Law:
DLA confirms appointment of Angel to top role after partnership vote
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Legal Jobs: October Report
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Minority Representation at Large Law Firms Improves Slightly, Women Slide Again
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Latham & Watkins Elects New Bankruptcy Partner and Counsel in Los Angeles (scroll down)
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Heller Bankruptcy Estate Alleges Greenberg, Attorney Hid Conflict
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Leaving Biglaw to Become a Relevant Real-World Lawyer
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Lawmaker Demands Baum Firm Provide Info On Foreclosure Docs, Halloween Party
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3M requests discovery in Lanny Davis case
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Former Baker Chair Lagarde Ranked In Forbes Global Power List
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The Unfinished Business of Law Firm Collapses
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New Star, R.J. Reynolds, AT&T, Wal-Mart Stores, Citigroup in Court News
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BofA, Facebook, Morgan Stanley, Galleon, BP in Court News
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Steering an Int'l Law Department in a Shaky Global Economy
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McAfee Defeats Ex-GC's Malicious Prosecution Claim
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O'Melveny: Settlement Talks With MGA Near Collapse
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Inadvertent Disclosure - Regrettable Confusion
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The Dark Side of E-Discovery Pricing
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Disciplined by the SEC, a Lawyer is Fighting Back
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A Houston GC On Moving Legal Work In-House With New Hires
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Illinois law school inflated LSAT scores, grades: report
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Reports of a Law School’s ‘Fall From Grace’ Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
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Law School Bingo
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They write letters
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The Complete Guide to How Lawyers Should NOT Use Twitter
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Sealing the Deal: How to Negotiate Fee Agreements
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Surveillance Carried Out On Phone-Hack Lawyers
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Michael Jackson's Doctor, Conrad Murray, Found Guilty
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Informant Who Helped Convict Russian Arms Dealer Has Earned $9M for His Work
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Learning From My 360-Degree Review
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October Lawyer of the Month: Drunk and Disorderly
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I’m a Lawyer, But Not Yours, So Don’t Ask
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Parents Buy Chickenpox-Laced Lollipops, Have Kids Attend 'Pox Parties' to Avoid Vaccines
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Can I get in trouble for this?
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Police Shoot Photographer With Rubber Bullet, Just For Fun
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Jennifer, Monica, Rochelle, Sarah, and Ally -- "If They Can't Find You They Can't Serve You"
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Former Nixon Peabody Associate Opens San Francisco Bike Shop
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Judges:
SEC Uses "Because I Said So" Tactic With Judge Rakoff
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Judge’s Recusal Postpones Contempt Hearing for 2 Texas Prosecutors in Runaway Grand Jury Case
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Justice O’Connor Defends Her Post-Retirement Work
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal higher open
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Stocks end higher as Italy grapples with its debt problems
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Dow Tacks On 85 Points
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Bonuses on Wall Street Seen Dropping by 20% to 30%
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Profits Are at Record Levels, So Why Aren't Stock Prices?
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Attention Protestors: You're probably part of the 1%
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Layoffs:
UPS says it may hire 55,000 holiday workers
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Challenger: Holiday Retail Hiring Could Be Lower Than 2010
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22.4% of young male high school graduates are unemployed
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Unemployment Data Understates The Problem
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Raspberries for AT&T’s ‘Misleading’ Jobs Ad
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College Majors and Unemployment Rates
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
WaMu Judge Extends Mediation on Bankruptcy Exit Two Weeks
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FDIC Declines Extension of Timeframe for $7B WaMu Bankruptcy
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In Fed survey, half of US banks report Europe dealings
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Credit Unions Poach Clients, Banks: We Didn't Want You Anyway
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Bank dumping: Do the megabanks even care?
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Guess how much money angry customers moved out of banks in support of Bank Transfer Day?
