Law:

Morgan Lewis Hires Shearman Partner for Restructuring Practice
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Wall Street's New Nightmare
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Citigroup, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Galleon in Court News
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BNP, Foreclosure Suit, RBS, Barclays, AT&T in Court News
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Winning Is Everything, or So Says a Law Firm
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Hogan Lovells puts global expansion to top of agenda after review
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As Lateral Losses Mount, McDermott Leaders Focus on Growth
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DLA Piper issues proposals to move to all-equity partnership
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Quinn Emanuel fights back as BoA attempts to eject firm from AIG case
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Former Orrick associate loses bid to appeal in $100 mln suit vs. firm
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Lawyer Limelight: Paul Singerman
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The Trouble With First-Year Associates
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Viacom Replaces Superstar Lawyer on Eve of YouTube Appeal
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Linklaters, Gianni and Credit Suisse settle £118m negligence dispute
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GAO Reports Shines Light on Secretive Asbestos Trusts
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Law Firm Study: Cooperation, Gadgets Remain Discovery Obstacles
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WilmerHale: Now With Something To Boast About . . .
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Occupy Wall Street: The Legal Observer Edition
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How To Get an In-House Lawyer’s Attention
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Florida Bar Details Pending Complaints Against Casey Anthony’s Lawyer
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Nearly Half of Surveyed Lawyers Gripe It’s Difficult to Find Skilled Professionals
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Western New England Law Alumnus a Perpetrator in Tragic Family Murder-Suicide
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Mug shot T-shirts
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Shipper’s Mistake Leads to “Arms Smuggling” Fiasco
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Who Not To Pick As Your Designated Driver
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Lawyer Brings Out the Big Whip
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Lions and Tigers and Bears and Cheetahs and Wolves and More on the Loose in Ohio -- Oh My!
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On Alligators and the Law
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Judges:

Bankruptcy Court Costs Increasing
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Scholars Propose Emergency Court, If 4 or More Supreme Court Justices are Killed in Terrorist Attack
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Tipsy French Suspects in Texas Courthouse Break-In Tried Out Gavel, Robe and Sombreros, CNN Says
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Judge Banned from Bench for Absenteeism, Rude Remarks
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Judges Probed for Buying Insurance with Expense Fund; AG Unsure If It’s a Crime
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Uneven Stevens
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures seen higher
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Asian stocks down as Europe debt crisis festers
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European shares fall on fading summit hopes
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Wall Street Slides, Nasdaq Sustains Heaviest Losses
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Stocks End Lower After Fed, Euro Zone Worries
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Latest developments in the global Occupy protests
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Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop
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'Occupy' Movement Lacks Clear Objectives
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' Occupy ' Movement Purposely Has No Single, Set Demand
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Finally! The Protesters Have Drafted A Set Of Demands For The Jobs Crisis
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10 Questions for #Occupy Wall Street
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Is Occupy Wall Street Too White?
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How Radical Is Occupy Wall Street?
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Pollster Confronted With Misrepresenting Occupy Wall Street Poll, Admits Radical Redistribution Is Not ‘Their Highest Goal’
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Protesters spark fear among some bankers
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Marketing and PR Advice to Occupy Wall Street Protesters
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The 99 Percent Rise Up
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Occupy Wall Street Is Certainly No Tea Party
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Could Occupy LA's Campout Cost the City of LA?
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For Protesters, Daylong Downpour Thins the Crowd
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Will Occupy Wall Street Reach One of the World's Most Unequal Countries?
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Will Anyone Occupy Dalal Street?
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8 Bad Ideas for Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street protests capture Hollywood's attention
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"Occupy" Halloween: Party Ideas for the 99%
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I Went To Occupy Wall Street: This Is What I Saw
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The Praying Man: Bizarre 'Occupy' figure revealed
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World Bank chief : Protests reflect anxiety
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Layoffs:

First look at US pay data, it’s awful - Median pay is back to ’99 levels
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Managing Unemployment Premiums in a Time of Joblessness
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Democrats: Don't discriminate against unemployed
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What Does a U.S. Worker Really Cost?
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Pay Raises Trail Behind Even Mild Inflation
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20 Best Jobs for fast growth
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10 Hot Companies That Are Hiring Like Crazy
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

