July 13, 2011

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Law:

Howrey employees may be out $500,000 in bonuses
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The Best Law Firms To Work For
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Number of Legal Jobs Continue to Shrink, Number of Lawyers Continue to Rise
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The Mandatory Firm Retreat Associates Have To Pay For Out Of Pocket
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Brown Rudnick beefs up London insolvency with Chadbourne hire
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Cracking the Rainmaker Code
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Thank God I Don't Work at Goldman Sachs
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SNR Denton U.K. Salaried Partners To Provide First Ever Capital Contributions
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For Summer Associates Only — Reprise
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DLA Piper Adds Bankruptcy Partner in Chicago
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Depression: Time to apply that term to legal sector
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Did Crowell & Moring Insult Appalachians?
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World's Newest Country Turns to Skadden for Oil Deals
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No White After Labor Day Is Not Fashion Law
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Vault's 2012 Quality of Life Rankings
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Proposed Change in Labor Law ‘Advice’ Rule Calls for Law Firms to Reveal Client and Fee Info
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Can't Live Without 'Em
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Work-Life Balance—Walking the Talk?
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Freshfields investigates support function over supplier arrangements
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Multi-Jurisdictional Bribery and the News of the World Scandal
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Firm's Worst Nightmare: Associate Turns Out Not to Be a Lawyer
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Law Firm’s iPhone App Helps Employers Calculate Unfair Dismissal Costs
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The Law Firm of Tomorrow Is Available Today
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'Legal Sisterhood' Marks 30 Years of Support for Black Women Lawyers
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Former Hospital GC Set to Enter Guilty Plea in Alleged $1.7M Embezzlement
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Top Tips for Stripping Metadata from Faxes :)
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Phone apps can let users outsmart the law
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Pro bono catastrophe?
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What Might Have Happened at the Albany Law School Admissions Office
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An Update On a Mercer Law Student’s Untimely Death
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Police Seek Evidence in Mercer Law Grad’s Slaying, Await ‘Pivotal’ Forensic Results
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Lawyers Get Greenlight to Cybersnoop on Jurors
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Casey Anthony Video May Be Unsealed by Court
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Handwriting Analyst Helps in Jury Selection, Weighs in on Casey Anthony Verdict
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Technology at Work in the Casey Anthony Trial
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Are You Ready for the Casey Anthony Civil Suits?
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"Ouch!"
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Fictional Lawyer Madness: The Final
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An Eloquent How-to Manual for Strong Legal Writing
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A new law-enforcement tool: Facebook searches
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TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad in His Pants
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Couple Wins Damages After Condo Neighbor Complains They Were Having "Noisy"
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Judges:

Judge Denies Lawyer’s Motion to Take Down Courtroom ‘Truth’ Sign
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Federal Judge Tried to Derail Obama's Pick for Bench
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer shows progressive streak
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Cut Plans Called 'Insulting' to Courts
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures point to gains for Wall St
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Italy's debt crisis rattles global markets
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Stocks End Down Amid Ongoing Euro Zone Fears
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U.S. Stocks Rise as Minutes Show Fed Hasn't Ruled Out Stimulus
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Stocks gain, then lose, after Fed minutes
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Meet The People With Wall Street's Hottest Title: The CRO
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Layoffs:

Job openings flat in May
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Fed Officials Worried on Weaker Job Market
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What US Job Numbers Didn't Tell You
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73 Companies That Discriminate Against The Unemployed
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The jobs agenda Obama refuses to embrace
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Obama, try this for a jobs plan
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The US War Against Jobs
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GE CEO: Business Must Do More on Jobs
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Nearly 5 unemployed for every job opening
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:

S&P says Dodd-Frank doesn't end "too big to fail"
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Captain America Vs. Elizabeth Warren
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How Warren Blew It
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Financial Consumer Agency Prepares for Launch
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CFPB to unleash bank examiners on Dodd-Frank anniversary
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Hoenig: One More Shot At Dodd-Frank
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Barney Frank says financial overhaul is ‘holding up very well’
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Major Pro-Consumer Financial Reforms Take Shape This Month
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Banks Prepared To Pay Meet Costs Of Better Supervision - IIF
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Small Business:

How to Negotiate With Vendors
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Celebs:

Get Paid or Die Trying
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R. Kelly Facing Foreclosure
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'Bridesmaids' Carnie Wilson's house NOT in foreclosure
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The Top 4 Hollywood Foreclosures of the Year
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More Financial Woes for Toni Braxton; Possible Bankruptcy No. 3?
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Creditors claim $47.5 million from Kluge, Moses
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Litigation:

Ex-BearingPoint Directors to Face Lawsuit Over Bankruptcy in State Court
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Solar:

Evergreen Solar Falls to Record Low After Bankruptcy Warning
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Baseball:

Dodgers Paid JPMorgan's Highbridge $5.25 Million Fee for Loan, MLB Claims
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L.A. Dodgers Bankruptcy Judge Limits Documents Team Lender Must Give MLB
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Selig: No big obstacles left in Einhorn's Mets bid
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Selig defends 2004 sale of Dodgers to McCourt
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Dodgers bankruptcy : Fox money is all gone
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Dodgers Detail Their Finances
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Everyone Is Going to Have to Accept the Fact That the Guy Who Caught Derek Jeter’s 3,000th Hit Is Going to Pay Some Taxes
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Accounting:

Bonus Watch ‘11: KPMG Officially Rolls Out “Early Career Investment Bonus” Program for Senior Associates
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Economy:

Deficit driven by higher oil imports; biggest gap since fall 2008
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans sense double-dip recession
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More Americans Act Like Survivalists
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Debt's dark angel
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Small-Business Index in US Fell in June to Nine-Month Low
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Fewer miss mortgage payments, but health care costs kill confidence
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McConnell outlines new proposal on debt ceiling
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America Is In Denial About Taxes
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Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3
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Alan Greenspan Blames The Bad U.S. Economy On The Lazy Young Work Force
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Business Lobby Slams Congress on Debt, Deficit
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A Conservative on the GOP's Debt Endgame
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Trying to make sense of the McConnell debt-ceiling plan
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Mitch McConnell to Obama: You want debt ceiling raised? Then raise it yourself!
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Barack Obama battles left and right for debt ceiling agreement
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Obama and Republicans Fight Over Who Is Leading on Debt
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

Boehner-Cantor Rivalry Affecting Debt Talks
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Why Obama is pushing for a mega-deal
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Obama Insists on Budget Deal First
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McConnell: Deal Not Possible With Obama
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Bernanke May Tell Congress Deficits Imperil Decline in U.S. Borrowing Cost
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Raise Taxes or Granny Gets It
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The debt limit fight: A primer
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Business Groups to Congress, White House
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Obama-Republican spat is over future taxes
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Next Steps Unclear at Recent Fed Meeting
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Was the recession a good thing?
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Why You Should Worry About a 'TARP Moment'
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Since $800 Billion In Stimulus Didn't Work, Krugman Wants To Double Down
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Golden years take on new meaning: Americans expect to work
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Census: Share of children in US hits record low
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Ripping off needy seniors through the 'chained CPI'
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The Rich Are Now Richer Than Before The 2008 Credit Meltdown
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New York City's Population Of Millionaires Increased By 52,800 In The Past Year
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OPEC: Weak Economy to Cut Oil Demand
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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:

State AGs Never Had A Chance Against Big Banks
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Dismissal of MBIA v Bank of America suit spurs speculation of future deal
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New York Probing Bank of America Accord
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New Texas law clarifies banks’ rights to rents
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Home prices, inventory levels trend up
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Southern California housing market improves slightly in June
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A Huge Problem for New Federal Foreclosure Prevention Efforts
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Finally, feds getting serious about housing
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Foreclosures drop in the West as filing slows
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Lawmakers to investigate foreclosures on military members
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Lawsuit Alleges Citi Illegally Foreclosed On Thousands Of Soldiers' Homes
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Rate of foreclosure home sales dips in Phoenix
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Lawmakers debate piecemeal approach to GSE reform
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Hedge funds to play part in buying Fannie, Freddie assets
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Effort to refinance underwater GSE mortgages gains steam
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Blumenthal Announces Senate Probe of Mortgage Servicers
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Foreclosure notices sent over Facebook
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Police Warn Residents About 'Gutter Grabbers'... Houses target for copper
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Developer Steve Hoyt Files for Bankruptcy
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Whitehall Refinances Troubled Portfolio
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Borders defends auction plan amid landlords' ire
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Check Out The Connecticut House A Hedge Fund Analyst Just Bought
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Banking:

WaMu, shareholders clash again over bankruptcy exit
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BofA's Handling of Blunder Deeply Troubling
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Settlements, lower trading to hurt BoA 2Q bank earns
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New York Attorney General Seeks Data on Bank of America Accord
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If You Like Sheila Bair You'd Love Ed Gray And Tim Ryan
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JPMorgan, Citigroup Struggle to Boost Revenue as Analysts Look Past Profit
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Wall St. Banks Expected to Post Weak 2nd-Quarter Results
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Religion:

Church Known for Ministry to Ex-Prostitutes Enters Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy court allows Crystal Cathedral to consider new buyers
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Henderson church wins early battle in effort to avoid foreclosure
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Sports:

Sports Loses Its Escapist Gleam In A Summer Of Court Dates
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The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams
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Autos:

Saab Signs Deals With Large Number Of Suppliers
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Maximum Bob dishes it out
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Health Care:

More layoffs possible at Bamberg Hospital
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Hearing set for Quincy hospital buy
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Corporate Governance:

Corporate Governance Perspective: Where We Are Now, What Lies Ahead
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The Latest Outrageous Payments And Costs Hidden In Corporate Filings
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Insiders cash out
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Tax:

The History Of Taxes: Here's How High Today's Rates Really Are
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About 100,000 Tax Preparers Sorta Forgot Those Identification Number Rules Went into Effect This Year
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Senator Revives Push for Offshore Tax Changes
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Mass Torts:

When Conspiracy Is a Good Thing—Pittsburgh Corning’s Latest Attempt to Protect Affiliates from Asbestos Liabilities
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Fear Still Flows One Year After BP Spill
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Climate:

Drought in 14 states means disaster for many
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Horrendous Heat Spans from Texas to Virginia
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(No 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:

GSC, Vitro, Nortel, Borders, Lehman, Nebraska: Bankruptcy
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Rochelle on Ambac and Omega Bankruptcies and DOMA
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

MD PA:Regional bankruptcies show 12.8% decline
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Reclamation:

How to Reclaim Something that Isn't There: A Creative Way Around § 546(c)
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Poetry:

Stevens on Retirement
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Sales:

River Road Hotel Partners
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Insurance:

MBIA Shares Bounce on Settlement Hopes
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Professional liability policy proceeds not property of bankruptcy estate
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Trustees:

Bankruptcy Trustee Faces Prison For Embezzling
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Fraud:

Madoff Judge OKs Trustee’s First Payments
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SIPC balks at Mets' request to throw out Madoff suit
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Trailer For 'Chasing Madoff' Promises To Anger Many
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Where was SEC as trouble festered at Chinese companies
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Federal court freezes assets of Houston firm, owner
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Municipalities:

As Central Falls Falls
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Central Falls Receivers Cost $700k
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Pontiac an example of where Detroit's headed
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Companies Fleeing California (Again)
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Predictable result after after cash-strapped city cuts vice squad
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Cash-strapped San Diego considers tax for cats
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Struggling U.S. Capitals Seek More From Tax-Exempt Landowners
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Principles Clash Keeps Minnesota Shut Down
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Mail:

Can the U.S. Postal Service go from pauper to prosperous?
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Credit Reporting:

Customer Sues Chase, Says Bank Ruined Her Credit By Declaring Her Dead
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IMF:

Can Lagarde Make It? Yes, of Course
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Lagarde selects US official as top deputy at IMF
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UK:

Southern Cross To Cease Operations, Give Homes To Landlords
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Mixed picture on bank lending to businesses
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Appointment of Administrators - 12 July 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 12 July 2011
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Is bankruptcy still affordable for Britons?
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Business Recovery & Insolvency Newsletter
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EU:

Is the Euro Entering Its Dying Throes?
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Henes: Rules of Debt Restructuring
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EU Debt Fears Hit Stocks After Ireland Downgrade
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As Italy wobbles, Europe needs a bold new debt-crisis strategy
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Europe Considers Greek Default Possible; Leaders to Meet
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Rome strains Italophile Germans
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Europe, IMF need to act soon to avoid contagion: IIF
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Citi Asks 2 Great Questions About The Crisis Engulfing Europe
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Germany says no concrete plans for euro crisis summit
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Canada:

Please Mum files for creditor protection
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PIIGS:

Why Everyone Is Suddenly So Worried About Italy
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And Now to Really Scare you About Italy
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Italy's woes could be contagious, even to US
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French Banks Face Greatest Italian Risk
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Italy Is 'Too Big To Bail' -- Even For France, Germany
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Italy's borrowing costs soar... Berlusconi appeals for national unity and 'sacrifices'
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Why Italy is not the next Greece
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Italy's economic battle
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Ireland Cut to Junk Rating by Moody's
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Moody's cut casts doubt on Irish debt mkt return
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Treasuries Gain as Moody's Cuts Ireland Credit Rating to Junk
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Commission Gives B Of I Temporary Approval For €5.35 Billion Recapitalisation
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Greek contagion: A road map
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Lagarde urges Greece to do more
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Greece seeking new bailout deal by late August, warns of 'market calamities'
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Venizelos Says Second Greek Package Must Be Ready by September
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The way to end the Greek farce
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Commerzbank CEO calls for Greek debt haircut
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Greece Bailout Less Painful Than Bank Bailout - OECD
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Defaulted Greece May Have to Rescue Trichet
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Hey Bro, Can You Spot Greece Like $43 Billion?
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Japan:

The troubles of TEPCO
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China:

China's Economy Grows 9.5%, Exceeding Estimates
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MENA:

Bahrain Shiites Walk Out of Talks with King
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