Law:
2009 Worst Year for Lawyer Headcount in 3 Decades
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Legal Sector Lost 5,800 Jobs Last Month, Labor Bureau Says
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Cleary Matches Cravath Bonuses Is it all over?
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Clifford Chance set for more layoffs as capital markets team faces cutbacks
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Simmons' half-year results show revenues down by 16%
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A&O announces half-year figures as revenues fall by 7%
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Dentons boosts first-half revenues by 3.5%
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What's to Become of Ropes & Gray?
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Floridian Firm's Troubles Very Good for Lawyers (Except the Ones Who Work There)
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TD Bank Ordered to Turn Over Records to Embattled Law Firm's Receiver
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V&E at Center of Astor-Style Texas Case
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‘Star Associate’ Alleges Breakdown Over Work Conditions, Sues Sedgwick & Partner
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What Makes Laterals Run?
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Lawsuit of the Day: Sex, Drugs, and 3,000 Billable Hours
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BigLaw Firms Still Struggle for Balance
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Despite Gains, Gender Parity in Partnerships Is a Long Way Off
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Last Week in Layoffs
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Partners seek new models but wary of LPOs, outsourcing
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Why Abandoning Lockstep Can Lead to Disgruntled Associates
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Woman Lawyer Who Hid Gender in 1930s Law Job Applications Dies at 99
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Firms Don't Want Corporate Counsel's Gold Stars
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Time to Roll 'Em, Buddy, for the Tropicana Las Vegas Casino's New Top Lawyer
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Nadel Receiver Leaves Fowler White Boggs Along With at Least 9 Others
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Troutman Sanders: Confident Its Accused Real Estate Chief Will Return to Work
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Revised Ethics Rule Allows Lawyers to Tout Super Lawyers Designation
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Rothstein Firm Is Running on Fumes, Newspaper Says
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DOJ Pushes 'Comprehensive Approach' to Discovery Reform
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Task-Code Billing
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A Mayer Brown Associate’s Supreme Court Debut: A Post-Argument Recap
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Panel Reinstates Failed Hedge Fund's Claim Against J.P. Morgan Chase
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Two Law Firms Housed in Orlando Building Where Shooter Left One Dead
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Judge vacates $1.26B default ruling against PepsiCo
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Busted! Lawyers Nabbed in SEC's Hedge Fund Probe
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Legal Malpractice Plaintiffs Can Recoup Fees Paid to Fix Lawyers' Mistakes
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Legal Secretary’s Paper-Punchings are Confetti for Yankees Victory Parade
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An Ill-Advised Way To Make $300
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Lawyer of the Day: I’m Not As Think As You Drunk I Am
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Man Files Lawsuit Claiming That Kate Gosselin and Octomom's kids are his
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Civil Rights Group and Daughter of Executed Man Want Court-Closing Judge Back on Trial
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Troubled Pa. Court Asks Lawyers to Volunteer to Reduce Trial Backlog
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9th Circuit Vindicates Judge for His Ruling in Bizarre Murder-for-Hire Case
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Chief Justice Takes to the Mound on Supreme Court Baseball Cards
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Wall Street:
Stocks poised to climb
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European, Asian Stocks Gain on G-20, Axa; US Futures Advance
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Bear's last supper
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Jobless: 10 Percent Is Tougher Than It Used to Be
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Protecting Your Money Ahead of a Pink Slip
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Finding a job tougher today than in 1982 recession
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Big Oil's New Lean Look Fuels Job Fears
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Up in the Air Screening Has New York Elites Pondering Layoffs
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Banking:
Reed Says ‘I’m Sorry’ for Role in Creating Citigroup
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IMF exploring insurance levy on banks
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Zombies Draining Deposits from Healthy Banks
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Overdraft-protection timebomb
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UK gives impetus to global banks tax
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Small banks in Ga., Mich. closed
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Big California bank fails, has China branches
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The Dismantling of Citi
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Worrying About Bailout Banks' Brain Drain
