May 17, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Benjamin Brafman, Strauss-Kahn's Orthodox Jewish attorney
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Bail For Famous European Charged With Sex Crime? Fool Me Once, Shame On You…
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Hogan Lovells dismisses senior litigator over £1m of false expenses
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(Potential) Lawsuit of the Day: More From John Ray About Ropes & Gray
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Biglaw Perk Watch
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DOJ Lawyers Block Stock Market Merger
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Luce Forward Adds Bankruptcy Attorney Gregg S. Kleiner As Special Counsel
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Allen & Overy Announces the Promotion of John Kibler to Partner
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DLA boosts NY restructuring group with Skadden hire
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DLA adds restructuring partner trio with New York and Madrid hires
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Linklaters Appoints U.S. Co-Managing Partners
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Clifford Chance ramps up Saudi relationship as six more lawyers seconded
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Reed Smith Hires 11 More Lawyers from K&L Gates for New E-Discovery Practice
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Rambus Loses Crucial Document Destruction Ruling at Federal Circuit; GC "Very Disappointed"
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The Problem with Lawyer Letters
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In-House: Lateraling Up
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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5 Tips for a Successful Start to Your Law Firm Summer
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How to Compensate Law Firm Managing Partners
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Dyslexia No Bar to Legal Career for Advocate and Inventor
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BankAtlantic Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions
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Lawyer Suing Alleged Graffiti Taggers Finds Spray-Painted Message on His Office Building
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Ex-CEO's Suit Claiming Lawyer Couldn't Handle His Criminal Case Thrown Out (Should Have Plead Like He Told You To!)
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A iPad-for-Lawyers Twofer
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Samsung Nexus S: BlackBerry Replacement or iPhone Alternative?
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Using Third Party Client Satisfaction Surveys – At the Right Time
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Rajaratnam, Facebook, Cigna, Volcom, IMF’s Strauss-Kahn in Court News
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Disbarred Lawyer in Prison for Fraud Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
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Appeals Court Revives Lawyer’s Suit over Dissatisfaction with Enhancement Pills
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Inmate Who Allegedly Stabbed Lawyer with Pencil Accused of Repeat Assault on New Counsel
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School punished child for failing to report classmates' hookup
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Judges:

Weighing the Place of a Judge in a Club of 600 White Men
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Scalia Accuses Majority of ‘Blatant Dictum’
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NY Post Can Question Judges on Whether Judgeship-Buying Articles Made Them Like Their Colleague Less
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Justice Kagan to judge moot court contest
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain
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Stocks stay in the May doldrums
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Layoffs:

Top 10 Thriving Industries
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US CEOs: Jobs Outlook Better, but...
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Mixed start to week of US retail earnings
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Religion:

Judge holds hearing in Delaware diocese bankruptcy
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Judge seeks clarification in diocese bankruptcy plan
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Health Care:

HearUSA wants to be sold in bankruptcy
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One Way for Hospitals to Cut Costs of Tests
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Officials see regional initiative as key to saving hospitals
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New Test Tells How Long You will Live
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Banking:

At UBS, Complaints and Exits
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Banks continue efforts to keep consumers in the dark
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Politics:

Eighth Circuit: Companies Must Disclose Campaign Spending
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Fraud:

The Insider-Trading Spotlight Turns to Zvi Goffer
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Another Prosecution, Another Sick Juror
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SEC Charges Another Adviser In Ponzi Scheme Tied To Venezuela
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Gupta Secretly Defied McKinsey Before Accusation
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Now, Ponzi king Madoff's frying pans, diamonds and wine put on auction block
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Post-Bernie Money: GC Madariaga Says UBP Owes for Navigating Madoff Swindle
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Conn. man who ran $100M Ponzi scheme gets prison
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Stanford's relationship with Congress
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Aviation:

Haunted by 2008, airlines rush to pass on fuel costs
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Baseball:

Is Bankruptcy Frank's Silver Bullet?
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Economy:

Treasury to tap pensions to help fund government
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U.S. borrows $58,000 a second
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Geithner Says US Acts to Avoid Debt Limit Through Aug. 2
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Geithner Outlines Urgency on Debt Ceiling
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No Guarantee Debt-Ceiling Deal Will Get Done
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Debt Limit: Seen This Movie Before
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China cuts holdings of Treasurys for 5th month
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China Selling Treasurys? Don't Worry
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TransUnion: Delinquency Rates Continue To Improve
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High Commodity Prices to Lower 2011 Growth
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PIMCO's Bill Gross: Continue to Short U.S. Bonds Unless Double-Dip Happens
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Bill Gross: Pimco Not 'Short' U.S. Government Bonds
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IMF chief denied bail
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IMF Head’s Lawyers Say He Was at Restaurant During Alleged Attack on Maid
(DBN)

IMF Names Replacement Chief
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

Inside Rikers, IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's New Jail Residence
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Strauss-Kahn not typical prisoner
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In France, allies watch in disbelief at his dishonor
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The French attitude to sex crime would shock the US
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Maid in IMF Scandal Good Worker: Hotel
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French Socialist Leader: Sticking To Dates Set For Primaries
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Strauss-Kahn Tumbles From Front-Runner to Rikers Inmate as French Look On
(DBN)

