Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Cahill Summer Bonuses Are Back
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Elite Law Firm's Mass Layoff Was A Morale Bomb At The Worst Possible Time
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Are Top Law School Grads Immune to Crushing Debt and Unemployment?
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Overcapacity in Biglaw
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Schiff Hardin, Arnold & Porter, Gibson: Business of Law
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Amid Deal Dip, Davis Polk Again Tops M&A Adviser Lists
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Law School Proudly Displays Award from Satirical Paper
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Law School: Slashing Class Size, Keeping Tuition High
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Hamline Law School dean to step down, return to practice
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The Feds Step In to Take Over Yet Another Underfunded Biglaw Pension Plan
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The ABA Does Something Right! Will U.S. News Follow And End One Perverse Incentive For Law Schools?
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Successful Lateral Integration for Law Firms
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Law firm Dykema to open Austin office
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Richards Layton Elects New Director, Two as Counsel
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Am Law 100 Firms Mum on Question of Smartphone Security
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Canada: Law firm McCarthy Tétrault tops for work and family balance
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Medical Expert: Trayvon Martin Was On Top Of George Zimmerman --- How To Destroy A Witness On The Stand
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Snowden Asylum Bid Leaves a Quandary on Getting There --- Obama Plan: Everyone Spy on Each Other
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How To Get Out Of A Speeding Ticket
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35 Random Corners Of The Internet You Should Visit When You Need A Break
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Lawyer Suing Apple Is Banking On Millions of People Being As Stupid As He Was
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3 Cleveland Women Who Were Kidnapped Say 'Thank You' In New Video
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Judge jails lawyer accused of stealing $4.5M from clients, says he dissipated assets
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School board axes law firm after attorney’s viral video rant
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Defendant flees courtroom after not-guilty plea, pursued by security officers and his mother
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New York Doctors Misdiagnose Woman’s Condition, Fail To Properly Treat Her, Wrongly Pronounce Her Dead, And Begin To Harvest Her Organs When She Wakes Up . . . Fined $6,000
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Here's The Text Message Conversation That Aaron Hernandez Had With Odin Lloyd The Night He Was Killed
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Judges:
Yakima bankruptcy judge named to appeals panel
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Former NSA Judge: The Spying Court Should Not Be Approving Dragnet Surveillance
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NSA oversight flawed by lack of legal adversaries, former FISA judge says
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Courtroom suicide should be a wake-up call that security is needed at rural courthouse, says sheriff
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Senate Eyes Filibuster as Judicial Nominees Await Votes
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Wall Street:
Stock futures lower ahead of Fed minutes, Bernanke
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Chinese trade figures weigh on markets
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Stocks Gain on Earnings Optimism
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Most Profitable 2 Seconds on Wall Street
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Layoffs:
The US Jobs Market Is Finally Heating Up
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Still Not Enough People Willing to Quit Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:
Detroit's legal fees could top $100 million for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy
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Detroit Police and Fire pension fund may try to force city's $30M payment
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Fear and stoicism amid Detroit's crisis
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Detroit's Greek tragedy --- Shattered Lane
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Bond insurer says Detroit GO bond default would hinder future borrowing
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Battle heats up over funding, control of Detroit pension funds
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Major insurer opposing Kevyn Orr's Detroit plan
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As Detroit teeters on bankruptcy , creditors are left holding the bag
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It's time to plan for what comes after bankruptcy in Detroit
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Its relevance reduced, Detroit council picks new leaders
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A 911 response in Detroit takes how long?
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Kevyn Orr cancels bus tour for city creditors
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Top 10 places to see Detroit's pain, promise — with or without Orr's tour for creditors
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Report: Hazel Park Schools likely in financial stress, facing $3.3M deficit
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Stockton City Council agrees to put tax hike measure on November ballot
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San Bernardino: A year under bankruptcy cloud
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The Fittest Cities In America
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And the Top State for Business is.....