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RBS Cuts Losses, Bank Profits Slump
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Autos:
Car Buyers Come Back, but Not in Droves
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Credit shortage threatens supplier growth
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Prebul trial set; no plea
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NM Auto Dealer Tried to Save Business by Gambling
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Judge scolds Hecker for scant financial disclosures
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'Clunkers' sales point to challenges for Detroit's Big 3
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G.M. Executive Quits Over Opel Decision
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How the Wheels Fell Off GM Europe
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Magna's Wolf Says Opel Needs More Independence
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GM to Stick to Opel Cuts Plan
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Opel unions see autonomy as condition to talks
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GM's Henderson to Fill Opel Power Vacuum, Handelsblatt Says
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GM's China 2009 sales pass 1.5 million units
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GM Tries to Restart Russian Deal with Magna
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Hockey:
Players need to know real Coyotes' story
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Resorts:
High-flying Big Sky humbled by bankruptcy , lawsuits
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Economy:
U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years
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Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%
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Trade Gap Probably Widened, Imports Grew
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America and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Jobs Numbers
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G-20 Said to Start Adopting Detailed Stimulus Exit Framework in January
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Bailout Update: $400 Billion Outstanding
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Brown Urges Group of 20 Ministers to Avoid `Dangerous' Early Stimulus Exit
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Nobel Winner Phelps Sees U.S. Recovery Fading, `New Normal' For Economy
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Many jobs 'saved' by stimulus funds weren't in jeopardy
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Berkshire Says Profit Tripled in Quarter
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Buffett's `Wake-Up Call' to Berkshire Managers May Signal More Cost Cuts
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Stimulus, Not Tax Needed: Geithner
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World's Central Banks Signal End to `Largesse' as Depression Threat Fades T
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Inside the Global Gold Frenzy
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
Higher Unemployment Means Many More Distressed Properties to Come
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Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss
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Administration Rejects Plan to Buy Fannie Mae Credits
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Super Jumbo Mortgages, Housing's Blank Check
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Q&A: How To Rent Your Home From Fannie Mae
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First-time-homebuyer credit draws fraudulent claims
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Commercial real estate facing worse days
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Owner of bankrupt OC project buys Vegas land
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Financing woes prompt Charlotte development firm's bankruptcy filing
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Could Weak Housing Tank Economy Again?
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Debt Collection:
Think you've got it bad?
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Compensation:
Windfall Is Seen as Bank Bonuses Are Paid in Stock
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To Retain Its Bankers, Citi Offers Option Plan
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Fraud:
Madoff Trustee Drops $279 Million From Claim Against Merkin
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Galleon Scandal Scorecard: Hedge Funds, Lawyers and 'Octopussy'
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The Real Keys to the Galleon Case?
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Galleon: Taking the Insider Out of Insider Trading
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Hedge fund scam suspect in on the run in Mumbai: FBI
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The goofy Galleon gang: Wacky hedgies play cops and robbers...with real cash!
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Defendant in Galleon Case Worked at SAC
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FBI clipping hedge funds
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Brothers' land deals bring lawsuits, federal investigations
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Southern Funding owner pleads guilty to bank fraud
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Petters investors may see 'clawbacks'
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OC restaurant king accused of fraud
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Small Business:
Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
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Lehman:
Fannie Mae Files $15.8 Billion in Claims in Lehman Bankruptcy
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Small investors win another round in fight over Lehman bankruptcy
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Telecoms:
Will state have say in FairPoint bankruptcy ?
