Law:
Nadel Receiver Sues Holland & Knight, Alleges Failure to Root Out Fraud
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Drive-Through Bankruptcy
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Things Are Very Bad for Summer Associates, How Bad Firm Leaders Aren't Sure
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Some Thoughts on the Changing Legal Industry
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Cold Hard Math: BigLaw Firm Offers Jobs to Only 30% of Summers
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National Firm Plans to Close Office, Ax About 40 More Lawyers This Year
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Big firms cut back on law school recruiting
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27.5% of Morgan Lewis Summer Associates Get Offers—for 2011
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Morgan Lewis: Shady used car dealer?
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Nationwide No Offer Watch: Numbers from Kirkland and Orrick
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More Good News: Mayer Brown Asks Deferred Associates To Start Early
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Change of Address: Dreier Trades Manhattan Penthouse for Prison
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Another Reason Not to Work Late
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Work/life imbalance
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Gloomy prospects fail to deter wannabe partners
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Law Librarians Survey: No More Sacred Cows
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Fees in Broadcom Litigation Exceed the $118 Million Settlement
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Mayer Brown Hires Project Finance Lawyer Miller From Rival Simpson Thacher
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Loeb & Loeb Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Bankruptcy and Legal Malpractice
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SEC Regional Director Katherine 'Kit' Addleman Heads to Haynes and Boone
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Venable Partner Resigns, Lost Monitor Job Due to Texts With Ex-Detroit Mayor
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Ex-Toyota Lawyer Sues Automaker Over Handling of Evidence
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Former Chevron GC Speaks Out on Torts Case, Recordings
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Sullivan & Cromwell's Frank Aquila says due diligence is not always easy
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9th Circuit Invites Additional Briefing on Former Broadcom Exec's Privilege Claim
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N.Y. Trial Lawyers' Receptions May Have Violated Ethics Law
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Alberto Gonzales supports Eric Holder's CIA torture probe
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New OCI Reality: Law Students Less Cocky, 40 Fewer Firms Recruit at Illinois
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Don't Major in Criminal Justice If You Want to Go to Law School
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Call to Jury Duty Strikes New Fear: Financial Ruin
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‘What Inspired Me To Go to Law School’: The Video Series
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The Douchiest Law School: The Final Four
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Immigration Lawyer Was in U.S. Illegally
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Hearing Goes from Bad to Worse for Duct-Taped Defendant
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Ninth Circuit Loses Softball Championship
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Jurors Saw High-Fashion Low-Life, Judge Says 59-Years to Life Suits Him
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Mass. Judiciary Drops Plan for Free Law Clerks Paid by Law Firms
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Breyer Almost, but not quite, Bests Scalia for America's Top Justice Comic
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Justice Stevens slows his hiring at high court
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Judge pleads guilty to sexual abuse and harassment
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate
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World Markets Track US Slide Amid Financial Fears
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US Stocks Close Lower In Fincls Led, Broad Slide
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Manufacturing Growth Can't Save US Stocks
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AIG's Benmosche Says He Wants Wall Street IPO Underwriting Fees Cut by 50%
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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American Airlines to Cut 921 Flight Attendant Jobs
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American Airlines warns of further job cuts
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Farmer's Insurance Group plans 554 layoffs
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Jobless rates up in 44 pct. of metro areas in July
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Jobless rates up in fewer metro areas in July
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Employees Are Ready to Push Beyond `Survival Mode`
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Most U.S. workers say no to management jobs
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Newspapers:
Freedom Communications Enters Bankruptcy Protection
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Major properties owned by Freedom Communications
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Orange County Register's owner files for bankruptcy
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Banking:
Bank Debt Risk Rises Most in 15 Weeks on Capital Demand Concern
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Is BofA ready to free itself from TARP?
