April 15, 2010

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Law:

Wachtell and Paul Weiss Advise on New Bid for Bankrupt General Growth
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Dealmakers of the Year - Road Trip
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Vedder Price, Milbank on $2 Billion Macquarie Deal for AIG Aircraft Unit
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Proskauer Adds Finance Partner From Mayer Brown
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NY Deals Partner Defects Amidst Uptick in Work, Says No Link to Massive Layoff
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Have You Thanked a Lawyer Today?
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The Rise of the Law Firm Practice Group
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12 Years From Summer Associate to Second in Command at BigLaw Firm's Biggest Office? Not Bad
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Lawyerly Lairs: Partner Accused of Misappropriating Money to Overhaul Minnesota Mansion
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A Marketing Prof Tries Law School, Encounters Stress Level that Is ‘Scarily High’
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Inspired by Richard Susskind, Lawyers Form ‘No-Staff, Paperless’ Firm
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Top Lawyer Reprimanded in Pay-for-Referral Flap
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Have US News Law School Rankings Leaked? Only Magazine Knows for Sure
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New U.S. News Law School Rankings: They’re Official
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Yale’s Still #1 in Latest US News Rankings; Harvard, Stanford, Columbia & Chicago Follow
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A Round-Up of Terrible $10/Hour Lawyer Jobs in California
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Landlord Stiffed When Tenant Law Firm Skipped Can Sue Partners for Rent
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How an Arthur Andersen Lawyer Rebuilt Her Career
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How Much Good Can Your $1 Million Lawyer Do for You If He's Dead?, Judge Wonders
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The Curious Case of Bysiewicz v. Bysiewicz
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Eliot Spitzer's Rough Justice
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As an at-will employee of the client, the attorney has no cause of action against co-counsel
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UC-Berkeley’s Gun Club Secret Society Rides Again John Yoo unimpressed
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NYU Charges Twice as Much as Columbia for Barrister’s Ball
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Lerach Joins the Ranks of Ex-Cons & Disgraced Lawyers Teaching Law
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Tiger Goes Tiger, Insurance Company Doesn’t Have to Pay
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Avvo Grows, Ranks Lawyers From All 50 States
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Snake Attack!
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This guy just instills....confidence--or something
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Judges:

Elizabeth Warren May Be Lined Up As Next Supreme Court Judge
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These Six Lawyers Aren't on the Supreme Court Short List
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List of potential Supreme Court nominees coming into focus
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With Axes to Grind and Money to Spend, Lobbies Pressure Obama to Pick Their Sort of Justice
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Polemic Justice: Framing the Supreme Court Debate
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Stints in Court May Yield Clues to a Style
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No Protestant need apply?
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Justice Breyer has advice for Obama court nominee
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Obama expected to make high court pick by early May
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Our Fill-in-the-Blank Constitution
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When Justice Stevens Failed the First Amendment
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Pat Leahy-John Paul Stevens Meeting In January Marked Turning Point
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Why Republican judges drift to the left
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Judicial Empathy: Crucial Protection or Erosion of Justice? | The Atlantic Wire
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Nine States Consider Hiking or Eliminating Retirement Age for Judges
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Was Same Gun Used to Kill Judge, Human Rights Attorney & Journalist?
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Judge Gets Smack on the Wrist for Hug in the Jury Box, Spin in a Plane
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WilmerHale Partner Nominated for Vacancy on Federal Circuit
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Impeachment trial begins for Louisiana federal judge
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Wall Street:

US stock futures signal dip
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Earnings Boost Stocks
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Imagining Wall Street CEOs on “Undercover Boss”
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Soros warns on market crash
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What JPMorgan Means for Main Street
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Greed Never Left
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Betting on the Blind Side
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Corporate Insiders are Selling
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Goldman Execs Accused Of Verbally Haranguing Lawmaker
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Layoffs:

Small Businesses in No Hurry to Hire
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Simon Property Group sweetens offer for rival
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Simon Matches Brookfield's General Growth Bid
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Simon's $6.5B Deal Now Worth It, Say Analysts
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Retail Sales Climb Despite Debt and Job Woes
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US retail sales improving faster than expected
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Gambling:

