December 20, 2010

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Law:

Jones Day Names 3 New Bankruptcy Partners
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Partnership Track Grows Longer, Class Sizes Grow Slightly
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Arnall Golden Gregory Names Bankruptcy Partner
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Bonus Watch: Debevoise Matches Cravath
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Bonus Watch: Kaye Scholer Rewards High Billers
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Tempering the Excitement on the Sidley Bonuses
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In-House Legal, Finance Jobs Lead Salary Increases and Hiring Up North
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Using Security as a Selling Point for Your Practice
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‘Tis The Season To Be Less Grouchy In Court :)
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Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested
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No humbugs here
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Lawyers on Both Sides of Collection Feel Debt’s Sting
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The Death of Partnership
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Top Fried Frank Partners to Be Deposed in Discrimination Suit
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Cleary Gottlieb Elects Washington Lawyer as New Managing Partner
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How One BigLaw Partner, Desperate to Pump Up His Billables, Wound Up as Flunky to a Con Man
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Katten Lawyer by Day, Acclaimed Hip-Hop Artist by Night
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Madoff, Dell, CA, Transocean, Lehman, Goldman in Court News
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A Practical Push for Civil Legal Services
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Cuckolded Spouse Gets Revenge on SMU Law School Lovers
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5th Circuit Nixes $21M Katrina Pact, Worried That Legal Fees and Other Costs Could ‘Cannibalize’ It
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Cops: Woman denied owning drugs
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Kentucky Lawyers Still Not Allowed to Fight Duels
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Thieves target free store
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The 120 most memorable mug shots of 2010
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Top UK Judge: No Ban on Twitter in Court
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Judges:

After Iowa Judicial Ouster, a New Move to Bounce Other Justices
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Montana bankruptcy judge honored
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Judge Forced From Bench Over "Jew" Remarks
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Judge and Politico Get Into Profanity-Laced Shouting Match at Lawyer's Lavish Holiday Bash
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New York Judge Tells Citi To Get Over Itself
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Justices Offer Receptive Ear to Business Interests
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Justice Scalia and the Tea Party
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Wall Street:

Futures Drift in Holiday-Thinned Trading
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Wall Street Futures Point to Gains For Stocks
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Some Insiders May Have Sold Too Soon
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As Economy Sputters, Wall Street’s Average Bonus Climbs And Goldman Sachs Pays Millions In 2007 Bonuses
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This Bonus Season on Wall Street, Many See Zeros
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Waiting for Superman: ‘The Company Men’ Could Teach Wall St. About Failure
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Layoffs:

Payrolls Drop in 28 States, Joblessness Rises in 21
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Nevada rate to 14.3%
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The Slow Decline in Jobless Claims
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Behind the Jobs Number: A Messy Reality
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Weighing Costs, Companies Favor Temporary Help
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How Many People Get Renewed Jobless Aid, by State
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Fed Nominee: US Can Fix Unemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Religion:

Crystal Cathedral Shutters Christmas Show
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Banking:

WaMu bankruptcy judge keeps documents secret
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New Credit Union Regulations Will Enable Hundreds Of Takeovers By Wall Street
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Consumers: New Bank Fees are Coming
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Food/Drink:

Judge orders ex-owners of kosher plant to pay $2M
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Health Care:

Employer Paid Health Care Down
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Clear! St. Vincent's Can Move Ahead with Campus Sale
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"Ground Zero Mosque" Moving to St. Vincent's?
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Non-Profits:

Professional fund-raisers pocket more than half of money raised for charities
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Aviation:

Pace Airlines criminal case may advance
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Resorts:

Tamarack Resort resurrected for ski season
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Agriculture:

400,000 Baby Chicks Killed By Bankrupt Poultry Farm
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Celebs:

NJ Housewives' Husband Forged Documents Without Her Knowledge!
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Is Michael Vick Violating A Court Order?
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Accounting:

Ernst & Young Faces Suit for Lehman Role
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Trucking:

Trucking company emerges from bankruptcy , saves jobs
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Economy:

Leading Economic Indicators Rise Again
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US Confidence Rises
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Food Prices Rising Sharply
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Tax Deal's Biggest Losers
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Obama Got the Best of the GOP on Tax Deal
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Cash-rich IMF plans to refurbish its 'opulent' headquarters
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What Recovery?
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The 10 Huge Economic Questions For 2011
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Fear of Printing Too Much Money Overblown
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2011 Economy: As Good as It Gets?
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7 Reasons to Cheer
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Opening the Bag of Mortgage Tricks
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Hiring a Lawyer for Loan-Modification Help
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Attorneys say bankruptcy court more effective than many loan modification efforts
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Two States Sue Bank of America Over Mortgages
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SEC expands investigation into MBS
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SEC Subpoenas Wall St. Banks on Mortgages
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A Family Loses A Dream While Investors Cash In
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Wary lenders denying short sales
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Trying to Overcome the Stubborn Blight of Vacancies
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RE/MAX: November homes sales down 26% from year ago
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Higher loss severities on foreclosures will push servicers to short sales in 2011: Fitch
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Where Home Prices Are Falling Dangerously
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Lawmakers Reject Legal Aid Money for Troubled Borrowers
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Renters find out their homes are in foreclosure
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Deal to Save the Statler Building Still Hanging in the Balance
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Buffalo May Spend $5 Million To Help Save Statler
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Why Ambac's Subprime Securities Suit Settlement is Noteworthy
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State Delays Aid While Families Lose Homes
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Will someone please buy Glenn Beck's house already?
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Cleveland, Nonprofit Sue Deutsche Bank, Loan Servicers Over Bills for “Dangerously Blighted” Houses
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Banking:

Regulators close banks in GA, FL, AR, MN
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It's official: the biggest banks are the weakest
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Fraud:

Deal Reached to Recover $7.2 Billion for Madoff Victims
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The Man Behind the $7.2 Billion Madoff Settlement
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How Much Was Picower Worth?
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No Joy for Many Madoff Victims, Despite Settlement
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Bankruptcy traders home in on Madoff
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Madoff 'Distraught' Over Son's Suicide
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Understanding Mark Madoff's Misery
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Auctioneers Selling Bernie Madoff's Art in Vail Have Shady History
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Petters' schemes drew in $36 billion, report says
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Tax:

13 million get unexpected tax bill from 'tax credit'?
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IRS Agent Accused of Stealing Tax Refunds
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Estate Tax Will Return Next Year, but Few Will Pay It
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It’s Time to Rethink the Charity Deduction
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Retailing:

Best Buy Feeling the Sting of Online Sales
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Not so Jolly Holiday for 10 Retailers
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Corporate Reform:

Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to 6 Years
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The Latest Inside Trading Indictees Are Small Fish, Earned $22K - $200K For Secrets
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Municipalities:

Vallejo's Top Two Finance Officials to Depart Bankrupt California City
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Law would let cities declare bankruptcy
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'Emergency manager' would run bankrupt municipalities
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Bell is Broke and Nearly Bankrupt, Audit Finds
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California's Recovery and Job Loses
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Tax Fight Drives Detroit Suburb to Brink
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Bankruptcy may be necessary, but image will suffer
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Meredith Whitney On 60 Minutes And State Defaults
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Lehman:

Prosecutors to Sue Ernst & Young Over Lehman Collapse
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Lehman Disputes JPMorgan's Defense Against Claim for Billions of Dollars
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Lehman Real-Estate Settlements Approved
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JPMorgan to Acquire Lehman's Former London Office as European Headquarters
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Credit Cards:

Rep. Frank critical of Fed debit card fee rule
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JPMorgan Chase Hit with SEC Whistle-Blower Complaint Over Credit Card Practices
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Hollywood:

MGM cuts 50 jobs in bankruptcy plan
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Autos:

Chrysler dealer's legal fight continues
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Madoff, Lehman, Washington Mutual, Movie Gallery: Bankruptcy
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10 Companies That Could Go Bankrupt
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings in AZ Valley hit all-time record
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Metro Phoenix bankruptcies hit record
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Environmental:

Grupo Mexico Says EPA Lied to Judge, Hid Evidence
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Credit Cards:

Citi Deals A New Deck Of Credit Cards
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Debit Card Fee Cap Could Mean Higher Banking Costs
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Litigation:

Human-Assisted Computer Search in EDD
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Debt Collection:

New Rule Requires that Collectors Disclose that a Debt is Time-Barred
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Transport:

FedEx Profits Drops 18 Percent
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Symphonies:

Lou. Orchestra determined to stay together even after bankruptcy
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Hotels:

AC Hilton heads to court to fend off foreclosure
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Brighter forecast for troubled hotels
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Newspapers:

$180 Million Is Not Chump Change If You've Got to Give It Back
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Video Rentals:

After spending millions on ads, Blockbuster loses its 28 day advantage over Netflix and Redbox
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Politics:

Former East Chicago mayor files bankruptcy
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Finance:

Here's The Truth About The Supposed "Recovery" In Commercial And Industrial Lending
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UK:

FSA Issues Tougher Pay Guidelines
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Shops feel the chill as buyers stay at home
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Bank of England Outlines Economic Risks
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R3 reports worsening picture for family finances
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Insolvency warning to quangos
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UK: Households Still Cautious on Spending
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Snow brings 'armageddon' for smaller retailers
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EU:

Markets still euro-focused; further losses seen
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Alarm Bells in the Euro Zone
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The European view on insolvency
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Euro Zone Breakup is Absurd
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Europe Turns on Germany
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PIGS:

Lloyds Sees More Souring Irish Loans
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ECB Expresses `Serious Concerns' About Irish Proposals to Stabilize Banks
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IMF Says Greek Program Doing Well, Approves New Loan Payment
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Spain: Newly Built Ghost Towns
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Spain's Banks Are About To Get Crushed By The Country's Real Estate Mess
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Canada:

For one legal officer, darkest hour was just before dawn
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Disabled Nortel employees face a bleak future
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Canadian Real Estate Bubble Is Making The Country's Banks Look Anything But Sound
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Mexico:

Iusacell's Bankruptcy Filing May Get Ruling From Mexican Judge Next Week
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Netherlands:

KPNQwest Bankruptcy Inquiry Must Be Ended, Court in the Netherlands Rules
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New Zealand:

Insolvency bill too lenient: Industry
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Australia:

Stuck in the insolvency gridlock
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China:

Chinese Banks Insolvent?
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