Law:
Judge: Some Lawyers Aren't Smart Enough For Chapter 11
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Documents in BofA Probe Apparently Show CEO Misled Feds
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Sinking Galleon Group Latches On to Gibson Dunn
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Bank of America Stays Loyal to Wachtell
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On the Tragic Story of Kilpatrick Stockton's Mark Levy
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Squire Sanders Indefinitely Defers Half Its Incoming Associates, Plans More Layoffs
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Lawyer’s Lament: Pressure to Review 80 Docs an Hour, for $23 an Hour
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Paying Too Much for Outside Lawyers? There's Nobody to Blame but Yourself
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JPMorgan finalizes panel with rates frozen at 2008 levels
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Foley & Lardner: Layoffs Complete, But Still No Room for First Years
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Crowell Chairman Stays Mum on Merger Buzz
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Clifford Chance to update partner appraisals to increase focus on pipeline work
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Major UK firms cut back profit payouts amid tough markets
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Why is there is an absence of debate about exactly what it is that makes law firms successful?
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Slaughters hesitates over annual firmwide bonus payout
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S&C Promotes Five Associates--Including Four Women--to Partner
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Salary Cut Watch: Williams Mullen
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Deferred Associates Stay Busy Before Starting at Their Firms
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Judge Follows 2nd Circuit in Fee Award but Expresses Dissatisfaction With 'Geographic Lodestar' Model
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Do Law Firm Associates Fear Rainmaking?
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The New Untouchables: Lawyers Who Can Imagine a Better Way
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The Snark: Deaf, Dumb and Lawyer
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The Rodent: Trouble Is My Business (and Business Is Aggravating)
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Ex-Toyota Lawyer Holds Tight to Whistleblower Suit
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King of Torts Joe Jamail Featured on Slate’s ‘80 Over 80’ List
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BigLaw Firm Is On Its Own in Big Malpractice Mess as Insurers Get OK to Walk Away
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What Makes NY Associates Special? Nothing, Says One BigLaw Big Shot
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Former Adelphia Executives Win Chance to Quash Conspiracy Case
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In-House Counsel Defrauded Bank of $12M, Court Finds
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Gossip Getting Around About Possible BigLaw Hookup
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Richard Hatch, Flavor Flav, Paris Hilton, Meet Joseph Tacopina, Esq.
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"The truth about ------ ceased being private during the swimsuit competition"
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Does This Count as Legal Experience?
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Blackwater lawyers seek protection
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Dole on a Roll: Court Declines to Enforce $97M Judgment
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Judge Rules Against Fulbright Lawyer Seeking Part of Friend’s Estate
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In-Houser Convicted of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud to Pay for Shopping Trips, New B--bs
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Name Partner and His Lawyer Wife Donate Millions Again, This Time to Her Law School
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New York Law Firm Is Star of New Reality Show
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Nashville cops auction gold seized from suspect's mouth
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Why lawyers shouldn't marry each other
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Judges:
Oral Testimony May Be Obsolete in 15 Years, Top Judge Warns
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In Bizarre Case, Weepy Ex-Judge and Rich 83-Year-Old Neighbor's Kin Trade Allegations of Abuse
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Judge From Anna Nicole Smith Case Caught Up in Elder Abuse Claims
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Decline
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Stocks Fall Around World on China
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US Stocks Erase Gains in Final Hour as Bove Cuts Wells Fargo
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Imperialism: Goldman Sachs Style
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Goldman Exec: Inequality Path to Prosperity
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How Wall Street Will Kill the Recovery
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Goldman Sachs Speaks Orwellian
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Goldman should be allowed to fail
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Morgan Stanley turns first profit in a year
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Lawmakers Weigh Job Measures
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Bet on It: Las Vegas Unemployment? 13.9%
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Weak Job Market: College Grads Back at Home
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Michigan tops US state jobless rates again in Sept
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MI jobless picture brightens a little
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Washington area joblessness worsens in September
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23 states report higher unemployment in September
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Unemployment in Nevada, Florida Increases to Record
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Hundreds line up to flip burgers for $10 an hour
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Unemployment Benefit Extension Stalls in US Senate
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Interactive map shows geography of U.S. jobs
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Autos:
Ex-Car Czar: Chrysler, GM Were Run by Idiots
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Steven Rattner: Why we had to get rid of GM's CEO
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US stake in GM worth $25 billion, ex-auto aide says
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GM, Chrysler Recovery Not Assured, Rattner Says
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Rattner expands criticism of GM
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What Will Become of Detroit? Don’t Ask Steve Rattner
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Auto Czar Rattner on “Nattily Clad” Bankers and the GM, Chrysler Rescues
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Inside the Chrysler, GM rescues
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Which Came First: Government Ownership or Catastrophic Losses?