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Sen. Hatch Pushes Pension Overhaul --- Says insurance firms can ease U.S. pension crisis
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Alternative Energy:
Gehrlicher Solar sunk by termination of $110 million bank loan
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Conergy Americas not affected by German insolvency filing
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Conergy: Module production to 'restart soon'
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Economy:
IMF slashes global growth forecasts --- Reduces Global Growth Projections as US Expansion Weakens --- Nervous markets are a risk to global economy: IMF
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Small-Business Confidence Slips
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Employment Trends Index Moves Higher
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Why Christina Romer Should Be the Next Fed Chair
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Investors Brace For News Out Of Fed Minutes
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One Difference Between a Great Recession and a Great Depression: Jobs
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Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
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Credit-Card Delinquency Falls to Lowest Rate Since 1990
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How capitalism's great relocation pauperized America's 'middle class'
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Fannie and Freddie Fight: Hedge Funds vs. Treasury --- Why Investors Sued Uncle Sam for Bailing Out Fannie and Freddie
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Why Home-Price Gains Will Slow Amid Higher Mortgage Rates
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15 Year Mortgages Vs. 30 Year Mortgages — Here's What You Should Know
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Fairholme Funds Sues U.S. for Fannie Mae Profit
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11 Clauses To Beware The Next Time You Sign A Lease
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Appeals court says Mass AG can investigate foreclosure law firm over claimed unfair, deceptive acts
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Foreclosure inventory drops 29%: CoreLogic
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Miami Company Asks Judge To Stop Brickell Sale In Renzi Bankruptcy
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Finance:
NYSE operator takes over administration of LIBOR key bank lending rate
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Rating Agencies:
Judge tentatively lets US pursue fraud lawsuit vs S&P
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Argument That S&P's Ratings Were 'Puffery' Doesn't Fly
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Coal:
UMWA rallies against Patriot Coal in Fairmont --- 30 people arrested during protest --- Rockefeller stands with Patriot retirees
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Arrests peaceful at miners-union protest
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Patriot says cuts are less than maximum
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Arch Coal May Face Bankruptcy By Mid-Decade
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Food/Beverage:
'New' Twinkie's secret ingredient: less debt
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West Des Moines Hooters closes abruptly
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Celebs:
' Bankrupt ' UB40 Star Joins UB40 Cover Act
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Like other athletes, Aaron Hernandez had a criminal defense lawyer while still in college
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Casey Anthony Cleared on Useless Rescue Search
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Casey Anthony Movie And Book 2013: Tot Mom 'Opposed' To Selling Life-Story To Pay Creditors In Bankruptcy Dispute
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Paula Deen's Management Lead to Meltdown
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Eva Longoria’s ‘Desperate’ New Boyfriend Exposed — He Filed For Bankruptcy In 2012
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Mass Torts:
Ousted Attorney Blames Firm for Asbestos Misconduct Claim
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Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC Files Pre-Trial Brief for Upcoming Asbestos Liability Estimation Trial
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Health Care:
Amputee Builds A Prosthetic Leg With LEGOs
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Fraud:
Graft Is On The Rise Around The World
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Rival Liquidation Plan Filed In Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler Case
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Madoff’s Picasso, Lichtenstein Pieces Heading to Auction
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Investors Sue Insurance Company That Vouched For Stanford Ponzi
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Magazines:
Post Chapter 11, RDA Looks for Turnaround
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Electricity:
How Texans Could Be on the Hook if Energy Future Holdings Goes Bankrupt
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Corporate Reform:
Warren urges Senate to confirm consumer watchdog
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Consumer Bureau to Sanction Banks Over Collection Methods
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Debt Collection:
US debt collector hit with record penalty for abusive calls
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Video Games:
Defunct THQ Sued by Sega Over Company of Heroes 2
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Vacuums:
Hoover parent snaps up Oreck at auction --- Deal by rival may save jobs at Oreck
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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 (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (21 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Utah bankruptcies down so far this year
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Safe Harbors:
Safe Harbor Update: Still a Good Defense to Fraudulent Transfer and Preference Claims
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Automatic Stay:
Annulling the Automatic Stay: When Is Retroactive Relief Available?
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Executory Contracts:
Consequences of the Rejection of LLC Operating Agreements and Sale of LLC Membership Interests
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TBTF:
US regulators place GE Capital, AIG under additional supervision
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Justice Department Says Bernanke Shouldn't Testify In Multibillion Dollar AIG Lawsuit
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Corporate Governance:
Corporate Officials' Defense Cost Advancement Rights
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Liquidating Trust Receives Joint Venture Interests Notwithstanding Transfer Restrictions in Operating Agreement
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Student Debt:
Student loan write-offs rise as bankruptcy rule relaxes, reporting agency says
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Autos
How the Fed fueled an explosion in subprime auto loans
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Aviation:
American Airlines revenue measure rises
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States vow confidentiality in airline merger study
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New Bill Would Help American Airlines Union Workers
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The Highest Fees in the Airline Business
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Flight Attendants Ejected During Crash
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Humor:
The 25 Smartest Comebacks Of All Time
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Brokers:
Gasparino on Corzine: “What He Did Was Not Criminal, What He Did Was Stupid”
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Jon Corzine and 'Willful Blindness'
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Tax:
IRS Chief Pushes to Kill Bonuses
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Shipping:
Korean carrier facing bankruptcy leads to reduced capacity
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Derivatives:
ISDA set to rule on Cengage bankruptcy after deal with loan holders
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Sovereigns:
Argentina’s bondholders deserve their day in court
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UK:
Reckless Bankers Seen Avoiding Jail Even as Osborne Backs Plan
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PwC appointed administrator of Britain's biggest coal miner
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IMF upgrades UK growth as its cuts rest of the world
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EU:
EU Unveils Bank-Failure Plan in Face of German Opposition
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EU says owners, junior debt-holders of aided banks to bear losses
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PIIGS:
Portugal president extends talks on gov't future
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Italian, Spanish Bonds Decline After S&P Lowers Italy's Rating
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NAMA tries to stop Seán Dunne's US plans --- Developer Dunne 'lied' to court, claim NAMA
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Australia:
Ominous signs from debt canaries
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Poland:
Coal giant denies bankruptcy
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MENA:
Is Egypt heading for holy war? --- Egypt's secret police return to the streets --- Brotherhood rejects Mansour poll decree --- Gulf states step in with billion-dollar lifeline for Egypt --- Egypt names new prime minister --- Egypt seeks end to crisis with quick elections --- In Egypt , it's the economy...
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China:
China warns of 'grim' trade outlook after surprise exports fall
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