Law:
Aiming for BigLaw? You May Want a Different Target, Happiness Researcher Says
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Attorneys Gear Up for Federal Financial Reforms
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WASP Law Firms Finally Dead?
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A Partner Exodus from White & Case?
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Man Pleads Guilty to Scam Using Dewey & LeBoeuf Name
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Will Bracewell & Giuliani Client Prove to Be Oil Spill Savior?
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White & Case wins lead role as creditors question Lehman reorganization plan
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Scottie Pippen Scores $2M Verdict in Law Firm Malpractice Case
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Levene, Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill Becomes Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill
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Halliwells partners could face £10m joint liability to banks
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Haynes and Boone New York Doubles Space in Move to 30 Rock
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Discrimination Suit Against Ballard Spahr Gets New Life
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Solo Lawyer & Office Manager Wife Accused of Stealing $2M From Guardianship Clients
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Lawyer fights for his license in legal practice quagmire
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Global In-House Salary Survey: U.S. Headcounts Hit, Salaries Flat
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In-House Counseling: Splitting Hairs
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Don't Just Find a Mentor, Be One
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Owner Pulls Plug on Pacific Law Firm
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Plaintiffs’ Counsel Gripes About Akin Gump, Ballard Spahr Fees
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Fordham Students Left With Bitter Taste in Their Mouths After Dean Treanor’s Departure
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A MoFo Attorney Tries to Capitalize on the Art of Contract Law
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Law Firm Launches iPhone App
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New Bar Exam Riles India's Law Grads
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‘Don’t Taze My Granny’
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Lawyer Claims Alleged Prostitute Harassed Him
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Law Firms Can Monitor Finances to Help With Growth Opportunities
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The Sullivan & Cromwell Insane Asylum
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Father Seeking Child Custody Ordered to Get Counseling for 'Deplorable Beliefs'
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Dallas store sells U.S. flag with 61 stars
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Good Reason to Kill #7
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Woman blames vampire for crashing car
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Judges:
Marker named to bankruptcy judgeship
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Sessions to Kagan: Tell Us About Appealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Cases
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Confirmation all but sure, Kagan ends testimony
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On Final Day of Questioning, Kagan Refuses to Define Her Views
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Top Five Elena Kagan Quotes from Day 3 of Her Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
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Recuses Herself From Vampire v. Werewolf
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Will Kagan Give Scalia a "Run for His Money"?
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A Supreme Court Nominee Walks Into a Bar…
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To Cite or Not to Cite? Senators, Kagan, Spar Over Foreign Law
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Meet Irving, the Kagan Who ‘Knows Everything’
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Today’s Metaphors: Kagan Advises Democrats About Being an Actor and an Umpire
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Roberts Takes ‘Dominant Role,’ Was Justice Most Often in Majority
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Suspension Urged for Lawyer Who Called Judge a ‘Narcissistic, Maniacal Mental Case’
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Suspicious Package Closes Federal Courthouse
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Courts in Brownsville close as Hurricane Alex advances
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Wall Street:
Stocks seen falling at open
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World stocks down on Europe, China growth doubts
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Stocks end rough quarter with more questions
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US Stocks Drop as S&P 500 Posts 12% Loss for Second Quarter
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Layoffs:
Jobless Claims Show American Job Machine Sputtering in Recovery
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House rejects extension of jobless benefits
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Senate fails to restore some jobless benefits
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1.3 million unemployed won't get benefits restored
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Employers Only Add 17,000 Jobs in June
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Teachers to Lose Positions, Keep Pay
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CA job vacancies plunge sharply in June
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
GM: To Bankruptcy And Back Again
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Union agrees to talks with GM plant bidder
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Chrysler wins arbitration case
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Ford unburdens $4 billion in debt
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Edmunds: Average Prices Of Used Vehicles Rising, Led by GM
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Packaging:
Smurfit-Stone Emerges From Bankruptcy , Lists on NYSE
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Smurfit CEO says company not looking to be sold
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PBGC Hails Saved Pensions at Reorganized Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
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Accounting:
Will Auditors Ever Answer to Investors for Aiding and Abetting?
