Law:
Fried Frank Expands Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice
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Tony Horspool Joins Ropes & Gray
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Judge Backs Trustee's Plan to Repay Madoff Victims
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Baker Hostetler's Picard Victorious in Madoff Victims Case
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Behind the Rise and Fall of a Class-Action King
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We all agreed: Knowing the law was a good thing
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Firms’ Layoffs of Part-Timers Is Shortsighted, Orrick Partner Says
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In Praise of the Part-Time Lawyer
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Age Policy Prompts Former Arnold & Porter Chairman's Move to Davis Polk
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Laid Off MoFo Staffer Levels Charge At Associate
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Revenue Down, Profits Flat at Winston & Strawn
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The Crimson H: Jobless Harvard 3L Wonders, Why Me?
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General Growth wants contempt against Coughlin Stoia
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DOJ Sues 18 Lawyers, Says $300M PCBs Pact in 2003 Didn't Include Medicare Reimbursement
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Debevoise, Slaughter Lead on Mammoth AIG Deal
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Down, Down, Down, Down, Debeviose Down, Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah!
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Ex-Secretary Sues Drinker Biddle Over Alleged Overtime Pay Violation
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Are You a Member of the Gen-Y ‘Slackoisie’?
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Freshfields has moved early to set the standard as the 2010 associate pay round kicks off in earnest
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SJ Berwin partners set for payout as firm restarts profit distributions
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Laptop? Check. Starbucks Card? Check. Handgun on Holster? Check.
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Former BigLaw Leader Defects to NY Rival
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Bankrupt clients turning lawyers into creditors
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Steptoe to Ramp Up in Beijing, DLA in Brazil, K&L Gates in Warsaw
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DLA Piper to Collaborate With Campos Mello in Brazil
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38-Lawyer Hogan & Hartson Office to Join K&L Gates
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‘Crockefeller’ Lawyer Says He Was ‘Done In’ by Paralegal
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All You Ever Wanted to Know About John Michael Farren, the Ex-Bush Lawyer Charged With Attempted Murder of His Skadden Counsel Wife
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Wake Forest Gives Law Students Money, Takes it Back Immediately
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Summary of Commercial Law Cases 2009
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The Resale Value of a Georgetown Law Degree
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More Fall-Out From NALP’s Minor Recruiting Change
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A Very Clever Business Card
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Aw shucks. What a nice, altruistic young man...
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Lawyers, Doctors Show Each Other Some Love
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Down in Mississippi, No Judgerly Love
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A Supreme Court of 1 Justice -- Sotomayor -- Rules Against Former 'D.C. Madam' Lawyer
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Courts:
Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar says ‘Thank you’
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Wall Street:
Wall Street futures flat; economic data awaited
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Data, Deal Talk Rally Stocks
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Goldman Discloses a New Risk: Bad Publicity
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Goldman Sachs needs to admit it made mistakes
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Layoffs:
Unemployment Benefits Began Ending Sunday February 28
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What to Do About Long-Term Unemployment?
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Underemployment, State by State
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Winter storms to distort US jobless figures
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IBM cuts hundreds of jobs
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No Accountability in NY or DC: $15 Billion for Jobs, $20 Billion for Bonuses
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2,000 Furloughs Linked to Impasse in Congress
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
US Treasury Sets Auction for Bank of America Bailout Warrants
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No Sir Mister FDIC, There's No PE Firm Ownership Here
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Grounding the Bank of America’s Ex-Chairman
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Buffett Casts a Wary Eye on Bankers
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235 Banks To Close Over Next 12-18 Months
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Billionaire Banker's Blowout Year
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Fraud:
Payback formula for Bernard Madoff victims upheld
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Judge: Some Madoff Investors Not Entitled to Recoveries
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Some Madoff Victims May Have To Give Money Back
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Madoff Investors Demand Punishment for DiPascali
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Repayment Plan for Madoff Victims Puts Total Ponzi Scheme Loss at $20B
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Skilling case latest to test 'honest services'
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DOJ: Fraudsters Targeted Ticket Vendors in $25 Million Scheme
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Madoff ruling could hit Hub charities
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Compensation:
Goldman Board Rejects Investigation on Compensation
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Together Again: Goldman and AIG
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Heads, Wall Street wins; tails, Wall Street wins
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HSBC Bankers: We’re Underpaid
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Mail:
Bye-bye, Saturday mail?
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Hotels:
Sawgrass Marriott Files For Bankruptcy
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Economy:
Manufacturing Expands for Seventh Month
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Kohn to leave Fed in June; gives Obama opening
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Geithner, Summers Leading Search for Successor to Fed's Kohn
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Fed's Plosser says not fan of Treasury loans for Fed
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Personal Spending Rose Modestly in January, Income Lags
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Dollar jumps on political, debt woes in Europe
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Distress expert sees risk of double dip
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We the Problem - Washington is working just fine. It's us that's broken
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Krugman: If the Financial System Is Broken, Don't Half-Fix It
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Firms Map Routes to Recovery - smaller, thriftier and wary of risk
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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:
Uncle Sam's Deadbeat Mortgage Lenders
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Who, in the End, Will Strategically Default?
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Freddie Mac's Originators Balking At Buybacks
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House Republicans Want More Information on Fannie, Freddie Bailout
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Orleans Homebuilders files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Former Visalia developer files for bankruptcy protection of Dallas properties
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Fidelis sank as owners got rich, bankruptcy filing shows
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Drywall fix could spell bankruptcy
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Foreclosures now are just ‘tip of the iceberg’
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Statler value sharply reduced
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‘Entry-Level’ Mansions Are Sitting Empty
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FHA's HARP Program Extended (And Pretended) By One More Year To June 30, 2011
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FDIC to grease mortgage market with $1.8 bln deal
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A Dark Day for the Mortgage Industry
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Insurance:
MBIA reports quarterly net loss of $242 mln
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A guide to surviving the Kemper liquidation
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Enron:
Top court hears appeal by Enron's Skilling
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Supreme Court Transcript in Skilling
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Skilling's New Trial Bid May Divide Top US Court
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Justices worried about fair trial for Skilling
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Skilling's Big Day: Should He Have Been Tried in Houston?
