July 21, 2011

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Law:

Paul Hastings To Become… Paul Hastings. But Now It’s ‘Official’
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Vault's 2012 Regional Law Firm Rankings
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UK top 50 law firms endure gloom to post best growth figures since 2008
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DLA tops rankings on global scale as emerging law groups reshape market
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William Firth Joins Offit Kurman In Wilmington
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Attorney Facing 80 Felony Counts in Law Firm Embezzlement Case
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First Rupert Murdoch Blamed His Lawyers, Then He Stuck a Gag in Their Mouths
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Harbottle permitted to respond in Hackgate saga as News Corp lawyers up in the US
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News Corp Directors Hire Outside Law Firm
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News Corp Hires Ex-US AG for Hacking Case
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News Corp. Hires FCPA Expert
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Did News Corp. Reporters Hack 9/11 Victims’ Phones? The FBI Wants to Know
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Lawyer Fails to Obtain Injunction Barring Baker & Donelson from Monitoring His Conduct
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Who Needs a Lawyer When You Have a CFO?
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What Professionals Can Learn About Pricing from Apple's App Store
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Celebrity Summer Associate: A Star Athlete
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When Networking Is Not Working
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Firm Sues Former Associate to Keep Him From Working This Summer
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The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship?: BigLaw Firm Comes to Casablanca
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Exasperated Arkansas Town Ignores Constitution
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Police Find Lawyer Lunching with Escaped Con She Hoped to Marry; Facebook Photo Is Evidence
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Lawyer Charged with Tax Evasion, Accused of Using Firm Accounts to Pay for Daughter’s Wedding
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Canadian Law Society Ordered to Pay $100K for Bias Against Lawyer Who Admitted Depression
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Adventures in Lawyer Advertising: Golden Showers Bring Big Dollars
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Lawyer Hates iPhones
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Double Eagle, Single Loss for Family With Found Coins
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Chiesi, UBS, RBC Capital, News Corp., Altria in Court News
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UBS-Madoff, Da Vinci Invest, RBC Capital, News Corp., Altria in Court News
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Lawyer Gets Three-Year Suspension for Accessing Onetime Fiancée’s Bank Accounts
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Blitzed! Former Players Sue NFL Over Head Injuries
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Fictional Lawyer Madness: The Winner
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Judges:

Citizen Kozinski: A Cool Coincidence, and an Inspiring Story
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Judge/Lawyer Faulted for Hearing Cases Brought by His Firm
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Home Rule For Judges
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Judges Behaving Badly? A Slew of Lurid Allegations
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‘OK as a Judge,’ Retired California Jurist is a Record-Breaking High-Jumper
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Dispute Arises Within Prominent California Judges Group
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Cuomo Aide: Time Is Not Right to Raise Judges' Pay
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal losses
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US Stocks Close Lower
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Stocks Dip After Ugly Existing Home Sales Report
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Goldman: Principal, BlackRock Are Good Buys
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Layoffs:

Layoffs Pick Up as Recovery Hopes Ebb
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Lockheed Martin offers voluntary layoff plan to 6,500 employees
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:

Dodgers Fight Major League Baseball Over $150 Million Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy judge to base Dodgers decision on bottom line
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In Bankruptcy Court, Arguments Over Dollars and Sense
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Dodgers bankruptcy : Did judge hint at ruling favoring MLB?
(DBN)

Dodgers' judge sees "bare-knuckled" fight looming
(DBN)

Dodgers Called On Goldman, Time Warner Cable for Loan
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Attorney: Dodgers shouldn't be forced to accept MLB financing
(DBN)

Dodgers, MLB Trade Accusations Over Loan in Court Hearing
(DBN)

McCourt offers slightly better loan
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Dodgers, MLB spar over loan proposals
(DBN)

Dodgers Bankruptcy Hearing Reveals McCourt Putting Club in Deeper Debt
(DBN)

Arent Fox’s Aram Ordubegian Discusses Los Angeles Dodgers Bankruptcy Filing
(DBN)

Attorneys still bickering in Rangers bankruptcy case
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee May Drop $2 Billion in Claims Against UBS
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Aurelius Got Early Updates on WaMu Talks, Lawyer Claims
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Aurelius paid $150,000 to sound proof an office during a WaMu bankruptcy case.
(DBN)

Chiesi, Insider-Trading Figure, Gets 30 Months Behind Bars
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Retailing:

After Borders bust, who'll fall next?
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Borders to seek court's OK on plan to shut doors
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Borders Says It Won’t Assume Contracts, Calls Creditors’ Objections Moot
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Borders liquidation: What's going to happen to all of those books?
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Profiting on Distress
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4 Lessons From the Demise of Borders
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New Chapter for Kobo as Borders Liquidates
(DBN)

Borders bankruptcy : Done in by its own stupidity, not the Internet.
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Books Without Borders
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Economy:

The Tea Party's Self-Fulfilling Bankruptcy Prophesy
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Hoenig: Growth to Continue at Modest Pace
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Obama Open to Short-Term Debt-Cap Deal
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Grand Bargain Returns to U.S. Debt Talks
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Tax Breaks for Capital Gains Threatened in Bipartisan Deficit-Cut Proposal
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Where the GOP Went Wrong on Debt
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$1 Trillion vs. $1 Trillion
(DBN)

Summers Warns of Financial Armageddon
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Money managers wary as the debt-ceiling debate drags on
(DBN)

Why debt-ceiling brawl hasn't rattled bonds, yet
(DBN)