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Change.org Petition Plays Part in BoA Debit Fee Reversal
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Molly Katchpole, activist in Bank of America protest, now needs to find a job
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Citi, JPMorgan May Face Highest Basel Surcharges
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Bank of America $410 Million Overdraft Fee Accord Approved
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Lawyer fees of $123 million in overdraft case disputed
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BofA turns to Facebook to win back public
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Lloyds Says Income Targets at Risk as Profit Drops 22%
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Former Executive Calls Lloyds A 'Cruel Experiment In The Psychology Of Stress'
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Societe Generale Third - Quarter Net Falls 31 %
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Autos:
GM rejects Saab rescue plan under Chinese owners
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GM blocks technology in proposed Saab sale
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General Motors Says Opel's Stracke to Become Europe Head
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Energy:
Dynegy Holdings Said to Discuss Prepackaged Bankruptcy Filing
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Dynegy Puts Some Units in Bankruptcy in Debt Restructuring Deal
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What's Behind Dynegy's Unusual Bankruptcy
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Dynegy Shares Fall As Company Prepares For Chapter 11
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Dynegy Confronts 'End Game' With Bondholders
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City Staff Prepares for Hearing in SME G&T Bankruptcy Case
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Celebs:
MTV Settles Lawsuit From Boy-Band Creator
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Telecoms:
Dish Network Settles Sprint Claims Against TerreStar, DBSD
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Photography:
Moody’s Feeling Nostalgic About Kodak
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Will Kodak Survive?
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Personal Finance:
Bridezillas May Be Fined For Freakouts
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More 25-34 Year Olds Living With Parents
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Tobacco:
U.S. bankruptcy court judge halts Raleigh tobacco company's bid to buy three Mocksville tobacco companies
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Lehman:
First share of defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers auctioned
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Lehman's Archstone Wins Arbitration Against Investors
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Religion:
Beulah Land files for bankruptcy protection
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Entertainment:
Could Sony Be On The Road To Bankruptcy ?
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Alternative Energy:
White House not expected to comply with Solyndra subpoena
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63% to White House: Share Solyndra documents
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What's So Hard About Complying With Solyndra Subpoena?
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Ad Campaign Targets Obama, Solyndra Loan Scandal
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Paul Krugman gets Solyndra slightly wrong
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Solyndra's lasers sold off at auction
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Solyndra Gets $6.2 Million From Auction of Non-Core Assets
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Obama's Solyndra fiasco
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Transmission-Line Project ‘Essentially Out of Funds,’ Energy Watchdog Says
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Oil/Gas:
Global Oil Demand to Peak Before 2020
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2012: New Record Highs for Gasoline
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Economy:
Federal Borrowing Up, Households Are Down
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Your Parents Were Richer Than You Are
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Who Ordered the Bailouts? Look Again
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China Closes In On US
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US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever
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What Americans are(n't) buying
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Older Americans are 47 times richer than young
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Treasurys rise as Italy becomes center of crisis
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Treasurys Are Not Afraid of Any Debt Debate
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Buffett goes on $20 billion stock buying spree
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23 mind-blowing facts about inequality
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The Heirs And Heiresses To The World's Oldest Billionaires
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World financial system shaky as ever
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What's Worrying Goldman Sachs These Days?
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Cargo to US Dropping for First Time Since '09
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Freight Index Slides 9.9% in October
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The New Grim Picture of Poverty
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49.1 Million Americans Now in Poverty
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US poverty and the census bureau: why count the poor in a new way?
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This analyst is either going to be the next Roubini - or the next Meredith Whitney
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Stop looking to consumers to kick-start the recovery
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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:
Year-Over-Year Prices Fall Again
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Nearly 29% of Homes Underwater
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Fannie Mae Survey Finds Continued Pessimism on Home Prices
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Freddie Mac cash-out levels hit 16-year low
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How to Fix Freddie and Fannie
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BofA pays $1.3 billion to Fannie, Freddie for foreclosure delays
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Washington Has No Holiday Cheer for Executive Bonuses for Bailed-Out, Failed Mortgage Giants Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae
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Harris calls for head of federal agency to 'step aside' if he won't help homeowners
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Wasted Millions On Freddie Mac's Haldeman
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SEC defends $ 285M settlement with Citigroup
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Investors lost $700M in Citigroup deal, SEC says
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New York courts brace for full force of foreclosure crisis
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Hedge Fund Manager Buys 4.9% Stake in MGIC
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PMI Group Seeks to Undo Regulator’s Seizure of Mortgage Insurance Unit
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Stalled Projects, Now in One Place
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October bank failures tied to CRE exposure, further risks remain
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Fitch: Foreclosure rates are now twice last year's
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Rising foreclosure rates to impact home prices, Fitch says
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Nevada Foreclosure Filings Dry Up After ‘Robo-Signing’ Law
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Pulling the plug on 'robosigning,' again
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SC: Foreclosure Crisis Hearing Set for Tuesday
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Do homeowners who lost it all in flawed foreclosures deserve a second chance?
