Law:
A Flat Year for Profits at Shearman
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Proskauer Maintains Upward Trajectory
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Sluggish Second Half Helps Slow Cahill's Growth
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Reed Smith sees PEP slide as revenue rises
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Attorney in Big Rivers bankruptcy reprimanded --- Opinion
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BNY Mellon, Citigroup, Berkshire Hathaway, Jordan in Court News
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India to Foreign Lawyers: C’Mon in But Don’t Stay Too Long
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With Recent Hire, Bingham Aims to Turn "Talent" into More Than a Buzzword
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Are You Enough of a Pain to be a Leader?
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The crisis in legal education
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UNC Law Prof Sends a ‘Rather Embarrassing’ Request, Asks Former Students to Help His Online Rating
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Growing Pains
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Firm to go beyond legal with new high-net private client business
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Unhappy Linklaters partners stall Davies reappointment as managing partner
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Ex-Lawyer of the Day: ‘An Unprecedented Lack of Common Respect and Decency’
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In-House: Don’t Tell Obvious Lies!
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Steps to Take in Order to Make an Effective Elevator Pitch
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Keep Your Hands off My Briefs: Lawyers Sue Westlaw, Lexis
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After a Month in Prison, Ex-BigLaw Partner Who Lied to Police Wins Release, Due to Wife’s Illness
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2 charged in death of girl forced to run for three hours
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Top 3 Comedians Who Were Lawyers
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Court Orders Man To Apologize To Estranged Wife On Facebook
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Police Brutality Verdict with a Twist: A Playmate
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Richard Steinberg, Miami Beach House Rep., S---- To Married Prosecutor
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Woman Facing Jury Trial Over $2 Pumpkin She Accidentally Stole, Offered To Pay For
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Police Department Sets Up Hidden Cam To Catch Cop Stealing From Cops' Fridge
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A Biglaw Bathroom Blind Item
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Felicia Moon, Ex-Wife Of Former NFL Quarterback Warren Moon, Arrested
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Woman Arrested For Trying To Hire Hitman To Kill Random Fur Wearer
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Judge strips Naked Cowboy
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Man Kidnaps 2 Kids After Helping Family With Car That Broke Down
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Cops: Dad hits son for not paying attention to Obama speech
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Supreme Court Talks Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
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Hearing to Determine If Defense Counsel and Judge Had ‘Secret Deal’ re Capital Murder Defendant
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Judge Rules for 9th Circuit Staff Lawyer Seeking Federal Health Benefits for Same-Sex Spouse
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Scalia Courted as Unlikely Obama Ally in Top Court Health Battle
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Quotable quotes from judge Alex Kozinski
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Wall Street:
US stock futures signal higher Wall St open
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U.S. Market Moves Ahead
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Layoffs:
U.S. Postal Service to Cut 5.4% of Jobs by Closing Almost Half of Plants --- 35,000 Cuts
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P&G to cut 5,700 jobs in restructuring
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Republican Bill Would Strip Fed's Jobs Mandate
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Extended unemployment claims drop by 52,000
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Jobless Claims Treading In The ‘Comfort Zone,’ For Now
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Long-Term Unemployed Man: 'It's Absolutely Retarded' That I Keep Getting Checks
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:
New US finance sheriff carves out shadowy domain
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Rodge Cohen: Dodd-Frank Fixes "Too Big To Fail"
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Banks lobbied to weaken the Volcker Rule, then encouraged foreign governments to trash it
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And Now A Clever Bit Of Volcker Rule Lobbying
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Mass Torts:
BP, Anadarko, Transocean may face U.S. spill claims --- Transocean shares up after judge's Macondo ruling --- Gulf oil spill trial--Let the fingerpointing begin
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Halliburton Still Haunted over Misrepresenting Previous Asbestos Liability
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Philadelphia Judge Rejects Pa. as Forum for Texas Asbestos Plaintiffs
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Retailing:
Sears spins off stores after $2.4bn loss --- To $770 Million With Store Sales, Split --- Sears: America’s Hottest Stock in 2012 Just Got Even Hotter --- Sears' survival plan sends stock surging --- Sears' Turnaround Still Going the Wrong Way --- Time is running out for Sears Canada, warns analyst
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Melich Doesn't See Sears Bankruptcy in 2012
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Lampert Gains $160 Million Buying Sears Shares From Ziffs
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Dish Network Closing 500 Blockbuster Stores
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Health Care:
Bankruptcy is filed for Park Pointe Senior Living facility
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Golf:
Bankruptcy Forces Country Club To Halt Auction Plans
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Hotels:
Comfort Suites City Centre near Lucas Oil Stadium files bankruptcy
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Aviation:
American Airlines Workers File A Court Motion On Wages And Working Conditions
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AMR Exec: 'We Add Flights, We Add Revenue'
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Creditors, AMR want retirees kept off committee
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Hungarian airline's bankruptcy causes ripple effects in Southeast Europe
