Law:
Law Firm Merger Mania: Akin Gump and Orrick Are Talking
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Hildebrandt Explains Ominous Legal Jobs Forecast
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90% Expect the Demand for Legal Services to Remain the Same or Increase in 2011
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Firm Shares the Wealth With 8 Percent Raises and Bonuses
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Joe Jamail Is Richest Practicing Lawyer, But Not the Richest Law Grad
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David Boies Seeks BP Litigation Role
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The Estate of Ms. Smith Goes to Washington (Again)
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What Makes Satisfied Lawyers Tick?
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10 Items for Your Law Firm Marketing 'To-Do' List
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Law Firm’s $8K Monthly ‘Retainer’ Payments to Another Law Firm Were Bribes, Indictment Says
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Ethics and Lawyers Online
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Foreign lawyers to be charged £3,000 to gain English qualification
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Shooting at UT Austin: Law Professor Shot At But Unharmed
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Law Prof Isn't Stranded in Scotland and in Need of Cash, Despite E-Mail to Contrary
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Law School News: Pushy Mom; Spammed Prof, Spurned Students; Lit Prize
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Prosecutors Retreat After Autopsy of 413-Pound Lawyer; Dead Dog Was Seized
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Federal Prosecutor Arrested for Exposing Himself to Minor
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Few Defendants Wronged by Federal Prosecutors Get US Compensation
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Bar Group Removes ‘Prefer a Jewish Lawyer!’ Ad After Jewish Lawyer Objects
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Would-Be LSAT Cheat Places Craigslist Ad for ‘LSAT Stand-In’
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New Site Bridges Law School, Law Practice
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Students from defunct law school get a $3.6 million break
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National Jurist’s ‘Best Value’ Law School Numerical Rankings and Grades Are Out
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Legal Research: What’s Missing from this List?
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Social Media for the Legal Professional
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Too Much Information: The Dangers of Blogging About Your Client
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Woman Wins $75K for 1-Day Jail Stay + $25K for Strip Search in ID Theft Mix-Up
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Not guilty, but stuck with big bills, damaged career
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Judges:
Chief Judge in New York Begins Campaign For Lawyers for Poor
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A Judge’s Warning
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Why don't Americans worry about how an understaffed federal bench is hazardous to their health?
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The Return Of Anna Nicole Smith
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Supreme Court Grants 14 New Cases, Kagan is Recused in 4
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Judges Get OK on Moonlighting Instead of a Raise
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A California Judge and a New York Justice Make Different Discoveries
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Supreme Court Will Release Argument Audio on Delayed Basis
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W.Va. Justice Reverses Self, Recuses in Malpractice Case
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Former NJ Prosecutor and Judge Charged with Aiding Bribed False Confession
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Judge is Reprimanded for ‘Unnecessary’ Remarks Criticizing Lawyers & Witnesses
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Kentucky weighs in on “can a judge have a facebook page”
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Wall Street:
US stock index futures slip
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Wall Street Finds Some Momentum
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European Stocks Fall for 3rd Day
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Investors, Regulators Laid Path to 'Crash'
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Layoffs:
Holiday hiring kicks into high gear
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Bill to End Tax Provision on U.S. Jobs Is Blocked
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Look to Europe to Understand Why This U.S. Recovery Is Jobless
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Jobs Counselors Lose Jobs
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CEOs Even Less Willing to Hire
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FDIC: The Government's Job-Killer
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Thousands may owe for unemployment overpayments
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Retraining Programs Abject Failures
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NASA showdown looms as shuttle workers face layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Governance:
Supreme Court Takes Cases on Corporations' Rights
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Chancery Refers Non-Equitable Case to Superior Court; Suggests New Complex Commercial Litigation Division
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Duties of Directors of Delaware Corporations
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Banking:
Jury is still out over rescue of Wachovia
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How WaMu Execs Fought Government Seizure
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JPMorgan says it may seek to recoup Washington Mutual funds
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FDIC Makes Banks Share Some Risk
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Where the Bank Failures Are
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Aviation:
Airline Consolidations to Lead to Higher Prices
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Airbus Questions Parts Orders from Grounded Mexicana
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Mexicana seeks to resume flights in December
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Ethanol:
Pacific Ethanol buys share of ethanol plants it lost in bankruptcy
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Hedge Funds:
Falcone Losing Touch Borrowing From Funds While His Investors Denied Cash
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Hollywood:
MGM reconsiders $2 bln offer from India's Sahara
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Consumer Finance:
The ugly reality of lowering debt by default
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Economy:
Census: Recession affects all aspects of American life
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Michigan, Florida Lead 34 States With Drop in Median Income, Census Says
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Treasury Yields Near Lowest Since 2008 on Signs Economy Slowing
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Record Gap Between Rich and Poor
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Fed Preps Quantitative Easing
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Consumer, Business Confidence Both Weaken
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Bush aide: Economy 'Close to Destructive Tipping Point'
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CBO Director: Actually, Tax Cut Extensions Would REDUCE Your Income
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47 House Dems break ranks with Obama over Bush tax cuts
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CEOs' view of economy darkens
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Recession Rips at US Marriages, Expands Income Gap
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Gold Is Making All Kinds Of Hard Assets Look Dirt Cheap
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Here's Where Men Make The Most Compared To Women
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World Gripped by International Currency War
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World Split on Stimulus Spending
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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:
Home Prices to Take Hit Next Year in Many Markets
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Historic lows in mortgage rates fail to motivate buyers, owners
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Lawmaker unveils mortgage modification bill
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Refinance Bill Drastically Alters Market
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Foreclosure funny business
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Team Effort: Ohio, Colorado AGs start reviews of GMAC foreclosures
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CT: AG Asks GMAC Not to Foreclose Homes
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43% of Bank of America HAMP trial cancellations pending action
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Their Home was Sold by Mistake
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Real Estate Stings a Backer
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Divorcing GGP’s Family Assets
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Hunt Ventures to Buy Troubled Pinnacle Point Properties for $24.1 Million
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Fulton Homes' reorganization plans duel
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AHF trustee to sell off properties
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CalPERS' $100 million Page Mill loss
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Junior creditors lose bid to stop Stuy Town foreclosure
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Biggest drop in years for corporate sublease space
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Houston, D-FW will lead in home price gains, forecast says
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New Ponte Vista development company is considering bankruptcy
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Foreign Developers Circle the U.S.
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Mortgage fraud: improving recovery through "waiver of tort"
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Wells Fargo exec: Fannie, Freddie role should go private
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JPMorgan finds delinquencies in prime RMBS increasing slightly
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Oil/Gas:
Federal gov't: Much of BP's money should go to Gulf states
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Scores of Lawyers Apply for Lead Counsel in BP Litigation
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BP Fines for Gulf Spill Should Pay for Restoration, Panel Says
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No Administration Negotiations With BP
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BP to unveil management shake-up
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BP to Create New Safety Division in Wake of Spill
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BP Plans $3.5B Bond Sale
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25 percent hike in depression along Gulf
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Big Oil Companies Only Want The Best For You, Right?
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Celebs:
US top court to hear Anna Nicole Smith estate case
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Autos:
Visteon says reaches global settlement with Ford
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Ford deal to let Visteon exit Chapter 11
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Ford Says Loss of Investors to General Motors Will Be 'Muted'
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GM Indy plant deal fails
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Former Chrysler Employees File Suit against the Company Seeking Pensions
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Fraud:
Senator Leahy Proposes Honest Services Replacement
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Namvar Appears in Court
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Ponzi Scheme Victims to Recover Full Value of Investments Through Pending Settlement with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
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Nightlife:
Financial 'blizzard' engulfs Phase 54 nightclub
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Politics:
Senate Dems vote against their own jobs bill
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Judge reopens bankruptcy filing by Deal's daughter, son-in-law
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Republicans’ Deficit-Cut Pledge Lacks Specifics
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Miller applied for indigent benefit when new to Alaska
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Distressed Investing:
Hedgie David Tepper stands up for Vulture Investing
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Compensation:
Why the pay gap between men and women in management persists
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Paper:
Deal falls through for Gorham paper mill, closing looms
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Gambling:
“NJ Judge: Casinos Must Pay $8M for Misleading Ads”
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Litigation:
Jim McElhaney: "Killing Your Case With Clutter".
