Law:

731 Lawyers and Staff Laid Off Yesterday
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Hildebrandt: Cut Associate Salaries Now
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White & Case, K&L Gates, Fire 236 Junior Attorneys
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White & Case's Black Monday: 200 Associates and 200 Staffers Axed
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White & Case Bleeds...and Bleeds
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Layoff Watch: White & Case Round 2
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White & Case, K&L Gates, Morgan Lewis Fire 291 Lawyers as Work Declines
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Layoff Watch: Morgan Lewis Lays off 216
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Firm Lays Off 36 Associates, 76 Staff Today
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Stealth Layoff Watch: Davis Polk & Wardwell Bring Layoffs into the Vault 5
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Bingham cuts 39 lawyers and staff
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Latest Layoff Wave Sees 300 Attorneys, 500 Staff Cut
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Job market rough for newly minted lawyers
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Large law firms cutting pay for first-year attorneys
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Incoming First Years at Morgan Lewis See $100K of Compensation Go Up in Smoke
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Communicate Your Way to a New Job After a Layoff
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From Black Thursday to Blue Monday: More Carnage at Big Firms
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Bankruptcy becomes America's growth industry
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WaPo Weighs In On the Sorry State of BigLaw
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The bankruptcy business is booming
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Business Booming for Lawyers Who Help Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
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Weil Changes Places In Changing World Chapter 11
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Is Your Firm Fundamentally Misaligned?
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Another clue toward the number of lawyers practicing in-house
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Court scolds firm paying advances on settlements
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Missing Prosecutor Sends Family Messages From the Road
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Heroic Lawyer of the Day
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Supreme Court Rules for Consumer Resisting Compelled Arbitration
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Where Are They Now? Job Search Tough for Some Administration Lawyers
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At Virtual Law Firm, Ex-DLA Partner Expects to Work Less, Earn More
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More UK Associates Line Up for Their UB40s
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Saudi Court Sentences 75-Year-Old Woman to 40 Lashes and Four Months in Prison for Having Bread Delivered
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Judges:

‘I Don’t Agree With Any of Your Opinions, But I Hope You Get Well Soon.’
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Justice Stevens Holds On to Key Role at High Court
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Judge in Medtronic case will not remove himself
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New Judges Spent Liberally to Win Posts, Records Show
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Chronicle: Cry Us a River—And Punish Judge Kent By Axing His Pension
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Wall Street:

Stocks in Europe, Asia, US Futures Gain; Citigroup Advances
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Wall St. Slips as Drug M&A Overshadows Banks
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The Tsunami That Buried a Wall Street Giant
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They Tried to Outsmart Wall Street
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Who’s next for the Dow?
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Roubini Sees S&P At 600
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Roubini: Recession Could Last Up to 36 Months; Dow at 5000
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Smith Barney Lost Over 500 Brokers In Recent Weeks
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Newspapers:

NY Times sells, leases back part of building
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Sacramento Bee cuts 128 jobs, 11 percent of staff
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Tribune slashing jobs as McClatchy freefalls
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No News Will Be Bad News
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The Newspaper Death Spiral Continues
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McClatchy Clutching at Straws
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Newspaper Industry Suffers Dual Blows
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Bankruptcy judge OKs spending by Philly newspapers
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Job Board Created for Laid-Off Newspaper Employees
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Banking:

Buffett gives Wells Fargo a boost
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Warren Buffett sees value in toxic bank assets
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Doubts rising over plan to fix banks
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After Three Strikes, Citi and Its Likes Should Be Out
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Widescale Bank Nationalization Isn't Inevitable
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Citigroup to pay $13 million for canceled resort trips
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US weighs further steps for Citi if needed
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CEO Pandit Says Citi Had Strong 2009 Start
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BofA's Mantra: We're Not Citigroup
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Capital One cuts dividend 87 percent
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Citi Canceled Trip, But Gave Gift Cards Instead
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Smith Barney Bonuses Justified
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Bank Stock Crash Surpasses Dot-Com Collapse
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FDIC has funds but would like ‘bigger cushion’
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Cuomo Demands Merrill Bonus Data
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Making $34 Million at Merrill Means Never Again as Bonuses Meet Subpoenas
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Merrill paid Latam banker Bettamio $7 million bonus
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Insurance:

AIG Insurance CFO: We're Not Like Papa
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AIG bailout was the right move: Buffett
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AIG Doomsday Draft Outlines Impact Of Company Failure
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You too can comprehend the AIG bailout :)
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Bailing Out the Counterparties
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Resorts:

Bankruptcy judge OKs auction for Yellowstone Club
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Judge limits bids for Yellowstone
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Sam Byrne on the Future of the Yellowstone Club
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Credit Cards:

Credit Cards Are the Next Credit Crunch
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Q4 Bankcard Delinquency Rates Eased
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Revolving Credit Up Slightly In January
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Education:

Applications Drop 20% at Williams as Economy Sours
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Bankruptcy Closes Doors At Orlando School
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Gift Certificates:

State sues Dayton gift certificate provider
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Health Care:

St. Mary's Hospital files for bankruptcy
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SEIU sues Aliquippa hospital
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Bankruptcy and Cobra
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Experts consider impact of Sunrise's woes on residents
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Auto Racing:

NASCAR Economics 101: Bleak News in Atlanta; An Update on GM
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Building Supplies:

Cemex Starts Debt Renegotiation Talks After Sale Flop
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Finance:

GE Capital to Sell $8 Billion of FDIC-Backed Notes
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Media:

Moody's Slashes Clear Channel's Debt Ratings
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Retailing:

The Liquidation Business: Too Liquid?
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Bankruptcy Filing in Liz Claiborne's Future?
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G.I. Joe's scores OK for DIP
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Circuit City’s demise vacates lots of retail space
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Gottschalks to hire liquidators
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Anna Nicole:

Anna Nicole's Estate Makes Supreme Stand for Marshall Inheritance
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Economy:

World Financial Assets Lost $50 Trillion in 2008
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Global Economy to Contract In "Great Recession": IMF
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US Second-Quarter Hiring Plans Hit Record Low, Manpower Says
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Conference Board Index, in Record Drop, Signals Longer U.S. Payroll Slump
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Conspicuous Consumption Loses Its Luster
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Warren Buffett sees 'close to worst-case' outlook for US economy
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Warren Buffett Has It Right
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Warren Buffett to Timothy Geithner: Your 'muddled' message hurting recovery
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Buffett On Economy, Politics & Unions
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Lawmakers Criticize 'Questionable' TARP Spending
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Obama satisfied with coordination with Fed: W.House
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Bernanke Advised Obama at Daily Briefing
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Fed Reiterates No Losses Anticipated From Rescues of AIG, Bear Stearns
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The consequence of bad economics
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Lost through destructive creation
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Life Without Lawyers
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Economists Rush to Disagree About Crisis Solutions
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Depression Dynamic Takes Hold as World Trade, Banking System Revisit 1930s
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Obama musters campaign army for economic fight
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FDIC's Bair: Bad assets plan can jump-start US economy
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Detox for Troubled Assets
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To Halt Slide, Apply Debt or Control?
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A Zealous Watchman to Follow the Money
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Treasury Looks to Aid Small Businesses
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Real Estate:

Obama Housing Rescue Confronts Wall of Negatives
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Cleveland Commercial Loan Delinquencies Signal More
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Credit union sues Fannie Mae for return of mortgages
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Recession takes its toll on another builder
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Humor:

Bankruptcy Bill
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Autos:

Ford UAW Workers Ratify Changes to Pay, Health Fund
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Does Ford's UAW Agreement Deflate Bankruptcy Arguments?
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Auto Workers: Rescue Them or Not?
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Talk know-how, not bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy best aids GM, Chrysler
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Pence: Bankruptcy May Be Best for Big 3
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White House Concerns Could Stand Between GM, Bankruptcy
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GM's Next, Best, Final, Last, Chance: Take It!
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Autos task force sees Chrysler, GM electric cars
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The billion dollar test drive
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Obama task force visit constructive, GM says
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Some Lawmakers Split on General Motors
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Gettelfinger meeting caps day for Obama team
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Detroit Welcomes Obama Task Force -- Sort Of
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Key demanding $30M from Schmidt in dealership tiff
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Suppliers driven to end of the road
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Visteon's debt given downgrade
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Cracks in auto supply chain spreading
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GM's separation with Saab could cost up to $1 Billion
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GM had a gun to the CAW's head – and missed
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Volkswagen’s Audi 2008 Profit Increases by 30% on New Models
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Derivatives:

Warren Buffett stands behind the derivatives that have hurt his company's earnings
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Credit default swaps 'orderly' amid carnage-report
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Tax:

IRS Setoff Rights Not Limited to Priority Taxes
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Climbs to 2-Month High on Speculation OPEC Will Cut Output
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OPEC Requires 100% Quota Compliance Before More Cuts
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Crude Oil Prices May Rally to $64 a Barrel
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Wondering if Crude Could Fall Even More
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Pacific Energy Resources Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Buying spree lands PER in Ch. 11
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Pacific Energy Bankruptcy : Another Southland Domino?
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Barnett Shale pioneer files for bankruptcy
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SemGroup CEO gives reorganization details to employees
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Energy lobby ready to fight Obama’s plan
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

S. Ill. woman gets 2 years probation in federal bankruptcy fraud case
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Farmer's wife gets probation in bankruptcy fraud case
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Agriculture:

Ill. hog cooperative's bankruptcy would wipe out 600 jobs
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Volcanic smog smothers farmers in Hawaii island
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Obama’s Farm Budget ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Peterson Says
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Mass Torts:

Congoleum to seek DIP amendments
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Grace gains OK for disclosure statement
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Asbestos mass screening: live by the lawsuit, perish by the lawsuit?
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Video Games:

Midway Games' New Owner: I Don't Know Sumner
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Shipping:

Baltic Dry Index Reaches Highest Since October on Grain Cargoes
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Rating Agencies:

Prospects for US high-yield debt grim, says S&P
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Moody's lists companies at debt default risk
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Moody's Aims to Be Ahead on Defaults
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Biotech:

Anxious Investors Want Biotech Firms to Cash Out
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Drug Investors Lose Patience
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Layoffs:

New Job-Search Tactic: Stop Looking
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Even in a recession, some companies are hiring
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Set for life? Even professionals feel vulnerable
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Windows Into Lives After a Layoff
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Theme Parks:

Investment Firm Finds A Higher Calling
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Crime:

Even in a time of major abuses, finance executives are embroiled in allegations of lesser wrongdoing from Arkansas to California. And on a larger scale, don't forget India.
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Advertising:

Ad industry confronts grim research on spending
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Hedge Funds:

Short-Seller Shows a Knack for Deals
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Chapter 13:

1st Circuit B.A.P. Rules on Balloon Payments
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Telecoms:

Global Network seeks venue change
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Executive Compensation:

Filings for '08 show boards are doing all they can to ignore poor performance, giving major paychecks and bonuses despite having sunk into the red last year
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Trucking:

No 2009 Freight Recovery
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