Law:

Layoff Watch: Major Cuts Come To Weil Gotshal --- Weil Gotshal to Fire 60 Associates, Cut Some Partners' Pay --- Slashes 60 Associates, 110 Staffers, Cites Wind Down Of Restructuring Work --- Weil Gotshal Cuts Lawyers, Pay Citing Less Demand for Services --- Elite New York Law Firm Has Massive Layoff --- 170 jobs across firm --- Will other firms follow suit?
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Weil Named Insolvency And Restructuring Law Firm Of The Year
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17 Partners Plan to Leave Patton Boggs
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Layoff Watch: Careers Kidnapped in Cleveland, Negated in New York
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More Trouble in Big Law: Weil Gotshal and Patton Boggs
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Weil, Holland & Knight, Gibson, Skadden: Business of Law
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Shrinking legal spending: Corporate clients cut back on outside representation
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Fast Track 2013: Teddy Kapur
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Law Firms Regain Some Pricing Power
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New studies on rate increases at law firms
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10 Things Every Summer Associate Needs to Know
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Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Joseph Fanone
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Which 5 cities had the biggest lawyer gains?
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U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Bankruptcy Judges’ Power in ‘Core’ Proceedings
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Have bankruptcy lawyers 'killed their golden goose'? Trustee program sets new billing guidelines
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‘I want to push the limit,’ says ‘09 Legal Rebel
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No One Remembers You!
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BigLaw partner is a Twitter convert
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Washington & Lee's Revamped 3L Curriculum Appears to Make No Difference to Employment Outcomes
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Lawyer-On-Lawyer Non-Legal Interactions Inevitable, But Best Avoided
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50 simple ways you can market your practice
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Best Law Office PC Configurations
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A Lawyer's Evolution, Mirroring the Law's
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Strengthening the Attorney/Client Relationship
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Prosecutor In George Zimmerman Trial Starts Opening Statement With F-Bomb --- Zimmerman's Defense Attorney Tells Knock-Knock Joke During Opening Statements, Gets No Laughs --- Apologizes For Joke --- Zimmerman portrayed as vigilante in Fla. shooting --- Zimmerman's parents barred from courtroom
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REPORT: Edward Snowden Took A Job With Booz Allen To Gather Evidence On NSA Surveillance Programs --- White House Blasts China Over Edward Snowden's Departure, And Says It 'Unquestionably' Damages Relations --- Assange: We Know Where Edward Snowden Is, But We're Not Saying Yet --- Edward Snowden Fled Hong Kong After Learning His Computer Could Be Taken Away --- Snowden: Russia Defiant Over US Pressure --- Ecuador: Snowden Has Applied for Asylum --- The Snowden Guide: How to Hide Out From America --- China Praises Snowden for Exposing Washington Secrets --- Russia Refuses to Hand Over Snowden --- The Surveillance State: Missing the Big Story
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Law Camp Gives Teens A Taste Of Lawyering
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Suicidal man coaxed off bridge by offer of pizza
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12-Year-Old Female Football Player Kicked Off Team Because Male Players Might “Lust” After Her
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Couple fined for putting bird feeder in yard
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NYC debates reining in costumed characters in Times Square
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Say What?!
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Judges:

MD FL: Jackson sworn in as US Bankruptcy Court judge
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Justices to Look at Power of Bankruptcy Judges
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Law student accepts unique bankruptcy clerkship
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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Two Slips-Worthy Cases
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Justices Punt on Affirmative Action Case --- Affirmative Action and ‘Strict Scrutiny’: A Primer --- The Supreme Court Surprises in Fisher v. University of Texas --- Affirmative Action Is Dead In The Water; Diversity Is The 21st Century Fight --- Why Did The Supreme Court Waste So Much Time On Affirmative Action?
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Clarence Thomas: Affirmative Action Is Just Like Segregation --- Justice Thomas Has A Few Things To Say
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Supreme Birthdays
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SCOTUS to decide on recess appointments --- Supreme Court Move on Recess Appointments Complicates Cordray Confirmation
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SCOTUS 2013: The Year in Review
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Federal judge sequesters 19 lawyers in jury room, tells them to ‘identify genuine issues’ by 2 pm
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Defendant judges say ticket-fix prosecution should be dismissed because no money changed hands
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Man on trial for allegedly offering judge a bribe; can his wife’s disappearance be used as evidence?
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Judge's Widow Knows Her Rights
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Legislators and special interests are making sure we get the state court judges they want
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Posner v. Scalia, Round XV
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Why Black Judges Are Vanishing From the Federal Bench
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Wall Street:

US stock futures rise as global markets seesaw
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Stocks Sink in Broad Selloff
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Traders Are Starting To Worry That The S&P Has Been Living A Dream For Months
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Layoffs:

Sixth Circuit Agrees No WARN Act Liability For Supplier Layoff After Chrysler Bankruptcy
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Supreme Court makes it harder for employees to sue businesses
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Calm Down, Interns — You're Lucky To Have A Job
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Thousands of Washington state workers face potential layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Health Care:

OnCure Names Radiation Therapy Services as Lead Bidder
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Outrageous Hospital Bills For Minor Injuries
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Moody's places Tenet's ratings on review for downgrade
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AZ: More local hospital layoffs
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Politics:

Tea Party Patriots -- Federalist Papers -- Really ?
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Texas Politician Believes Rape Kits Are A Form Of Abortion
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Monica Lewinsky dresses to be auctioned off
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Television:

Cable TV Distributor Files for Bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

No end in sight to Nortel fees frenzy
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Accounting:

Miss USA Explains How Working As An Accountant Helped Prepare Her For Beauty Pageants
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Finance:

Judge Approves Goldman's Bankruptcy Loan for Arcapita Bank
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Autos:

Late Auto Payments Up Slightly in 1Q
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Economy:

The Revolt of the Global Middle Class
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Bernanke speaks, markets go wild. What next?
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Walking Back Bernanke Wished on Too Much Information
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Bonds Drop Globally as U.S. Yields Advance to Highest Since 2011 --- Markets In Turmoil As Price Of Money Skyrockets To $90 A Dollar :)
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Fed’s Fisher: Fully in Favor of Dialing Back Bond Purchases
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Fed's Fisher says comfortable with rise in US yields
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Fed Needs Threshold System for Bond Buying Program, Kocherlakota Says
(DBN)

The Federal Reserve's Framers Would Be Shocked
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FOMC member warns off 'feral hogs' in markets --- 'Feral Hogs' Comment Tames Rates
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Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey Surges
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Four Years of Recovery in Charts
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US Children in Poverty Up 23% Since 2009
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76% of Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck
(DBN)

US Education Spending Tops Global List
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The Surge In Interest Rates Is Unlike Anything We've Seen In At Least 50 Years
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Mitt Romney's Economic Advisor Accidentally Makes The Case For Higher Taxes On The Rich
(DBN)

Did Poor Math Skills Cause Subprime Meltdown?
(DBN)

History - Crisis Chronicles: 300 Years of Financial Crises (1620–1920)
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Fed’s Hint at Imminent Tapering Jolts Junk Bonds
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Behind on Retirement, Gen X Still Doesn't Get It
(DBN)

Chart of the day, TARP tracker edition
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The Crushingly Boring Recovery
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Fed hits investors with MBS game changer
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Flagstar to Pay $105 Million to Settle Assured's MBS Claims
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Senators to Introduce Bill to End Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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LPS: US home prices continue to climb
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California REO sales hit lowest level in six years
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Housing: From Recovery to Bubble–Already?
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Fuzzy Math: An Early Warning Sign for Foreclosure
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Housing lays foundation for better investor opportunities
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Mortgage Settlement: When Almost Is Not Good Enough
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The billion-dollar black eye for the independent foreclosure review
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Distressed Opportunities Can Still Be Found
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Related in Deal to Buy Distressed Debt on Stalled Chicago Spire Project
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Judge declines to halt foreclosure on former Versace mansion
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Financial Literacy:

Don't Fancy Games (For Your Kids' Financial Education)? How About The Theatre?
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Brokers:

CFTC planning to file civil lawsuit against Corzine: NYT
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Fraud:

US appeals court upholds conviction of Galleon's Rajaratnam
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More Use of Wiretaps Is Likely to Come in Trading Cases
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Municipalities:

38 Studios debt to top RI budget debate --- Curt Schilling Debt Vote to Test Rhode Island on Bonds
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Detroit receiver's plan has muni market on edge
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Kevyn Orr: Classic Car Collection Sale Report Was 'Wild Speculation'
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Detroit Institute Of Arts, Zoo, Safe For Now, But Could They Be Sold Off In Bankruptcy?
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Unions, heal thyselves
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Questioning Kevyn Orr's purpose
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Lenders take it on the chin in Orr's plan
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Detroit City Councilman Gary Brown Expected To Resign, Join Orr's Team
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Wall Street Journal article questions JeffCo bankruptcy exit plan
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The 23 Worst Things About Living In New York City In The Summer
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Illinois' bad credit costing taxpayers millions
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Religion:

Bankruptcy Court Blocks Alleged Abuse Survivors from Pursuing $35 Million Archdiocese Transfers
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Charles St. pastor says $825000 was misspent
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Mass Torts:

Pfizer Loses US High Court Bid for Shield From Asbestos Suits
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Food/Beverage:

Twinkies' Triumphant Return --- Hostess, but not its workers, makes a comeback
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Great Lake Seafood Restaurant bankruptcy documents reveal $180,000 dispute
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Celebs:

Rapper Fat Joe To Be Sentenced For Federal Tax Evasion
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Casey Anthony attorneys back in court to discuss defamation suits
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Corporate Reform:

Bankers Caught On Tape, Joking About Bailout, And How They'd Never Pay It Back
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Tax:

IRS Suspends Screening Criteria Used on Tea Party
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IRS Employees Used Terms Including ‘Progressive,’ ‘Israel’
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Radio:

Lubbock FM sold out of bankruptcy
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M&A:

M&As set to rise 8%
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Orchestras:

Nashville Symphony may avoid bankruptcy --- Press release
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Compensation:

Abercrombie Shareholders Say Executives Are Overpaid
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Distressed Investing:

Apollo Fueled by $9.6 Billion Profit on Debt Beats Peers
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:

The Evolution of Bankruptcy Court Authority in Light of Stern v. Marshall
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Committees:

Advantages of Serving on an Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
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Plan Confirmation:

Recent Updates on Reimbursing Creditors' Legal Fees Under a Chapter 11 Plan
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Contracts:

4 Tips for a Better Liquidated Damages Clause
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DIP Finance:

Introducing the Parties to a DIP Financing
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Student Debt:

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Private Student Loans
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Feds Flag 126K in Student Loan Fraud Crackdown
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Student Debt Now Equivalent to 60% of Graduates' Annual Income
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Rating Agencies:

Taibbi: The Last Mystery of the Financial Crisis
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Corporate Governance:

Next: Arbitration Clauses with Class Action Waives in Corporate Charters?
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How to Define 'Bad Faith' for a Board
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Blurring The Lines: The Murkiness of Corporate Separateness in Chapter 11
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The 10 worst states for college graduates with student debt
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Blumenthal co-sponsors bill to offer students discounter loan rates
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Non-Profits:

347 million pension debt threatens future of Girl Scouts
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Shipping:

Batista's OSX Brazil denies debt default - filing
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Equipment Rental:

Ahern Rentals, Inc. Announces Exit from Chapter 11 Proceedings
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Aviation:

Worst Airports for Connections
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Alternative Energy:

Detroit City Councilman Gary Brown Expected To Resign, Join Orr's Team
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Ethanol:

Ethanol Debate Heats Up
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Oil industry loses legal battle over ethanol blend
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Electricity:

Beacon Power emerges from bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Daily Voice bankruptcy talks proceed
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

NE: Bankruptcy Fraud Sentence
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Two plead guilty to foreclosure rescue scheme
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UK:

The Cooperative Bank's Restructuring – will this be a case of lessons learned?
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Football insolvency expert casts doubt on Sisu bid for Coventry City
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EU:

Cyprus to discuss bonds with troika
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EU to respond to concerns as bank talks sputter
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PIIGS:

La Seda takes shelter of voluntary insolvency
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Ireland’s disastrous bank bailout emerged from banker’s “a---” --- Irish bankers 'hoodwinked' government over bailout, secret recordings show --- Anglo executive denies misleading Central Bank --- ‘Deeply regrets’ language and tone used in 2008 call
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Berlusconi gets 7 years in jail in prostitution case
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Canada:

U.S., Canada Face Diverging Paths
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Canada lags behind in fight against skyrocketing corporate winddown fees
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Payroll Processors: Treatment of Customer Claims in Insolvency
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Investor asks court to put Assaly charity into bankruptcy
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Canadian regulator takes Ernst & Young to task on Zungui Haixi
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Netherlands:

Spijkenisse hospital goes bankrupt , can't pay staff
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Germany:

Merkel says bankruptcy rules will be eased for flood-hit businesses
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China:

Markets tumble as China enters bear market
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China's Other Big Problem: Debt
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Credit Warnings Give World a Peek Into China's Secretive Banks
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US boss held by Chinese workers awaits outcome
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Austria:

FCC's insolvent Alpine Bau faces break-up
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MENA:

Palestinian hospitals face closure amid debt crisis
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