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Keep Bank of America on the hook
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Wells Fargo Signals It Will Repay TARP Funds Soon
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Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf Says Some Loan-Loss Rates Are Peaking
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What Fall Brings for Wall Street's Banks
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Aviation:
Airlines group says global industry lost over $6 billion in first half, some signs of recovery
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SkyEurope files for bankruptcy , halts flights
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Thousands stranded as SkyEurope goes under
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Resurrected Eclipse opens for business
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Langa Air closes
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Hotels:
Maui Prince Hotel Faces Foreclosure
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Court effort aims to keep Maui Prince open
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Economy blamed for closure of former Pontchartain Hotel
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Hotel sector feeling the pinch as economic slump hits
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Committees:
Upcoming DE Organizational Meetings
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Tech:
Sales of computer servers fall 30 percent
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Distressed Investing:
Zell Returns to Grave Dancing With $625 Million Distressed Securities Fund
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Economy:
Expanding Manufacturing Foreshadows Recession's End
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Productivity, Factory Orders Seen on the Rise
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US unemployment rate rises
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How the Bailouts Could Have Gone Better
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25 Winners Of The Financial Crisis
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Who's rooting for the economy to fail again? These guys.
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IMF Set to Raise 2010 Global Economic Growth Forecast to `Just Below' 3%
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World Bank's Zoellick Says Chances of Global Recovery Increase
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Ski-Jump Recession
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Goldman Sachs Wrong in Calling Economic Recovery, Macro Hedge Funds Wager
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The Fannie-Freddie rescue could turn a profit too
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
Pending US home sales jump in July
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The housing recovery mirage
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For Commercial Real Estate, Hard Times Have Just Begun
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Commercial mortgage defaults in Bay Area rising
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Industry Seeks Fannie, Freddie Overhaul
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Lenders pulled plug on Kearney Construction
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Housing boom may just be more bad news for buyers
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Former First Colony execs file Chapter 11
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New York Seeks to Turn Stalled Projects Into Moderate-Income Housing
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Apartment Complex Cause For CMBS Transaction Downgrades
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Florida Pension Lost $250 Million on New York's Stuyvesant Town Apartments
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Culling The Herd
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Autos:
Auto Industry Posts Best US Sales Of Year
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Canadian auto sales slow 7.9% in August
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Idle GM plants spark interest from automakers
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Ford, Toyota, Honda US Sales Rise on 'Clunkers' as GM Falls
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GM China says 2009 sales expected to rise 40 pct
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'Clunkers' Consequences: GM Sales Down, Ford Gas-Guzzlers Up
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Creditors' move boosts Hayes Lemmerz reorganization
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GM to pay another $50 million for Delphi benefits
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When will Delphi leave Chapter 11?
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RHJ Sweetens Its Offer for Opel
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Compensation:
AIG CEO regrets sharp criticism of Cuomo
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Citi Is Pissed Off About The Pay Czar's Comp Restrictions
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European Finance Ministers Back Plans to Rein In `Bonus Culture' at Banks
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S&P 500 firms prefer to fund CEO pay
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Wall Street's Generous Banks
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Insurance:
Argus, Tremont settle Madoff insurance suits in NY
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D&O Insurers Fund $118 Million Partial Settlement of Broadcom Options Backdating Derivative Suit
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Payment Processing:
Cynergy Data files for bankruptcy , to sell assets
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Fitness:
Bally Total Fitness Emerging From Bankruptcy Stronger, Leaner
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Tourism:
Lenders Pick Up Tourist Attractions at Auction
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Fraud:
Inside the Properties of Bernie Madoff
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Cerberus ' troubles shed light on Madoff feeder funds
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Madoff Trustee Said to Target Sons and Brother
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Stanford back in jail with leg problem
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In letter to judge, Nadel begs for house
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Nadel receiver seeks to take over lawsuit, add Holland & Knight
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Owners of offices sue Bravata Financial in alleged $50 million Ponzi scheme
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Mormons Become Victims in $50 Million Scam to Sell Gold Bullion
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Kerviel gains reprieve with trial delay
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Detroit: Suspects deny Ponzi case
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Private Equity:
Cerberus aims to raise more funds
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Cerberus Dismisses Talk of Fund Defaults
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Trucking:
Yellow submarine stay afloat with credit deal
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Tax:
Bankruptcy threat brings new concept to the Cayman Islands … taxes
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Wegelin, Oldest Swiss Bank, Tells Customers to Sell U.S. Assets or Leave
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Offshore Private Banking Model Is Dead, Experts Say
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Hockey:
Balsillie Tells NHL to Pick Its Battle
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Scathing audit of golf empire accuses Canadian NHL owner of misusing funds
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Judge set for critical puck decision in the desert
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Speaking of an NHL team ...
