Law:
Tribune Judge Tells Creditor Panel to Resolve Law Firm Dispute
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Pass the Popcorn: MGM Saga Keeping At Least Five Firms Busy
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Slaughters acts for Liverpool FC as US owner targets debt refinancing
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Dewey, Mark Cuban Must Fight Insider-Trading Case After All
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At Empire State Building, a 40th Floor Squatter
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Firms Decry Impact of Proposed Loss Reporting Rule on Corporate Clients
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Associate Salaries Bouncing Back. . . But is BigLaw?
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Forced Pro Bono: But is it Legal?
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Unemployed law grad asks Obama if American Dream is dead
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Law School Grad: Obama Didn't Answer My 'American Dream' Question
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Why Have Federal Civil Jury Trials Basically Disappeared?
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Buying Your Way Out of Jury Duty? Not Here
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LL.M.: Like Losing Money?
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50 Years Later, Harper Lee’s ‘Mockingbird’ Still a Cautionary Tale for Our Times
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Former Leader Of Cadwalader Quietly Retires
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Lawyer and His Wife Explain Why They Gave Up Their Adopted Daughter
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Law Prof: I’m Not ‘Super Rich’ Enough for Higher Taxes
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Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town
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A Guide for Lawyers Who Lust
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Ex-Kirkland Partner Takes Unusual Detour Before Joining New Firm
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Remote Meetings via iPad for Lawyers
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Toyota Attorney Sanctioned for Frivolous Appeal
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Don't Rely on Law Firm Rankings in Job Searches
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Former client sues Bickel & Brewer in attempt to keep fee dispute out of arbitration
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Inflatable novelty distributor sues Locke Lord, wants fees disgorged
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Prosecutor Fights Effort to Boot Him from Triple-Murder Case, Due to Book Deal
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Lawyer Drops Caffeine Insanity Theory in First Day of Trial
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The ‘Sexting’ Prosecutor, Ken ‘I Am the Prize’ Kratz: Does He See Dead People — On a Date?
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Lawyer Gets 2 Days in Jail for Snorting Coke at Courthouse During Client’s Trial
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Harley-Riding Lawyer Helps Abused Pets
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Fake Florida Doctor Arrested After Using “Fix-a-Flat” For Cosmetic Surgery
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Attorney Disciplined Over Real Estate Loan Made to Client, Pending Tort Case Recovery
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Judges:
Porteous impeachment trial resumes with testimony from John Mamoulides
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Judge's Impeachment Trial Proves Embarrassing for BigLaw Senior Counsel
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Impeachment panel ends testimony on judge
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Judge Thomas Porteous impeachment vote expected after Thanksgiving
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Justice Ginsburg Chats About Balancing Career & Family When Her Children Were Small
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NY Judges Allowed to Discuss Their "Personal Grooming"
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Complaint Alleges Judicial Candidate Misrepresented Bar Record
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Special court of review hears Judge Sharon Keller’s motion to dismiss
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Wall Street:
European Stocks Retreat as Santander, Daimler Decline; US Futures Slide
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Layoffs:
Abbott to cut 3,000 jobs
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Textron's Cessna Unit to Cut 700 Jobs, Jet Production
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Unemployment in SC jumps to 11 percent
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Unemployment rises in 27 states last month
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The disconnect between productivity and hiring
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The nasty politics of 10 percent unemployment
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'Survival job' may be necessary in long-term joblessness
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How to Survive a Layoff
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Rattner Says Government May Recoup Investments in General Motors, Chrysler
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GM IPO to show if repayment possible
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Former Delphi exec settles SEC case
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U.S. bailout watchdog will review GM IPO
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Jim Chanos: We're Repeatedly Rewarding Failed Business Decisions
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Utilities:
Fortress Asks Bankruptcy Court to Hold Up Boston Generating Auction Plan
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Boston Generating's Debt Valued at 96.75 Cents
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Lehman:
Paulson Group Demands More Work on Lehman Bank Rescue
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Lehman Asks Court Approval for $445 Million Accord With Societe Generale
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Lehman's holds $10m art firesale
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Lehman Bros. shows at least fine art pays
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Hedge Funds:
Mortgages, Sovereign Debt Appeal to Hedge Funds as Big Bankruptcies Slow
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Consultants:
KPMG Continues to Add Restructuring Talent
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Equipment Rental:
Neff Rental, Inc. Receives Approval of Prearranged Chapter 11 Plan
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Banking:
FDIC to Vote on How to Liquidate Firms
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Parsing "Private Equity"
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Banks yank perks
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Education:
College by the Numbers: Is a Degree Worth It?
