Law:
Former Thelen partners object to bankruptcy settlement
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Regulation: The Legal Economy’s Best Friend?
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First-Year Lawyers and What They’re Worth
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20% of Legal Departments Won’t Pay for Work by New Associates; Are Internships the Answer?
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Corporate Counsel Spent More on Outside Counsel in 2011 and Expect Trend to Continue, Survey Says
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Fulbright's Litigation Trends - A Lesson in Law Firm Magic
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Business Litigation Costs Up, But Volume Down, Fulbright Survey Finds
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Meet The Lawyers Keeping an Eye on Occupy Wall Street
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Pillsbury Winthrop to Centralize Back-Office Functions; New Tenn. Facility Could Employ 150
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O’Melveny Lays Off About 75 Staffers, Transfers Some Work to Outsourcing Firm
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Is On-shore Outsourcing the Biglaw Wave of the Future?
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Fannie and Freddie Will Let Mortgage Servicers Hire Own Attorneys
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Top Partners to Work For – New York
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Opting Out and Opting In—Cleary Style
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US and UK Corporate Counsel See Less Litigation, More Regulation
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BofA seeks to oust AIG law firm from $10 bln case
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DOJ Plan to Close Offices Likely to Result in De Facto Layoffs of Career Antitrust Lawyers
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In-house Counsel on All Sides Under Pressure on Solyndra Loan
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Occupy Biglaw
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Peter Mullen, Power at a Leading Law Firm , Dies at 83
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Take Note Law Schools, the ABA Wants Your Stats!
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Law Grads Rita and Gustave Hauser Give $40M to Harvard; Floyd Abrams Donates $3M to Yale
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1Ls Hold Tryouts For Study Group Slots, Charge Application Fee
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Phoenix Law’s Poor Bar Results Cause One Student to Ask For a Refund
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Foreclosure Suit, Madoff, RBS, Barclays, AT&T in Court News
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This Domineering Woman Apparently Can’t Take a Professional Spanking
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Lawyer Sued Over Shooting by Elderly Client; Complaint Alleges He Should Have Warned Authorities
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Baker Donelson Adds Bankruptcy Attorneys in Atlanta
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Clifford Chance taps Sydney firm for Asia restructuring partner
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Morris, Manning Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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Feds, Libertarians Tussle over Skeevy Motel
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Introducing…The Ironclad Prenup!
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Lawyer Ticketed for Playing Justin Timberlake Too Loud Takes Fight to Fla. High Court
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Man Busted For Licking Stranger’s Knee
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Mug Shots
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The Good Wife, "Feeding the Rat"
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Judges:
When Fairness and the Law Collide, One Jurist Is Troubled
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Looking for a seat on the federal bench? Fuhgeddaboutit.
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Scalia offers ruling: Deep dish v. thin crust?
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Chief judges’ message: Shut up
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Wall Street:
US stock futures signal weaker Wall Street open
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World Stocks Rise on Europe Debt Plan Hopes
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US stocks carve out small gains
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Goldman Loss Offers a Bad Omen for Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street's Inevitable Growing Pains
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Latest developments in the 'Occupy' protests
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The Abacus sign
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Protesters get personal to embarrass city's titans
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Can 'Occupy' protests last without leaders?
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Occupy Chicago After Arrests: We Will Re-Occupy
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Obama Says Wall Street Protests Similar to Tea Party Frustration
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OWS is no Tea Party
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Think-Tank Cautions Dems Against Seeking Support Of OWS
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The corporate hijacking of Occupy Wall Street campaign
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$30 Billion for Occupy Wall Street
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Should we be Preoccupied with Occupy Wall Street?