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Kingfisher and the ills Indian capitalism: banking imprudence crony capitalism failed regulation & poor corporate governance
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MF Global:
CFTC to Consider Post-MF Global Futures-Collateral Safeguards
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Regulators Move to Prevent Another MF Global
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Bookstores:
Nebraska Book Company Gets Extension on Reorg
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Economy:
US jobless claims hold steady at 4-year low --- Extended unemployment claims drop by 52,000
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Obama's business tax reform: A good start --- Economists don't like some of Obama's corporate tax plan --- The corporate tax 'shell game' --- Why lower corporate tax rates won't help the US --- The corporate tax myth --- Tax Cuts Should Create Growth, Not Junk Spendingq --- Giving Tax Edge to Manufacturing Carries Risks --- Obama's Corporate Tax Cut Plan Faces Uphill Battle--- Romney Calls for 20% Income Tax Cuts
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Republicans' deficit card loses its appeal
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You Don't Pay Tax Rate You Think You Do
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Atlanta Fed Survey Finds Long-Term Inflation Worry
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How to Save US Manufacturing Jobs
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Gasoline Is The Real Wild Card In This Economy
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America's Per Capita Government Debt Worse Than Greece
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Baltic Dry, Dr. Copper Flashing Warning Signs
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Lehman's Ghost Unsuccessfully Haunts Geithner
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Effects of government stimulus remain a mixed bag
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H. Rodgin Cohen : Greece 'not a problem' for U.S.
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Everyone hates Bernanke, so he must be a great Fed chair. Or something.
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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:
Housing Takes Another Step Out of The Cellar
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Stocks Get Lift From Unlikely Source: Improving Home Prices
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30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises Above Record Low
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Why You Need To Keep Your Eyes Focused On Home Inventories
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The toothless mortgage settlement proves banks are "too big to jail"
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Ranieri: The Case for Converting Foreclosures to Rentals
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NY judges aim to reduce foreclosure backlog
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BofA Halts Routing New Mortgages to Fannie Mae
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Housing crisis was your fault
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HSH Nordbank Sues Barclays Over $122 Million in Mortgage Backed Securities --- Sealink sues multiple banks over $948 million in RMBS
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Two Investors Plead Guilty to Tax Lien Auction Bid-Rigging in New Jersey
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New Fannie Mae multifamily head: Stars aligned for renting
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MBA: Rising rental costs may drive home sales up
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Freddie to adopt new way of valuing foreclosed properties
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Foreclosure king hit with felony check charge
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The 10 Hottest New York Neighborhoods In 2012
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Banking:
Bank of America, JPMorgan Face More Overdraft Pain --- Bank of America Can Charge You $140 In Fees In One Day
--- Banks should fear the inquiry into overdraft charges --- Overdraft Rules Mean Consumers Will Pay Up, or Get Out --- Cordray: Overdraft Fees Similar to Payday Loans
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Public Airs Grievances Against Banks at CFPB Forum --- Concerns About Prepaid Cards, Wal-Mart Dominate CFPB Town Hall
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Wells Fargo's Force-Placed Suit Raises Financial, Regulatory Threats
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EU's Barnier Says Volcker Rule Should Focus on Banks' US Acts
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Judge Halts FDIC Suit Vs Ex-IndyMac CEO Perry Pending Appeal
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RBS Puts 10,000 Employees’ Pay On Ice
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Lloyds Makes $5.5 Billion Loss, Gives Gloomy Outlook
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Middle Class Being Pushed Out of Banking
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Tax:
IRS has $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds for 2008
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Politics:
The cost of presidential campaigns, from Lincoln to Obama
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Telecoms:
Hackensack telecom company's bankruptcy followed rising problems
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Fraud:
Mark Madoff's Ex-Wife Says Trustee Suit Is 'Time-Barred'
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Mets Owners Ask U.S. Judge to Dismiss Madoff Trustee’s $386 Million Suit
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Boston Private seeks Rothstein Ponzi immunity
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Accountant: Stanford's bank properly audited --- Nothing extravagant about millions paid to Texas financier Stanford’s auditor --- No Sign of Fraud in Financier’s Reports --- Stanford had plenty of eyes on him, expert says --- Stanford witness says his CDs were within regulations
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Phone Messages for Gov’t Lawyers Create New Trouble for Indicted Researcher Who Refused to Wear Wire
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IP:
Kodak and maker of BlackBerry may be headed for settlement
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Shipping:
Trailer Bridge files motion to reject former CEO contract
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Defaults:
S&P : Global Corporate Default Tally Rises By 2 To 18
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Book Reviews:
Stephen Bainbridge's Corporate Governance After the Financial Crisis
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Corporate Governance:
Olympus is litmus test on governance
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Baseball:
Mets have commitments for 7 of 10 shares
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Alternative Energy:
Another bankrupt German solar panel maker?
