September 19, 2011

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Law:

Will Contingency Fee Questions Upend Howrey Bankruptcy ?
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Citibank asks for trustee in Howrey bankruptcy
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Thelen LLP Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Files Adversary Proceedings against Former Partners, Their New Law Firms
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DLA Piper continues expansion of Restructuring practice with addition of Matthew Murphy
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Trustee: Attorney will never repay $73 million
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MoFo Launches New, Somewhat Less Crazy Website
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Admission by Motion Rule Distorted by ABA's Interest in Monopoly
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Dollmaker Taps Boutique-Based Hero of IP Suit to Take on BigLaw Over Fees
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Pennsylvania bankruptcy lawyer faces litany of charges
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Fla. Bar to Lawyers: Play Nice
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BofA, JPMorgan, Costco, TCW, Liberty Mutual, UBS in Court News
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Tables May Turn Against Chevron in Fight to Upend $18.2B Ruling
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Kasowitz: Associate Who Touted Superior Legal Mind Can’t Claim Ouster Deal Was Unconscionable
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Colorado Law Prof Aims Petition Drive at Law School Powers That Be
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You’re Saying the Cat Got a Job Because of His Hat?
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Law schools' credibility at issue
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Is There a Way Around the Curve?
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Global law firms step up their Australian capabilities
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The Anti-Terror Attorney: Andrew Hall’s Life Is a Story of Survival Against Tyranny
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Which BigLaw Firm Lobbies for the Most Foreign Nations?
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Jury Awards Zip in $3M Case Brought By Ex-NBA Star and Attorney Asked to Give Up Seats at Bar
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5th Circuit OKs $353K and Legal Fees Award to Recruiter Paid Zero for Introducing 10 Lawyers to Firm
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Law Firm Apps: Useful Tools or Useless Promotion?
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9th Circuit Says a Year is 365 Days, Regardless of the 'Intricacies of Astronomy'
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Law And More: Legal Writing: 5-cents per word
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Moonlighting: "She's making $50 an hour tops, while he's getting $150 for a few minutes of work!"
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‘Notoriously Cranky’ Lawyers Stay Content in Jobs at DOJ, But Not at SEC
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Not Exactly How You Should Be Practicing Law.
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Would have been 30 burglaries, but they encountered a . . .
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Robertson Says It Is OK To Divorce Spouses With Alzheimer’s
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Murder suspect summoned for jury pool
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Filthy Files May Be Destroyed
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"Goodbye, My Wardrobe"
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Shoplifter gets life in prison
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Officials: Good Samaritan shot man he tried to help
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Two men accused of taking dead friend out for night on town
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Judges:

Justice Ginsburg Holds Forth on the Death Penalty, Equality, and Elephant Rides
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Thomas says Supreme Court plays too large a role
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The law and Justice Clarence Thomas - Justice's disclosures raise questions
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Man gets 10 months in prison for forging bankruptcy judge's signature
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Fearless About Jailing Rogue Police, Judge Was Slain in Hail of Police-Issue Bullets
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Stuffed Bear Ejected From NY Courthouse Lobby Finds New Den in Judge's Chambers
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Electing judges undermines trust in the judiciary
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Bankruptcy attorney suspended for helping judge client "avoid embarrassment"
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal sharp losses
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Euro, Asia Stocks Fall as Gold Climbs
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Stocks Advance 5.4% for the Week
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Wall Street Cordoned Off Again as Ranks of Protesters Dwindle
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Wall Street May Be Blocked Off Again as Police Monitor Protests
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Wall St. Protesters Say They're Settled In
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Anonymous Occupation Of Wall Street
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A real Wall Street takeover threat
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Scenes From This Weekend's Anti-Wall Street Protests
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Fund Withdrawals Top Lehman as $75B Pulled
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Layoffs:

Obama's Jobs Bill May Create 2 Million U.S. Jobs, Clinton Says
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Jobless Rates Up in Most States
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The Geography of Our Falling-Wage Recovery
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California unemployment rate rises to 12.1% in August
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Ill. unemployment up sharply to 9.9 percent
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Texas Unemployment Edges Up To 8.5%
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Unemployment Benefits Extensions Have Small Impact on Jobless Rate
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Further Defense Cuts May Raise U.S. Unemployment, Pentagon Says
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US Workers: The Lost Decade of Opportunity
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he Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren to Scott Brown: I wasn't born at Harvard ‎
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The Scarlet H
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Warren faces early test in Mass. Senate race
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Elizabeth Warren Faces Tough Campaign ‎
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The Era of Big Government Was Over a Long Time Ago
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Approval of Congress Down to 12%
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GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul wins California straw poll
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Perry Supported By Republicans in Poll as Plurality Reject Views
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GOP Candidates Revive Private Social Security
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Rick Perry is Wrong on Social Security
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Shhhh, It's Herman Cain's Secret Kitchen Cabinet
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Bachmann Slams ‘Perrycare’
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Michele Bachmann Links HPV Vaccine To Solyndra AND Obamacare
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Uptick in Texas Jobless Rate Puts Perry on the Spot
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Obama's approval rating drops to all-time low; Public split on jobs plan
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Obama battles to revive his presidency
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James Carville to Obama: Fire your staff
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Republicans Blamed Most for Ineffective Government
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Tax:

U.S.-Swiss Tax Deal May Fail in Parliament
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Obama Said to Adopt Buffett Idea for New Tax on 'Mega-Rich'
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States, IRS to Join Probe of Home - Builder Pay Practices
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US Tax-Evasion Probe Is Eyeing Americans with Offshore Accounts Tied to Israel Banks
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Credit Suisse strikes €150m tax deal with Germany
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Telecoms:

RIM Chiefs Lose Billionaire Status as Stock Drops
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Fraud:

SEC Watchdog to Refer Ex-Counsel’s Madoff Work to Justice
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Rakoff to Rule If Madoff Trustee Can Sue for False Profits
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Sholom Rubashkin Loses Bid for New Trial
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UBS Trader: Focus on Fictitious Hedges
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UBS starts probe into $2.3 billion rogue trade loss
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Allen Stanford’s Amnesia: Haven’t We Seen This Soap Opera Before?
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Federal Judge Slams Mastermind of $205M Health Care Racket with Record 50-Year Sentence
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Suspicious trades probed on Wall Street: regulator
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Mail:

5 Ingenious Ways to Save the Post Office
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For USPS to survive, it needs to act like a business
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Baseball:

Dodgers ask bankruptcy court to approve rules for TV rights auction
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McCourt aims to auction Dodgers' media rights
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Frank McCourt Asks Bankruptcy Court To Approve $750/Hour Public Relations Contract
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Dodgers' Biggest Foes Could Be MLB and Fox
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Dodgers offer fans a chance to be Frank about McCourt
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Hotels:

New buyers circle over Innkeepers
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Derivatives:

Credit Swap Agreement Ipso Facto Clause Struck
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Food/Beverage:

Lawsuit Accuses A&P Executives Of Fraud
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Oil/Gas:

Judge OKs sale of bulk of Banning Lewis to energy company
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Building Materials:

Jeld-Wen: Challenges? Yes. Bankruptcy ? Not hardly.
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Economy:

Household Net Worth in U.S. Fell in Second Quarter as Home Prices Slumped
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Sliding toward financial crisis
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Consumer Confidence Future Outlook Crashes
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Why the Global Economic Recovery is in Trouble
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Consumer Hope for Future Hits Lowest Level Since 1980
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Obama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy
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Obama deficit cuts: the main points
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Retiree Benefits for the Military Could Face Cuts
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Republicans Call Obama’s Tax Plan ‘Class Warfare ’
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Republican Arguments Against A "Millionaire's Tax" Preposterous
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House Republican Leaders Criticize Obama's Payroll Tax-Cut Plan
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Bloomberg Warns Of Riots
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Protesters hit Wall Street
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Senator Casey Breaks With President Over Jobs Bill
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Bernanke Joins King Tolerating More Inflation as Economies Fail to Revive
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A Little Inflation Can Be a Dangerous Thing
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Poverty and the pursuit of happiness
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How to Get Poor Quick
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Even the smart money is flummoxed by this economy
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GAO puts Treasury troubles under the microscope
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Suddenly, Over There Is Over Here
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Why Debt Ceiling Caps Won't Stick
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Economic Stress Map
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Big Cuts in Manufacturing Capacity
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What could America be good at?
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

