Law:
BigLaw Merger Would Create 3,500-Lawyer Firm
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Harvey Miller: We need more regulation to curb global banks
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After Wave of Departures, US BigLaw Firm Plans London Reboot and Hiring Surge
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Welcoming the Newest Top-10 Law Firm Ranking
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Trustee urges judge to tear up billings by lawyers for Dodgers
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Weil Advises General Electric on $3.3 Billion Buffett Payback
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Berry v. Kasowitz Benson: The Empire Strikes Back
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Fla. Supreme Court Tackles Incivility with Revised Lawyer Oath
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Foley Continues Expansion of Bankruptcy Practice With Addition of Erika Morabito
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Kirkland & Ellis Names 74 New Partners
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10th Circuit Suspends Lawyer for 'Meritless Contentions,' Says Prior Fines Didn't Deter Him
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In-House: Interviewing To Retain Outside Counsel
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Hill elected co-chair of CA state bar insolvency committee
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Bankruptcy attorney rockin' more than just the courtroom
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Lawyer’s Wife Can Sue Nixon Peabody Attorney re Claimed Injuries Due to Her Own Husband’s Fraud
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A Surplus of ‘A Few Good Men’
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Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?
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Squire Sanders Helps LeBron James Scuttle Ex-Am Law Associate's Paternity Claim
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Is Any of This Law School Naming Rights Money Going Back to the Students?
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Ten Things Every Law Student Should Know Before Starting at a Law Firm
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Notre Dame Criminal Law Professor Accused of… Crime
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Firm tells staff when they can have their babies
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Reed Smith's CRM Success: Small Steps Now, Big Payoff Later
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Firm mistakenly extends offer
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Best (Or Perhaps Worst) Courtroom Entrance In The World
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She quits law for fashion
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Can We Talk?
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Lawyer/----- donor finds life can get complicated
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Ex-gal pals hit back at attorney's suit over nasty online comments
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Class Action Takes on Traffic Tickets Issued for Flashing Your Lights to Warn of Speed Traps
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Mug Shots (These Are A Bit Different)
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The Richest Man Ever To Pose For A Mug Shot
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Cue Panic Stations
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Plain Meaning
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Tom Tells of Frank’s Wild Years
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Who's Your Daddy?
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Is A Chicken A "Beast"?
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How to Dress for the Home Office :)
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Defendant Lawyer Calls His Own Attorney Unprepared in Criminal Court Spat and Says He Prays for Him
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8-year-old girl arrested for punching vice principal
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Casey Anthony ordered to pay $100,000 for police investigation into daughter's death
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Judges:
Judges to judges: stop sealing cases
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Court Agency Needs $2,500 to Paint a Closet
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Finger Pointed in Federal Courthouse Flood
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Petition Claims State Farm Secretly Raised Millions for Ill. Justice Who Voted Its Way in $1B Case
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Judge Expresses Outrage over Law Firm’s Threat to Fire Employee for Jury Service
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Wall Street:
Stock futures signal retreat on Wall Street
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Stocks Post Solid Gains as Europe Situation Brightens
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Layoffs:
Unemployment Re-Emerges as Most Important Problem in U.S.
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Uncle Sam doesn't want you
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Recession Job Losers Take Bigger Hit to Future Earnings
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 428,000
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Wall Street employment up 1.4% vs year ago
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Citigroup Says Hiring Cut to Critical Jobs Only Amid Slump
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U.S. Job Creation on Downward Trajectory
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Mail:
Postal Service faces grim 'new reality'
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US Postal Service Considers Closing Facilities to Save Money
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Postal Service plan would cut 35,000 jobs
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US Postal Service deliveries may get slower
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USPS Wants to Halt Overnight Delivery
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Postal Service Eyes 250 Processing Facilities For 'Consolidation Or Closure'
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Postal Service plans to shutter nearly half its processing plants
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You've Got Mail. Well, For Now, Anyway!