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Accounting:
Vault’s New Accounting 50 Ranking Has Plenty of Surprises
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Economy:
U.S. household net worth drops
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US Government 'hiding true amount of debt'
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Munger: Be glad for bank bailouts
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Fed's Concern Over Inflation Broadens Rationale for More Easing
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Summers to Leave White House After Election
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Summers Move Lets Obama Alter Economic Team
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Fed shows openness to new steps to boost economy, but takes no action
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Interest Rates: Bernanke's Dangerous Gamble
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Poll; Americans Want Deficit Cuts
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Amid Bush Tax Cut Debate, Obama Tax Cut Quietly Nears Expiration
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Largest tax increase ever? Not quite
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Corporate Credit Risk Benchmark in US Rises After Fed Meeting
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USA Loses No. 1 to Brazil-China-India Market
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Sign of the Times: CFOs Living on Franks and Beans
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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:
Housing Starts Increase, Permits Lag
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Home-Price Outlook Brightens, Sort Of
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Homebuilding industry years away from recovery
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30-year, fixed rates reach another low at 4.25%
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Rates are Low--Where Are All the Refis?
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New mortgage disclosure rules being mulled
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Life After the Home Buyer Tax Credit
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Where Homeowners Are Slashing Asking Prices The Most
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Foreclosure, REO sales account for 67% of Phoenix home buying
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Bank of America permanent HAMP mods drop 18.6% in August
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Where Did HAMP Go Wrong?
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Stalled subdivisions: Mosquitoes, coyotes instead of swimming pools
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CMBS Revival Marks Step Toward Recovery
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IStar Said to Weigh Pre-Packaged Bankruptcy Filing Next Year
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Judge rules First National mortgage in default, rejects proposed receiver
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Creditors battle to put developer into bankruptcy
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Killeen Plaza shutters, firing employees and stranding residents
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Mortgage Default Rate Drops
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Stigma On Mortgages Defaults? Not For Commercial Real Estate Owners.
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More On GMAC/Ally Foreclosures
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Providence Piers owner files for bankruptcy
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Banks Closed by FDIC Last Week Had High CRE Concentrations
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CRE investment gearing up, but analysts don't expect comeback until 2012
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Newspapers:
Hearing on Eve of Tribune Co. Bankruptcy Mediation to Explore ‘Conflicts’ of Creditors’ Lawyers
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For a Few, Papers Seem a Timely Bet
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Randy Smith, the 'vulture' investing in US newspaper publishers
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2nd auction of newspapers likely to bring same result
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Food/Drink:
Darden same-restaurant sales weak
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Fraud:
Ready, Set, Sue
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Countrywide CFO's Defense: What About the Lawyers?
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Stanford victims pursue answers
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Mark Cuban's inside-trading case revived
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Denny Hecker: Pawn show and school records sought
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Durham's art, car go to auction
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2 Get Prison for Complex $100M Mortgage Scam in NY
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Woman pleads guilty in Disney insider trading case
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Bailout Fraudsters Beware: The TARP Narcs Are Coming
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Fair Finance case deadline extended
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SEC Files Fraud Complaint in $21M Real Estate Lending Scheme
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Politics:
Bankruptcy Talk Dogs Candidates on Campaign Trail
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Economic Slump Hit Candidates, Too
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Nathan Deal left off child's bankruptcy filing
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Bankruptcy filing by Nathan Deal’s daughter, son-in-law excluded GOP candidate’s name
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Should Deal's personal finances matter?
