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Law:
Top 25 Partners Got $70M in Dewey's Last Year; Unsecured Creditors May See 15 Cents Per Dollar
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The Big Law Firm Story of the Year: Dewey & LeBoeuf
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Getting Your Work Done (Part Two)
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Law-Firm Partners Face Layoffs
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Legal Sector Added 1,000 Jobs in December
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Biglaw office wants associates to account for their every move
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Cleary blasts hedge funds for subpoenas to firm in Argentina case
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Skadden tops list of most active legal advisors for M&A in 2012
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Mergers in 2013, Jones Day, Cadwalader: Business of Law
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Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers
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There Are Two Law School Grads for Every Lawyer Job
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More Rough News For Law School Admissions - LSAT Takers Continue Plunge
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Judge dismisses employment data suit against Albany Law School
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New Data Reveals There Aren't Nearly Enough Jobs For New Lawyers, Yet Some Refuse To Believe It
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Ex-Law Student Auctions Off His Name to Pay Off Loan Debt
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A Texas Tech Law Student Is Headed To The Miss America Pageant
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California Rules on Ethics of Social Media Postings
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[Un]expected legal technology trends for 2013
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Bar Admission Denied To F. Lee Bailey
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Billing-For-Bonus Scheme Draws Suspension
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In-House Counsel, Accused of Stealing $9M By Paying Fake Law Firm Bills, Gives Himself Up to Police
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Dorsey & Whitney Faces Malpractice Suit Over Dual Representation in Small Real Estate Matter
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School District Reverses Suspension of Student, 6, Who Pointed Finger and Said ‘Pow’
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Favorite Attorney Of Mass Killers Dubbed One Of The Nation's Most 'Badass' Lawyers
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The 10 Greediest Associates of 2012
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"The Cat Doesn't Speak"
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America's Legislature Is Unleashing Hundreds Of New Bans In 2013
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Woman Calls 911 To Report Property Stolen, Told To Call Back Later
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Twin Brothers Arrested For Allegedly Fighting Over Their Shared Girlfriend
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Fired worker in 'too irresistible ' case seeks rehearing
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The Original South Korean ‘Lawyers Gangnam Style’ Video
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"The Good Wife" v "Downton Abbey"
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Using Play-Doh To 'Fix' Damaged Cars
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Judges:
MS: New bankruptcy judge takes oath Jan. 16 in Aberdeen --- Local law partner appointed as US Bankruptcy Judge in Mississippi
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Law firm recruits federal judge who presided over Ebbers case
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Obama struggles to name federal judges and get them confirmed
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Wall Street:
Stock futures flat as earnings season looms
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S&P 500 at 5-year high: How long will bull run?
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Goldman: Bond Market Investors Are About To Get Crushed
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Layoffs:
December jobs report shows growth, unemployment rate 7.8 %
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There is something fishy about the government's official jobs numbers
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Scariest Jobs Chart Ever
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Unemployment rate unchanged, ditto for economic uncertainty
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Peering Into Fed's Jobless Rate Ball
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
Trustee files suits in Berjac bankruptcy
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Video Games:
THQ Denied Bank Loan, Loses Bid For Quick Bankruptcy Sale --- More Bad News For WWE Regarding The THQ Bankruptcy --- Report: Warner Bros. Interactive Interested In Bidding On THQ's Assets --- More Potential Investors Line Up --- Five parties interested in THQ assets --- Left For The Vultures: THQ's Uphill Bankruptcy Fight
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Fraud:
A blow for some Madoff customers
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Bankruptcy Judge’s Power Limited in Madoff Transfer Suits