US Housing Rut to Continue, Economists Say
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San Francisco Bay Area Home Sales Rise 12% on Distressed Deals
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California home sales up in August, but calendar may get credit
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O.C. foreclosures stretch to 411 days
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Extension of conforming loan limits fails in House
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Dems slam Obama for going ‘AWOL’ on mortgage crisis
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Dems To FHFA: Talk To Us About Refi Plan
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Study: Lightly Regulated Lenders Made Riskiest Mortgages
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A Countrywide Bankruptcy Could Significantly Boost BofA Shares
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Are Private Investigators Being Used to Intimidate New York Attorney General Schneiderman’s Staff?
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MBS investors get a third chance in Morgan Stanley class action
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States slow to dole out loan help
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PMI Group under severe financial stress
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Fast and loose: Sweetheart bank loans spur Rusty Hyneman’s financial collapse
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Fugitive Mastro calls sister, eluded feds by days
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Former Indymac CEO launches website to fight lawsuits
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Autos:

Ford ad slams Obama auto bankruptcy bailouts
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GM Will Raise Entry-Level Wage by $2 to $3 Per Hour
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UAW bargaining evolves
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General Motors Is Said to Offer Bonuses and Reopened Plant
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Deal sounds good, hourly workers say
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GM, UAW agree on profit-sharing in new contract
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UAW Dilemma: Wages or Jobs?
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GM Holding Line on Labor Cost Fails to Sway Investors After 31% Stock Drop
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GM, Ford Should Say No to China
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Swedish Court Gets More Saab Automobile Bankruptcy Petitions
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Saab's fate could be decided on Tuesday
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Saab has payments plan if court rejects appeal
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Solar:

Obama admin reworked Solyndra loan to favor donor
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Obama fundraiser linked to loan program that aided Solyndra
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Barack Obama's Solyndra scandal smells like it came from Chicago's City Hall
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Solyndra Loan 'Crony Capitalism at Its Worst,' Republican Says
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Solyndra Spent Liberally to Woo Lawmakers Until the End, Records Show
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Solyndra Solar Failed By Poor Cost Structure, Not China
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Solyndra says needs more time to find buyers
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Solyndra Delays Auction, Sets Oct. 25 Deadline for Solar Panel Maker Bids
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Energy superstar's rapid rise and fall
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Yes, It Was Possible To See This Failure Coming
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During Solyndra probe, Energy Dept. has to move billions in loans
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Solyndra White House e-mails show ignored warnings about loan guarantee risks
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Obama administration e-mails: Giving more taxpayer money to Solyndra was risky
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After solar company's bankruptcy, projects defend loans
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Big Oil group plays race card on Solyndra
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Asking Why Employees of Solar Firm Lost Jobs
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Solyndra's Financial Advisers
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Solyndra's W----house Lender
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Aviation:

Ex-Pace workers still grasping for closure
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Boeing 747-8 Hits 'Horrendous' Setback as Buyer Delays Delivery
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Corporate Reform:

GE's Immelt Says U.S. Must Trim Regulations to Spur Job Growth
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UBS rogue shows folly of banks' war on rules
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Settlements feed U.S. prosecutor overreach
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Meet the Only Folks Serious About Ending Ripoffs
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Hockey:

Dallas Stars Lost Nearly $100M In 3 Years Before Bankruptcy
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Hockey Edition
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N.Y. Rangers Owed $2M For Dallas Stars’ ‘Sloppy Seconds’
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Gaglardi Buys The Stars, Makes Owners Meetings More Interesting
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Sale/bankruptcy notes: Timeline, unsecured claims
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Details On The Purchase Plan & Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Jefferson County Averts Bankruptcy (Maybe)
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Jefferson County Deal to Avert Bankruptcy Hinges on Legislature
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Jefferson County agrees to terms in sewer settlement
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Read the terms of the Jefferson County debt settlement agreement
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Jefferson County's Path From Scandal to Settlement: Timeline
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In Central Falls, receiver and unions negotiating progress
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Recusal sought in MI Emergency Manager law fight
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Aid Losses Amid 'Fragile' Recovery Keeps Muni Outlook Negative at Moody's
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Sports:

The 12 Major League Sports Teams Running Out Of Fans
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Agriculture:

Federal judge approves asset sale to resolve bankruptcy case of agriculture business Olsen's Mill
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Media:

Court to weigh competing plans for Jewish Times
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Health Care:

State senator calls for investigation into Hoboken hospital
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IP:

Drafting Tips for Trademark Licenses: Is Your Trademark Agreement a Trademark License, a Service Agreement-Or Both? The Answer Could Affect the Ability of a Licensee in Bankruptcy to Assign Rights Regarding the Trademark.
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Mass Torts:

Libby asbestos victims to receive compensation ‎
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WR Grace settlement with asbestos victims approved ‎
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New York jury awards $32 million in Navy mesothelioma suit
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Consumer Finance:

The FTC Files Suit To Crack Down on Abuses by Internet Payday Lenders
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Households continue to deleverage, mortgage debt reaches 2006 level
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Religion:

KC bishop testifies before grand jury
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'Randy Rabbi' Raging Mad at NY Post
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Energy:

Dynegy Presses Forward on Debt Restructuring
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Resorts:

Paulson-controlled resorts seek Ch. 11 extension
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion 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:

Madoff, Grandys, Borders, Lehman, Sawgrass, Fidelis
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Rochelle on Lehman Loss to Barclays, Credit-Bidding
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

The Problem With Living Wills for Financial Firms
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Jurisdiction:

Lawyer says Stern unlikely to undermine bankruptcy courts
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Eligibility:

Tranche Warfare, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Bankrupt CDOs
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Plan Confirmation:

Shareholders Permitted to Retain Ownership Under' 'New Value Exception' to 'Absolute Priority Rule'
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Subrogation to 'Claims' Entitles Subrogee to Vote on Behalf of Itself and Subrogor
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Valuation

Are a Debtor's Trading Prices Reliable Evidence Of Its Value?
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Avoidance Actions:

Split in Courts Continues-Private Stock Purchase Payments Not Protected by Section 546 Safe Harbor
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Banking:

UBS Estimates Loss From Unauthorized Trading at $2.3 Billion
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UBS Trader Hires Firm That Advised Leeson
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UBS did not notice Adoboli's £1.3bn loss
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UBS’s $2 Billion Loss May Spur Regulators’ Push to Curb Bank Trading Risks
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UK, Swiss Regulators to Probe $2 Billion UBS Trading Loss
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UBS Probes to Be Done by Sidwell, Deloitte
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Regulators’ Use of Third Party to Probe UBS Trades ‘Bizarre,’ Analyst Says
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A Deeper Look At The Dire Bonus Situation At UBS
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UBS Rushes To Make Changes After The UBS Trader's $2.3 Billion Loss Shows $10 Billion Wagered On Positions
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UBS Chief Gruebel Dismisses Calls to Quit
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Quotes From The UBS CEO That He's Going To Regret Having Made
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Bank of New York: A Train Wreck Waiting to Happen?
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Volcker Rule May Restrict Overseas Banks in US
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'The plot' against America's biggest lenders
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Bank Directors and Officers -- Civil Money Penalties
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Lehman:

Lehman in deal with Europe affiliate
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Horse Racing:

Bankruptcy trustee sues racetrack board, employees
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Paper:

NewPage - A Good Old Fashioned Free-Fall Chapter 11 Case
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Mass Transit:

Las Vegas Monorail step closer to exiting bankruptcy
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Golf:

Foreclosure claims golf course - Residents cheer
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Weather:

As ranchers in drought areas sell cows, others buy
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UK:

Cable Says Some U.K. Executives Are Being 'Rewarded for Failure'
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Senior bank debt caught in regulatory fog as ICB joins fray
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Euro-Area Threat Is Bigger for U.K. Than for U.S.
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Posen, Cable Press Calls for More Economic Stimulus From Bank of England - Bloomberg
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Clegg Says 50% U,K. Tax Rate May Be Reviewed If Not Raising Cash
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UK Government to Experiment with 'Ring-Fencing' Finance Regulation
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Would-be CEOs feel heat of FSA scrutiny
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Appointment of Administrators - 16 September 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 16 September 2011
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EU:

Europeans remain divided on bailouts
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Financial Paralysis Gripping US, EU Leaders
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Europe digs ever deeper debt hole
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Geithner Warning of 'Catastrophic Risk' Highlights Gap With EU
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Europe's four big dilemmas
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Trichet’s ECB Defense: ‘Unthinkable’?
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The euro zone shuns Geithner
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Euro Weakens as Finance Chiefs Fail to Offer Plan
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Stand or Fall Together
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EU finance ministers break no new ground on debt crisis
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Geithner urges EU to do more to solve crisis
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US could be on hook for bailout
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Eurozone: A nightmare scenario
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ECB's Weidmann Says Risks to Economic Outlook Rise Considerably
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Schaeuble Says Monetary Policy Can't Solve Real World Problems
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German Minister Schaeuble Says 'We Don't Have a Euro Crisis'
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Workers take to the streets as debt summit concludes
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Is the euro mortally wounded?
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Lending to French, German Banks Fell in First Quarter, BIS Says
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Sarkozy's Rating Slips on French Jobs, Tax Concerns, Poll Shows
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PIIGS:

Greece must implement agreed reforms - IMF
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IMF's Traa Says Additional Effort Needed to Cut Greek Deficit
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Greece Eligibility for Next Aid Payment Under Scrutiny
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Things Get Worse, As Troika Reportedly Demands Massive New Spending Cuts In Greece
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Greece holding emergency debt talks
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The future of Greece rests on a phone call
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Decision on Greek loan payout delayed to October
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Blackmailed and humiliated
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Strauss-Kahn Says Everyone Must Accept Losses on Greece
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Most Germans View Greek Insolvency as Inevitable
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Roubini: Greece Should Default, Leave The Euro
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Germany's Schaeuble Says Greece Situation 'Not That Urgent'
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French People Oppose Second Greek Bailout
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CSU's Seehofer Sees Greek Euro Exit 'Conceivable'
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Greece Nears a Tipping Point in Its Debt Crisis
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Venizelos Says Greece Needs to Show Determination to Partners
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Greek Collateral Discussions Are Ongoing, Katainen Tells Diena
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Global Banks ‘Quietly’ Ask BRICs to Subsidize Greek Aid With $27.6 Billion
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Ireland May Use State Companies' Profits to Fund Jobs
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ie: €10 Billion Interest-Rate Cuts On State Bailout Signed Off
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Bank of Ireland Close to Selling $2 Billion of Assets
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Ireland May Drop Anglo Irish Bondholder Loss Plan
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Quinns rejected Anglo offer to let them walk away from debts
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Italy's Debt Remains Under Review for Moody's Downgrade
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Portugal Bank Says Debt Hole Is Deeper
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Netherlands:

Dutch Economy May Shrink 7.8 Percent With Global Crisis
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MENA:

Nakheel trade creditors flood market
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Abbas: Palestinians want full UN membership
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For Palestinians, U.N. Is Best Chance to Change Conflict’s Dynamics
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Palestine May Win a Vote, But Won't Be a State
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Italy Unfreezes $3.4 Billion of Libya Assets
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China, US Could Tangle Over Mideast Oil
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Iceland:

Tchenguiz settles claims against Kaupthing Bank
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Australia:

More Retailers Expected To Hit The Wall As The Downturn Bites
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