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Law:
Berger Singerman Attorney Jordi Guso Invited To Join American College Of Bankruptcy
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NY Practice Leader Defects
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NY Bar Exam Pass Rate Dips
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Have Law Firm Structural Changes Created a ‘Pink Ghetto’? Study Raises the Question
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Toyota's Nightmare
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With Google Ramping Up Acquisition Efforts, Who Will Get the Work?
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Trial vs. Defense Lawyers: The Two Cultures in Law
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Class actions on the ropes? Not likely
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Lawyers Have Incredible Lack of Interest in Changing Legal Marketplace
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Reed Smith Creates Extranet for Clients to Track Time, Budget
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Are Law Firms Morphing Into Managers of Legal Providers?
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Attorneys Increasingly Serving As Sales Force for Law Firms
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Rate of In-House Counsel Salary Increases Slows Down
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Norton Rose revenue up 9 per cent at half year
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Downward Facing Dog: Rob Kindler Strikes a New Pose
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Former In-House Lawyer for GlaxoSmithKline Indicted for Concealing Information
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Ex-Jones Day Secretary Sues, Claims Layoffs Targeted Minorities, Troublemakers
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Lawsuit of the Day: Ex-Jones Day Secretary Alleges Racial Slurs, Sex Scandals, and More
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Prince’s Case Is About Alleged Overcharges by His Lawyers, Not Sex or Harem, Judge Says
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State Bar Backs Letting In-Housers From Out of State Practice Without Passing NY Exam
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Goldman, BA, Glaxo, Morgan Stanley, SocGen, AT&T in Court News
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Tuition Is Going Up at Notre Dame Law (But Not as High as Some Other Places)
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Yogurt vs. Handgun
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Why Lawyers Don’t Do Social Media …
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An Error In Your Favor
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India Legal Market to Stay Closed
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Set to Testify in Rape Case, Woman Texts Suicide Threat from Court Roof; Should Law Be Changed?
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"The Good Wife" - Game's On
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Cheerleader Fights for Right Not to Cheer for Her Alleged Assailant
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All of These Buttons Are Fake
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Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan 'for blasphemy'
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Judges:
Beesley named new bankruptcy judge in Reno; Zive to retire
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Targeting judges
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The Highest Court - The Golden Rule
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Wall Street:
Stock futures point to gains; Gold jumps
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US Stocks Retreat Most in Three Weeks as Financials Decline
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Goldman Sachs Lost Money on Two Days in Third Quarter
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Morgan Stanley Topped $100 Million on One Trading Day in Quarter
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How One Man Brought Down Merrill Lynch
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Female Wall St. Chief Avoids Pitfalls That Stymied Others
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Layoffs:
Job openings decline in September
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Hires Rise, Still Five Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening
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GM lays off Mr. Goodwrench
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Google gives employees 10 percent raise, cash
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:
IRS Challenges $8 Billion in Ambac Financial Refunds, Assets
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Ambac Sues US in Bankruptcy Court to Shield $700 Million Tax Refund
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The Complaint - Injunction Motion
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Ambac Default-Swap Traders Seek Ruling on Bankruptcy Trigger
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RIP, Ambac
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Lehman:
Lehman Seeks Court OK To Sell Brazil Investment Business
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Credit Counseling:
State sues credit-rescue firms for ‘preying on Poles’
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Litigation:
In-House Lawyers Have to Be Wary of Multiple Purpose Communications
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HP’s Apotheker, Like Carmen San Diego, Is Focus at Oracle Trial
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Religion:
Diocese's No. 2 man denies cover-up
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Non-Profits:
Trustee seeks sale of Germantown Settlement assets
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Accounting:
Court Rules on Question of Wrongdoing Companies Seeking Damages from Auditors
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Trucking:
Bankrupt Arrow Trucking to begin paying back wages, benefits
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Hollywood:
Lionsgate's costs rising from Icahn fight
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Economy:
Job openings drop for second straight month
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US Wholesale Inventories Surge 1.5 Percent in Sept
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Recovery to Speed Up as Fed Moves Build Confidence, Survey Says
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A Deep Dive Into The Mechanics Of A QE Transaction
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$100 Million. That's A Lot. Right?
