Law:
Orrick Delays Start of Associate Class, On-Campus Recruiting
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Orrick's OCI Delay: The First of Many?
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Law Firm Merger Market Distinctly Tepid During Second Quarter
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Midsize Firms Weigh Salary Cuts
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Allen & Overy Reports Solid 2008-09 Financials
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A&O results: income up 7% as PEP dips to £1m
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Allen & Overy Revenue Rises 7.7% on Currency Exchange
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Hammonds PEP falls by 25 per cent
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Shumaker Loop Brings on 69 from Defunct Abel Band
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Law firms boost their image and client base by going social
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Is Law a "Mature" Industry?
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Firm's Partners Asked to Repay Profits to Cover Tax Bill
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Refco Juror Threatens Violence During Deliberations
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Judge Declines to Grant Mistrial Over Jury Unrest in Refco Fraud Case
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Texas Lawyer Remembers Stint in Jacksons’ Backing Band
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Sonsini Driven Back to Straight-Up Lawyering?
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New lawyers face the dole as retention rates drop
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Pepper Hamilton Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Cozen O'Connor opening 2 more Pa. offices
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Ban Upheld on State Troopers Practicing Law
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A Closer Look at Sarah Palin's Legal Fees and Finances
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8th Circuit: Attorney Can't Discharge $360,000 Student Loan Debt
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Senior partner jailed over stolen painting
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Catholic Law School Claims Professors Are Ministers
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Indiana Law School Seeks 24.5% Tuition Boost
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Former Illinois Law Dean Testifies About Pressure to Accept Favored Applicants
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U of I Law School Got Scholarship Cash for Clout Admissions
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Is this cartoon about the University of Illinois's law school, or Villanova's?
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'Holier' Than Thou: Motion to Compel Defense Counsel to Wear Appropriate Shoes at Trial
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Locke Lord Partner to Run for Ill. Gov
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The American Legal System: We'll Always Have Paris
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Melvin Belli’s Former Home Listed for $39.5 Million
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Judges:
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Judges Call on US to Simplify Sentencing Guidelines
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Examiner Says: Censure Judge. Maybe De-Bench Him
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4th Circuit Chief Judge Announces Retirement
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Wall Street:
US stock futures signal losses
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US Stocks Rise as Bank Rally Tempers Economy Concern
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US Stocks May Falter as Commodities Retreat, Jefferies Says
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New Goldman Conspiracy: They're Seeing Every Trade Before They Happen
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Retailing:
Weak retail sales in June raise worries
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Kira Plastinina Reopens, People Protest
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Ritz Camera probably won't make it through summer
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Sears puts out Christmas gear in July
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J.C. Penney store sales fall 8.2%
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Eddie Bauer Receives Final Court Approval of $100 Million DIP Facility
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Municipalities:
Bobb weighs bankruptcy options for Detroit schools
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DPS may wind up in bankruptcy
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DPS' Bobb calls meeting with ex- bankruptcy judge 'a very sad moment'
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California, on the brink, sends IOUs to alcoholics
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S.E.C. Wants I.O.U.'s to Be Treated as Securities
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Banks Turn the Screws on California
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Budget Cuts May Force Illinois To Free 10,000 Prisoners
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Detroit Strains to Serve Middle-Class Residents
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California counties see property revenue fall
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Why We'll Leave L.A.
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As the state's finances disintegrate, for many so does the California Dream
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Alabama County in Meltdown Mode
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One Festival the Mayor Can't Get Behind :)
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Food/Drink:
Third Dunkin' Donuts franchisee files for bankruptcy protection
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Rises From 7-Week Low as US Jobless Claims, Dollar Drop
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Oil Weakens as Recovery Hopes Dim
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Ex-SemGroup executives sue partnership over compensation
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New front in SemGroup fight
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Agriculture:
A Dairy Farm Can't Lay Off the Cows
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Insurance:
AIG May Have Zero Value After Rescue, Citigroup Says
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Economy:
565K new jobless claims, lowest level since Jan.