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Judge: Hecker can't use grand jury investigation as excuse to delay
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EIB loan opens the door to Saab sale
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Hyundai Motor profit surges amid sales jump
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Hotels:
Future of SoBe Hotel Not Such a Shore Thing
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Hotels: Don't Buy Them Now, But Start Looking
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Politics:
Bad economy doesn't slow down lobbying spending for some
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Building Materials:
Creditors Back Restructuring, Nortek Claims
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Newspapers:
Locals raise bid for Philadelphia papers to $87M
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Star Tribune posts $18.3 million net loss in bankruptcy
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Pensions:
PBGC takes over Powermate DB plan
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Economy:
Fed Beige Book Says Economy Making 'Modest' Gains
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Boston Fed reports broad economic decline
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Jobless Numbers Hit New Highs Around U.S.
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Fed's Rosengren: How to Fight the Great (Financial) Fires of Our Time
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Watchdog: Bailout Helped, but at Great Cost
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Public distrust is biggest cost of TARP, Barofsky says
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TARP 'Unlikely' to Yield Taxpayer Returns, Audit Says
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Geithner: Core TARP Programs Ending
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Zeroing in on the Dollar's Decline
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Dollar Rebounds as China Economic Data Curbs Growth Optimism, Stocks Fall
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More Americans in Poverty Than US Numbers
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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:
Wells, U.S. Bancorp get big boost from mortgages
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Digging Yourself Out of a Mortgage Mess
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Servicers Prefer Foreclosure
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What's next if Obama's loan mod plan fails?
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Feared flood of foreclosures in California may be averted
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2.7 Million Homes In The Foreclosure Pipeline Could Overwhelm Market
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Real-Estate Slump Hits Howard Hughes's Heirs
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Vornado's 'hoarding' its cash
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CMBS Loan Losses Expected To Rise Dramatically
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Examiner: DBSI officials engaged in an 'elaborate shell game'
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Lend America Faces Federal Probe for Allegedly Brokering Fraudulent FHA Loans
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Feds Help Feed New Market For Easy Mortgages
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Has Morgan Stanley Shaken Its Real-Estate Albatross?
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Morgan Stanley Takes Another Hit on Crescent Investment
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Houston commercial foreclosures mount
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The Story Of 21 Year Old With The Underwater FHA Loan Is Even Worse Than You Think
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Admin Claims:
Substantial Contribution Claims Require Intent to Benefit Estate
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Health Care:
Franken Schools Right-Wing Analyst On Medical Bankruptcies In Countries With Universal Care: ‘It’s Zero’
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Witnesses have zero luck slipping fishy math past Franken
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Questions Linger as Erickson Enters Bankruptcy
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Reassuring Retirees
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Forum Health Confirms More Layoffs Coming
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Congress Won't Rein in Health Care Costs
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Oil/Gas:
OPEC Chief Blames Speculators for Oil Price
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Conditions in Place for Oil to Cross $100
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Ratings Agencies:
Loopholes in Bills to Regulate Ratings Agencies
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Fraud:
How Strong Is The Evidence in the Galleon Insider-Trading Case?
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Scandal Plays Out Among New Elite
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UBP liquidates fund after FBI arrest
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Galleon to Liquidate Funds; Said Approached on Assets
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Rookie Traders Trying To Short Galleon Portfolio Might Need Lesson In Professional Trading
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History's Top Ten Insider Trading Cases
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Banks, Drug Claims Added to Madoff Investor Lawsuit
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Did the Mets Really Make Money Off Madoff?
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Suit Alleges Madoff Culture of Drugs and 'Sexual Deviance'
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KPMG pulled into Madoff lawsuit
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Madoff: A Snapshot of Life in Prison
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Stanford team adds Mac Secrest, lawyer for Ken Lay
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Directories:
RH Donnelley gets OK for bankruptcy plan vote
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Lehman:
Looking Back at Lehman
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Simmons advises hedge fund RAB on Lehman bankruptcy dispute
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Lehman's Mortgage Business Is Back From The Dead
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Hank Paulson Gave Goldman Sachs An Inside Look At Lehman As It Died
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Gambling:
CityCenter worth about half of building cost
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Penn National Gaming says it wants Fountainebleau if the price is right
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Kerkorian 'Shakes Trees' for Investors, MGM Chief Murren Says
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Bing Asks Council To Revisit Greektown
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Greektown Casino deal in limbo after City Council's no vote
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Turnarounds:
When to shut down your company
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Musical Instruments:
Poor US Economy Has Guitar Makers Singing the Blues
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Celebs:
Carlton Fields Sues Ludacris for $61K
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Food/Drink:
New York City Sues Tavern on the Green Operators, Saying Name Isn't Theirs
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Strictly Kosher?
