Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: Cleary Gottlieb
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Ex-Jones Day partner secures Detroit bankruptcy ruling triumph
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Halloran & S age Welcomes Myles Alderman, Jr. as Chair of the Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights and Restructuring Practice Group
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Lawyers Who Fled An Imploding Law Firm Might Get Sued
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How I Finally Knew I Wanted To Quit Being A Lawyer
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Business of Law
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Failure of Leadership
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Hard Conversations 101
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Midsized Practices Luring Lawyers From Large Firms
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Q3 2013 Bankruptcy League Tables
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Bill Padding and the Contract Lawyer
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Becoming In-House Counsel: A Guide for Law Students and Recent Graduates
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New Boss at the Helm of Baker Botts' Houston Office
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From Harvard Law School To A Career In Film
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12 Dining Etiquette Rules Every Professional Should Know
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What Have I Gotten Myself Into?
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NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show - 5 billion records a day --- More Misinformation on the NSA
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UConn Professor Arrested For Alleged Public Urination And Ripping Mirrors Off High-End Cars
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Law firm reconfigures after name partner is charged with r---
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Rutgers School of Law-Camden is fined $25K and censured for accrediting violations
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Woman Loses Lotto Ticket, Finds Out It's Worth $47 Million
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Restaurant ejects diner who insisted on wearing Google Glass
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'Totally Out Of Control' Students Force Florida School Bus Driver To Pull Over And Call Police
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This Is Hands Down The Dumbest Police Chase Ever
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Cop Shoots Friend Over 'Wife-Swapping' Gone Awry
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NYPD Arrests Man For Possession of Breath Mints
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Lawyer dies "sandboarding"
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Judges:

D.C. Judge Reproached for 'Inappropriate' Comments
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Judge admits violating ethics with remarks about 14-year-old rape victim, but argues against removal
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Lawyer gets 20 years in judicial bribery case, is ordered to pay $12M restitution
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Judge’s wife charged with attempted murder, accused of poisoning him with antifreeze
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'Theft of 5 cents worth power' lands electric-car driver in jail
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42 States Get An ‘F’ In Judicial Ethics Study
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Judge criticized over work-hours Web posts on fantasy game message boards says he will scale back
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures little changed
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World stocks down over fears of Fed stimulus cut
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US close : Stocks fall as upbeat data sparks taper fears
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Private sector creates 215,000 jobs in November vs. 173,000 estimate: ADP
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Pentagon Downsizing Staff 20%
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Catalyst In Pole Position to Buy Advantage Rent a Car
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Court Approves Advantage Rent a Car's $36 Million Bankruptcy Loan
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As Federal Exit Looms, GM's Stock Hits Multiyear Highs
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Hayman Capital Said to Take Stake in GM as U.S. Exits
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Banking:

EU fines first US banks in rate rigging scandal --- Libor Bank Fines Reflect Rewards of Cooperating
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JPMorgan Said to Snub Euribor Deal as EU Readies Bank Fines
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Soccer:

Western Premier League won't return in 2014
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Aviation:

Section 1110 Implications of Second Circuit AMR Make-Whole Ruling
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Plaintiffs ask bankruptcy court to stop American Airlines-US Airways merger
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Bankruptcy judge rejects late effort to halt American Airlines-US Airways merger
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LaGuardia Flights on AMR Said to Go to Southwest, Virgin
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New American's CEO Seeks to Beat Goal for $1 Billion Merger Gain
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Some investors will reap big returns on American/US Airways merger
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Qantas Issues Shock Profit Warning
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Fashion:

14 Things Every Woman Should Take Out Of Her Closet And Burn
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Retailing:

Is JC Penney Giving Away the Store? --- J.C. Penney Falls as Monthly Sales Gain Disappoints Some --- J.C. Penney Posts 10% Gain in November Sales on CEO's Promotions
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Investors Flee Billionaire Eddie Lampert's Sears Bet --- Sears shares drop 8.8 percent as CEO Lampert drops stake below 50% to meet redemptions --- Lampert's Fund Gets Paid With … Sears Stock?
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Sears is Doomed
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Heavy Inventories Threaten to Squeeze Clothing Stores
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This Explains Urban Outfitters' Sinking Sales
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Food/Beverage:

Initial bid submitted for SD beef facility
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Electricity:

Edison Mission Pegs Minimum Unsecured Creditor Payout at 57%
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Mirrors:

Winston-Salem mirror maker files for bankruptcy
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Tech:

Toshiba Confirms it Will Acquire Assets of OCZ Technology
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Awards:

Bayard Attorney Appointed To TMA NextGen Committee
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Lobbying:

ALEC facing funding crisis from donor exodus in wake of Trayvon Martin row
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Privacy:

JPMorgan Warns 465,000 Card Users That Their Personal Info May Have Been Accessed By Hackers
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Economy:

Private sector hiring strongest in a year --- Strong US jobs report keeps markets in check --- Small Businesses Lead November Job Gains
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Fed Says Factories Supported 'Modest to Moderate' Growth
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The Real Facts About Inequality --- Obama Urges Steps to Close Income Gap
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Remember the Lower Middle Class? --- The Report - A Dozen Facts about America's Struggling Lower-Middle Class
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Fed Beige Book: District by District Summary
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CEOs grow more bullish on economy --- Expect to spend and hire more
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Most U.S. workers unprepared to meet retirement expenses, survey says
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Services Slowdown in U.S. Highlights Uneven Expansion
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Trade Gap in U.S. Shrank in October on Record Exports
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Have Republicans Reversed Their Position On The Sequester?
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Marriage Is No Guarantee Of Income Security
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Pope Francis understands economics better than most politicians
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The Fiscal Cliff Deal Screwed Over The Poor
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The Minimum Wage and the Laws of Economics
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Almost Every Other Advanced Country Has Higher Relative Social Security Benefits Than The U.S.
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

New Home Sales Surge 25.4% In October
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Summer New-Home Sales Look Worse After Revisions
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Put September, October Together for Read on New Home Sales
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Top US banks faulted on correcting foreclosure abuses
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ResCap Noteholders Get $125 Million More to End Dispute
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General Motors Company : ResCap Settlement Paves Way for Dec. 11 Plan Confirmation
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Analysts impressed with turnaround in national CMBS delinquency rates
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Montana SC rules mortgage registry is not a beneficiary
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Local Idiot Tries To Adversely Possess Houses; Media and Owners Seem Confused --- Man Seizes Family's Home While They're Out of Town, Says He's Staying
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FirstBank applies to quash Scrub bankruptcy
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Residential association wins auction for One Bal Harbour
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Elderly Woman Loses Home for Failing to Pay Homeowner Association Fees
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Municipalities:

In Detroit Ruling, Threats to Promises and Assumptions
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As Boomers Retire, We'll All Be Detroiters Soon
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For sale: Detroit's art collection? --- Christie's values Detroit-owned art at $452 mln to $866 mln --- Surprising DIA Estimate For City Art Boosts Chance Of Court Fight --- Creditors eye city's art, but museum vows a fight --- How NOT to sell Detroit's Art --- Spinning off DIA from city could save both art and Detroit pensions
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Pension Threats in Illinois, Detroit Rattle Government Workers --- Detroit firefighter's widow wants Orr to remember the families --- Retirees Fear Losing Pensions In Bankrupt Detroit --- The Pension-Busters' Handbook
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Attorney outlines what to expect as Detroit bankruptcy moves forward --- What happens now for bankrupt Detroit
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Sen. Rand Paul outlines his recovery plan for Detroit
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Why Detroit Needs Bankruptcy
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Prof. Bruce On The Detroit Bankruptcy --- Pension Issues --- DIA
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Detroit Bankruptcy Risks Pensions as Cuts Ruled Possible --- A Hard Lesson from Motown: They Will Steal Your Pension --- Detroit's lesson for unions: Ask for what's fair and sustainable --- Detroit’s Pension Ruling: Should Workers in Other Broke Cities be Scared? --- Detroit Retirees' Voices: 'A Bad Hit For A Lot Of People' --- Treating Pensions and Financial Institutions The Same Is Nonsense --- Detroit pension officials: Funds 'cannot be touched' in bankruptcy --- Stakes higher now for Detroit retirees
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Detroit’s general pension system expects to file appeal of bankruptcy ruling --- Unions, retirees prepare for appeal after Detroit ruled eligible for bankruptcy --- Teachers’ Union Vows Appeal of Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling --- Objectors in Detroit bankruptcy ask to appeal directly to circuit court
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Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling Good News For Muni Bonds, Insurers
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How far will AG Schuette go to keep Detroit pension holders whole? --- Snyder must uphold state's constitutional protection of Detroit pensions
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A cannon shot from Detroit
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Why Detroit's Bankruptcy Ruling May Actually Be Bad for the City
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A new normal for government retirees --- Detroit's bankruptcy shows even pensions aren't safe
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Detroit's Bankruptcy: Bondholders, Pensioners and Art Lovers in the Same Boat
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Bankrupt Detroit Pays for Arena?
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Governor pleased EM law was upheld
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What Michigan and Suburbanites Owe Detroit
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How Detroit went bankrupt , and how it could rise again
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Detroit's wounds self-inflicted
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Detroit bankruptcy ruling: We've been here before
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Bankruptcy : Any Role For Elected Officials?
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National League of Cities Statement on U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Decision to Allow Detroit, Mich. to Proceed with Bankruptcy Filing
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Stephen Henderson: Bankruptcy ruling is the start of help Detroit needs
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Miller Canfield to file street lighting conflict of interest brief --- No conflict for Miller Canfield in Detroit bankruptcy case, lawyers tell court --- Asking the wrong question about Detroit's street lights
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Could Detroit impact public pensions across the country?
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Desert Hot Springs Fights Bankruptcy – Average City Employee Makes $144,329 Per Year
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Jeffco Commission accuses attorneys of shakedown --- Did lawyers for sewer customers offer $6.25 million to walk away from Jefferson County bankruptcy case?
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Judge’s Detroit Ruling Could Help Stockton Cut Pensions In Bankruptcy
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Ill. pension fight could create deeper fiscal hole
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Pension payouts killing US major cities
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Government Pensions Under Fire Once Again --- Public workers outside Detroit face pension cuts
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Muni Pension Drama Playing Out In Detroit, Illinois
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Lesson from Detroit: Get ready for more muni mess --- Detroit Chapter 9 bankruptcy sends warning to other cities
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Fitch: Detroit ruling won't spur flood of bankruptcies
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Detroit's bankruptcy & the municipal bond market
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CalPERS Counters Implications of Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling
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Countdown to Mack corruption trial: 32 days, Mayor fails to pay city property taxes
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The Most Attractive People In America Live In These 10 Cities
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32 Things Every New Yorker Should Do This Winter
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The States With The Most Hungry Children
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The 20 Happiest Cities Discovered By Studying Instagram
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Here Are The Four US States That Are Expected To Contract Over The Next Six Months
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Awards:

Kramer Levin’s Kenneth Eckstein Inducted to the American College of Bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

Attorney General Holder: Wall Street Should Brace For Another Round Of Lawsuits Next Year
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US banks brace for tighter regulation
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Volcker’s Passage May Presage Another Dodd-Frank Fight
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Tax:

As Dreaded U.S. Deadline Approaches, One Swiss Bank Ponders its Fate
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Personal Finance:

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Out of Debt
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Buses:

Drivers' 'no' vote signals the end for Atlantic Express
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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 (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy Filings Through First Three Quarters Of 2013 Fall 13% From 2012, Commercial Filings Fall 23%
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14 NH businesses file for bankruptcy in November
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Buffalo: Bankruptcy filings in region decline 13 percent
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Rochester: Bankruptcy filings decline in November
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Employment:

The Disinterested Creditor: Bankruptcy Court Authorizes Retention of Counsel Despite Prepetition Claim against the Debtor
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Jurisdiction:

Judges Lobbying the Supreme Court on Jurisdiction?
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Litigation:

Inside the Litigation Settlement Machine
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TBTF:

GM selling remaining Ally stake
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Is BlackRock too big to fail?
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FDIC Developing System to Help Wind Down Risky Financial Firms
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Cross-Border:

Update On Magyar Telecom Chapter 15 Case
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Tax:

A Disguised Sale
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Insurance:

Recent Decisions Limit Recovery From State Guaranty Funds
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Detroit Bankruptcy Caps 'Banner Day' for Bond Insurers Ambac, MBIA, AGO
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Rail:

Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway could be sold this week
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Environmental:

What happens to environmental costs in a bankruptcy?
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Student Debt:

Student Debt Load Varies Greatly by College and Region
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Student Debt Owed by Class of 2012 Borrowers Rises to $29400
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Most College Kids Are Terrified of Their Student Debt
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Health Care:

2 Troubled New York Hospitals Consider Bankruptcy
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Bankrupt Triad Group seeks to reorganize, resume production
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Northstar Healthcare Leading Bidder for Surgery Centers in Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Tighter fraud filter needed for Obamacare tax credits: IRS watchdog
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HealthCare.gov enrollment totals 29,000 for Sunday and Monday
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Remember all those Obamacare horror stories? Not looking so bad now
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Study: States that reject Medicaid expansion lose money
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28% of Uninsured Won't Buy Health Care
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Convenience Stores:

Getty Petroleum Creditors Sue Former Owners for $6 Million
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Fraud:

Madoff Cut Dead Client’s Payout With Fake Loss, Jury Told
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They Might Be Talking About His Hair
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Politics:

Knowing, Deliberate Lies: "Detroit" Bankruptcy Edition --- The Washington Times Thinks Romney Has Been Redeemed By Detroit Bankruptcy
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Elizabeth Warren pledges she won't run for president in 2016
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Elizabeth Warren Just Invented Legislative Subtweeting
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Elizabeth Warren, Liberals Hit Back Against Third Way After Economic Populist Attack
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Golf:

GWNE, Hilco Win Auction for Edwin Watts Golf Shops -- Source
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Religion:

Stockton: Painful fall to insolvency
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What's Up With Pope Francis and His Pipe Thing?
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UK:

Insolvency law firms face an impending cashflow crisis, insolvency practitioner warns
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Tesco results 'disappointing and poor' despite £1bn turnaround plan
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UK's Blockbuster closes 62 stores, 427 jobs lost
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Dark Secrets of British Hacking Trial
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Britain's Economy Is Growing More Than Twice As Fast As Estimated In March
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EU:

European banks lean on hedge funds as recap gathers momentum
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Eurozone Recovery Confirmed as Still Weak
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PIIGS:

IMF Lagarde says Spanish banks solid and healthy
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Canada:

Toronto to take over struggling Bixi bike-share program
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Germany:

KKR strikes deal to restructure German car repair chain ATU
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China:

Why China Does So Well On Global Education Surveys
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Australia:

Slip Rule Doesn't Fix Slip Up
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MENA:

Unified GCC regulations, bankruptcy protection laws key to helping regional SMEs prosper
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Iceland:

Iceland’s Debt Relief Plan; Horse-riding Protester Unimpressed
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