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Initial Claims Worse Than You Think
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Employment is NOT a lagging indicator
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In fundamental shift, consumers are saving rather than spending
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Inventories at US Wholesalers Fell for Ninth Month
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"Children of the Recession" Offer Answers
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Buffett Compares 1st Stimulus to Viagra Candy Combo
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Says unemployment could hit 11%
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Economists Oppose More Stimulus
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Pimco's Clarida Says No Traditional Postwar Recovery
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Pimco leaves Wall St. asking why it nixed toxic-asset plan
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New Details On Toxic-Assets Program Fail To Inspire Confidence
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A Second Stimulus Package? Yikes!
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Both Obama and his critics are wrong about the stimulus package
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It's Not Just a Recession. It's a Mancession!
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Deloitte's New Shift Index - Elegant Framework For A Complex World
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Advice from an Economist Who Saw 1929
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Tussle over TARP bailout exit strategies
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
Mortgage rates fall a second week
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Geithner Urges More Mortgage Help
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Mortgage Firms Asked To Modify More Loans
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Expect More Home Price Declines Almost Everywhere
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Commercial Real Estate Is a 'Time Bomb,' Maloney Says
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Apartment vacancies highest since 1987
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California Commercial Real Estate Rebound Could Come in 2011
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Manhattan Rents Collapse 17%
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NYC Distress Tops $9 Billion
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Commercial real estate woes grow
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Commercial real estate pain good for some
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Conner Homes losing projects to bankruptcy
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Rulings favor creditors' committee in Tousa bankruptcy case
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Opus West will auction its assets
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Woodmont TCI Group files for bankruptcy
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Developer Skidmore files for bankruptcy
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At Beazer Homes, It Was See No Evil and Pay No Penalty
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Spare $4 million? Downtown Boise 'pit' up for sale
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Autos:
"New GM" ready to exit bankruptcy
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Congress v. bankruptcy law in bid to protect dealers
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US Congress Seeks To Reverse GM, Chrysler Dealer Closings
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Big 3 tangled in state dealer laws
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Dealerships find way to ride out brand loss
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Congress risks botching auto company repairs over dealers
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An appeal of GM's sale is a nonstarter
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Whirlwind auto deals raise conflict questions
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GM Bankruptcy Media Roundup
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GM Expects Sale of Assets to 'New GM' by Friday
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GM may cut workers' health care, union says
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A Muscle Car to the Rescue for General Motors
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GM's life after bankruptcy doesn't get easier
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Ford May End General Motors' 78-Year Run as Top US Automaker
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If GM emerges, 'unthinkable off table'
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Time is ticking for General Motors ex-CEO Rick Wagoner
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US officials seek to cut Rick Wagoner's exit package
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GM to Lose Market Share on Lack of New Products, Merkle Says
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GM Leftovers May Languish in Bankruptcy Court for Years
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General Motors Considers Changing Logo Color to Green
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GM Moraine property indefinitely mired in bankruptcy case
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GM's Sleepy Hollow Nightmare Shows Perils for Closing Factories
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Bids on Delphi due today; few offers expected
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Six suitors, including TRW, eyed Delphi-sources
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Lee seeks hearings on Delphi pensions
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Lear Prohibited From Tapping Canadian Plants for Cash
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Lear Receives Approval of First Day Motions
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Objection filed to Intermet bankruptcy plan
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Opel's Schild Says BAIC Bid Is Alternative to Magna's
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Fraud:
Madoff: I'll do the time
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Ruth Madoff's One-Bedroom
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SEC Official Says Her Resignation Isn't Tied to Madoff
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Claims Total Over 15,400 in Fraud by Madoff
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Stanford Will Remain in Jail Until Trial, Judge Rules
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Prosecutors Resort to Wealth P--- in Dreier Case