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This Is The One Time When It's Smarter To Rent Before Buying
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As Commercial Lending Slows, Starwood REIT Doubles Up on RMBS
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Out Of Work Hedge Funders Are Really Struggling To Sell Their Greenwich Mansions
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EpiCentre court documents: Ghazi hid ownership of 210 Trade air rights
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CMBS remains on choppy recovery course
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Aviawest wins creditor extension
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Controversial Memphis developer files bankruptcy , moves into mansion
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Stuy Town tenants may get damages from money due CMBS investors
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Finance:
Fed Says Fewer Banks Eased Commercial-Loan Terms Last Quarter
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Bank Regulations May Shorten Loan Lengths
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MF Global:
MF Global may have moved funds in final days
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MF Global Trustee Giddens Transfers $1.5 Billion in Customer Accounts
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Lawmakers Question MF Global Trustee's Work on Lehman Brokerage
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MF Global paid bonuses just hours before bankruptcy
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Neil Barofsky Discusses FBI Probe Into MF Global
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Bulk of MF Global positions in Europe still open
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Next steps by MF Global clients: anxious waiting and lawsuit preparation
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MF Global's Europe clients stuck, U.S. breathes easier
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Frustration mounts for MF Global clients
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What Did MF Global Do With Daniel Ward's $86,076.80?
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Three Of Corzine's Goldman Colleagues Are Getting Screwed After MF Global's Bankruptcy
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MF Didn't Get Preferential Treatment: Gensler
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MF Global's Compliance Systems Weren't Up to Speed
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MF Signs Death Warrant for Short-Term Funding
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One Option for Corzine in MF Global Inquiry : the Fifth Amendment
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Jon Corzine -- The Perfect Poster Boy for What's Ailing America
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MF trustee seeks to speed return of wire transfers
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MF Global Bonds Fall as Creditors Plan to Meet Today
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CFTC head didn't want to distract from MF probe
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Where's the MF Global Canada money?
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KPMG in talks about selling parts of MF Global UK
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Roubini: What Happened To MF Global Could Happen To Everyone Including Goldman
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ICE says no need for MF Global contracts auction
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Fraud:
Robert De Niro to star as Bernie Madoff
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Bernie Madoff as Celebrity: Second act could be more satisfying than first
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Madoff ex-clients file $19 bln suit against JPMorgan
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Supreme Court rules for KPMG in Madoff-linked case
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Lawyer Accused of Operating Ponzi Scheme in Suit by NJ Attorney General
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Promises Made , and Remade , by Firms in S.E.C . Fraud Cases
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Municipalities:
Jefferson County Commission to consider bankruptcy, settlement options Tuesday
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Bankruptcy still an option for JeffCo Commission
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Harrisburg Agrees on Asset Sales to Avert Pennsylvania Takeover
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Let the American States Design Their Own Restructuring Process
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Michigan's Snyder Says He Wants to Avoid Takeover of Detroit
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Goldman: Property Tax Receipts Are Going Negative, And Local Finances Will Be A "Renewed" Source Of Weakness
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Retailing:
Shareholders Worried Filene's Debts Could Dent Syms Recovery
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Could Early Black Friday Boost Deals?
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Health Care:
Surgeons Make Around-The-Clock House Calls For The Super Rich
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Medical center has until Thursday to find new owner
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Creditor seeks letter of intent for Hawaii Medical Center
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Baseball:
Change in sale process for Dodgers?
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Galatioto on LA Dodgers Bankruptcy , Bidders
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Dodgers' would-be saviors need to talk
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McCourt might still try selling Dodgers' TV rights
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Education:
US: boondoggle of student loans
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Media:
Case Study - In Re Tribune Co.
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In Tribune Co. bankruptcy twist, Sam Zell may get a recovery
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Golf:
TD Bank puts Dartmouth golf course in auction crosshairs
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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:
(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:
Dippin' Dots, Spring 59, Syms, Madoff, MF Global
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The 7 Keys to Successful Failure
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
New Mexico bankruptcy filings decline by 14%
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Court Stats Show Drop in Federal Bankruptcies
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OC September bankruptcies fall 16%
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Orleans Homebuilders to commence preference lawsuits
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Jurisdiction:
Newcomer is the Biggest Draw at Bankruptcy Party
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Defaults:
Corporate Default Concerns Rise
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Consumer Debt:
Student, Auto Loans Push Consumer Credit Higher
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Corporate Reform:
SEC to propose money fund reforms
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The Radical One Percent
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CFPB to provide advance warning of possible enforcement actions
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GOP Blasts Consumer Bureau Again
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SEC urgently working Dodd-Frank into reality
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Sports:
Seven Pro Teams on the Brink of Collapse
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Politics:
Yea, Elizabeth Warren is in the 1% -- So What?