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Creditors seek bankruptcy probe
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Same chapter, different book in Fairpoint, PSNH bankruptcy cases
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Who killed Nortel? Rock meets hard place
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Religion:
Churches flooding already hammered real-estate market
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Plaintiffs make deal for release of priests' records
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Deal puts off abuse cases against parishes
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Goldman Sachs boss says banks do "God's work"
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Even as Dioceses file bankruptcy over sex abuse cases, Catholic Bishops threaten to undermine health insurance reform
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Tech:
MagnaChip exits bankruptcy in US
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Fashion:
Mittal Family Buys Escada, Moving Into Luxury Goods
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Celebs:
Bear Stearns Casualty Leaves Poker Table $22 Million Lighter
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Theme Parks:
Six Flags agrees to Avenue Capital bankruptcy plan
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Derivatives:
Ban Credit Default Swaps
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Charity:
Charitable Giving in Tough Times
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Hotels:
Tampa: Westshore Hotel foreclosure caused by high debt, mismanagement
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Mississippi woman sentenced for bankruptcy fraud
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Credit Counseling:
Beware of 'Debt-Relief' Offers
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Newspapers:
Loan guarantee to newspaper raises journalistic eyebrows
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Judge to Rule on Phila. Newspapers Bankruptcy Status
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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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Consumer Credit:
Consumer Credit Declines More Than Forecast Amid Mounting U.S. Job Losses
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Chapter 13:
In re Lanning
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Exemptions:
Transcript in Schwab v. Reilly
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Finance:
CIT's bankruptcy fuels the debate about resolving financial failures
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Banks Doubted a Lender, but Still Propped It Up
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Corporate Reform:
Executives Are Wary After Arrests
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Choice for Bear Trial Jury: Two Clashing Stories
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Ex-Agriprocessors Exec Admits ‘Mistakes,’ Denies Guilt
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Wall St. trial summations hone in on "toast" email
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Critics take Frank 'too-big-to-fail' bill to task
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Regulating Wall Street Like Las Vegas: Yes We Can
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Symphonies:
Honolulu Symphony files for bankruptcy
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Honolulu Symphony Bankruptcy Disturbs Musicians
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Consumer Electronics:
Another Paul Allen Company Enters Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Criminal cases unlikely on new debt allegations in Jefferson County
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Credit Default Swaps Sink Jefferson County
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Life without Prichard pension: Couple's savings could be gone by Christmas
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Public Pensions Face Ugly Choices
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Health Care:
Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House
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Maybe a New Day for Doctors’ Pay
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Sierra Kings hospital board gets new leader
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Natchez bankruptcy proceedings coming to an end?
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Recession Hits Senior Communities
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Insurance:
A.I.G. Reports Profit but Warns of Continued Volatility
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Education:
Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid
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Personal Finance:
Florida shooting suspect had money problems
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Manufacturing:
Buyer could end massive CORE bankruptcy
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Radio:
Citadel Broadcasting prepares for Chapter 11
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Food/Drink:
Copia liquidation plan approved
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City Wants to Make a Federal Case Out of Tavern on the Green
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Tax:
UK And Australia Seek UBS Data
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Accounting:
When Is a Lease a Lease?
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Oil/Gas:
Teton Energy Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Teton Energy Corporation Files for Reorganization Under Chapter 11
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Gambling:
Trump Entertainment loses $15 million in third quarter
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Credit Cards:
Advanta Corp files for bankruptcy protection
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Examiners:
Creditors seek examiner in FairPoint bankruptcy
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UK:
Insolvency stats show corporate liquidations drop
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Britain and U.S. Clash at G-20 on Tax to Insure Against Crises
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Lloyds Has 165 Billion-Pound BoE Bank Loans
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British Bankers Defend Their Pay and Bonuses
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A boom in bust as 400 a day go bankrupt
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Lloyds rights issue looks distinctly unattractive
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Britons face higher credit card charges
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Canada:
Canada Loses 43,200 Jobs in October, Unemployment Rate Increases to 8.6%
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Middle East:
World Bank: UAE insolvency laws need reform
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Japanese Companies Are Owed Billions in Dubai
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Israel:
Bankruptcy looms for Betar Jerusalem
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Bulgaria:
Bondholders Decide on Bankrupt Bulgarian Steel Mill Fate
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