Law:
Lehman Law Firm Pachulski Should Return Unapproved Fees, U.S. Trustee Says
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How to be a Spectacular Lateral
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Which Third Should You Invest In?
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Who Quit Sidley for Cross-Country Trek Credits Dog in Bear Battle
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The Law Firm Rainmaker Bubble
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Candidates For President And The Law Firms That Love Them
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What's With the Surge in Legal Malpractice Claims?
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Law Firm Interview Brainteasers
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Law Firms Use Perks in Bid to Hold On to Associates
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Hunton makes London redundancies as City lawyer headcount falls by 60%
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Trio of O'Melveny partners set to compete for leadership of firm
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In-House: The Ghosts Of Incompetents Past
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Shy Lawyer’s Guide to Becoming a Rainmaker
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Ex-Office Manager’s Theft of Over $1M from NJ Law Firm Forced Layoffs, Partners Say
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Facebook, Myspace, Fair Game as Evidence in Court
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11-Attorney Group Joins Winstead from Beirne Maynard & Parsons
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Foreign Intrigue
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2011 ABA Technology Survey suggests around 300,000 U.S. lawyers use an iPhone, around 130,000 use an iPad
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The Apple Infiltration
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How Lawyers Can Use Twitter to Get Speaking Gigs
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Who Has to Pay for E-Discovery?
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Catch-22? Uh-Uh: Lawyer Can't Get Out of Fee-Sharing Suit Even If Deal Was Unethical in the First Place
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Clarence Darrow: The guy understood branding
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Law Schools Brush Up on Practical Skills
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Experimentation Comes to Law Land! (One Can Only Hope)
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Everyone Should Go To Law School
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What Happened at the Albany Law School Admissions Office?
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Think the Bar Exam Is Tough? Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Japan
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Finivest, Commerzbank, Countrywide, BofA, RBS, Madoff, Exxon in Court News
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Goldman, Madoff, DSK, EMG, Nakheel, Conrad Black in Court News
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June Lawyer of the Month: Score One For The Practice Of Law
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Law License Plates: Cruising Credentials
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Hit Man Paid With Post-Dated Check
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Depression Doesn't Spare Lawyer Disbarment
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Women Tolerate Beating for Cell Phones
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Casey Anthony juror quits flees town in fear of her life
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Judges:
Green Bag Debuts New Supreme Court Bobblehead: Justice Clarence Thomas, Standing Atop Pizza Boxes
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Changing of the Guard
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Cop Says Judge Tried to Bite Her in Courthouse Restroom Shutterbugging Fracas
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Report Recommends Controversial Sweeping Cuts Across Judiciary
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OCA Urges Up to 41% Pay Raise for Judges
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OC Judge Survey Delivers Broadside to Top Brass of California Courts
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Are Court Reporters 'Medieval Scribes' Headed for Extinction?
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Removal Rejected: Unusual Order Grants Attorneys' Fees in Case Remanded to State Court
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Ukraine judges question US bankruptcy system during Berks visit
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Slump on European Debt-Crisis Concern
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Stocks End Lower on European Fears
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Global Debt Fears Strike Wall Street, Stocks Slide
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Layoffs:
June Legal Jobs Economy Shows Biggest Decline this Year
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Whither and Whence Jobs?
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A Dismal Jobs Report And More Bad News
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Little Hiring Seen by Small Business
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The Illusion of Job Stability
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Cisco May Eliminate About 5,000 Jobs in August
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Cisco Said to Be Cutting as Many as 10,000 Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Data:
Benefits of VDRs in the bankruptcy and restructuring process
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Politics:
Bachmann's Tax Attorney Job Was Collector for the IRS
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Guide to the New World of Super-PACs
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Food/Beverage:
Bankruptcy Du Jour
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Fraud:
Bankruptcy judge OKs Dreier trustee's fraudulent-transfer claims
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SIPC Opposes Attempt by Mets Owners to Dismiss Madoff Suit
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Madoff, Picard, the Wilpons and the Federal District Court: will Judge Rakoff provide a more level playing field for the Mets owners?
