August 26, 2011

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Law:

Firm Continues Push to Allow Nonlawyers to Own Stake in Firms
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In This Economy, What’s the New Meaning of JD?
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Debevoise to Debut Mini-MBA Program for Associates in London, New York
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Should States Deregulate the Practice of Law?
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The Nanny Firm
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Why Vendors Win The Document Review Work
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MoFo Partner Offers Cautionary Tale in Use of ‘Reply All’
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Bloomberg to buy legal research firm for $990 million
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Bloomberg & BNA — Q&A's Related to Acquisition
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Bloomberg Law Finally Steps Off Manhattan Island
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Willkie, Skadden Advise on Bloomberg LP's $990 Million Legal Research Buy
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AOL hires investment bank, law firm as advisors
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Firm represents Gaddafi government
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Top Clifford Chance partner vanishes
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Work, and Life in the Balance
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Beware! Google Wants Your Billables!
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Legal Profession Blog: No Stay Of Arbitration Awards When Attorney Declares Bankruptcy
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Using LinkedIn’s People Search for Business Development
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BigLaw and Full Service: Damn the Torpedoes
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Associate - He Says He Was Fired, But Firm Says He Quit - Continues Fight to Work as a Lawyer
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Law school to advocate for distressed homeowners
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One View on the Most Useful Courses in Law School
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Billionaire Stanford Law Grad Set Up Program That Paid Teen $100K to Skip College
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Chilling Internet Postings Linked to Stephen McDaniel
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Even in the Internet Age, You Can’t Call Your Boss a ‘Super ---- ----’
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Asset Forfeitures Snag Innocent Bystanders
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Florida sheriff's detectives ask court to bill Casey Anthony $293,123
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Casey Anthony reports for probation at secret Florida location
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Wisconsin Judges, Charles Schwab, National Century in Court News
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Ariz. street sign warns of rogue panda
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"Arrogant and amoral" lawyer cleared to practise
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Robbers dressed as clowns get surprise after cleaning out jewelry store
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New Jersey Repeals Old Laws
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Cherokee High Court: ‘Freedmen’ Not Part of the Tribe
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Judge deals Costco setback in 'slurpee' lawsuit
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15 Years for Recording a Talk with Cops? Woman Avoids Prison with Acquittal
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Judges:

"Fortunately, you gave me so much paper. Otherwise, I would have had to watch a Mets game, which would have been a very painful process."
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DA Won’t Charge Justices in Wis. Supreme Court Fracas; One Reiterates Concern re ‘Workplace Safety’
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Broken Pipe Deluges Federal Courthouse
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Will New York Judges Get Paid More?
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Millions of US court records bound for shredder
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Law Profs Worry That Plan to Pulp Millions of Federal Court Files Will Destroy Historical Goldmine
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California's Presiding Judges Chart New Course, Toss Staff From Room
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Wall Street:

Stock futures signal gains; Bernanke eyed
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Stock markets braced for Ben Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech
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Another stock slide: Dow down 1.5% at close
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S&P Downgrade Prompts $1 Trillion Stock Loss
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In U.K., Goldman Recalls Pay Rise
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Layoffs:

How states fared on unemployment aid applications
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Obama Jobs Plan to Target Schools, Tax Breaks
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Northrop Grumman to cut 500 aerospace jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May Miss $3.3 Million Payment
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Harrisburg "likely" to make Sept. 15 bond payment
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Harrisburg And Trouble For Bondholders
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Illinois Tollway board votes to raise rates 88%
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Jerry Brown to Propose New Corporate Tax Rate
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For Texas ’Miracle,’ Cut the Cost of Business
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Lehman:

Lehman Files Revised Liquidation Plan in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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Fuld, Lehman Execs to Settle Investor Lawsuit
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Banking:

Banking: Berkshire Hathaway Invests $5 Billion in Bank of America
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Bank of America 'Buying Credibility' With Buffett's $5 Billion
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Warren Buffett's Magical Fairy Dust Lands On BofA
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Buffet’s Reputation Adds Nearly $1B To BAC Deal
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Buffett's bet on BofA may be among his riskiest
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Warren Buffett Thought Up Investing In Bank Of America In The Bathtub
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Warren Buffett's Coattails Don't Guarantee Riches
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Once Again, Buffett Is a Big Winner
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Buffett’s BofA Stake Nets $1.3B on First Day
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"Bank Of America Got Fleeced By Buffett"
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‘Warren Buffett Doesn’t Pay Retail’
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Warren Buffett’s Bank of America Deal Comes With Tax Break
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Warren Buffett's Patriotic Bailouts
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BofA’s Warren Buffett Poison Pill
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Risks, Rescues and Remorse
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Buffett's Bank of America investment is the new TARP
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Omaha's White Knight Rides To The Rescue Again
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Well, Bank of America Gave One Guy a Dividend
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9 Hedge Fund Managers Who Could Make Millions On Bank Of America
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Banks in Liability Bind as States Splinter Over Mortgage Settlement
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$1 Billion-Plus Demands in Bank Failure
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Schwab sues 11 major banks for manipulating Libor
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JPMorgan to pay $88.3 million in sanctions settlement
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Former RBS CEO Splurged While Firm Was Headed For Disaster
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Who's On the Hook for $10 Billion Claims by WaMu Investors?
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KBW Shorted Stock as Guaranty Financial Banker, Liquidation Trustee Says
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U.S. Banks Said to Seek Relief From Regulators as Deposits Swell
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Health Care:

Peninsula nixes ambulances
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Hospital On Last Leg, Will Die Without Help
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Improving America’s healthcare cost consciousness
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Hotels:

Woodbury Sheraton owner out of bankruptcy
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate increased 3.1 Percent compared to same week in 2010
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Resorts:

A peek at Peek'n Peak's winning bidder
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Ratings Agencies:

Report: Moody's Guilty of Ratings Bias
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Bonds:

Junk bonds set to erase 2011 gains
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Debt Collection:

New Debt Collection Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Opinions
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Economy:

What Do Markets Expect From Jackson Hole?
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Investors make false savior of Big Ben
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Bernanke: A Chance To Talk About Fiscal Policy?
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Gold bulls rush for the exits
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Gold's Violent Slide Shows Strains Among Investors' Ranks
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CBO: Deficits to Fall if Tax Cuts Expire
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Mortgage rates edge higher on good economic news
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Jobless Claims in US Rise to 417,000
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The CBO's Laughably Optimistic Unemployment Projections
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20% Chance of Recession: KC Fed's Hoenig
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Disappearance of the American Working Man
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Slower growth estimate could fan recession fears
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Economic relapse threatens lasting damage
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Kansas City Manufacturing Survey: Manufacturing activity expands "modestly" in August
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Children of Divorce More Likely to Be Poor
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Fed’s Hoenig Says "Fed Can't Do It All, No Reason for Operation Twist to Work"
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World Economy Faces 50% Chance of Renewed Slump, Nobel Winner Spence Says
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U.S. Consumer Confidence Stabilizes Near Record Low
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The Equality Of Reaganomics
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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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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates inch up, but remain near historic lows
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Foreclosures make up 1 in 3 sales
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Update on Q2 REO Inventory
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Freddie delinquencies tick up for first time in 10 months
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REO, preforeclosure properties selling at a larger discount
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The Problem with Government Mortgage Refinancing Plans
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Refinancing Malarkey
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Boxer urges the Obama administration to help homeowners lower their loan payments
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Possible Refinance Plans Unsettle Mortgage Bond Market
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How Chase Ruined Lives of People Who Paid Off Their Mortgages
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‘Wall St. Is Main St.’ Mentality at Heart of Failed Foreclosure Prevention Policies
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Desperate times, desperate measures. Proposal to guarantee rock bottom mortgage rates for all takes flight
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Why is Eric Schneiderman Under Siege? He's Doing His Job
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Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Hung Up on Everything That Would Be in the Settlement
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All the Powerful People Really Hate New York AG Eric Schneiderman
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As Obama homes in on $25B mortgage settlement, Schneiderman holds out for more
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An Attorney General Vs. The Banking World
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Why Is the White House Defending the Banks from Investigations?
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Mortgage probe split puts banks in tactical bind
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Iowa AG feels backlash for Schneiderman's removal
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You're Going to Hear a Lot About Eric Schneiderman
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Buffett Is Betting Against Eric Schneiderman
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Under fire, NY AG wins plaudits in mortgage probe
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Groups Back Schneiderman's Stance On Mortgage Settlement
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‘MERS morass’ is hanging up negotiations on foreclosure settlement
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Bombshell Admission of Failed Securitization Process in American Home Mortgage Servicing/LPS Lawsuit
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Miami home sales slow on broader economic concerns
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Denver renters eat up single-family homes, duplexes
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In Honor of Rahm's Foreclosure War, a Curbed Foreclosure Tour
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Fannie, Freddie Takeover Could be Key to Obama Jobs Plan
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The Housing Market is Shrinking
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In a Difficult Housing Market, More Homes Sell for Less Than $10,000
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Cordoba Ranch project files for protection
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Commercial real estate outlook turns grim
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Recession hits Kent Swig: 1st ever foreclosure at 740 Park Avenue
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Coming Next: The Landlord’s Rental Market
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Apartment REITs poised for strong performance
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Accounting:

Colonial Bank owner files suit against auditors
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Fraud:

Madoff: I'm A Victim, Too
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Bernie Madoff Says He Was 'Trapped into the Greed of Others'
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Bernie Madoff Thought He Was Going to Help Teach Ethics at Harvard
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Madoff: insider trading rife on Wall Street
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Madoff Trustee Sues Delta National Bank Seeking at Least $20.6 Million
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Bernie Madoff Gets A Cinematic Comeuppance
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Cashing Madoff: A hero by the numbers
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Can Anyone Stop the Next Madoff?
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Giving Bernie Madoff a "Media Megaphone" is Not Wise
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Feds: We won't call Mutual Benefits a "Ponzi"
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'Jewish Indiana Jones' Charged With Mail Fraud
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Ex-Galleon Trader Drimal Should Get 70- to 80-Month Prison Term, U.S. Says
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National Century’s Poulsen Loses Bid to Erase Fraud Conviction, Sentence
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Judge Scrutinizes Legal Fees in WexTrust Ponzi Scheme Case
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Company Duplication: Plain Fraud or a ‘Poor Man’s’ Bankruptcy? A Case Study in the Financial Distress of Small Businesses
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Media:

Tribune's bankruptcy judge won't give timing of ruling
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Politics:

Ron Paul: Mobs In Europe A Sign Of Things Coming
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For Some in GOP, a Tax Cut Not Worth Embracing
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Do Republicans Really Want to Cut Taxes on the Wealthy and Raise Them on Everyone Else?
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Gambling:

Poker Player Blames Celerity Poker Game for Bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Airlines: Why charge an arm and a leg when you can charge for each arm and leg? :))
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Golf:

Exclusive Spanish Trail Country Club files for bankruptcy
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Tubing:

IUSA's Tubo De Pasteje Wins Approval of Bankruptcy Restructuring Plan
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed -Asset Vultures Watch—and Wait—Over Europe
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Tech:

Acer shares fall after warning of further losses
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Non-Profits:

Nonprofit Head of College Board Paid More Than Harvard’s Leader
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Autos:

The New GM's Report Card
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New Car Dealerships Increase in US
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Ford Workers Want Job Security
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Auto Rebound Driving Jobs in US
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Religion:

Boston church releases list of accused priests
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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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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Miscellaneous:

Lehman, Nortel, WaMu, General Growth
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Washington Mutual, Nebraska Book, Lehman, PTL
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Atlanta small biz bankruptcies down in Q1
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Your Government Prefers Chapter 13
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Jurisdiction:

After 29 Years, Northern Pipeline Still Has Teeth
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KKR, Bruno's, the Fiduciary Shield Doctrine, and the Long Arm of Alabama
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Sales:

It all depends on what the meaning of the word 'or' is
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Pennsylvania Academy of Music assets detailed prior to auction
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Litigation:

Confronting E-Discovery's 'Ill-Defined Preservation Obligation'
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Lawyers Optimistic and See Growth in Litigation in 2011
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Newspapers:

Oregon Newspaper Publisher Has Fighting Words for Lender
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Oregon Newspaper Publisher Western Communications Enters Bankruptcy
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Buyer emerges for Salem Times-Register and six other community newspapers
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7 small, local newspapers bought by former owner of 2 of them
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Celebs:

'Housewives of DC' star's winery up for auction
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Lenny Dykstra charged with indecent exposure in LA
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The Secret World of Dr. Arnold Klein
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Baseball:

Power of the press: It's costing Frank McCourt cash
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Weather:

Irene: New York City, Mid-Atlantic Put on High Alert
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Irene May Require Evacuations of Some New York City Areas, Bloomberg Says
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Hurricane Irene set to hit New York by Monday; evacuations eyed; NY, NJ declare state of emergency
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Airlines start canceling flights as Irene nears
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U.S. East Coast in Irene's path, scrambles to prepare
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Irene Threatens East Coast With $13.9B in Damage
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Region prepares for Hurricane Irene 's arrival
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Hurricane Irene Tracking Map
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Oil/Gas:

Geologists Sharply Cut Estimate of Shale Gas Reserves
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Superior Offshore Committee Claims Ex-Managers 'Looted' Company
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Mass Torts:

Feinberg urges oil spill judge to reject call for special master
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EPA releases Libby asbestos report
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Canada's doctors blast Harper government's asbestos
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Corporate Reform:

SEC examining records destruction
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Date Set for Cordray Senate Confirmation Hearing
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State AGs Could Have Access to CFPB Large Bank Examination Data
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Solar:

Q-Cells Studies Insurance Under Bankruptcy Scenario
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Solar shakeout will bring more failures, few deals
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Man indicted on bankruptcy fraud charge
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Valuation:

The Disposition Valuation Model Approach To Orderly REO Resale
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Student Debt:

Recession Has Lit the Fuse on Explosive Student Debt
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Paper:

Papermaker in Bankruptcy-Loan Talks
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Hedge Funds:

John Paulson Is Now Down Almost 40%
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UK:

"R&R" the hard way – the FSA's consultation on recovery and resolution
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High Court orders closure of Century Property Group Ltd
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Hotels and leisure sees third highest rate of insolvencies in July
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AssetCo Got a Months Stay of Execution in the High Court Today
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Pre-pack administration changes delayed
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EU:

Sarkozy Growth Forecasts Seen as Too High, Pointing to More Cuts
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Doubts Still Harbored About Europe's Banks
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Canada:

Ontario Commercial Court rules proceeds of BIA preference action subject to rights of secured creditors
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PIIGS:

Greek Bond Swap Take-Up Only 50 Percent
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Greece sets minimum take-up rate for debt swap plan
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Greece seeks details of global holders of its bonds
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Greek austerity woes to feature in creditor talks
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Greece may slightly miss 2011 fiscal targets- finmin
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Greece Quietly Activates Emergency Liquidity Measures
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Greece Exposure Hit WestLB, LBBW First Half Profits
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Finland abandons Greek collateral deal under German pressure
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China:

China's Obstacles in Rebalancing Its Economy
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Amid Big Profits, Chinese Banks Show Strains
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China's beleaguered taxi drivers highlight working-class struggles
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MENA:

Gaddafi releases defiant audio statement
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Rebels, looters target family homes
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Korea:

Regulations Fail To Stem Debt Rise
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