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Legislation would give Postal Service 90 extra days to pay bills
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Postal service considers retail options
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Food/Beverage:
Souper Salad, Grandy's restaurants in bankruptcy
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Lehman:
Fuld May Have a Story to Tell: Lehman's
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3 years on, Lehman on path to exit bankruptcy - Harvey Miller says parties struck 'right chord'
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Lehman goes after former broker bonuses; Wins third case
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Religion:
Hard times lead temple to file for bankruptcy, lose rabbi
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Crystal Cathedral Sale Moves Forward
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Navajo justices revive case alleging priest abuse
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Fayetteville Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Defrauding Colleges and Universities
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Attorney charged with fraud, embezzlement from bankruptcy estates
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Health Care:
What's Happening With the St. Vincent's Redevelopment Right Now
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Hospital fraudulently forced into bankruptcy, attorney says
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Why Libertarianism isn't compatible with any sane notion of health care
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California could pose problem for Obama's healthcare reform
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Report: Romneycare Was a Jobs Killer
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Agriculture:
Record Texas Drought Burning Cotton Farmers as Their ‘White Gold’ Withers
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Corporate Reform:
SEC Officials Lawyering Up
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SEC says it likely tossed some info on big banks
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Consumers Be Damned: Senator Shelby, Captain Queeg and the Politics of No
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SEC Officials Hire Lawyers Amid Ethics Scrutiny
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Mortgage industry whistleblower wins case against Bank of America
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Card Debt Decreases; Credit Scores Fall
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Defaults:
Moody's: Global Corporate Default Rate at 1.8% in August
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Tax:
12,000 tax cheats come clean under IRS program
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Boehner: Get Ready for Tax Changes
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Media:
Should Media Lenders Feel Less Secure?
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Nassau Broadcasting Faces Involuntary Bankruptcy in Delaware
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Black Crow poised to exit Chapter 11
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Warranties:
Mepco Fights Back in US Fidelis Tangle
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Orchestras:
Lawyers study Phila. Orchestra Association e-mails to see if some of endowment can be used in bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Judge OKs lower valuation for Majestic Star casinos
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Corporate Governance:
Creditors of Bankrupt LLCs Lack Standing to Sue Derivatively in Delaware
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Oil/Gas:
Goldman: US Top Oil Producer in 2017
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Hotels:
GVM Hotel Partners Buys Five Distressed Hotels for $30M
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Economy:
Consumer Prices, Jobless Claims Exceed Forecasts
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Unemployment Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Rise to Highest Level Since June
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U.S. Consumer Confidence Holds at Year’s Second-Lowest Level, Index Shows
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Upper-Income Americans' Economic Confidence Shaken
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IMF chief urges action to safeguard world economy
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IMF chief: Advanced economies crushed by debt
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Nouriel Roubini: We're entering new recession, issue is how deep
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Zandi sees 40% chance of another recession
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US Economy Goes from Bad to Worse
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World's central banks flood market with dollars
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Government spending isn’t popular anywhere
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Boehner to Call for Broad Reforms in Taxes, Entitlements
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Study: Privatizing government doesn’t actually save money
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Americans Favor Obama Jobs Plan by 45% to 32%
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Philly Fed Manufacturing Index Improves, but Still Negative
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NY Area Manufacturing Decline Accelerates
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Will Washington try to fix the manufacturing crisis?
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Boehner gives the government too much credit
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Is the poverty rate even higher than we think?