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Madoff Liquidator Suits Belong in Bankruptcy Court, SIPC Tells U.S. Judge
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Lawyer-Turned-Money Manager Accused in Alleged $7M Ponzi Scheme
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Conrad Black Must Report to Prison by Sept. 6 to Serve a Year, Court Says
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Ponzi schemer's watches to be auctioned
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Alleged Ponzi Scheme Accountant Settles SEC Complaint
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Municipalities:
The Last GASP For New Jersey's Public Pensions
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A Small City's Depleted Pension Fund Rattles Rhode Island
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Mass Torts:
Court: Continental Insurance doesn't have to cover asbestos claims against former Federal-Mogul unit
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Immense Oil Spill Litigation Grinds On
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Oil/Gas:
Sevan Marine Slumps in Oslo on Plan to Defer Debt Payments
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Baseball:
MLB: Dodgers Paid JPMorgan-Owned Hedgie Undisclosed Fee
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Major League Baseball's Major League Trials
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Economy:
Obama, Congress haggle over debt deal
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GE's Immelt: 'We Need Certainty About the Debt Ceiling -- Now'
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In Debt Watch, Next Shoe to Drop Could be Moody’s
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Obama: Time to "eat our peas"
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Biden Freaks in Deficit Meeting: 'C'mon Man! Let's Get Real!'
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The Economist Turns on the GOP
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DeMint Misstates Debt Ceiling Problem
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Recession proves asset price bubbles should be popped: San Francisco Fed
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Overtime, Not Wage Increases, Drive Income Growth
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Why the Rich Fear Violence in the Streets
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US Entrepreneurship Climate Favorable, Bankruptcies Prevail
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BOJ's Shirakawa: Global economic growth slowing somewhat
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AAR: Rail Traffic soft in June
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The Economic Debacle In Four Simple Charts
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Three Reasons Why We're Nowhere Close To A Recovery
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Recession Cost Per Person? $7,300
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Are We About to Repeat the Mistakes of 1937?
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CFO optimism has fallen sharply
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America Needs Austerity Not Hypocrisy: Economist
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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:
What will the AGs get in return for giving banks immunity?
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Many may lose homes in Bank of America deal
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Rumors of mortgage settlement false
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Rep. Frank: Make Higher Loan Limits Permanent
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Another Return to the 1970s
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Plain Vanilla? A Retro Flavor
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New Policy Ideas for housing being discussed, Realtor group overstates house prices
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Slim summer home price gains expected to reverse
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When banks voluntarily do principal reductions
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The Top Markets for Rental-Home Investors
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MERS Update: Oregon, Montana, Massachusetts Judges Allows MERS to Foreclose
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Nevada Supreme Court offers foreclosure guidance to mortgage firms
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Foreclosure sales dip for second straight month
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House resolution advocates temporary foreclosure moratorium
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PMI to pay underwater borrowers to stay put
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GSE pre-crisis loan portfolio performance likely to worsen: S&P
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Bankrupt Corbin Park project gets $14 million offer
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Landlords Voice Objections to Proposed Borders Group Sale
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Deutsche Bank, Mortgageit Ask Court to Throw Out $1 Billion U.S. Lawsuit
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MBIA, Merrill Agree to Drop Mortgage-Debt Credit Default Swaps Lawsuit
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Banking:
BofA Again Faces Capital Conundrum
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Bank of America, Morgan Stanley Flirt with 2009 Lows
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Congressman fears BofA's $8.5 billion RMBS settlement is too low
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IP:
Judges in US and Canada approve Nortel patents sale
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Nortel bondholders must have big toothy grins
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Outgunned Google accuses rivals of ganging up
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Investment Management:
Black Diamond Purchase of GSC Group Assets Is Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
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Celebs:
Tobey Maguire's 'Poker Account' Shows Losses
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Carnie Wilson Faces Foreclosure
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Education:
'Business as usual' at Byrnes as bankruptcy rolls on
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Trucking:
YRC Worldwide lands $400 million loan
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Agriculture:
The Great Drought Of 2011 Is America's Worst Since The Dust Bowl
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Orchestras:
Louisville Orchestra offer hits sour note with players
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Health Care:
California's Prime Healthcare to Buy Bankrupt Victor Valley Hospital
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Mass. AG wants more time to review sale
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Former workers at St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers need not worry about retirement money despite bankruptcy
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Former Philipsburg hospital property again fails to sell
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Hockey:
Gaglardi's window of exclusivity has ended
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Chuck Greenberg Wants to Own Another Metroplex Sports Team
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Satellites:
TerreStar Sale to Dish Opposed by Space Systems
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Religion:
Bankruptcy filings indicate Crystal Cathedral interested in other offers
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Catholics Asked to Pray About Crystal Cathedral Bid
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Spokane Diocese In Mediation Talks Over Sex Abuse Claims
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Video Rentals:
Video Stores Test Script for Survival
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Golf:
Bank pursuing foreclosure of Brackenridge country club
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Electricity:
Dynegy Seeks $1.7 Billion in Loans to Restructure Existing Debt
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Dynegy Sacrifices Bondholders to Duck Default
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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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Albany-area bankruptcy filings fall 14 percent
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Consumer bankruptcies down but debt load is still scary
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NH bankruptcy totals continue downward trend
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Poetry:
Supreme Court Decisions in Miniature Form
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Miscellaneous:
GSC, Vitro, Nortel, Borders, Nebraska Book, Spiegel: Bankruptcy
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ArchBrook Laguna, Omega, Ambac, Vitro, Seahawk: Bankruptcy
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Interest:
First Circuit denies post-petition interest to senior unsecured creditors
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Debt Collection:
Texas Nails Giant Debt Collector
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Retailing:
Still Have A Sharper Image Gift Card? It Might Actually Be Worth Something
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Landlords feel kept in dark by Borders sale plan
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Movies:
Movie Critical of Trial Lawyers Is Set for Debut
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Compensation:
The Maximum Wage
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Sovereigns:
Banks Wary of Economies Deemed Too Big to Fail
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Which Country's Banks Are Most Exposed To Their Own Governments?
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New Report On Banks And Sovereign Debt
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UK:
Southern Cross restructuring will lead to big losses for shareholders
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Southern Cross collapse now a reality for residents
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A&O faces Gordon Brown con trick scrutiny as hacking row grows
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Amended News Corp. Lawsuit Says Hacking Claims Show ‘Culture Run Amuck’
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UK struggles for growth, inflation shows surprise dip
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EU:
European markets plunge as debt crisis worsens
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Europe banks hit as Italy stokes contagion fears
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Euro zone breakup play seeping into markets
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Soros: Europeans now need 'plan B'
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EU Revives Buyback Idea as Crisis Hits Italy
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In Europe, an Outline of Options
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The "Smartest Man In Europe" Is Very Gloomy
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One person's economic recovery is guaranteed
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Euro tumbles to 7-week low against dollar
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Fallout From Europe's Credit Default Swaps Could Be Greater Than Lehman
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The Euro Rot Intensifies
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Euro Zone Still Seeks Private-Sector Solution
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Europe's Disintegration: It's Not About the PIIGS or the Euro
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Canada:
Who’s in Control? Replacing Management During a Restructuring
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France:
France: Middle Class, Things Are Getting Worse
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Germany:
Court forces IBM Germany to pay full pension insolvency levy
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PIIGS:
Italy Evolves Into E.U.'s Next Weak Link
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Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Bonds Slump on Contagion Threat
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Italian banks caught in sovereign crossfire
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Eurozone Leaders Fiddling as Rome Starts to Burn?
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Italian Plunge Brings Debt Crisis to Europe’s Biggest Borrower
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Berlusconi Talks Italian Economy Into Big Trouble
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Italian borrowing costs rise on debt crisis fears
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The 6 Reasons Italy Has Come Under Attack
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Spain Salgado: Restoring Financial Stability Must Be Top Priority
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ECB Bini Smaghi: Italy Is Rich Country, Will Never Default
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IMF agrees to give Greece $4.2 billion
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Greek PM Sends Open Letter To President Of The Eurogroup Saying: Our Problem Is Your Problem
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Greece Deputy Minister Doubts Privatization Targets
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OECD Tells EU to Agree to Greece Deal Quickly
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Greece faces "summer of uncertainty"
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Former German Fin Min Sees Greek Haircut As Inevitable
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Punish the Bankers, Not the Public
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China:
Moody's Raises 'Red Flags' at 61 Chinese Firms
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Japan:
Japan Can't Say When Reactors Will Restart
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MENA:
Egypt Now in Forth Day of Protests
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Protesters in Syria attack US embassy compound
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Australia:
Bankruptcies fall by more than sixteen percent
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Afghanistan:
Second Biggest Afghan Private Bank Denies Speculations on its Bankruptcy
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