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SCOTUS to rule on due process in class actions?
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Privilege: Self Protection Exception
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Awards:
WilmerHale Wins Award for Best Legal Website
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Small Business:
12 Things You Need to Know About New Small Business Jobs Act
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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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Sales:
A Bankruptcy Sale That Echoes G.M. and Chrysler
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Miscellaneous:
Tribune, Lehman, Visteon, Mexicana, Sea Island: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Dodd-Frank Act creates significant changes in bankruptcy law affecting derivatives and other trading counterparties
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Newspapers:
Lenders object to Tribune bankruptcy exit plan
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Is Tribune Heading to the Bankruptcy Exit Ramp?
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Tribune Says Hedge Fund Plan Allows Papers, TV Stations to Exit Bankruptcy
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Tribune signs on 2 lenders in Chapter 11 plan
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Municipalities:
Company agrees to process checks for Harrisburg employees
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Votes to Retain Bankruptcy Lawyers
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Harrisburg Hires Lawyers as Pennsylvania City Considers Bankruptcy Filing
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Harrisburg Council Rejects Selected FA Firm
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Harrisburg Council Nixes Mayor's Financial Firm
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Many Cities Hold Off Declaring Bankruptcy
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40 States Bank on Rising Tax Revenue in 2011
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The Poorest States of America
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Bankruptcy option mulled by school district
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Takeover law challenged
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The housing crash not yet realized its full impact on budgets in the most vulnerable states. It's the banking crisis all over again
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California eyes $5 billion bank bridge loan
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AIG:
Uncle Sam’s AIG exit likely to be drawn out
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Hockey:
$180 Million (And More) Doesn't Buy Loyalty From NHL
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Meet The Guy Getting Paid $23 Million To Play Minor League Hockey
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Health Care:
Seniors Still Getting Drugs from Canada
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Education:
‘Flurry of Lawsuits’ Accuse For-Profit Colleges of Misleading Students
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Personal Finance:
It's nope to nups amid recession
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Dreams of easy retirement fade
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Turnarounds:
Turnaround Pros: Tough Times Call for New Managers
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Trucking:
Trucking Volume Collapses, Falls Most Month To Month Since March 2009
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Compensation Coming For Former Arrow Trucking Employees
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Finance:
Credit Quality Still Weak in Syndicated Loan Market
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UK:
Mortgage Approvals Fall as Housing Market Slows Amid Government Cutbacks
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Turner Wants UK Banks to Face More Capital Requirements
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Retail Sales Surge Highest in 6 Years
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EU:
Europeans protest austerity measures
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Spain Has First Strike in Decade as Europe Marches
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Canada:
Conflict of interest decision pushes activist toward bankruptcy
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Disgruntled group of Nortel workers seek bigger health trust share
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Chile:
Chile freezes assets of mine trapping 33
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China:
Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Developers Decline on China Real-Estate Concerns
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Gates, Buffett set to dine with China's rich
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China's billionaires not ready to give like Gates
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The Making of a Trade War with China
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Poland:
Poland's oldest travel agency files for bankruptcy
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Greece:
Greek Government Kid-Gloves Strikers Putting Society, Reforms at Risk
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Ireland:
Mrs FitzPatrick has €1.1m cash in banks
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Boom-time investment properties plunge in value
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'Toxic Bank' Truck Blocks Irish Parliament
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Japan:
Business Mood Rises in Japan, but Outlook Is Sour
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