November 8, 2010

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Law:

NLJ 250 Sees Second Straight Year of Headcount Drop
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Legal Sector Lost 300 Jobs Last Month
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Anatomy of a No Offer
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Firm, Affiliate Axe 200
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Arent Fox Loses Bankruptcy Client Over Ethical Breach
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Long Hours, Bad Results
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Hands Off! Ted Wells Wins Wells v. Boies, Part II
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Ex-Baron & Budd Attorney Who Became an $8.8M Man Has Settled Suit Against the Law Firm
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NY Firm Disqualified Over Partner's Work at Prior Job
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Judge Lays Into Plaintiffs in Ecuador Suit Against Chevron
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5th Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Tax-Advice Suit Against Proskauer Rose
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CopyWrong (Again): Minn. Woman Keeps Fighting RIAA, Keeps Losing
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Should State Bars Regulate Marketing?
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White Transit Officer Gets Minimum 2 Years in Killing of Unarmed Black at Station
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Book Sets Bizarre BofA Scene: GC Fired Over Pay Fuss; Lawyer Tells New Boss, You’re My 3rd GC Today
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Lawyer Arrested at Office in Federal Child Porn Sting Gets 24 Months
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DA Accused of Exposing Himself to Workers; Sext Message Launched Investigation
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Indonesia Raises Most Funds Since 1998, Draws Foreign Lawyers
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Legal Humor
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See You Really Soon: A Stalker's Departure Email
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Cognitive Dissonance and the Low-Cost Lawyer
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Law Firms: Should You be On Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn?
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Last Week in Legal Technology
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Review: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
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Run Virtual Meetings with Mikogo
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A Modest Proposal on the Future of Legal Librarians
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Should school children lawyer up?
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Judges:

Retired Justice Stevens Supports Mosque, Warns of ‘Stereotypical Conclusions’
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Neighbors Catch Bad Acts on Videos, Resulting in Charges and a Judge’s Guilty Plea
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Removal of Iowa judges by voters may inspire similar efforts
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Sonia Sotomayor's Last Laugh
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When civility didn't rule U.S. Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Stocks to Dip; Focus Shifts to Currencies
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Stocks Surge in Week of Big News
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More Wall Streeters Hunting for Work
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Open or Shut Cases? Banks Asking to Keep Theft Trials Private
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Layoffs:

Jobs Data Highlights the Challenges for Washington
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Those Jobs Numbers Were Much Worse Than They Looked
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Comparing Recoveries: Job Changes
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Jobs Are Growing, Even in Manufacturing
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Young workers' careers may carry lifelong scars of Great Recession
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Michigan job postings up 55% over a year ago
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:

AIG Swings to Net Loss on Writedowns, Bailout Repayment
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Sovereigns:

$10.2 Trillion in Global Borrowing
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Financial Literacy:

Financial Terms Kids Need to Know
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Credit Cards:

Here Come More New Fees
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Retailing:

General Growth In the Dark, Briefly
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Retailers Are Blaming "Warm Weather" For Spotty Sales In October
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Lehman:

UBS ordered to pay $530,000 over Lehman notes
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Fraud:

With Panalpina Case, SEC Spreading its Wings on Foreign Corruption
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Accountants for Crookedest Lawyer Ever Offer to Settle Suit for $10 Million
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Lawyer Gets 10-Year Sentence for Bilking Clients for Millions
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Derivatives:

Buffett Loses Big on Derivatives Bet
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Economy:

He Saw Trouble Coming. Now He Sees It Going.
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U.S. Sees Surprise Growth in Jobs
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Bernanke Attempts to Soothe Doubters
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Ben Bernanke Explains That QE Is Not Inflation, Just An Asset Swap
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After big move, Fed looks in the mirror
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China tees up showdown with USA
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China Says Fed Easing May Flood World Economy With 'Hot Money'
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G20 Finds Common Ground Opposing U.S.
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The Fed: Dump the Dollar, Save the Economy
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Democrats Divided on Tax Cut Strategy
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3 Reasons Why the Fed Might Be Done
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Yes, A Recovery Did Begin
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Friedman Casts Shadow as Economists Meet
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Sit back and enjoy the ride that QE2 has set in motion
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Fed has starring role in 'Return to Jekyll Island'
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Even Greenspan Admits that Moral Hazard and Fraud are the Main Problems
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CEOs Most Optimistic on US Profits in Bull Signal for S&P 500
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Business, Not Consumers Will Drive Recovery
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Rattner Says U.S. Economy Is Not a 'Basket Case'
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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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Compensation:

Geithner: Not government role to limit executive pay
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Real Estate:

Pending home sales dip 1.8% in September after two monthly gains
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Taking 2nd Mortgage to Pay the Foreclosure Lawyer
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Want to Earn $10-12 an Hour? Be a ‘Foreclosure Department Supervisor’
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Banks Brace for Costly Fights Over Mortgage Mess
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Wells Fargo CFO: Repurchase risk only applies to half its private MBS
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Foreclosure Crisis, Part 2: Modifications
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Mortgage aid puts homeowners on shaky foundation
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"Until recently, foreclosure defense would have been considered the lowest of the low - below the divorce guys, below ambulance chasers"
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Bank reports highlight growing risks in Ginnie Mae mortgage pools
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Bank of America rejects call to buy back mortgages
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BofA gets early win in loan buyback dispute
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Moody's changes ratings on $6 billion of Bank of America Alt-A RMBS
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Foreclosure Mess Slowed September Home Sales
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Lawyer Indicted in Alleged Mortgage-Rescue Fraud
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The new foreclosure crisis reveals the shocking unfairness in how the law treats struggling homeowners - One Law for the Rich, One Law for the Poor
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Hoenig to Realtors: Wean Housing Off Government Intervention
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Abolishing Fannie: Easier Said Than Done
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Realtors: There Is No 'Magic Wand' for Recovery
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Yun: Cutting Tax Deduction Would Spark Recession
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Freddie Reports $2.5 Billion Loss
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Fannie, Freddie, FHA REO Inventory Increases 24% in Q3 from Q2 2010
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Banks Feelin’ Better on Risk from Mortgage Putbacks
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Foreclosure hearings, called Rule 120, may be too limited to help borrowers
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SLO mortgage lenders file personal bankruptcy
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Politics:

First cut should be lawmakers' salaries?
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GOP to Use Debt Cap to Push Cuts
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Why the Republican Victory Won't Matter
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Corporate Reform:

Barney Frank denies interest in chairing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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SEC details whistleblower protection under Dodd-Frank
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Finance:

Paying the Lowest Yield on Company Debt
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History:

The Man Who Called the Financial Crisis—70 Years Early
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Celebs:

10 Ways Sports Stars Go From Riches To Rags
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Whitesnake Video Vixen Kitaen Sells Short
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Health Care:

Workers: Brace for health care cost hikes in 2011
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Half of Elderly Feel Pain at End of Life
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Mass Torts:

Independent panel to share findings on Gulf spill
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Scientists Discover Dying Corals, Creatures near Gulf Oil Spill Site
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Municipalities:

Now in Power, G.O.P. Vows Cuts in State Budgets
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Unemployment Pushes California's Deficit
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today)

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
(large downloads)

Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Garlock, PharMerica-Chem Rx, Brown, Precision Parts, Orleans: Bankruptcy
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The Bankruptcy Files: ACORN, Airlines, and the Media
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Litigation:

Chancery Bars Derivative Claim of Creditor Against Insolvent LLC, Based on LLC Act
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Consumers' right to file class actions is in danger
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Sales:

Courts in Recent Cases Curb Overreaching Asset Sale Procedures
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Debt Collection:

Unicredit Debt Collection Scam "Serves" Fake Court Papers by Fake Cops and Fake Judges
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Collections & Credit Risk - Agency Held Phony Court Hearings: Lawsuit
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Debt Management Firm Reaches $4.5 Million Settlement
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Banking:

New Ways Bankers Are Spying on You
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Banks Fail in Three States
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K Bank customers deal with failure
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Arizona's banks are still lagging
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Small Business:

Some Still Sidelined in Lending
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Food/Drink:

'Hot Dog King' Cooks Up Bankruptcy
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Autos:

Why you may want to buy GM stock
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Chrysler Reports a Loss but Says It Is Making Progress
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Chrysler Is Proving Naysayers Wrong
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Gambling:

We’re Not That Bankrupt MGM! Says MGM Resorts
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Is economic relief in sight for Las Vegas gaming?
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Hollywood:

Everything You Need to Know about the MGM Bankruptcy
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Consumer Finance:

Consumer borrowing posts rare gain in September
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Punitive Damages Sought From Payday Lender
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M&A:

Buffett's Buyout Search Aided by Biggest Cash Hoard Since 2008
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Sports:

Sponsors litter AVP's creditor list
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Telecoms:

Clearwire cutting staff, fighting for life
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Sprint Sees Substantial Impact If Clearwire Defaults
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UK:

Company insolvency rate continues to fall
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Personal Insolvency Rate Falls To One In 311
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Five year low for insolvency in England and Wales
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Diary of a debtor: filing for bankruptcy
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EU:

Euro Slips on Irish Debt Concerns
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Canada:

Inside Canada's Scary Jobs Recovery
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Ireland:

Economist Intelligence Unit Says Ireland Is In Much Worse Shape Than It Thinks
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Irish Debt Woes Revive Concern About Europe
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Ireland is insolvent with worse to follow - Morgan Kelly
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Drumm case adjourned until next Monday
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Russia:

I Am Ashamed Of What Russia Has Become
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Greece:

In Vote, Greek Leader Faces Anger
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Greece dodges bullet, but sovereign jitters remain
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Germany:

German exports regain pace in September
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