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Miller acknowledges getting farm subsidies
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AIG:
A.I.G. Nears Sale of 2 Units to Prudential Financial
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Consumer Debt:
S&P/Experian Index Shows Auto Defaults Continue to Rise
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Payroll Services:
Judge to Brian Whitfield: 'Get religion'
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Publishing:
Thompson Publishing files for bankruptcy
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Soccer:
Is European football eating itself
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Debt Collection:
Collection Tactics Lead Some Debtors To Jail
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Insurance:
Judge: Liquidate Johnston insurer
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Executive Protection: Private Company D&O Insurance
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Directors and officers liability rates fall 16.4%
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Celebs:
Randy Quaid, Wife Found Squatting in Their Old House, Busted for Burglary
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"Real Housewife" Faces Real Consequences in Bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Majestic Star files for reorganization
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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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Miscellaneous:
Lehman, Abitibi, Ultimate Escapes, Sea Island: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Senate Judiciary to Mark Up Small Business Bankruptcy Bill
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Corporate Reform:
The Washington Post's "qualms" about Elizabeth Warren
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Keep pressure on Obama to empower Warren
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds first open forum to discuss policy
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Video Rentals:
Is Hollywood Going Down with the Blockbuster Ship?
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Video stores are struggling for survival
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Aviation:
American Airlines: Time to Change Flight Plan
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Finance:
CIT Group to Pay Off More High-Cost Debt Left From Bankruptcy
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Hollywood:
Producers in bid for MGM
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Avoidance Actions:
VeraSun trustee plays rough on 'preferential' grain payments
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Solvency Analysis in Preference Litigation
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Derivatives:
CTFC, Business Clash on Derivatives Rules
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Municipalities:
Municipal bankruptcy fears overblown, official says
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Harrisburg city council set to vote on financial consultant
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High-paid city officials in Bell, CA arrested
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Recession Over, but California Still Struggles
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Recession Over? Not for Ohio
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UST:
Judy A. Robbins Appointed U.S. Trustee
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Student Debt:
Default Rates on Student Loans Rise
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Loan Default Rates at Prominent Online Universities
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Retailing:
$60M saves Rock & Republic from scrap heap
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Stores Scramble to Accommodate Budget Shoppers
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Cross-Border:
Decision Clarifies Scope of Chapter 15 'Stay' of Non-U.S. Lawsuits
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Almatis refinancing stokes 'forum shopping' debate
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UK:
BOE Signals Moving Closer to More Stimulus as Growth Slows
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Government considering further taxes on banks
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Britain's Fraud Police Said to Widen Fund Probe
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U.K. Court Clarifies COMI in Dispute Involving U.S., Antigua
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UK tops EU league for gap between savings and comfortable retirement
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Britain warns against hasty derivatives rules
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Watchdog reveals scathing report of smaller audit firms
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PwC accused of conflict issues in Keydata administration
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Research shows sharp post-crunch rise in UK arbitration and mediation
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Canada:
American Bankruptcy Law Doctrines in Canadian Insolvency Law
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Creditors approve AbitibiBowater plan of reorganization
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Abitibi Pays Premium to Emerge From Bankruptcy
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Ireland:
Irish sell $2B in bonds as eurozone debt fears ebb
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Query over €15m transfer to secure FitzPatrick family loan
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Anglo will not seek to replace official assignee in FitzPatrick bankruptcy
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The Bad Financial Luck of the Irish
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Anglo Irish Bank Bailout Clouds Cowen's Future After Successful Bond Sale
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FitzPatrick bankruptcy case to resume at High Court
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Vatican:
Vatican Hit by Money Laundering Probe
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Italian police seize $30M from Vatican in probe
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Holy See 'perplexed' by probe against Vatican Bank chief
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Vatican bank head blames "error" for probe
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New Zealand:
Gold bullion seized in NZ insolvency first
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Australia:
Consumer debt 'hits record levels'
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Middle East:
ACI Investors May Have To Pay Back Early Profit
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Romania:
Romania Needs to Borrow $7.9 Billion in 2011
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Iceland:
Icelandic Bank Crisis Offers Insight into Global Financial Meltdown
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