Law:

Group asserts that reducing attorneys' work hours makes more sense than layoffs
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Morgan & Finnegan Files for Bankruptcy
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Firm bosses in spat over billing
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Good News: Big Bonuses; Bad News: Salary Freeze, McDermott Announces
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Atlanta Firm Cuts 6 Incoming Associates; Nixes Summer Program
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Holland & Knight: Latest Firm to Push Back Start Dates
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De-Equitizing Partners May Not Be the Best Solution
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The Profit Imperative
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Battered Billables: Deeper Discounts Likely, Fixed Fees on the Table
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Fried Frank Continues Wall Street's Losing Ways
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Firm finalizes layoff program with 76 staff laid off
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Law firms are keeping a closer eye on costs - but are clients convinced?
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More Firms Get Gov't Money for Bailout Work
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Notes from the Breadline: I Need A Strong Hit From the Money Machine
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Bankruptcy Is A Bright Spot For Law Firms
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The Bankruptcy Files: Door Makers, RV Manufacturers, Sports Museums, and Telecoms
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The recession has given law firm leaders the incentive to make the tough decisions
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Dissolved NY Firm Ordered Not to Leak Assets
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Law Firms Blocking Access to Social Networking Sites
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Lawyer Dreier Charged With Money Laundering In New Indictment
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Prosecutors say Dreier bilked clients of nearly $700 million
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Alleged Scammer's Lawyers Say They Want to Quit Because Government Won't Let Him Pay Them
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Lawyers on ‘Heidi Fleiss of Houston’ Client List May Be Interviewed
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Judges:

Ginsburg to Undergo Chemotherapy
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Justice Ginsburg Upbeat About Her Health
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Justice Ginsburg: Chemotherapy ‘Not Expected’ to Affect Court Schedule
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Justice Thomas Speaks His Mind on Americans and Their Leaders
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Judicial Conference Adopts New Ethics Code
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Decline
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Seinfeld Stock Rally Is Built on Empty Chatter
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US Stocks Advance After Unexpected Gain in Housing Starts
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Asian Stocks Advance on Japan Bank Support, US Housing Starts
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New Wall Street Sees Profits From Widening Spreads
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Keefe Bruyette Cuts Goldman Sachs
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Bonuses:

US lawmaker eyes surtax on bailout firms' exec pay
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Washington aims to get AIG money back -- one way or another
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Armed guards posted outside offices
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Seppuku at AIG
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AIG--My Very Own Rick Santelli Moment
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Cuomo Offers Some Details of A.I.G. Bonuses
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Cuomo Cites 73 AIG Bonuses
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What Did Geithner Know and When Did He Know It?
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Obama Administration: We Didn't Find Out About AIG Bonuses Until This Month
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AIG Chairman Inherits Retention Bonus Mess
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AIG Plans $57 Million in Retention Pay for Dismissed Employees
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Should we let the AIG bonuses go?
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The Wheel Will Turn
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AIG Bonuses Punish Mere Mortals Paying Geniuses
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Paying Workers More to Fix Their Own Mess
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The danger and distraction of outrage
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Rage at the AIG Machine - Talk about slamming the barn door after the cows have gone
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Barbarians at the bonus-gate
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Are AIG Bonuses Ruining Obama’s Big Plans?
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Dodd:Senate panel wants briefing on $163 million AIG bonuses
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Amid AIG Furor, Dodd Tries to Undo Bonus Protections He Put In
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More 'Cover My Behind' Letters On AIG Bonuses
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Morgan Stanley should scrap $3 billion bonuses: senator
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Building Supplies:

Weyerhaeuser closing lumber mills in Ore., Okla.
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Wood Structures hopes to nail down cash
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Ethanol:

Aventine says it may seek bankruptcy protection
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ADM Passes on VeraSun Assets
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VeraSun: Valero unit wins 7 plants with $477 million bid
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Retailing:

Options Traders Rally Around Target, Retailers
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General Growth Wins Breather but Hedge Fund Manager Predicts Bankruptcy Filing Coming
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Gambling:

Trump wins a round in bankruptcy court
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NJ casino board meeting today on Trop sale
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Casino Giant MGM Mirage Loses $1.1B in 4th Qtr
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MGM Mirage Gets Waiver to Avoid Loan Default
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Harrah’s expects annual savings of $500 million
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Harrah's Could Fold
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MGM Mirage Says Auditors Question Ability to Continue
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Accounting:

FASB Acts!
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Expedited fair value guidance may ease pressure on banks
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Resorts:

In This Market, What’s the Yellowstone Club Really Worth?
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Distressed Investing:

Goldman seeking backers for new global fund
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge funds start paying out
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Hedge funds may get AIG cash
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Economy:

Row over AIG bonuses threatens Obama's economic plans
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Housing starts surge; Wholesale prices edge up
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US PPI Rises For Second Straight Month
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Economic Data Offers a Balm as Fed Meets
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Whatever Happened to Bankruptcy?
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National debt hits record $11 trillion
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Geithner faces critical test over plan
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Fed Scopes Out Options With Key Rate Near Zero
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Dem Rep. Miller Interview: No 'Change I Can Notice' At Obama's Treasury
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Auto Loan Delinquency Forecasts Point to Lack of Consensus About the Economy's Bottom
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What price a warrant?
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The New Hard Times
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President Barack Obama: Perhaps he can't fix it. . .
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Real Estate:

Freddie Mac: The Government's Next Black Hole?
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Frank Prepares Bill to Revamp Fannie, Freddie
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Housing starts surge 22% on apartment building
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The Biggest Surprise in the Housing Data: Single-Family Permits
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A Higher Bar For Those Low Mortgage Rates
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Thornburg Considers Bankruptcy , MatlinPatterson Says
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Matlin Patterson on the Verge of a Large Rout
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Hard Times for Hovnanian’s Jersey City Condo
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11 mortgage lenders sued over Wesley Snyder fraud
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Cracking the New Homebuyer Credit
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Fraud:

IRS Plans a Deduction for Madoff Victims
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Madoff's victims can deduct losses in '08 - IRS grants break on investment and 'phantom' income, but carry-back varies
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Madoff Business Interests Include Mets Owner Wilpon’s Fund
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His Middle Name is O; The Man Behind the Madoff Prosecution
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How the 'Madoff twist' entices the astute
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Newspapers:

Does the Seattle PI Going 100% Web Signal the End of Newspapers?
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'Seattle PI' Triples Final Single-Copy Press Run
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Wholly Digital - Seattle PI Tests New News Business Model
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Judge: Journal Register can pay newsprint maker
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Gannett: Sale Talks Delay Citizen's Closing
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Personal Finance:

Stress So Bad It Hurts
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Lehman:

New Jersey Sues Lehman Executives Over Pension Losses
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PwC push for Lehman's Scheme of Arrangement
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Health Care:

OMB’s Orszag and GM boss Wagoner warn on health care costs
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Renaissance Hospital Expected to Remain Open Under New Ownership
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Kessler closes
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Mountain View wins cash use
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Spring Pointe may get adviser
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Forum checks in for Ch. 11 stay
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Health care overhaul may cost about $1.5T
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

California showed fastest rise in bankruptcies last year
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CA Central Valley bankruptcy filings up 79% in 2008
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Insurance:

Is AIG Insolvent?
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AIG Consumer Lender, Plane Unit Downgraded by Moody’s
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A.I.G.’s Bailout Priorities Are in Critics’ Cross Hairs
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Bonus outrage could put AIG in bankruptcy
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White House Cheat Sheet: Cleaning Up the AIG Mess
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New York Ins. Dept. Considers Revised Reg. on D&O Ins. Duty to Defend Issue
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Mining:

Asarco files reorganization plan based on Sterlite sale
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Asarco revises reorganization plan
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Rating Agencies:

Warren Buffett Unusually Silent on Credit Rating Agencies
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Media:

Don't Blame Jim Cramer
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Financial Journalists Fail Up
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Metals:

Aleris wins $1 bln in bankruptcy financing
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Prepacks:

Bankruptcy protection at top speed
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Art:

Arts Groups Lose Out in Fight for Funds
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Jerry Springer: Savior Of The Arts?
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Credit Counseling:

Credit repair companies charged with deceiving consumers
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Valuation:

Hey, Guys—I Want My Pay Cut Back!!!!
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Jewelry:

Belgium’s Polished Diamond Exports Dropped 33% in February
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Shipping:

Ship owners in stand-off with banks
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Tax:

HMRC launches Barclays tax probe
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Barclays defends its tax structuring
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Swiss banks divided on tax evasion move
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Corporate Reform:

Regulator Weakness Cited in Report
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With Prison Looming, Nacchio Pulling Out All the Stops
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