Citigroup to pay $285 mln in CDO civil fraud case
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Is This Ex-Citi Director The New Fabrice Tourre?
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SEC: Citi designed bad security for investors, bet against it
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Citi's CDO Settlement by the Numbers
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Rothstein Trustee Sues Miami Heat, Florida Panthers
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Rothstein trustee sues Levinson Jewelers for $10M
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Clawbacks target Rothstein's jewelry, car and cigar sprees
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Ex-SemGroup CEO Kivisto settles SEC suit
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Third Circuit Addresses What Happens When Fraud Results in Two First Priority Liens on the Same Assets
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UBS Trader to Appear in UK Court for $2.3 Billion Fraud Case
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Madoff Judge Backs Mets Owners in Quest for Confidentiality
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Solar:

Solyndra Pushes Back Sale of Solar-Panel Business Until November
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Solyndra to auction office equipment, spare parts
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A Crowded Line for Solyndra
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Republicans again ask for White House Solyndra emails
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GOP Reps Object to WH Executive Privilege to Withhold Solyndra Documents
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Solyndra In Talks With 25 Potential Auction Bidders
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Solyndra’s $25 Million California Tax Break Defended by Lockyer
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Energy Department Altered Solyndra-Related Documents
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U.S. solar firms file trade action against China
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Six Complainants in Trade Case Are Unnamed
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Focus on the Solyndra default distracts from the benefits of solar
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Will Boehner's Pork Project Be the Next Solyndra?
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M&A:

As Economy Goes, So Go Takeovers, Even as Bargains Abound
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Aviation:

American Parent AMR Posts $162 Million Loss as Fuel Prices Damp Fare Gains
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Even higher fares can't help American Airlines
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Is Bankruptcy The Best Solution For AMR?
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What American Airlines must do to end nosedive
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American Airlines zeroes in on labor
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Hockey:

Dallas Stars Sale & Bankruptcy : Deadline For Bids Approaching
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Lehman:

Deutsche Bank Loses Bid to Revise $2.4 Billion Lehman Claims
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Judge OKs insurance payout to settle Lehman case
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Credit Counseling:

Madigan alleges debt settlement scams
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Derivatives:

Clients reassess dealers as counterparty credit fears surface
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Economy:

A Long, Steep Drop for Americans' Standard of Living
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Economy proceeding at modest pace: Beige Book
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Fed Reports Modest Growth as Firms Voice Doubt on Recovery
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Weak Fed Beige Book Suggests QE3 Is Around The Corner
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Home Starts Jump, Consumer Prices Stabilize
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Fed may need to do more if economy worsens-Rosengren
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Rosengren: Weaker Economy Would Spur Further Fed Action
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Why Fed’s Tarullo Is Talking Something Other Than Banks
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McDonnell: Obama administration “almost clueless” on economy
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U.S. "misery index" rises to highest since 1983
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Americans Grow More Negative About Their Personal Finances
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Inflation: Biggest rise in prices in 3 years
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Social Security goes up, but so do Medicare premiums
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McCulley Says Low Rates Reflect U.S. `Liquidity Trap'
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In praise of the shadow economy
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Average DC Federal Worker Pay: $126,000/year
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Reid signals government jobs must take priority over private-sector jobs
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The 50 companies with the most control of the global economy
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Supercommittee: 5 Weeks Left and No Consensus
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Fed Report: Great Recession Not Halfway Over
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Recession Hit Elderly the Hardest
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13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich
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Machines gain ground vs. man in US factories
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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:

Judge takes $8.5 billion BofA deal from state court
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Why Judge Pauley kept $8.5bn BofA MBS case in federal court
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States near foreclosure deal with banks
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Foreclosure settlement would give banks immunity - in exchange for underwater mortgage aid
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Levitin Crystallizes AG Settlement Travesty
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Another Attorney Is Charged in Mortgage Fraud Case re High-End Versailles Development in South Fla.
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Who really gets a 4% mortgage?
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Home construction jumped in September
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How much would mass refinancing do for the economy ?
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How much would mass refinancing do for the economy ? Part II
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Analysis Casts Doubt on Extent of Refi Stimulus Benefits
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10 Cheap Home Improvements That Can Dramatically Raise Your Sale Price
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Landlords Welcome Strategic Defaulters
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The ‘Rentership Society’ Bump
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How Small Business Owners Were Hurt by the Fall in Home Prices
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Falmouth condo developer files for bankruptcy protection
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Where America’s richest lay their hats
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Mass Torts:

GAO Report Details Secrecy Of Asbestos Trusts -- The Report
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US Chamber: GAO Report Confirms Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust System Is Broken
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Court considers privilege assertions in dispute involving asbestos trust, excess liability insurer, and reinsurance
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Travelers adds to insurers' asbestos woes
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Banking:

Is Bank of America preparing for a Chapter 11?
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Debit card users may switch banks over new fees: poll
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Customers Want to Switch Banks, But Don’t
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A 7-step plan to break up with your bank
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Suit alleges banks colluded over ATM fees
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Morgan Stanley produces profit of $2.2bn
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Big banks' earnings doublespeak
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Morgan Stanley profit surprises amid market stress
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Morgan Stanley's Gorman Calls Accounting Gain `Anomaly'
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Goldman Sachs: OK, Morgan Stanley's Had Its Fun, Time to Take Profits
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Morgan Stanley's Not-So-Secret Weapon
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Morgan Stanley Vs. Goldman Sachs: The Shrinking Pay Gap
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UBS planning to shrink investment-banking unit
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Bank Earnings Bode Ill for Private Equity
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Fed's Rosengren Says Global Bank 'Vulnerabilities' Must Be Fixed
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Bank Puts Drop Most in S&P 500 as Profits Cut Pessimism
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How a teetering Fla. bank got government loans and dished out money to insiders
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Taleb suggests ancient Bablyonian law should apply to bank bailouts
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Student Debt:

Student Loan Debt to Surpass $100B for First Time
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Student loans outstanding will exceed $1 trillion this year
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Student loan debt now exceeds credit card debt
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Forgive Student Loan Debts to Stimulate the Economy
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Autos:

UAW Ratification Clears Path to Ford Upgrades Within Junk Status
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Media:

Bankruptcy judge 'within days' of decision in Tribune Co. case
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Jewish Times publisher granted bankruptcy extension
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Lawyer says he knew News Corp hacking was more widespread
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Data Storage:

InPhase files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Credit/Debit Cards:

How Credit Card Lenders Stack Up
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Museums:

Las Vegas Mobster Museum Files for Bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

The GOP's Deregulation Obsession
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Humphrey named to CFPB, takes on senior scams at $3 billion and counting
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U.S. Bancorp's Davis 'Frustrated' by Vacancies at Regulators
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Bankers' Objections to Volcker Rule Fail on the Merits
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Privacy:

Borders customers given more time to stop personal info transfer
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Energy:

Dynegy bondholders now betting on bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:

The Debt Collection Industry's Rotten Spots
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Protester Believes He Was Thwarted By Judge in Arbitration Talks with Collection Agency
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Celebs:

Lindsay Lohan Leaves Court in Handcuffs After LA Judge Revokes Her Probation
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Suit Claims Heather Mills Owes Hair Stylist $80K in Unpaid Bills
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CFPB names Hubert Humphrey to head Office of Older Americans
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Former MLB Star Lenny Dykstra Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft
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The Complete Story Of How Lenny Dykstra Went From The Top Of The World To The Jailhouse
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Fashion:

Ferré Struggles to Find Its Feet
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Hotels:

Cerberus, Innkeepers Settle Over Hotels With $1 Billion Deal
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Fairmont v. Turnberry decision is issued by Federal Court
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Westin owner turning over keys to receiver
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Retailing:

Americans Plan to Spend Same on Christmas 2011 as in 2010
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

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

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Miscellaneous:

Lehman, Harrisburg, Graceway, Stars, Borders
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Rochelle on Solyndra, Harrisburg and Lehman Bankruptcies
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Venue:

Bankruptcy Venue and the Delaware Solyndra Ruling
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg goes local in tapping bankruptcy lawyer
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Harrisburg Mayor Thompson Says City Not In Bankruptcy
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Pennsylvania Gives Governor Power Over Harrisburg's Finances
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Pennsylvania Governor Prepares to Take Control of Capital City
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What will happen with both a state takeover and bankruptcy on the table
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Pennsylvania’s Seizure of Harrisburg Finances Opens Door to Creditor Talks
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Harrisburg City Council majority blast state lawmakers for approving city takeover bill
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Harrisburg Chapter 9 Status Conference Highlights Eligibility Issues
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To bankrupt or not to bankrupt
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The case for rehiring public workers
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Munis avoid meltdown, 3rd quarter defaults decline
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Guess Which State Has The Least Educated Legislators
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Default-Prone Projects With 8% Yield Lure Investors
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Politics:

Schneiderman, Soros raising for Warren
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Elizabeth Warren on “revenge vouchers,” empathy and USB hamburgers ‎
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Stars shine on Elizabeth Warren
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Scott Brown Campaign Pays Operatives With History Of Bareknuckle Politics
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Elizabeth Warren's DC Support Draws Ire of Rivals ‎
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Obama Finds Economy Makes Policies a Hard Sell on Bus Tour
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Reid accuses Republicans of keeping ' economy weak' to defeat Obama
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84% would pay more under Cain's 9-9-9
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Perry to unveil a national flat tax plan
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Rick Perry Knows Just Who Can Help Him Reform the Tax Code
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Perry's Wife: Tax Cuts Can 'Shock' Economy's 'Tailspin'
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Huntsman suggests big banks should pay fees tied to GDP
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Man gets year in prison for lying under oath in bankruptcy
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Awards:

David Osias and David Zaro of Allen Matkins Receive Turnaround Management Association's Highest Honor
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Health Care:

Hillsboro operator execs explain bankruptcy
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OMC to begin managing Fulton County Hospital
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Compensation:

El Paso CEO Walks Away with $95M Severance
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Occupy Wall Street reacts to Goldman Sachs pay
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Religion:

Indicted Bishop Plans To Keep Job
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Personal Finance:

My twins are eating my retirement savings
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Food/Beverage:

Cagle's, Inc. and Cagle's Farms, Inc. File Voluntary Petitions to Reorganize
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Giordano's gets $26 million bid for pizza chain
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Friendly's Landlords Register Protest Over Chain's Sale Plans
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Asset Protection:

Alaska Asset Protection Trust Funded By Solvent Settlor Completely Fails To Protect Assets In Bankruptcy
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Pensions:

Retirement Heist: How Firms Plunder Workers' Nest Eggs
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Tax:

Judge delays hearing for Swiss banker in tax probe
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Procter & Gamble and the dark art of tax avoidance
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Credit Reporting:

Midwest is best, when it comes to credit scores
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Student Debt:

Fact and fiction about student loans
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UK:

UK could slip back into recession
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Bank of England warns growth will flat-line in next three months
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R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency
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Royal Bank of Scotland offices raided; Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC expected to be targeted next
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Britons' Pessimism on Economy Reaches Record Level in ITV Poll
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Blame Britain's feeble recovery on high inflation
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Latest Scottish insolvency figures released
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Debt collectors are warned off Twitter
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UK: QE Slamming Pensions of Retirees
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EU:

Euro zone rescue plans shrouded in doubt
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Bailout talks focus on collateral guarantee
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Europe's leaders take another swing at debt crisis
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EFSF Scheme Means France Absolutely Must Keep AAA Rating
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France's Fillon Says EFSF Should Be Leveraged 'Like a Bank'
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EFSF to Be Allowed to Buy Sovereign Bonds: Guidelines
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Sarkozy says euro zone talks stuck, flies to Germany
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France, Germany to Boost EU Rescue Fund to 2 Trillion Euros
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Germany ' slashes 2012 growth forecast
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There Will Be 5 Years Of Rolling Crisis In Europe
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Banks Getting EU Aid Would Have to Restructure, Paper Shows
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ECB slows down government bond-buying program
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ECB Won't Tolerate Lehman Rerun, Bank of Finland Deputy Says
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PIIGS:

Biggest Strike Yet Brings Greece to Halt
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Massive turnout for Syntagma rally
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70,000 converge on Athens, shut down Greece
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Greece Austerity Strike 'Blackmailing' the Country: Papandreou
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Greek protesters hurl firebombs at police
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Riots as austerity steps get 1st approval
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Papandreou Prevails in First Greek Austerity Vote After Clashes
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Greece faces austerity vote, more strikes
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IMF and EU at odds over Greek debt sustainability
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ECB's Stark warns against Greek default
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Should Eurozone Part Ways With Greece?
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ie: Insolvency law changes 'won't free bankrupts from all debt'
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ie: Judge rejects Drumm house sale appeal
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Drumm gets nothing from house sale
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Living 'La Vita Bella': Italians Leave Fears of Debt Crisis to Others - Debt is “like a drug” in Europe’s second-most indebted nation
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Australia:

More largesse for our struggling banks
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Belarus:

Belarus: Central bank fire-sale
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Indonesia:

Bankruptcy judge faces up to 20 years in prison
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