Law:
Two Law Firms Agree to Trans-Atlantic Merger
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Sonnenschein to Combine With Denton Wilde, Become SNR Denton
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Transocean Taps Sutherland and Skadden
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Law Prof Surveys Legal Secretaries, Chronicles Layoffs, Conflicts with Female Lawyers
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The Hard Goodbye
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Most Large Texas Firms Go Smaller on 2010 Summer Classes
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Associate Deferral Programs a Success, Report Concludes
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Changing Spaces
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NY BigLaw Firm Takes Advantage of Recession Wracked Market to Lockin Lease Extension
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In-House Counseling: Not a Knuckle-Dragger
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Foley & Lardner: The Firm That No Offered a Summer Associate War Veteran
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InsideCounsel’s SuperConference: Risky Business
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Lawyer Charged in Alleged $60M Stock Scheme
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Schwab Settlement to Generate $20 Million Fee for Hagens Berman
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Solo Advises New Law Grads Not to Hang Out Their Own Shingle
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The Boss
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Box Mitzvah
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Lawyer, Professor, Art Collector
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McElhaney: Think Big
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Client consent is a safe step when lawyers outsource work on cases
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How Edward Bennett Williams built the world's most powerful law firm
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Sometimes the choice of practice can bring a better balance
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Ex-Partner Charged in Alleged $2M Theft from Law Firm & Clients
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Want Scalia on Your Smartphone?
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Meet This Season’s Lawyers from The Bachelorette
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How Sweet It Isn't: ‘Grub for Gluttons’ is Law Student’s Recipe for Success
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Mug Shot Roundup
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Judges:
The Unconfirmable Supreme Court (Part 2): The Conservatives
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Receivers:
Guilty plea may be a first for court-appointed receivers
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Courts:
Love That New Federal Courthouse? Here's Why You Maybe Shouldn't
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Specter Gives Kagan a Confirmation Tip Sheet
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Wall Street:
Futures sharply higher on China euro-zone comments
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Stocks Take Late Dive, Rally Lacks Confidence
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SEC proposes high-frequency trade oversight rules
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Tourism: Cashing in on Wall Street rogues
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Layoffs:
OECD: Joblessness on the horizon
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City Of Baltimore To Notice Hundreds of Layoffs
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Toledo to Lay Off Hundred of Teachers, Says Union Head
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Lehman:
Lehman: JPMorgan Chase pushed firm into bankruptcy
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Lehman Sues JPMorgan for Billions of Dollars in 'Lost Value'
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Lehman Sues JPMorgan For Holding 'Financial Gun' To Its Head
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The Complaint
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Accounting:
Bank of America , Citigroup , Deutsche Bank Hid Debt
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FASB Issues Proposal Requiring Banks to Book Loans' Fair Value
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AIG:
AIG on path to repay US taxpayers; loss risk seen
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Once AIG repays gov't, won't be too big to fail-AIG CEO
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Warren Says AIG Units May Need to Weigh Bankruptcy
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Bailout watchdog: AIG was 'Frankenstein'
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Fraud:
Insider Trading Arrests Tied to Disney
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Aviation:
Iraqi Airways to be closed following bankruptcy
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Baseball:
Texas Rangers need financing by day's end to meet payroll
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Lenders bid against MLB to provide bankruptcy loans for Rangers
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Why the Creditors of the Texas Rangers Got Into a Bidding War with MLB
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Rangers say they prefer MLB financing plan
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Rangers to Tap $21.5 Million Loan From Major League
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Texas Rangers Nearly Max Out Team Credit Card
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Texas Rangers Owner Wants To Keep His Season Tickets
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After big financial losses, Rangers/Stars owner Hicks eager to exit pro sports
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When Dollars and Sense Don't Add Up
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The United States Trustee Breaks Down (And Tears Apart) the Rangers' Bankruptcy Filing
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Rangers' bankruptcy hearing continues
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Hockey:
Bad news for Gary Bettman, good news for hockey fans
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Boating:
Bremen based yacht builder and dealer Drettmann files for bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
Rescuing the rescuers
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Economy:
Orders have risen in four of the past five months
