Law:

Despite Job Increases for Nation, Legal Sector Sees Another Decline
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DLA Hiring Spree Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
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Conflict of interest stops many Howrey partners from joining Winston
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Bonus Watch: Ho-Love Gives Bonus Love
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DLA Piper adds bankruptcy partner from Hunton & Williams - Names him new managing partner in Miami
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Boies, Star Lawyer, Represents N.F.L. in Lockout Hearing
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Reed Smith's Instant Networking Group for GCs
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Clark Thomas & Winters Closes Office in San Antonio; Fate of Houston Office Isn't Known
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Butler Rubin Hires Kennedy in Business Disputes, Creditors' Rights Practices
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"The most exciting thing that has happened here since Kurt Cobain died"
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Judge Warns Lawyers: I’ll Fine You $100 Each Time You Talk to Each Other
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Lawyer Whispering: The Basics :))
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Trial Starts for Law Partner Charged in $1.3M County Auditor Bribe Conspiracy
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As Bulging Client Data Heads for the Cloud, Law Firms Ready for a Storm
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Six Steps to Becoming an Expert
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In-House: On Lawyers’ Garnitures
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Starving in Comfort: Under/Unemployed Attorneys
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What Are the Ethics of Lawyer Review Sites Like Avvo?
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Discipline Is on the Way for Social Media Malefactors, Panel Says
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Would Outside Investment Make BigLaw into Goldman Sachs? Ex-Partner Sees Parallels
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Unhappy 3L Creates Model of UVA Law School Made Out of Rejection Letters
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Most Creative Way To Shame Your Office of Career Services
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A Day in the Life of an Associate at Vanderbilt
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Richard Nixon: The Law School Musical
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Judge reduces damages to law professors
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As Applications Plummet at Other Law Schools, This School Sees Record 12.7 Percent Increase
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Disgraced University President Loses Law License
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Five-year plan weans Sandra Day O'Connor law school off state funding
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Secretive BigLaw Firm Wins Sealed Dismissal of Ex-Secretary's Discrimination Claim
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Driver Crashes Into Law Office, Destroys Name Partner’s Desk
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400-Pound Would-Be Shoplifter Unable to Flee on Motorized Scooter
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Lawyer Is Suspended for 6 Months Due to Multiple Misrepresentations on Resume
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Judges:

‘Astonished’ Judge Declares Murder Mistrial Due to Defense Lawyer Who Never Tried a Case
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Nice Argument, Counselor, but Let’s Hear Mine
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The Dawn of a Republican Court: Lincoln’s Justices
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Florida Court System Faces Funding Crisis
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures fall; techs in spotlight
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Tokyo slides on nuclear fears, car stocks
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Biggest Profit Gain Since 1900 Sustains S&P 500 After Rally
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US Stocks End Slightly Higher As Materials Shares Gain, Technology Sags
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Goldman Sachs: Three Reasons We Chopped US GDP Estimates
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Wall Street Trading Revenue Seen Falling 4th Straight Quarter
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Layoffs:

US Employment Index Increases for Sixth Straight Month
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McDonald's seeks to hire 50,000 people across US
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6 Ways Of Looking At Unemployment
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The Buggy Whip Conundrum
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After Delays, Five States Start Unemployed Loan Program
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

Rajaratnam Jury Hears Chiesi Say She 'Played' Akamai Friend Like `Piano'
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Galleon prosecutors want jury to see secret videos of Intel tipster
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Focus Shifts to Google Trade at Galleon Trial
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Judge Sides With Galleon Prosecutors Over Recordings
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Attorneys seek Rothstein's testimony about his Ponzi scheme under oath
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Kohn says she regrets meeting Madoff
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Two guilty pleas in $880 mln US Ponzi scheme
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Pirate's Ponzi Scheme Ends In US Brig
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Fashion:

American Apparel Launches Denim Amidst Rumors of Bankruptcy
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The Wider Repercussions of an American Apparel Bankruptcy
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American Apparel's Potential Bankruptcy
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Video Rentals:

Icahn, others make bids for Blockbuster
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Icahn's Blockbuster Bid Said to Be Joined by Great American, Tiger Capital
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Blockbuster auction to decide movie chain's fate
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The Blockbuster Auction: A Silent Movie
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Could Blockbuster Close All Its Stores?
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Blockbuster considers bids from Icahn, others
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Pensions:

Big Banks Want the 401K Trillions
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Autos:

Toyota: N. American plant closures likely in April
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Confusion Over Toyota US Production Halt
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AutoNation warns of lingering supply woes
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Credit Suisse Upgrades Ford's Rating
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U.S. enters $11.5 million settlement with General Motors over natural resource damage
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Ford to Raise Prices
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Corporate Reform:

New federal consumer agency wants to hear from you
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Warren Defends Consumer Bureau's Role In Mortgage Deal Talks
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Don’t just sue the banksters - Put them on trial
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Bernanke: Fed to Improve Financial Oversight
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SEC sought information from BofA on loan-loss reserves
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Obfuscation of the day, John Hancock edition
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Former NY Fed Bank Supervisors Lobbying to Neuter Regulations
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Consumer Finance:

Statement by William Sellery, Executive Director, Financial Service Centers of America, Responding to Study Critical of Payday Loan Industry
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Accounting:

Senators To Examine Role Of Accounting In Preventing Financial Crises
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Resorts:

Barnes Bay, Viceroy Anguilla Owner, Files Liquidation Plan
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Academia:

Bankruptcy: Is it Enough to Forgive or Must We Also Forget?
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Student Debt:

After Bigamy
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Credit/Debit Cards:

Holding the cards
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Economy:

Geithner warns U.S. to hit debt ceiling by May 16
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What happens if government shuts down
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White House moving forward with govt shutdown plans
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Boehner tells Republicans to gird for shutdown
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House GOP to Propose $6.2 Trillion in Cuts
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GOP Plan Would Transform Medicare
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U.S. Gov't Spent More Than Eight Times Its Monthly Revenue
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Who's Too Big To Fail?
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Bernanke sees '11 foreclosure starts at high level
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Improving Economy Warrants Current Fed Stimulus, Evans Says
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Fed's Evans: Without Wage Hikes, Little Inflation Pressure
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Why the Fed Won't Raise Rates This Year
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Fed's Lockhart: No Inflation in America
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Bernanke Plays Down Threats of Inflation
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Inflation inflicting pain, as wages fail to keep pace with price hikes
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Fed's Lockhart says recession has altered consumers
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Recovery in the US Beats Other Advanced Economies
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O.E.C.D. Lifts Global Growth Forecasts
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Crude ends above $108/bbl, 2-1/2 year high
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Brent oil tops $120 a barrel on Libya unrest
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With Brent Oil at $120, Economy Becomes a Worry
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Appetite for Gasoline Falling
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Oil Drops First Day in Four on Signs US Demand Easing as Supplies Gain
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4 Reasons to Short Oil
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Consumers Nervous on Inflation, Incomes
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Are You Better Off Today Than 4 Years Ago?
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Working Longer, and Longer and Longer
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Farmers Not to Blame for High Food Prices
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Let's Be Realistic about TARP
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Don’t believe everything you hear
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America's Most And Least Reputable Big Companies
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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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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Stumpf: How to Fix the Mortgage Mess
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US Banks Near Pacts In Foreclosure Probe
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Elizabeth Warren defends Consumer Bureau's role in settlement talks
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Beazer Homes buying Phoenix REO for rental conversion
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Rate of Las Vegas homes bought with mortgage hits 17-year low
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Most Americans Opposed to Homeowners Walking Away From Mortgages
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Third Alabama judge takes on foreclosure standing for securitized trustees
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House Committee to vote on Republican bills for GSE wind down
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Sen. McCain introduces Senate counterpart to reform Fannie, Freddie
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Less than 4% of single-family loans are delinquent: Freddie CEO
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13% of all U.S. homes are vacant
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Twenty-Two Percent Of People Have Difficulty Paying Mortgage
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HUD takes applications in five states for mortgage assistance program
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U.S. dismisses two wire fraud counts to speed up Taylor, Bean and Whitaker trial
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Florida to roll out $1 billion in federal foreclosure aid
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Pa. To Receive More Than $100 Million To Help Homeowners
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Wash. Legislators Pass Bill To Aid Distressed Homeowners
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Blackstone lines up billions for CRE lending
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Bank economist says housing fix will need banks, government working together
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Paul Hemmer development unit files for Chap. 7
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Rarity Mountain set for foreclosure sale
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Property owners association considerations for incomplete developments
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Dark Days For Reverse Mortgages
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M&A:

Corporate takeover deals boom as money flows
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Boutique Firms Grab Record Share of European M&A Advice
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Aviation:

Southwest 737 cracks may be a wider problem
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US FAA to order emergency checks of older 737s
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Incident Shows Hazard of Old Planes
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Southwest may need to halt expansion plans, analysts say
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Southwest's Troubles Aren't Over
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Ranking the best, worst major US airlines
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IP:

Google Bids $900 Million For Nortel Patent Portfolio
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Nortel Court Papers for Patent Auction, $25 Million Breakup Fee for Google
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Food/Drink:

Sbarro, Mall Pizzeria Chain, Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York Court
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AG Ferrari Food files for bankruptcy
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Ethanol:

NC's 1st ethanol plant files for bankruptcy
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Ethanol Under Siege
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Lehman:

Goldman, Lehman Creditors Said to Draft Rival Payment Plan
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Lehman Minibond Investors in Hong Kong Object to Settlement
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Religion:

NW Jesuits: bankruptcy plan after abuse settlement
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Archbishop urges church to reveal secrets
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Golf:

