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Associate Bonus Watch: Baker Botts – Houston (And other Baker Botts / Houston law firm news.)
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At Covington, It’s Always Sunny in California. On the East Coast, Not So Much.
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Former Client Sues Gibson Dunn
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Encyclopedia Britannica Sues Dickstein Shapiro for $250 Million
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Duane Reade Denies Owing NY Firm $7.1 Million
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Client Had "Disposable Income And A Zealous Interest In Litigating"
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The Death of Big Law
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One Week After Storm, Manhattan Building Still Closed and Several Law Firms Out on the Street
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In-House Lawyer off the Hook for Alleged Errors Leading to $19 Million Award
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Weil Wins Injunction Against Fly on the Wall
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Judge Strikes NY Associate's Allegations of Partner Boasting of Affairs and Drug Use in Suit
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Time for a Movement for Legal Reform
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Stolen Case Info Creates Ethics Haze for Lawyers
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County Atty Turns in Keys After License is Suspended Over ‘06 Relationship With Client
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Simplicity Law Has 3 Attorneys & Big Plan: A Presence in Top 100 Markets
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Philly Firm Faces Manhattan Showdown With NY Lawyer Over $250,000
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St. Louis Pays a Second Law Firm to Stay in Downtown Building
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King of State Case Law Coverage (Non-Wexisberg) Goes to Casemaker
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Latest BigLaw Fad: Practice Groups
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Lawyer Charged in Alleged Courthouse Shoving Incident
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Ex-McNair Partner Accused in Alleged $3.5M Ponzi Scheme
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For Some Lawyers, the Path to Partnership Has Detours
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Why So Few Women Partners? Maybe They Don’t Want the Job, Lawyer Says
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Why Don’t Women Stay at Law Firms? Here’s One Take
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Notable Notes on Kathleen Sullivan and Other Female Name Partners
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More Work Is Needed to Reach a Fair 9/11 Settlement, Judge Says
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KKK Leader Excused from Jury Duty; Threatened to Appear in Full Klan Uniform
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Law School Groups Back Hastings in High Court Fight With Christian Student Group
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Beats Barratry Rap
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Released From Prison, Lerach to Speak at Law School Panel
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Just a Bunch of Ex-Cons, Enjoying Their Freedom
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Lawyer’s Lover Ordered to Pay $9M in Alienation of Affection Case
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Judges:
Federal Judge Orders More Talks on 9/11 Deal
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Drug Court ‘Ladies Day’ Features Oprah-Like Judge
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White House Said to Have Short List Ready for Justice Stevens' Slot
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Will West Virginia Set the New Model for Judicial Elections?
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Economic Crisis and the Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Review
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Courts:
Expanding Caseload Fuels Judiciary Request for Resources in 2011
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Report: Los Angeles, San Francisco courts among the nation's worst
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Delaware ranked best legal climate; West Virginia the worst
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Illinois home to two 'jackpot jurisdictions'
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Texas legal environment improves
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Louisiana courts, judges get failing marks
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock futures point to weaker start
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Stocks in Asia and Euro Drop on Worries About Greece's Debt
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Those Wall Street Gamblers Might Not Be Bad After All
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Money-market funds see biggest outflow since Lehman bankruptcy
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Liars Poker II
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Investors: Reasons to Still be Cautious
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In Recessions, Do Women Have Investment Edge?
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Does Icahn Still Make Them Tremble?
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The Perks of Being a Goldman Kid
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Reining In Greed at Goldman
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Layoffs:
Credit checks on job applicants arouse backlash
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35 Cities with Unemployment Above 15%
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New York Unemployed: No Recovery in Sight
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:
'We're going to control the insurance companies'
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Bond Insurers Seek $10 Billion From Banks
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Lehman:
Lehman exec letter warned on misleading investors: report
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Lehman Bankruptcy Could be Most Expensive in History
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Dodd Seeks US Inquiry Into Lehman's Accounting
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Lehman's Demise, Dissected
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Senator urges prosecutors to look at Lehman
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Report Shows Lehman Brothers Sought Help From GE
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We're 'Shocked, Shocked': There Was Gambling Going On at Lehman Brothers
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Lehman Accounting Tricks Probably Illegal
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Lehman's accounting ruses used at Gulf firms
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Wall Street golden girl falls off the glass cliff
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Lehman shows gaps in law, examiner says; firm stands by work
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It's business as usual for Lehman Brothers chiefs
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Lehman Brothers plans its comeback
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Golf:
Barrington Hall's golf greens in the red
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Economy:
Bernanke Says Large Bank Bailouts 'Unconscionable,' Must End
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Bernanke Says Public Shouldn't Pay to Wind Down Financial Firms
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Greenspan & Bernanke still don't get it
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Fed Must Release Bailout Documents Identifying Firms on Brink
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First Moody's, Now IMF Warns America on Economy
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World's slums grow
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IMF warns of 'acute' public debt dilemma
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Greenspan: It was Failure of Regulators
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What Blockbuster Video Can Teach Us About Economics
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U.S. Insurers Purchase Corporate Bonds in Market ‘Raining Gold’
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The Resentment Zone: Losing Means-Tested Benefits
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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:
Collapse in Home Prices Hits Overvalued Markets Hardest
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How Many Homes Do Banks Have Up Their Sleeves?
