Law:

Linklaters confirms spring bonus of up to $20,000 for US associates
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"Your Budget Was Cut Again? But, Didn't Your Firm Post Record Profits?"
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Big Law's $1,000-Plus an Hour Club
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Top Billers
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Bankruptcy lawyer on trial on charges he defrauded clients
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Fen-Phen Lawyer Should Be Disbarred, Disgorge $7.5M of His $20M Fee, Hearing Officer Suggests
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Firm Dominates Foreclosures, but Faces Growing Criticism
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Talent Means Money
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Jeffrey Fine Joins Dykema In Dallas
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Rajaratnam's lawyer Dowd - a man for big cases
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BigLaw Firm Embroiled in Abramoff Scandal Looks to Clawback Cash From His Ex-Partner
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Madoff, Citigroup, BP, SAC, SocGen, Galleon in Court News
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After Partner Purges, NY Firm Sees Profits Up Sharply on Flat Revenues
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Debevoise Revenues Slip, Profits Climb
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Revenues, Profits Up at Paul, Hastings
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Why People Don’t Like Lawyer Tenants
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Document Review Projects Are Not All Equal
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Kissel, BGC, NYSE, UK Libel Law, Deutsche Bank in Court News
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Solo Attorney Hobnobbed With Celebrities At Grammy Awards
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"If you're a law student and think you'll make $140,000 right out of law school, you're an idiot"
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Adding ‘Diversity’ to U.S. News Rankings Wouldn't Accomplish Much
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Widener Law School Still Isn't Telling Students Its Stance on the ‘Dean Killing’ Hypothetical
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Are law schools starting to downsize?
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To Resolve $145.88 Dispute, Sheriff Retains Law Firm, Winds Up with $5,370.67 Legal Bill
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Well-Known Lawyers Among New Yorkers Who Own Handguns
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Texas Lawyers Reject Ban on Sex with Clients
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Lawyer's Prank to Get Phony ID Draws Reprimand
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2 US Lawyers OK After Quake; 35 Escape N.Z. Firm Where Stairs ‘Dropped Down the Stairwells’
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Want to Serve on a Jury? Be Careful What You Post
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Police arrest 11-year-old over 'inappropriate' stick figure drawing
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Judges:

Judge's Lawyer Girlfriend Says He Broke Her Elbow in Assault
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John Keker, Representing Embattled Plaintiffs Lawyer Steven Donziger, Hints He May Seek Recusal of Judge Kaplan
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Judge Found Guilty in Cash-for-Kids Case; Mother of Child Not Pleased
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Judges' words shake faith in justice
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Convicted Judge Proclaims Victory, Turns His Back on Mom Blaming Him for Her Son’s Suicide
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal rebound
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How the Major Stock Indexes Fared Tuesday
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Wall Street Shares Fall Sharply Amid Libyan Unrest
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Dubai shares hit milestone low amid growing crisis
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This Trader Turned Bank Robber Was So Good He Robbed 10 Banks Before He Was Caught
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Nasdaq mulls NYSE bid
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Wall Street Boutiques to Profit From Del Monte Judge's `Slap' at Barclays
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Layoffs:

Medtronic to Fire 1,500 to 2,000 Workers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

Libyan chaos threatens to spark oil crisis
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Will the Arab Revolt Challenge Big Oil ?
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Rising Oil Prices Not Lifting All Energy Stocks
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Schlumberger shuts down Libyan operations
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Foreign oil cos suspend Libyan oil, gas operations
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Record Glut of Oil Refineries Selling at 80% Discount
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Judge Allows Seahawk Shareholders To Form Official Committee
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Corporate Reform:

Credit cards still in US watchdog Warren's sights
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Bank Card Fees Slashed by Legislation
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CFPB's Elizabeth Warren
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A Quandary Over Deeming Behemoths Too Big to Fail
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Wall St. Often Slow to Disclose Brokers' Sins
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Borders:

Is Barnes & Noble next?
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Barnes & Noble halts dividend
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Barnes & Noble eyes Borders locations
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Borders bankruptcy: The book on gift cards
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5 ways to cash in on Borders' bankruptcy
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Blockbuster's proposed bankruptcy sale is uncomfortable reminder for Borders
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CMBS Market's Exposure to Bankruptcy Filing by Borders Raises Concerns
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Borders clearance sale: Everything must go
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Why Borders Went Bankrupt
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Diamond Owed 3.9 Million by Bankrupt Borders
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Empty Shelves at Borders, Empty Space for Landlords
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Doomed Borders stores begin to empty out
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Festivals:

Gen Art Crawls Back From Bankruptcy
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Banking:

Trups Trustee Surprisingly Vocal in Bankruptcy Case
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Celebs:

Pub Founded by NFL Hall of Famer Files for Chapter 11
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Duerson's bankruptcy included judgment
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How many more deaths until the NFL wakes up?
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George Clinton's Former Law Firm Looks To Garnish His Bank Account
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Lehman:

Barclays takeover of Lehman US assets cleared in New York court
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Barclays Doesn't Have to Pay `Windfall' to Lehman, Judge Says
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Barclays rises after judge backs its Lehman deal
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Lehman Fire Sale Was Best Outcome, Judge Says
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As Lehman Inquiry Drags on, Fuld's Business Takes Off
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Erin Callan, Lehman's ex-CFO, goes public
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SunCal, Gramercy Balk at Plan for Lehman-Backed Projects
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Lehman Commodity Unit Sues Sempra for $104.7 Million Payment
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Newspapers:

How did the Star Tribune's 2010 compare to bankruptcy projections?
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Anchorage Woman Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Fraud
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Former loan officer charged in federal fraud case
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Food/Drink:

Assets of bankrupt chicken processor sold
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Two Pizza Chains Cook Up Chapter 11 Reorganization Plans
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Delaware's venerable Townsends chicken processor sells off its last plants
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Mass Torts:

Feinberg Responds with New Spill Claim Rules
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Resorts:

Trustee sale date set for San Marcos resort
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Economy:

US Consumer Confidence Rose in February to Three-Year High
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Fear index jumps 28% on Libya turmoil
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Fed Regional Bank Directors Had ‘Greater Confidence’ Last Month
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Fed's Fisher: We've Moving Forward
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Geithner Blames UK for Financial Crisis
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When Pretending Fails to Hide Bankruptcy
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Home prices near 2009 lows
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Treasury prices rise on Libyan protests
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Oil holds near 2-1/2 year highs on Libya revolt
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Global Economic Recovery Can Survive Surge in Oil Prices for Now, IMF Says
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Whites More Pessimistic on Economy
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How Chronic Budget Optimism Helped Dig the Hole We’re In
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Reid Seeks Temporary Federal Spending Bill to Buy Time for Deal
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Learning lessons of federal shutdowns
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How the Rich Became the Uber Rich
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Obama Says Economy Depends on Success of Small Businesses
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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:

Home Prices Almost At 2009 Trough As Double Dip Materializes
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US house prices plumb new depths
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Housing Data Underestimated Collapse
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Home prices may fall by up to 25 percent: economist
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Survey: Sales of Distressed Homes increased in January
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FHA REO inventory up 47% from one year ago
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Carnage not over in US housing industry
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Homebuilder stocks plunge after home price report
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Shiller Interview on US Housing Market
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Eleven cities hit new lows in home prices in December
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Chicago area home prices set post-boom low
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Metro Detroit home prices sink 9.4%
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Phoenix home prices down 8%
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S. Fla. home prices still retreating
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Case-Shiller: Welcome Back to 2004, Seattle
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Price of existing homes drops to 20-year low in Las Vegas
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Foreclosure firm challenges attorney general's right to investigate
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CA Rejects Challenge to Nonjudicial Foreclosure Proceeding
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Croce's Statler bid still on track
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Late bids for Statler turned aside
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Lawyer's Suit Against Developer Claims Condo Was Missing 109 Square Feet
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Ex-U.S. mortgage executive to plead to criminal charges
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Miami assistant fire chief snagged in federal mortgage fraud case
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Wells Fargo approves multi-million dollar payout to veterans
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Moody's finds commercial real estate eluding recovery
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Fannie Mae cuts financing to 100 new Florida condo projects
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New Life For Stalled Tempe Project
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Fitch Solutions subprime credit default swap prices highest since October 2008
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Countrywide Deal Too Thin For Some Investors
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Blockbuster Auction Could Prolong Lease Review
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Fraud:

Citigroup Executive Knew of Madoff's Fraud, Trustee Picard Says in Lawsuit
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Suit Cites 'Internal Wonder' at Citi Over Madoff's Operations
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Top SEC lawyer and his bros inherited $1.5M in Madoff profits
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Lawyers defending Mets owners demand Madoff victims trustee hand over investigation records
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Bidders Want More Than a Slice of Mets
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Union assured Madoff suit won't prevent Mets paying players
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Irving Picard, avenging angel for Madoff victims?
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Allen Stanford Joins Madoff At North Carolina Prison
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Adams and Reese Sued over Advice to Alleged Ponzi Schemer Stanford
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Judge: Galleon Witness's Lawyer Must Table Plans to Become a Prosecutor
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The Insider Trading Scandal Ended Up Costing Three Hedge Funds $9 Billion
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Galleon Hedge Fund Trial: Wiretapping Spousal Communications
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The difficulty of proving insider trading cases
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Fair bankruptcy trustee hears from prospective Lampoon suitors
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Hecker trustee calls for Rowan's jailing
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Municipalities:

Who Knew that Cairo Was this Chilly?
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The Coming Shutdowns and Showdowns: What’s Really at Stake
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Sickouts and bankruptcy
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A career of public service in Wisconsin no longer seems a good bet
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Finally, hope for the taxpayers
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Twilight of Collective Bargaining?
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Labor unions lining up strike votes if Walker's bill is approved
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warns of layoffs as unions step up efforts
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Why won't Governor Walker accept unions' offer and declare victory?
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: 'We Are Not Going to Back Down'
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A bridge too far
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Are Republicans overreaching? Or just negotiating effectively?
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After friendly start, Assembly session turns ugly
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Wisconsin Democrats Face Few Legal, Political Consequences for Fleeing
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Wisconsin senators living day-to-day south of border
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Notes on the Cheddar Revolution
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Wisconsin teachers being selfish
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DOE: Two-Thirds of WI 8th Graders Can't Read Proficiently
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Bubble Has Burst for Wisconsin Unions
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Privatizing Wisconsin
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If Wisconsin unions are bad, what about police?
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In Wisconsin, the governor is right, Obama is wrong
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The Means of Coercion - The Privileged Are Revolting
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Wisconsin - it's about democracy
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Wisconsin’s Walker Joins Government Asset Giveaway Club (and Is Rahm Soon to Follow?)
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Decline in bond market has states nervous
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Manager of scandalized LA suburb wants judge out
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Testimony over pay begins in CA corruption case
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Differing views of CA official: Crook or victim?
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1 in 4 US Counties is Dying
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Indy Exodus: Dems trigger Statehouse showdown
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Banks Urged to Reassess Holdings of Muni Bonds
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Horse Racing:

Court OKs reorganization plans for Hoosier Park owner Centaur
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Retailing:

Appleseed's to close all but two stores
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Aviation:

Mexicana Airline Expects to Get $200 Million Investment After Approvals
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Alternative Fuels:

Biofuel dreams running on vapor
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Credit Cards:

Credit Cards: Why It Pays to be Rich
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Credit card law gets high marks after a year
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A friendlier credit card industry post-act
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Elizabeth Warren's Battle
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It's Citibank Arbitration Day
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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
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Miscellaneous:

Sazka, Takefuji, Espanola del Zinc, Arcandor, Quinn: Bankruptcy
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When Unsecured Creditors Are Unequal
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Insurance:

Towers Watson Releases 2010 D&O Liability Survey Report
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Towers Watson Exec Liability: D&O Liability at All-Time High
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Utah bankruptcy filings rise
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Claims Trading:

Bankruptcy claims trading at 18-month low
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Obits:

Sanford C. Sigoloff dies at 80; corporate turnaround expert
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Telecoms:

Judge Approves Bonus Packages For TerreStar Executives
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Guns:

Fight brews over assets of Nashville gun maker Sabre
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Video Rentals:

Court Orders Blockbuster to Establish Fox Escrow Account
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Video stores fading to black?
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Autos:

Chrysler Drops Medical Benefits for Retirees
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For Car Dealers, a Bleak Lot Brightens
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GM Profit May Be 'Pinched' by New-Model Costs That Stung Ford
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GM's sweetheart tax deal
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Auctions:

As businesses fail, auctioneers flourish
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Golf:

Syufy Enterprises finalizes takeover of San Rafael's Peacock Gap golf course
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Industrial Contracting:

Conex warns of paycheck trouble but money is there
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UK:

UK regulator hits Deutsche Bank lender with huge fine for subprime mortgages
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UK Risks Bankruptcy on Pension Promises
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Appointment of Administrators - 22 February 2011
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Dismissal of Winding Up Petitions - 22 February 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 22 February 2011
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Dale Joins Sentance, Weale in Push for BOE Rate Increase
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R3 records rise in firms making pay cuts and freezes
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Call for help in Connaught probe
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Demand for more protection against phoenix companies
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Eight in ten firms showing signs of distress, says insolvency
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EU:

E.C.B. Criticizes Countries for Dragging Feet on Spending
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Merkel Says EU Considering Extension of Financial Aid Program for Greece
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ECB rejects EU call to become ratings provider
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Canada:

US Protests Canadian Drug Maker's Insolvency Case
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The Court Rules that the Fees of a Court Appointed Receiver of a Low Value Estate are Too Excessive
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Roughnecks on the brink of collapse?
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Louis Gouin Appointed Justice of the Quebec Superior Court
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OSC to seek jail time in fraud cases
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Germany:

Commerzbank plans to start repaying rescue loans
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Ireland:

Anglo to outline Drumm case
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Drumm failing to fight fraud allegations
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Spain:

Cajas Have Heavy Exposure to Troubled Real-Estate Assets
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Greece:

Greeks strike, test government reforms
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Greek strike disrupts flights, cripples services
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Die Presse: Greek insolvency inevitable
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Middle East:

The Basics: Understanding the Upheaval in the Middle East
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Houston, we have a problem
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“This Is the House of Muammar Qaddafi“
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If Libya Falls, Who Will be Next?
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Italian Stocks Hit by Libyan Ties; France Next?
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Libya separatists seen posing oil supply threat
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Repsol, Eni suspend Libya oil output, ports disrupted
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Three Libya Oilfields Under Tribal Control - Activist
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Qaddafi Just Ordered The Destruction Of Oil Pipelines To The Mediterranean
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Libya puts force majeure on some fuel exports: sources
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Europe gets most of Libya's oil exports
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Saudis, Trying to Calm Markets, Say OPEC Ready to Pump More Oil
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If Libya revolts, Saudi Arabia could be next
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Time to Take Sides With the Libyan People Against Gaddafi
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Arab League: Violence Against Protesters Must Come to an End
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Muslim countries join call for UN rights body to hold urgent meeting on Libya
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Moammar Khadafy, Libya's defiant dictator, vows to 'die as martyr' rather than leave power
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Lack of unified opposition helping Gadhafi
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Pro-Gadhafi forces celebrate defiant speech
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Gadhafi cuts disturbing figure
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Gulf kingdoms pressing Bahrain to be bulwark
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Libyan chaos could threaten Mediterranean economy
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Factbox: U.S. oil companies' interests in Libya
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Foreigners flee Libya : 'they're shooting people randomly'
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Country, company Libya evacuation plans
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Obama under pressure to intervene in Libya
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Greek offer to evacuate 15,000 Chinese from Libya
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18K Indians to be evacuated
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Special flight to evacuate Saudis from Libya
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UK sending charter plane to Libya , frigate to region
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Judge's Extension Sets Up Showdown Between Awal Bank, HSBC
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