May 16, 2011

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Law:

King & Spalding: More DOMA Drama, Plus Salary and Bonus News
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Corporate America Discovers Its Inner Plaintiffs’ Lawyer
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He's a Big Fan of Lockstep, But New BigLaw Boss Eyes Shakeup of Partner Pay
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Allen & Overy, Linklaters set the tone with associate pay freeze
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Ladies Who Lunch
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It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World
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Will BigLaw Simon Ever Say Merit-Based Comp?
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Revolving Door Between SEC, Law Firms Spins at Dizzying Speed
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The Am Law 100 2011: Side by Side
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Same-Sex NY Couple Win Access to Bankruptcy Court Despite DOMA
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Mark S. Zuckerberg (Bankruptcy Lawyer) Is Back on Facebook
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DLA Australia facing uncertain future?
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(Potential) Lawsuit of the Day: Another Discrimination Claim Against Ropes & Gray
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Partial Dismissal Granted in Bias Suit Against Foley & Lardner
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Covington Battling Over Summary Judgment in Discrimination Suit
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Ex-Ropes & Gray associate disbarred after Rajaratnam verdict
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Roni Deutch to Quit Law
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In Biglaw You Deal With Big Money
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Risk Averse In-House Counsel and Other Myths
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Galleon Group, Facebook, Xinhua Finance, Rambus, Deutsche Bank Court News
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Antitrust Plaintiffs Ordered to Pay E-Discovery Costs
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Creating and Using Custom Redaction
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Pls Hndle Thx: So That’s What Happened to the Stealth-Layoff Lawyers
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A New Law School Mission - Great Expectations Meet Painful Realities
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Lawyer-turned-filmmaker documents foreclosure crisis
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Lawyer of the Month: Lots Of Things Mistrials Can Win You
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Rakofsky v. Internet
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Indiana: “No right to resist illegal police entry into home”
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Lawyer Shredded Some Documents, But None of Them Were Originals, He Says in Court Filing
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Inmate Regrets Asking Judge for Longer Sentence to Match Larry Bird’s Jersey Number
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School Obama Daughters Attend Faces $10 Million Suit from Parent
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Lawyer Charged With Forging Judge's Signature
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Chuck E. Cheese's sued for tot 'slots'
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Law Penalizes Texans Who Nab Catfish by Hand
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An eye for an eye?
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Judges:

Boies & Olson Rally to Vaughn Walker’s Defense
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NYer Busted for Drunk Dialing, Threatening Judge
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SCOTUS needs an ethics code
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Kagan Speaks To Law Grads
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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor tells students to work hard for dreams
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For U.S. Supreme Court justice, Ramapo College graduation is a family affair
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Justice Stevens Talks About Life on the High Court
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Former Texas Chief Justice and wife reach tentative settlement with plaintiffs in wrongful-death suit
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures signal early losses
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Everything Is Going Lower -- Greek Stocks Getting Hammered
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US Stocks Retreat as Technology, Banking Shares Lead Declines
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Layoffs:

Report: GOP Spending Plans to Cost 700K Jobs
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Economists see softer growth, slow jobs rebound
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Unemployed get ripped off by state's debit card fees
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

Obama seeks to promote more oil drilling in Alaska, offshore
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Obama: Drill, Baby, Drill
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Obama administration to grant blanket extension to all Gulf drilling permits
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Top US Republican rejects higher taxes on oil firms
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ExxonMobil CEO Says Oil Price Should Be $60 To $70 A Barrel
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Speculation explains more about oil prices than anything else
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Oil Prices Drop, Fed Should Get Credit
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Trico completes subsidiary restructure
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Fraud:

Raj’s $40 Million Defense: A Postgame Breakdown
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Stack of Evidence Sealed Galleon Case, Juror Says
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Inside the Galleon Jury Room
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"How could someone so smart and rich already be involved in something so horrendous?"
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Raj Rajaratnam Was Deemed Guilty by Day Two of Deliberations, Juror Says
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What the Galleon verdict means for the average investor
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Next Up: A Crackdown on Outside-Expert Firms
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What Impact Will the Raj Verdict Have on Hedge Fund Recruitment
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Raj Rajaratnam Guilty Verdict Proves Cheaters Never Win
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The enemy within
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Galleon Defendants Denied Requests on May 16 Trial Evidence, Postponement
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Rajaratnam Deputy Faces Trial in Second Galleon Group Insider Trading Ring
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US attorney follows tradition of policing Wall Street
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Gabon Grenade Sale Bribe Case Brought by U.S. With Galleon Probe Tactics
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The walls have ears
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Lessons From the Galleon Insider-Trading Case
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The Unbearable Brown-ness of Raj Rajaratnam
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Forget Raj: "Too Big to Fail" is Still "Too Big to Jail"
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House Panel Presses SEC Over Stanford Fraud
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SEC says decision near on Stanford coverage
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Stanford Financial investors may be able to recoup some losses
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Ketchum on monitoring Stanford: Finra could have done better
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Preuitt says she paid 'heavy price' for protesting SEC handling of Stanford probe
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Marcus Wide and Hugh Dickson of Grant Thornton Appointed New World-Wide Liquidators of Stanford International Bank Ltd.
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SEC Officials: Units Collaborating Better After Stanford Fraud
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Robert De Niro May Play Bernie Madoff For HBO Film
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Another Hedge Fund Manager Accused of Fraud
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Ponzi schemer's mansion sold for $1.93 million
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"Back office" fraud seen rising after recession peak
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Health Care:

Health Insurers Making More Money Than Ever While People Postpone Medical Care
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Pay for insurance. Can't afford health care.
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Reports Show Strain of Health Costs
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Ailing hospital in play
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WellPoint Shakes Up Hospital Payments
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Garnet Chapter 11 hearing delayed
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Medical data company files for Ch. 11
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America’s waiting times are the worst in the developed world
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Compensation:

Companies Open Up About Golden Parachutes
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Small Business:

Goldman’s Program to Aid Small Businesses Gets Off to Slow Start
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Horse Racing:

Pimlico Trots Out 'Kegasus' for Post-Bankruptcy Preakness
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Lone Star sold -- finally
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Auto Racing:

No Fear Racing Stalls Out
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Gambling:

Majestic Star Casino Fights $19 Million Property Tax in Bankruptcy
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C. Ind. casino lays off workers amid bankruptcy
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Nevada casino takeover contested
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Nature:

U.S. refiners gear up to battle acts of nature
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Mississippi Floodgate Opens, Inundating Cajun Country
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Louisiana bayou towns brace for flooding impact
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Orchestras:

Phila. Orchestra musicians vote to postpone raises
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Baseball:

Pricing, ticket sites hit baseball attendance
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Defaults:

Corporate default tally up to 15, below 2010: S&P
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Shipping:

Shipping woes lure financial groups
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Why Horizon Lines Should Declare bankruptcy
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Paper:

Patriarch Partners Buys Defunct Paper Mill in Turnaround Play
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Debt Collection:

Creditors blocked from bank accounts with federal benefits
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Glass:

Blenko Glass files for bankruptcy
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Economy:

US inflation hits 2-1/2 year high, seen peaking
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U.S. consumer sentiment improves in May
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Fed hasn't decided exit strategy yet: Lockhart
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Former Fed vice chair calls for more stimulus
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Geithner Expects 'Double-Dip Recession' if Debt Ceiling Isn't Raised
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Geithner Says Default Damage May Be ‘Irrevocable’
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Geithner Emerges as Obama’s Indispensable Man
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Obama Says U.S. Default May ‘Unravel’ Global Finances
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Krugman: Democrats Should Risk Debt Default
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As Debt Limit Is Hit, Deal Still Far Off
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Questions and Answers About Reaching the Debt Ceiling
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U.S. default could prompt new recession: study
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One idea to pay off debt: Sell US assets
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Poll says 47 percent of Americans oppose debt increase
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U.S. economy seen navigating soft patch
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April CPI Data Leave Fed on Track for Easy Policy
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Slow Growth the New Normal
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Rich and Sort of Rich
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Morgan Stanley challenges Republicans on debt
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What If the U.S. Treasury Defaults?
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I.M.F. Chief, Apprehended at Airport, Is Accused of Sexual Attack
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“A Huge Waste”: Strauss-Kahn Allegations Rock Media
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tabloid Covers
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IMF head's arrest casts shadow on bailout meeting
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Police Find "Forensic Evidence"
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn undergoes DNA test
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Molested maid picks out IMF chief in police line-up
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A couple of notes about that hotel suite
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How The Police Figured Out Dominique Strauss-Kahn Was Sitting In First Class On Air France
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New Details About The Strauss-Kahn Arrest -- Police Seek To Search His Body For "Scratches"
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Perp Walk
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Sex, lies and the reckless choices of the powerful
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Immunity defense would be hard for Strauss-Kahn
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Lost Authority, Lost Order
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Crisis threatens influence of Europe at IMF
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IMF Chief to Plead Not Guilty
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IMF chief set to resign: reports
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IMF names acting ME after chief arrested
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Big Stimulus Last Two Years May Pervert Usual Presidential Cycle
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Inflation and Economic Hooliganism
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True scale of corporate collapses masked by banks
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Social Security, Medicare Finances Worse
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20 biggest money losers
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Credit balance woes hit hard
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Fear Companies Lurking In Financial Shadows
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Economics for Sale
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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:

The MERS Morass, Part I
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US Trustee Estimates Servicing “Errors” at 10x Level Claimed by Banks
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MERS Ruling in Michigan Leaves Title Companies Hesitant on REO Sales
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A Low Bid for Fixing a Big Mess
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Housing Probably Lagged Behind Factories
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Late payments on mortgages fall again in 1st qtr
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Home prices won't bottom until next year
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Another Mortgage Refinance Wave?
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Residential Remodeling Index increases in March
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House prices won't crash, key ratio suggest
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New Homeowner Scam: Mortgage Securitization Audits
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Boehner: Government can't fix the housing crisis
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Republicans release second wave of GSE reform bills
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Republicans: Bring Back Cap on Fannie, Freddie Aid
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Fannie and Freddie's Nine Lives
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Are we facing the end of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage?
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Housing trade groups ask regulators to delay risk-retention rule
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Independent reviews in mortgage servicer consent orders to stay sealed
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Report Shows Strategic Defaults Falling
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The New York Fed Working to Bend Real Estate Law to Suit Needs of Banks
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Senators introduce bill to establish mortgage servicing standards
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Registers of Deeds ask Iowa AG to postpone servicer settlement
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Pulte Got Taxpayer $ to Create Jobs–But Didn't
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Pulte Trend, Envy of All Builders Cutting the Fat
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Pulte denies Centex is responsible for plummeting home values
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FDIC suing CoreLogic's eAppraiseIT unit for $129 million
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FDIC suing Lender Processing Services (LPS) for $154.5 million
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Did Deutsche Bank Do Them Wrong?
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Banks find it easy to skirt federal laws protecting servicemembers from foreclosure
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Two vultures in ugly fight to claim foreclosure fees
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Bair: Robo-Signing Probe "Narrow" with Damages Years in the Making
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Is the Condo Revival in Miami the Real Thing?
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Dallas’s Third-Tallest Tower Said to Face Default Risk
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Analysis: Most U.S. commercial property has long way to go
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Hundreds of millions lost on stalled or abandoned HUD projects
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Luxury homes again up for auction
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Losses on commercial CDOs more than double in April
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SEC charges NY real estate investment adviser with securities fraud
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NY Fed takes first step to solve mortgage securitization legal issues
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Autos:

