Law:

Partners At Wachtell Earn Far More Than At Any Other Firm
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DLA Piper highest-grossing law firm in 2012, report says
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An Am Law 100 Cheat Sheet
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NALP2013: Entry Level Associates Need Not Apply
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Hunton & Williams, Latham, Venable, K&L: Business of Law
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Fenwick & West, MoFo, Dechert: Business of Law
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Baker & McKenzie aims to double female representation among equity --- Baker & McKenzie shakes promotion approach to meet equality targets
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Weil Gotshal branch rolls out range of alternative billing methods
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Hogan Lovells defends firm's bonus scheme in face of partner criticism
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Earnings Plateau, Profits Dip at Top N.J. Firms
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Pa. Am Law 100 Firms Surpass National Revenue Growth
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Investigators Are Pursuing 'Persons Of Interest' In Boston Bombings Probe--- Russia Had Wiretap On Boston Bombing Suspect In 2011 --- Lawmakers Seek More From Russia on Boston Bombers --- How U.S. Intelligence Screwed Up Its Chance To Stop The Boston Bombers --- I Knew the Boston Bombers' Mother --- Bombing suspects' mother says sons are completely innocent --- In Boston Marathon Bomb Case, Resources Aren't Equal --- Tsarnaev Family's Faded American Dream
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Damn, It Feels Good to Be an Ivy Law Grad
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Greenberg Settles with Heller Estate for $5 million
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Whiny Law Student Gets Publicly Excoriated By ‘Miss Manners’
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The Fourth Step in Leaving Law Behind — Facing Your Fears
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Law Schools: Managing U.S. News & World Report - The Enron Way
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Touro Law Recruits Undergrads for Fast-Track J.D. Program
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Is Law School Reform Going to Come Top Down or Bottom Up?
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Law schools see big decrease in applications
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Affirmative action: Unequal protection
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No corner office if you work at home
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Judge Dismisses Malpractice Action Against Willkie Farr
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Better for Lawyers: Android or iPhone?
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Accountants surpass law firms in social media race
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Clifford Chance picks BlackBerry over iPhone with deal for 1,600 new devices
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Lawyer learns the hard way about limits of bank safe-deposit box protection
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Law grad’s espionage indictment revealed; treaty thwarts extradition
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Thousands Of Men Arrested For Claiming To Be A Fake Messiah
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Draft Picks Have Tremendous Criminal ‘Upside’
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The Great Surveillance Boom
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Lawyer Says P*****-Severing Woman Had ‘Break With Reality.’ You Think?
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‘Friends of Rosemary’ file amicus brief seeking to keep DA in office after 45-day DWI sentence
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Postcard-only jail mail policy is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
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Man Goes to Courthouse to Defend DUI Charge. Drunk.
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Richmond lawyer named federal bankruptcy judge
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Justice Breyer Fractures Shoulder
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Pulitzer awarded for book on largely forgotten case defended by Thurgood Marshall
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Gawker Tells Judge to ‘Talk to the Hand’
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Scotus: O'Connor Regrets 2000 Election Role
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Suspended Judge Argues Ticket-Fixing Is Not a Federal Crime
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Wall Street:

Wall Street stock futures trade higher
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Global shares rise on central bank expectations, euro also up
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US stocks close on mixed note
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The World's First Stock Market Crash Happened Nearly 300 Years Ago
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Lazard profit falls 40 percent as bank closes fewer big deals
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Influential economist says Wall Street's full of 'crooks'
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Layoffs:

Here's What People Do When They Drop Out Of The Labor Force
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When Good Jobs Go Away and Won't Be Back
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No, the US doesn't have a shortage of scientists, engineers and mathematicians
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Rating Agencies:

Moody's S&P settle lawsuits accusing them of hiding risky investments
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Food/Beverage:

Twinkies ovens will fire up in 4 plants, refilling shelves
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Here's What The Twinkies Comeback Trail Looks Like
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Publishing:

Apax Loads Up on Cengage Debt
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Cengage Preparing to Pursue Debt Restructuring
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Health Care:

Trustee for Universal Health Care bankruptcy in for long haul
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Will Obamacare end medical bankruptcies ? Probably not.
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Doctors blast ethics of $100,000 cancer drugs
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Millions can't afford to go to the doctor
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Finance:

Judge says creditors can vote on Arcapita liquidation plan
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Autos:

Too Big to Flail: Resolving Claims Efficiently in the GM Cases
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Fisker Edges Closer to Bankruptcy as New Details Emerge
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Fisker's DOE loan inspires bipartisan battle
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GM Clears Way for Treasury to Accelerate Exit
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Court OK's Peugeot Restructuring
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Banking:

Banks Seek Reputation Repair
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Douglas County Bank, GA, Biggest Bank Failure of 2013
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Parkway Bank, NC, Closed By Regulators
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CFO: Big Banks Not Ready to Stand on Own
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JPMorgan Names Zames Sole Bank COO as Bisignano Joins First Data
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FDIC sues former leaders of Everett's Frontier Bank
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Economy:

Growth in U.S. Trails Forecasts as Defense Spending Falls
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U.S. economy revved up, but it's probably temporary
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Americans See Finances as Better, but Worse Than Pre-2008
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Economic growth, at 2.5%, falls below expectations
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The New Methods Of Calculating GDP Make The Economy 'Bigger' Than It Used To Be
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Safe Bet? Central Banks Suddenly Start Buying Stocks
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Obama's $76bn Corporate Tax Break Gamble
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Bush and Obama
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Promises, Promises: Obama offers to break Social Security pledge, clashes with GOP on Medicare
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Global Economic Confidence Little Changed Since 2009
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Economy picks up, but still disappoints
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Consumer Sentiment in US Fell to Three-Month Low in April
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American Rail Traffic Growth Has Nearly Ground To A Halt
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The mysterious difference between those who make it rich and those who don't
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Army: No More Tanks; Congress: More Tanks
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10 Most Socially Advanced Countries
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How Big Are Underground Payrolls? Try $2 Trillion
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Treasury Secretary Lew: Work remains to boost economy, job creation
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The Growing Divergence Between Rich And Poor Economies May Become A Source Of Great Danger
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Treasury: GM, Ally Execs Won't Get Pay Raises
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12 Popular Myths About the US Economy
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Everything You Need To Know About Corporate Earnings In One Huge Chart --- Revenue still missing as companies beat earnings
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Krugman: Knaves, Fools, and Me
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How The Fed Holds $2 Trillion (And Rising)Of US GDP Hostage
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Eminent Domain: A Bad Idea That Refuses To Die
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San Francisco housing market becomes nearly unaffordable
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Idaho Supreme Court secures MERS role as beneficiary
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The invidious “down payment requirement” meme
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While Wronged Homeowners Got $300 Apiece in Foreclosure Settlement, Consultants Who Helped Protect Banks Got $2 Billion
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Retailing:

After JCP 'Ackfires' - George Soros Buys Big
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J.C. Penney’s Johnson Cleanup Includes Unpaid Contractors
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A Different Kind of Plan B for J.C. Penney's Real Estate
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Municipalities:

New Chapter in Municipal Bankruptcy
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San Bernardino is making progress against bankruptcy
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San Bernardino bankruptcy could spell the end of the city
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Allen Park: Emergency manager order wipes several city commissions
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Harrisburg mayoral candidates on bankruptcy : Avoid it, 4 of 5 say --- Harrisburg debt crisis solution imminent with incinerator sale
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Altoona: Act 47 leads to officers' exodus
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Primacy of pensions in city bankruptcy may be issue for U.S. court in July
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21 Excellent Cities For Financial And Emotional Prosperity
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Tax:

Billionaires Flee Havens as Trillions Pursued Offshore
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Tax cheats pony up $5.5 billion in IRS amnesty program
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GAO: IRS May be Missing Offshore Tax Evasion
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Coal:

Union miners, others, to rally Monday in St. Louis as Patriot bankruptcy case begins
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Will More Debt-Laden Spin-offs Sue their Parent Companies?
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Supermodel Edition
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Millionaires Who Lost It All and Got It Back
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Feds: Bankruptcy scam freed impounded vehicles
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Electricity:

GFalls eyes deal to sever ties with power co-op --- Great Falls To Pay Millions in Bankruptcy Deal
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Does Wall Street Understand Utilities?
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M&A:

Report: Cross-Border M&A Activity to Rise
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Compensation:

Mark Zuckerberg Joins The $1 Salary Club --- Made $2.3 Billion Last Year
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Entertainment:

Girls Gone Wild Founder Francis slapped with restraining order
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Trucking:

Many Questions in Pilot Flying J Kickback Case --- FBI court documents recount 'gray side' of Pilot Flying J --- Shadowy figures - one a mole - were key to federal raid --- Pilot Flying J president Mark Hazelwood also under scrutiny --- Affidavit: Pilot Flying J official targeted Hispanics--- Truck stop royal family falls on hard times --- Trucking company files for restraining order against Pilot Flying J --- Equity firm stands by its investment in Pilot Flying J
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Fraud:

Judge won't block SEC use of recording against Goldman's Tourre
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The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever
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Allen Stanford Told to Disgorge $6.7 Billion in SEC Case
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New York judges split on fraud standards in SEC cases
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Galleon Group Co-Founder Surfaces on Horseback
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Feds seek prison for Conn. ex-hedge fund manager
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Oil/Gas:

Geokinetics Wins Approval of Reorganization Plan
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Accounting:

SEC turning to technology to spot accounting abuses
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Chapter 11 Commission Field Hearing - 4/20/2013 (video)
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Bankruptcy Laws Receive Inflation Adjustments
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Bankruptcy Compensation:

Bankruptcy Judges Sour On Golden Parachutes
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DIP Finance:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Upholds Make-Whole Claim Equal to 37 Percent of Loan Principal
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Turnarounds:

Deloitte: Turnarounds and Democracy Don't Mix
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TBTF:

Trying to Slam the Bailout Door
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Banks are Too Big to Fail Again
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The Seductive Simplicity of a New Banking Bill
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Litigation:

Litigation Funding: States Object to 'Payday' Lawsuit Lending
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Insurance:

Ambac strikes deal to bar Lemonides from board
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Bond insurer MBIA retains Weil as it looks to avoid takeover -source
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Pensions:

Why Unions Want to Cut Retiree Pension Benefits
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Loans Borrowed Against Pensions Squeeze Retirees
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Telecoms:

Investment firms to share majority ownership under KIT digital plan
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Aviation:

AMR stock symbol may not survive US Airways merger
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American Airlines Seeks $3.25 Billion in New Financing
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Bankruptcy court approves antitrust settlements between American Airlines, Orbitz and Travelport
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CEO: Parker, Walsh and Rich appear at Phoenix event
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U.S. House joins Senate in passing bill to end air traffic control furloughs
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Awards:

TMA to Honor Award-Winning Chapters at the TMA Senate
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Elder Debt:

Disguised loans plunge retirees further into debt
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Corporate Reform:

CFPB Director Cordray remains unconfirmed three months after appointment
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Sovereigns:

Enforcement against State assets: France's latest contribution to the Argentinean saga
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UK:

Big Four “wield undue influence” over tax system, say MPs
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Government to introduce new sanctions on IPs this summer
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Consortium buys insolvency business Duff & Phelps
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Audit reforms are a great compromise: no one is happy --- “Nudge” in right direction but leave many unsatisfied
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Begbies Traynor secures new debt facilities
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Balfour slumps after shock profit warning
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EU:

If not now, when will ECB cut rates?
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Cyprus One Month Later: Uncertainty Has Broken The Morale Of The People --- Bank of Cyprus converts portion of uninsured savings to equity
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Luxembourg Is Not The Next Cyprus
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The Horrendous State Of The European Consumer
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PIIGS:

Failure of Spain's Pescanova lifts lid on culture of secrecy --- Spain sees GDP at -1.3 percent in 2013, deficit at 6.3 percent --- Spanish regulator proposes Deloitte as Pescanova administrator --- Spain’s economy is in tatters --- Spain needs more time to meet austerity targets --- The Spanish 27.2% Fiction
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CJEU: Ireland "breached obligations" by failing to guarantee workers' pension entitlements
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Greece passes reform law to unlock more IMF rescue loans --- Bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs --- Taxpayers facing a barrage of obligations in next nine months --- New payment plan for overdue taxes could see state confiscating deposits --- Is eurozone poised to soften position on austerity?
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Shortage of pizza-makers as Italians are too proud
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Germany:

Germany's Aggressive Hunt For Tax Evaders Is Paying Off
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Germany Should End Austerity, Not Ireland
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France:

French court rejects Peugeot cutbacks challenge
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Iceland:

Iceland Ousts Government IMF Praised Amid Austerity Fatigue
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MENA:

Report: The CIA Has Paid Tens Of Millions Of Dollars To The Afghan President's Office Over The Last Decade
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Denmark:

Danes as Most-Indebted People in World Lose Appetite For Credit
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