March 7, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Legal Sector Lost 2900 Jobs in February
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Howrey Kemosabe: Rivals Claim More Scalps, As Dissolution Vote Looms (Plus the Howrey haiku contest winners.)
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An Expert in Law Firm Breakups Looks At Possible Howrey Scenarios
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The End Appears Nigh for Howrey
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Federal Judge Sanctions Howrey Client Over "Vexatious Litigation Strategy"
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SEC's Inspector General Is Investigating Former Top Lawyer
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Skadden 4, Proskauer Rose 2
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Want Out of Biglaw? Take a Hike!
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Six leading UK firms line up on subprime lender's £3bn debt restructuring
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Out of Office Reply of the Day: Europeans Know How to Take A Day Off
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And for Our Next Magic Trick, We Turn Associates Into Partners (But Not in NY)
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Intel wins pro bono award for debt/bankruptcy services
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"A lot of people who used to be allocated to conduct document review are no longer able to be billed out"
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Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software
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Keep Your Friends Close . . .
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Thompson & Knight Adds Philip Kessler to Direct Firm's Expanding Operations in New York and Lead New Detroit Office
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Ashurst NY sets sights on boom in US infrastructure
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Boutique Goes Bust, BigLaw Scoops Up 11 Attorneys
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Star Litigator Moves to Fulbright to Build Practice, Find Better Balance
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From the Motor City to the Stampede City, Firms Set Up New Shops
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Ex-WellCare GC Indicted, Set to Face the Music in Court
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Jeff ‘Use Live Ammo’ Cox, Revisited
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9th Circuit Says Law Firm Must Pay $311K to Man From Whom It Sought to Collect Less Than $10K
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A Trial Lawyer's Stutter
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Former Lieff Cabraser Partner Says His Ouster Stems Partly From Feud Over Litigation Strategy
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Ex-Staffer's Suit Against Firm Features Some Ugly Discovery Fights
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Law Firm Set on Auto-Delete in E-Mail Discovery Dispute
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Panel Explores Reasons for Lack of Women Commercial Litigators
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Does Difficulty ‘Schmoozing’ Explain Why Women Lag Behind in the Courtroom?
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New Mentorship Program Aims for Diversity in Legal Field
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The Idiot's Guide: Influencing Strategies for In-House Lawyers
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Lawyer’s Only Case Results in Suspension ... and No Fee
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The Corpus in the Court: 'Like Lexis on Steroids'
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How Is Your Firm Dealing with Nascent ‘Effin’ Metadata? :))
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Working Smart: Boosting Your Business Acumen
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The Incredible Shrinking Law School? It's the Vision of Two NY Deans
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Law School Deception, Part 2
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Law student charged with possessing AK-47, pistol
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The future of legal education
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Why can’t you pitch Law Review pieces?
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That $136 which means a billion dollars today
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"I don't think the placement situation is going to turn around for a number of years"
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Reporter Challenges NYU Law Prof Over Alleged ‘Parking Shenanigans’
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States Prosecute Fewer Teenagers in Adult Courts
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Retired Lawyer Pleads No Contest to Seeking a Bomb Maker on Craigslist
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Bankruptcy lawyer, 78 accused of theft
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Bankruptcy Attorney Disbarred Over $1,100
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Juror May Become Prosecution Witness After Telling Judge She Saw the Crime
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"As Brazen A Piece Of Misrepresentation As We Have Ever Seen"
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Should All Lawyer Scoldings Be Public?
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"Brilliantly Performing Bankruptcy Law Firm . . . you will be sure that all your troubles are long gone"
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Now It's War: Warner Bros. Hires Big-Time Lawyers to Handle Charlie Sheen Case
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“Roadblocks set up to catch drivers smoking”
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Judges:

A Straight-Arrow Judge Takes On the Galleon Trial
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Judiciary Money Woes Terminate JHOs
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Judge Partially Convicted in Kids-for-Cash Case Seeks Acquittal or New Trial
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Novel New Indictment Hits Loughner with 49 Counts, Including Murder Charge re Chief Judge Roll
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Disbarred Attorney Who Got Maximum Sentence Wants the Same for Embattled Judge
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Feds: Ex-judge should go to prison for drug crimes
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Justices get down, get funky with Tea Party
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Clarence Thomas, a walking conflict of interest
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Judicial nominee logjam creates 'crisis' in some federal courts
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Screeeeeeeeeeech! Social Media Comes Crashing Into the Courtroom
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Ex-Judge's Belching After DWI Arrest Held Conscious Avoidance of Alcotest
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Florida Legislature To Strip Courts of Rule-Making Ability?
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Rep. Rangel Causes Stir In Courtroom; Reprimanded By Judge
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No pay raise has Judge laying claim to dime found in courtroom
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal early gains
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Oil at 2-1/2-year high, world stocks retreat
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Stocks squeeze out gains in oil-dominated week
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Bankruptcy Judge Sends C-Bass Exit Plan To Creditors For Vote
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Survey Finds ‘Widespread Mis-Selling’ by Brokers
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Layoffs:

Where the Jobs Are, and Aren't
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A Snapshot of the Recovery So Far, Looking at the Most Important Factor: Employment
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Average Length of Unemployment Reaches High
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Jobs Open, but Filling Them Slows Down
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What's Missing From the Unemployment Rate: Enough New Jobs
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Survey: Small Business hiring plans increased in February
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Workers Not Benefiting From Productivity Gains
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Chart of the day, US earnings edition
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The disappointing jobs situation
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Tale of Two Jobs Surveys
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Good Jobs Report Has Dark Side
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For jobless, emotional capital can take a hit
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US Hiring Blue Collar Workers Again
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Private employers may refuse to hire a person with past bankruptcy
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

Opportunity in a Muni Maelstrom
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Economists: State, local pension funds understate shortfall by $1.5 trillion
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Employee Pensions Aren't Bankrupting States
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Public employees may face shift to 401(k) plans
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Wisconsin points to need for Great American pension revival
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WI State Workers Inquiring About Retirement At Record Numbers
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Vallejo Retirees Fight Back
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Wisconsin Senate Is One Step Away From Hiring Dog the Bounty Hunter To Bring Back Democrats
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Wisconsin's Democrats to End Union Standoff
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Reports: Wisconsin Republicans Wavering on Union Bill
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Report: Pensions Can't Be Unilaterally Cut
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Public Pension Problems: a Tale of Two Cities
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The Sixteen States That are Killing Their Pensions
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Many states ignored warnings about jobless-fund shortfalls
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Man with checkered financial history profited on private deals while running Texas Emerging Technology Fund
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Perry ally winds up federally funded commercialization project before 3rd year
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Why Bad Teachers Survive
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Attacking Teachers Reveals Cost Less Than in ’81
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Strapped states may hit Web gaming jackpot
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Oil/Gas:

Fracking: The Great Shale Gas Rush
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Evans Oil keeps operations going, employees on payroll despite bankruptcy
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Seahawk Seeks to Sell Deer Hunting Gear
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Politicians:

Kansas Lawmaker Blames Business Bust For Bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Tribune Co. bankruptcy nearing finish line
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Tribune Creditors Set to Clash Over Plan to Shift $1.6 Billion in Losses
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Tribune bankruptcy Q & A
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

King convicted of bankruptcy fraud
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Ex-Bannockburn trustee accused of bankruptcy fraud
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Feds: Another Court-Appointed "Trustee" Is a Crook
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Health Care:

Confined to their own sick beds, many nursing homes struggle to heal
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Illinois Moves to Close Troubled Nursing Home
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Doctors Bail on Medicare
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Fighting Over Why Health Care Costs So Much
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US: Most Inefficient Healthcare System In The World
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Hockey:

Glendale's strategy to keep Coyotes on shaky ground
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Glendale working on bond deal to appease Coyotes buyer, Goldwater Institute
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Make or break time for Coyotes bonds
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Golf:

Louisa golf course heading to foreclosure auction
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Investors aim to revive struggling country clubs
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Plum Creek developers buy foreclosed golf club
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Golf club back on auction block
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Football:

UFL owes creditors $6M, settles lawsuit
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Trucking:

RL Carter ordered liquidated
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Telecoms:

Nortel Networks reports Q4 loss on accounting charge
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Tickets:

Busted Super Bowl ticket orders bankrupts Texas ticket broker
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Shipping:

Beluga's CEO steps down amid financial crisis
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Soccer:

Plymouth Argyle Soccer Team Enters Administration After Funding Crisis
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Autos:

S&P Cuts Toyota's Debt Rating
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ZeroSports declares bankruptcy after Japan Post cancels EV contract
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Student Debt:

Diabetic, Permanently Disabled, Blind, Prosthetic Eye, Pancreas and Kidney Transplants, But Still No “Undue Hardship”
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Economy:

Is inflation wolf at the door?
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Global stagflation is here to stay
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Global Bond Rout Resembling 1994 Seen as Inflation Exceeds Rates
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Fed signals end to bond buying
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Fed touts TALF for generating $600 million in income
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Raising Retirement Age: Deficit Fix?
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Obama: I'll Cut More Spending
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Top Senate Democrat rejects GOP's deep budget cuts
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Harry Reid offers spending proposal -- predicts failure
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Boehner Dares to Touch the Third Rail: Social Security
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Consumers Taking Page from Grandparents
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The Chasm Between Consumers and the Fed
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Oil's rise to 2-1/2 year high ignites inflation fears
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Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi Raise Oil Prices
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Oil Prices Above $100 Threaten Recovery, Stock Market
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Oil at $110 May Trigger Pain CEOs Weathered at $100
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Oil, Gold Climb on Libya Fighting; Greek Debt Risk Increases
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Time to Get Used to Gasoline Prices
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High Oil Prices: Regulate the Speculators
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Oil price shock; you ain't seen nothing yet
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Wage Growth Not Enough to Offset Energy Costs
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The laws of supply, demand and panic
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‘Economics of Enough’ Looks at Thwarting Crises - "The promises that governments have made to pay pension, health care and other benefits to their citizens cannot be kept"
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Nobel laureate economist Yunus may be victim of petty jealousy
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US Economy in Graphs
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Economist Robert Reich is driven to end income inequality
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U.N. Says World Vulnerable to Food Crises
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Nancy Folbre: His Recession, Becoming Hers
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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:

MERS? It May Have Swallowed Your Loan
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Database use criticized on foreclosures
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Securitization Chain-of-Title: the US Bank v. Congress ruling
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Paul Jackson Declares “Mission Accomplished” on Securitization Woes Based on Alabama Foreclosure Decision
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Investors Step Up as Trustees Balk - "Forget it. We'll do it ourselves."
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Foreclosure Settlement Terms Sent to Banks by U.S. State, Federal Agencies
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Bank regulators push for principal write-downs
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Behind the foreclosure crisis, big banks' reign of error
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Mortgage writedown proposal advances in US probe
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Update on Possible Mortgage Servicer Settlement
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Mortgage Modification Overhaul Sought by States
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Incompetent mortgage servicers read the writing on the wall
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HSBC's loss alert on US foreclosures
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Allstate sues Credit Suisse over $231 million in MBS
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Investor group extends talks with BofA over Countrywide MBS
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Mortgage servicing errors highlight need for change
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Report details HUD failures to protect FHA insurance fund from bad loans
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Rulings put brakes on hundreds of Oregon foreclosures
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Hawaii ponders moratorium on home foreclosures
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California opens new doors to keep families in homes
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FL homes bill is praised, panned
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Miami-Dade to get new foreclosure mediators
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Facing Foreclosure Crisis, Homestead Mayor Starts Small
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Promised loan relief, homeowners instead sank deeper in debt
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Protesters disrupt foreclosure auction on courthouse steps
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S&P: Foreclosures take twice as long in judicial states
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No one lives here, to neighbors' chagrin
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Foreclosures alter some suburbs' nature
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Detroit tweaks plan to rent foreclosures back to homeowners
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'Extreme Home Makeover' builders go from boom to bust
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Frustrated homeowner says: Modify this!
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Foreclosed Homes Draw Illegal Dumping
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Pending home sales down everywhere, except the South: S&P
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Workout Specialist Breakwater Says Grubb & Ellis Woefully Downplaying TIC Liabilities
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Homebuilder ads highlight pitfalls of foreclosures
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HUD Rolling Out $1 Billion of Emergency Mortgage Assistance in April
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GOP Says No to Distressed Homeowners and Consumers
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Differing views of mortgage relief
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How The Oil Price Spike Could Crash The Housing Market Again
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In investor's lawsuit, court-appointed receiver takes control of housing business InnoVida
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Guardian to represent ailing Mastro in bankruptcy case
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Rarity: Broken dreams
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A New Low Price For Le Reve, Georgia's Most Lavish Foreclosed Mansion
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FTC opens investigation into Ocwen Financial
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Rynders files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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The Most Expensive Town in America
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The 10 Largest Homes In America
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First-time buyers turn fussy about 'move-in ready' homes
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Office Rents Dip On Park Avenue
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Time-share owners are struggling to sell
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Fraud:

For Hedge Fund Baron, Trial Poses Risk
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Galleon billionaire set to meet accusers
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U.S. plans to play Goldman, Berkshire tapes at Rajaratnam trial
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Rajaratnam Trial May Spark Lawsuits Against Goldman, McKinsey, AMD, Intel
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Factbox: Key personalities in the Rajaratnam trial
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Galleon Trial Scorecard: Rajaratnam, Friends, Colleagues and Cooperators
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An insider look
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McKinsey, the Insider Trading Scandal, and the Problems With Consulting
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SEC Says It Located Galleon Fugitive Deep Shah in India
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Prosecutors plan to play Goldman tapes at Rajaratnam trial
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Why Practice Insider Trading? Just Watch Buffett Instead
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Galleon trial to be a “battle royal”
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Galleon jurors asked about Wall St. greed
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An Unfamiliar Role for Lloyd Blankfein
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Legal Struggles Continue Between Mets and Madoff Victims
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Who is a Madoff Victim? High-Stakes Question Gets Airing at 2nd Circuit
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The Man With the Thankless Job of Pursuing Billions Lost in Madoff Fraud
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No Charges in Hecker Jail Marriage
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Real face of bankruptcy looks nothing like Hecker
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Deal reached with bilked Wegener investors
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Staten Island moneyman ordered to make high-six-figure restitution
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Commercial Ponzi scheme ringleader sentenced to 16 years, $2.5 million
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Feds: Money manager bought beach house with client funds
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Ex-Wachovia Manager Admits to Stealing $14 Million to Buy Helicopter, Land
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Fairfax Financial Claims in Suit That Third Point's Loeb Lied to Investors
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Court Rulings Are Mixed Bag for Kenneth Starr
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For Level Global, F.B.I. Raid Is a Final Blow
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Financial Fraud Case Pits Arbitration vs. Class Actions
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Retailing:

Agree Realty takes 4Q financial hit from Borders bankruptcy
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Retailers Warn of Higher Trucking Costs
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Online Sales Aren't Just Killing Tax Revenue, They're Slamming Big Box Stores Too
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Corporate Reform:

SEC ‘Capacity Gap’ Risks Oversight Lapses as Regulator’s Targets Multiply
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Hey, S.E.C., That Escape Hatch Is Still Open
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US Senators Urge Regulators to Harmonize Swaps Rules
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Publishing:

Tokyopop CEO Cites Borders' Bankruptcy for Layoffs
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Borders' bankruptcy means net loss of shelf space for books
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Borders official talks Chap. 11
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Hotels:

Former Hilton owner to pay $10 million in bankruptcy deal
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Hotel Monaco Gets New Lease on Life
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Bankrupt Hotel Owner MSR Seeks Approval of $30 Million Loan From Paulson
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Aviation:

Years, millions lost on aircraft maker
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Sun Country Close to Sale, Buyer Unnamed
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Flight Attendant Puts 17 Month Old In Overhead Bin
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Passenger steals $238,000 from airplane cargo hold via toilet
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Video Rentals:

Sony Joins Companies Saying Blockbuster Isn't Paying Them for Merchandise
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Goodbye, DVD. Hello, Future.
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Education:

Lamson College Called Fraudulent & Chintzy
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Paper:

Blue Heron closure leaves a lot of questions, here are a few answers
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Gambling:

Gaming executive files for bankruptcy after failed Strip casino plans
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Debt Collection:

Firm Can't Shake $300K Award for Barred Lawsuit
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Credit Cards:

One Year after the Credit Card Accountability Act
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Gap in Cost of Credit for Haves and Have-nots Broadens Further
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Swipe fight fever
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Religion:

Church foreclosures, short sales rise in downturn
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Celebs:

The Latest Celebrity Foreclosures
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The High Cost of Crazed Celebrities
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Charlie Sheen: 'I'm not bi-polar, I'm bi-winning'
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Sheen Is Surrounded by a Coterie of Enablers
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Celebrity Foreclosures Foreclosures In 2011
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The Demise of JaMarcus Russell
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6 celebrities who lost everything
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Trustees:

Attorney: Tolz 'acknowledges her errors'
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Miscellaneous:

Man faces life for helping debtor die
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Battles Investors Over Derivative Payouts
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Lehman Unit Followed Investment Agreement With Australia Town, Lawyer Says
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Master artfulness - The ISDA master agreement has come under scrutiny during the ongoing administration of Lehman Brothers
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Banking:

FDIC Files Latest Lawsuit Against Failed Bank's Former Directors and Officers
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Still Too Big, Still Can't Fail
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"Necessary" Bank Bailouts Harm the Economy, Wreck the Banks
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Wachovia Employee Admits To Convincing Clients To Put $14.1 Million In Wealth Management Fund Bank Didn't Actually Offer
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Simpson Thacher Adds Lateral Partner From BoA
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Tracking Potential Bank Litigation Losses
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Banks Get Back to the People Business
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Barclays CEO Diamond to Get £6.5 Million Bonus
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Mass Torts:

Texas legislator introduces bill concerning asbestos bankruptcy trusts
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NC Bankruptcy Judge Yet to Rule on Motion by EnPro Subsidiary
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Jurisdiction:

Texas Bankruptcy Court Warns: Don’t Be Left “Straightjacketed” By Ambiguous Reservation Provisions In Your Plan!
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Accounting:

Latest Epic Video Out of Ernst & Young Includes Lots of Bleeps, Faux-Coffee Diss, Best Lyric Ever
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Tax:

Two Ex-BigLaw Partners Fight Back as G-Men Aim to Jail Them in Tax Scandal
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The Audaciousness of a Foreign Tax Holiday
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Academia:

Transaction Consistency and the New Finance in Bankruptcy
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Art:

Robert De Niro to Testify as Ex-Salander Employee Starts Trial for Fraud
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Accountants Blamed in Old Masters Art Fraud
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Corporate Governance:

SEC's boardroom bombshell: directors can be costly
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M&A:

Deal Making Gets Off to a Strong Start in 2011
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Sovereigns:

Sovereign Debt Threatens Entire Financial System
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Hidden Debt Makes Governments Insolvent
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Bonds Show Why Boehner Saying US Is Broke Is Figure of Speech
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UK:

Duchess of York finally debt free with help from Duke of York
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Duke of York 'appealed to Jeffrey Epstein to help Duchess pay debt'
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UK central banker warns of second financial crisis
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Car Sales Slump Again
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Insolvency clampdown to benefit unsecured creditors
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The Joint Administrators of Portsmouth City Football Club Ltd announce the Club's exit from Administration
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‘Beano’ Levene charged with fraud
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U.K. Bonus Cap Has a Major Loophole
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Red ink sinks green data centre
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Appointment of Administrators - 4 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 4 March 2011
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NHS is out of cash, warns McGimpsey
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EU:

German Business Lobbies Call for Tough Euro Rules
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Yeah, except for those . . .
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Merkel: No Priv Creditor Participation In EMU Bailout Till '13
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European Central Bank Says Rate May Rise Soon
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Deutsche Bank's Mayer Says ECB Prolonging Record-Low Rates Is `Dangerous'
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The Madness of Jean-Claude Trichet
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Euribor rates rise further after ECB rate hike hint
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Canada:

Firm that delivered Internet service to HRM files for bankruptcy
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Hanlon broke, but trying to stay afloat
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Oy, Canada?
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France:

France Outstrips US for Small Business Loans on Sarkozy's 'Arm Twisting'
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Ireland:

Ireland's New Government to Stick to EU/IMF Plan: Source
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Irish `War Cabinet' May Seek Senior Bank Bond Law as Government Debt Rises
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Irish parties agree to form coalition
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Drumm loses claim against Anglo for legal fees
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Ex-head of Irish bank seeks money for lost wages
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Watching a fortune tumble in Ireland
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White collar crime probes reveal State's puny powers
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Easier bailout terms sought for Greece, Ireland
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Greece:

Moody's downgrade tips Greece closer to brink
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Euro Shrugs Off Greek Downgrade
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Moody's downgrade 'completely unjustified': Athens
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The Ratings Risks of Getting a House in Order
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EU Socialists seek easier bailout terms for Greece
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German Govt Adviser: Greece Should Seek Debt Extension
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Spain:

Spain's savings banks race to find funds by Thursday
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MENA:

Rebel Advance in Libya Set Back by Heavy Assault
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Libya's Rebels Claim Another Oil Hub in Day of Clashes
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Libya: Jihadists, Criminals on the Streets
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Gadhafi Forces Strike Coastal Town
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Qaddafi Escalates War Against Rebels as Libyan Conflict Deepens
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Libyan Rebels Are Losing Ground
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U.S. Senators Call for No-Flight Zone Over Libya
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U.S. Military Intervention in Libya Carries Risks
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America's Secret Plan to Arm Libyan Rebels
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GOP Prods Obama on Libya
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Business Side of Egypt’s Army Blurs Lines of U.S. Aid
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Middle East deserts hold seeds of a double-dip recession
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Libyan Turmoil Threatens Italy's Economy
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Taxman gives ex-pats a week's notice to return to Libya
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Swiss ban financial transfers to Gaddafi clan
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Qaddafi's Solution To His Crisis: Tax Cuts!
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Bahraini Opposition Refuses Money and Jobs Offers
(DBN)

Bahrain May Be Uprising Too Far for Saudis Avoiding Iran's Grip
(DBN)

Shi'ite protesters in Bahrain form human chain around capital
(DBN)

Official: GCC Weighing 'Stability' Fund
(DBN)

Saudi Arabia forbids any protest demos, marches
(DBN)

Saudi Security Forces Given OK to Use Whatever Force Necessary
(DBN)

Saudi Arabia Detaining Shias
(DBN)

Saudis Mobilize Thousands of Troops for Growing Revolt
(DBN)

Kingdom remains insulated from contagion?
(DBN)

Dubai Stocks Rise Most in a Month After 15% Tumble, Following Saudi Rally
(DBN)

Egypt GDRs Hit Post-Crisis Low as Bourse Debacle Threatens `Pariah' Status
(DBN)

Egypt Sells Fewer Treasury Bills Than Planned as Yields Hit Two-Year High
(DBN)

Unrest returns to Cairo streets
(DBN)

What I Don't See at the Revolution
(DBN)

First Post-Mubarak Cabinet Named in Egypt
(DBN)

Protests Now Touch Nearly all of Arab World
(DBN)

Soros: Oil Wealth Must be Shared with Citizens
(DBN)

The Oil Companies Best Positioned To Gain From Chaos In The Middle East
(DBN)

Bahrain hearings into TIBC, Awal Bank failures
(DBN)

White Bay investors may get their money back
(DBN)

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Latin America:

Latin American Countries Where Revolutions Could Break Out Next
(DBN)

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China:

Inflation Endangering China 'Dream' Spurs Wen Pledge on Prices
(DBN)

A Disturbing Counterpoint To Wen Jiabao's Big Speech On Social Harmony
(DBN)

China Issues Warning on Climate and Growth
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

Serepisos faces bankruptcy threat
(DBN)

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Australia:

'Shaky' insolvency forecast for 2011
(DBN)

Insolvencies tipped to increase despite drop in January numbers
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentina Taps Central Bank Reserves Again To Pay Creditors
(DBN)

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India:

Manager Of Steel Plant Burned Alive After Sacking Workers
(DBN)

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Vietnam:

Vinashin: a lesson for investors and government
(DBN)

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