Law:
Training for Lawyers? The U.K. is Asking ‘Why Bother?’
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Want to Make Law School a Better Bet? Require Waivers and Give Rebates to Dropouts, Yale Profs Say
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The Costs of Legal Scholarship: $575M in Tuition and Grads Who Don’t Know How to Practice
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USC Law School Drops Launch of Tax LL.M. Program Because of Poor Job Prospects for Grads
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Non-Biglaw Christmas
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Steven J. Baum PC, New York Foreclosure Firm, to Shut Down
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The Demise of Steven J. Baum PC: A Chronology
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Bryan Cave Names New Bankruptcy Partners
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Weil Team Facilitates Sale of Dallas Stars Hockey Team
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Malpractice Suit Proceeds Against Pryor Cashman
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Showing, Not Telling, That You’re Competent
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Boies, Skadden File $25 Billion Derivative Suit Against U.S. for Hank Greenberg over AIG 'Backdoor Bailouts'
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Starr and Greenberg File Fiduciary Case Against FRBNY After AIG Takeover
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Starr and Greenberg FileTakings Claim in AIG Takeover
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Gunster to open in Tampa with ex-Ruden lawyers
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Penn State investigator Freeh had rocky FBI tenure
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Is Jury Deadlocked in Trial of Attorney Accused of Plotting Contract Hit on Witness?
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Message from Career Services: Ladies, Please Learn How to Dress Yourselves
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Cops Summoned To Elementary School After Girl Kisses Boy In Phys Ed Class
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Mummified Patient Can Take Paramedics to Trial
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Elderly Man Is ‘Surprised as Hell’ When Passengers in His Stolen Car Sue over Crash
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Former Hofstra 1L Accused of Impersonating a Psychiatrist
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Teenager Blames DUI Crash On "Twilight" Snub
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Mom irate after 5-year-old's ears are pierced at day care
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Mug Shots
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Judges:
Judge Marries Couple at Coffee Shop After Bomb Threat Closes City Hall
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Conservative federal appeals court shifts left
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Why Won't The Supreme Court Allow TV Cameras?
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Wall Street:
US stock index futures signal mixed open
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Wall St. Slides on Pessimism Over Europe and Deficit
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S&P 500 Puts to Guard Against 20% Decline Reach Record
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Debt Disappointment Sinks Stocks
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Super-committee on Stock Slide: “Who? Us?”
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Wall Street Wonders If Shrinking Will Last
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Protesters Have A New Action Plan, And This Time It Could Seriously Hurt The Economy
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The Heroes of Wall Street Are Actually Barred From Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street at a 'Tipping Point'
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Occupy our consciences
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Protesters Ignore American Love of Entrepreneurs
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For a Movement, a Question: What Now?
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Poll: ' Occupy ' movement fails to capture Americans' interest
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Occupy Wall Street has money to burn
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Wall Street Unoccupied With 200,000 Job Cuts
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Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested outside Mayor's home
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University president vows pepper-spraying probe
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Pepper Spraying at UC Davis Leads to Police Suspensions
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Occupy camp at Oakland's Snow Park cleared out
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Occupy Oakland Calls For Shutdown Of ALL West Coast Ports
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Rally protests Occupy Portland camp eviction
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Layoffs:
Hiring Hotspots Emerge, But Mobility Is an Issue
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A Blow to Pinstripe Aspirations
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As Layoffs Rise, Stock Buybacks Consume Cash
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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:
Oil falls on global growth fears, debt woes
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Food/Beverage:
No Happy Ending for Friendly's
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After bankruptcy auction, Friendly's parent could go back to old owner
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Directories:
Local Insight Media emerges from bankruptcy with new name, new leaders
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Sporting Goods:
Power Balance Bracelets Lawsuit -- Forced to Pay $57 Million, Expected to Close Shop
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Shipping:
Hamburg shipbuilder J.J. Sietas declares insolvency
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Education:
College Students Need To Look At These Charts Before Deciding On A Major
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Pensions:
Sale of Future Pension Income Targeted by Senator
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Baseball:
Bankruptcy judge cancels hearing on Fox motion to delay arguments on Dodgers media rights sale
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Mediator appointed in Dodgers-Fox bankruptcy feud
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Basketball:
NBA Lockout Squeezes Small Business Owners
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Aviation:
Kingfisher set to lose more market share
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Flying With Little Children? Go to the Back of the Plane
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Screening Still a Pain at Airports, Fliers Say
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New funds could help workers of defunct Pace Airlines
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Corporate Reform:
The Chamber's Dishonest CFPB Poll
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Does The White House Hate Richard Cordray?
