Law:
Clifford Chance Strengthens US Firm With New Bankruptcy Partner
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Ex-Squire Sanders City chief joins McGuireWoods in double hire, including restructuring
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Good Times May Be Here Again for M&A Lawyers
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A Bankruptcy Fee Bonanza
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How Many Firms Will Continue To Pay For A Pro Bono Year?
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Atypical law-firm culture at Jones Day: Everyone seems happy
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The Am Law 100 2010: Too Big to Fail?
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A Perfect Work-Life Balance May Be a Fantasy for Lawyers
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Antoin Tony Rezko bankruptcy: Trustee asks for return of $1.7 million in legal fees from Antoin Tony Rezko
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Former RRA Partner Holds Out Hope for Settlement in Firm Bankruptcy
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Condo Developers Take On N.Y. Attorney General Over Stroock's Alleged $16 Million Typo
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Lawyers—Especially Men—May Be Too Optimistic About Case Outcomes, Survey Says
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Struggling Industry Round-Up: Video Stores And (Gulp)Media
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Court: Accurate reporting about bankruptcy litigation not libelous
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Risk Management and E-Discovery: Qualcomm Revisited
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‘Shortcuts’ by NYPD Lab Tech Could Put Thousands of Cases in Doubt
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Ethics Officials Seeing More Cases from Lawyers’ Online Foibles
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E-Discovery, Business Goals and Best Practices
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Show Us the Love to Avoid Discovery Fights, Attorneys Urge
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Triple Vision for Attorney Dad About to See His 3 Kids, All 26, Earn JDs
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Law School Disclosure on Employment Stats?
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Unlucky 13: None of the Managing Partners in this Group Have iPads
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Were 16 Law Schools Too Revealing in Disclosures to U.S. News?
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It’s a Law Firm, Not a Fat Farm
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"The Good Wife" - Alicia Grows Up, Keeps Job
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Um, Honey, Our Kid Has Been Kidnapped ... Again
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Judges:
Kagan at West Point: A Speech You Might Hear More About
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Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Brings Bankruptcy Experience to the Court
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Why Hollywood should be very nervous about Elena Kagan
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What Kagan Would Mean for Tech
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So Who Takes Kagan’s Spot As Solicitor General?
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Who Does SCOTUS Nominee Elena Kagan Look Like?
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Judicial experience a fairly new expectation for Supreme Court nominees
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33% Want Kagan Confirmed, 33% Do Not, 34% Not Sure
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A ‘Sleeper Issue’? Kagan Urged Clinton to Support Ban on Late-Term Abortions
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Kagan Fits Mold of ‘Organization Kids’ Who Didn't Take Risks, Columnist Says
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Elena Kagan and Me: One Semester of Civ Pro With the New SCOTUS Nominee
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My law school classmate, Elena Kagan
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Elena Kagan , Post lawyer
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Doubts about Kagan on key Obama issue
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The obsession with Kagan's 'careerism' is more than a little sexist
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The Kagan Appointment and the Women's Movement
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Sessions, Hatch Distance Themselves From RNC Attack On Kagan
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Kagan Probably Will Be Confirmed, Conservatives Say
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GOP wants Clinton-era papers on Kagan
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The Hilarious Media War Over Steele's Slavery-Based Attack on Kagan
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9 Editorials on Elena Kagan
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See Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan’s Financials for Yourself
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One contingent hopes Kagan hearings revisit 9/11 case
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The Judge in the Gray Flannel Suit
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Sotomayor vs. Kagan : The Politics
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On Elena Kagan and the Socratic Method: One Man’s Tale
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Kagan Nomination Gives Sestak Chance to Scold Specter
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Lawrence Lessig Calls Glenn Greenwald's Critique Of Elena Kagan 'Absurd'
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Law Review Article Could Spell Trouble for Kagan at Confirmation Hearing
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rise modestly, point to higher open
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Most Asian Stocks Rise
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European Stocks Advance
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How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday
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Euro, Stocks, Commodities Retreat as Bailout Optimism Ebbs
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US single-stock circuit breakers done deal: source
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Market Inquiry Focuses on One Trader
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JPMorgan Traders Match Goldman's Quarter With No Trading Loss
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Goldman Sachs ' moral obligation
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US stock drop could have been twice as bad: Goldman
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SEC Sends Subpoenas in Probe of Stock-Market Drop
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Wall Street hires army of Washington insiders
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Layoffs:
Fed's Lacker Sees Evidence US Jobs on Growth Path
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Dean Foods plans to cut up to 400 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Hotels:
Bidding for Extended Stay assets "robust"
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Grand Island Holiday Inn owner files for bankruptcy protection
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Tech:
Spansion emerges from bankruptcy leaner, profitable
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Autos:
Senator will block PBGC vote over Delphi pensions
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GM payback will take more than a Google miracle
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GM dealer declares war on wind-downs
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UAW looks to cash in on industry’s gains
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GM weighs options for GMAC-like finance arm