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Kersey dairy files for Chapter 11
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Credit Cards:
Bernanke Airs Concern on Speeding Up Credit-Card Law
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Citi Jacks Credit Card Rates To 29.99% On Unsuspecting Customers
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Telecoms:
Ericsson misses forecasts as sales fall
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Distressed Investing:
Vulture Investing: Best Before or After The Bankruptcy?
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Municipalities:
California may be too big not to fail
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Munis in Worst Month Since '08
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Aviation:
AMR, Continental Fall on Losses, Weak Travel Outlook
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Boeing Posts Wider Loss
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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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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Change bankruptcy laws to help address medical financial stress
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Compensation:
Administration Said to Order Deep Cuts in Pay at Bailed-Out Companies
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Feinberg to Order 50% Cuts in Compensation for Bailed-Out Firms
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ABI Poll Casts Doubt on Bonus Reforms
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Stagehand At Carnegie Hall Makes $500k/Year
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Many US Companies Cutting Bonuses
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At Rescued Banks, Perks Keep Rolling
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Mass Torts:
B & B: radiology reports stay secret
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Banking:
Official: Don't expect 'all money back' from banks
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Bogus Statistics: The Banking Industry's Go-To Lobbying Tool
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Charlotte: Bust Brings New Humility
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BoA makes a deal to sell yet another asset in a bid to raise capital
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Top Obama Officials Knew of Bank of America Deal
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Fed's Tarullo says breaking up big banks too hard
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Volcker Fails to Sell a Bank Strategy
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Big Banks Take Your Money, Then Run
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Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Bank of America, Wachovia, U.S. Bank, JPMorgan Chase and Citibank Over Overdraft Fee Policies
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Morgan, Wells Earnings Reveal How Conflicted Analyst Opinions Are over Banking Sector
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Wells Fargo Cut to 'Sell' by Rochdale's Bove on Mortgage Fees
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DSB Bankruptcy Leaves US Speedskating With $300,000 Deficit
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Compromise Bill Could Block States on Bank Rules
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Deutsche Bank Expects to Post $2 Billion Profit
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Credit Suisse swings to $2.3 billion profit
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Finance:
Obama to Offer Banks Aid for Small Businesses Loans
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Icahn's CIT Proposal Still Lacks Details
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The 'obscure' peak oil hedge fund and the ailing lender
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Religion:
Church property in dispute during diocese bankruptcy proceeding
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Abuse claimants target parish assets
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Judge Approves First Motions In Diocese Bankruptcy
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Wilmington Diocese is covering up its cover-up
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Accounting:
Living with a Scarlet Audit Letter
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PwC: Sour Economy Sparks Divestitures
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Ernst & Young Pranks Involve Heavy Lifting, Possibly Spending $200-$300
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Frauds put forensic accountants in the spotlight
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KPMG UK defends Madoff audit
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Retailing:
With IP sales, retailer names fade but never die
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Walmart Sees 'Tough' Holiday Season With Late Buying
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Deserted shopping mall bleak symbol of Fed bailout
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Corporate Reform:
The SEC's Tough New Offensive on Insider Trading
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Investment Vehicles of the Ultrarich Draw Scrutiny
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Tug of war over financial reforms
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New tool for regulators: Wiretaps
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Jenkins: When Bad Luck Is a Crime
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Adelphia's Rigases Win Appeal on Conspiracy Charge
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Enron:
Cleared Enron defendant warns of prosecutors' power
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Elder Debt:
Elderly more likely to face debt management problems
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UK:
Auditors warned as insolvencies rise
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The lessons of the banks' failure are yet to be learnt
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UK Retail Sales Unexpectedly Stagnate for a Second Month
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British Bank Regulator Slaps Industry
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Kaupthing Loses Ruling in U.K.
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SFO Criminal Probe Into 'Missing' Financier
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Gala Coral investors agree debt restructure
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EU:
Europe's central bankers go from death to dancing
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Canada:
Developers willing to dive into distress
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Nortel pensioners protest bankruptcy laws in Ottawa
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Canadian Nortel creditors may regret polite approach
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Tobacco Companies May Face C$200 Billion in Canadian Claims
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Special audit to examine Hydro's risk management
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China:
Factory Slump Puts China Near Recession
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China economic growth accelerates
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Germany:
Quelle's Bankruptcy 'No Surprise'
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Russia:
Medvedev, oligarch lock horns over corruption
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Russia drops $22.5 billion suit vs BONY
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Japan:
The Return of Japan's Zombie Finance
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