversible Economic Decline Without Action
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New jobless claims drop unexpectedly
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Obama Says He Will Seek to Rein In Retiree Spending
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A Crisis Trumps Constraint
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In Fed Rate Cut, Fears of Long Recession
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Companies Cut Payrolls at Faster Pace
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Fed’s Hoenig Says US Economy’s Outlook Is ‘Grim’
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Jobs: Big December Loss Coming
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Chamber of Commerce Urges Large Stimulus Package
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Barney Frank Lays Out Plan on TARP Limits
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Fed faces tough task ending emergency support
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Crisis Comparisons: How Bad Might It Get?
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U.S. economic report shows poor hit hard
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Obama: Billions for Battered Businesses
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US 3-year Treasuries sale heightens bubble worries
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China may balk at buying more US debt
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What is the difference between a recession and a depression?
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Deficit Projected to Hit $1.2 Trillion
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The Deficit Spending Blowout
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Stimulus on Track, Despite Huge Deficit
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Budget gloom will toughen resistance to stimulus
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The ---- Industry Wants a $5 Billion Bailout
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Was 2008 the beginning of another Great Depression?
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Regulators Anticipate Prolonged Recession, Warn of Deflation in 2009
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Wait, There’s More Deleveraging to Come?
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23 Dumbest Moments in Business 2008
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Real Estate:

NY Fed starts $500bn plan to aid home loans
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Citigroup, U.S. senators in mortgage legislation talks
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Ocwen: Mad For Loan Mods
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No Recovery for Real Estate as Speculators Dominate Sales
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Paulson Says Utility Model Better for Fannie, Freddie
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Fannie And Freddie: The Old Ways Can't Go Forward
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Mortgage applications down in latest survey
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GMAC says it's made progress in reshaping ResCap
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Commercial Property Loses Shelter
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Rents Fall Across U.S., Biggest Drops in New York City, Miami
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The house loses
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Vibrant to Vacant: Foreclosures drain community
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Prominent real estate firm files bankruptcy
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Riverside Square builder files for bankruptcy
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Homebuilders push housing aid plan
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Fraud:

Bernard Madoff Prosecutors Ask US Judge to Jail Him
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Madoff investment loans a no go at Deutsche Bank
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Legal battle looms in Madoff debacle
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Chicago lawyer cursed by same name is Mad as hell
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French Losses in Madoff Fraud Reviewed by Prosecutors
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Madoff Scam Hits Hard in Boston, Home to Victim Shapiro, Ponzi
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Court Filing Details Items Sent by Madoff
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The pivotal 'Rabbi' in Madoff's fundraising
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Gov’t: Protection from Economic Harm Valid Objective of Madoff’s Bail
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If You Made Money Off Madoff, Good Luck Keeping It
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The Bag Lady's Papers
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Madoff Victims Lost in the Shuffle
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Burned in Madoff saga, Shapiros hire a lawyer
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Madoff money chase offers long road, little reward
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UK Prosecutors Start Probe Into Madoff Operations
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New York investor sues trustee of Madoff's firm
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Madoff clients have kindred spirits in LV
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Satyam as a Case Study: The Numbers Were Too Consistent
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Executive Compensation:

No CEO Bonus for 2008
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Chemicals:

Lyondell Can Borrow $2 Billion, Bankruptcy Court Says
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Apollo gets burned on Lyondell debt bought from Citigroup
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UBS's Lyondell Risk Stokes New Worries
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Private equity tries to feast on Lyondell blow-up
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Moody's downgrades LyondellBasell after bankruptcy
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Lyondell seeks $350M to pay creditors
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Houston Refining files Chapter 11
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Lyondell Events Bode Poorly For Ineos CDS
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Lyondell asks to pay non-US creditors first
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Bankruptcy just the beginning for LyondellBasell
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Telecoms:

Are more ILEC bankruptcies on the way?
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No Layoffs Expected In Win.Net Bankruptcy
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Local Hawaiian Telcom investors named
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Banking:

Silver State Bancorp files for bankruptcy
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Buying IndyMac at a Bargain Price
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Banks Still Under Strain
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Lawsuit targets collapse of PFF Bancorp
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F.D.I.C. Head Seen as Likely to Keep Job
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Bank of America, Citigroup May Face Restrictions After Crisis
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Attention Wachovia Employees
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Scores of smaller companies looking to switch banks
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Materials Handling:

Interlake files bankruptcy , buyer in the wings
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Celebs:

McKenzie files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Golf:

The Country Club Crash
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Sovereign Debt:

The Big Owe
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Dotcoms:

Taking a Bankrupt Company Public
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Military:

Ailing economy prompts US national guardsmen to extend tours of duty
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Pensions:

Slide in 401(k)s Spurs Calls for Change
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Pension Vice Tightens on Cash
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Pension Losses Will Devour Corporate Earnings
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Pension Funding Ratios in Plunging Mode
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Obama eyes Social Security
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Insurance:

Madoff scandal to raise cost of insuring directors again lawsuits
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Derivatives:

Sanitec auction after loan default
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Dog Racing:

AG May Investigate Greyhound Park
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Religion:

Diocese abuse claims double
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Personal Finance:

A generation adjusts as teens confront a harsh economy
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Campgrounds:

Jellystone bankruptcy denied; receiver to be appointed
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Theme Parks:

Road at Hard Rock Park not set in rock
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Consumer Debt:

Delinquent consumer loans rise to near record
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Rating Agencies:

Redefining the blob
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Furniture:

Haverty Furniture sales fall in 4th quarter
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Motorcycles:

Harley-Davidson shares drop after downgrade
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Credit Cards:

Credit card defaults rise again in December
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