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GM considers return to finance business
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Why small cars equal small profits
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Debt Collection:
Bad-Debt Prices Up In 2010
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Judges Taking On Debt Collectors' Shady Practices
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Economy:
In Greece, a Reflection of U.S. Debt Problems - Both Have Governments Too Big For their Budgets
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Wholesale Inventories, Sales in US Rose in March
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Consumer Confidence Rises in May on Jobs Hopes
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Senate backs one-time audit of Fed bailout roles
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Where Did the $2trn Bailout Go? Amendment to Dodd Bill Wants to Know
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US Exposure to EU Bailout: $50 Billion and Counting
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TARP Watchdog Says US Gets Fair Prices for Warrants
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No Morgan Stanley handout, Treasury says
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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:
Law Firms Readying for Real Estate Work Even Without Market Rebound
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Home Prices Gain in 91 US Cities in First Quarter
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Monthly House Prices Remain 1.9% Below 2009: IAS
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Home prices could sink without tax credit
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20 Cities Where Home Prices Are Still Dropping Like A Stone
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Mortgage defaults in U.S. show signs of slowing
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Predatory Loan Modifications
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Single Women Bought First Homes at Twice the Rate of Men in 2009
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Foreclosure Standoff: Homeowner Carried Out of Home by His Hands and Feet
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US Senate rejects GOP's Fannie, Freddie plan
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Freddie lets GMAC loan go free for fee
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Senate Approves Study of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Home Prices Stabilize in Non-Boom Regions
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Was There Good Reason for a Housing Boom?
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CMBS Loan Resolutions Slow Delinquency Climb
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FDIC Safe Harbor Changes Could Risk Investor Confidence
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Court Approves Brookfield $180M Bankruptcy-Exit Deal For Fairfield
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Developer Tim Malone declares bankruptcy
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4,000 new NY luxury condos sitting vacant
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Legend Homes, one of Portland's biggest builders, back from bankruptcy
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Buyout Firm Wins Fremont General Out Of Bankruptcy
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Banking:
FDIC Approves Proposal for Large Banks to Write 'Funeral Plans'
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Top 10 Best Practices For Lenders On Problem Loans
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Health Care:
Medical-services provider Chem Rx files for bankruptcy
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Average family medical costs top $18,000
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The Most Popular Prescription Drugs
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Emeritus/Blackstone Joint Venture Announced as Sole Bidder in Sunwest Bankruptcy Auction
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St. Vincent's Hospital Closing May Violate Federal and State WARN Acts
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Westbrook Zeroes In on St. Vincent's Property
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Chance Of Having A Heart Attack Spikes After Working More Than 10 Hours Per Day
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Aerospace:
Sea Launch plan may pay Boeing less than owed
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Baseball:
Texas Rangers' fate likely to fall on commish
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Selig plays hardball with creditors in Rangers' sale
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Selig and Hedge Fund Face Off Over Rangers
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Basketball:
Ross Perot Jr. sues Mark Cuban, claims Mavericks 'insolvent'
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Perot v. Cuban
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Mark Cuban responds to Perot Jr.'s lawsuit: Mavs are not insolvent
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Municipalities:
Not a Sidewalk to Walk On or a Leg to Stand On
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California Vs. The WORLD
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Schwarzenegger Readies 'Terrible Cuts' to Close California Budget Deficit
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Trade Claims:
When are goods received for the purpose of asserting administrative priority status under Section 503(b)(9)of the Bankruptcy Code?
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Television:
Judge Reaffirms Young Broadcasting Reorganization Plan
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Credit Cards:
Senator proposes limiting credit card swipe fees
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Corporate Reform:
How many votes will financial reform get?
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Dodd: Senate Will Vote On 'Volcker Rule' Amendment This Week
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Morgan Stanley probed by Federal authorities
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Morgan Stanley's Gorman Says No Substance to CDO Allegations
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Payday lenders and check cashers fight financial reform legislation in Congress
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BP: From Oil Spilling to Financial Reform Killing
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Tidying Up the Lot
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Food/Drink:
USA Springs seeks OK for $55m loan
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Tax:
World Health Organization Moving Ahead on Billions in Internet and Other Taxes
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Hotel Developers Implicated in $33 Million Tax Scam
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Oil/Gas:
Liability Lessons From the Gulf Oil Rig Disaster
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BP Pushes for Houston; Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Aren't so Sure
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Of Oil Slicks and D&O Claims
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Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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9 Ways to Fix a Catastrophic Oil Spill
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BP oil spill has rattled the entire offshore industry
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Oil spill testimony to Congress: Not our fault
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Industry Doesn't Step Up
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BP and Transocean blame each other for Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Gulf oil spill driving up seafood prices
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U.S. to Break Up Oil-Rig Regulator
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Does Administration’s Proposed Break-up of Offshore Oil Regulator Go Far Enough?