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New home sales soar 15% in April
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TARP Investment Leads to Huge Losses for US Treasury
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Compared To Our Bailout, The Euro Bailout Is Nothing
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Treasury Grosses $6.2 Billion in Sale of Citigroup Shares
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Markets Want Action on European Debt Crisis, Geithner Says
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The Next Two Years for the World Economy
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OECD Lifts Growth Outlook as Emerging Nations Rebound
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Poverty Through the Decades
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Good news and bad news
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Europe Pain May Impede U.S. Upturn
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America's National Debt Tops $13,000,000,000,000;
Debt Per Taxpayer - $117,975;
US Debt To GDP Ratio - 90.3%
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US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus
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Rep Seeks Notification Each Time GSEs Get Bailout Funds
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Economic Recovery in the World's Advanced and Emerging Market Economies - Interactive map
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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:
New home sales jump in April
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Mortgage Rates Fall to 4.8%, Home Buyers Still Scarce
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Freddie Sees House Prices Down Slightly in Q110
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Why Mortgage Lenders Went Wild
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Mortgage insurer sees NY workouts soar 28%
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Best Buy Wins Suit Against Developers Diversified
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Henderson files objection to Lake Las Vegas bankruptcy plan
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Toll Bros 2Q Loss Narrows; Says Recovery Underway
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Rise in desk jobs bodes well for Manhattan landlords
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Commercial building occupancy still falling, Realtors say
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Arizona Home Values Dropped the Most
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CRE Lending Remains Constricted, but Loosening for Office and Retail
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Food/Drink:
Labor Talks Remain Key to Tavern's Future
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USA Springs files bankruptcy plan
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Oil/Gas:
Heated Argument on Rig Before Blast
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BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast
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Miscalculations Set Stage for BP Oil Disaster
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The Real Cause Of BP's Oil Spill
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Obama to keep drilling moratorium for 6 months
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New Drilling Projects Move Forward Despite Moratorium
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Judge Refuses to Delay Oil Spill Lawsuit Against BP
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Courts Split on Staying Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits
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BP to Appoint Independent Mediator for Claims Process
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Anger Over WH Response to Spill in the Gulf
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What's the best way to punish BP for the oil spill?
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WR Berkley Raised Offshore Rigs' Insurance Rates 40%
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US Sen Boxer: Stop Offshore Drilling If No Disaster Plan In Place
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Rep. Miller: Interior Should 'Claw Back' Offshore Leases
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Influence Game: Govt Regulators Hired by Companies
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“It’s BP’s Oil”
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US Sen. Jeff Sessions wants to raise BP's liability to $20 billion
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Rig engineers ‘knew oil well could blow’
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Report: Witness says BP took ‘shortcuts’
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BP Spill Takes Big Toll On US Gulf's Small Drillers
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Oil Jumps Above $71 as Demand, Durable Goods Orders Increase
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TXCO Resources files for bankruptcy
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Newspaper:
Tribune plans $16 mln in bonuses on bankruptcy exit
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Distressed Debt:
Fewer Debt Swaps Expected This Year, But Wait Until 2013
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Bond Distress Highest Since ’09 as Sales Vanish
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Jewelry:
Former Fred Leighton Owner Back In Bankruptcy Court
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Health Care:
Hawaii Medical Center's reorganization plan gets approval
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Hospital hopes versus realities
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Giving birth to a new hospital wouldn't be easy, experts say
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Banking:
Treasury Completes Sale of 1.5 Billion Citigroup Shares, Plans To Sell 1.5 Billion More
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Community Banks: Up TARP Creek Without A Paddle
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Change Proposed in Way Banks Value Assets
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WaMu's Chapter 11 Case: Here Come the Shareholders
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Bank Stocks Under New Pressures
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Failed New South Federal secures $6M for loan defaults
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Wilbur Ross showing the way on bank buyout
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Insurance:
Allen Stanford, D&O Insurers Spar Over Defense Issues
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Ambac Settlement With Banks Clears Legal Challenge
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Retailing:
Westfield Won't Bid for General Growth
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Warranties:
US Fidelis back in bankruptcy court
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Shipping:
Idle Box Ship Fleets Shrinks by a Million TEUs
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Hotels:
Extended Stay's fate put on block
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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 Reform:
Greater Employee Protections Proposed
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Newspapers:
Tribune Seeks Approval for $59 Million in Management Bonuses
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Corporate Reform:
Matthew Richardson Explains the Bank Tax
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Government Regulation: One Man’s Take on Why We Need More
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Obama Administration Leans Toward Letting Banks Keep Derivatives Trading
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Fiduciary provision regarding financial advisors may be most important part of financial reform bill
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Don’t cry for Wall Street over financial reform
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Citigroup fined in cemetery funds case
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SEC chief admits settlements enable more lawsuits
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Wall Street's Temper Tantrum
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Municipalities:
More US Cities Could Be Facing Bankruptcy
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Mayor Linda Thompson tells CNBC Harrisburg won't become 'poster child' for municipal bankruptcy
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Vallejo BK Offers Cautionary Tale to Cities, Unions
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Gov. Christie: We're Not Raising Taxes; Budget Freeze worked
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Miami Commissioner Says Bankruptcy is City's Best Hope
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Will Miami Declare Bankruptcy And Start A Nationwide Trend?
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Cash-strapped Rhode Island can't pay state tax refunds
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Democrats propose tax hikes in response to Schwarzenegger's fiscal plan
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NY Assembly Looks At Millionaire's Tax
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Detroit not only major city with budget shortfall
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Not Out of the Woods: The Recession's Continuing Impact on Big City Taxes, Services and Pensions
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States Make Huge Education Cuts Across the U.S. - Tens of Thousands of Teachers Nationwide Face the Ax
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Autos:
Government: 89 deaths tied to Toyota acceleration
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Trucking:
Big Truck Orders Jump 91% in April
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Banks facilitate truck stops' reopening
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Fraud:
Refco fraud victims to recover $135 mln
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Receiver Moves to Distribute $200 Million to Madoff Investors
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Madoff trustee seeks documents on Kingate's relationship with FIM
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Hecker Auction Draws Hundreds Of Bidders
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SEC Says New York Investment Firm GTF Defrauded Investors
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Prominent Yale Donor and Former Outside Counsel Charged in $60 Million Fraud
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster Can't Reduce Debt, Faces Bankruptcy
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Clash over cash amount hampers Blockbuster's debt negotiations
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Blockbuster shareholder fires another shot
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Mining:
What recession? Mining equipment is sold out until next year
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Directories:
After bankruptcy, $15 million to say 'bye'
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Cross-Border:
Chapter 15 five years out - a Canadian perspective: treatment of cross-border insolvencies in United States courts
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Australia's ABC Learning Centres files for Chapter 15
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UK:
Duchess of York Jokes About Newspaper Sting
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EU:
Doubts on European Central Bank Amid Crisis
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E.U. Proposes Bank Levy to Pay for Future Crises
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Euro Debt Crisis Likely to Be Contained, Bullard Says
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US Investors Trim Euro Bank Commercial Paper, Cut Maturities
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US Treasury chief to meet German finance minister
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Europe's Banks Hoard Cash
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Canada:
RCMP may be investigating Jaffer
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Rising household debt threatens recovery
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Greece:
Greece Begins Epic Corruption Clean-Up
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Ireland:
Leading economist predicts Ireland has one-in-four chance of bankruptcy
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Spain:
Bank Of Spain Proposes Raising Provisioning For Bad Debt, Real Estate
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Spanish banks strain to borrow abroad
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Italy:
Berlusconi Defends Austerity Cuts, but Strike Looms
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Japan:
Japan's exports jump 40 percent in April
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China:
Trampled in a Land Rush, Chinese Push Back
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The Property Price Guessing Game
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