Law:
A U.S. Default? Bankruptcy Experts Say No
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Nelson v. Jones Day: Case Dismissed
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Lawsuit of the Day: Youngblood v. Irell & Manella Former partner alleges harassment by Morgan Chu.
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Freshfields hit with £142m London Underground negligence claim
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1st Circuit weighs whether suit against original defendants' lawyers, auditors is enforcement action
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Couple Sues Duane Morris, Claims Estate Plan Partner Pointed Them Toward Investing With Madoff
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NY BigLaw Firm Hikes Pay for London Associates
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Firm Axes 31 as Profits Per Partner Plunge
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A Billable Life
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A.G. Defends Rule Prohibiting Non-Lawyer Interest
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Getting Your Name Out There
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Facebook, JPMorgan, Citigroup, UBS, Lehman in Court News
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Cover Letters from Hell
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Do Grades Degrade in Importance?
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Law Schools: Unfortunate Comment Award
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Law School State of Mind
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Law Professors Find a Hard Road to Federal Appointments
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Great Lawyers: "A First-Rate Madness" by Nassir Ghaemi explains them
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Did Fake Military Hero Rick Strandlof Go On to Pose as a Major Firm Oil and Gas Attorney?
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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Compete for Backing of Right-Wing Legal Elite
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Iowa Considers Secrecy Proposal for Lawyer Misconduct
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Black Student Can't Be Valedictorian
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Should You Include Reasons in Your Motion to Dismiss?
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Cop Catches Baby Thrown At Him By Kidnapping Suspect
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Judges:
Diversity Comes to Judiciary
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Ginsburg offers 'greatest hits' summary of past term
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A priceless win at the Supreme Court? No, it has a price.
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5th Circuit not pleased with brief's “technical and grammatical errors”
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal higher open
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When Will Markets React to Debt Ceiling Impasse?
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Stocks Sag on Debt Deadlock
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Layoffs:
RIM to Cut 2,000 Jobs as BlackBerry Loses Market Share to IPhone
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20% of American Men Don't Work: No Outrage?
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On Jobs, the U.S. Is Turning Into Europe
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:
U.S. Rating Cut May Force Unloading of Student-Loan Debt, Citigroup Says
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Retailing:
Books-A-Million Says It Won’t Buy 30 Locations From Bankrupt Borders
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Fraud:
Ezri Namvar Is the New Bernie Madoff and the Most Reviled Man in L.A.
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Lawyer Limelight: Perrie Weiner
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Autos:
Chrysler, union aim for deal without arbitration
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Chrysler-UAW talks start wrapped in the American flag… But why?
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UAW President Says Labor Costs to Stay Similar at GM, Ford and Chrysler
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Shafted Delphi Retirees Suing Treasury, Auto Task Force
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No bankruptcy for Saab
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Saab Auto Creditors Seek Collection, Swedish Agency Says
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GM Clashed with Kremlin Over Opel
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Russian Industrialist Buys Norwegian Electric Carmaker Think
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Orchestras:
Judge strikes compromise in orchestra bankruptcy
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Judge orders limited disclosure in orchestra case
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Religion:
The Diocese of Orange offers $50 million in cash for Crystal Cathedral Ministries
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Fix the Economy GOD’$ WAY: Dave Ramsey’s Great Christian Recovery
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Corporate Governance:
D.C. Circuit Vacates Proxy Access Rules, Blasts the SEC
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Media:
Rupert Murdoch in Complete Denial
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James Murdoch is Doomed
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Who is paying News Corp's legal bills?
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Consultants:
Kinetic Partners Hires Seery for Corporate Recovery, Restructuring Advisory
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Economy:
Bonds dip as debt ceiling worries mount
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House, Senate leaders unveil dueling debt-limit plans
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Boehner plan would raise debt ceiling in two stages
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Republican Leaders Voted for U.S. Debt Drivers
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Boehner Plan Could Force a Replay of Debate at End of Year
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Suddenly John Paulson's Hedge Fund Is One Of John Boehner's Biggest Donors
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John Boehner's debt ceiling plan pushes even deeper spending cuts
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Democrats cool to John Boehner's debt plan
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Obama says debt deal must include revenues
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Obama uses speech to try and break debt logjam
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The Speech Obama Should Have Given
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White House on Debt Talks: Prepare for a Rough Ride
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Obama Cancels Fund-Raisers During Debt Talks
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The Five Biggest Flip-Flops of the Debt Ceiling Debate
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How we got into this fine mess
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Economists React: Fragile Recovery Can’t Afford ‘Policy Mistake’
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Senate and House Still Far Apart on Debt in 2 New Plans
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Silvia: Default by US Can be Put Off Until Sept.