All Members Will Have Say In Ford's Colony Country Club Bankruptcy Case
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Telecoms:

Nortel US, Canada challenge European units to detail claims
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Media:

Court Approves Summit Business Media's Disclosure Statement; Confirmation Hearing on Company's Reorganization Plan Is Scheduled for May 5
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Retailing:

Retail Gets Even More Darwinian
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Clothing retailer closes O.C. store, files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Is Harrisburg City Council double-talking?
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Wisconsin, Illinois pension woes weigh on munis
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Wisconsin Judicial Election Is Referendum on Governor
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race May Help Decide Union Law’s Fate
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Federal Accounting Board Finally Calls BS On The States
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Hotels:

Airport Sheraton foreclosure target
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Crisis-hit luxury hotel calls meeting of creditors
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Tax:

5 Ways GE Plays the Tax Game
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Health Care:

Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Miscellaneous:

Nortel, WaMu, Las Vegas-Viceroy-Transwest Resorts: Bankruptcy
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Lehman, No Fear, Junk Bonds, Divided Courts: Bankruptcy
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Litigation:

More Discovery Woes from Web 2.0
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That’s a Good One: Effective Trial Lawyers Know How to Tell a Good Story
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School of e-Discovery: Online Course Aims to Help Lawyers Bone Up
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Confidential Witnesses Can't Save $100 Billion Wachovia Lawsuit
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Hollywood:

'Yu-Gi-Oh!" Studio Hints at Bankruptcy If Rights Termination Found Valid
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Finance:

Capmark Approved to Sell Management Right of $1 Billion Fund
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IMF Chief: 'Black Swans' Still Haunt Global Finance
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Asset-Backed Bonds Go Exotic
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Insurance:

AIG Portfolio Set for Auction
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings fall 6%
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Cash Collateral:

Make sure that bankruptcy debtors have court authority to use cash collateral
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Retailing:

Borders Obviously Bitter About Bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:

'Her Majesty' Protests WR Grace's Chapter 11 Plan
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Victims Receive $265M in Pfizer Settlement
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Bonuses come first at Transocean
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Banking:

Wachovia faces possible SEC action on mortgage bonds
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US Bank Laundered Billions in Drug Money
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Banking sector needs major surgery, IMF chief says
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Half Would Find New Bank If Checking Account Fees Raised
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Carver Federal Savings on the brink
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Bank CEO Says It's Time To Ramp Up Risk In Order To Meet Profit Goals
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Citibank to pay small checks first
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge funds had 'challenging' March
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Celebs:

Bank repossesses former Kings star Kevin Martin's Rocklin home
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Taking On The Troubled Athlete
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New Reality: ‘O.C. Housewife’ Selling Home
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Sovereigns:

Sovereign Default-Swap Trades Double on China Slowdown: Australia Credit
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UK:

Don't kill off pre-packs, says insolvency chief
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Transparency on 'pre-packs' is overdue
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Slow growth forecast for UK economy
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Soaring oil prices 'could put the brakes on UK's manufacturing boom'
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Football clubs face 25% cash cut from TV deal
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One in six businesses wait more than 60 days to get paid
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Appointment of Administrators - 4 April 2011
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Canada:

Inflation concerns highest since 2008
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More legal woes for alleged Freelton Ponzi schemer
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A Review of the Basis for the Court-Appointment of a Receiver
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Angiotech's creditors approve restructuring plan
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MENA:

Italy Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Government
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Libyan Rebels Retake Much of Key Oil Town
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Libya: Rebels Ready to Sell Oil
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Libya reportedly sees Gadhafi as 'unifying' force
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US pulls out warplanes
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Egypt freezes assets of three former Mubarak aides
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PIIGS:

Jobs Data Underline Spain's Woes
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Moody's Warns Of IE Downgrade Risk
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Is Ireland really going bust?
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Nama 'Very Concerned' At Any Changes To Rent Law
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Moody's cuts Portugal, says bailout needed urgently
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Portugal edges closer to bailout after debt downgrade
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Japan:

Japan reconstruction begins quickly: OECD
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Tepco shares plunge as radioactive water dumped
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Tepco's Crisis Should Power Utility Deals
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Japan Begins Testing Fish For Radioactivity After A Toxic Catch Outside The Quarantine Zone
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Japan Dumps Toxic Water, Seeks Russian Processing Ship
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Switzerland:

Swiss grapple with tax benefits for rich
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The Future of Swiss Banks
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France:

France's Lagarde Vows To Cooperate In Credit Lyonnais Probe
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Australia:

Company Tax Slump Puts Hole In Budget
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Australia's RBA keeps key rate at 4.75%
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China:

China Manufacturing Hits Turning Point
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China's central bank raises interest rates
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Roubini Calls for Hard Landing in China (After 2013)
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India:

India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire
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India's high and mighty charged in telecom scam
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