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Occupy Boston speaks out on Bernanke
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Bernanke focuses on the technical as protesters demand action on unemployment
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What Occupy Wall Street Owes to Zoning
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If You Still Think Occupy Wall Street Is A 'Fringe' Movement, Check This Out
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Three Reasons Why Occupy Wall Street Is Succeeding
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They Wouldn't Occupy if They Had the Votes
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Occupy Wall Street's Not Just About the Economy
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White House Ex-Pay Czar: Economic Pressures Motivate Occupy Wall Street
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Gallup: Most Americans Uncertain About 'Occupy'
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Occupy Wall Street, Polled
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Student loan debt: 'Occupy' movement's weakest talking point
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Reason has no space in Occupy's debt relief
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The one thing the Occupy Wall Street protesters don't want
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The 12th Best Trader Of 2005 Is Occupy Wall Street's Biggest Financial Backer
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And Now Jeff Immelt Has Sided With Occupy Wall Street
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Why Income Inequality Is A Myth — And Occupy Wall Street Is Wrong
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'Occupy' protesters cross lines
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Why We Must Occupy With Purpose and Intention
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For the Wall Street Protesters, Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind?
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Chris Christie: I understand Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy Canada movement reaches North
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Layoffs:
Are Employers Requiring People to Work Longer Hours ?
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Since kicking illegal immigrants out of farm jobs, Alabama can't find Americans to fill them
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Spending outlook more sober this holiday season
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Neiman Marcus unveils extravagant holiday catalog
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Fraud:
Fair Finance estate might grow by $1 million
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Access Seeks to Dismiss Madoff Trustee Suit, Cites Mets
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Finance:
Banks Start to Make More Loans
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BofA Misses Out on Loan Growth Trend
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Lehman:
RBS Seeks to 'Strike' Lehman's $345 Million Payment Demand
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Deutsche Bank's Lehman Claims
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Deutsche Not Suffering from Buyer s Remorse on Lehman Claims
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Aviation:
Expectations too high on American Airlines pilot deal as bankruptcy concerns continue
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Airlines Battle Back to Profit, a Fare and a Fee at a Time
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Health Care:
Judge Gives Indiana's Kentuckiana Medical Center One Month to End Bankruptcy
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Campaign records may prove conflict of interest -- Creditors who are owed by BMC hospital management want more money for land deal
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86% of Workers Obese or Have Other Health Issue
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Exemptions:
ATVs not exempt under bankruptcy law
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Resorts:
Spanish Peaks Owes Montana Counties Hundreds Of Thousands In Taxes
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Sawgrass Owners Get Approval of Plan to Give Goldman Control
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Economy:
Pace of Demand Will Control Factory Outlook
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US Wholesale Prices Jump
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Bernanke Says Fed Seeks to Increase Clarity About Policy Goals
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Undermining Bernanke Stirs Republicans Joining Fed Insiders
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Fed Presidents Differ Over Central Bank's Ability to Generate More Growth
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Lacker Says Fed's Attempts to Boost GDP Growth May Risk Stoking Inflation
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Fisher: Fed Policy Giving Lawmakers Excuse to Avoid Hard Choices
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Why Fed dissident Fisher opposes further action
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Chairman Bernanke's "Urban Legend" About Deception and Corruption at the Fed
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Global FDI slumps as debt crisis scares M &A away
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The Top 1%: Executives, Doctors and Bankers
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What Percent Are You?
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Wall Street’s 1% Meets 2 Billion Seeking Answers
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What's Behind the Lack of Confidence
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US Misery Index Is At A 28-Year High
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The government can longer use many of the bank rescue methods it used in '08
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Conrad: US Collapse Predicted
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Incomes and the Price of Civilization
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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:
Fannie, Freddie to phase out attorney networks
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Next Generation of Homeowners Are Freaked Out
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Supply vs. Demand: Why Is Housing Hurting?
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Gloom Grips Consumers, and It May Be Home Prices
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Hits 4 Percent for the First Time in Seven Weeks
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Big bank mortgage originations drop 24% from year earlier
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Mortgage refinance doesn't belong in the settlement talks
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Officials Working With Banks To Refinance Underwater Mortgages
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The Sweep-It-Under-the-Rug Housing Plan
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Foreclosure activity soars in third quarter, ending lengthy lull
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California foreclosures 'a logistical nightmare'
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California Mortgage Defaults Rise 26% as Banks Process Backlog
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California Foreclosures Return With Vengeance
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Shadow Inventory
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Romney in Las Vegas: Don't stop the foreclosure process
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Buyer of invalid foreclosure loses appeal to clear property title
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Nemo Dat Trumps Bona Fide Purchaser
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Top Mass. Court Offers Suit Options for Buyers of Property Won in Dubious Foreclosure Cases
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Builder Confidence Rises
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Cliffhanger for Southern California Builder
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Moody's: CMBS delinquencies up to 9.36% in September
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Office Leasing – Rebounding or Eroding?