U.S. Consumers May Cede Shopping Crown
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Home sales on pace for worst showing in 14 years
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Existing home sales drop, cancellations up
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California pending home sales rise for second straight month
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Architectural billings index falls but inquiries for new projects rising
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LPS: Delinquency rate edges upward in June
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Gang of Six and the Housing Market
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For Home Sales: Signed, Sealed, Not Delivered
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Mortgage applications rose 15.5% last week as refinancing activity surges
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Lawmakers urge regulators to unseal foreclosure reviews
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More Americans to exit homeownership
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Are 'Divorce Starts' the New Leading Indicator for the Housing Market?
(DBN)

LandAmerica workers will finally get their share
(DBN)

Fed fines Wells Fargo $85 million for questionable mortgages
(DBN)

St. Paul developer Jerry Trooien seeks OK for complex reorganization
(DBN)

FTC mails $108 million in refund checks to Countrywide borrowers
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Moody's: CRE prices up 6.3% in May to highest level in six months
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Media:

The Murdochs: You See, We're the Victims
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News Corp could face civil action in the United States over phone hacking
(DBN)

Calpers attacks News Corp share structure
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Murdoch and His Apologists
(DBN)

Is Rupert Murdoch An Old Fox Or Just Old?
(DBN)

Jon Stewart walks viewers through News. Corp events
(DBN)

Murdochs lose $750m in scandal
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg, Penn Council rejects state rescue plan
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Pennsylvania's Capital City Marches Toward Default
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City's rejection of Pa. recovery plan is a first
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County commissioners 'disappointed' in rejection of Act 47 plan
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Ala. commissioners prepare bankruptcy plans
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Lawsuits back in play after Harrisburg council's rejection of Act 47 plan
(DBN)

Rhode Island city - 'Big Ask' for retirees to sacrifice pension income
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More than half of Central Falls pensions worth under $30K
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RI releases Central Falls pension information
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Tale of Vallejo: Much More to Municipal Bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

More Civil Actions From Financial Crisis in SEC Pipeline
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The SEC's Recent High-Profile Prosecutions: A Flash in the Pan?
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The SEC Has Gotten Tougher in 2011 and May Get Tougher Still
(DBN)

CFPB releases report comparing credit scores
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CFPB: Headless Consumer Cop Takes Over the Banking Beat
(DBN)

Federal consumer protection agency launching amid lingering controversy
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U.S. House to consider consumer agency bill
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New Consumer Protection Agency Faces Opposition
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New Poll Shows Strong Support for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Why Elizabeth Warren's nomination might have been preferable for the GOP
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Obama Defends Consumer Agency — and His Nominee to Head It
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GOP to Richard Cordray Nothing personal
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Richard Cordray and the CFPB: Let the nominee speak
(DBN)

Confirm Cordray as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief: editorial
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Taking Stock of Dodd-Frank, One Year Later
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Geithner: Save Dodd Frank
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Horse Racing:

NYRA to undergo a third audit
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Horticulture:

Court OKs Nurserymen's sale
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Credit Reporting:

U.S. Consumers Denied Auto, Card Loans to Get Free Copies of Credit Scores
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Banking:

Regional banks post profit gains, some loan growth
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion 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:

Borders, Blockbuster, Metropark, Charlie Brown's: Bankruptcy
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Lehman, Borders, Fairfield, Madoff, Colonial: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Claims Trading:

US bankruptcy claims trading volume hits record
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed Investors Dusting Up for Restructuring Bout
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Entertainment:

Collapse rocks promoter Michael Edgley who files for bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Harry & David says pension plan issue threatens its reorganization
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Telecoms:

Birch Telecom gets bankruptcy court permission to purchase Cordia
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Lehman:

Barclays Digs In Heels On $2 Billion Lehman Payment
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Judge OKs creditor pact with Lehman on payout plan
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Legal wrangling over Lehman
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Corporate Governance:

Citadel Asks E*Trade to Call Special Meeting, Remove Directors
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Mass Torts:

BP Gulf spill compensation fund to be audited
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Aviation:

Sun Country Airlines Finds New Owner
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American Places Largest Aircraft Order in Aviation History
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Autos:

UAW: No New Concessions to Automakers
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Workers abandon bankrupt carmaker
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Finance:

Venture funding hits highest level since 2009
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Hollywood:

David Bergstein Wins a Round in Ongoing Bankruptcy Proceeding
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

'Dr. Shine' pleads guilty in fed. court
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Health Care:

Judge Approves Forum Liquidation
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UK:

Football legend's £2m debt write-off sparks fury
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EU:

Euro's fate seen at stake as leaders meet
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Euro could face its 'splat moment' as José Manuel Barroso breaks cover
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Euro Leaders Start Talks on Sovereign Debt Crisis
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Germany and France agree bond buyback plan for Greece, but rule out tax on banks
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Euro Rises to Week High on Merkel, Sarkozy Deal
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Germany May Back Euro Bonds in Future, Deputy Foreign Minister Hoyer Says
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There are times when asking a favor is not enough
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Brussels fiddles while Rome burns
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Euro Will Find No 'Panacea' From Greek Summit Outcome
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PIIGS:

Greece: Looking for the 'right' place to crash
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Edging Towards A European Deal For Greece
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Greek Deal Likely to Involve Bond Exchange
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Greece Agreement Will Probably Lead To Selective Default - French Source
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Spain, Greece Notes Rise on Merkel-Sarkozy Pact; Bunds Rebound
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Spain pays record high rates on debt before summit
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Canada:

No new owner for Davie Shipyard as clock ticks down
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SWSDA creditors frustrated by delays
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Czech Republic:

ECM trading suspended as creditors force bankruptcy
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China:

Rumors of SMEs Bankruptcy Wave Not True: Spokesman
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