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Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in the Largest 100 Metros
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Obama to Exclude Social Security from Plan
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Fixing the Economy: It's Boehner's Turn
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5.9M Young Adults Back Living with Parents
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Outsourcing costs U.S. government billions, study says
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Book Details Dissension in Obama Economic Team
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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:
U.S. judge to solve puzzle of BofA mortgage removal
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BofA Said to Keep Countrywide Bankruptcy as 'Nuclear Option'
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Valley National seeks information on settlement with Bank of America
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Issa launches probe of Fannie, BofA mortgage servicing deal
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Mortgage default notices jump in August
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JPMorgan’s EMC Sued for Repurchase of More Than 800 Mortgage Trust Loans
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European debt fears push mortgage rates to record lows
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BofA, JPMorgan Fail to Make Fannie Mae Grade for Loan Servicing
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Key Democrat ‘encouraged’ by mortgage refi tweaks
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CFPB's Raj Date: We got here one mortgage at a time
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New Jersey Lifts Last State Ban On Foreclosures By Robo-Signers
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RE/MAX: Annual home sales up 18%
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The Las Vegas Real Estate Agent Who Sold 931 Homes Last Year
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LA home values drop nearly $80B since 2008
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AL: Huntsville foreclosure filings up 25% over year ago
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California, Nevada, Arizona post top state foreclosure
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Stuck in Miami
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Manhattan condo prices rose in June, remain under peak levels
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Maryland foreclosures down 80% in August
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Slew Of Foreclosed Homes To Hit The Market In Early 2012
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Illinois launches mortgage assistance for unemployed
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Alabama Supreme Court rules in favor of MERS
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Government should convert REOs to rentals
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Banking:
Rochelle on WaMu Bankruptcy Plan Failure
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BofA cuts foretell a downturn in branch banking
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Banking on BofA layoffs
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Obama Ordered Geithner To Consider Dissolving Citigroup
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Why Our Banks Still Aren't Fixed
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A rogue trader at UBS or a rogue bank ?
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The 2 Billion UBS Incident: 'Rogue Trader' My ---
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UBS loss a boost for ringfencing fans
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Links Between UBS, SocGen Trading Scandals
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UBS Wealth Executive Reassures Advisers After Rogue Trades
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Bonuses: UBS Employees "Just Got Sacked In The N---"
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UBS $2 billion loss to trigger investment bank retreat
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Rogue Traders: Just Be Glad You Don't Live In China
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UBS Trader Gets No Miracle as Delta-One Loss Leads to Arrest
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What We Know About The Alleged UBS Rogue Trader
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Why Rogue Traders Get Jail, Bad Execs Receive Pensions
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Arrest of UBS Trader Rattles Banks in Europe
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When investment banks hire risk-takers
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The can-kicking bank bailout
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Baseball:
Dodgers' Law Firms Should Have Fees Cut, U.S. Trustee Says
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Autos:
Marchionne slight leaves UAW's transplant drive in tatters
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Does Chrysler CEO's letter signal troubled talks or is it just hissy fit?
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Solar:
Solyndra Bankruptcy Can't Stop First Solar From Bouncing Back To $135
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Solyndra creditors committee includes fired worker
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Obama Green Energy Program Focus of Solyndra Hearing
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Obama Officials Blame Bush Administration in Solyndra Hearing
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No, Bush Was Not Responsible For Solyndra
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White House denies pushing Solyndra loan
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Solyndra Gets More Scandalous
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Solyndra's woes worried White House, emails show
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Solyndra-White House relationship has digital legacy it can't escape
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Read the Solyndra Emails Released at Yesterday's Congressional Hearing
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Obama officials were worried about Solyndra bankruptcy in January
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Read the Committee on Energy & Commerce's Sept. 14 Memorandum on Solyndra's Failure
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Solyndra Lobbied White House for Solar Panels on U.S. Buildings
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Several Big Unanswered Questions In The Solyndra Case
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Carney: Obama Has Yet To Be Briefed On Solyndra Bankruptcy
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Solyndra: 'Bad Bet or the Tip of the Iceberg?'
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Solyndra's SEC filing contains a surprise
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Obama Spokesman Defends Solyndra Loan Guarantee Process
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Obama's Bets on Abound, SoloPower Cut Costs to Avoid Bankruptcy
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How Well Did DOE Know Solyndra's Technology -- and Its Market Vulnerabilities?
