Law:
Lawyer Goes From Billable Bankruptcy to Success on a Flat-Fee Scale
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After Perhaps $100K in Legal Fees, Becker & Ex-Associate Settle $2K Pay Dispute
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Former Associate Ends $12 Million Fee Suit Against Labaton Sucharow
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Deferred Associates Get the Word: What They'll Be Paid and When They Can Start
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Who Should Foot the Bill for the ‘Worthless’ Young Associates?
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Turnaround Underground - Networking Opportunities
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Heller's Creditors: Spending Big Bucks On (Hopefully) Getting Back Really Big Bucks
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Partners of the Day: Linda Smith and Chuck Diamond
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Ousted Lindquist Partner Accused of Stealing $1M from Firm & Clients
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Plaintiffs Seek to Revive Holland & Knight Ponzi Suit
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Vinson & Elkins Makes Good: First-Year Associates Begin Oct. 4
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Fulbright Releases 2010 International Arbitration Report
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London Revenue Plummets For U.S.-Based Firms
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Managing partner of Thompson & Knight Houston office jumps to Mayer Brown
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Elderly Millionaire Is Destitute After Payment of Fees for Lawyers and Care
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Six Lawyers (Two Bankruptcy Lawyers) Join McKool Smith in New York
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A Strike Against Stroock: New York AG Rules Against Extell
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Pls Hndle Thx: Great Taste, Less Filling
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Communication Is Key for Success as a Lawyer, Panel Says
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Assigning Value to E-Discovery's Unknown
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More Small and Solo Corporate Practices Emerging
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Bookkeeper Gets 51 Months for Stealing $948K From Law Firm
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Law Grad Pleads Guilty in ATM Scam at Sands Casino
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Now Out of Prison, Ex-Milberg Partner Might Teach Class at UC Irvine Law School
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Professor Lerach
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The Hubris of Would-Be Lawyers
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Post-Hubris: After lawyers crash, they shouldn't hide
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The Working Professional Poor
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When the law firm could go under: Diane vs. Will on "The Good Wife"
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Court and Police Share Motorists' Bizarre Excuses for Speeding
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Judges:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge appointed to Northern District of Iowa
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Judicial Independence, Autonomy, and the Bankruptcy Courts
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Democrats to Move Judicial Nominees as High Court Battle Looms
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Elizabeth Warren On Supreme Court Nomination: It Would Be An 'Honor' To Be Considered
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Liberals Balk at Obama's SCOTUS Front-Runner
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Senate Democrats' wish list for high court: Someone with non-Ivy background
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Senators, Interest Groups Weigh In on Possible Stevens Successor
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Granholm reportedly on Supreme Court short list
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Fight Over 9th Circuit Nominee Could Foreshadow Trouble for Supreme Court Pick
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Obama Shuns the Left as White House Mulls U.S. High Court Slot
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‘Socialist’ Obama to Move Supreme Court to Right
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“With the possible exception of Ruth Ginsburg”
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Obama to Meet With Senators on Stevens Retirement
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O’Connor gives inspiration to law students
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Specter Chides High Court, Renews ‘Cameras’ Debate
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A Funny (Yes, Funny) Look at Diversity and the Supreme Court
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NC Judge Suspended; State Chief Justice Didn't Say Why
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Judge Receives a Scolding After Hugging Defendant
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Advance
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Free money is stocks' secret weapon
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Market rises slightly as results eyed
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Buffett Bet on Goldman Sachs 'Integrity'
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JPMorgan Reports Income of $3.3 Billion
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Layoffs:
Wanted: People with Good Credit for Low-Paying Jobs
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Washington unemployment rate rises slightly to 9.5 percent in March
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Dueling Editorials on Unemployment Benefits
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Why Are Workers Happy with Fewer Benefits and Longer Hours?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Trucking:
YRC president's resignation sends shares lower
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Corporate Reform:
GOP Leader Faults Democrats' Finance Overhaul
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McConnell tells GOP: Vote no on Wall Street bill
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After Hobnobbing With Bankers, McConnell Attacks Wall Street Reform
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A GOP Financial Reform Bellwether
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McConnell: Dodd reform bill guarantees perpetual bank bailouts
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White House sees momentum on financial reform
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Major US financial regulation reform proposals
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The West Virginia Mining Disaster and the Financial Crisis Have the Same Root Cause
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SEC - Extreme makeover
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Municipalities:
City, County Officials Whisper ' Bankruptcy ' to Solve Pension Woes
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Can a Town Survive With Nearly No Government?