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Solyndra’s Headquarters in Fremont, California, to Be Placed on the Market
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Food/Beverage:
Judge approves bidding process, Snokist happy with offer
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Glass:
Vitro Units Sued in New York by U.S. Bank Over Unpaid Notes
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Lehman:
Dick Fuld Needs Your Help!
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions today)
Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
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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Miscellaneous:
Arctic Glacier's Chill, Grubb & Ellis Seeks Sale, and Fuller Brush Fades
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Standing:
Still Standing After All This Time: STN Enterprises
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Tolling:
All Tolled, Section 108(c)Preserves a Mortgagee’s Option to Commence a Foreclosure Until After the Automatic Stay is Lifted
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
Republican Primaries
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Occupy Wall Street
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MF Global
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Euro Zone
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Litigation:
Being Paperless in Court
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Huge Hole in eDiscovery Process
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Computer Security:
CyberDefender Agrees to Sell Assets to Marketer Guthy-Renker in Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Judge wants state advice in Alabama bankruptcy
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City Manager to address Stockton finances --- Stockton may be first test of California's new bankruptcy law --- Stockton Seeks to Avoid Vallejo Path to Court
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Stockton Said to Plan Default Vote as California City May Face Bankruptcy --- Stockton, California, Said Poised for First Step to Bankruptcy
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JeffCo says jobs tax could derail bankruptcy
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Quinn Budget Greeted Without Applause as Pension Liabilities Hurt Illinois
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Baltimore Has Decided Some Neighborhoods Just Aren’t Worth Saving
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The Scandal of Michigan's Emergency Managers
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The Ugly Truth Behind Michigan's Budget Surplus
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Autos:
GM's Akerson on Bailout: Wise, Visionary
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On Bailouts, Romney Is Intellectually Bust
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Giving the auto rescue center stage
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Romney's 'U--------- Gnome' Defense On Auto Bailout
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Delusions About the Detroit Bailout
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Romney: 'I would never let auto industry disappear'
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Former Auto Czar Takes On Romney’s ‘Managed Bankruptcy’ Plan, Calls It ‘Utter Fantasy’
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Obama attacks Repubs in Mich as anti-autoworker
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14 Parties Interested in Buying SAAB
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Obama Michigan TV Ad Jabs Romney on Controversial Auto Bailout
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How partisanship works
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Fact check: Auto bailout
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Ford to Add $3.8B to Pension Plans This Year
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Ally Said to Add Cerberus Manager as ResCap Stalls Car Lender’s Turnaround
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UK:
The UK Shows More Signs of Recovery Thanks to Retail
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EU:
Merkel Playing Hardball Ahead Of G20 Summit: IMF Funds In Contention --- G-20 Not Near Consensus on IMF Resources
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ECB's Draghi says euro zone recovering slowly --- Q&A: ECB President Mario Draghi --- Draghi : Greek compliance must be 'flawless' --- Says ECB Must Be Careful About Ending Bond-Buying Program
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Euro jumps to 2-month high against dollar on German business confidence data
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Euro zone economy set to shrink in 2012, deficits in focus
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Draghi Says ECB Must Be Careful About Ending Bond-Buying Program
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Mario Draghi awkwardly attempts to define "good" and "bad" austerity
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How to Bet on Europe's Recession
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PIIGS:
Greek Parliament passes debt writedown deal
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Even The EU, ECB And IMF Don't Believe In The Greek Rescue
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Greece sets stage for Friday bond swap
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German bank chief hits at Greek debt deal
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Recession expands for Greek small businesses
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Argentine advice for Greece: ' Default Now!'
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When Greece Defaults
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To Start An Online Store In Greece, You Have To Do Something Pretty Gross
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Ireland's $4B disposals program
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Italy is auctioning off picturesque lighthouses to help pay down its debt
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Canada:
Bankruptcy extended for fraudster
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China:
China Manufacturing: Deep Slowdown Risk
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Japan:
Tepco Said to Be in Talks for 1.07 Trillion Yen of Borrowing
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Japan shuts fund manager on fears client losses hidden
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Australia:
Fitch Downgrades Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB on Funding
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Mexico:
Glassmaker Vitro says completes reorganization in Mexico
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Iceland:
Iceland owes its recovery to the decision to forgive unpayable household debt
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