July 7, 2011

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Law:

Justice Department Antitrust Chief Christine Varney Said to Join Cravath
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Salaries Sliding for Recent Law School Grads
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A Support Group for Unemployed In-House Counsel
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Law school Class of 2010 still faces tough job market
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‘New Reality’ Leads to Unusual Jobs for BigLaw Recruiting Manager and Ex-Prosecutor
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Rainmaking: The only game at law firms
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'Old School' Methods Can Still Play a Role in Rainmaking
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Firm considers move to merit-based partner pay
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Administrators ask ex-Halliwells partners to pay back drawings
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Freshfields and Linklaters head up H1 deal rankings in Europe amid ‘turgid’ M&A market
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Edwards Angell Talking with Wildman Harrold About Possible Merger
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Whitey Bulger Lands Top Notch, Taxpayer Funded Lawyer
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In Real Life, Lawyers May Never Get a 'Perry Mason Moment'
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Legal Malpractice Suits May Be Coming Your Way
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Former Casey Anthony Lawyer Says She Was Attacked Twice During the Case
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Why Casey Anthony Should Be Glad She Won’t Be Sentenced in Federal Court
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Not guilty doesn't mean innocent
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Casey Anthony Prosecutor Is Shocked by Acquittal, Plans Retirement
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Casey Anthony Juror No. 3
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Casey Anthony Juror: 'Sick To Our Stomachs' Over Verdict
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Casey Anthony Juror no. 2 wished for 'more evidence to put her away'
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Casey Anthony's Lawyer Jose Baez Speaks
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Jose Baez tells Barbara Walters he's worried about Casey's security
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Casey Anthony's Attorney Gives Media The Middle Finger
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Report: Casey Anthony juror wants cash for interview
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Why Casey Anthony Will Not Get a Book Deal
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Casey Anthony Case: Will She Face Jail Time for Lying to Authorities?
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Fictional Lawyer Madness: The Final Four
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Caption Contest Winners: Living in a Van, Down by the River
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Summer Reading for Boosting Lawyers' Skills and Spirit
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Reversing Course: Firm Brings Paralegal Work Back Stateside
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How the iPad Increases Lawyers' Productivity
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Need A Witness? Firm Has Actors For Hire At Trial
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High Stakes International Arbitrations on the Rise
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Thomas Jefferson School of Law Sued Again
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Private Funding of Public Law Schools = Bad News For Future Law Students
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Days After Stepping Down, Law Dean Dies
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Morgan Stanley-Allstate, NML Capital, Hermitage, Kremlin in Court News
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Law Firm Bands Gear Up for Battle
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Dismembered Body Was Law Grad’s; Investigation Continues
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Can an Undocumented Immigrant Be Admitted to Practice?
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A Closer Look at Paul Bergrin, Former Federal Prosecutor Accused of Murder-for-Hire
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Mugshots From Rock Bottom: Looking Your Best for Police Photographers
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America the Beautiful
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Student Faces 8 Years in the Slam for Senior Prank
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Chris Hansen Caught on Camera
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Man Tells 911 He Killed His Mom, Then Calls Back to Say It Was Suicide
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Judges:

Bad News for Madam Justice Lori Douglas
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Change at Top Echelon of California Judiciary
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Law Prof Responds After Chief Justice Roberts Disses Legal Scholarship
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures rise
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US Stocks Rise Behind Consumer Staples
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14 Things That Every Wall Street Intern Should Know
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Layoffs:

Survey: Small Business Hiring in June a "Bust", but hiring plans turn positive
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U.S. Job Cuts Rise 5.3% In June With Govt. Leading Way
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Should The Fed Stop Targeting Full Employment?
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Sta-Care considers layoffs in Portage, Pardeeville
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Southwest says no layoffs due to merger
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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:

Justice considering whether to prosecute SEC on costly office lease
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Primary Prosecutors of Mortgage Fraud? Pension Funds And Plaintiffs' Lawyers
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Celebs:

Toni Braxton’s Grammys Take Spotlight in Bankruptcy
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Mo money, mo problems: When the rich and famous go broke
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Judge Rejects Willie Nelson Plea Deal That Included $500 Fine, Says Singer Got Favorable Treatment
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Why Roger Clemens’ Defense Lawyer Is Greeted with Shouts of ‘Screw You, Rusty’
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Food/Beverage:

Bankruptcy for NYC eatery selling $175 burgers
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Coconut Shrimp, Now With Lower Debt
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Furniture:

Canadian furniture maker Villageois declares bankruptcy
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Consultants:

Abrams Fensterman Establishes Bankruptcy /Turnaround/Workout Practice Group
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Economy:

S&P says US will get lowest rating if it defaults
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Global 'Perfect Storm' Coming in 2013: Roubini
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Obama Skirts Question on 14th Amendment’s Place in Debt Talks
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Geithner, the debt ceiling, and the 14th Amendment
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Obama’s position on the debt ceiling
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The Simple Reason Obama Could Win The Spending Fight
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Obama's 'Balanced Approach' To Deficit Reduction: Let's Use Honest Math
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US Treasury Secretly Weighs Options to Avert Default
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Constructive Ambiguity Could End Debt Ceiling Fight
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Debt Default The Financial Equivalent Of Nuclear Weapons
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Cantor Floats Tax Compromise for Debt Deal
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Recovery Is Bypassing Women
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index indicates slower expansion in June
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More Secret Money Went to Goldman
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2 Years of Recovery. What Went Wrong?
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Geithner can go or stay ... the damage is done
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Treasury mortgage-backed securities portfolio drops under $100 billion
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U.S. Needs More Monetary Stimulus: Roubini
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This Video Should Destroy Paul Ryan's Credibility On Spending
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White House staffers get raises more than double national average
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R.I.P., Cash? Feds Stop Printing $10 Bill
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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:

JPMorgan, BofA Said to Near Foreclosure Deal
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Report: $60 Billion Mortgage Servicer Settlement being Discussed
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Speculated $60 billion servicer settlement 'not even close'
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Mortgage Purchase Application activity increases
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Housing Recovery Stymied by Government
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BofA Must Face Mortgage Mod Claims: Judge
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BofA Mortgage Settlement Raises ‘Serious Questions,’ Pension Funds Say
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More on $8.5 Billion BofA Settlement Conflicts: 2/3 of Trustee’s RMBS Business is From BofA
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Treasury to reward servicers for quicker mortgage modifications
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Obama administration pressures banks to reduce mortgage principal
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LPS CEO resigns due to health concerns
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MBA raises concerns about CFPB mortgage disclosure forms
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Government lowers maximum amount for Freddie, Fannie and FHA loans
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Rebound or Retreat After Mortgage-Cap Declines?
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Sellers Brace for New Mortgage Caps
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Bankruptcy judge rules against bank, for homeowner left in limbo after flood
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S&P removes PMI from danger zone
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Bankruptcy judge allows sale of Palmeiro group's land
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Troubled CMBS Loan Count Drops
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Multifamily mortgage debt unchanged at $2.4 trillion in 1Q
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Ouch! The Enforcement of Commercial Real Estate Guarantees
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Banking:

FDIC's Sheila Bair on US Banks, Regulation
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Sheila Bair's Blunt Talk
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Seven Reasons To Wretch
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Rules Lets FDIC Recover Pay From Failed Bank Execs
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Corus Bankshares Plots a Rarity-Bankruptcy Exit
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Regulators Lack Power to Shut Down Failing Banks, Basel Says
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Basel on wrong path to tackle systemic risk
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In Banking, There’s No Such Thing as Too Far Away to Fail
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Banks Are Finally Lending Again—Just Not to You
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Baseball:

Dodgers seek to prove MLB's "abusive conduct"
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Andre Ethier ‘Tries Not’ To Let Frank McCourt’s Bankruptcy Issues Affect His Future In L.A., Hopes To Play In All-Star Game
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Major League Baseball Objects To Dodgers Request for Documents
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MLB rips Frank McCourt for pursuing court 'sideshow'
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We Are All Greg MacDonald: Dodger Fan Urges Bankruptcy Judge Not To Bail Out Frank McCourt
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Los Angeles Dodgers Chapter 11 - can they get Kirk Gibson admitted pro hac in Delaware?
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Los Angeles Dodgers Accuse Baseball Of Computer Warfare
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Hockey:

Dave's loan blues
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Autos:

Trust sells off trio of former GM properties
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Is General Motors Heading Toward Trouble Again?
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Interest high in Think's remains
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Retailing:

Borders To Shareholders: Your Stock "Will Have No Value"
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Telecoms:

Nortel Provides Further Update on Allocation Protocol Motion
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Compensation:

Compensation Is Going Up -- But Only At The Top
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Most Outrageous Executive Perks
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Municipalities:

Pa. House OKs bill to stop Harrisburg bankruptcy
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Drivers Stopping Means Red-Light Cameras Don’t Yield Cash Goals
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The Next U.S. Boom Towns: South Is Primed For Growth
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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:

(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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Jurisdiction:

Stern Views on Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction – United States Supreme Court Addresses Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction in the Anna Nicole Smith Case
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Litigation:

Debate Continues Over Long-Arm Jurisdiction With E-Communications
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Insurance:

Ambac Financial Group Files Proposed Chapter 11 Plan for Reorganization
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D&O Insurance: Second Circuit Holds Investigative and Special Litigation Committee Expenses Covered
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Are You Really in Good Hands? How Do You Know If Your Insurer Will Pay a Large Claim?
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Retailing:

Retailers' June Sales Solidly Outpace Wall Street Views
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Consumer Finance:

Consumer Credit Scores Improve
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Resorts:

Bank to Repo Two Ski Lifts at Tamarack
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Satellites:

Satellite maker objects to TerreStar sale to Dish
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Lehman:

Lehman Borrowed $18 Billion From Undisclosed Fed Program
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Former Lehman CEO Dick Fuld Looking to the Next Thing
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Dick Fuld Has A Message For Wall Street
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Wall Street Doesn't Want Dick Fuld's Advice, Thinks His Hustling Is "Comical"
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Religion:

Crystal Cathedral draws Catholic interest
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Education:

25 Colleges with Highest Hidden Costs
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Fraud:

Mets Join JPMorgan in Tactic to Cut Madoff Client Jackpot, Hurt Claim Bets
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Recent Insider Trading Jury Charges: 'Possession' vs. 'Use'
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Morgan Stanley Sued by Allstate Over Mortgage Securities Fraud Claims
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Inside The Mind Of A Financial Criminal
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IP:

Canada Looks Into Nortel Patent Sale
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Corporate Reform:

Booked Up: Elizabeth Warren's Spat With Rep. McHenry Came on Busy Day
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Politics:

Gingrich Ends 2nd Quarter in the Red
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IMF:

Madame Director
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IMF's chief Christine Lagarde says global economy 'on the rebound'
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Lagarde takes over IMF with 'some trepidation'
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Lagarde's employment contract
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First up for new IMF chief Christine Lagarde: ethics training
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Will tables turn on Strauss-Kahn's accuser?
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Movie Producers Have Already Pitched Seventeen Scripts About The DSK Case
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UK:

Dechert and Sumption win Supreme Court vulture fund case
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Insolvency firm spends oodles on 'doodles'
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EU:

Euro Slide Continues
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Euro flat ahead of expected ECB rate hike
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PIGS:

Lagarde Says Portugal Needs Time to Implement Austerity Plan
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IMF Seen Approving Greek Loan Friday Despite Officials' Fears
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Greek Rescue Snarled by Sales
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Greek Banks Ready for Debt Rollover as Investors Meet to Discuss Aid Plan
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Roubini Says Spain, Italy Risk Losing Market Access
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Warning Over Irish Credit Rating
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Ireland May Be Next State to Face Junk Rating After Moody’s Cuts Portugal
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Portugal Cut to Junk by Moody’s Roils Spain, Italy Bonds as Risk Remains
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Europe's Worst Nightmare Playing Out
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China:

China hikes rates for third time this year
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Building Boom in China Stirs Fears of Debt Overload
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MENA:

Nakheel Gets Restructuring Approval From All Bank Lenders
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Iceland:

Credit Raters Who Didn't Predict Iceland Crisis Miss Rebound
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