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REITs struggle to gain foothold in mortgage finance
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Student Debt:
Student loan debt hits record levels
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Banking:
Bank of America Loses Title as Biggest in U.S.
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BofA turns a profit - thanks to asset sales and wonky accounting
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Bank of America's latest bailout bigger than ever
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BofA’s $5 Debit Card Fee Is a Tax on the Disloyal
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Bank: We'll Pay You To Use Our Debit Card
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Brian Moynihan Totally Maybe Sticking With Profit Goal
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BofA Said to Split Regulators Over Moving Merrill Derivatives to Bank Unit
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Bank of America swings to $6.2bn profit, accounting gains
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Pressures grow on US regional lenders
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Goldman Sachs Posts Third-Quarter Loss
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Goldman loss prompts questions over future
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CDS hedging kept accounting gains from Goldman
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Goldman Sachs Hedges Its Way to Less Volatile Earning
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Goldman Shares Rise as Investors Look Past Quarterly Loss
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Goldman Loss Means Cuts in Staff and Compensation
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Time for Goldman Sachs shareholders to get real on bonuses
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Big bonuses alive on Wall Street. Why?
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Gawker Posts Goldman Sachs CEO's Cell Phone Number on Website
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Big US banks hurt by struggling consumers
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Citigroup's 'Bad Bank' Gets Smaller, Badder
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Mail:
Postage prices go up ... again
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Municipalities:
Harrisburg, Paris of my Youth, Hits the Skids
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Pa. Senate passes Harrisburg takeover
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Harrisburg on Verge of Losing Control of Finances After Vote
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Mayor Thompson tries to hold on to power as state takeover of Harrisburg looms
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Harrisburg City Council's to blame for pending state takeover, Mayor Thompson says
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Pennsylvania Gets Low Rates as Harrisburg Defaults
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A Distressed Municipality with a Plan: The City of Vallejo’s Plan of Adjustment
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Gurley Could Go Bankrupt, Residents Sound Off
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In Uncertain Times, Municipal Bonds Call for Caution
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16 Signs That Your City Has Become A Hellhole
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Emanuel Ends Cheap Water Era’s Drain on Chicago Finances as Pipes Burst
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Baseball:
Dodgers bankruptcy not about hot dog stands, creditors say
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McCourt Divorce Settlement: 'They Are A United Front'
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Frank McCourt retains control of Dodgers — for now — following divorce settlement
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Settlement sets up another court fight
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Frankly, McCourt, It's Time to Sell the Dodgers
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Agriculture:
Farmers Facing Loss of Subsidy May Get New One
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Celebs:
Prominent chef declares bankruptcy
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Bankrupt Palmeiro seeks time to sell real estate to pay creditors
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Red Red Ink
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Lindsay Lohan Allegedly a No-Show for Coroner’s Office Community Service; Prosecutors Seek Jail Time
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Education:
Parent files criminal complaint against defunct school
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Museums:
An offer not refused
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Bel-Air man sentenced to 70 months for bankruptcy fraud
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Defaults:
U.S. high yield default rate remains low
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Accounting:
Auditor Changes Rare Among Large Companies
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Hedge Funds:
Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Managers Are In Experiencing The Worst Drawdowns In 20 Years As Of The End Of September
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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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Miscellaneous:
Lehman, Harrisburg, Madoff, Dodgers, Real Mex
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Rochelle on Lehman and Northwest Airlines Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Venue:
Delaware Bankruptcy Capital Status May End With Proposed Law
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CDOs:
CDO Holders at Risk: New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Declines to Dismiss CDO Issuer's Involuntary Chapter 11 Case
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Politics:
Elizabeth Warren Builds Small Donor Army, Pulls In Big Liberal Donors
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Rival attacks Elizabeth Warren
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Candidate's Fighting Words Draw G.O.P.'s Fire
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Wall Street withholds Dem contributions
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Obama criticizes Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan
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Why Wall Street Hates Obama
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Herman Cain: The Federal Reserve Years
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Gloves come off, candidates go all out in Las Vegas debate
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Candidates Duck Housing Debate in Las Vegas
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Debates have had consequences this time around
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5 things we learned from the debate
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GOP debate: Nothing personal? Hardly
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Romney-Perry 'bad blood' highlights
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A Fierce Clash for Romney and Perry as Republican Candidates Debate
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Do or die for Perry?