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Education:
In a recession, is college worth it?
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Liberal arts as a major not so popular in this downturn
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Credit Cards:
U.S. credit card satisfaction down amid higher rates
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Charge-Off, Delinquency Rates Decline In July
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Accounting:
Companies may be burying billions more in environmental liabilities than their financial statements show
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Deloitte, First To Report In 2008, But Apparent Delays in 2009
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Deloitte Partner Fined $235k for 'Shoddy Accounting'
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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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Mining:
Grupo Mexico Jumps Most in 10 Months on Asarco Ruling
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The Bankruptcy Court Opinion
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When Children and Parents Fight
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Asarco saga could drag on
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Asarco agony for Sterlite
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US legal ruling lifts weight from Grupo Mexico
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Vedanta's $2.1bn takeover plan of Asarco hit
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Judge's pro-Grupo Mexico ruling reverberates
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Asarco may be out of bankruptcy in 09-Grupo Mexico
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There's huge money for attorneys in Asarco bankruptcy
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SPMI Clarifies That Legal Controversy Over Sunshine Mine Continues
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Municipalities:
New York signs order to let OTB file for bankruptcy
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Paterson Allows OTB To Go To Bankruptcy Court
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Gov going for 'broke' to save OTB
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First Step, Restructure City OTB; Next Step, A Complete OTB Overhaul?
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City of Philadelphia takes out $275M loan
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Florida's Economic Bust Propels Muni Bond Default Spike
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Judge dissolves city's pact with IBEW
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Business bankruptcies rise 18% in St. Louis
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Litigation:
The Bizarro World of Derivative Litigation: The Broadcom Settlement
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Gambling:
Station Casinos bankruptcy plan hearing delayed
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Black Gaming Not Going Bankrupt...Yet
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Religion:
Hindu temple files for bankruptcy
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Jewelry:
To exit Chapter 11, Beaudry looks to high end
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Retailing:
Holt Renfrew said mulling bid for Barneys New York
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Why Barneys is a stretch for Holts
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Istithmar World working to rescue retailer Barneys
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Barneys Under Pressure, The Al Roker Collection
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Barneys to file for bankruptcy?
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Better News, but Retail Prospects Are Still Dim
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People of Walmart
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Finance:
CIT To Defer $22.9 Million Interest Payment On Notes
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Corporate Governance:
Rev Up Revlon! Lawsuit Filed Over Disney/Marvel Deal
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Corporate Reform:
The Koz (Remember Him?)Continues the Fight; Files for Habeas
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U.S. market regulators in bid to end turf war
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Sheila Bair goes on the attack again
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Wells Fargo's Stumpf Calls Single Bank Regulator 'a Mistake'
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SEC is digging in on derivatives investigations
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Ratings:
Fewer firms enter sick bay, and that's a good thing
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Health Care:
1 in 7 Californians Have Medical Debt, Study Finds
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We asked the health insurance lobby about its top rep's coverage. They treated us like we had a preexisting condition.
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The best and the worst that the American health care system has to offer
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Art:
Jobless artist's road trip chronicles recession
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Food/Drink:
A New York City landmark eatery falls victim to the recession
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Personal Finance:
Stop buying expensive cleaning produces. Most things can be cleaned with white vinegar, baking soda, coarse salt
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UK:
Corporate failures forecast to rise
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U.K. Consumers Repaid Debt, Manufacturing Slows in Recovery `Setback'
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UK M&A at 40-year low in the second quarter
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Lloyds Wins Backing For Cash Call
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EU:
European Consumer Spending, Exports Help Ease Worst Recession in 60 Years
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Canada:
Banking watchdog has work cut out for him
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Japan:
Japan's New Ruling Party Focuses on Economic Woes
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Korea:
South Korean Exports Decline 20.6%, Tenth Drop, Amid Weak Global Recovery
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