August 15, 2013

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Law:

Baker Botts, Gibson, Sheppard Mullin: Business of Law
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This Firm Hired An Actor To Play The World’s Worst Summer Associate
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Skadden, Akin Gump, Kaye Scholer, Norton: Business of Law
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Amid AMR Merger Fight, Recalling a Jones Day Aviation Titan
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DOJ's Merger Complaint is Weak, Say American/ US Airways lawyers
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10 Questions with Richard Rosenbaum from Greenberg Traurig
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Plaintiffs in Poly Prep Abuse Case Sue School's Counsel at O'Melveny
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Which Law Schools Have The Best Return On Investment? --- University Of Texas Law School Ranked No.1 For Giving Students The Best Return On Investment
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When Students From Unranked Law Schools Attack!
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How The ABA Came Up With A Compromise Nobody Thinks Will Work
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Chapman Law Changes Name Following $55 Million Donation
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A Law School Graduate’s Puzzling Career Choice
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Real estate developer and his wife—both nonlawyers—give $55M to Chapman’s law school
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Lawyers, but Not Law Firms, May List Their ‘Specialties’ in Social Media Profile
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Nonrefundable ‘Minimum Fee’ Is Unethical When Fired Lawyer Will Not Refund Any of It
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'Hottest' women barristers unveiled --- The male barrister hottie list ‘subverted expectations’ — the female one ‘reinforces the most reactionary of ideas’
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Gun Safety Instructor Accidentally Shoots Student During Class
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Seeking justice for George
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NYC Is Giving Thousands Of Tickets To Rule-Breaking Cyclists
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison
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Obama Puts Spies in Charge of Investigating Spies
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$450,000 Lamborghini faces crusher after cops seize supercar
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Ailing celebrity lawyer to give up practice in exchange for deferred indictment in obstruction case
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Federal Prosecutor Allegedly Made Highly Inappropriate Facebook Comments Related To Trayvon Martin
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10 of the most unhinged comments about lawyers
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DNA match with pet cat links suspect to dismembered torso
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DA indicts opposing counsel in criminal case
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California Teenager Hannah Anderson Answered Questions About Her Kidnapping On the Internet
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One-Free-Bite Rule? Man Sticks Tongue Out To Tease Pit Bull . . . Pit Bull Bites Tongue Off
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Oh No You Didn't Hide That Fake Driver's License And Credit Card There!
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Caller threatens to kill woman's mother unless she texts him nude photos
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A Day in the Life of the Klan, Uncensored
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Say What?!
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Judges:

2 federal bankruptcy judges appointed for NC district
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State board files complaint against suspended, "legally insane" judge
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New courthouse dress code bans muscle shirts and halter tops
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The curious case of Apple ebook Judge Denise Cote
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The Supreme Court ‘s Gilded Age redux
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Retreat Before Economic Reports
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Markets Around The World Heading Lower
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Stocks end lower amid spending doubts
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Layoffs:

Cisco announces plans to lay off 4,000 employees; stock skids
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Governance:

A 4-point guide to fighting Bill Ackman
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Photography:

Kodak Names Director Selections --- Numerous new faces
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Electricity:

Judge's rule in Southern bankruptcy distances viability
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Art:

Universal Health's eclectic art set for auction
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Photography:

Government Watchdog Objects to Kodak Plan to Exit Bankruptcy
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Banking:

Anchor BanCorp: Associated Bank forced bankruptcy
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Associated Denies Blame for Anchor Bankruptcy Filing
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SEC settles fraud case against Anchor BanCorp, former CFO
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AnchorBanCorp says quarterly loss more than doubled
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Household Debt:

Downward debt trend hits 10 quarters
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Industrial Equipment:

Process Controls to be sold at auction Friday
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives of NJ' stars plead not guilty
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Trial on fraud charges set for 'Real Housewives' star
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Lawyer: 'Real Housewives' star Joe Giudice will not testify against wife
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Will 'Real Housewives' couple avoid jail time?
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Big Data:

TLO settles $30M litigation with former director
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Coal:

Union: Most wage cuts restored under Patriot plan
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Details Of Patriot/UMWA Deal Revealed
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Peabody official denies company role in Patriot bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

