July 20, 2011

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Law:

Recruited by Skadden as She Neared 70, Chicago Lawyer’s Job Is to Bring in Business, Mentor Women
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General Counsel Raked in the Dough Last Year
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Top-Earning GC Is a Woman Who Made $6.5M In Cash Compensation
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Renault, News Corp, and the Perils of Internal Investigations
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News Corp board hires two big gun lawyers
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Lawyer Limelight: Kenneth Eckstein
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Bankruptcy Leads Borders To Join the Ranks of Liquidated Retailers
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When Networking Is Not Working
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AFAs and Secret Codes: Knowing Cost Rates
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Small Firms Growing In This Economy
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An Update on Deidre Dare, Allen & Overy Associate Turned Aspiring Authoress
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Summer Associate American Idol – Learning How to Handle Criticism
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Law Schools Head To The Bunker To Avoid New York Times Fallout
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NY Law Dean Responds to Times Critique, Cites ‘Lifelong Value’ of Legal Education
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Lawyer of the Day: Georgetown Law Grad Pulls Trigger, May Have Shot Career In The Foot
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WorldCard Mobile iPhone App Review
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Cost-Effective Web Tools for Business Intelligence
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Three ways to break the ice online
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Bewildered Lawyers Stumble Onto Google +
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Petrohawk-BHP, Madoff, SocGen, Google, Galleon in Court News
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Case Goes Up in Smoke for Lawyers Tossed Off Tobacco Suit
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Nonlawyer Who Handled More than 60 Cases Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
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Lawyer Did "Everything Right," Except Go to Law School, Graduate, and Get a License
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New York lawyer must return files to former firm
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NBA Lockout Is Giving at Least 1 Player Time to Focus on Law School Applications
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Rabbi and Wife Charged with Kidnapping Man in Effort to Force Religious Divorce
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Mr. Law School: Does Not Play Well With Court Staff
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Lawyer Busted for Hiring Hit Man to Kill Colleague
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Leading Russian Firm Merges to Create Region's Largest Legal Business
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Judges:

Delaware Judges Making Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Earn It
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Conn. to Close 4 Courthouses, Lay off 452 to Cut $38M from Budget; Expect Civil Case Delays
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9th Circuit Judge Reinhardt Unfazed by Supreme Court Criticism
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NY Lawyer J. Paul Oetken Confirmed as Nation's First Openly Gay Judge
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NY Judges May Have to Wait Even Longer for Their Salaries to Catch Up With Inflation
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ABA confronts judicial fundraising issue
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise on debt talks, Apple profit
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Shares rebound but debt concerns likely to return
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Inside Goldman's Earnings Miss
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Goldman's best days may be over
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Street Sneers at Goldman's Less Risky, Less Profitable Quarter
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At Goldman, the Cost Cutting Begins
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Are You Average? At Goldman Sachs, You’re Paid $90,140
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The Goldman Sachs Bonus Collapse Is Underway
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15 Reasons You Don't Want To Work At Goldman Sachs
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15 Stocks Traders Have Suddenly Begun To Short
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Layoffs:

U.S . to Close 800 Computer Data Centers
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Goldman CFO sees up to 1,000 job cuts globally
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Add Another 17,200 to the Jobless Roles
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Media:

Could News Corp end up in play?
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With Brooks arrested, tabloid insiders open up
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Earth to Rupert: Just sell the newspapers!
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Brooks Says She's Never Sanctioned Payoff
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Rupert Murdoch testifies in phone hacking, is attacked
(DBN)

Somebody Always Brings Pie
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Rupert Murdoch, the "hands-off" CEO
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Murdoch Promises to Clean Up the Mess
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Meet Wendi Deng Murdoch, the Real Chinese Superpower
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Corporate Reform:

WSJ: A Dodd-Frank Retreat Deserves a Veto
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The Seven Former SAC Employees Who Defied SEC Laws This Year
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House GOP gear up to rework Consumer Protection Bureau
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Watchdog Starved, Wall Street Gets a Bone
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Un-Warrented: American Consumers Lose Their Biggest Defender
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Sorry Elizabeth, Wall Street Said No
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Elizabeth Warren's master class in getting what you want ‎
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Liberal group raises money for Warren Senate run
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GOP to Block Obama Pick Cordray
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US Consumer Bureau Warns On Credit Score Discrepancies
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Alternative Energy:

McBurney Corp. files Chapter 11
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Consumer Debt:

S&P/Experian indices show consumer credit defaults down in June
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IP:

Canadian Government Won't Review Nortel $4.5B Patent Sale
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Religion:

Vatican denies abuse cover-up claim
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Economy:

New Senate Debt Plan Emerges
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Obama: Gang Of Six Proposal Is A "Very Significant Step" Forward In Debt Ceiling Talks
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Obama Throws Support Behind Gang of Six Debt Plan
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U.S. Debt Compromise Pressure Intensifies
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A Few Years From Now You're Going To Wake Up With A Bunch Of New Taxes
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Poll: Don't Cut Social Security
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5 Questions About Social Security, Debt Ceiling
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McConnell Plan May be Reckoning for GOP
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GOP Presses Ahead with Long Shot Debt Plan
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Obama Meets with Boehner; Threatens Veto
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Why Wall Street Is Suspiciously Silent About The Debt Ceiling Debate
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Debt Ceiling Debate Turns Scary
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The Facts About the Debt Ceiling
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The Debt Limit and National Security
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

Americans Fed Up with Political Gridlock
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The Truth About Private Sector Growth Under Obama
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San Francisco Fed analyst sees GDP growth of 2.6% this year
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Soros is 75% in cash
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Ron Paul: 'We Will Default, Debt Is Unsustainable'
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18 Signs That Global Financial Markets Smell Blood In The Water
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Did the Economy Peak in Spring?
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US Misery Index Hits 12.8%
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10 Signs We're Freaking Out on the Economy
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Report: Biofuels are Driving Food Prices
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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:

US housing starts leap in June
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On Track for Record Low Housing Completions in 2011
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Behind the Numbers: Bounce for Home Builders?
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Homeowners in Denial About Value of Properties
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

More firms bet on incoming wave of REO
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NCLC's Bankruptcy Mortgage Project
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In June, Fewer For-Sale Signs on Homes
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Homeownership no longer an aspirational goal: PIMCO
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Report: No Plans for another Large Housing Program
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Mutli-family Starts and Completions
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More Bidders at Foreclosure Auctions
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Quelle Surprise! The Banks Lied and Robosigning Lives!
(DBN)

How 'robo-signing' occurs in the mortgage industry
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Lawmakers Call for Robo-Signing Probe After Reports That Practice Is Still Widespread re Mortgage Docs
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California foreclosure activity hits four-year low
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Searching for Parents in the Housing Market
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Moody's: CMBS delinquency rate falls to 9.02% for June
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Banking:

Bank of America Earnings: Don’t Just Blame Mortgages
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How Merrill Lynch Is Propping Up Bank Of America
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B. of A. facing capital issue, says no share sale
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Bank Of America Stock Hits New 52-Week Low
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Two New Words Showed Up In Bank Of America's Earnings Report
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Wells Fargo Beats By A Penny
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Lehman:

Lehman Minibonds Took Bankruptcy Claims Trading To Record
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Retailing:

Lamenting Borders' Death at 'Store No. 1'
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Borders' Zombie Shares
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Borders end to have ripple effect across country
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Sharper Image lawsuit helps cardholders
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Borders Closings Mean Some Businesses Will Win While Others Lose
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Borders’ Bezos Champagne Toast Marked Start of Chain’s Demise - Bloomberg
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Borders' liquidation sales could start Friday
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Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived
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Borders demise seen a small help to Barnes & Noble
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Small Business:

A Lemonade Stand Bites the Dust - Again
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Food/Beverage:

Perkins plan aims at fall bankruptcy exit
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Chicken Out files for bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Settlement offered in multimillion dollar bankruptcy case
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Telecoms:

NextWave facing second bankruptcy
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Art:

Salander Gallery's Morse to Serve Weekends in Jail for 4 Months
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Consultants:

Huron Consulting Group Hires Hussey as CFO
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Logistics:

Clark Holdings Extends Engagement of AlixPartners
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Video Rentals:

U.S. judge OKs bonus for sole Blockbuster employee
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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
(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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Municipalities:

Moody's Just Put These 5 States On Downgrade Warning
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Harrisburg Spurns Financial Recovery Plan, Putting Bond Financing at Risk
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Jefferson County to meet with bankruptcy expert Thursday
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Sewer debt crisis: Jefferson County prepares legal team for possible bankruptcy
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Receiver—Decision on Central Falls Bankruptcy Weeks Away
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State receiver seeks Central Falls retiree cuts
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Derivatives Sold to Governments Get Dodd-Frank Disclosure: One Year Later
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Discharge:

Catch Me…If You Can: Plan Release Carve-Out May Have Limited “Real Life” Application
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Tax:

Paying taxes your employer keeps
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Trucking:

Dilution or Bankruptcy : The Future Looks Dim for YRC Worldwide Shareholders
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Baseball:

McCourt's Battle With Selig Helps Einhorn
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Maybe Now The Dodgers Can Officially Add Bankruptcy To The Lineup
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Dodgers Bankruptcy Hearing Wednesday To Determine Source Of Financing
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Dodgers bankruptcy : What is Wednesday's hearing about?
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Celebs:

Trumped up: Kluge bankruptcy means all signs point to Donald
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Once-Celebrated Recklessness Leads to Dykstra's Financial Fall
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Lenny Dykstra Didn’t Feel The Need To Reveal His Intelligence, Market Savvy In The Most Obvious Ways
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Politics:

Why an Elizabeth Warren Run for Senate is a Terrible Idea
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Fraud:

Madoff Investor Asks Appeals Court to Review $7.2 Billion Picower Deal
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Former Client of Crookedest Lawyer Ever First to Object to Mounting Legal Fees
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Hedge fund execs deny WaMu bankruptcy impropriety
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Aurelius Got Early Updates on WaMu Talks, Lawyer for Shareholders Claims
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Former Industrial Enterprises of America CEO Found Guilty
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Charges Widen Against Associates Of Petters
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The Salinas story gets more salacious
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Climate:

Iowa Heat Index is 120 Plus
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Blistering Heat Blankets 1/2 Of Nation
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UK:

Lloyd's Poaches restructuring Guru From RBS
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Appointment of Administrators - 19 July 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 19 July 2011
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R3 comments on Government’s response to the personal insolvency review
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R3 welcomes increase in bankruptcy cost
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Activists call for action as more Scots take on debt
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Turnaround specialist in at Makro
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Personal insolvency reform takes shape
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EU:

Eurozone: An elusive debt resolution
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Goldman Sachs's Net Troubled Europe Risk Is $1.5-$2 Billion
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IMF Warns European Debt Could Derail Global Economy
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IMF: Lagarde Plans To Attend EU Meeting On Debt Crisis
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Angela Merkel dashes hopes of lasting settlement on Eurozone debt
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Printing money is Europe's only way out
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Europe at the Brink
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Europe's Travails and Our Collective Fate
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EU Said to Weigh Bailout Fund Use for Emergency Credit to Thwart Contagion
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The Next Bazooka: How Europe Hopes To Stop Contagion In Its Tracks
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How Germany Was An Enabler And A Beneficiary Of The Debt Mess In Europe
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PIIGS:

Scenarios: Possible impact of a Greek ratings default
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Greek finmin plans talks with US, IMF's Lagarde
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France pushes for crisis deal after IMF warning
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Papandreou Sees Make-or-Break Time in Crisis
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Banks ready multi-strand proposal for Greek
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JPMorgan Supermodel Intern Xenia On Greece And The Meaning Of Life
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IE: SFA Condemns Superquinn Receivership As "Sharp Practice"
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Beyond Greece, Europe Fears Financial Contagion in Italy and Spain
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Canada:

Cnooc Agrees to Buy Opti Canada for $2.1 Billion to Add Oil-Sands
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Japan:

Japan's crippled nuclear plant reaches stability
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Japan Halts Some Beef Shipments Over Radioactive Feed
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Sweden:

Expert takes over half of ONOFF stores
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Finland:

Elcoteq shares dive on insolvency proceedings
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Creditors freeze troubled Elcoteq's bank accounts
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