October 27, 2009

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Law:

The Bankruptcy Files: Capmark Provides a Bonanza for Am Law 100
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Is Wachtell in Trouble For Being Good Lawyers?
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Thelen Staffers' Suit Follows Partners to New Firms
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Heller Bankruptcy Judge Offers Grammar Tips, Suggests Legal Fees Slowdown
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After Laying Off Your Buddies and Cutting Your Pay, What's On Your Boss's Mind Now?
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Clifford Chance rolls out sector approach to associates
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Flextime Among the New Criteria for Clients' Evaluation of Law Firms
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Women Rainmakers Rare in BigLaw
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Last Week in Layoffs
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Insider Trading Investigation Ensnares More Companies, Lawyers
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Lawsuit Against BofA Seeks a Yotta Money
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Weil Gotshal Grows Nearly 24% in DC, While Most NY Firms Lose DC Lawyers
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Full Service Practices Aren't Just for MegaFirms
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In Astor Trial, a Lesson for Lawyers
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Miami Law Grads Get $10K Foreclosure Fellowships to Fill Legal Services Gap
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Report: K&L Gates Tied to Scandal-Plagued Congressman
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11th Circuit Sides With Defense Attorney Over Legal Fees
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Judge Rules eBay Can Name Forum in Contract With Users
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NYU Law: How Much Do Your Paper Cups Cost?
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"Plaintiff's wife felt he should have new underwear to take to Hawaii"
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Say What?!
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Judges:

High-Profile Partner at NY BigLaw Firm Goes Out of His Way to Criticize Judge in Appeal
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Judge Cleared of Sex Abuse in Spanking
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Federal Judge Still Working at 95
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Judicial Nominations in the Bush and Obama Administrations' First Nine Months
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Blame Game: On Obama's Judicial and U.S. Attorney Nominees
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate
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S&P 500 Overvalued by 40%, Set to Fall, Smithers Says
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What Goldman Sachs Can Learn From Bill Belichick
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Scrooges' Holiday Deals: Bankrupt Firms
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Caterpillar permanently cuts 2,500 workers, recalls others
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Hiring, Spending Seen Up in Six Months
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DIP Finance:

Trends in DIP Financing: Not as Bad as It Seems?
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Oil/Gas:

SemGroup reaches settlement key to bankruptcy exit
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SemGroup Bankruptcy Reorganization Approved, Disputes Settled
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Creditors approve SemGroup LP reorganization plan
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Retail gas prices nearing summer highs
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National Oilwell Net Drops as Producers Cut Spending
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Publishing:

McGraw-Hill Says Profit Fell 14%, Cuts Sales Forecast
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Banking:

Why big banks hate banking
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Washington Mutual Sues to Get Billions Back From FDIC
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The tragicomedy of WaMu's underwriting lowpoint
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WaMu: From Family Bank to Predator
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BofA Repayment Hits Snag
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Tracking Bank Failures: The Number Zooms Past 100
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Deutsche Bank 'Feels Comfortable' With Loans as Defaults Rise
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Russian Banks Count Pigs, Lingerie as Collateral
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Retailing:

Radio Shack's profit drops 23 percent
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Books:

The Financial-Crisis Lit Cheat Sheet
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Accounting:

Auditors, You're Just Going to Have Start Finding Fraud, Okay?
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Magic Tricks on Corporate Books
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Revenues fall 4.9% at Deloitte International
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Deloitte Revenues Grow 1% In Local Currency
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Robert Half's Salary Guide Doesn't Have Many Surprises
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Autos:

For Delphi Pensioners, Union Label Helps
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UAW, Ford deal is in jeopardy
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The Demise of a Deal-Maker
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Opel deal OK, Germany says
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Honda exec: no sign yet of US market recovery
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Economy:

Economy Yielding 'Very Angry' People, Bankers Conference Told
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Moody's: Bank Write Offs Worse Than Depression
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It’s Official — Obamanomics Isn't Working
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9 Signs of America in Decline
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About One Quarter of Stimulus Money Paid Out
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Crisis to Have "Lasting" Impact - Soros
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Central Banks Hitting Asset Bubbles
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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:

Suing Stuy-Town
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Option ARM Killed Bank & Homeowners; Why Didn't Feds Shut It Down Sooner?
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Capmark exemplifies the commercial real estate market
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Housing Market Faces Hard Road to Normal, Fed Economist Says
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Housing Credit Will Likely Be Phased Out, ISI Says
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Shoddy Construction Haunts Boom-Era Condos
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Bankruptcy claims several LA development projects
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Fannie Adds Investment, Second Homes to Forbearance Plan
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Lend America Mortgage Fraud, 20 Years in the Making?
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Record NYC Real Estate Deal Now on Rocks
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Telecoms:

Verizon's quarterly earnings drop 30%
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Gov., AG to intervene in Fairpoint bankruptcy
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Advocate: FairPoint Bankruptcy Won't Hurt NH Users
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Maine PUC on Fairpoint Bankruptcy Filing
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FairPoint files for bankruptcy, lenders to take control
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Shareholders the big loser in FairPoint bankruptcy
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Among other things, FairPoint owes for telephone poles, health insurance
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Newspapers:

Sun-Times Deal Put to Bed
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U.S. newspaper circulation plunge accelerates
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This is the End of the Newspaper Business
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The accelerating decline of newspapers
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Finance:

CIT sweetens, extends debt exchange offer
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Skepticism Surrounds CIT's Plan
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An Adviser on CIT's Restructuring Moves to Barclays
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Private Equity:

Apollo Management Goes Deeper Into Debt
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Academia:

Bankruptcy Law and Corporate Investment Decisions
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The Costs of Chapter 11 in Context: American and Dutch Business Bankruptcy
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Turnarounds:

Capital Structures Cause Sleepless Nights for Workout Bankers
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Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names
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Television:

Mio.TV files for Bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Pilots Say Laptops Contributed to Distraction
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Hawaiian Airlines pilots say talks at an impasse
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Credit Cards:

Dodd Seeks Rate Freeze on Credit Cards
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New front in credit card war
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Tax:

Back-Door Taxes Hit Americans With Public Officials Financing in the Dark
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Municipalities:

Back-Door Taxes Hit U.S. With Financing in the Dark
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Bankruptcy judge says Vallejo must report its progress
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Sovereigns:

Investors should be wary of Argentina’s debt deal
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Automatic Stay:

Are Attorney Fees Still Recoverable in the 9th for Stay Violations?
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Means Test Changes Won't Mean Much
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Hockey:

Moyes agrees to sell bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes to NHL
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Health Care:

More time sought on Pascack decision
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Insurers to Benefit from Health Care Reform
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Small Business:

Eleven Easy Ways to Destroy Your Company
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

OC bankruptcy filings rise in September
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Bankruptcy Prediction:

Business Bankruptcies Revisited
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Celebs:

Broke and Almost Famous
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Compensation:

US bank regulator sees risk in pay czar rulings
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In Praise of Kenneth Feinberg
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Another View: In Praise of Kenneth Feinberg
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Citigroup, Bank of America Paid Average $18 Million to Managers
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Wall Street adds insult to injury
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Details on Bank Of America salary cuts
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No clawing at Kenneth Feinberg yet
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Wall Street's finest, not that fine
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Bankers dislike pay cuts? Join the club
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CIT CEO's Wife Is Very Angry at Barack Obama for Cutting Wall Street Salaries
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Pay Czar's Plan Getting Low Marks
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20 highest paid under 40
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Insurance:

Ex-A.I.G. Chief Is Back, Luring Talent From Rescued Firm
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Corporate Reform:

Judge in Bear Trial Deals Setback to Prosecutors
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The Search for Financial Villains Founders
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Lehman:

Fall out from Lehman Brothers continues
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PwC returns to court to fight for Lehmans plan
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Media:

The Media Death Spiral
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Fraud:

Rajaratnam Changes His Defense Counsel
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Galleon SEC Judge Rakoff Says Civil Case May Go to Trial in Five Months
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Galleon Insider-Trading Case Feeds Silicon Valley White-Collar Bar
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Galleon Judge Pushes the SEC
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Before He Was Arrested for Insider Trading, Bob Was the Most Fun Guy at the Office
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Lawsuits Against Picower Will Move Forward
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Equipment Acquisition Company Was Ponzi Scheme, Restructuring Officer Says
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Fraud Class Action Against Former Midway Games Executives Dismissed
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Ponzi Defendant Petters Goes on Offensive
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Stanford Victims Rage At Antigua
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Private Equity:

Buyout Pros Not Expecting Boom in Deal Volume
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Gambling:

Station Casinos files for reorganization extension
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UK:

UK Banks Would Face Competition Probe Under Conservatives
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UK Conservatives Call for Banker Bonuses in Shares
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UK House Prices May Fall Further, Ex-BOE's Blanchflower Says
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Credit card terms 'to be curbed'
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EU:

European Banks Tumble After European Union Demands ING Break-up
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Canada:

Decision on sale of Gandi 'close' as bankruptcy protection extended again
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Quebec Backs Nortel Pensions
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Auction house Ritchies forced into bankruptcy
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Germany:

German Economy Faces Pain, Official Says
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Russia:

Unmentionable loans in Russia
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Hungary:

Wave of bankruptcies not expected to crest until next year
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Ireland:

Irish Angry Over Big Bailout of the Country's Banks
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