September 15, 2011

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Law:

Survey: 2011 Promising for Revenue, Not So for Profits
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Report: First Half of Year Saw Law Firm Revenue, Partner Profits Rise
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Norton Rose on agenda as US leader Fulbright reviews global strategy
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Linklaters in corporate cross-selling push
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Disgraced NY Firm Founder Wants to Change Venue for His Madoff Fracas
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Time to Start Angsting Over Your Bonus
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Atlanta Thrashers Ownership Group Settles $195M Malpractice Suit Against King & Spalding
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Small Firms: A Civil Practice
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Associate Burnout
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Survey Finds CEOs Make More Outside Counsel Decisions
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Orrick: It Gets Better
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Family-Friendly Perks Galore--But Who's Using Them?
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SAC Capital, Madoff, News Corp., Commerzbank, Berkshire in Court News
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ObamaCare's Fate May Rest With Poor Farmer Filburn
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Don't Blink -- Your PACER Costs Just Went Up!
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Law and lawyers among the UK's "greatest exports"
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Legal students bone up on Kafka and Jesus
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Law School Gets $20M Gift from Top Grad Who Earned Legal Degree After Age 50, Renames Law School
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Group Hits Affirmative Action at Law School; Protesters Storm News Conference
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New Tulane 1L Is An Advocate, A Writer, And A Murderer
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The first rule of Fight Club
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Study Claims Wisconsin Law School Discriminates Against Whites
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Female Law Professors Continue Their Assault On The World
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Volunteer Lawyers Teach High School Kids About Money Management
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Another Sad Tale of an Underemployed Lawyer
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Lawyer fined $10,000 for "staggering chutzpah"
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Insurers try to revive 9/11 suit against Saudis
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Customers file suit against restaurant for 'tip discrimination' practices
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Teen’s Lawyer Threatens Litigation over a Teacher’s Bad Halloween Prank
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Partners for Sale on Craigslist
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Mom Fights Girl, 12, on Long Island: Cops
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Judges:

Flight carrying Justice Ginsberg evacuated at Dulles
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Gunman Who Fired Assault Rifle in Courthouse May Have Targeted Judge in His Divorce Case
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Federal Courts Announce Higher Pacer Fees, Policy to Discourage Sealing Civil Suits
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Judge Scolded for Holding Courthouse Protester in Contempt
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Sandra Day O'Connor Honored by The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
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Shooting Exposes Small Courthouses' Security Weaknesses
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal higher open
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European Stocks Set To Rise For Third Day
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Dow closes up 1.3%: Stocks leap on hopes for Greek plan
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Majority of 2011 IPOs Now Underwater
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Layoffs:

Billions in Unemployment Benefits Paid in Error
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Generation X Workers Limited by Baby Boomers
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A Gift for Lawyers in Obama's Jobs Plan: The Ticker
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:

Don't bank on BNP's fightback bravado
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WaMu Reorganization Plan Fails, Preferred Shares Fall
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Insider Trading Claim Dogs WaMu Bankruptcy
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Riskier loans came from bailed-out banks
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Some Banks Hang On to Bailout Billions
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BNP Paribas follows SocGen with asset sales plan
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UBS Warns of Big Loss on Rogue Trades
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Retailing:

Borders names new CFO as it heads toward closure
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Borders epilogue: 'We were in perpetual crisis'
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Retail Sales Go Flat in August
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Retail Sales Stall on Lack of Employment Growth
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Hockey:

Devils, Stars Could Skate Into Bankruptcy Together
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Devils have until June before they can be forced into bankruptcy
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Celebs:

"Troubleshooter" Tom Martino files for bankruptcy
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Financial Lessons Can Be Learned From Sports Stars' Mistakes
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Michael Jackson's estate leaves only $30 million for his family
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Municipalities:

Jefferson County President Says He’s Pleased by Creditor Offer
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Jefferson County proposes sewer rate increases to avoid bankruptcy
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Central Falls bankruptcy judge grants extension
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Central Falls parents, board upset with Chafee and Flanders
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Central Falls police union, receiver report progress in talks
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IP:

Righthaven litigation costs rise with latest ruling
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Economy:

Geithner: Economy In 'An Early Stage' Of Crisis
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Zoelick: World Economy in New Danger Zone
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'Political Dysfunction' at Root of World's Troubles
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Some Democrats Are Balking at Obama's Jobs Bill
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Higher Taxes Trump Entitlement Cuts in Poll
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The Obama Jobs Plan Is a Blue-State Bailout in Disguise - Debt-ridden states will get another big handout
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Jobs Real Solution to Economic Crisis
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Consumers Pull Back on Retail Spending
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Clyburn: Bush to Blame for Debt Crisis
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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:

Foreclosures rise in August
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Default Filings Jumped in August by 33%
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Buying and Selling Homes in Hard Times
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Mortgage Rates Hit Another Low, But Demand Stays Soft
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Housing Inventory Hits 2011 Low
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Southern California Home Sales Rise for First Time in 14 Months
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HUD asks Congress to restore housing counselor funding
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Builders Press for Reprieve as Loan Limits Expire
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Developer Carstensen files for personal bankruptcy
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Solar:

Dept. Of Energy: "No Reason" To Believe We Were Misled By Solyndra
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White House pushed $500 million loan to solar company now under investigation
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Bush Admin. Voted AGAINST Solyndra Loan
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The Solyndra saga
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Solyndra: House committee grills officials over failed solar firm
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Solyndra bankruptcy : Did White House press for subsidies?
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Why China And Europe Don't Have A Solyndra Problem
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Did A Large Obama Donor Influence Loan To a Failed Solar Company?
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The Left's Solyndra Damage Control
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Solyndra executives back out of congressional hearing
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Don't Be Fooled By the Solyndra Bankruptcy Circus -- Solar Is Booming
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Solyndra "Scandal" Is Washington Business as Usual
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Treasury Joins FBI, Congress in Investigating Stimulus Loan
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Calisolar Fires 23% of Workers After Turning Down Loan Guarantee
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Mass Torts:

BP Cost-Cutting, Conflicts Preceded Gulf Disaster, US Says
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US report spreads blame for BP oil spill
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Gulf spill blamed on poor management decisions
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Lehman:

3 years on, Lehman on path to exit bankruptcy
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Tracking Lehman's Real-Estate Portfolio
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Judge Says Lehman Creditors Can Go After Holders of Loan Claims
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Lehman goes after former broker bonuses; Wins third case
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Barclays Wins Ruling Against Lehman Brothers
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Bankruptcy judge rejects disgraced Lehman's €2bn bonus bid
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'Hangover' From Lehman Continues: Analyst
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Three years after Lehman, calls for banking reforms persist
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Hotels:

Innkeepers Wins Approval to Extend Control of Bankruptcy
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Las Vegas Hilton Lenders Want Hotel in Receivership
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Religion:

Creditors' attorneys in archdiocese bankruptcy attack cemetery trust
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Judge lets Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy plan proceed
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Oil/Gas:

Lawsuit against Kivisto moves back to state court
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Ex-court clerk gets two years in prison
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Hedge Funds:

Black Swan Hedge Funds Are Said to Jump
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Hedge Fund Titans Ponder Greece Doomsday
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Politics:

Twin defeats spark Democratic fears
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Perry Wants 'Christian Values' Guiding Nation
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Democrats Experience Shock of a 15-Point Swing
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GOP Blamed Most for Ineffective Government
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Obama Approval Drops on Skepticism of Jobs Plan
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Sarah's secrets
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Sen. hopeful Warren brings populist touch
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From the Halls of Harvard Into the Street, in Pursuit of a Senate Seat
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Warren talks about not talking — and about helping the middle class
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Elizabeth Warren announces campaign in video ‎
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Run, Elizabeth Warren
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Now here's a real populist
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today)

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
(large downloads)

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, Allen Family, Madison 92, Vitro, HearUSA
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WaMu, Seaarland, WLIB, Ambac, Lehman, Madoff
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Recent Case Law Developments: Bankruptcy "Core" Proceedings and Discovery of Social Media
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Rochelle on Lehman's D&O Insurance, A&P Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Filings for bankruptcy in Buffalo hit new low in August
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Corporate Reform:

FTC, CFPB Sorting Out Respective Roles in Reducing Financial Fraud
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SEC's Khuzami Says Document Destruction Hasn't Harmed Probes
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Labor Dept.: Bank of America violated whistle-blower law
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Insurance:

Insurer's insolvency is not reason enough to negate choice-of-law principals
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D&O Insurance: Coverage for SafeNet Options Backdating Securities Suit Settlement Denied
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Personal Finance:

Why Parents Shouldn't Save For College
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Aviation:

Alabama Aircraft Industries sues, says Boeing Co. stole secrets
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Health Care:

Injury Code W5922XA: Struck by Turtle
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Hoboken Hospital Lawyer Quit Rather Than Participate in Fraud
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Medicare Eligibility Needs to Rise to 67: Health CEOs
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White House Seeking to Trim $2.1 Billion in Medicaid Waste
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St. Vincent's Site Moves On
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Hospital deal gets Bamberg County Council's OK
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Fraud:

Vulture fund alleged insider trading sinks WaMu Chapt. 11 deal
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Fry's Electronics exec pleads guilty to wire fraud
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Judge Says Hedge Funds May Have Used Inside Information In Bankruptcy Case
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UBS Says It Had a $2 Billion Loss From Unauthorized Trading
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Sommet Group victims lose hope that they'll ever be repaid
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Baseball:

McCourts expect to settle divorce during 2012 baseball season
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Autos:

UAW Says GM Talks at 'Critical Stage' as Ford Deadline Extended
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GM, Chrysler extend UAW contracts after talks slow
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Ferrari Proves Recession Proof
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Turnarounds:

Turnaround Firm Executive Sounding Board Hires Freda as Managing Director
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Gambling:

Sahara Casino in Vegas Preps for Second Act
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UK:

UK August retail sales down 0.2 pct from July, flat year-on-year
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Increasing pre-pack administrations expected on the high street
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EU:

Eurozone crisis could rip EU apart: officials
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Euro Strengthens as Europe Works to Contain Crisis
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Tim Geithner urges Europe to act decisively on debt crisis
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EU Lowers Euro-Area Growth Forecasts on Worsening Outlook From Debt Crisis
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Dutch lawmakers want scenarios on Greek bankruptcy
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Europe’s Credit Crisis Is Also an Identity Crisis
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PIIGS:

Sarkozy, Merkel 'Convinced' Greece Will Remain in Euro Area
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Worries About Greece on the Rise
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Greece Should ‘Default Big’ to Address Crisis, Blejer Says
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Germany and France Back Greece on Austerity
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Greece Vows to Meet Its Debt Obligations
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Netherlands Considers Greek Bankruptcy Unavoidable
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Spain Aiming to Sell 4 Billion Euros of Bonds as ECB Credit Card Runs Out
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Berlusconi’s Austerity Plan Wins Final Approval
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Canada:

Scott's REIT says it supports plan to put Priszm into bankruptcy receivership
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Former lawmaker James Gordon files for bankruptcy
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MENA:

PLO official: Palestinians, Israelis must be totally separated - No Jews in future Palestinian state
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Palestinian Authority Must Cut Spending as Aid Drops, IMF Says
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Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, readying forces: spokesman
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