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Religion:
Bishops decry bill to lift statute of limitations on civil abuse suits
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Evangelist Zito files for bankruptcy
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Priestly Sex Abuse and the Concept of Innocence
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Compensation:
Exxon Cuts Tillerson's Pay by 16% After Stock Slide
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Union Brandishes Banker Pay in Fight With Wall St.
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Economy:
Trade Gap Widens More Than Anticipated on Imports
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Small businesses don't see recovery
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U.S. Economist Dissents, Saying Recession Is Over
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Dallas Fed Directors Sought Additional Discount-Rate Increase
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Sales, hiring and capital spending remain very weak, trade group says
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Imagine the Bailouts Are Working
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She's 97 and homeless
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Nation's Deficit Calls for Painful Choices
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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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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:
Banks Disagree Over Obama's Principal Reduction Plan
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New report slams foreclosure program
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The Fight for the Middle Class: Obama's Mortgage Relief Program Isn't Working
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Watchdog: Obama Foreclosure Plan Leaves Many Out
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Watchdog Group: Obama's Mortgage Aid Plan Wastes Billions
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Elizabeth Warren Directs Mortgage Ire at Banks: Why Not Agencies?
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Banks Resist Plans to Reduce Mortgage Balances
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Top Four Banks Ready to Write-Down Second Liens
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Wells Fargo Drops Lawsuit Against Mortgage Borrower
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Seeds of a housing rebound in Southern California seen in March
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In re Tousa highlights risks to lenders relying on after-acquired collateral and “savings clauses” in loan documents
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Pols Attack One Another Instead of Mortgage Lenders
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For Some Markets, Bubble-Era Prices Decades Away
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Down Market Drives Up Lawsuits Against Appraisers
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Tax:
The High Costs of the New Tax Laws
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Death, taxes hold similar appeal
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IRS continues audit trend away from large corporations and toward smaller businesses
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Virginia, Maryland name tax debtors
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Man Blames IRS Raid for Wife’s Suicide
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How the United States pierced UBS's tradition of secrecy
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Swiss Lawmakers Bow to Bankers Urging UBS Settlement
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Banking:
FDIC: Banker Pay Poses Systemic Risk
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WaMu Excluded From 'Too Clubby to Fail' Group, Killinger Says
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Now Meet Two WaMu Whistleblowers
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'Greedy' WaMu Channeled Sir Mix-A-Lot
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WaMu CEO Feared Goldman "Sharks"
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WaMu's new line: 'Who knew?'
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IMF Says Regulators Should Consider Setting Capital Surcharge
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Bank regulators need bigger tool kit: IMF
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US bank chief mobbed by angry borrowers
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The Rich (And The Quick) Get Richer
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US Bank Profit 'Imbalances Are Re-Occurring'
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Cybercrime Poses New Risks in Commercial Banking
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Banks, Bankers, and the New Political Economy
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UBS CEO tells shareholders outflows to continue
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Big Banks Draw Big Profits From Microloans to Poor
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Gambling:
Trump Entertainment 4.0: Less debt, more Ivanka
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Harrah’s Offers 13% Yield on Boosted Sale of New Debt
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Newspapers:
Tribune Lenders Can't Offer Rival Reorganization Plan
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Brian Tierney Racks Up The Wins
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Lehman:
Hudson Castle: How Lehman Brothers Juggled Money
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Puzzling Over Lehman's Secret 'Alter Ego'
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The original sin of Repo 105
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Investigators Focusing Further on Lehman's Use of Accounting Gimmicks
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UBS Ordered by Finra to Pay 2 Buyers of Lehman Notes
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Indict Lehman Brothers Execs—And Create Strong Consumer Protection Agency
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Telecoms:
Fairpoint Blames Fire For Maine Internet Outages
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Retailing:
Pearl Supply to remain open in Chapter 11
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Simon, General Growth at Impasse on Divestiture
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Finance:
Trustee: Insiders 'looted' Fair Finance
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Fair Finance trustee sues Dan Laikin for $19M
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Awards:
Sonnenschein Partner Farrington Yates Named "Fellow" by International Bankruptcy Professionals Group
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Health Care:
St. Vincent CEO Amoroso resigns
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Cascade Medical Center has made a remarkable turnaround
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Tech:
Intel posts big jump in first-quarter profit
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Corporate Governance:
Business Groups, Obama Administration Spar Over Corporate Governance
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Laster's moment
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NOL and void
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Chancery Awards Attorneys' Fees Based on Pre-Litigation Conduct in Breach of Fiduciary Duties
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Autos:
General Motors Appoints UCLA's Cynthia Telles to Its Board
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General Motors Board Gets Its Own Shrink
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Claim delays Visteon Corp.'s bankruptcy exit
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Automakers to Taxpayers: Can We Get Another Bailout, Please?