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With default threat looming, Treasury asks investors to buy $99 billion in new bonds
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Abraham Lincoln on the Debt Ceiling Crisis
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How Reagan Would Have Handled Debt
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A Reading List for Following the Debt Ceiling Drama
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The Two-Speed Recovery: Consumers Left Behind
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IMF to US: Get Your House in Order Now
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S&P Favors Reid Plan, Boehner Plan May Result In Losing AAA Status
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Top Ten Investments If US Defaults
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The Chicago Fed : Growth Again Below Average in June
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America Now Can Only Defer Debt Crisis
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Recession worsens racial wealth gap
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Wheel of Misfortune: Reality TV Is Now All About Pawn Shops and Foreclosed Flips
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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:
Good News on Mortgage Modifications
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Bank Releases in Any Foreclosure Deal Opposed by Massachusetts Official
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Massachusetts Attorney General Signals Likelihood of Nixing “50 State” Mortgage Settlement
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Study: Three More Years Until Home Building Returns to Trend
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Be careful with the Housing Vacancies and Homeownership report
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Lack of financing may derail growing housing investments
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US marshalls unable to locate Mastros
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Denver area vacancies hit a 10-year low
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Florida enjoys mini-sales boom on condos in June
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Mass. to probe mortgage registry
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Monarch Mortgage president files for Chapter 11
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Legal fight brewing between city and Banning Lewis Ranch bidder
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New Leadership for Meruelo Maddux
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Unpaid balance on CMBS delinquencies falls to $1.5 billion
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NBER charges ratings agencies with playing favorites
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In America's Richest Small Towns: Big Sales Stall
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Tax:
IRS Removes Two-Year Limit for Filing Innocent Spouse Claims
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Corporate Reform:
The most misunderstood woman in Washington
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The One and Only Elizabeth Warren
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Moody's Sees Benefits for Banks From Consumer Bureau
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Regulators Face Off in a Washington Softball League
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CFPB monitor
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Resorts:
Yellowstone Club bankruptcy back to judge as founder of posh resort seeks to unravel 2009 sale
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Municipalities:
Jeffco to decide on $3B bankruptcy Thursday
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It might be time for Jefferson County to file bankruptcy
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Debt-Laden Alabama County Mulling Bankruptcy Filing-Official
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Central Falls Paves the Way for Pension Reform
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Education:
TiZA school's future falls to bankruptcy court
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Hollywood:
Two New Lawsuits Filed As David Bergstein Film Finance Mess Heats Up
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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:
Bankruptcies ease in WI
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:
Stern v. Marshall: Narrow Holding, Broader Implications!
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Miscellaneous:
Rochelle on L.A. Dodgers Bankruptcy, 5th Circuit Split
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Baseball:
Dodgers Forced to Terminate Deal with Highbridge
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Apparently No One at Highbridge Capital Played Baseball in Bud Selig's Backyard
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Sales:
W.R. Grace Can Bid in Secret Auction, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Rules
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Health Care:
Peninsula Hospital begins bankruptcy proceedings leaving only one hospital in Rockaways
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Far Rockaway's Peninsula Hospital Faces Closure
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Rockaway hospital flatlining
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Kentuckiana Medical Center reverses course on opening ER
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Flashback: Kentuckiana Medical Center proposes ER as deliverance from debt
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Aviation:
Airlines balk at passing 'tax holiday' on to fliers
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Hotels:
Lenders foreclose on Ritz-Carlton at Northstar-at-Tahoe
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Distress can be a mess, or a success
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Celebs:
R. Kelly Billed for $837K in Back Taxes
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Food/Beverage:
Ratings Agencies Say Real Mex Is At Risk Of Default, Bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
Bondex, Rust-Oleum Maker Unit in Bankruptcy , Is Denied Asbestos Claim Data
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BP Oil-Spill Victims Accuse Claims Fund of ‘Coercive Tactics’ in Payouts
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Banking:
Banks' second-quarter earnings show some loan growth
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UK:
Blow for Osborne as economy grows by just 0.2 per cent
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Number of travel companies on 'critical list' rises 31%
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More UK Retail Failures In Store After Q2 Rise
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Appointment of Administrators - 25 July 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 25 July 2011
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Businesses toughen up on late payers
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EU:
Commission cracks down on cross-border debt
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Europe bank rules bring clarity on hybrids, disappoint some
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Canada:
Ancillary Recognition Orders – To “Probe” the Legitimate Expectations of Creditors
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PIIGS:
Geithner urges Greek finmin to continue reform
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Propping Up Banks, as Well as Greece
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Moody's: Greek Default is Almost 100%
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Understanding The Greek Predicament
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Greek debt swap process to start in August: deputy finmin
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IE: Regulator backs bankruptcy reform
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IE: US billionaire Wilbur Ross buys into BoI in new deal
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Validity of Superquinn examiner bid faces court test
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Suppliers support Superquinn deal
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Bank Of Ireland To Avoid State Control
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MENA:
The Hunt for Arab Dictator's Money
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China:
Chinese Banks Are Worse Off Than You Think
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Chinese Villagers Overturn Police Vehicle, Tie Up Police And Try To Set Them On Fire
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India:
Indebted couples bid to sell their kidneys
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