Law:
Bonus Watch: Hughes Hubbard Makes ‘Special Bonuses,’ As It Would Have Been Stupid To Call Them Spring Bonuses
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Rutter, Hobbs & Davidoff Hit With $10 Million Malpractice Verdict
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E-Discovery Malpractice Is More Common Than Perceived
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Former partner sues Lieff Cabraser over fees
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With Cleary Presiding, Nortel Patent Auction Could be Biggest Ever
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Freshfields appoints new London leader in top-level City overhaul
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Mergers put UK firms on map as Norton Rose joins global 50
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Attorney Must Face $370 Million Fraud Trial
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Law Firm Financial Stress—and Your Exit Strategies
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Ka-Crash, Then Ka-Ching!: BigLaw Banks Big Bucks in Lehman Bankruptcy
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Which UK Firms Top Associate Wannabes' Wish List?
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How to Lose a Case With Simple Computer Cluelessness
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Daddy Day Care: Taking Care of a Baby and a Solo Practice
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Desperately Seeking Downtime
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Attention New York Law School Grads
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Details Emerge After BigLaw Associate's Death Following Arrest on Violent Child ---- Charges
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Handicapping the Sweet 16 Field for 'Fictional Lawyer Madness'
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‘Panic’ Isn't The Same As Self Defense
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New Zoning Laws Allow for New Neighbors—Meet the Goats Next Door
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Drunken Bicycling Prosecutor Will Be Replaced in Murder Case
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Holy Search and Seizure, Batman!
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Mark Cuban's Summary Judgment Motion Goes Viral
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Judges:
Judge Agrees to Unseal Records re Former Fellow Jurist
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Man Arrested for Attempting to Force His Way Into Judge's Home
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Wisconsin Judge Said to Have Physically Attacked Colleague
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Wisconsin justice says court fight led to choking
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5th Circuit Judges Shrug Off Critics, Hang Onto Oil Investments
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Life Imitates Art in Suit Over 'Judge Karen'
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Miami Judge Won't Step In to Protect Fugitive Bankers From Ecuador
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ABA Report Calls for Significant Changes to Pa.'s Judicial Conduct System
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Wall Street:
Wall St futures point to gains for US equities
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US stocks mixed over Greek drama
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Market pros see choppier markets with stimulus end
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Layoffs:
Our World of Jobless Stagflation
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You Work Harder, Someone Else Earns More
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N.J.: 'Mini-WARN' Applies to Parents, Affiliates
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Jobs Report: The Diss of the Wall Street Castoffs
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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:
MBA supports some tightening of the reins on CFPB
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Not Yet Open and Already Under Attack
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy might not be an option for Harrisburg
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Conflict Looms Over Harrisburg
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Forgive us our debt
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Lawyer wants to fight for Harrisburg
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Harrisburg Mayor Thompson criticized for aggressively promoting religious beliefs
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God and man in Harrisburg
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Six-figure pensions for CA school administrators soar 650%
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Sac Metro's new chief played role in Vallejo bankruptcy
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U.S. Teachers’ Hours Among World’s Longest
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State Gambling Revenues Rise in 2010
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Banking:
Sheila Bair Isn't Going Out Quietly
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Central Banks Reach Deal on Capital Buffer
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Citigroup Cites $2.7 Million in Customer Losses From Hack
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FDIC Chair Sheila Bair: Government, Banks Suffer From 'Short-Termism'
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Basel Committee Decision on Contingent Capital Backs U.S. Stance
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U.S. won't challenge $276 million judgment for PSFS investors
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Chase's Jamie Dimon: Why We're So Gloomy
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Oil/Gas:
Opening oil reserves will give cash-strapped consumers a break
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Retailing:
Deb Shops to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Hotels:
Innkeepers Judge to Approve Bankruptcy Plan, Hotel Sales
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Economy:
US economy grows at 1.9 pct clip in 1st quarter
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Treasuries Advance on Concern at Greece Debt, US Slowdown
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Do the Rich Need the Rest?
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Economy Expected to Have Major Slide in Months Ahead
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Economic growth must slow, warns BIS
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Bernanke Public Approval Falls
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Central bankers advise investors to lower expectations; suggest higher rates
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FDIC's Bair: Time to Raise Interest Rates
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Obama: We Can't Just Cut Way to Prosperity
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Dems: Measures to raise tax revenue not the same as tax hikes
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Obama Steps into Debt Talks
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Boehner Challenges Obama on Debt, Taxes
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DeMint Warns GOP Members on Debt Limit
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The Urge to Purge
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Do Tax Cuts Ever Increase Gov't Revenue?
