March 14, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Bonus Watch: McDermott Will & Emery’s Good News
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New York Firms' Profits Spike on Wall Street Rebound
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Clifford Chance follows Freshfields and Links with spring bonuses for US associates
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White & Case London results reveal 6.5% drop in revenues for 2010
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K&L gates sees rise in London revenue and profit
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Grab Your Law Firm Lifeboat
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Howrey’s Lessons — Part II
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The Superstar Lawyers Who Want To Throw Raj In Prison
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Schapiro to Lawmakers: ‘I Wish Mr. Becker Had Recused Himself’
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Is ‘Loser Pays’ Coming to Texas?
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For a Price (Yet Undetermined), Desmarais Will Promise Not to Sue You
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Boies, Clement join NFL legal team
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All Right, Here Are My ... Issues: Debarred Ex-GC Raises Key Points
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Jawdropper: After Being Jilted by NY Leader, Firm Hire's MegaRival's Ex-Boss
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Angel returns to the law at SJ Berwin
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U.S. News Encourages Law Schools To ‘Fess Up on Employment Rates
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lisvendor.info
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Glassmeyer's “LisVendor dot Info” – Will “THEY” Come After Her??
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The Skadden Associate Who Picked Up and Moved to Nepal: An Update
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$1K Reward Offered for ID of Law Firm ‘Cubicle Thief’ Shown on Crisp, Clear Surveillance Video
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Bipolar Lawyer Got In Over His Head, Committed $1M Fraud in ‘Manic Phase,’ His Lawyer Says
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Wong Fleming Breaks Away from Yoss to Become Nation’s Largest Women-Owned Law Firm
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More Yoss Defections.....in New Jersey?
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Yes, Yes It Is Still a Problem If You Make Your Paralegal Chase an Ambulance
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'Wayback' to the Collapse of Law Firms
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Legal Industry Does Not Exist on 'LinkedIn Today'
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Fashion Friday: Suit Up or Go Casual?
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Website Gives Lawyers Another Way to Offer Class Action Updates
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Civil litigation as a predatory weapon?
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Making the Leap: Tales of a JD Hopeful
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The University of Chicago Law School Unveils Its Enhanced Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)
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US News to Law Deans: Please Don’t Fudge Your Numbers
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The Best Law Schools — For Dog Lovers
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Feds withdraw “service animal” backing for ferrets, snakes
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Disbarred For Tax Shelter Advice
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Lawyer Pleads Guilty in KBR Nigerian Bribery Scheme
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Law Firm Lease Expert on Finding That New Location
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‘Like Walking on the Deck of a Ship’: Lawyers in Tokyo Talk Temblor
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Tokyo Lawyers Stranded at Offices in Aftermath of 8.9 Magnitude Quake
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Criminal Charges Mulled Over Hit in Hockey Game
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Freshfields’ home-grown celluloid heroes
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How I Became a Fake Lawyer :))
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When Good Scriveners Go Bad :))
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Naked Cowboy Loses Legal Duel With Naked Cowgirl
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Charlie Sheen Praises LAPD re Raid on His Home: ‘They Can Protect and Serve This Warlock Anytime’
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Charlie Sheen: The Very Model of a Modern Lawyer General?
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Charlie Sheen Tussles With a Frightening '800-Pound Gorilla'
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‘Pulp Fiction’ Director Sues Neighbor re ‘Blood-Curdling ... Pterodactyl-Like Screams’ of Pet Birds
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Florida Man Sues Alleged Foot-Stealer
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World’s Dumbest Criminal Would Like to Add You As a ‘Friend’
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Judges:

Judge Not Known for Giving Breaks . . . Gets a Taste of His Own
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Ex-judge Camp sentenced to 30 days in prison
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Jury Convicts Texas Judge on 2 Counts of Official Oppression, for Sentencing Teen Truants to Jail
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Feds Arrest 5 in Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Alaska’s Chief US District Court Judge and Family Member
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Supreme Court: 'Pro-corporate' court has been siding with workers
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Ethical oversight for the justices
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Judge Holds An Iqbal Party
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures fall on Japan worries
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Stocks slide on China, US economic data
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Quake Selloff Wipes $287 Billion Off Tokyo Stock Market
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Nikkei Already Off Over 5% After Earthquake
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Is It Make-or-Break Time for Junior Masters of the Universe?
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Japan Earthquake: The Wall Street Effects
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The Wall Streeters on the Forbes Billionaire List
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Rank & File Compensation on Wall Street
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Global Stock Rally May Withstand Japan Disaster as Economic Growth Tops 4%
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Layoffs:

Job Openings Decline In January
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

18% Approve of Congress
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Corporate Reform:

SEC Brawls With US Attorneys Over Insider Trading Case
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Clawbacks: Ending Wall Street’s IBGYBG Bonuses
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Home Decor:

Kravet Buys Rival Brunschwig & Fils in Bankruptcy Auction
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Gambling:

Station To Buy Green Valley Ranch Resort Casino For $500M
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Sahara Hotel-Casino Closing
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Bankruptcy judge approves Majestic reorganization
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Fraud:

Hear the Raj Rajaratnam Tapes
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Rajaratnam Prosecutors Go Big With First Witness
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Rajaratnam's Defense Team Plans to Assail Witness Kumar's `Monstrous Lie'
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When Raj Rajaratnam Talks, People Listen
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Gupta takes work hiatus
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Figure in Insider Case Sought to Quit Goldman
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Motive for Stock Leak Can Be Respect, Love
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UBS Says Madoff Trustee Disclosure May Endanger Employees
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Christi Rowan objects to contempt hearing
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10 reasons crooks are poised to prosper
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Disbarred Lawyer Accused in Prior Fraud Cases Is Indicted in Alleged $9.5M Investment Scheme
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Food/Beverage:

Is a Pathmark or A&P Closing Near You? Here’s the Full List
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No money for creditors in bankruptcy case with ties to former brewery
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Auction for Charlie Brown's chain set for April 6
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Investor offers to buy all of Charlie Brown's eateries
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Fulton Fish Market trying to stay afloat
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Government Seeks Italian Control of Parmalat
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Banking:

Regulators close small banks in Okla., Wis.
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Unofficial Problem Bank list increases to 964 Institutions
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A Reason to Stop Banking with Wells Fargo
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Hacker group Anonymous releases 'Bank of America emails' after WikiLeaks rumors
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Bank Of America E-Mail Leaks Are Here, How Much Will They Hurt?
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Bank Of America Subsidiary Defrauded Borrowers, Leaked E-mails Suggest
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“Anonymous” Whistleblower Charges BofA With Large Scale Force Placed Insurance Scheme With Cooperation of Servicers
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"Operation LeakS" Releases Initial BofA Emails Indicating Premeditated Intent To Deceive Government And Auditors
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Beat-up Alabama banks Colonial , Nexity still in bankruptcy
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Basel Committee Said to Reach Capital Rules for Too-Big-to-Fail Lenders
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Santander letters show structured dilemma
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FDIC concerned about covered bonds; investors concerned about FDIC
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Large Credit Union Failure Tied to Ponzi Scheme
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Banks' bated breath
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Banks need to cut or revamp product lines to comply with Dodd-Frank
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Trucking:

Arrow Trucking ex-CEO Pielsticker lists bankruptcy assets, liabilities
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Jewelry:

Diamond District Jeweler Claimed Bankruptcy Over Fake Client
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Baseball:

Roller-coaster Rangers the Charlie Sheen of major league baseball
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Greenberg is leaving the Rangers
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Hedge Funds:

Investors: State securities regulators investigating MICG
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert in Apollo Group Securities Suit, Allowing Plaintiffs' $277.5 Million Jury Verdict to Stand
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Auto Racing:

Bankrupt New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville opens for 2011 season
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Media:

Tribune Co. valued at $6.75 billion
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Advisers value Tribune Co.’s newspapers below $1B
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Newspaper publishers may merge with regional rivals to survive
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IP:

Perry Ellis International, Inc. Completes Purchase of Intellectual Property of Anchor Blue and Miller’s Outpost
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Economy:

US consumer sentiment drops in March
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Companies' Cash Hoard Grows
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Industrial Production Probably Rose as Manufacturing Fuels U.S. Expansion
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GE's Immelt Sees 'New Economic Era' for Globe
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Fed Steady as Trouble Zones Multiply
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NY Fed chief's anti-inflation gospel falls on deaf ears
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Retails Sales Rise For 8th Consecutive Month In February
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Fed Recovery Flawed as Companies Get Credit Denied to Consumers
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Tsunami likely to affect economic recovery in short term
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Daniels Suggests GOP Focus on Spending
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Treasuries Gain as Mideast, Libya Turmoil Bolsters Demand at Debt Auctions
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Treasuries Decline on Bets Insurers May Sell to Pay Quake Claims
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The party's over, folks
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House Republicans Propose Three-Week Stopgap Budget Amid Spending Impasse
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Congress Will Probably Pass Temporary Bill Averting Shutdown, Durbin Says
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Ex-Goldman Analysts: Major War Coming Soon
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Why the Fed needs to get its act together on payments
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The Fed Beats Marie Antoinette With “Let Them Eat iPad2s”
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What the Social Security trust fund is worth
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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:

More Loan-Modification Options for the ‘Underwater’
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A Swift Foreclosure Deal May Not Be a Sound One
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'Dozen' States Don't Back Foreclosure Proposal, Virginia's Cuccinelli Says
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Factbox: States' mortgage settlement proposal with banks
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MERS prevails in Massachusetts, Hawaii
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Foreigners paying top dollar for distressed properties
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Congressional Republicans Set Sights On Homeowners, Elizabeth Warren As Split Emerges with State GOP Leaders
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Decoding the GOP Argument Against Punishing Banks for Their Mortgage Crimes
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Another Inside Job
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Government Vows to Curb Banks’ Foreclosure Practices, But Enforcement Still a Question Mark
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Mortgage settlement proposal likely doomed
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Markets Can't Afford This Forgiveness
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Bank of America Unit Tried to Hide Foreclosure Information, Hackers Say
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Home price dip leads JPMorgan to downgrade market
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Morgan Stanley Unit Saxon Investigated by U.S. Over Military Foreclosures
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Iraq vet loses 'dream home' to foreclosure
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Major changes ahead for mortgage system as US seeks to scale back role in housing
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Former Fannie Mae chief faces SEC action
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Former Fannie Mae chief executive may face civil claims
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Statement by Fortress CEO Daniel Mudd on SEC Wells Notice
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Housing Regulator Extends Fannie, Freddie Refinance Program
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House Republicans Target Housing Programs
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Obama has a mortgage plan (or three) worth reading
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HUD calls ending foreclosure programs 'irresponsible'
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HAMP Continues Sluggish Pace, But We Need to Fix It, Not Nix It
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Debt Load Falls; Good for Housing?
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Passing the test on canceled mortgage debt has tax rewards
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BofA Offers to Help Fix Mortgages...If You're a State Legislator
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Garrison Fund Loses Suit Over Virginia Mortgage Debt Guarantee
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Notorious Twin Cities landlords slip toward financial ruin
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Troubled towers get OK'd
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Rink given July deadline on Mission Hill
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Memphis real estate developer Rusty Hyneman $62.9M in debt
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Meruelo Is Center of Nasty Court Battle
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Nebraska children's hospital foundation, funds sue Countrywide
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A Shrinking City Knocks Down Neighborhoods
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Lehman:

Lehman Probe Stalls; Chance of No Charges
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SEC balks in Lehman Brothers case
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Lehman Fee Overseer Seeks to Ensure Adviser Pay 'Reasonable'
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Guaranteed investment plans called into question
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Revealed: Reckless UK lending of Lehman arm
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Lehman Auditor May Bear The Brunt
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Cross-Border:

Chapter 15 and US Bankruptcy Courts: How Universal is “Universalism”?
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Celebs:

Housewife Scores Win in Bankruptcy Court
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Warrant Issued for Actor Michael Madsen's Arrest
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Richard Hatch Going Back to Prison For Still Not Paying the IRS
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David Allan Coe Hit With Tax Demand
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Corporate Governance:

Bank of America’s ‘Gym Membership’ Defense
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Crown Media Debt Recapitalization Validated by Chancery Judge in Delaware
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HP Lawyer Wants More Time to Finish Independent Probe of Hurd’s Departure
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Board compensation datapoints of the day
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How can more women land spots on company boards?
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Mass Torts:

Texas asbestos and silica lawsuit reform
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Religion:

Former priest accused in lawsuits of molesting boys files for bankruptcy
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Lawyer states case for clergy sex abuse victims
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Diocese says victims will be paid more
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Guns:

Nashville gun maker Sabre garners $5 million bid at bankruptcy auction
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Retailing:

Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 4 Months
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Best Buy Faces a Bleak Future
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Borders to shut 75 more stores
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For Borders, a Scramble to Be Lean
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Borders Creditors Committee Questions Financing, Calls For Exit Strategy
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There goes the Borders flirting
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Depleted Robb & Stucky plans 380 layoffs in May
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Amazon Pressured on Sales Tax
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Compensation:

Buffett Retains His $100,000 Berkshire Salary After Faulting Pay Excesses
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Moody’s Warns About a Return of Lavish Bank Pay
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Symphonies:

Symphony for sale
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Municipalities:

Detroit Considers Turning Nearly One-Third of All Schools Into Charters
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A Failing City Calls In The Finance Doctor
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Post-Apocalyptic Municipal Bond Buying Guide
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The Wisconsin Effect
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Wisconsin Union-Busting Drive Feeds Off Towns That Are Shrinking
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Michigan Governor Plays Fast and Loose with Democracy, Invokes Radical New Powers
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Pay Teachers More
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What Protesting Public Employees Refuse To Understand Or Admit
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Suffolk OTB eyeing Chapter 9 bankruptcy
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California Sued by Investor Group Over Canceled Sale of State Buildings
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Autos:

GM, Ford looking for ways to improve operations in Europe, India, China
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Icahn Looking to Unload Share of Federal-Mogul
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A sale of Icahn's Federal-Mogul stake would be juicy to PE firms
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Saab Needs Money More Money
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Toyota says to halt all production in Japan until Mar 16
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Japan quake's effect on automakers unlikely to be felt soon in U.S.
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Hotels:

Innkeepers Judge Approves Lehman Ali, Five Mile Bid for Bankrupt Hotels
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Oil/Gas:

Energy Markets Brace for Quake Demand
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Credit Cards:

Anti-Durbin Amendment war heats up
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Consumers Are Pawns in the Durbin Debate
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Chase eyes caps on debit cards
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Golf:

Members' group boycotts Olde Point country club
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Tax:

More US citizens toss passports as IRS seeks hidden assets
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Former UBS Client Werdiger Pleads Guilty to Hiding Funds From the IRS
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Five popular tax breaks on the brink of extinction
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US citizens’ Swiss bank dilemma growing
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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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Sales:

The Blockbuster Bankruptcy Pushback
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Automatic Stay:

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Tenth Circuit Holds Automatic Stay Does Not Apply to Appeals Initiated by a Debtor, But Instructs Bankruptcy Courts to Rule the Other Way
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Miscellaneous:

Innkeepers, Lehman, Blockbuster, St. Vincent: Bankruptcy
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Borders and the 20-20 Hindsight Phenomenon
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DIP Lending and the Death of Emergence: Reorganization Outcomes Post-Crisis
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings in metropolitan Phoenix, all of Arizona dropped during February
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Health Care:

Community Group Wastes No Time Protesting St. Vincent’s Deal
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Rudins' Greenwich Village gamble back in the works
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Forum creditors take aim at $12M in donations
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Beebe Medical Center heard allegations about Dr. Earl Bradley 14 years ago
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"And boy, is it a bounty -- especially for a dude who filed bankruptcy in 2006"
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UK:

Economic upturn may bring more bad news
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Northern Rock Said to Consider Sale of Mortgage Securities
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Appointment of Administrators - 11 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 11 March 2011
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Linklaters, Mishcon de Reya and Stewart Law Set for Court Battle After Bank Bonus Ruling
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Duke of York denies link to cash gift to ease ex-wife's debt
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EU:

EU States Duck Financing Challenge
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Euro Zone Ministers Set Detail of New Rescue Fund
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Germany, France Fight Basel Bank Rules
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Euro Leaders To Back Competitiveness Pact, Pressure Portugal
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Euro-Area Creditor
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European Leaders Back Merkel's Economy Pact as Debt-Crisis Endgame Nears
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Berlin Holds Key to Resolving Debt Crisis
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Several German Lawmakers Criticise Euro Bailout Deal
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ECB President Wants Eurozone Debt Penalty
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Report On Banks Hits Out At 'Herd Instinct' To Follow Anglo
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Half-Price Homes Go Under Hammer In Record Receivership Auction
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Middelhoff Says Arcandor Complaints Are ‘Groundless,’ FAS Says
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Canada:

Farmers doubt they'll recoup costs in Quebec pork producer bankruptcy
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Japan:

Magnitude of temblor raised to 9.0
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Japan Plans Spending Package as Quake Slams World's Most Indebted Economy
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Moody's Sees Risk of Japan Reaching Fiscal `Tipping Point' Sooner on Quake
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Amid tragedy, Japan's fiscal woes deepen
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Roubini Earthquake Gloom Meets `Shock Doctrine'
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Japan Races Against Time
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Supply Disruptions of Power and Water Threaten Japan’s Economy
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Chill Of Disaster Settles On The Population Of Tokyo
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Earthquake economics
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Winners, Losers And The Economic Impact In Japan
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Japan Battles to Control Reactors
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Official: Nuclear Meltdown Now Likely
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Massive selloff of Tokyo Electric Power Co. stock
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Fukushima: Explosion At Reactor #3, 11 Injured, USS Ronald Reagan Exposed To Radiation
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How to Stop a Nuclear Meltdown
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Japan's nuclear mishap risks world energy balance
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Failed cooling systems at six reactors
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You Can Stop Worrying About A Radiation Disaster In Japan -- Here's Why
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US Experts: Pumping seawater into reactors 'act of desperation'... 'May foreshadow Chernobyl-like disaster'
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Japan: We Are Told Not to Breathe the Air
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Stunning Photos Of Post-Apocalyptic Japan
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Understanding Japan's Nuclear Plant Problem
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Tokyo District Blacks Out, Voluntarily
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Japan quake moved main island by 2.4 metres, shifted Earth on axis
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Japan quake risks severe near-term economic damage
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Japan ’Big One’ May Raise Quake Risk for Years, Help End Mystery of Plates
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The Economic Consequences Of The Quake
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Japan Markets to Open Monday
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There's One Huge Piece Of Good News For The Japanese Economy
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Japan's economy heads into freefall after earthquake and tsunami
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Can Japan find "New Deal" after triple whammy?
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Japan Comes to Grips With Damage
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Obama: U.S. Will ‘Stand With Japan’ as It Rebuilds
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BOJ Shirakawa pledges huge fund injection Monday
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How will Japan finance its reconstruction?
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Bank of Japan braced to stabilise markets
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Japan Earthquake Hobbles Car Makers
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Japan earthquake: Insurance cost for quake alone pegged at $35 billion, AIR says
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Japan Property Was Underinsured For Earthquake But Losses Mount
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RBC: We Can 'Easily' See Economic Losses Exceeding $100 Billion In Japan
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How Much Economic Damage Will The Japanese Earthquake Do?
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Japan Quake, Tsunami Could Be the Costliest Ever
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Japan brings money home to rebuild
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Bank of Japan Expands Asset Purchases to Support Economy
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Advanced economies cope better with disasters
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Death toll estimates hit 10,000 after Japan quake
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Japan firms shut plants, quake to deal blow to economy
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Before and after quake pics
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Scenes of Japanese tsunami apocalyptic
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Post calamity, towns turn into wasteland
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Kan Faces `Katrina Moment' as Earthquake, Nuclear Crisis Test Leadership
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Japan debt likely to worsen as rebuild begins
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Navigating Japan's Day of Disaster
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Japan Futures Signal Drop as Quake's Global Impact Seen Limited
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Global supply chain rattled by Japan quake, tsunami
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'Our worst crisis since WWII'
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Japanese man found floating out to sea on his house
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PIIGS:

Ireland Remains Hopeful on Securing Lower Rate
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Irish 'Bad Boys' Vow to Keep Tax Rate After Sarkozy Summit Spat
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Mortgaging Irish Independence
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Moody's, Spain Disagree Over Banks' Capital Needs
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Euro Leaders Retool Aid Fund, Cut Greek Rescue-Loan Rates
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EU Puts Burden on Bailout States to Stop Crisis
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Irish, Greek, Spanish Bonds Advance After EU Bailout Expanded
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MENA:

Libyan Rebels Continue to Lose Ground
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Gaddafi forces advance
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Qaddafi's Odds Of Surviving The Revolution Are Surging
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US Treasury Freezes Assets
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Personal Finance for Dictators: Where to Stash the Cash
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How far – and how fast – will Qaddafi's forces push into Libya's 'liberated' east?
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Arab leaders call for no-fly zone over Libya
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Crisis building on Libyan border with flood of evacuees
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UN likely to debate Libya no-fly zone
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Fiery demonstrations rock Oman
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We'll continue until corruption investigated: Oman protesters
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Oman sultan to cede some powers after protests
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Dubai Shares Rise Most in 15 Months as Saudi Protests Fizzle
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Oil Sinks Below $100 As Saudi Moves Troops Into Bahrain
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Clinton urges reform in post-revolt Egypt, Tunisia
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Egypt to Allow Political Parties
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Outlook for Democracy Dims in Middle East
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Arab World Faces More Food Crises
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Dubai's ICD asks banks for $4bln loan refi
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South Africa:

Companies Act finally set to appear in writing
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Australia:

TPG, Partners Won't Be Losers If Alinta Investors Vote Down Bailout Plan
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India:

Wockhardt’s Liquidation Troubles
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