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Law:
Sarbanes-Oxley Audit Board Unconstitutional, Top Court Says
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How Am Law 200 Lawyers Fared on a Big SCOTUS Day
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Results of New Survey on Timekeeping
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Halliwells Folds After Renting ‘Fancy-Pants HQ’; Did MP Have ‘Too Much Vision’?
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Gary Feulner Rejoins Chadbourne & Parke
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Hospitality Industry Suffers as Law Firms Cut Parties for Summer Associates
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New Law Firm Is Designed Like a Timeshare
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K&L Gates Likes Them Sassy
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Facing Possible Sanctions, Plaintiffs Lawyer Slams Defense Lawyers' Rates
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Court order halts practice of LV lawyer
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Bankers Return; Can Lawyers Be Far Behind?
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Too-Hot-For-Citibank Banker Files New Papers — With the Help of Gloria Allred
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Credit Rating Agency Provision in Financial Reform Bill a Boon to Litigators?
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Law Firms Seek Reward for Creating 'Common Benefit' in N.Y. Ferry Crash Litigation
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Alternative Career Paths for Those With a J.D.
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Lawyer's life: Climbing a new ladder
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Herbert Smith sees small rises in PEP and turnover for 2009-10
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Financial Regulatory Bill: Jobs Bill for Lawyers?
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Big Law Webbies Highlights
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Ways To Get Out of Serving Jury Duty
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Going Solo: Debunking the Top Ten Fears
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Trial With Many F-Bombs, Including On Juror's Shirt
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Rock On: Annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands Sets Records
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Supreme Court Upholds Law School Policy Requiring Student Groups to Admit ‘All Comers’
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Law Schools Do Little to Prepare Future Leaders, Prof Says
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College Grad Sues Father to Recoup Tuition Costs
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Reality TV Star Victoria, of Downtown Girls, Fails the Bar Exam
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Landlord Victorious in Peeps Trial
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Judges:
Barreca appointed US Bankruptcy Court judge
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Is His Gun-Control Concurrence Justice Thomas's Finest Hour?
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Busy Morning at the High Court; Big Decisions, Farewells and Scrutiny of the Court’s Latest Nominee
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Conservatives not united in opposing Kagan
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Kagan Pledges to Uphold the Law, as Republicans Raise Concern Over 'Activism'
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Kagan Hearings Get Under Way
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Elena Kagan v. Sonia Sotomayor: Who Wore It Better?
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'Vapid and Hollow Charade' Remarks Already Used Back at Kagan
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Kagan: It’s Fine If The Law Bans Books Because Government Won’t Really Enforce It
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At Hearings, Kagan Promises Impartiality
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Sen. Sessions: 'I Am Concerned'
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Is Elena Kagan Good for Business?
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Judge of the Day: Joseph R. Carico Gives Up ‘His Honor’ for Halo
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Barred From Bench, Judge Blames Lack of Education for Ethics Errors
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Wall Street:
World stocks slide ahead of crucial Japan, US data
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US Stock Futures Drop on Concern China's Growth to Cool
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Consumer Shares Gain, but Indexes Close Lower
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Layoffs:
Biggest problem now: Job creation
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:
Another potential Texas Rangers buyer emerges
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Rangers re-submit bankruptcy plan
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Amended Plan
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Is a Decision Pre-Ordained in the Texas Rangers Bankruptcy Case?
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Lenders seek documents in Rangers bankruptcy case
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Judge orders Rangers documents released
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Accounting:
BearingPoint Trustee Shaking Down Old Employees for Sketchy Expense Reimbursements
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Court Calls for Tighter Oversight of Accounting Board
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Sarbanes-Oxley: Alive and Well
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PCAOB Can Operate As Usual, Despite Supreme Court Decision
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Be Sure to Keep Your Guard Up at the Next PwC Happy Hour
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Business Development:
American Capital ‘Extremely Pleased’ With $1.03B Debt Cut
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Telecoms:
FairPoint Clears Key Reorganization Hurdle, At Creditors', Consumers' Expense
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Vt. board rejects FairPoint workout
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Newspapers:
Tribune creditors are girding to grill Zell
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Judge to weigh Philly papers' pension dispute
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Judge OKs Philly papers' reorganization plan
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Economy:
Consumer Spending in US Increased in May More Than Forecast
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Winners and losers at the G20 summit
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Do-little G20 summit cheers spared bankers
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Has the G20 Doomed the Recovery?
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Krugman: The Third Depression
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RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing by the Federal Reserve
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It's hard out here for an economist
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Fed Official’s Four-Point Guide for the Next Crisis
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States' Budget Woes Only A 'Modest' Drag, San Francisco Fed Reports Says
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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:
How Far Underwater Do Borrowers Sink Before Walking Away?