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Hintz Says Volcker Rule May Hit Managing Directors
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Consumer Reports ranks companies as 'Naughty' or 'Nice'
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Media:
Tribune to Push for Expedited Approval of New Reorganization Plan
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Shipping:
Genmar Chapter 11 Filing Reveals Huge Debts in HK
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Accounting:
EU Said to Reconsider Multiple-Auditor Plans Amid Cost Concerns
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Compensation:
Enough's Enough, Nabors Shareholders Say
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Hockey:
Wendy’s owner may buy $250M in Devils debt
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Economy:
Treasuries Fall Before Economic Growth, Consumer Spending Data
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Economists More Bleak About US Economy
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The 4 Failures of the Supercommittee
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Fitch Is Reviewing Its US Credit Rating
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Bush Era Tax Cuts Sank the Supercommittee
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So the 'Super Committee' Failed. How Will That Affect You?
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Obama Says He Will Veto Any Attempt To Eliminate Automatic Spending Cuts After Super Committee Fails
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Poll: Republicans Get More Blame For Super Committee Failure
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The Supercommittee Worked! Really!
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Moody’s Says No To Congressional Can-Kicking
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Lawmakers Trade Blame as Deficit Talks Crumble
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Your Tax Dollars at Work: Super Committee Fail Drives US CDS Price Higher
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Super Committee Failure May Mean Higher Taxes in '12
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Henes: The Restructuring of the United States — Failure is Not an Option
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Congress’s Deficit ‘Bomb’: Scary or Not?
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There's A Really Good Reason The Super-Committee Failed
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What Will It Really Take To Solve America's Debt Crisis?
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Debt committee failure: Red flag for investors
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"I'll be damned if we're going to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the sick, the children and the poor."
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Hank Greenberg Is Suing The Government Over The Takeover Of AIG And Wants $25 Billion In Damages
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Treasury Tells Hank Greenberg to Take a Hike
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U.S. Could Be Facing Another Year of Uncertainty
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A group of California billionaires want to pay higher taxes - and they have a bill to go with it
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The biggest threat to corporate earnings... Europe
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Think Taxes Are Too High?