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Solyndra as lousy political theater
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Solyndra Not Sole Firm To Hit Rock Bottom Despite Stimulus Funding
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Why Solyndra's loan guarantees were in the stimulus bill
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The Truth About Stimulus
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Why We Can't Let Solyndra Failure Kill Support for Solar
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Solyndra Under Investigation: A Timeline of Events
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Bankruptcy Raises Questions About Federal Loan Guarantees
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The price of progress: Some companies fail
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WH Scrambles to Close 15 'Green' Loans
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Solyndra's Loan Guarantee Was 3.4% of the DOE Solar Portfolio
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W.H. emails reveal media obsessed Solyndra
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More Solar Fun and Green Jobs Games
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$38B "green jobs" loan program not giving much bang for buck
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What’s Happening With That Solar Company Scandal? Here’s Our Guide on Solyndra
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The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs
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Solyndra not the only photovoltaic firm on the rocks
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Telecoms:
RIM earnings plummet by more than half
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Mass Transit:
Las Vegas Monorail Hearing Stalls
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Accounting:
Lawsuit Against SemGroup, PwC Over Failed Oil Futures Trades Back to Tulsa
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Student Debt:
Want a Real Economic Stimulus and Jobs Plan? Forgive Student Loan Debt!
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Hedge Funds:
Has John Paulson Lost His Touch?
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Debt Collection:
Lawsuit Against Debt Buyer, Law Firm Will Proceed
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Distressed Investing:
WaMu Plan Ruling Puts Distressed Investors on Notice
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Fraud:
Hedge funds must continue to defend against suit by Madoff trustee
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US agency handling of Madoff , other assets blasted
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Madoffs on Madoff : Publisher Moves Up Release of Book
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'Told ya so' documentary traces analyst's frustrating quest to stop fraudster
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U.S. Can Seek Forfeiture of Madoff Proceeds
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Amish investor charged with defrauding his community of millions of dollars
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Ex-wife may recover assets tied to Ponzi scheme
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SocGen says cooperating with DoJ over Stanford case
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Insurance:
Court grants relief from automatic stay finding that coverage dispute is not a core proceeding
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Mass Torts:
US gets set to sanction BP, contractors for spill
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Analysis: BP oil spill report may prompt $30 billion pay-out
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BP Wins U.S. Dismissal of Some Investors’ Derivative Spill Suits
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Celebs:
Is Michaele Salahi's Alleged Kidnapping Connected to Bankruptcy ?
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Celebrities who filed for bankruptcy
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Judge Tosses Suit by DC Lawyer Claiming to Be LeBron James’ Father
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You’ve Got Half An Hour To Help Bail Out Lenny Dykstra And Own A Piece Of History
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Bankrupt Tom Martino Fires Back At Critics
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An NFL Star Who Once Signed A $55-Million Contract Is Now Flat Broke And Living With His Parents
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Education:
Three Utah men face felony charges over bankrupt flight school
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For-Profit Lawsuits
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Comparing the Default Numbers on Subprime Mortgages and For-Profit College Loans
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Why are SAT scores hitting new lows?
