September 16, 2010

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Law:

Tribune Co. given OK to add another law firm to bankruptcy case
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Another Record Year for Laterals?
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Hiring Professionals See Legal Jobs Holding Steady
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Sidley, K&L Gates Tout Most Top-Tier Spots in New US News Law Firm Rankings
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The U.S. News Best Firm Rankings: So Who Is Making Money From This?
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Forbes Will Rank Law Schools Based on Job Results, Northwestern Reveals
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Law Schools Reluctant to Back Push for Transparency on How Grads Are Doing
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Consultant Offers Demographic Reason to Abandon the Billable Hour
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Working Girls
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Wrapping Up the Quellos Law Firm Saga
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Freshfields unveils CEO candidates on eve of senior partner vote
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Take a Look Inside the Deal for Freshfields New Manhattan HQ
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Ernst & Young Global GC on the Smarter Legal Model
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How Do You Know When It's Time to Leave Your Law Firm?
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Self-Proclaimed “Lawsuit Zeus” Targeted By Prosecutors
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Famous Vegas PI Firm Sued Over Lawyer’s Alleged Drunken Assault at Golf Outing
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Interview with The Apprentice’s James Weir, Laid Off Clifford Chance Attorney
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TSA Screener Cited "Torture" In Revealing Body Scanner Case
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US Citizen Deported as Illegal Alien Returns to Texas, Mulls Possible Suit
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A BigLaw Life ‘Measured Out With Coffee Spoons’ Wasn’t for Him
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Lawsuit of the Day: You Mad? Circumcised Baby Edition
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Cop’s Pants-on-the-Ground ‘Wardrobe Assist’ Not an Illegal Search, Court Says
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Concert promoter sued over Michael Jackson death
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Reviewers Heap Scorn on Latest Supreme Court-Related Drama
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Yale Law Library Checks Out "Stress Relieving Dog"
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ABA Group Backs Uniform Bar Exam
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Judges:

Judge Porteous faces questions on finances in impeachment trial
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Agents, Law Professors Testify at Judge's Impeachment Trial
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FBI Veteran Says Judge Didn't Disclose Cash Payments
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Specter Not Impressed By Fed’l District Court Camera Plan, Will Push for Pix in US Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Wall Street futures points lower
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Stocks end higher on dollar moves
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Goldman Sachs is Sued Over Alleged Gender Discrimination
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Boys club bashed
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Layoffs:

Are poll workers being used to inflate jobs totals?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

California AG sues over California town's municipal salaries
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Rizzo obscured true salary
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A reckless bailout for Harrisburg
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Avoidance Actions:

Attorney offers checklist of documents needed to defend against VeraSun actions
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Lawyers plan conference call about VeraSun letters
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Debt Collection:

Hudson & Keyse files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Vallejo's bankruptcy creates stir with municipal analysts, bond holders
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Harrisburg mayor and city council appear to have a breakthrough
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Health Care:

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Nursing Home Portfolio in Bankruptcy
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Heritage may bid for Victor Valley hospital
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Concerns Rise About Continuing-Care Enclaves
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CT Health Insurers Seek 20% Rate Increase!
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Celeb:

Brunell Set to File Bankruptcy Plan
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Convenience Stores:

APPCO Bankruptcy Hard on Store Managers
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Elder Debt:

California's Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet
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Corporate Reform:

Elizabeth Warren to be appointed as special advisor for new consumer agency
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Sidelining Liz
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Warren to Unofficially Lead Consumer Agency
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Elizabeth Warren in her own words
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Consumer Advocate Now Expected to Get Head Start as Assistant to Obama
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Why do banks fear Elizabeth Warren ?
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Corker to Obama: Don't Circumvent Senate
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Elizabeth Warren : 6 Facts About Obama's New Consumer Agency Adviser
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Did Obama just fumble a Warren touchdown?
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Is Obama Selling Out Elizabeth Warren ?
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They Must Really Not Want Her
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S.E.C. Defends Exemptions in New Law
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Investors Don't Trust Regulators to Fix Markets
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Economy:

Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected
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More House Democrats call for tax cuts for all
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Political Parties Clueless on Economy
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GOP Split on Middle Class Tax Cuts
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Bailout anger may hamper US in future crisis: panel
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Companies increasing buybacks in 2010
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CEOs to Feds: Don't Leave Us Out of Stimulus
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Global Economy Still Has Structural Problems
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AARP: Recession Hits Older Adults Hard
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Post-Lehman, a 'Massive Arbitrage' in US Treasuries
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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:

Fannie Mae says Americans cautious on home owning
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Pew: 36% of public approves strategic default as an option
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Gov't say banks should share Fannie, Freddie costs
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Genworth workouts increase 78% in a year, $4.7 billion in mortgages saved
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Rep. Frank backs higher Fannie, Freddie loan limits
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Fannie, Freddie Adjust Plan to Wind Down Holdings
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Fannie losses below $400 billion
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Foreclosure rates hold steady
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Foreclosures down for third straight month as lenders manage backlog
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Bank Home Repossessions Post Record in Aug.
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New project inquiries at residential architecture firms down 24% in 2Q
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Complaints On Lawyers Involved With Loan Modification Schemes Increasing
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Regulators Spar Over Mortgage Guarantees
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No Money Down Mortgages— No More
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Rethink signaled on home loan pledge
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Home Prices Could Drop For The Next Three Years
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Playing Real-Estate Ponzi in New Jersey
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Artecity to resume sales after bankruptcy deal
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Troubled developer files for bankruptcy
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Rock US Holdings Files Bankruptcy to Sell Buildings
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Pent-up CRE investors targeting quality commercial properties
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Atlanta Awash in Empty Offices Struggles to Recover From Binge
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Honey, I shrunk the home builders
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With Little To Do, Home Builders Focus On Quality
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Desperate Measures: Home Sellers Continue Slashing Prices
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Enron:

Charges Dropped in Enron Case
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Mass Torts:

New York State court rules that reinsurers must follow cedent’s settlement and loss allocation
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Aviation:

WTO Rules Boeing Got Illegal US Aid, Europe Officials Say
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Autos:

GM's IPO Shows Ally Could Afford to Repay $17 Billion Bailout
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Thefts from GM plants put Flint in national spotlight
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Ford Wants to Reduce Number of Dealers
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Oil/Gas:

US may sue oil companies in gulf spill
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BP Spill Trials Should Start Within a Year, Victims Tell Court
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Hayward admits ‘lack of rigor’ in gulf spill
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Oil and gas companies forced to plug old wells
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Enbridge, US Regulators, Lack a `Culture of Safety,' Rep. Oberstar Says
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Oil: High Supplies and Low Demand
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Pensions:

Retirement on Hold: American Workers $6 Trillion Short
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Property of the Estate:

Court: Increased Property Value Part of Bankruptcy Estate
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Newspapers:

One past newspaper bidder likely to skip new auction
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Religion:

Pope Admits Failures Over Church Abuse
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Bank sues Boynton synagogue over delinquent loan
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Spokane Catholic Diocese needs $800000 to avoid foreclosure
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AZUSA World Ministries Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

FCC Approves Hawaiian Telcom Chapter 11 Application
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Retailing:

General Growth Tells Ackman To Be Quiet
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Banking:

The bankers who said 'hell no' to bailouts
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J.P. Morgan Wrestles Web Snarl
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Chase online service still spotty
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Accounting:

Hiding Losses, Via the Calendar
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Gambling:

Majestic Star's bankruptcy could confuse license renewal
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Corporate Governance:

Companies Fail, but Their Directors in Demand
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Small Business:

What's Holding Back Small Businesses?
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Bonds:

Bondholders Embrace Weakest Consumers for Yield
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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
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Oklahoma bankruptcies well below national average
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Innkeepers, Trico, Meruelo, Taylor Bean, Strauss: Bankruptcy
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UST:

The U.S. Trustee's Office Already Has Decided Ransom
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Food/Drink:

Judge Stomps Salahi's Bid to Dismiss Winery Bankruptcy
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Claims Trading:

US bankruptcy claims trading slows to year-low
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Resorts:

Sea Island hears confusion over bankruptcy
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Creditors grill Sea Island Co. officials
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Litigation:

Chancery Confirms and Clarifies Delaware Law on Privilege Logs and How to Avoid Waiver by Insufficient Detail
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E-Discovery Sanctions: Not for Defendants Only
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Does Europe's Privilege Ruling Change Anything?
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Hotels:

St. Louis Sheraton owner files for bankruptcy
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Defaults:

Near-Term Debt Maturities Have Fallen, Moody's Finds
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Fraud:

Baker & Hostetler's Madoff Tab Nearing $100 Million
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Where Are They Now? Seven Villains of the Financial Crisis
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Defendant pleads guilty in NJ in $880M fraud case
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Ill. Man Gets 23 Years for $77M Ponzi Scheme
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'Willful Blindness' Jury Charge Proper in Tax Fraud Conviction, 3rd Circuit Rules
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Hollywood:

Lender to forgive MGM debt payments
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James Bond gets back on track?
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Software:

The SCO Group Announces UNIX Asset Sale
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers suing CIBC, claiming lost payments
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Lehman bets again, 2 years after record bankruptcy
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Lehman sues to recover credit swap payments
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Bond strategy led to big win after Lehman
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Where Did Lehman's London Stars End Up?
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Another Lehman will come - and should fail too
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Lehmans executives should have questioned accounting strategy
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UK:

Ending the Boom and Bust of Banking
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EU:

Merkel calls for global financial market tax
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Canada:

Ottawa's Leishman Books files for bankruptcy
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Nortel pensioners Toronto bound
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Davie Yards extends creditor protection
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US Slowdown Hits Canadian Factories
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France:

Tensions rise as French pension reform passes
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Chile:

Trapped Chilean miners are offered new jobs
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Australia:

Bendigo tells Great Southern investors to pay up
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D-Day looms for bankrupt Nielsen
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Middle East:

Gulf countries need to step on the gas over corporate reforms
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Spain:

Zombie Buildings Haunt Spain Recovery
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China:

Foreign Banks Limp in China
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Asia markets down as China falls on bank jitters
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U.S. Adopts Tougher Stance on China
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Iceland:

Duo play lead roles on €2.3bn Icelandic bank restructuring
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Ireland:

'King of Bankruptcy ' sets sights on the EBS
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Greece:

Greek FM: recession could be less severe
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Brazil:

Default Concerns Sink Independencia Bonds as Interest Due
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