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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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Real Estate:
BofA Clash With Fannie Mae Escalates Over Loan Buyback Stance
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Existing home sales up 1.4%, still at depressed levels
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High-End Home Sales Decline in October
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Illinois home sales rise 15.3% in October, as buyers seek bargains
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Fewer Mortgages In Trouble, But Foreclosures Expected To Rise
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BBVA Compass: Distressed properties threaten US recovery
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Housing Inventories Fall to New Four-Year Low in October
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3 states win almost half of homeowner aid loans
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Housing market at bottom, few borrowers qualify for HAMP
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Latinos and Blacks Twice as Likely to Lose Home during Foreclosure Process
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Northeast Ohio plagued by 30,000 vacant homes awaiting demolition
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Freddie: HARP changes to boost originations nearly $300 billion
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SIGTARP closes more alleged online mortgage modification scams
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Spanish Peaks To Sell Vehicles As Part of Bankruptcy Liquidation
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Retailing:
Black Friday 2011 deal mania threatening Thanksgiving, critics say; protests planned
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Stop the madness: Don't shop on Thanksgiving
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Why Holiday Sales May Hinge on ‘The One Percent’
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How to Tell if a Black Friday Deal is a Steal
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MF Global:
MF Global Shortfall May Exceed $1.2 Billion, Trustee Says
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Jon Corzine and the missing $1.2 billion
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Seven banks sued over MF Global collapse
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MF Global: The mess that keeps getting messier
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MF Global trustee breaks down the money trail
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MF Global, creditors seek outside administrator
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U.S. Trustee Faults MF Global Customer Committee Proposal
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Shoveling it
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Farm belt rage over MF Global could chill markets
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For the Bold: How to Bet on MF Global
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MF Global: It Just Keeps Getting More Remarkable
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MF Global Is Having A Devastating Impact On Psychology
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CFTC Takes Account Segregation ‘Very Seriously’, Official Says
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MF Global HK can't be sold as going concern-KPMG
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Municipalities:
Jefferson County Bankruptcy Judge Won't Oust Sewer Receiver
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Hearing On Jefferson County Receiver
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Sewers of Jefferson County Are Bargaining Chip in Bankruptcy Court
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Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington says county has no qualms with sewer operation, but doesn't like receiver's tab
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Receiver John S. Young says Jefferson County sewer system stunk
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JeffCo receiver debate may reach Supreme Court
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Jefferson County’s Bankruptcy ‘Negative’ for Madison, Alabama, Bond Sale
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Insurers and banks given voice in Jefferson County bankruptcy
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Detroit City Council is hashing out cuts in last-ditch budget plan
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Harrisburg Taxpayer Advocacy Group Backs Bankruptcy Bid
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Harrisburg could use bankruptcy option
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Moody's Still Negative on NJ Turnpike
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RI Pension Overhaul May Head To The Courts
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Detroit City Council's plan: Increase income taxes, cut up to 2,300 jobs
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Politics:
The Danger of Deifying Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Warren: Obama's natural heir?
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Warren in Coakley's failed footsteps
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Massachusetts Dems Press Scott Brown To Abandon Norquist
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Romney: Public Has No Right To Know Government Communications
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Romney Blames Obama for Supercommittee Failure
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David Frum: We Republicans Have Completely Lost Touch With Reality
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When Did Liberals Become So Unreasonable?
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The Republicans Aren’t Funny, They’re Scary
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Krugman: Gingrich Is The Stupid Man's Idea Of What A Smart Person Sounds Like
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Gingrich-Founded Think Tank Collected $55 Million in Past Decade
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Education:
College graduation rates: Income really matters
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Television:
Endemol Creditors Reject Time Warner Takeover Bid
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Mail:
Postal facility faces bleak digital realities
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Electricity:
Bankruptcy judge approves trustee, interim power supply for Southern
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Religion:
Archdiocese to seek permission for victim therapy fund
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Horse Racing:
Court orders sale of Yavapai Downs
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Shipping:
Frontline Seeks Creditor Talks on Tanker Losses
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Post-Confirmation:
Adelphia Recovery Trust Seeking To Extend Trust Term
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Avoidance Actions:
The Penn Traffic Company Plan Administrator Starts Bankruptcy Preference Adversary Proceedings
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Wild Animals:
Texas Bankruptcy Judge Approves Motions To Allow Massive Animal Transfer
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Alternative Energy:
Solyndra: Its technology and why it failed
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Solyndra Worker-Aid Announcement Pending, Agency Says
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Saudi Arabia poised to become solar powerhouse
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Beacon Power agrees to fire sale
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: Allegations Alone Insufficient to Trigger Exclusion
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Hank Greenberg Lawsuit Hammers US Use Of AIG For 'Backdoor Bailout'
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LBOs:
Read Ted Forstmann’s 1988 Rant Against LBOs
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Banking:
Bank Of America Has Been Put On Double-Secret Probation
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TED Spread Hits Highest Level Since Crisis
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Why a Deutsche Bank subsidiary could pose big risks to the U.S.