New start, less debt for Trump casinos in Atlantic City brings plans for larger projects
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Banking:

FDIC Offers Busted Bank Loans on Terms Buyers ‘Love’
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JP Morgan makes $2.4bn on Wall St to offset heavy losses at retail banks
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UBS Shareholders Voice Opposition to Bonuses
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UBS Investors Furious Over Clearing Execs
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$90 Billion Bank Tax Proposal Resurfaces
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US Senate draft: banks must spin off swaps desks
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WaMu Mortgage Lenders Liked Big Bucks
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In WaMu’s Senate Exhibits: Killinger v. Killinger
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Verizon Sues FDIC Over WaMu Contract
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Big banks should be broken up, Fed's Fisher says
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Big Banks Raking Over the Poor
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Dog Racing:

House approves Twin River concession package
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Economy:

Reports show more Americans feel economic recovery
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Bernanke paints picture of moderate recovery
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Why the Doubt on the Recovery?
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Bernanke says risk of double dip "not negligible"
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US Must Start to Rein In Deficit, Fed Chief Says
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Our Deficit and the Painful Choices Coming
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Treasurys turn lower after Bernanke
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Two more reasons to expect low rates
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Dallas Fed Backed Discount-Rate Increase
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In hindsight, Geithner looks good. In foresight, he doesn't.
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Will the Fed's exit from the mortgage markets bring inflation?
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Inventories Rose in February by 0.3%
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Consumer prices up slight 0.1 percent in March
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Geithner: Banks will bear costs of failure
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The Evolution of James Dimon, Economist
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Could one man be too big to fail?
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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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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:

U.S. foreclosure filings up in first quarter
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Defaults Rise in Loan Modification Program
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Political Tide Turns Against Aggressive Mortgage-Modifications
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How to Fix Housing? The Administration's Taking Suggestions
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Commercial mortgage delinquencies spike in March
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‘Jerk’ Insurance Soothes Property Sellers Amid Recovery Signs
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Orleans receives first sale bid in bankruptcy case
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Orleans builders reach sale agreement
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Bankruptcy Court may open door to E. Coast builder
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Treasury Official Says Housing Goals Not to Blame for Fannie, Freddie Failures
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At Mock Countrywide Funeral, the Last Laugh Was on WaMu
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Mortgage-Bond Yields That Guide Loan Rates Fall to 3-Week Low
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A different kind of bank repurchase
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Fox Lake Plaza developers in Edmond file bankruptcy
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Lehman:

Lehman Insolvent Well Before Bankruptcy: Report
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Lehman files disclosure statement in court
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Lehman Examiner Sees Grounds for Liquidation Suit
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A Closer Look at Lehman's Accounting
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Lehman examiner cleared to release full report
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Thousands of Documents Referenced in Lehman Examiner's Report Now Available at Lehmanreport.jenner.com
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Lehman May Have Grounds to Sue Goldman, Barclays, Examiner Says
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Judge reveals who took on Lehman book
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Reserve failed money fund finally sells Lehman debt
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Reserve Got $170 Million for $785 Million Lehman Debt
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Judge Says Lehman Book Bidders Must Be Disclosed
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Lehman Brothers - Price Of Dick's Head Rises 10-Fuld
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Lehman Examiner to Publish CME Auction Documents
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What Clearinghouse Advocates Should Learn From the Lehman CME Auction Report
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Lehman Says Its Assets May Be Sold for at Least $38.5 Billion
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Lehman Europe Unit Has Recovered $48.6 Billion Since Collapse
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Lehman examiner full report adds pieces to puzzle
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Lehman seeks $110 million back for tax overpay
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Lehman’s Desperate Housewives
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Accounting:

We will double advisory fees in three years: E&Y
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Hockey:

Public funds would back Phoenix Coyotes bidder
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Coyotes looking to spread the grief
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Reinsdorf finally set to take over Coyotes
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Coyotes fans howling with delight
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Brands:

What's in a name? A lot when the name is Trump
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Trucking:

Truckers’ Credit-Card Swipes Point to Broader Rebound
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Newspapers:

Independent examiner may probe Trib bankruptcy plan
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Publisher of Baltimore Jewish Times files for bankruptcy
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Autos:

Visteon's bankruptcy exit delayed
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Chrysler Sells Old AMC Headquarters, Other Sites For $2.3M
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Tax:

Yes, 47% of Households Owe No Taxes. Look Closer.
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47 Percent 'Don't Pay Taxes'? No Big Deal
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Oil Magnate's Death Costs U.S. Millions in Foregone Taxes
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Calif. Poor Pay the Highest Tax Rates
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Former Banker for UBS Seeks Shorter Sentence
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Health Care:

$1B bankruptcy looms for St. Vincent's
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St. Vincent’s Manhattan Files for Bankruptcy
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Hawaii Lawmakers Warned of Health Fund Insolvency
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Agriculture:

Judge rejects rancher's bankruptcy plan
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Discharge:

Unlicensed Contractor Recovery Awards Are Dischargeable
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Military Supplies:

Body armor maker Point Blank files for bankruptcy
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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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Seminars
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Nevada, Tennessee remain highest per capita bankruptcy states
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Bankruptcies resume climbing, aided by tax refunds
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Bankruptcy filings in Tampa jump 21 percent in first quarter
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Corporate Reform:

Financial Reform--Soon to Become the Next Health Care Reform?
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Obama Faces GOP Resistance on Financial Bill
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Parties Clash Over Ideas for Financial Reform
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US housing chief urges caution on finance overhaul
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Obama calls for tighter control of derivatives
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Scott Brown on Fence Over Bank Bill
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Behind the Financial Reform Push, Worries of Warring Regulators
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Dodd Delivers Floor Statement on Financial Reform
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Levin Probes Banks and Toxic Loans
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Litigation:

'Litigation Prenup' to Be Unveiled at Law Conference
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Stop and Take a Look Under the EDD Hood
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Baseball:

Baseball's Texas Rangers Said to Face Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

Forget Madoff; Did the SEC Mess Up the Stanford Probe Too?
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Goldman Director Probed in Galleon Case, Report Says
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Goldman Sachs' securities used by Galleon insider traders, prosecutors claim
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Receiver Wants $2.2M From Christian Center
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Debt Collection:

Treasury Wants to Protect Federal Benefits
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Distressed Investing:

Are Courts Becoming Less Friendly to Distress Investors?
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Municipalities:

Unions seek power over local governments - CA unions to get veto power on local government bankruptcies?
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New Jersey Flips Build America Bonds as IRS Scrutinizes Market
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Payroll Services:

PayrollAmerica files for bankruptcy
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Derivatives:

Senator Lincoln: Stop All Exotic Derivatives
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Obama Wants Tighter Derivative Controls
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Aviation:

Boeing balks at airline's pay-toilet plan
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Airline Confident EU Will OK Toilet Fees
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Accounting:

The Repo 18: It's Not the Collateral, It's the Cover-Up
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Cross-Border:

Judge dismisses lawsuit concerning KPNQwest, Qwest
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Golf:

Members bid $2 million for Hanover golf course in bankruptcy
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Insurance:

Ambac Sold Insurance to Itself on Risky Bonds
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Oil/Gas:

Former Sem execs to receive damages
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Celebs:

When Taxes Strike Celebs: Method Man, Willie Nelson And Other Victims
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Religion:

Vatican Under Fire
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Vatican Moves into Damage Control
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Food/Drink:

The Tables Turn
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UK:

UK: PM Admits Mistake on Bank Regulations
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Rescue of Greece Faces Test in Germany
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Euro Zone Needs Tougher Rules, Official Says
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EU:

The Next Global Problem: Portugal
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Saint-Etienne Swaps Explode as Financial Weapons Ambush Europe
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Greece:

Greece's debt: the horror story has only one ending
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Iceland:

Icelandic Actors Read Bank Report
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Foreign Loans Fueled Crisis in Iceland
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Iceland Crisis Report: The Media Failed
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Japan:

Japan: Headed Towards a Debt Crisis
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China:

China’s Economy Surges in First Quarter
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