Law:

Salary Watch: Winston & Strawn
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Winston Opens Houston Office With 40 Howrey Lawyers
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Law School Loses Its Allure as Jobs at Firms Are Scarce
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Southern California Firms Had Mixed Results in 2010
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The Psychic Rewards of Law Firm Partnership
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Munsch Hardt Bankruptcy Attorneys Named Rising Stars
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Gardere Bankruptcy Attorneys ‘Rising Stars’
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After 35 Years, Allen Matkins Names New Managing Partner
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$116 Million Verdict Is a Big Win Even for a BigLaw Bankruptcy Partner, Bigger Yet When He's the Plaintiff
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Delaware Lawyer Gap: MegaFirm Raids Rival, Scoops Up 10-Attorney Wilmington Office
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Entry Level Associate Hiring Shows Signs of Recovery
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Will “Change” Kill More Law Firms This Year?
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Consultant: Howrey Didn't Have to Fail, Despite Low-Paid Partners
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Milestones Round Their Necks?: Firm Launches New Scoring Plan for Associate Bonuses
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9,000 dropped foreclosure cases from Plantation law firm now in limbo in Palm Beach County
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Advice From A Real Expert on Choosing a Small Firm
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More Law Firms Contributing to Japanese Relief Efforts
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Expatriate Lawyers Leave Tokyo As Firms React to Radiation Threat
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What E-Commerce Firms Can Learn From 'The Social Network'
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In-House: ‘How To Be A Crappy Partner’
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What's Wrong, In-House Lawyers ... Falling Out of Love With Your Career?
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‘The Froth is Gone’: Applications to Law School Take a Dip
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U.S. News Makes Law Schools Squirm All Across the Land
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Bankruptcy Community Celebrates 19th Annual Duberstein Moot Court Competition at Gala Awards Reception and Dinner at Chelsea Piers in New York City
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Suing Hundreds of Anonymous People Will Not Make You Popular
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Lawyer Expected to Take Plea in $760K Income-Tax Evasion Case
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Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Paying Sheriff for Client Referrals, Favorable Treatment
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Story of New Law Grad's Work on Tim McVeigh's Defense Team Is Headed to Hollywood
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Law Prof Faces New Complaints over Hypotheticals Involving Dean’s Murder
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The New Hustle: Jobless Law Professors Chasing Work
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Only a Total Power Outage at the Theater Would Be Duller Than New 'Lincoln Lawyer' Movie
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NYU 3L Contemplates Charlie’s Sheen’s Winning Life in YouTube Rap Video
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Lawsuit of the Day
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Charlie Sheen Catchphrases Prompt Trademark War; Who's Winning?
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"Leaving the door open would violate the attorney-client privilege"
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Judges:

Judges Warn Shutdown Could Paralyze Litigation
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IRS puts tax lien on Judge's house
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Judge's Ku Klux Klan Joke Misfires
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Lawyer Calls Hevesi Judge on 'Financial Arrangements'
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Wall Street:

Wall St rebounds but light volume a worry
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How the Major Stock Indexes Fared Thursday
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Layoffs:

Strong Data Signals More Hiring
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Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. Fell 16,000 Last Week to 385,000
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The Next 9 Jobs That Will Be Replaced By Robots, Lawyers Not Safe
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:

Ex-Washington Mutual Officials Killinger, Rotella Sued by FDIC Over Losses
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FDIC Sues Three WaMu Execs and Their Wives, Settles with Outside Directors
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The FDIC’s WaMu suit
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WaMu Ex-CEO: Lawsuit ‘Unworthy of the Government”
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Highlights from the WaMu Lawsuit
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FDIC seeks $900m from former WaMu executives
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Fed to Soon Give Green Light on Bank Dividends
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Banks add ATM fee
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Bank capital debate obscures more urgent reform
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Do We Need Big Banks?
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Corsair Still Wandering Around The Bank 'Wasteland'
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Judge King Defaults Wachovia for Blowing Deadline
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"Exasperated" Sheila Bair Tells Rowdy Bankers: "I Can't Believe This, I Really Can't Believe This"
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It’s Like He Can Read Minds, Isn't It, Vikram?
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Health Care:

Pentagon to Vets: Pay More for Health Care
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Environmental:

Minimizing Environmental Liabilities in Bankruptcy Reorganizations
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Media:

JPMorgan Stake in Tribune to Violate FCC Rule, Lawyer Says
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Creditors Lack Grounds to Sue Icahn, Attorney Tells Court
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Golf:

In Search of Financial Data, PGA West Members Stuck in Rough
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Lehman:

Lehman Brokerage Trustee Asserts Stake in Bankhaus Notes Parent Is Selling
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Retailing:

Borders Closing More Stores: Here's the List
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Borders Closing 28 More Stores, Paying Vendors COD
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Davis-Kidd asking for bids on Memphis bookstore
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American Apparel says it expects to report a loss and sales decline for 2010
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Hotels:

Hotelier Nesbitt Fends Off a Foreclosure Bid
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Windsor Stops Hotel Auction With Payments, New Loan
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Airport Wyndham gets receiver
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Hotels: RevPAR up 9.2% compared to same week in 2010
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Celebs:

Orange County Housewives: Short-Sale Reality
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19 Famous Athletes Who Lost Big On Business Blunders
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Fraud:

Will The Jury Believe Anil Kumar's Testimony Against Raj Rajaratnam ?
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Anil Kumar holds his own against Rajaratnam lawyer
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Meow! In Insider-Trading Tapes, Gossipy Suspects Get Catty
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Tipster Leaked 'Easter' Merger to Rajaratnam, Witness Tells Court
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Prosecutors Emphasize Cover-Up in Galleon Case
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Galleon Employee Brags To Raj: "I've Really Become An A****** To The Board"
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Rajaratnam Prosecutors Show How He Tapped Inside Sources
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Gupta Can’t Be Charged for His Goldman Chat With Rajaratnam, Lawyers Say
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Wiretaps Showcase the Rajaratnam Brothers' Bitchy Sides
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Prosecutors Hammer It Home: Raj And His Galleon Buddy Blatantly Flouted Non-Disclosure Agreements
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The bankruptcy court grants Picard's motion to allow Hadassah to keep $32 million in fictitious profits
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Barry Minkow Turned Over A New Leaf – From Ponzi
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Pa. man, Mich. advisor linked to alleged $45 million Ponzi
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Utah money manager to plead guilty in Ponzi
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Fraud victims 'breaking the bank'
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Trucking:

YRC Worldwide restructuring officer Lamar gets $80,000 a month
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Festivals:

Festival Tennessee developer faces $750k in court judgments
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Economy:

Manufacturing, employment data are upbeat
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U.S. Manufacturing Strengthens, Bolstering Expansion
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Index of Leading Economic Indicators in the U.S. Rises 0.8%
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Geithner: Imperative to Cut Deficits
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When Does the Debt Crisis Get Serious?
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Behind Administration Spin: Bailout Still $123 Billion in the Red
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TARP Was No Win for the Taxpayers
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Core Measures show increase in Inflation
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Consumers Feel The Heat As Prices Rise, Real Wages Drop
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Food Prices Sending Millions into Poverty
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Japan’s Meltdown and the Global Economy’s
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OECD calls for rapid rise in retirement age
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Cost of Living in US Hits Record High
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Senate panel to step up TARP oversight
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As the Global Economy Trembles, Our Nation’s Capital Fiddles
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FedEx Volumes Support Bernanke’s View U.S. Economy Is on ‘Firmer Footing’
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Is This Why Bill Gross Dumped Treasuries?
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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:

California politico wants mortgage servicers to pay $20k per foreclosure
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State attorneys general tackle mortgage servicing
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House Republicans introduce bill to reform Fannie, Freddie
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Fixed Mortgage Rates Fall
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Mortgage Rates Over the Last 52 Weeks
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Senate committee delays foreclosure mediation bill again
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Housing disparities seen in range of foreclosures
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Foreclosure Deal Could Be Delayed
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Lack of Leadership Prolongs Mortgage Settlement Talks
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Attorneys general in three states oppose mortgage pact
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Foreclosure -gate's pivotal moment
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NYC: As feds near settlement with banks, foreclosures plummet citywide
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Texas housing market springs to recovery
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Five Reasons Why Second Liens are Important to the Mortgage Settlement
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Why the AGs are right to leave second liens alone
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GSE reform benefits big banks the most
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Barney Frank Wants Steve Cohen To Pay For Housing Programs Republicans Would Cut
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Barney's big bill
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RE/MAX: February home sales down 3%
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Realtor's video gets BofA's attention
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FHA delinquencies drop due to higher quality mortgage origination
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San Francisco Bay area home prices drop for fifth consecutive month
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Investors Lead San Francisco Home Sales
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Kettering Tower faces sheriff's sale
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Regional Enterprise Tower to be sold at sheriff's sale
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ING divulges US RMBS class-action lawsuit
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US Bancorp Is Sued Over $47 Million in Mortgage-Backed Securities Losses
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Commercial Real Estate Debt Levels Fall — Again
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'Sweet Deal' Costs Homeowners, Banks and County Millions
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17 Charged in $20M Mortgage Fraud Case
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iStar Financial raises nearly $3 billion to refinance debt
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Autos:

Motors Liquidation Discloses 23.1% Ownership in General Motors
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Japan crisis cuts auto parts flow to U.S.
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Earthquake Exposes Risks in Global Supply Chain
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Lack of Parts From Japan Forces GM to Halt Work at a Plant
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Dealers Raise Some Car Prices After Japan Crisis
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Toyota boasts of 'adequate' supply of Priuses, other cars
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Ford's Fields Says $4 Gas May Cause Shift in Car Market
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GM engineering head Stracke to run Opel
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AutoNation, Asbury Paying Pre-Recession Prices for New Dealers
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Honda Uncertain on Restarting Japan Plants
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Newspapers:

New York Times Finally Announces Paywall -- Will Start Charging March 28
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Free, Unlimited Access
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Corporate Governance:

Investors want more frequent company meetings
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Why Shareholders Don't Want Shareholder Democracy
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'Good' Corporate Governance and the Unbent Spoon
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Municipalities:

Alabama's Biggest County Teeters Closer To Financial Crisis
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Grayson County is recovering from a financial funk
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North Dakota economy booms, population soars
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North Dakota’s Phantom Roughnecks Build Economy, Destroy Roads
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The 25 Most Important Cities In America
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LA Looks for Revenue in 'Crevices of Your Couch' as Gap Looms
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Californians Overwhelmingly Favor Pension Limits
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CA: We Support Unions and Pension Caps
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Retirees: Pension Tax Attack on Middle Class
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R.I. Gov. Pushes Cities To Deal With Huge Pension Crisis
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Union equates lavish benefits to black civil rights
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Laid-off city worker leaps to his death
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Corporate Reform:

FDIC Sues Ex-WaMu Execs, Wives Over Bank's Failure
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CFPB Wants to Hit Regulatory Sweet Spot in Mortgage Lending
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Warren Defends CFPB, Blasts Lenders Before House Committee
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Ex-Goldman Banker Behind WSJ 'Smear Campaign' Against Elizabeth Warren
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Wall Street ‘Sheriff’ Schneiderman Gives Minor a Major Role
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Confidential To Anyone Starting A Hedge Fund: Harry Markopolos Protégé Neil Chelo Will Make You Wish You Were Never Born
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Guffaws and Greenbacks: Where The Action Is on Financial Reform
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Symphonies:

Group Buys Honolulu Symphony's Assets
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Group aiming to revive Honolulu Symphony buys assets at bankruptcy auction
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Symphony auction ‘a great first step’
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Philadelphia Orchestra players agree to 2-month pay-raise delay
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Indicted Lawyer Keeps Job Representing Striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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Aviation:

Aerolineas Argentinas Requests End To Creditor Protection
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Credit Cards:

AmEx Reports Drop In Card Loans
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Why Are Credit Card Agreements So Long?
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Marine:

Trico Extends Date of Vessel Auction to March 28, 2011
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Tax:

How Much Will You Pay In Taxes Over Your Lifetime?
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Tax-Writer Camp’s Push for Lower Rates Forces Choice on Killing Deductions
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Accounting:

Deloitte Fired For Kabul Bank But PwC Missed Fraud
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Oversight Board Investigates Lack of Warnings by Auditors Before Financial Crisis
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Chart of the Day: Audit Failure Edition
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Gambling:

Atlantic City Revival Wager Fights 30% Plunge in Casino Revenue
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Ethanol:

I Hate Corn Ethanol.com
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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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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Insurance:

How will Japan insurers hold up?
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Japan Quake May Lift Reinsurers as Hurricane Katrina Did, Investors Say
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Debt Collection:

On the Rise of Debtor’s Prison: ‘The Scariest Thing That Ever Happened to Me’
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Debtors' Prison Gets a 2011 Update
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Debt Collection Unit To Pay Record FTC Settlement
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Ore. AG Announces Shutdown of Debt-Collection Law Firm
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Beating the Bankruptcy Blues
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Bankruptcies down in Durham, up in Orange
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Borders and Ethics, New Stream and the SEC
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Viceroy and Sawgrass Resorts, Blockbuster, Lehman: Bankruptcy
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Compensation:

Executive Bonuses Bounce Back
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Trustees:

Ch. 7 Trustee Vacancies
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Oil/Gas:

Epic Energy Resources, Inc. Announces It Intends to File
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Resorts:

Barnes Bay Development Seeks Bankruptcy Court Protection
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Utilities:

Why the U.S. can't abandon the nuclear renaissance
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At California Nuclear Plant, Earthquake Response Plan Not Required
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Earthquake map of America
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UK:

U.K. Consumer Confidence Declines to Record Low on Economy, Jobs Concern
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A Faded Industrial Town Is Feeling Britain’s Cutbacks
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Company failures down 13 % on quarter 1 2010
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Appointment of Administrators - 17 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 17 March 2011
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Francis Clark boosts insolvency team
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R3 calls for end to "ransom demands"
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EU:

EU Debt Crisis Won’t End Without Debt Restructuring, Buiter Says
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New Details Are Announced for Europe’s Bank Stress Tests
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Stress Test Banks, EU Pass Rate Unknown a Month Before Deadline
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Japan:

Japan Nuclear Disaster Caps Decades of Faked Reports
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Mistakes, misfortune, meltdown: Japan's quake
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Taming Reactors May Take Weeks
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Japan Faces Mistrust Amid Nuclear Efforts
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The Battle of Fukushima Daiichi
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Fukushima workers labour round the clock in effort to avert catastrophe
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Is Japan Reactor Crew on Suicide Mission?
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Emergency Power Reaches Crippled Japan Nuclear Plant
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Tepco Shares End Down 13%; Record Trading Volume
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Helicopters Dumped Tons Of Seawater On Damaged Japanese Nuclear Plant Yesterday
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Water cannons, fire trucks, choppers - in bid to cool reactors at ...
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Water Spray Is Having Little Effect
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Bungling, Cover-Ups Define Japanese Nuclear Power
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First aerial footage of damage to Fukushima plant
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Japan nuclear plant: exposed to the elements - nuclear fuel in meltdown
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A new danger at Fukushima
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Nearly Half a Million Japanese in Shelters
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Japan Toll: 15,000 Dead or Missing
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Food shortage misery for tsunami survivors in Japan
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At Hospitals, Victims Go Without Painkillers and Food
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Expatriates Say ‘Japan at Its Best’ as Nation Endures Disaster
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Japanese earthquake takes heavy toll on ageing population
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Latest Updates on Japan
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Fishing Town Suffers, Caught in Waves' Wake
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Apple iPad 2 Parts Said Squeezed by Japan Quake
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Japan's supply crisis
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U.S. Begins Airlift as Japanese Battle Reactor Leaks
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Tokyo Passengers Trigger U.S. Airport Detectors
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GE works to limit impact as investors fear financial losses
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Danger of Spent Fuel Outweighs Reactor Threat
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IMF to Japan: You have means to recover from quake
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Crisis Prompts Exodus of Executives From Tokyo
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Why Japan Will Avert a Fiscal Meltdown
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Yen extends losses as European c.banks intervene
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Nations Act to Put Brakes on Yen's Rise
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What Country's Economy Depends The Most On Exports To Japan?
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A Complete Guide To Japan's $200 Billion Disaster And How It Will Affect The Global Economy
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Tokyo ATM Glitches Fueling Outrage
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The Japan Crisis Could Cost New York $1 Billion In Tourist Dollars
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Hawaiians worry about Japan — and its tourists
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Germany:

Ex-Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer to Stand Trial Over Kirch Feud
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MENA:

U.N. Approves Strikes on Libya
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Oil Prices Surge On Imminent War In Libya
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Egypt Said to Arm Libya Rebels
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Qaddafi threatens Libya rebels as UN no-fly vote nears
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Following UN Vote, France Says Libya Action 'Soon'
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Gaddafi: Attack Me and I'll Attack Passenger Jets
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US wants air strikes, no-fly zone in Libya
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Qaddafi To Sarkozy: Gimme My Money Back
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US Lawmakers Express Reluctance About Strikes On Libya
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Clinton Promises to Bomb Libya , Calls Qaddafi 'Creature'
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Bahrain: Calling in the big guns
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Netherlands:

Minister to Introduce Bankruptcy Bank Levy
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PIIGS:

Political feud in Portugal endangers debt measures
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Ireland’s Kenny Says Taxpayers Shouldn't Bear All Bailout Cost
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Hong Kong:

HK bankruptcy petitions fall 14 pct in Feb vs Jan
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Mexico:

Mexico Mortgage Lender Prepares Debt Restructuring Offers
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