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D.C. Circuit Gives DOJ Hope in Deloitte Discovery Dispute
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KPMG Resolves Lawsuit with New Century
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Newspapers:
Sam Zell Just Pulled The Needle Off The Record
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Tribune Co.'s Zell: 'All bankruptcy scenarios are difficult'
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The future of newspapers via Sam Zell
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Education:
Durbin warns of for-profit colleges rip offs
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Theme Parks:
Court levies $14M judgment against Freestyle
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Pensions:
Nortel Networks to kill retiree benefits Aug. 31
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Celebs:
Celebrity Lawyer Didn't Timely Pay $400K in Taxes, But Hopes to Keep Law License & Avoid Prison
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Michael Jackson's Housing Debt Weighs on Estate, Heirs
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Suit threat for Lane over Dykstra book
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Sovereigns:
Governments Move to Cut Spending, in 1930s Echo
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Software:
Strategic Labor, Inc. files for Ch. 11
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Directories:
Truvo USA LLC files for bankruptcy protection
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Economy:
Jobs Market Barely Budges in June as Hiring Stays Weak
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Global Manufacturing Shows Weakening From China to Europe
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Fed Officials Avoid Talk of Further Stimulus to Stoke Growth
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Betting That Cutting Spending Won’t Derail Recovery
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Old Economy Leading the Recovery For Now
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The Complete History Of Each State's Boom, Bust, And Recovery
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National debt soars to highest level since WWII
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Federal debt reaching alarming rate, congressional budget officer warns
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America's Debt Problem Will Be Fine If Politicians Just Do Absolutely Nothing
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8 Ways the Recession Has Changed Us
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US: Recession Hit Half of Working Adults
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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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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:
A third of Illinois home sales distressed property
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40 percent of Florida homes sales are foreclosures
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Mortgage Modifications: Why a Third Are Canceled
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Mortgage Delinquencies Drop For Fourth Consecutive Month
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Soar on Record Low Rates
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US Congress backs home tax credit extension
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Energy Savers, Loan Losers
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Manhattan Apartment Sales Jump 80% as City Employment Improves
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Fannie Mae Mortgage Portfolio Passes $800bn in May, Cleared to Fund More ‘Dead Assets’
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Talf retires as savior of securitization
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Golf course homeowners face tough choice
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Carinalli: Creditors will get 10 to 56 cents on the dollar
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Opus West Granted Permission to File Amended Complaint Alleging Self-Dealing and Adding Mark Rauenho
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Chiron Properties files for Chapter 11
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Is Strategic Default Immoral
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Mortgage Walk-Away Not Favored, Even by Borrowers in Need
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Should Lenders Go After Borrowers Who ‘Walk Away’?
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Mortgage Rescue Crackdown Continues In New York
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Illinois sues Countrywide over subprime loans
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New Home Builders Keep Building, Despite a Rocky Time
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Builder Price Cuts Could Delay Sector’s Recovery
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Golden State: Builder Raises Cash With Eye on California Recovery
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Miami's Platinum condo files Chapter 11
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Homeowners Association That Evicted U.S. Soldier Gets Death Threats
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BofA and Fannie Mae Illegally Foreclose on Michigan Cancer Victim
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General Growth challenging Howard Hughes heirs over Summerlin payments
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$2.3 Billion in Troubled CMBS Loans Coming Due Over Next 6 Months
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Investors Snap Up High-Quality Multifamily Properties as Rents, Occupancy Improve
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Developer with several Near Loop properties files for bankruptcy
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Lehman:
Hedge Funds Battle Lehman Bankruptcy Plan
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Hockey:
Phoenix Coyotes ownership saga drags on in Glendale
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Hollywood:
Bergstein Claims Pending Involuntary Bankruptcy Is Damaging Companies
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MGM Bankruptcy Stalls 'Three Stooges', 'Robocop' and More
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Retailing:
General Growth wants Ch. 11 plan extension
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Fraud:
Judge to Hecker: prepare for 2 trials
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Health Care:
Sumner: Hospital is ours, not LifePoint's
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Medical Staffing expects Chapter 11 on July 2
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Awards:
Greenberg Traurig's Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Receives Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year Award
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Four McKool Smith Principals Named to Lawdragon 500
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Resorts:
Lehman Hot Springs auction postponed
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Oil/Gas:
Influential Lawmaker Suggests Temporary Drilling Ban On BP
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Hearing Held for BP Claims
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Claims warning for BP oil spill victims
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Class Claims BP Has Corrupted Claims Process with Bogus Lawyers
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Feinberg plans 6-month payments for BP spill victims
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The Nasty $272 Million Bill BP Sent To Anadarko
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Uh-Oh, Looks Like Anadarko Was Involved In Gulf Well Design
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What penalties might BP face for the Gulf spill?
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Gulf claims administrator talks of 'tough' calls
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BP Oil Spill Cleanup on Hold as Hurricane Alex Heads Toward Mexico and South Texas
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Hurricane Alex forces 12 percent of Gulf of Mexico platforms to evacuate
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Hurricane Alex Pushes "Worst Oil" Ashore; Cleanup Slowed
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BP didn't consider hurricanes in its response plan
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Fishing Ban in Gulf of Mexico Expanded
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BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf's biggest
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BP still needs weeks on relief well - Salazar
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BP Solution: Just Blow It Up?