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Bill gives dealers rights over carmakers
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Toyota halts sales of Lexus SUV
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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:
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Seminars
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
First Quarter Buyout-Backed Bankruptcies: Fewer, Smaller
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Loan-To-Own:
Bad bankruptcy citizen
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Accounting:
More Hot Water For Ernst & Young With New Lehman Allegations
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Why A Big 4 Failure Is Imminent–and What It Will Mean
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Consultant Gets 15 Months in Ernst & Young Case
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Tim Geithner Hated His Old Accountant
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Fraud:
US judge to hear claims re Madoff feeder funds
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WexTrust Co-Founder Byers Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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Judge: Ex-Hecker aide can't block subpoena
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Vantis uncovers $6bn Stanford black hole
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Former USA Capital Officer Sentenced for Fraud Conviction
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Politics:
Minting Bank Lobbyists on Capitol Hill
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Insurance:
Ambac Financial Shares Have ‘No Value,’ JPMorgan Says
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Sovereigns:
IMF Widens Pool for Crisis Funds
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New World Disorder: IMF's Greek Bailout
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Aviation:
Labor strife clouds possible USAir/United merger
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Spirit's Carry-On Bag Fees Draw Senate Legislation
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Politics:
Demands in Sarah Palin's Speaking Contract
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Hockey:
Decision coming on Phoenix Coyotes ownership
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Glendale goes with Reinsdorf, kills Ice Edge lease for Phoenix Coyotes
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Hollywood:
Miramax Sequel - Burkle Backs Weinsteins' Bid for Their Old Studio
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Derivatives:
The derivatives ding-dong waiting in the Dodd bill
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Collateral and Derivatives
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Private Equity:
Debt Loads Expose Private-Equity Game
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Horse Racing:
Zayat Refutes Claims by Fifth Third
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Centaur's junior lenders press for bankruptcy liquidation
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Distressed Investing:
Advanced Distressed Debt Concept: The J Factor
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Humor:
An oh-so-practical judge
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Financial Literacy:
April is Financial Literacy Month
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Celebs:
Would Sarah Palin Consider Helping Pamela Anderson with Her Tax Problem?
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You Talkin' to Me? Bankruptcy , shmankruptcy
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Kosar's car in bankruptcy sale
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UK:
Ex-Northern Rock Executives Fined and Banned
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Liquidations set to be highest since 1992
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M&A activity to surge in 2010
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Sharp fall in retail administrations in Q1 2010
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EU:
Euro Rally May Be Fleeting as Europe's Economy Lags
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European Industrial Output Rises More Than Forecast
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China:
China May Post 11.7% Growth
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Greece:
Wealthy Greeks flee debt crisis to snap up prime London properties
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A Greek on Greece
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Soros Says Greek 'Death Spiral' Risk Remains After Aid Package
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Pimco Says 'Too Early' to Buy Greek Bonds as EU Pledges Aid
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IMF faces whole new kettle of fish in Greece
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Legal Threat, Ambiguity Cloud Greek Aid Deal
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Germany pours cold water on Greece rescue package
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Germany holds key to understanding Greek crisis
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Greek Bonds Fall a Second Day as Biggest Investors Stay Away
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Greek Bond Short Bets Are 'Dangerous Game' After Aid, DWS Says
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Greek parliament approves tax overhaul
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Ireland:
Quinn appoints financial restructuring firm
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Ireland's Bad Bank May Demolish Homes
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Iceland:
Iceland Report Lashes Out At Government, Banks
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Middle East:
Desert reprieve
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