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Madoff Aside, Financial Fraud Defies Policing
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DOJ vs. bankruptcy courts: Appeals court set to rule on Rothstein forfeiture
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Autonomy: How The Creative Accounting Was Done
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Heading Off To Prison, Peter Madoff's NYC Apartment Sold For $4.6 Million, Take A Peek Inside
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Tim Durham To Appeal $200M Fraud Sentence
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HVAC:
Dallas-based Avery Air files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after 54 years
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Municipalities:
Emergency manager law to be focus of Flint documentary style theater production
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Under New Michigan Law, Bankruptcy is an Option for Cities
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New Emergency Financial Manager Law in Michigan is More of the Same
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Stockton: Displaced poor want city to honor deal
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Chester battles fiscal distress
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Brokers:
Iowa seeks $14.1 mln in back taxes from Peregrine Financial CEO
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Economy:
Fed hawks hint at early end to bond buying
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Treasury Yields Rise Most Since March on Budget Deal, Fed Views
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CBO: Cliff Deal Leaves Huge Deficits in Place
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The fiscal cliff negotiations, in one chart
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How the fiscal cliff deal will affect the economy and deficits, in six charts
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McConnell: 'Hopefully, We Don't Need To Get To The Point' Of Default --- Obama Warns GOP On Debt Ceiling: We 'Cannot Afford That Dangerous Game Again'
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A platinum solution to fiscal woes: $1 trillion coin --- A guide to Tim Geithner's trillion dollar coin dilemma --- The Only Idea Sillier Than a $1 Trillion Coin
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Debt ceiling: President Obama has the power to raise the debt limit without Congress
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Bond Vigilantes Of Yore Cowed by Central Banks
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US downgrade fears resurface as fiscal cliff deal disappoints
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Rail Traffic Shows The Economy Is Still Muddling Through
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Consumer credit delinquencies decline in third quarter
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The Biggest Tax Breaks
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JPMorgan: The US Recovery Is About To Hit A Pothole
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An amazing mea culpa from the IMF’s chief economist on austerity
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Study: Freer trade with China cut manufacturing employment by almost a third.
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Secret and Lies of the Bailout
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
$10-billion settlement of foreclosure abuse cases said to be near
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House panel asks to see foreclosure settlement
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Housing a Sweet Spot for U.S. Economy as Recovery Expands
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Las Vegas sees $120 million in commercial loans go into default
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Rialto Raises $260 Million for Distressed CRE
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'Fiscal cliff' deal saved homeowners underwater from tax man
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Florida may relaunch rocket docket
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Fitch warns home prices overvalued
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Commercial Real Estate Lending: Lessons from 2012 and Predictions for 2013
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Regulator sues JPMorgan over WaMu mortgage securities
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Corporate Reform:
Surprise, Surprise: The Banks Win
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Fraud:
Wall Street's Riskiest Trade
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December 2012 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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The Madoff Case Is Rearing Its Ugly Head Again, And Now JP Morgan Could Get Punished --- JPMorgan ordered to comply with Madoff probe
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After Madoff, Financial Fraud Defies Policing
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Robert Mintz Discusses Rajat Gupta Free Pending Appeal (Audio)
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Food/Beverage:
Bidders emerge for the bread brands of Hostess --- Hostess in talks to sell Wonder, other bread brands
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New reports hint at possible announcement of buyers for Hostess breads - Dallas healthy food
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Tussle over Tully's may not be over --- Dr. McDreamy wows Seattle-area Tully's shops; bidder fight brewing?