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy Talk Divides Rich and Poor of Jefferson County
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JPMorgan Offers $750 Million in Concessions to Jefferson County
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Jefferson County Makes Final Push To Avoid Largest-Ever Municipal Bankruptcy
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Jefferson County Bankruptcy Pits Urban Sewer Users Against Wealthy Suburbs
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Jefferson County President Says Lender Compromise Is Near
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Judge rejects Boise County's bankruptcy filing
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WA state facing $1.3B shortfall
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NYC: These cuts sting
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The Most Miserable Cities In America
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Hockey:
Stars bankruptcy filing now expected next week
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Dallas Stars file for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware
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Bankruptcy filing should lead to sale of Stars
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Stars agree to sell team to Vancouver businessman Gaglardi
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Dallas Stars NHL Franchise Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Read the Disclosure Statement for its Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization
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Politics:
On Lehman Day, Elizabeth Warren Runs Against "Wall Street's Favorite"
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6 Facts About Elizabeth Warren That Show Senate Candidate is One of Us
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Warren challenger calls on Senate hopeful to reject corporate donations
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Warren launches US Senate campaign with Mass. tour
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GOP Kind of Weirded Out by the Tea Party
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TX: Poverty Figures Challenge Perry Job Record
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Perry's ponzi pickle -- & our social in-security
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Perry ‘Ponzi’ Remark Carries Risk by Pitting Old Against Young
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A Ponzi scheme that must be saved
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Perry uses disingenuous Tea Party rhetoric to attack major programs
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Carville to Obama: Now It's Time to Panic
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Retailing:
Retail Forecasters See Rockier-than-Expected Recovery Over Next 12 Months
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Borders assets raise $15.8 million at auction
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Aviation:
Air Cargo Down as Comerica Mulls Recession Risk
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IP:
Barnes & Noble, others to buy Borders Group's intellectual property
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Righthaven's House of Cards
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UK:
Europe, US face 10 years of slow growth-UK's Brown
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Bail-in spectre threatens UK banks term funding
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Justice committee fails to exempt insolvency from legal reforms
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Retailers eye controversial pre-pack deals
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Former Company Director Calls For Investigation Of Insolvency Practitioner
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Banking reforms: Good fences - Britain’s experiment with a new sort of bank regulation is sensible—and useful for the wider world
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Major Banking Reforms to Be Implemented in the UK … Eventually …
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Winding Up Petitions - 15 September 2011
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Appointment of Administrators - 15 September 2011
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EU:
EU Cuts GDP Forecasts, Says Economy May Approach ‘Standstill’ at Year End
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Lagarde urges unified action against Europe crisis
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China's help for Europe has a political price tag
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Economists Put Even Odds on Euro Zone Breakup
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Geithner presses euro zone to leverage bailout fund
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Europe Tells Geithner To Take His Advice And Shove It
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EU Needs Powers to Ban Financial Products
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France's debt is now riskier than New York's or California's
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European Banks Are 'Grossly Under-Capitalized,' Brown Says
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German Taxpayers Want Equity in Bank Bailouts
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Euro Ministers Spar on Collateral for Loans
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PIIGS:
Greece Is Showing 'Reform Fatigue': IMF Chief Lagarde
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Lagarde Warns IMF Could Withhold Greek Loan
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Greek cabinet discusses public sector cuts
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Another Report About Greece Violating Its Bailout Agreement
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Greece is heading toward default – but what kind?
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Greece Needs to Default, Exit Euro Over Loan, Slovak Party Leader Says
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What Next for Greece and for Europe?
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Greece faces 4th year of recession, jobless surge
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Austerity pressure grows on Irish coalition
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Drumm may yet face Irish courts
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ie: Select group of receivers earning up to €2m per year in fees
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Canada:
Distressed showdown at Arctic Glacier
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Determining the centre of main interest in corporate group CCAA filings
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Priszm gets court-approval for sale of 43 restaurants in Maritime provinces
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MENA:
Global set for another restructuring
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Kuwait's Global seeks new debt deal from creditors
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Trade creditors keen to sell Nakheel bonds
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Cancelled and delayed projects in UAE increasing, report shows
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Saudis May Buy Nukes from Pakistan
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Saudi Central Bank: US, EU Worries Everyone
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US Tells Americans, Get Out of Syria Now
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Hong Kong:
HK bankruptcy petitions rise 20.8 pct in Aug vs July
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Pakistan:
Pakistan Floods Destroy 1 Million Homes
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China:
Local Government Debt Is China’s Subprime
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Japan:
Tepco Compensation Rules Outrageous, Fukushima Evacuees Say
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