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Finding in Foreclosure a Beginning, Not an End
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Trust, Underwater
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LandAmerica: Money wasn't really safe, families discover
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Investments in auction-rate securities proved catastrophic for LandAmerica
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Home loan modifications damage credit
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Congress Told HAMP Will Cost $53bn Less than Expected
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Pools That Need Some Sun
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When Not to Pay Down a Mortgage
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Less Interest in Interest-Only Loans
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AZ lawmakers vote not to expand shield in bankruptcy
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In Boston, a Lender Steps in After Foreclosures
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Vacant office buildings dot Portland suburban areas
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Celebs:
Playmate Anna Nicole Smith's heirs, left penniless
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9th Circuit Declares Anna Nicole Smith's Estate the Big Loser on Preclusion Grounds in Dispute with Pierce's Estate Over Her Right to Money from J. Howard Marshall's Estate
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Diddy's Interest In Soccer Club Is Crystal Clear
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Warren Buffett Rocks Out
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VIP stylist Andre Chreky declares bankruptcy before second sexual harassment trial
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Banking:
Regulators shut 7 banks in 5 states
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Fed Chief Takes Aim at Banks as Obama Pushes Overhaul
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Do WaMu logo and trademarks have value?
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Inside the bank job
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Sovereigns:
Bonds Show U.S. Losing AAA
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IMF Warns Wealthiest Nations About Their Debt
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Newspapers:
Big US newspaper publisher exits bankruptcy
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Private Equity:
PE Firms Take Champion Enterprises Out of Bankruptcy
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Corporate Governance:
Activist investors to push back against lax corporate governance
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Shareholder Opportunism in a World of Risky Debt
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Health Care:
Bucyrus Community Hospital announces bankruptcy
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30 million new patients will mean rationing by doctors
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House Approves Health Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill to Obama
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Health Reform's Winners And Losers
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In Reform, Boons for Hospitals and Drug Makers
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Health care reform bill 101: Who must buy insurance?
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Health care reform bill 101: Who gets subsidized insurance?
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Health care reform bill 101: Who will pay for reform?
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How long will reform take?
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What's a health 'exchange'?
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Aetna: ‘We've Never Seen’ Such Rate Increases From Hospitals
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Video Rentals:
Bankruptcy Isn't Best Option for Blockbuster: Poll
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Finance:
GE Capital is Co-Lender in $109 Million Cash Flow Exit Financing for Muzak
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Aviation:
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
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Air China gains control of Shenzhen Airlines
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Compensation:
US pay czar to trim top GM executives' salaries
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Litigation:
Confusion Carries the Day in E-Discovery
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One Ridiculous Lawsuit Against Goldman
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Bankruptcy Pleading Standards After Twombly and Iqbal
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Courts Reject Hindsight Assessments, Dismiss Subprime Securities Suits
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Trucking:
300 jobs at risk in C. Bean Transport bankruptcy reorganization
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Credit Cards:
Credit card companies won't quit
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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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Seminars
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Non-Profits:
Acorn on Brink of Bankruptcy, Officials Say
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NY Times: We Got the ACORN Story Wrong, Considering Correction
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Discharge:
LLC is an Express Trust for Non-Dischargeability Purposes
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Accounting:
Financial Accounting and Decency
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Theme Parks:
Six Flags, bondholders reach proposal to end bankruptcy
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Fraud:
Judge mulls bankruptcy for Stanford fraud case
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Denny Hecker stole from his kids to pay for mansion during bankruptcy
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Court documents say Solomon Dwek stashed $1 million from authorities
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Insurance Companies Must Fund Former Stanford Executives' Defense Until Court Rules
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Our Ponzi Nation: Nemazee, Big Donor to the Dems, Pleads Guilty
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Dealing With Fraud By Denial
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Autos:
Volvo's Dangerous Road
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Retailing:
Bankrupt General Growth faces problem of plenty
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New Cushman & Wakefield CEO Steps Down from General Growth Board
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Tello's files for bankruptcy , plans to shutter three stores
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Borders faces critical April 1 loan deadline
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Religion:
Pope makes 'extraordinary' apology in sex-abuse cases
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Pope's letter on abuse 'weak'
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Pope Benedict Knew of Sexual Abuse Before Becoming Pope
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Fresh abuse claims in Pope's former Munich diocese
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Could Diocese bankruptcy affect lay worker pensions?
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Hockey:
No Deal Yet for Coyotes
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Agriculture:
Bankruptcy of farming giant DuBois & Son stings various businesses
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Tax:
Credit Suisse Restricts Bankers’ Travel to Germany
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Municipalities:
Too many towns, too much debt: Welcome to Pennsylvania
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States Look Beyond Borders to Collect Owed Taxes
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Four Cities Bested the Recession
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Westfall Twp.'s first-in-the-state bankruptcy may not be Pennsylvania's last
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Debt Collection:
High-End Repo Man Thrives
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Corporate Reform:
Obama Says New US Financial Regulations Are 'Essential'
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Obama's US Top Cop for Banks Wants Less Regulation
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Politics continues to threaten finance reform
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Dodd financial reform bill goes too far
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Senators can't agree on OTC derivatives rules
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Dodd Bill May Allow for 'Backdoor Bailouts,' Bair Says
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The Case for Financial Reinvention
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UK:
Insolvency law could be changed to boost pre-packs
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Judge criticizes conduct of Portsmouth administrator
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Keeper claims he can't afford to pay ex-missus any more cash
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EU:
Sarkozy Opposes IMF Involvement in Greek Crisis, Widening Rift With Merkel
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A Greek Bankruptcy Is Good For The Euro
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Greece:
The IMF: What a Deal for Greece!
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Europe divided on aid to Greece
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Barroso challenges Merkel on Greek aid
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Canada:
Pocklington says he was 'scammed' by US company
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'Tenants from hell' avoid rent, leave trail of debt
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Real Estate Housing Bubble in Canada?
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Germany:
Germany to Impose Levy on Banks
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Ireland:
29 property suicides leave State unmoved
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Asia:
IMF's Lipsky Says Emerging Asia to Grow 8.5% in 2010
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