Law:

I Want My Money Back (on Everything)
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Is Law School a Losing Game?
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How much is a law degree worth?
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Will BigLaw's Urge to Merge Surge in 2011?
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December's Overall Job Gains Can't Help Legal Sector
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Latham wins UK Firm of the Year 2011
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Akin Gump Names Bankruptcy Partner
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Mayer Brown awarded the Golden Turd
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2010's Most Glamorous Solicitor revealed
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Problems Faced by Pro Se Defendant Are Typical for Debtors Too Poor to Hire Experienced Counsel
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Holiday Card Contest: Honorable and Dishonorable Mentions
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Interviews: Finish Strong
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Working Smart: Resolve to Work Smarter, Not Harder, This Year
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H&K Associates Get Obsolete Mini Computer Designed to Make Them Work More!
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Dewey's New (Unspecified) Vacation Policy
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In Closely Watched Case, Court Invalidates Foreclosure Sales
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Law Firm Leverages Oops E-Mail Sent to Opponent to Win ‘Eye-Popping’ Protective Order
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NY Partner Fired for Making Passes at Female Staffers at Holiday Party Can't Sue Firm
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More for Less: Reducing the Cost of Legal Services
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Starting Up: If You’re Hanging a Shingle in 2011, Financial Strategy Begins Now
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BigLaw Firm Brings in Lateral to Lead NY Corporate Practice
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To Preserve and Protect: Warding Off Wiki-Like Attacks
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Percentage of Part-Time Lawyers Trails Rate of Other Professionals
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Taking It to the Next Level: Common Attributes of Top Legal Rainmakers
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Foreclosure Suit, UBS, AIG, Galleon, Barclays in Court News
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A Proskauer Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sued
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Indy Lawyers Need a Crash Course on Basic Ethics, ASAP
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Lawyer's Anti-Semitic Remarks Trigger New Trial
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Fight Brewing Over Dead BigLaw Partner's Benefits
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The Amazing Life Of The Guy Apple Tried To Poach: Ex-Lawyer Laurence Tosi
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The General Counsel Is Out at Borders, Buuuuuuuuuut ... What Happened?
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New Six Flags General Counsel Says WHEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Whoops! Maybe It's Time to Insure Yourself Against Mistakes by In-House Lawyers ...
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So a Lawyer Walks Into a Diner . . . and Can't Be Sued
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'Alpha' Firm Asks NJ High Court to Ease Firm Naming Restrictions
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Ex-Partner Loses Bid to Sue Kasowitz in Interference Suit
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BigLaw Firm Assembles Masters of Disasters
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NY Lawyer Who Hired His Wife to Take Care of Client Ordered to Repay More Than $100,000
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It's Not Okay in Okay, Oklahoma
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Disbarred in Pa. and Del. (Where He Wasn't Even Licensed), Young Attorney Is Merely Censured in NJ
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'I Took the Documents': The Toyota-Biller Ruling — What Does It Mean?
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Ex-Lawyer Gets Time in Tax Evasion Case
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Oregon Fan / Lawyer Seeks Auburn Fan / Hottie for Short-Term Vegas Wedding
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Ethics Complaint Accuses Lawyer of Joining Carpenters Union to Get the Benefits
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Vaccine Autism Study Was ‘Elaborate Fraud,’ Medical Journal Says
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The Paperless Chase
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Panel Addresses Controversial Proposed Change to ABA Rules on Law School Tenure
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Slavery Passages Dropped from Constitution in Reading on House Floor
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Kathy Bates Stars in New NBC Legal Drama About a Fired Lawyer
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Lawyer of the Day: Ex-Prosecutor Maybe Had A Little Too Much Peet’s Coffee
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Prosecutor misconduct: Supreme Court takes dim view of suing prosecutors
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Lawyer Accused of Having Sex with Teens, at Home and Outside Disneyland; Videotapes
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Testing Seat Belt Law, Kansas Man Buckles Up in an Unusual Manner
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Music Critic Hails Latest Hip-Hop Album by Katten Muchin Associate
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Filmed at Money Machine, Inserting Quarters, Man Is Simultaneously Issued a Parking Ticket
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Student Says College Had Her Committed for Seeking Help from Prying Roommates
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Drunken Burglar Calls 911 for Help, Gets Arrested
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Children Conceived with Dead Father’s Sperm May Be Entitled to Survivor Benefits, 3rd Circuit Rules
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Judges:

Women Aren't People Under Scalia's Constitution
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Scalia comments show need for new rights amendment, backers say
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Federal Judge John Roll Among Victims in Arizona Congresswoman Shooting
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Profile of Gunman: "Can't Trust Government"
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Federal Judge Killed Had Previous Death Threats
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Slain Judge Roll Sought to Thank Giffords for Help With Court's Caseload
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Judge killed in Arizona shooting was ardent advocate for his court
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Judge's final actions key to federal charge for his murder>
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A Judge Who Did Not Shy From Controversy
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US Judge Killed Remembered as Great Jurist
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Supreme Court Alters Schedule for Monday Moment of Silence
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Slain federal judge John Roll was at the center of Arizona's immigration debate
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Congresswoman Readies Gun Control Bill
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Is This Just A Fact Of Life In America? Wackos With Guns?
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Judge/P--- Star Will Be Probed
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Judge Facing Foreclosure; He Says He Only Stopped Payments After Getting Advice from Bank
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Judge Admits ‘Wetback’ Comment, But Denies Calling Workers ‘Filthy Animals’
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What an Originalist United States Might Look Like
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures fall
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Earnings to set tone, upside seen limited
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Stocks Slide After Double-Whammy Of Bad News
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U.S. stock investors ready for earnings start
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Why Facebook’s investors want it privately-traded
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Goldman’s Facebook Pitch or Nigerian Email ‘Opportunity’?
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The 10 Stocks Hedge Funds Own The Most Of
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Former i-banker now sells mail order brides that are "untainted by feminism"
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Layoffs:

Survey: Small Business Hiring Likely to Improve in 2011
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Obama Says Employment Showing `Clear' Improvement as Joblessness at 9.4%
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More Jobs, Bought at a Dear Cost (To Be Paid for in the Future)
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The Amazing Collapse Of The Working Teen
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Why The Decline In The Headline Unemployment Rate Is Actually Terrible News
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Bernanke thinks jobs growth still years away
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The Unemployed Online
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Temp Hiring and the Drop in Unemployment
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No good news for the long-term unemployed
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A Tale of 2 Employment Surveys
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How Do All These Work Force Dropouts Actually Quit?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Lehman:

Lehman's Repo-105 Auditors in UK Lose Shield From US Accounting Probe
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Telecoms:

Vermont deal could help FairPoint recover from bankruptcy
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Accounting:

U.S. Inspectors May Pierce Veil of Lehman's Auditors in U.K.
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Economy:

103K new jobs in Dec. point to slow, steady growth
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US jobs data confirms slow pace of economic recovery
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Yellen Says Fed's Asset Purchases Kept Economy From Deflation
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CBO: Economy Stronger, Revenues Up
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OECD Points to Growth Pickup
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Economists Express Caution on Forecasts in a Fed Study
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Baby boomers downcast in face of economic bust
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Greenspan Sees Chance of Bond Collapse
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Trend Versus Cycle, Texas Edition
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Texas Proves It -- The Republican Dream Of No Regulation, Low Taxes, And Balanced Budgets Is A Crock
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Bruce Berkowitz Thanks America for Bailouts
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FDIC Bank-Fee Change May Drive Near-Zero Short-Term Interest Rates Lower
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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:

Mass. Supreme Court rules against US Bancorp, Wells Fargo in foreclosure case
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Massachusetts Ruling in the Ibanez Case Reverberates
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The Ibanez case and housing-market catastrophe risk
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Fear and Loathing on Wall Street - The Ibanez Case Ruling
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Court ruling could create foreclosure ownership crisis
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Foreclosure chaos after court voids banks' seizure of homes because of lax mortgage paperwork
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How A Massachusetts Court May Have Set Off Another Housing And Banking Catastrophe
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Pension Funds Ask Bank of America, Citigroup to Review Mortgage Practices
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5 Short-term Benefits of Rising Foreclosures
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Mediation preventing many foreclosures
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FDIC weighing bank mortgage disclosure rule
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Facing Scrutiny, Banks Slow Pace of Foreclosures
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Housing Bust: The New Declining Cities
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Housing: The see-no-evil muddle-through approach
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Commercial Real Estate Delinquencies Rising
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LV: Mild recovery under way for commercial real estate
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Market for Vacation Homes Rises
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Mortgage modifications daunting for homeowners
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Fear of losing one's home a powerful force
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The Mystery of Tom Miller’s Shifting Comments on Criminal Sanctions for Foreclosure Fraud
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Philly Sheriff issues 50-day moratorium on foreclosure sales
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Vermont and New Jersey pass emergency amendments to foreclosure law
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Refinancing wave ending
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KB Home 4Q income plummets 83% from year earlier
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Did JP Morgan Chase Ransack A Dying Man's Home?
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US Trustee Sides With Borrowers in Foreclosures With Questionable Assignments, MERS
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Barclays' Subprime Related Securities Suit Dismissed
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Celebs:

Judge Nixes Jury’s Drug Convictions of Anna Nicole Smith’s Boyfriend and Lawyer
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Ay-Yi-Yi! Eva Longoria's Beso Goes Bust
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Longoria's Beso Kisses Its Way Into Bankruptcy
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Eva Longoria Uses Her Bankrupt Restaurant for Sexy Photo Shoot
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Go bankrupt, send out a Tweet
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Toni Braxton's bankruptcy issues solved: Braxton Family Values on We TV
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Battle continues in Supreme Court over Anna Nicole Smith's inheritance
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Swizz Beatz Owes $2.6 Million in Taxes
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Debt Collection:

Most Charges Upheld in Debt Collector Fraud Suit
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Religion:

Expert on bankruptcy filing by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
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Archdiocese recording explains bankruptcy during area Masses
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Listecki addresses 'sinful and criminal' priest sex abuse
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Archdiocese Bankruptcy Could Seal Documents
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Archdiocese should allow victims their day in court
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Archdiocese assets to be put under microscope
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Milwaukee Archdiocese needs more than a statement and bankruptcy filing to move on
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Burlington, VT Diocese Sells Headquarters To Pay For Sex Abuse Settlements
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Bishops' Actions Damage Catholic Church's Credibility
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Fraud:

Madoff Aide Bongiorno Wins Freedom as Judge Cuts Bail
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My Weekend with Bernie Madoff's 'Criminal Soulmate'
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Dad's jail term voids Mark Madoff's will request
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Kicking back against clawback
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Madoff 'Winners' To Fight Huge Settlement
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Rothstein associate allegedly breaches settlement with bankruptcy attorneys
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77 Say 'Career Colleges' Took Them for a Ride
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Former NJ penny stock kingpin to be freed
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Legal endgame looms over remains of Stanford empire
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Stanford Receiver Sues Miami University
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Stanford Investors rush to sue Government
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Stanford Receiver's Temporary Injunction Affirmed
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Sacramento man gets prison time for running Ponzi
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Meridian's Berg gets a new attorney
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Witness: Organized crime and bears had roles in FRM case
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$60 Million Ponzi in Utah, SEC Says
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$1 million, Cadillacs and Rolex seized; Ponzi schemer Dante DeMiro seeks public defender
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Galleon Insider Trader: "I Had A Big Mouth... And One Year Later The FBI Came Knocking At My Door"
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Health Care:

The Repeal the Senior-Murdering Secret Muslim President Act
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Bankruptcy judge grants extension to Lower Bucks Hospital
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NJ surgeon offers $31 million to buy Lower Bucks Hospital
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$27M in unpaid claims tied to Guardian failure
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Greenville-based health insurer goes bankrupt
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Municipalities:

Gingrich seeks bill allowing state bankruptcy to avert bailouts
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Senators Seek Ways To Assist Failed States
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The Texas Omen
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In Illinois, a Giant Deficit Leads to Talk of a Giant Tax Increase
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NJ: Another Band-Aid
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California Governor calls for tax extensions, spending cuts
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Monday Is Going To Be A Huge Day For The Muni Debt Crisis Debate
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Name The City Where 28% Of Homes And 62% Of Businesses Are Vacant
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The Ever-Rising Cost of America's Highways
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Scandal-hit Calif. city near bankruptcy
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Audit finds Bell could have trouble providing basic services
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Hamtramck to seek $2.5M loan to stay afloat
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Chicken Plant Isn't Liable for City's Money Woes
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Judge dismisses bankruptcy filing for Washington Park
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Mammoth Lakes fears financial ruin after legal judgment
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Sorry, State And Local Governments Are Not Done Slashing Jobs
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Autos:

Marchionne Wants Chrysler Group to Pay Back US, Canada Loans This Year
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Detroit auto show protestors picket against two-tiered wage system
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China car sales growth set to slow after record 2010
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Rolls-Royce Car Sales Up 170 Percent in 2010
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Mass Torts:

Oil Spill: Criminal Charges Likely
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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
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Bankruptcy Week Ahead
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Confirmation:

WaMu's Bankruptcy Exit Rejected by Judge Over Lawsuit Releases
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Appeals:

“Deferring in Earnest” – Sixth Circuit Crafts New Standard of Review Over Chief Judge’s Strong Dissent
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy Reaches New All Time High, And Nevada Leads The Pack
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Debt Causes Bankruptcy (But Sometimes in Counter-Intuitive Ways)
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One of Every 100 Nevadans Filed for Bankruptcy
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Corporate Reform:

Consultant Pay Hints Probe Will Widen
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Why U.S. inside traders escape harsh sentences | Reuters
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Food/Drink:

Struggling A&P's chief charged with tough task
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A&P Unsecured Creditors Object To Some Of Grocer's Financing
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Golf:

Members Weigh in on Ford's Colony Country Club Bankruptcy
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Banking:

Bank of America 'Breaks Even' With Fees
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Banks Fail in Florida, Arizona
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Orlando bank first in US to fail in 2011
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Unofficial Problem Bank list at 932 Institutions
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Interest low in startup banks
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FDIC Readies Lawsuit Onslaught Against Bank Execs
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Credit Suisse Adopts New Limits on Pay
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Aviation:

Ex-JAL workers to sue airline over pink slips
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Hotels:

Shuttered Hotel Symbolizes Detroit's Struggle
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Video Rentals:

More red flags up at Borders
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Corporate Governance:

Judge to Oracle Directors: You Don't Get to Decide Where You Can Be Sued
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Oil/Gas:

Gas Price Rise: 2008 All Over Again
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What's Really Going on with Oil Speculators
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OPEC Digs in on Oil Prices
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Biotech:

Bankruptcy of Carbon Nanoprobes Inc. attributed to poor fund-raising environment
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Resorts:

The Last Resort
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Tax:

IRS eyes offshore tax cheats beyond Switzerland
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Sovereigns:

Citigroup Economists: The Are No Safe Sovereigns To Hide Your Money In Any Longer
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Geithner Says U.S. Insolvent
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UK:

R3 survey shows more than 4m fear redundancy
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'Forum shopping' crackdown to hit insolvency fees
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Fall in corporate failure figures
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Yorkshire bankruptcy toll rockets
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Owners of Scottish wind turbine plant insolvent
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Insolvency industry “gravy train”
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UK House Prices Drop Again In December
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Public at risk from 'dodgy directors'
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Recession-Weary Britons Get Happiness Index
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EU:

Break Up of Euro Zone a Credible Risk
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Euro slips as sovereign funding risks escalate
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Germany's Refusal to Boost Euro Rescue Fund May Be Weakening
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Are European Officials Deaf to Investors?
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Europe Default-Insurance Costs Rise
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The euro: fear returns
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Who is the new Alexander Hamilton?
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Euro Braces for Trichet Comments, EU Insolvency
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Canada:

Bankruptcy agency warns of 'harsh realities' of debt
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Germany:

Merkel Adviser Calls for Insolvency Mechanism
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German Oct Business Insolvencies Decrease
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PIIGS:

PIIGS Spreads Widen Again, As The Euro Tanks Below $1.30
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Portugal under pressure to seek EU/IMF aid-source
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Portugal Doesn't Need Aid, Says Spain EconMin
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Germany And France Are Pushing Portugal To Accept A Bailout Now
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Portuguese bank shares tumble on debt jitters
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Huge rise in building firms going bust
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Greece Borrowing Rates Hit New Record
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China:

The Best Hedge Fund Manager Of The Year Explains How China Caused The Crisis
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Economists foretell of U.S. decline, China's ascension
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China's December Trade Surplus Comes In WAY Lower Than Expected, As Export Growth Collapses
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Middle East:

Dubai unit restructuring plan awaits creditors' nod
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Brazil:

Brazil's Credit Boom Could End in Tears
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Brazilian billionaire battles to keep channels
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Trade war looming, warns Brazil
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Russia:

Yukos's Former Owners Get Access to $1.2 Billion From Lithuanian Unit Sale
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India:

Turnaround derailed, this budget, Railways stares at near- bankruptcy
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Vietnam:

Vietnam Confronts Economic Quagmire
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