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Bankers face crackdown on bonus pool payments
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Study: Banks Could Lose Up To $185 Billion In Deposits If They Don't Address Customer Frustrations
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Autos:
Should the U.S. cut its losses on GM stock?
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GM And UAW Planning A Different Kind Of Car Factory In Tennessee
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GM strengthens grip over ailing German unit Opel
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Mass Torts:
Attorney Says Macondo Well Still Leaks Oil From Seafloor
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Archdiocese explores insurance buyback option
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Fraud:
Insider trading isn't always about the money
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Olympus : no criminal links found in M&A deals
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Ex-Madoff trader pleads guilty in plea deal in NYC
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Muddy Waters Takes Aim at Focus Media
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Judge weighing arguments in $700 million Fontainebleau fraud lawsuit
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Ritchie Capital pursues former Petters execs
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Power Balance Will Keep Making Wristbands Despite Bankruptcy And Massive Fraud Lawsuit
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Debt Collection:
House Judiciary Subcommittee holds hearing on enforcing foreign judgments
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Tax:
Taxman Preoccupies Wall Street to Upper East Side in IRS Levies
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Broker-Dealers:
DeWaay facing bankruptcy because of DBSI lawsuits
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UK:
OSN installs AlixPartners in-houser as legal chief
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Leading Contentious Insolvency Expert Joins Begbies Traynor Group
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For corporate welfare queens and their crystal baths, there is no benefit cap
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EU:
Germany rebuffs top Euro official's call for euro bonds to stave off crisis
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Eurobonds: The 'solution' that just won't stick
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The eurozone's borrowing costs may stay lethally high
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The Four Key Issues That Are Dividing Europe
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EU's Rehn: euro "redemption fund" worth studying
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Credit Suisse: 'We Have Entered The Last Days Of The Euro As We Currently Know It'
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Goldman: Sovereign Risk Is Spreading Like Wildfire
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The Fundamental Differences Between Americans And Europeans
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Economist: Bernanke Is Going To End Up Bailing Out All Of Europe
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The Town With The Worst Unemployment In The EU
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Soros: How The ECB Should Save The Eurozone
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Europe has itself to blame for bank sell-off
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Debt crisis sweeps towards heart of Europe
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PIIGS:
Jefferies Makes More Cuts in Greek, Irish Holdings
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Jefferies Responds to 'Lies and False Rumors' in Letter
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Spain Seizes Banco de Valencia, to Inject 1B Euros
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Spain Election Fails to Bring Relief for Euro Zone - New leadership, same problems
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Spain borrowing costs soar in debt sale
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How Bad Is Wall Street's Italian Debt Exposure?
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EU Helps Greece Recover $81B of Unpaid Taxes From Swiss Banks
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Greek banks slide to lowest point since 1989
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Gov’t doubles bank guarantees
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Why Greece Might Just Have Weeks Before Being Forced To Quit The Euro
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Concern over Quinn's statement of affairs
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Sean Quinn's downfall is fairies' revenge say locals
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Court to rule on whether Anglo can still sue bankrupt Quinn
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Drumm tells Boston court regulator knew of hidden loans
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Forget The PIIGS : Now It's About The FIGS
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France:
France Rebuffs Concerns Over Public Finances
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France's AAA Status in Tatters as Yields Surge
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Germany:
German Insolvency Law Reform (ESUG): More Creditors’ Influence, More Debt-For-Equity Swaps, More Self-Administration?
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MENA:
Egypt's Cabinet Has Submitted Its Resignation To The Military Council, As Huge Protests Break Out In Cairo
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Egypt morgue official: 35 dead in 3-day clashes
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Global seeks $1.7bn bond plan reprieve
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China:
China Property Prices Record First Fall
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Australia:
Centro's fate hangs on crucial vote
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Centro wins approval for merger
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