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Poll: Did former Enron president Jeffrey Skilling get a fair trial in Houston?
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Skilling Seeks New Trial Without 'Tar and Feathers'
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Skilling Argument: Justices Don't Tip Hand, Focus On Venue
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A final chance to twist facts about the crooked 'E'
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Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's Supreme Court argument attacked
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Jeff Skilling Gets Even More Desperate To Prove Houston's Full of Hatahs
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Skilling to Supremes: Define "Honest Services"
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Jeff Skilling's Bid to Make Dishonesty the Best Policy
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Will Skilling Get a New Trial? An Early Read of the Tea Leaves
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Golf:
Golf Resort Linked to Tiger Apology Files Bankruptcy
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Chemicals:
Creditors Set To Reject Bid For Lyondell
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Reliance may look elsewhere as Lyondell hopes fade
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Fashion:
Gianfranco Ferre's Bankruptcy Protection
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Radio:
Regent Files Bankruptcy to Give Lenders Radio Company
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Retailing:
General Growth Posts 4Q FFO Loss
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General Growth Aims to Confirm Bankruptcy Recovery Plan by Oct.5
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AIG:
Banking on Big Fees From the A.I.G. Deal
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Municipalities:
Johnstown Financial Crisis Ongoing; Group Suggests Filing Bankruptcy
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Litigation:
A Most Unspeedy Trial Plods Forward
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Justices Question Selection of Skilling Jury
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Legal Holds: Enforcement
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Aviation:
AMR Steps Back From the Abyss
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JAL To Cut 5 Percent Of Jobs
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Japan's Rabbits stewed after JAL bankruptcy
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Small Business:
Small Businesses Keep Staffs Lean
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Television:
ABC News plans to close all of its physical bureaus except DC, Halve number of correspondents
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Mass Torts:
More evidence needed in asbestos case
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Credit Cards:
Geico credit card: A rare Buffett mistake
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Building Materials:
Catalina Lighting Files Bankruptcy, Plans Sale
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M&A:
Bankers aren't the only conflicted parties in M&A
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Sovereigns:
Pimco's Bill Gross says government finances are looking more like those of bailed-out companies.
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
US company bankruptcies drop
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HI bankruptcies jump to 291 in February
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Bankruptcy Humor:
Bankruptcy Bill
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Bankruptcy Prediction:
Can We Predict a Corporate Bankruptcy?
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Bankruptcy Bills Introduced
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In The ‘Back Seat’ No More: New Legislation Would Protect Workers, Retirees When Their Employers Go Bankrupt
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Newspapers:
NY Times not for sale today -- sorry, Wall Street
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Corporate Reform:
Dodd wants Democratic support for consumer protection regulator at Fed
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State AGs Push for New Regulator
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Lehman:
What Was It Like Being Married to Lehman?
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Autos:
GM prepares for another management shakeup
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General Motors' Long and Winding Road
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Congress urges GM to negotiate Delphi pensions
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GM recalls 1.3m cars over power steering fault
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Dale Earnhardt Inc. Sued Over $3.25 Million GM Claim
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GM Triples Opel Funding to Win Europe Government Aid
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House panel pulls contested Toyota documents from Web site
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Gambling:
Station Casinos Denies Whistleblower's Charges
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Cripple Creek's Imperial Casino Hotel closes
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Black Gaming's bankruptcy filling "positive move'
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Distressed Investing:
US fund sees turnaround opportunities in Europe
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Sports:
Speedskaters Return To U.S. With Medals, Cash Crunch
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Trucking:
YRC makes further job cuts
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Finance:
CIT loses $900 mln in Q4 as it exits bankruptcy
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CIT Late on Annual Report
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Celebs:
I'm a celebrity bankrupt!
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Debt Collection:
Consumer Sues Debt Collector for $800, Receives $120,000
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Collection Law Firm Mann Bracken to Liquidate in Receivership
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Health Care:
Congress Gets Breathing Room Before Medicare Payment Cuts
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Passaic's St. Mary's Hospital emerges from bankruptcy
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Buffett: Health Care Costs Hurt Economy
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Battle to Pass Health Bill Heats Up
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UK:
As Euro Jitters Ease, British Pound Faces Crisis
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Allied Irish swings to loss as impairments surge
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Carmakers turn the corner while suppliers suffer
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EU:
European Inflation Slows on Weakening Recovery
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Greek crisis may store hidden benefits for Europe
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Canada:
Long-awaited Pocklington bankruptcy fraud trial hits another snag
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Ian Thow pleads guilty to at least 20 charges
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Greece:
EU Sets Clock Ticking on Greece as Merkel Talks Near
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It's All Greek to Me FAQ: Power of Commitment
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Greece Told That More Cuts Must Be Made
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German foreign min: Greece aid talk inappropriate
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Germany's Merkel: Greece needs to implement plan
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Greek PM says economic crisis confirmed worst fears
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Greece Told That More Cuts Must Be Made
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Greece, Europe and Alexander Hamilton
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Portugal:
Portugal Debt Chief: We Are Not Greece
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Japan:
Japan's Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 4.9%
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Switzerland:
Switzerland's Recovery Accelerates More Than Forecast
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Australia:
Australia Raises Interest Rates as Economy Rebounds
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