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Ron Paul's Crazy Plan to Destroy the Economy
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Mass Torts:
Deepwater a warning for junior partners
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Anadarko relief puts focus on Dudley's review
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BP's Limited Legal Relief
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BP Searches for a More Settled Existence
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurateur With Shady Past Files for Bankruptcy
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Why The Demise of Friendly's Is Bad For America
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Solar:
Solyndra: $1.2 billion in contracts undercut by China
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Solyndra and the IRS
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Solyndra Investor's U.S. Tax Status Faulted by Senate's Grassley
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Sen. Sessions Proposes 'The Solyndra Rule'
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A Crowded Line for Solyndra
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Solyndra's shadow lasting
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Left sees Solyndra coverage and asks Where's Keystone
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The Culture Wars Are Everywhere
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How Bright Is Solar Power's Future in a Post- Solyndra America?
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Tax:
IRS Cuts: Good News for Deadbeats?
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Steve Jobs $7B Estate Not Likely to Owe Taxes
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Corporate Reform:
37 AGs want Richard Cordray to lead CFPB
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Reject the trial-lawyer czar
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CFTC backs off on regulating 'systemically key' clearinghouses
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Court fight likely ahead for new U.S. futures limits
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Oil Speculation Limits Draw Fire
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Speculators Rule Too Little and Too Late
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Debt Collection:
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in Law Offices of Mitchell N. Kay, P.C. v. Lesher
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Sovereigns:
The Price of Argentina's Default
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UK:
Bank mulled larger QE stimulus, unanimous on £75 billion
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Bank Of England Governor Defends QE, Says UK Recovery Off-Track
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Old keep family homes at expense of young
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Debt collectors target Facebook
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Half of Scots run out of money before pay day, finds study
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EU:
Ghost of Lehman Brothers haunts European politicians and bankers
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Debt warning unnerves France
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French warning to euro summit
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French vs. German Credit Risk
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France And Germany Are Saying Completely Different Things About What's Going On Right Now
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Europe's bankers resisting bigger debt losses
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EU raids banks, suspects interest-rate cartel
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Euribor says confident in benchmark despite EU raids
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Countdown to Euroday Oct 23rd: Another wild day
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Eastern Europe Faces Bleak Outlook
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PIIGS:
Strike shuts down Greece before austerity vote
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Greek garbage becomes protest tool
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Athens braced for 'mother of all strikes'
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Greek union warns of austerity "death spiral"
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Papandreou Presses Austerity Amid Strikes
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ND leader says there is no consensus
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Gov't U-turn over release of debtors list
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Greece's $473 Billion Debt Mirrors Crisis in Cultural Assets
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Eurozone Members Push For Tougher Policing Of Greece
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Moody's cuts Spain's rating by two notches
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ie: Mortgage holiday may be offered
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S&P downgrades 24 Italian banks, financial firms
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China:
China Economy Grows Least in 2 Years as Europe Demand Cools
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Slower Chinese GDP growth adds to financial risk
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More Chinese cities see slower property price increases in September
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China Could Face 2012 Trade Deficit That Threatens Social Stability And 70% Of Jobs
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Cosmic Convergence? China Growth and U.S. Unemployment Rates Coincide
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MENA:
S&P downgrades Egypt a notch on political pressure
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Dubai's Drydocks Faces Suit Amid $2.2 Billion Debt Restructuring
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Mexico:
Grupo Mexico Ordered to Pay $1.3 Billion to Southern Copper
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Korea:
S Korea's corporate corporate bankruptcies fall in Sept
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Is Household Debt Surging Beyond Control?
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Transylvania:
More reorganization and fewer bankruptcies in 2012
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