October 24, 2011

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Law:

Unfinished Business
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When Raising Rates
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The Global 100 Profit Picture: An Interactive Chart
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Baker & Hostetler awarded another $44.7 million for Madoff work
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DLA Piper reassures partners as it lays ground for all-equity model
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The Economics Of Law Favor The Experienced, Survey Says
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UK: Half-year results reveal revenue hikes
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Working for Clients & Customers: It's Not About You, Dude. Ever.
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Fee Fight! Orrick and Bratz Maker Part Ways
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Businesses Sue Lawyer, O'Quinn Firm Seeking $110 Million
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Attorney wanted: "fit and healthy, without too many extra curricular activities . . . virtuous accomidations (sic)"
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Truther Lawyers Earn Judicial Wrath
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Minnesota Takes the High Road to Mentoring
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Former MoFo Partner Pleads Guilty to Bilking Insurers, San Francisco Schools
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Cooley Dismissal Motion Says Misleading Stats Suit Reads ‘Like a Free-Form Rant’
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School Adopts the ‘Blame the ABA’ Theory For Defending Its Employment Stats
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Law Professor Turned Songwriter
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A Recent Law Grad’s Attempt at Revenge on His Law School
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Big law school loan provider getting out of the business
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Yale Comes Cheap, But Harvard Will Cost You
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McElhaney: The Burden of Reasonable Doubt
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Work Email: Clients Beware
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iPad 2 Security Issue for Lawyers
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Philadelphia lawyer target of fraud allegations in Liberty State bankruptcy
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NBA Talks Collapse; Dodgers Drama Drags On
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Goldman, Standard Bank, Statoil, BofA, Abbott in Court News
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NFL Star Fined For Calling Wife Mid-Game to Say He Was Okay
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Veteran Lawyers Expound on Value of Public Service
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This Bride Had No Desire to Be a ‘Dancing Queen,’ So She Sued
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Investigators Seize Pa. Lawmaker and Ex-Prosecutor’s Computers in Evidence-Tampering Probe
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Celebrity Lawyer Accused of Calling Attorneys ‘Sleazy’ Is Sanctioned $35K
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Law Firm Partner in Libya for Contractor Client Awakes to Unusual Gunfire
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In life and death cases, costly mistakes
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"The Good Wife" - The brutality of working at a law firm
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Divorce Hotel: 'Check In on Friday and on Sunday Your Marriage is Over'
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Expert Witness Lawyer Morphed Stock Photos for Defense Exhibits, Told to Pay $300k
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The charming Romeo from hell
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“Juror pledge” [“I will not do research on the internet”]
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The opinion refers to the client as "Mr." of "Ms." depending on the time.
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Disbarred After $1.48M Alleged BigLaw Billing Fraud, Ex-Attorney Faces Uphill Reinstatement Battle
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Woman beaten with frozen armadillo
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Judges:

Bankruptcy court plans for judge's retirement
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Neal Bason Chosen as Central District Bankruptcy Judge
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Hundreds of trips: who's paying?
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A big gift for Bybee
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Clarence Thomas's Brand of Judicial Logic
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Twenty Years of Justice Thomas
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Justice Breyer Riffs On The Death Penalty, Citizens United, Bush v Gore
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The Ugliness All Started With Bork
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 Futures Rise on Signs of Faster Economic Growth in Asia
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Stocks rise sharply on solid corporate earnings
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Wall Street: Worst Quarter Since Crisis
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Goldman: $10B in Bonuses And Losing Money
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Companies post profits but investors still worry
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NY protest lures broad array of activists
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At Zuccotti Park, Conflict Arises Among Occupiers
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Zuccotti neighbors: Stop dumping on us
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Financial Adviser’s Wife Will Remain In Zuccotti Park Giving Out Free Hugs “Forever”
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Wall Street protest camp builds its own world order
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Twenty-four hours at Occupy Wall Street
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Protesters at Immelt's Connecticut Home
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What should Occupy Wall Street's agenda be?
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Occupy Wall Street: A day in the odd and passionate life of the Zuccotti Park protesters
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For tea party and Occupy Wall Street movements, some common ground
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My Iron-Clad Demands for Occupy Wall Street
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40% of Financial Advisors Support Protesters
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Occupy Protests Seen From Left and Right
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Real Grievances Fuel Occupy Wall Street Protests
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Political puppetry or real-deal protests?
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The language of Occupy Wall Street
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Pete Seeger Sings At Occupy Wall St., Cornell West Gets Arrested
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Occupy Wall Street offers lessons for professionals
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Over A Third Of Americans Support Occupy Wall Street Protests
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NYC residents complain about 'Occupy' protesters
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Can Occupy Wall Street protesters survive the winter? Squabble over $500,000 in bank as cold weather begins to grip
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Occupy Wall Street's Marketing Crisis: What Would an OWS Brand Look Like?
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Occupy Wall Street campground becoming spot for vagrants, ex-cons & 'takers'
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Police crack down on Chicago protest
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Scotland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Chicago
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Layoffs:

September Jobless Rates by State
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Federal stimulus money for Oregon jobs hired foreign workers
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Few Americans Take Ala. Immigrant's Jobs
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Senate Blocks $35B Hiring Bill
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Richard Fisher: Fed Actions Aren't Aiding Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Dueling stories of rags to riches
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Barbra Streisand luvs Elizabeth Warren
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A Furious Rubio Fires Back on Parent’s Story
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Bachmann Disputes Collapse Of Her N.H. Operation
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Herman Cain Tweaks 9-9-9 Tax to Remove Flat Tax for Poorest Americans
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Hotel:

Rehashed Innkeepers sale plan gets court approval
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Innkeepers to exit bankruptcy after judge OKs Cerberus, Chatham deal
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Ginormous Dallas Hotel Set to Open
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Museums:

Creditors object to Mob Experience loan plan
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Lehman:

Lehman, SunCal to face off in bankruptcy court
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Resorts:

Trump Asking $8.5M Bid Protections On $170M Offer For Doral
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Economy:

World Economy Hinges on EU Finance Talks
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Most Baby Boomers to Work for Life
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Fed's Duke: Households are Paring Debt
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Consumer Confidence at Post Consumer Low
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Report: Rich-Poor Gap Growing
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GDP 6.7% Below Potential
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What Revised Productivity Rate Will Mean
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Wild Ride of the 1%
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Prediction From BofA: Another US Debt Downgrade Is Coming In Just A Few Weeks
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Europe overshadows the outlook
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The Tale of the Dueling Economists
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USA not in top 10 for starting a business
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Senators find sweet spot in ending benefits to millionaires
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Goldman on True State of US, China Economies
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Poll: 72% Say US is Headed in the Wrong Way
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Incomes Down for Most, Not for Wealthiest
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High Gas Prices Trap More Americans
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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:

Is the Housing Crisis Making People Sick?
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N.Y. lawyer who helped orchestrate $92 mln mortgage fraud disbarred
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Banks Push for Coordination of 17 Mortgage-Backed Securities Suits
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Principal reduction still alive in robo-signing settlement
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Regulators seize PMI Group mortgage insurance subsidiary
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Zillow: Case-Shiller likely fell 3.8% in August
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Recent housing data shows only weakness: RadarLogic
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Rentals: Expect to Pay More
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Drop in Loan Limits: Some Early Results
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Higher Mortgage Caps — Back from the Dead?
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Potential felony charges make servicers pause Nevada foreclosures
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Mortgage delinquency rate declines, foreclosure inventory rises: LPS
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TH Properties 'working tirelessly, diligently'
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Banking:

Speculation: Bank of America headed to bankruptcy court
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Bank of America Is Too Much of a Behemoth to Fail
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Obama nominates big bank critic for FDIC vice chair
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Obama Aims for Compromise With Hoenig Pick for FDIC
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FDIC’s New No. 2 Hoenig: Big Banks Inconsistent With Capitalism
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'Haircut' threat to banks
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Solar:

Solyndra-linked fundraiser still boosting Obama campaign
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Solyndra investor's foundation status called into question
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Solyndra to Auction Assets, But Taxpayers Won't See a Dime
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House wants more testimony on Solyndra
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Cost of Subsidizing Fossil Fuels Is High, but Cutting Them Is Tough
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Solar power is beginning to go mainstream
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Pensions:

GE Discusses 'Retirement Heist'
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Ellen Schultz replies to GE
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Verizon's Profits Double After Raiding Pensions
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Corporate Reform:

How Mr. Volcker Would Fix It
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Volcker Rule, Once Simple, Now Boggles
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Volcker wants crackdown on money market funds, GSEs
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It Guards the Markets, but What About Itself ?
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How Much is Enough?
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SEC settlers could soon have to admit more
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Mass Torts:

GAO Releases Asbestos Trusts Report, Identifies Possibility for Fraud
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GAO Report Confirms Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust System Is Broken
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Photography:

Eastman Kodak seeking rescue financing
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Kodak shares rise on debt financing report
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Struggling Kodak had to pay for CEO's vacations in Spain
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Kodak supplier: "We have to conclude that there is a significant probability that Kodak will default on its financial obligations to unsecured creditors."
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Retailing:

Barnes & Noble CFO Joseph Lombardi resigns
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Carls Furniture says it has deal to emerge from Chapter 11
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Fraud:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Scott Rothstein Edition
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Top BSO official agrees to pay $30,000 in Rothstein bankruptcy case
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Jail From the Inside
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Fraud case leaves California Dems scrambling
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Andrew Madoff Appeal of $198 Million Suit 'Not Warranted'
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Madoff: A widow, some tears, a book, and we still don't know much
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Former Bank President Pleads Guilty In Multi-Million-Dollar Bank Fraud Conspiracy
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Denny Hecker loses appeal for part of $4.1 million
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AIG loses bid to move $10 billion fraud case vs BofA
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Electricity:

Southern Montana Electric files for bankruptcy - Cites 'cash-flow crisis'
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City Officials Sound Off on Southern Montana Electric's Bankruptcy
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Yellowstone Valley Co-op's president talks about Southern Montana bankruptcy
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Great Falls officials respond to SME bankruptcy decision
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Dynegy tries Chrysler method to get around bondholders
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Bel-Air Man Convicted of Bankruptcy Fraud
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Media:

Almost in clear, Trib seeking new CEO
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Health Care:

Bankruptcy documents provide details into FBI probe of doctor
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How Successful Dieters Keep Weight Off
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Baseball:

McCourt, Selig Prepare for Court Fight Over Dodgers
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Selig Bends Rules to Fit in Effort to Oust McCourt From Dodgers
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Hockey:

Miller and Greenberg groups decide to pass on possible bid on Stars
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Aviation:

AMR shares dip, analyst says bankruptcy is likely
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Is Another Airline Headed For Bankruptcy ?
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Celebs:

Young Buck Can't Avoid Bankruptcy
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Asset Protection:

Cook Islands Asset Protection Trust Results In Special Circumstances Allowing Less-Than-Three Creditors Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
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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:

Lehman, Innkeepers Trust, Madoff, Tribune, Xanadoo
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Saab, Sotskombank, A-Tec, Japan Property Statistics
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:

Recent Developments Regarding Preferential Transfers
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Consolidation:

R2D2’s Affiliates Might Be Safe from Substantive Consolidation, but Some Nondebtors in the Ninth Circuit Might Get Pulled Over to the “Dark Side”
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Insurance:

PMI Group Unit Seized by Arizona Agency, to Pay 50% on Claims
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MGIC Loss Wider Than Expected
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Insured barred from recovery based upon judicial estoppel following bankruptcy proceeding
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Tax:

Swiss Banks Said Ready to Pay Billions to U.S., Hand Over Account Names
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Autos:

Why the UAW Made Peace with Detroit
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S&P Upgrades Ford Two Notches
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Saab Restructuring: Terms of Deal Still Uncertain
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Saab's reorganization will fail, says administrator
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Saab faces scrapyard as court considers fate
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Chinese investors want all of Saab
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Car Company Gets U.S. Loan, Builds Cars In Finland
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Food/Beverage:

Cagle's in Chapter 11 as Georgia's poultry industry under strain
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Damon's Grill and Sports Bar shuts down four Ohio locations; stiffs workers on final paychecks
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Religion:

Secret Service, IRS Investigate Megachurch
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Municipalities:

Important Issues in a Chapter 9 Case for a Municipality
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The Little State With a Big Mess
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Harrisburg to cancel annual Holiday Parade
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Pa. Gov. Corbett moves toward Harrisburg takeover
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Harrisburg Receivership Bill Shows States Faster to Take Control
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Some say it's historic. Others feel it's just ridiculous.
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Officials disagree over impact of Harrisburg's financial woes
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Neighboring towns and cities watching Harrisburg bankruptcy closely
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State had to act to spare Harrisburg
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ACT 47 ruling leaves difficult choices
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Ultimate Pyrrhic victory -- Evisceration of Act 47 requires state intervention
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Harrisburg saga exposes crisis
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What Harrisburg needs now
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Mayor Thompson responds to Keith Olbermann's 'worst person' comments
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The Incredible Story Of The Jefferson County Bankruptcy -- One Of The Greatest Financial Ripoffs Of All Time
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Huge debt may bankrupt tiny Mascotte
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Nearly 6 Million in California in Poverty
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The Reality Behind California vs. Texas
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Poverty Rates Up in Most US Cities
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10 Poorest Cities in America
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Ratings:

Standard & Poor's has argued SEC should drop case
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Sovereigns:

Four Nations, Four Lessons
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Soaring prices push Queen close to 'fuel poverty'; Monarch switches off lights as energy bills rocket
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UK:

'Bankruptcy tourism' crackdown shuts 61 companies
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Prime Minister calls for greater firepower in Euro crisis as experts warn collapse could cost Britain £120bn
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Warning after number of holiday firms facing bankruptcy jumps 49% in past year
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The Corporate Criminal Plea Sets Sail for the UK
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Appointment of Administrators - 21 October 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 21 October 2011
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EU:

Europe's leaders nearing debt solution
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Sarkozy backs down on ECB crisis role, progress slow
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French President: EU to anticipate bank rules
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EU Sees Progress on Banks, Rules Out Bigger ECB Crisis Role
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Big banks under new pressure in Europe crisis
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Banks: take a cut or face default
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Banks raise Greek haircut offer to 40 percent in talks
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Greece may need 60% bond writedown
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Bank's collapse in Europe points to global risk
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EU bank failures will crash Wall Street — again
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New euro 'empire' plot by Brussels
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EU Considers Ban on Country Ratings
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PIIGS:

Pressure on Italy in eurozone struggle
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The Sad Story Of Why Everyone's Angry At Italy
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Europe demands 'major' sacrifices from Italy on debt
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Merkel Takes Aim at Italy With Demand That Euro Members Live Within Means
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The Vicious Cycle At The Heart Of Europe's Crisis
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Greeks ask European leaders in Brussels for grand solution, but leaders keep expectations low
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Greek 2nd rescue deal seen not enough
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Greeks ask God for help
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More Austerity Means More Strikes Too
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Greek Socialists Weakened by Austerity Waves
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Hungary at risk from Greek bankruptcy
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Canada:

Sterling Shoes in bankruptcy protection
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MENA:

Gadhafi’s Death Staves Off Legal Mess
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Gaddafi salted away about $200 billion
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Grisly death raises questions about Libya's new rulers
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Saif Gaddafi captured 'alive and uninjured' in Nessma claim Libyan officials
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Libya’s transitional leader declares liberation, sets Islamist tone for future
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Huge turnout in Tunisia's Arab Spring election - Islamists expected to win
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China:

Liquidation specialist warns of mainland risks
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