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Elizabeth Warren will start her own 'club'
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Obama raises funds with MF Global bankruptcy law firm
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The Battleground States That Will Decide The Presidential Election
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After MF Global, Will GOP Candidates Still Insist on Deregulation?
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Perry Entitled to Big Pension, Health Care
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People Are Still Talking About Perry's Super-Weird Speech From A Couple Of Weeks Ago
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An unusual --- scandal, in that it doesn't appear to have involved any actual ---
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New Cain Accuser Went Bankrupt
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Half Of America Now Supports The Tea Party Or Occupy Wall Street
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Auto bailout may cause waves at Michigan GOP debate
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Hotels:
Downtown Baltimore hotel development to be auctioned
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Tax:
Credit Suisse Asked For US Client Data
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Orchestras:
Louisville Orchestra looking for nonunion players
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Receiverships:
Bank, contractor file Mamtek lawsuits
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Sovereigns:
The Countries With The Worst National Balance Sheets
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UK:
Bankruptcy figures 'don't give the whole picture'
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Government announces ‘streamlined’ bankruptcy plans
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BIS announces new bankruptcy proposals
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'Zombies' kept alive
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Eurozone crisis hitting British business confidence
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UK: Motorists Warned: Fillups to Cost $160
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Suicide bids see 1000 firms fail during last quarter
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Grant Thornton seeks UK validity for PGL administration
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Former P&A partner joins Reeves & Co
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Edwards Wildman Palmer Adds Two Partners
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EU:
Euro zone governments rush to placate bond markets
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EU to Roll Out Rescue Fund Next Month, Keep Pressing Greece
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Fed: U.S. Banks Tightened Standards on Loans to European Banks
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EU banks are still holding $532B in suspect pre-crisis real estate assets
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Deutsche Bank on Europe: 'It's Not Inconceivable That We Could Be In Full Crisis Mode By The End Of This Week'
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Toxic Debt Still Haunts European Banks
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EU Considers Solution of Last Resort
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Crisis Forcing ECB to Move Beyond Ordinary: Volcker
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Who’s Running This ECB Anyway? Ron Paul?
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Euro Zone Recession Signals Grow
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Stocks Gain, Euro Pares Drop as ECB's Stark Predicts Crisis End
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Jefferies Cuts Sovereign Holdings 50% for Five EU Nations
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Roadmap to Nowhere: Here’s What’s Happening in Europe for the Next Month
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Looking for Euro-surance? Look East, Young Man
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PIIGS:
Italy , Greece on the brink , markets hold breath
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How Similar, Really, Are Italy And Greece?
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Wall St flat, focus shifts to debt-laden Italy
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Tax evasion is a national pastime afflicting southern Europe
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Berlusconi rejects pressure to quit; Italian crisis grows
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Italian parliament to vote on budget reform
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The €20 billion “Berlusconi tax”
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Italian bond yields hit 14-year high as debt fears worsen
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Namibia's bonds are now safer than Italy's
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The Italians' job: Don't let Silvio Berlusconi follow Greek path
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Berlusconi's Last Hurrah
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European leaders refuse to release €8bn aid tranche unless Greece adopts reforms
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The Only Leader Who Understood Greece's Real Problem is Resigning
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Papandreou Confers on Greek Unity Government as Talks Slow
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Three priorities for the next government
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Now British Reality TV Is Mocking The Way Greek People Live Their Lives
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Normal Life on Pause, and a Sense of Simmering Rage
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Less festive spending expected this year
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Greek courts are holding up applications for bankruptcy
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ie: Cabinet to discuss new bankruptcy legislation
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ie: Joan Burton and banks clash on 3-year bankruptcy deal
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France:
French austerity measures aimed at ' new reality '
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France cuts frantically as Italy nears debt spiral
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As European Debt Crisis Spirals, France Unveils New Austerity Plan
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France to face 'toughest austerity measures since 1945'
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China:
Businesses Feel the Pinch as China Tightens Lending
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The Scariest China Chart
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Romania:
Romania plans fund to help banks hurt by debt crisis
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Cyprus:
Moody's downgrades Cyprus' top 3 banks
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