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Combining Chapter 13 with a Voluntary Mortgage Modification
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Study: Nearly One in Five Mortgage Defaults Are 'Strategic'
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Lexi Bayview files Chapter 11
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Little Rock Home Builder Jon Lewis Declares Bankruptcy
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Trustee asks for Hansen & Horn bankruptcy to be dismissed
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Creditors push for Dancing Bear bankruptcy
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The Slippery Slope of Short Sales
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Marathon Closes Distressed Real Estate Deals
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Mass Torts:
Asbestos bankruptcy conference highlights Chapter 11
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Oil/Gas:
BP Spill Costs at $2.65 Billion as Well Work Proceeds
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BP's Spending On Gulf Oil Spill Hits $100 Million A Day
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BP Said To Prep Insurance Claim As Costs Rise
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The Price Of Life In BP's Book
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Hello, RICO! The Latest Headache to Hit BP
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BP Loses $22B in Legacy of Share Buybacks
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Democrats Want Tax on Oil Production
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New York Fed Probes Wall Street Exposure to BP
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Lawmakers ask oil majors for Gulf spill plans
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BP Discussing a Backup Strategy to Plug Well
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BP's First Relief Well in Gulf May Be Completed Within 18 Days
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Engineers slow drilling of relief well
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BP's Hayward set to resign, Russian official says
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BP denies Russian report that Hayward leaving
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'I Hate Them,' Attorney Says; 'I Think They're A Horrible Company'
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162 cases of illness linked to oil spill reported in Louisiana
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Floating 'city' created to plug Gulf spill
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BP Plans Hurricane Upgrades; Jones Act Waiver Would Help
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BP Oil Spill Could Have Knock-On Effect for Negative Equity in Florida: Fitch
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Oil's biggest critics are mostly silent
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The craziest conspiracy theories behind the oil spill
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Radio:
WorldSpace satellite radio is acquired by its founder in Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
New approach for valuing public pension finances?
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American Cities Teeter on Brink of Bankruptcy
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Hotels:
Is the Se San Diego in Danger of Closing?
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High-end downtown San Diego hotel files for bankruptcy
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San Diego Hotel Operator Files
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Hotel bankruptcy sign of San Diego's future?
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Auction possible for Grand Island Holiday Inn
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Autos:
Auto parts maker Holley emerges from Chapter 11
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GM IPO to cut US stake, raise new capital -sources
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Car dealer to rappers seeks bankruptcy protection
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GM to share its finances with potential investors
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Paper:
White Birch Gets Extension To File Bankruptcy -Exit Plan
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Fraud:
Goldman Sachs Could Settle SEC Fraud Suit by July 20, Mayo Says
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$42M lawsuit against GR stockbroker
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FTC: Online Scammers Stole Millions, Pennies at a Time
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Aviation:
FDA: Airline Food Nationwide Fails To Meet Health Standards
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Banking:
Report Warns That Many Banks Still Vulnerable to Crises
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Schumer on 'fleece' checks
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Night Clubs:
CBGB Founder's Estate Squares Off With Buyer
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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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Financial Literacy:
The dangers of financial illiteracy in America
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Corporate Reform:
Banks intact as Congress softens trading regulations
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Citi: US Plan Will Make Big Banks Bigger
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Volcker Rule May Give Goldman, Citigroup Until 2022 to Comply
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G20 Applauds Dodd-Frank Bill in Pushing its own Global Financial Reform
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ABA Applauds Law Practice Exemption in Financial Reform Bill
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Most of Sarbanes-Oxley survives ruling
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New Bank Taxes May Derail Financial Reform Bill
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Death of Byrd Complicates Democrats’ Strategy
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Preparing for Next Big One
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Small-Business Friendly Provisions Stay in Financial Reform
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Some financial reforms missing from U.S. legislation
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Celebs:
Brunell Lists $24 Million in Bankruptcy Liabilities
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Method Man pleads guilty to NYC tax-evasion charge
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Miscellaneous:
Nortel Networks, ProtoStar, Black, RPM, PFF, ABC, FairPoint: Bankruptcy
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Compensation:
Colonial BancGroup Deferred Compensation Pool Belongs To Estate
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Religion:
Judge Says Pooled Investments Part Of Assets
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Health Care:
North General Hospital in Harlem to close July 2, file for bankruptcy
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Deal in the works to save North General Hospital
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Deal Calls for Hospital Bankruptcy , Takeover
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Hospitals tangled in owners' troubles
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Consultants:
US Trustee Opposes Neff Advisers, Initiatives
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Gambling:
Greektown Casino OK'd to exit bankruptcy
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Judge approves Black Gaming bankruptcy plan
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Hollywood:
Icahn Again Lays Into Lions Gate
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UK:
Call to raise interest rates to avoid relapse into recession
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Bank of England warns against Repo style 'window dressing'
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Deloitte called into Wind Hellas as advisers
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EU:
'Very Few' EU Banks Give Enough Data on Bonus Risks
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EU, US to share banking data in terror probes
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Spain's Salgado Hopes ECB Knows Banks' Needs as Loan Matures
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Spain:
Report: Major Spanish real-estate developer to file for bankruptcy
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Greece:
What's with the T-bills, Greece?
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Echoes of subprime ring out across Greek debt crisis
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Aflac to lose $67 mln selling Greek debt
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Greeks Strike to Protest Pensions, Labor Law Overhaul
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Roubini Says Greece Needs To Restructure Debt
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Australia:
Liquidator told to get sick note or face arrest
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Japan:
Japan May unemployment surprises with rise to 5.2%
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Ireland:
In Ireland, a Picture of the High Cost of Austerity
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France:
Le Monde Chooses Investors in Close Vote
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Netherlands:
Central bank hammered in report into DSB bank's bankruptcy
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