With Europe in Crisis, Fragile Time for I.M.F.
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Gingrich Slams House GOP Medicare Plan
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Governments Are The Primary Creators Of Systemic Risk
(DBN)

Oil Falls to Below $97, Extending 2-Week Sell-Off
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Economists: Lower Growth, Higher Oil
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US GDP as Bogus as a $3 Bill
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In these troubled times, more Americans come current on mortgages
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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:

David J. Stern launches legal battle against nation's biggest mortgage servicers
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US builders see little to like in housing market
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Banks ' role gets new scrutiny
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Banks in Probe Will Meet With N.Y. Attorney General
(DBN)

Senators Plan to ‘Get to the Bottom’ of HUD Allegations
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HUD IG Finds Servicing Fraud
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California Home Sales Dip in April
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Bay Area home sales disappoint again after a sudden rise
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Late payments on mortgages fall again in 1st qtr
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Mortgage delinquencies higher in Chicago area
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Detroit housing market still struggling
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New York foreclosure backlog: 'A totally different world'
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Orlando housing inventory level reaches six-year low
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U.S. Supreme Court mulls Quicken Loans unearned fees case
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Bankruptcy court holds: affirmative actions taken by mortgage lender exclude rents from bankruptcy estate
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Squatter Refuses to Open Door, Police Break It Down
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$1 billion in commercial real estate assets up for grabs in Las Vegas
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Autos:

Stebbins' pay has us holding noses, too
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Poetic justice as Chrysler tries to refinance
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Chrysler may up bond offering as loan demand falls
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Food/Drink:

What’s Cooking in Bankruptcy
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e Markets in Rose Hill, Winfield file bankruptcy
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Credit Counseling:

IRS denies 501(c)(3) status to bankruptcy counseling agency
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Furniture:

Robb & Stucky downfall could yield a whole new company
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Economy, industry changed; Robb & Stucky didn't
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Glass:

Vitro's Chapter 15 Case Moving From New York to Texas Court
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US Aluminum customers, employees grapple with Chapter 7 filing
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Hotels:

Bradley Hotel owners file for Ch. 11 reorganization
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Corporate Reform:

Citing Revolving Door, Watchdog Report Questions SEC's Independence
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Municipalities:

Rhode Island City May Be Forced To Declare Bankruptcy
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City may declare emergency again tonight
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)

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
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Vitro, HearUSA, Wolf Mountain, Wilmington Diocese: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy wave cresting
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Revised Bankruptcy Rule Eliminates Pricing Disclosures For Ad Hoc Committee Members
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Lehman:

Pimco Paid Hefty Prices for Lehman Debt as Collapse Neared
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Lehman creditors oppose any claims renegotiation
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Lehman to Pay 'Saphir' Derivatives Investors A$98.5 Million
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Insurance:

New Stream Wins Approval to Sell Life Insurance Settlement Portfolio
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Orchestras:

Struggling Phila. orchestra suffers from 'cost disease'
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Nature:

Record Flood Water for Mississippi River
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Celebs:

Trump Won't Run for White House
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Gambling:

Shelbyville casino lays off 30 employees
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Wesley Chapel man indicted on federal fraud charges
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Corporate Governance:

Corporate Governance Perspective: Current Bearings, Future Directions
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UK:

Inflation rebounds sharply in April as travel costs soar
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Insolvency fees - increased from 1 June 2011
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£600 per family to save the Euro
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Appointment of Administrators - 16 May 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 16 May 2011
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EU:

Euro zone debt problems pull European shares lower
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European Stock-Index Futures Drop as EU Adds to Greek Pressure
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EU seeks to ease China's euro zone fears
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Germany:

German Investor Confidence Drops More Than Forecast on Prices, Debt Crisis
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Canada:

CCAA Judge Without Jurisdiction To Issue Claims Procedure and Bar Order
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PIGS:

Dissecting Three Aspects of The Euro-Zone Drama
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EU seems ready to help Greece again, on condition of reforms
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EU Sees Possible Greek Debt ‘Reprofiling’ in Follow-Up Aid
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Greek Government Bonds Are Mixed After Juncker Tables Debt 'Reprofiling'
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Cantor's Parpart Says Greece Must Declare Insolvency
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Civil servants to face chop in new austerity drive
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The Logic of Putting Off a Solution to Greece's Problems
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Greek Aid Level Hinges on Asset Sales
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The EU approves Portugal's bailout
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IE: Law Reform To Help Homeowners
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Japan:

TEPCO admits nuclear meltdown occurred at Fukushima reactor only 16 hours after quake
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Japan Urges Tepco’s Lenders to Share Compensation Burden
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Yen Slumps Most in Six Weeks Against Dollar on Shirakawa Economy Concern
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MENA:

Libya: No More Oil Until War is Over
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International Criminal Court Seeks Gadhafi's Arrest for Crimes Against Humanity
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Mexico:

US Business Grows Afraid of Mexico
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Iceland:

Iceland Corporate Bankruptcies to Rise, Economy Minister Says
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