BlackBerry Said to Have Sought Buyers Since 2012
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Economy:

Wholesale Inflation Remains Low
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US Needs to Get Used to Slower Growth
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Yellen Beats Summers as Most Likely Fed Chair in Poll --- Obama’s Fed Process Starts With Private Auditions
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Why Is the Fed Chairman a Bank Regulator (or an Economist)?
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Little sign inflation rising toward target: Fed's Bullard
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The GOP Is No Longer Threatening A Government Shutdown And Will Instead Threaten Something Much Worse
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Child Born in 2012 Seen by U.S. Costing $241,080 to Raise
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The Tag Team that Crushed the Middle Class
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Fed's Bullard Urges Caution With Too-Optimistic Forecasts
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How The 1% Really Makes Money
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America’s declining, and improving, debt picture
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John Deere Presents: The State Of The Economy And Global Agriculture
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Most would stay on job after lottery win
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Americans Are Too Broke To Buy New Clothes
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

U.S. mortgage applications slip despite rate decline: MBA
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Southern California home market cools; prices remain flat
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Sacramento: Developers back from billion-dollar bankruptcy ?
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U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 2 Percent in July Boosted by 6 Percent Increase in Foreclosure Starts --- Baltimore Foreclosures Surge Again as Legal Logjam Breaks
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Corporate Reform:

'London Whale' cuts a deal to avoid prosecution --- How the 'Whale' Wriggled Free --- Prosecutors strike unusual deal with ‘London whale’ --- Why JPMorgan's 'London Whale' was set free --- Ex-JPMorgan Traders Urged to Return to Face Whale Charges --- The Complaints --- How Hard Is It to Value Derivatives? See the Details of the JPMorgan Case --- JPMorgan Said to Expect Multiple Fines for Whale Loss --- A hat-trick for Bruno: J.P Morgan London Whale trader will not face charges --- Two JPM workers charged in 'London whale' saga --- The Former 'London Whale' Trader Who Is Supposedly Getting Arrested Soon Is Chilling In A Quiet French Town --- Hurdles in Making JPMorgan Arrests
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Retailing:

JC Penney Debt Recovers, Shares Slip As Ackman Quits Board --- Bill Ackman can't sell JC Penney shares now
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Macy's Q2 Results Miss Estimates; Cuts FY13 EPS View
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Aviation:

The Future of American Airlines
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AMR Bankruptcy Plan Goes to Judge After US Suit on Merger
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Expert: Lawsuit Will Likely Delay AA Bankruptcy By Months --- Antitrust challenge could send AMR bankruptcy back to square one --- Uncertainty awaits airline industry without merger
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Grounding the American-US Airways merger --- AMR, US Airways vow to fight for merger
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Airline Lawyers Say DOJ 'Got This One Very Wrong'
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US judge in airline mega-merger once ran Microsoft case
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Gov't uses airline executives' words against them
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On airlines, DOJ finally gets a backbone
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DOJ: American and US Airways Can't Merge, Because Flying Is Already Horrible for Everyone
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How the big U.S. airlines try to avoid competing with each other
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AMR-LCC Merger in Legal Roadblock
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Airline Lawyers Vow Fight for Merger
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Airline investors unnerved by merger roadblock
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AMR-US Airways Seeks Trial Soon With U.S. to Revive Merger
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Is the American Airlines Antitrust Lawsuit a Fight Over Ancillary Fees?
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Competition, Not Mergers, May Bolster the Airlines
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US airlines are 'hyper-competitive', trade group insists
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Municipalities:

Emergency manager Kevyn Orr apologizes for 'dumb, lazy' comments about Detroit
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Judge Gerald Rosen viewed as ideal negotiator in Detroit bankruptcy
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Detroit museum seeks meeting with auction house
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Selling Detroit Museum's Treasures Doesn't Make Sense
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Detroit mired in fresh controversy over sale of 60,000-piece art collection
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Provocateur tags Detroit landmarks as for-sale, but pieces are quickly removed
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US critics celebrate an imperiled art collection
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Pensioners are the ones getting punished in Detroit
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“In These Times” Examines Bankrupt Detroit
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NAACP Leader Anthony Takes EM Orr To Task
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Sale signs show up around Detroit
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Ambassador Bridge to Raise Tolls Again
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Franklin Michigan Fund Lost 5% of Assets in July as Detroit Sank
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Detroit Was Not a Freak Occurrence — You'd Be Surprised How Many Other Places Are On the Verge
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Michigan School Bond Sale Said to Get Initial Yield of 4.82%
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Is the Town of Oyster Bay next to file for Bankruptcy?
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Cincinnati set to fall victim to “Pension-zilla”
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Personal Finance:

Women Are Using Their Purses As Loan Collateral
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Mass Torts:

Legal Newsline appeals judge's decision to close Garlock testimony
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BP Is Rapidly Becoming One Giant Law Firm
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BP sues U.S. government over contract ban
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Art:

Art blogs launch 'A Day for Detroit '
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Health Care:

Businesses Cut Hours Over Obamacare
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Obamacare: Smooth Rollout or Train Wreck?
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FactCheck: Obama Overpromises on Premiums
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New Laws and Rising Costs Create a Surge of Supersizing Hospitals
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Compensation:

How One Employee And One Consulting Firm May Be Singlehandedly Responsible For The Stunning Pay Gap Between CEOs And Workers
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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:

(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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Fifth Circuit Rules Secured Creditors Who Snooze Do Not Lose
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Mediation:

“Get It In Writing!” – Sixth Circuit Denies Claims Arising from Binding Mediation for Lack of a Written Record
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Insurance:

Ambac reports profit out of bankruptcy protection
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Reps and Warranties Insurance: Why You Need It
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Litigation:

Is it unconstitutional to use Latin phrases in legal proceedings?
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History:

History Of The World In One Chart
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Compensation:

There’s a big gender gap in CEO pay. Bad negotiating isn’t the reason.
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Alternative Energy:

Ecotality was ‘nearly bankrupt’ before stimulus dollars
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Rail:

Train-blast firm to shut down
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Religion:

Archdiocese's creditors want ruling halted, judge off case
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Judge's Cemetery Link an Issue in Archdiocese Bankruptcy
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Lehman:

Lehman Exits Bats Global Markets Stake
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Fraud:

Accused Tax Cheat Blames Rothstein's Law Firm
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Spotting and Responding to the Red Flags of Fraud
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SEC Says Finance Twitterer Was Running A Ponzi, And Using Client Money As His Personal Piggy Bank
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Non-Profits:

The New York Times takes down the Clinton Foundation
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Food/Beverage:

The Twinkie's Revenge
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Politics:

Group releases mayoral candidate's bankruptcy filings
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Golf:

Churchill Valley Country Club seeks penalty against creditors
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Hotels:

The Extreme Lengths Airbnb Will Go To In Order To Please Customers
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Marketing:

Holsted Marketing Emerges From Chapter 11
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Baseball:

Stranded baseball players say they're not giving up
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UK:

BOE MPC Split On Stimulus; Unclear On Guidance
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A new house price boom is the last thing Britain needs
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Ex-client hits Challinors senior partner with bankruptcy petition
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EU:

Euro Area Exits Record Slump Led by Largest Economies
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PIIGS:

Eurozone recession end is cold comfort for Greece
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Germany:

Qimonda Administrator Signs Memorandum of Understanding With MOSAID
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Germany Fights Population Drop
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Austria:

Alpine Former Managers Probed on Alleged Bankruptcy Fraud
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Japan:

More Than Two Years After The Meltdown, The Situation At Fukushima Remains Frighteningly Out Of Control
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MENA:

Utter Mayhem In Egypt
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Egypt's Voice Of Reason Quits As Vice President
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Egypt Declares Monthlong State of Emergency
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Clashes in Egypt kill at least 278 --- Death Toll Passes 450
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Saudi Telecom unit picks Moelis to advise on $1.2 bln loan
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Brazil:

Former Billionaire Eike Batista Has Sold His Plane
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Vietnam:

Crippling debts and bankruptcies brew Vietnam coffee crisis
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