Obama's Secret Weapon? The Auto Bailout
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Chrysler Loan Sale Hits Headwinds
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Chrysler may restructure refinancing terms
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Chrysler to idle some plants to conserve parts
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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Said to Likely Lead Next US Sales of GM Shares
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Quake Throws AutoNation Into a Spin
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Opel aims to increase sales outside Europe
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Spyker turns to China's Pangda for Saab rescue
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Chinese partners seek direct majority in Saab
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Credit Reporting:

Rich Said to Receive Preferential Credit Service
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Kafka and Credit Bureaus
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Credit Error? It Pays to Be on V.I.P. List
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Corporate Reform:

The SEC’s Revolving Door Keeps Spinning
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Former S.E.C. Official Said to Be Subject of Criminal Inquiry
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Uncertain Leadership Strains Financial Overhaul
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GOP Trying to Subvert Financial Overhaul
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Republican assault on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could - and should - misfire
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GOP Vote Limits Consumer Protection Agency
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No Jail for Economic Crisis May Mean No Crimes Committed
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Personal Finance:

How to Beat Bank Fees
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Americans find simple ways to tighten their belts
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Twenty Surprising Ways You May Be Getting Ripped Off
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Credit/Debit Cards:

Debit-Card Heist Lasted Months
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Credit Cards Are Safer Than Debit Cards
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Municipalities:

Vallejo may beat bankruptcy by July
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Lessons from Vallejo
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Bankrupt Vallejo, California, Won't Access Credit for Five Years
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Bankruptcy court is no cure-all for cities in the red
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H'burg Act 47 recovery plan delayed
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Harrisburg can't seem to catch a break
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Harrisburg's source of debt may turn into financial asset
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America Is For Sale
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Sears deal is deja vu all over again for Illinois
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In Prison Reform, Money Trumps Civil Rights
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New Yorkers under 30 fleeing state in droves because of taxes
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Mass. Raises for 17 Employees Follow Frugality Talk
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San Jose mayor: City must declare fiscal emergency
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Video Rentals:

Dish, NCR Fight for Rights to Blockbuster Brand in Movie-Rental Kiosks
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Religion:

Catholic Diocese of Wilmington returns to US court
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Bankruptcy judge considers documents outlining diocese settlement
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Archdiocese denies Cousins Center ownership
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Dozens walk to save Synagogue from foreclosure
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Hotels:

Innkeepers Judge Approves Reorganization Terms, Hotel Sales
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Miscellaneous:

Tribune, Borders, Qimonda, Banning Lewis, Trico: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

In Chicago, Black Personal Bankruptcies Skyrocket
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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History:

Debt and debtors inflict all human history
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Awards:

Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Chicago/Midwest Announces Annual Award Winners; Honors Corporate Renewal Pros and Projects
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Politics:

Gingrich Businesses Own Back State Taxes
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FactCheck: Newt's Too Rosy Past
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Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races
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Today's GOP: The Party's Over for Big Business
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Insurance:

N.Y. high court paves way for policyholders’ claims to billion-dollar pot
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UBS, Other Banks Ask New York Court to Reinstate Suit Over MBIA Split
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Banking:

The Cost of Bank Failures Keeps Rising
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Failed bank was under federal investigation
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Community Banks Are Still Facing An Uphill Struggle
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Bank Directors: CYA
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Suit against Corn Belt Bancorp dismissed
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Media:

Labor Department Faults Tribune Treatment Of Employees In Plan
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Investor Bets Rise Against Washington Post
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Retailing:

No Bidder Said to Be Found to Buy All of Borders
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You too can be a distressed debt investor
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Report: Borders has possible bidder on some stores
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Borders may close if no bidder emerges
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More Borders Rumors Swirl
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Dillard's profit rises 57% on higher margins
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Celebs:

Zsa Zsa Ready to Hire Agent to Sell Mansion
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Alternative Energy:

Evergreen Solar Confirms Its Scramble to Avoid Bankruptcy
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It's Lights Out For Evergreen Solar
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Mass Torts:

Will BP have to face the music?
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Aviation:

PE-Backed Airlines: For Palm Trees Or The Paddlefish Capital
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FalconTrust Air faces Everbank foreclosure
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IATA suspends Air Zimbabwe
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Texas House Bans Offensive Security Pat-Downs
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Food/Drink:

Court Orders Giordano’s Owners Out of Chicago Headquarters
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Giordano’s Chapter 11 Trustee Appointed, Operations Continue Unchanged
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Crafts:

Crafts maker sold at Walmart, Jo-Ann files for bankruptcy
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UK:

Administration: At a Crossroads
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Appointment of Administrators - 13 May 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 13 May 2011
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Atradius named UK credit risk team of the year
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ICAS looks at retail insolvency issue
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Business failures leave directors liable for debt
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Insolvency specialist takes up senior partner position at Wedlake Bell
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EU:

Eurozone Crisis Has 'Potential Risk' for Eastern Europe
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Europe's Europe crisis: How long can this go on?
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Europe's cure may be worse than the disease
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Sweden Wants Bail-In Model to Target Senior Bank Bondholders
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European Debt Talks Turn Murkier
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'Secret, dark debates' fan flames of eurozone turmoil
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Why Europe is on the brink
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The Euro, Greece, Europe and the New ECB President
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Euro-zone growth jumps as German economy booms
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Growth gap widening across the eurozone
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Rising Self-Interest Frays EU Spirit
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Banks push Europe shares to 1-wk low; Greece eyed
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PIGS:

Debt May Exceed Size of Economies This Year for Greece, Portugal, Ireland
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PM: Greece will not betray euro
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One in four Greeks now want to get out of the euro: Greece dispatch
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Money Troubles Take Personal Toll in Greece
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Greece must make more savings: ECB's Stark
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ECB Stark: Greece debt restructuring too risky
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Merkel Risks Revolt Over Greece
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Germany, France split on Greek debt revamp
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I.M.F. Talks in Greek Crisis at Key Juncture
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Greece Aid Talks Clouded by Strauss-Kahn Arrest
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SocGen: Why Greece Ain't Lehman
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Germany says Greek debt payment delay to include creditors
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As creditors push, gov't insists it’s on track
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EU should invest in Greece, not just lend it money
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Turkish, Greek firms could benefit from 'Greek tragedy'
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Suicide, Homelessness, And Societal Collapse In Post-Austerity Greece
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IE: Property values falling at accelerated rate
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New Irish index shows extent of property crash
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We can't wipe out your mortgage debt -- Bruton
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Shane Ross: The Honohan brothers are heroes
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Gene Kerrigan: Twins did their best to bankrupt the country, bless 'em
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'My battle with the banks left its scars'
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S&P: Portugal banks facing new core capital needs
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Euro zone to back Portugal aid, with new caveats
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With almost five million out of work, Spain’s unemployment crisis rages on
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U.S. private equity groups eye cajas
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Japan:

Tepco Finance Plan Rattles Markets, Banks
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Japan officials deny asking for Tepco loan waiver
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Japan bank shares plunge on Tepco debt fears
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Moody's May Cut Ratings on Japan Megabanks on Tepco Loan Risk
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Two Other Reactors Suffer Serious Damage
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The Costs of Recovery
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Japan Machine Orders Unexpectedly Rose in March, Withstanding Quake Impact
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Iceland:

Iceland's Big Thaw
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Iceland Ousted Premier Says Rights ‘Violated’ After Indictment
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MENA:

Chaos mounts in Libya, Syria
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Mob attacks Christian protesters in Egypt
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Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders
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Dubai steps in to take over cash-strapped bank
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New Zealand:

Sale of Jean Jones pending, says receiver
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Australia:

Middletons recruits special counsel with over two decades of insolvency experience
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Australia Home-Loan Approvals Drop to 10-Year Low as Rates Deter Buyers
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Cayman Islands:

First Free-Standing Mareva Injunction Granted in Cayman
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China:

China's Stocks Drop on Concern Over Inflation, Slowing Growth
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China: As Banks Stop Lending, Small Businesses Are Relying On Loan Sharks
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Vietnam:

Faith in Vietnam Falls With Shipmaker
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