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Natural Gas Slows Oil Leak in Gulf
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Dead Dolphins Wash Up On Coast; Oil's Role Unclear
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Liquidations dominate bankruptcy filings
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The Uneven Rise and Fall of Bankruptcy Filings
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Did Changing Bankruptcy Laws Cause the Mortgage Mess?
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Mass Torts:
No Conflicts Found in Congoleum Paying $2 Million Fee to Asbestos Plaintiffs Lawyers
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Examiners:
Tribune's examiner says he will analyze strength of fraud claim
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Consumer Debt:
$123 billion in 19 Months: Credit Card Debt's Amazing Plummet
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Avoidance Actions:
Fraudulent Transfers and LBOs – It’s All In the Numbers . . . Or Is It?
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Aviation:
Turbulence Ahead for Continental-UAL Merger Plans?
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Awards:
Boys & Girls Harbor Honors Weil's Marcia Goldstein
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Religion:
"Sin Within the Church" Threat to Catholicism: Pope Benedict
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Pope blames church's own sins for sex scandal, not outsiders; calls for profound purification
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Trucking:
YRC charts course to recovery by end of 2010
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Lasers:
GSI Group details plan to exit bankruptcy
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Hockey:
NY judge orders NHL's suit against Moyes to Arizona
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Coyotes' suitor breaks off talks
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Ice Edge out; True North silent
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NHL may get $25M from city to keep Coyotes in AZ
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Coyotes' future is coming to a head
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Retailing:
Zale Receives $150 Million Five-Year Loan From Golden Gate
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Distressed Retail Mortgages Present CMBS Special Servicers with Unique Challenges
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Celebs:
Lenny Dykstra Hits A New Low
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Michael Jackson pleads for financial help
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Politics:
Eye on the Big Bank Lobby
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Woman convicted of bankruptcy and wire fraud
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Tax:
Congratulations, You're Paying the Least Amount Of Taxes In Sixty Years
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Fraud:
Moody's CEO's "Automatic Sale" Defense May Not Cut It: Time To Launch Insider-Trading Investigation
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Cuomo: Ivy Lied to Clients About Madoff Fraud
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Goldman: The conflicts aren't the problem. The conflicts are the opportunity.
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Fair Finance owner holds expensive cars, art
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Faith-Based Bank Execs Accused of Fraud
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Theater:
Pasadena Playhouse files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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UK:
UK markets buoyed by new government, await fiscal detail
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PwC: Lawyers want more CVAs
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Cameron is UK's New PM, Youngest in 200 Yrs
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Spotting a supplier in financial trouble
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EU:
Europe's Economy Grows at Faster Pace Than Forecast
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Trillion-Dollar Bailout Plan Sparks Grim Musings on Future of Europe
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Germany: We Are The Schmucks Of Europe
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Even $1 Trillion Won't Save The European Disaster, Says Roubini
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Gold Trades Near Record as European Debt Threatens Currencies
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IMF Plays Deal Maker in Europe
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Spain Outlines New Budget Cuts
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Canada:
Godfrey, Bondholders Top Torstar With C$1.1 Billion Canwest Bid
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Court to review Alberta Health's bid to ward off Calgary clinic's bankruptcy
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Surgeries to continue at private Calgary hospital, but at a cost to taxpayers
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Steward: Bankrupt beacon of privatized health-care
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Greece:
The Lessons of Greece
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IMF Still Predicting Gloom for Greece
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Time for Greece to play by the E.U.'s rules
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Greece Bailout May Not Be Enough: Economists Say It Will Only Buy the Country Some Breathing Space
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Rosenberg: Greece Is LTCM All Over Again, And The PIIG Economies Will Get Savaged By Austerity
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IMF report predicts long, painful road ahead for Greece's recovery
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Greece 1Q GDP -0.8% q/q,-2.3% y/y As Public Consumption Drops
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Germany:
German economy grows 0.2 percent in Q1
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Iceland:
Iceland Issues Warrant for Kaupthing Bank Ex-Chairman Einarsson
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