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History: The battle of 1937
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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:
Switching Foreclosure Rules in the Middle of the Game
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NAHB: 17.2 million homes not eligible for federal funding if loan limit drops
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More consumers forced to rent due to foreclosure
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Strategic Default Rate Still High
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Suits allege Fannie, Freddie owe millions in real estate transfer taxes in Michigan
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Evicted Politician Accused of Stealing Homes From Fannie Mae
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Report: Owners of The Georgian in Silver Spring File for Chapter 11
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Freddie Mac settles with TBW to clean-up mortgage mess
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Farkas could get 385 years in prison if DOJ has its way
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Fitch sees more CMBS 2.0 risk with higher LTVs
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Anna:
The Posthumous Court Battle that Will Never Die
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Fraud:
Conrad Black Must Go Back to Federal Prison, Judge in Chicago Rules
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Ancillary Rothstein Proceedings Churn On
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Madoff Trustee Demands $19 Billion in Damages
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Bigger pay-out sought for Madoff victims
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HSBC can expect July ruling in Madoff trustee suit
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U.S. Seeks Life for Ex-Taylor Bean Chairman Farkas Over $3 Billion Fraud
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SEC Seeks $10M From Moody's Tipster In Galleon Scheme
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Scruggs Tries To Nix Honest Services Conviction
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Emails paint shale gas as next big Ponzi scam
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Aviation:
Elderly woman in end-stage leukemia asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search
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TX Lawmakers AWOL for Vote on TSA Groping Bill
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Steel:
NH steel company files for bankruptcy protection
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Food/Beverage:
Harry & David Wins Court Approval to Send Bankruptcy Plan to Creditors
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How to Succeed in the Wine Business (and How Not To)
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Financial Privacy:
Hackers Breached 90% of US Companies Surveyed in Past 12 Months
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Autos:
Saab can now afford to pay staff
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Saab Story: The Board Bails
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Automobile Rail Shipments at 2 Month High
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IP:
Bidding war seen at Nortel patent auction
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Health Care:
The Ugly Side of Cancer
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Resorts:
Jilted Resort Members Sue Golf Great Nicklaus
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Accounting:
Court rules fraud claims against Deloitte can be heard
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Oil/Gas:
Feds go after oil magnate's operations
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Oil Oozes Through Your Life
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Obama's Desperate SPR Oil Play
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IEA: We Can Release Even More Oil
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Speculator Oil Bets Back to Pre-Libya Levels
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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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Jurisdiction:
“Clear Heads . . . and Honest Hearts” – United States Supreme Court Pares Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction in the Anna Nicole Smith Case
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Litigation:
Flash From the Past?: New Credit Crisis-Related Securities Suits Filed
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Compensation:
Companies Hide Disparity in CEO, Worker Pay
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Cross-Border:
The hazards of dual-filed reorganization proceedings in Canada and the United States
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UK:
U.K. Wants Banks to Help Greece Avoid Default, Observer Reports
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Profligate Britain risks suffering its own Greek tragedy
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Have banks been hiding their losses?
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Jane Norman shops shut as potential pre-pack looms
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Opposition mounts against planned pre-pack administration changes
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"Pledges to tighten pre-pack rules won't work"
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'Malls will empty' as UK retail faces grim summer
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Lloyds Has Largest Exposure To Risky Loans
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Appointment of Administrators - 24 June 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 24 June 2011
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EU:
Euro on defensive as Greece worries persist
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EU Ties Fraying Over Debt Crisis, Borders
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What Europe Can Learn From Asia's 1997 Crash
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Soros: 'Probably inevitable' a country will exit euro
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'The German Government Will Pay Up'
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China to Stay Long Term Investor in EU Debt
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Canada:
Debtor-in-possession lending charge: when a super-priority charge is not so super
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PIGS:
Greeks narrowly support austerity measures: poll
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Greek reforms may be hard to deliver, warns deputy prime minister
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Stop Worrying About a Greek Default
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Analyst says bankruptcy is certain
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Greece: Mount Olympus or Mounting Debt?
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Global Banking is What's Really in Crisis
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Vulture funds to profit from a second Greek bailout
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Is Greece avoiding the inevitable?
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Redwood: Greece is already bankrupt
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French Banks Said to Offer 70% Greek Government Debt Rollover
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French banks could buy EFSF-backed bonds in deal
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Greek rebel lawmakers may block austerity
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EU may fracture if Greece fails
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Distrust of Government Impedes Reform in Greece
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Europe worried about Spain not Ireland - Irish finance minister
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Spain's Building Spree Leaves Many White Elephants
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New Irish legislation seeks to end bankruptcy after five years
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Former farmer risks bankruptcy by taking Bank of Ireland to court
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IE: 'Outdated' insolvency law to get overhaul
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Bill to allow bankruptcy to end after five years
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China:
China's Stocks Rise, Capping Longest Winning Streak in 4 Months
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ICBC Among 5 Banks That Violated Loan Rules, China Auditor Says
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MENA:
Failed Nasrallah pretends bravery
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Kuwait Finance House Seals $180 Million Debt Restructuring Deal
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Egypt Drops Plan for IMF Loan
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New Zealand:
Holidaying Henderson due back next week
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Australia:
Centro Directors Breached Debt Disclosure Duties, Judge Says
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