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G-20 Crisis Unity Fractures as Leaders Seek Own Ends
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China Fires Back At Bernanke With Harsh New Capital Controls
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Fed's Fisher calls out Congress
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US Outlook Largely Unchanged After Easing
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Roubini Now Scaring The Hell Out Of Everyone From An Undetermined Location
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China Ratings Agency Downgrades America
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CEOs More Optimistic on Economy
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Economic stress dips to 16-month low
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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:
Hunger strike to stop foreclosure
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Attorneys General Probe on ‘Fast Track,’ Iowa’s Miller Says
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Goldman Suspends Foreclosures in Some States
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Real estate delinquencies rise, commercial investors remain optimistic
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Bank of America response to investors demanding putbacks draws fire
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Lenders face mounting mortgage claims
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Bankruptcy judge approves deal for LandAmerica 1031 Exchange
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Credit Union Overseer Advances $5.5 Billion Sale of Mortgage-Backed Bonds
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Statler Day of Reckoning Approaches - Invest Now or Pay for Demo Later
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Judge Denies Brandon Barber Discharge
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Adequate Protection:
Clear as Mud
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Mass Torts:
Experts say BP increased risk of blowout in Gulf
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Experts, rivals blast BP's practices
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Panel: BP Needs Top to Bottom Reform
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent'
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BP Couldn't Sell Debt, BofA Refused Trades in Spill
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Hayward on 'feeding frenzy' over oil spill
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The banality of catastrophe
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Spill panel, BP take aim at Halliburton
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Banking:
WaMu Securities Holders Promise Bankruptcy Fight
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Community Bancorp Raises $1 Billion to Acquire Failed Lenders
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FDIC proposes system of insurance fees based on assets vs deposits; seen as reflecting risk
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Warren: Giving small banks a chance to thrive
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DIP Finance:
MGM seeks permission from bankruptcy judge to keep exit-loan fees confidential
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Telecoms:
TerreStar seeking creditor vote on bankruptcy exit plan
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M&A:
M&A 101: A Guide to Merger Agreements
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Fraud:
When a (Relatively) Small Loss Amounts to Big Time
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New York Court of Appeals reaffirms in pari delicto defense for outside professionals
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Former Alpha Red COO Aided in Fraud Scheme, Trustee's Suit Says
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'Mini-Madoff' of Bay Ridge Begins Trial
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BNP, Credit Agricole Face Ex-Traders in Paris Criminal Trial
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Traders’ Cell-Phone Calls to Be Taped Under Plan
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Telecoms:
Clearwire Gets Dreaded Ratings Cut Amid 'Dangerously Low' Cash Supply
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Municipalities:
Pondering San Diego Bankruptcy
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Harrisburg Struggles to Make Another Pay Period
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Harrisburg City Council gets some high-powered legal help
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Spokesman Calls City's Finances 'Toxic Fiscal Stew'
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Recession Recovery: Best and Worst American Cities
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California's unemployment fund has deficit of $10.3 billion
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Central Falls receiver empanels Advisory Council to replace City Council
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20 Most Stressed, Least Stressed Counties
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Wall Street Takes $4 Billion From Taxpayers as Swaps Backfire
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Newspapers:
Tribune seeks approval of bonus plan
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Tribune bonus $ hearing
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Some Tribune executives may have to give up past bonuses
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L.A. Times Employees Suing Zell Score Court Victory
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Autos:
Marchionne takes swipes at book about Chrysler, GM bankruptcies
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State's top vote-getter credits Chrysler bankruptcy fight for election win
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GM Bonds: IPO Range is Too Low
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GM IPO: Not Hitting on All Cylinders
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GM Said to Need Near-Record US Sales for $19 Billion Profit
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Businessman of Year: Ford's Alan Mulally
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Distressed Investing:
Canyon Capital Unveils Distressed Opportunity Fund
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy filings jump 14% in 2010
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Bankruptcies Soar -- But Not For Businesses
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Moody's study: Wave of companies to emerge from bankruptcy protection in next few years
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Older Americans: Fastest Growing Demographic Filing for Bankruptcy
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Ambac, Black Crow, Orleans, Washington Times, HMP: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Reform:
CRS Report concludes BAPCPA Fails to Permanently reduce Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Rate
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Aviation:
Now Boarding for Bankruptcy Court
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Mexicana Wins Legal Shield to Aid Mexican Bankruptcy
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EU fines airlines 800 mln euros for cargo cartel
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Viability of Cyprus Airways 'a worry'
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Mexicana Airline Unions Get $154 Million Offer to Save Company
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Kyocera, others to invest up to $370 mln in JAL
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Cross-Border:
The Diplomacy of Cross-Border Bankruptcy
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Every Debtor Has a CoMI
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UST:
No legal requirement that payment of U.S. trustee fees be made prior to issuing a final decree
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Gambling:
RI Slot Parlor Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
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Judge OKs Riviera Holdings reorganization plan
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Celebs:
Former Steeler's Home, Belongings to Hit Auction Block
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'Real Housewives of NJ' Star To Hold Bankruptcy Auction
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Quaids may share rare disorder
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren Goes on the War Path, Criticizes Republicans For Middle Class Stance
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Panel: Consumer protection bureau may eventually regulate mortgage banking
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Goldman Sachs’ Fabrice Tourre Strikes Again
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Will GOP gains halt a regulatory renaissance?
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Food/Drink:
Future of Fresno's Claim Jumper uncertain
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Golf:
Fairvue 'in the banks' hands now'
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Township officially purchases country club
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Retailing:
General Growth files to sell $2.2 billion in stock
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Health Care:
Cerberus' Medicine Didn't Work For Chrysler But Could For Weak Hospitals
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Developer of Bundy Village medical complex files for bankruptcy protection
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Another St . Vincent's Victim? Local Shop Owners
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Court approves sale of Victor Valley hospital
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UK:
BOE Sees No Immediate Need for More Stimulus
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Rok suppliers urged to prepare for the worst
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Debt solution trade body launches
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Gordon Ramsay savages father-in-law Chris Hutcheson in bombshell letter
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Corporate Financial Distress and Recovery: The UK Evidence
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EU:
Making Default A Real Possibility
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Italy Output Falls, French Production Rises Less Than Forecast
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Canada:
Minigoo creditors find cupboard is bare
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Greece:
Greek Minister: Should Renegotiate IMF-EU EUR110 Billion Bailout
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Ireland:
Cowen rejects mortgage numbers
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Government must cut deal that gives the people hope
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Investors betting against Ireland dump bonds
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Drumm's two-month default on credit card
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Irish Mock Bankers at Festival as ‘Lenny Bruce Meets Keynes’
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Japan:
Debts In Corporate Bankruptcies Shot Up 79% For Oct
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Mexico:
Conflict of Interest Rules Target Mexico Financial Advisors Who Underwrite
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New Zealand:
Raids strike jackpot at home of bankrupt man
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