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Paris Hilton film trial rooted in Miami man's alleged Ponzi scheme
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Real Estate Ponzi Scheme Alleged in SoCal
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Private Party May Face Criminal Liability for Aiding Honest Services Fraud, Rules 3rd Circuit
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Newspapers:
One Investment Firm Plays Role in 3 Biggest Newspaper Bankruptcies
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The Eagle Times files for bankruptcy protection
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News group $225 million in debt after bankruptcy
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Pensions:
Consultants say suspended 401(k)matches may never return
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Mining:
3rd bidder vies to take over Asarco
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Corporate Reform:
U.S. Moves to Shed Light on "Dark Markets"
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Why There Should Be More Oil Speculation, Not Less
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Geithner Said to Seek New Derivatives Regulation
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Frank Introduces Consumer Protection Legislation
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Health Care:
Highly Questionable Medical Bankruptcy Figures from Fraser Institute
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Medical bankruptcies must factor into debate
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Cabrini files for bankruptcy protection
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Hospitals' Tax Breaks May Be Curtailed
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'Rationing' Doctors' Pay
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Keeping score: bankruptcy boom
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Banking:
Citigroup's executive shuffle aims to please
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Tens of billions remain in bank bailout fund
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Geithner drives harder bargain on TARP warrants
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U.S. Panel Says Bank Warrants May Be Undervalued
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Nope, The P-PIP Probably Still Won't Work
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Merrill Shaking Down BofA For Monster Paychecks
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Bankslaughter explained
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Credit Cards:
US Credit Card Delinquencies Continue at Record Highs
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Credit Cards: It's Not Over
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Lehman:
Lehman Advisers Win Big
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Lehman Brothers Annoys Us Even From the Great Beyond
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DBS Sued by Investors for Losses Tied to Lehman Notes
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Trucking:
YRC and Teamsters in tentative deal; stock doubles
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Aviation:
Losses loom for airlines, but most can stave off bankruptcy – for now
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Distressed Investing:
Carlton Group To Auction Distressed Commercial Assets
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How Are Soros and Paulson Trading?
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Celebs:
Pelosi Blocks Resolution to Honor Jackson
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Slugger Dykstra Says Bankruptcy A Step To Success
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After bankruptcy filing, Dykstra shares 'actual facts'
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Lady gaga broke after spending all her money on outifts
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Tax:
UBS Digs in Its Heels on Clients' Names
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Ex-Partner at Tax Firm Pleads Guilty in Shelter Case
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Gambling:
Vegas casino developer says it didn't default
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Unfinished Fontainebleau Las Vegas spent big on art
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Riviera Misses Another Interest Payment
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Boating:
Boat Maker On The Hook For Fishing Tournament Fees
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Fashion:
Lessons for the luxury industry from the demise of a famous brand
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Personal Finance:
Sperm, egg donors increase during recession
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Homeless families spike in the suburbs
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Derivatives:
Geithner says derivatives blindsided the gov't
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Geithner Seeks 'Difficult-to-Evade' Derivatives Laws
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B&B senior, subordinated CDS payment triggered
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Museums:
In Hard Times, Should Museums Sell Artwork?
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Credit Counseling:
FTC Whacks 'Debt Reduction' Operation
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Insurance:
Ensuring Coverage for Actions in Response to Investigations
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A.I.G. Seeks Government Support for Bonus Payouts
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UK:
UK CEOs Rush to Shield Home, Spouse as Regulator Gets Tough
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Foxtons Is Told by UK Court That Landlord Terms Are Unfair
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Canada:
Canada Pares Less Jobs Than Expected, Joblessness at 11-Yr High
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Rumors swirl as CanWest shares plunge in heavy trading
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Japan:
Japan's Golf-Club Deliveries Signal GDP Growth
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Rothschild Starts Examining 60 Acquisitions in Japan
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Australia:
Traveller's approaches creditors
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New Zealand:
NZ House Sales Increase 40% on Year
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South Africa:
South African Manufacturing Contracted for Eighth Consecutive Month
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China:
China's Exports Fall for Eighth Month on Global Slump
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Russia:
Russia Cuts Key Rate to 11% in Bid to Spur Lending
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