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BP shares up nearly 2% on 'M&A fantasy'
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BP should say goodbye to its US operations
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Gulf Coast cos. may need to pay tax on BP money
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The boom and gloom Louisiana economy
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US Fines BP for Misreporting Gas Production
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TNK- BP says it may buy some BP assets if on sale
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BP Killing Sea Turtles in Spill-Containment Burns, Lawsuit Says
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Obama slams Republicans over BP 'apology' and economy
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Salazar Supports Increased Penalties for Oil Industry
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Poll: 'A Favorable View of B.P.?'
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No working phone number gets BP claim denied
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Would BP's CEO Have Been Executed In China?
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Efficiency trumped safety at BP despite CEO rhetoric
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Crist requests another $50M from BP for tourism marketing
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BP Now Hit with Mental Health Claim
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Web campaign vows to blast BP with vuvuzelas
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Could The Deepwater Horizon Tip Over, Break The Ground, And Release A 3 Billion Barrel Oilpocalypse?
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Trident Completes Financial Restructuring and Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
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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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Cross-Border:
Metcalfe: a bold reaffirmation of Chapter 15ýs reach
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AIG:
Figure in AIG Crisis Testifies
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Documents Show Goldman Pressure on A.I.G.
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Contract Law in New AIG-Goldman Twist
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US lawmakers amazed at ex-AIG boss Martin Sullivan's ignorance
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Ex-AIG's Cassano Says Bailout Was Too Generous
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AIG’s Cassano Says He Told PwC Everything
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Joe Cassano’s Testimony: AIG CDS Worked Just Fine
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Financial commission member compares AIG to BP
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Baseball:
Bankruptcy distracts from Texas Rangers' on-field success
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Hicks Drew Salary, Expenses from BK Rangers
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Aviation:
Arrow Air grounded after 57 years
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JAL To Start Talks With Banks Over Extra Financial Aid
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Banking:
Banks Not out of the Woods
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Chicago banking; Chicago-based banks still losing money
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Religion:
Can Bankruptcy Save The Church?
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Vatican attorney comments on Supreme Court decision
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Fraud:
Has the SEC's Civil Suit Against Goldman Cost It Clients?
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Gary Cohn Testimony: Goldman Didn't Bet Against Clients
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Former Madoff Market Maker Yields Trickle for Victims
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RICO Suit for Citi and Con Man Viola
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ACPERA: DOJ Corporate Leniency\
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Judge will sentence Petters defendants in August
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Private school leaders sued for fraud after bankruptcy filing
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Exemptions:
Stick to Your Guns
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Corporate Reform:
Financial Overhaul Wins Final Approval in House
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FinReg Passes House But Senate Looms Ahead
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Reid says no vote on financial overhaul bill until after July 4 recess
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After years of abuse, consumers get some help
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The Beginning of a Return to Consumer Protection?
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The Failure of Financial Reform, Itemized
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Berkshire May Be Required To Post Up To $8 Billion In Collateral
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Inside the Financial Reform Bill
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Wall Street reform bill needed to prevent another crash and recession, Obama says
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Volcker Said to Be Disappointed With Final Version of His Rule
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Miscellaneous:
AbitibiBowater, National Envelope, Lehman, General Growth: Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Vallejo Bankruptcy Leaves Bondholders Waiting
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Financial Advisers:
Nearly 50 Broker-Dealers slapped with trustee's private-placements suit
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Food/Drink:
Restaurant Index Softened In May
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Envelopes:
National Envelope gets $140 mln Cenveo buyout bid
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Gambling:
Greektown Casino Hotel emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Equipment Rental:
Neff Corp. Wins Court Approval to Borrow $175 Million
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Debt Collection:
Collecting Judgments During Appeal
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Finance:
Duke Says Return to Pre-Crisis Lending May Take Years
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UK:
U.K. factory growth pace sees slight June slowdown
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UK Cuts Will Slash 550K Jobs by 2015
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Vantis enters administration
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Stanford liquidators fight to stay on after Vantis MBO
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Ernst & Young pays fine, costs to settle Equitable Life investigation
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Royal Mail's £65m advisers bill as 50,000 jobs are axed
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EU:
ECB loans suggest banks' cash needs easing
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China:
China tort law set to trigger surge in claims
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China manufacturing PMI shows growth cooling
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France:
French public debt hits 80% of GDP
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Ireland:
Irish Economy Resumes Growth, Unemployment Rises
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Iceland:
The Icelandic Post-crisis Miracle
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Venezuela:
Venezuela govt to seize 11 US-owned oil rigs
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Spain:
Day 3: Spain metro strike continues over austerity
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Moody's Warns It May Downgrade Spain
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Spanish Bonds Fall on Possible Moody's Cut as Nation Sells Debt
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Japan:
Business confidence in Japan at 2-year high
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Germany:
German Unemployment Falls for 12th Month
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Latin America:
Economies in Latin America Surge Forward
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