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The 8 Best Dim Sum Restaurants In New York City
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Agriculture:
Grant Family Farms closes, files for bankruptcy
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Record cotton defaults show no signs of slowing in Q1 - ICA
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Tax:
Judge: tax preparer must pay back millions
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Swiss banks see hope for tax probe deals after Wegelin demise
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Autos:
General Motors now posting profits in billions following 2009 bankruptcy
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SAAB Australia placed in administration
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Aviation:
Flight attendants' action moves US Air-American Airline merger one step closer
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American Airlines entering critical period in restructuring
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American Airlines, US Airways Say Labor Deal Ratified By Pilot Associations
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USAPA and airlines’ statements
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AMR, US Airways Employees Smooth Merger Talks
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Analyst says an AMR-US Airways merger 'feels more likely' now
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US Airways pilot leaders approve transition agreement in case of American-US Airways merger
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American CEO: US Airways merger decision just weeks away
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Porter Airlines says it’s ‘business as usual’ despite potential loss of Newark slots
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The Drunk Man A Flight Crew Duct Taped To His Seat Will Not Be Prosecuted
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AeroSvit files for bankruptcy ; continuing operations
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Celebs:
Octomom Nadya Suleman back on welfare: report
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Dempsey has big plans for Tully's
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Distressed Investing:
Wealthy investors find rich pickings in distressed assets
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Retailing:
Stonecrest Mall in DeKalb Faces Debt Trouble
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Hollywood:
Disney Seeks Emergency Stay of Judge's Order on 3D Movie Conversions
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Book Reviews:
Debt is ingrained in America’s way of life
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Shipping:
Dry Bulk Ships Seen Re-Sold While Being Built on Defaults
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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 (32 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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:
(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:
Consumer bankruptcies fall in 2012
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U.S. bankruptcy filings drop 14 pct in 2012 --- Filings Fall Dramatically in 2012
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Bankruptcy Statistics Challenge
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Does Chapter 13 Prop Up Bankruptcy Filing Rates?
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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TBTF:
Why bankruptcy rules work best when big institutions break down
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What’s Inside America’s Banks?
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Liens:
Diversions and Restorations: A Glimpse into New York Lien Law
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Health Care:
Florida Brain-Injury Facility Files for Bankruptcy
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Health Insurers Raise Some Rates by Double Digits
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CEO Charged with Alleged Failure to Pay Insurance Premiums
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Avoidance Actions:
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Banking:
Report: More FDIC Lawsuits Against Directors and Officers of Failed Financial Institutions
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Banks given four more years to introduce minimum liquidity standards
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Professional Liability and the FDIC; The IndyMac Decision
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Bank Directors: Ignorance Is Bliss
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Apparel:
Bakers CEO Edison works 'puzzle' while courting buyer
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Politics:
Warren Sworn Into Senate, Says She'll Work With 'Anyone Who Will Fight for America's Families'
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Rep. Kennedy Met Wife In Sen. Warren's Class At Harvard
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Corporate Reform:
Davis Polk Dodd-Frank report: More than 30 percent of rules remain unproposed
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Religion:
Bankruptcy judge gives Charles Street AME more time to submit amended reorganization plan
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Rev. Gregory Groover decides to leave key post
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Attorney's book delivers on promise to clients
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Hedge Funds:
The Most Successful Hedge Funds Of 2012
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New rule could turn US hedge funds into informers on fraud
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Corporate Governance:
Shareholder votes will be a feast for legal eagles
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IP:
Eastman Kodak Sued in Bankruptcy Over Kyocera Patents
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Sovereigns:
An Empirical Overview of Modern Sovereign Debt Litigation
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Bankruptcy Regime for Nations Urged
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UK:
Reader's Digest begins insolvency proceedings as it axes direct marketing division
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Kerry Katona: 'I was glad I got made bankrupt '
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Insolvency expert warns of tough year
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Top 32 tax cheats get combined 152 years behind bars
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The British Bizarre View of Americans
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Insolvency rate falls for the first time in four years
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EU:
Class of 2012: Diploma dilemma for Europe grads
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PIIGS:
Portugal does not need debt restructuring : IMF's Lagarde
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Spanish banking unions brace for more job cuts --- Spain Drains Fund Backing Pensions
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Greece's Rotten Oligarchy --- Greek Tax Scandal Distracts From a Collection Shortfall --- Greece: Creditors say no to plan for amnesty over money abroad --- Number of Greeks who found jobs in Germany in 2012 rose to 123,000 --- Greek economy yet to be transformed
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MENA:
IMF official in Egypt on Monday for loan talks
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India:
80% of students don't earn enough to repay loans
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Japan:
Japan's Sovereign Debt Time Bomb
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Offshore:
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