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Law:
Dewey Estate Reaches Unfinished-Business Settlement with Paul Hastings
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Venable opens in Delaware with bankruptcy partner --- Jamie Edmonson
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Quinn Emanuel Hit with Employee Overtime Lawsuit
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Lawyer bills over 3,500 hours a year, loses license for 4 years it will take to make restitution
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Behind the Scenes of the American Airlines/US Airways Merger Talks
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Labor Lawyer Takes Job Literally, Delivers Baby
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Trends in Legal Pricing?
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Delaware Counsel Admission Rules Constitutional?
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The World's 10 Richest Law School Grads
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Ex-Kirkland & Ellis Partner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
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Workaholics—Maladjusted or Happy?
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Winston, Venable, SNR Denton, Mayer: Business of Law
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Despite ‘disappointing’ 2012 numbers, Dorsey & Whitney says 2013, 2014 are headed up
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Law firm responds to suit by ousted name partner, says he owed $373K
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American College of Bankruptcy Names Distinguished Law Students
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Interim SLU law dean says he resigned because of his big mouth and political incorrectness --- Did The Dean’s ‘Drunker Than Ten Big Indians’ Comment Cost Him His Scalp? --- A day after interim law dean resigns, SLU names longtime faculty member as new law dean
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Gradenfreude: My Law School Is Going To Be SO Pissed At Me
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Who Are the Happiest Law Students in New York City?
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Update on Down Lateral Prawfs Market
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DLA Piper Could Probably Use Some Help In Naming Its Diversity Initiative
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Lawyer: State's most important witness in George Zimmerman murder case lied
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Federal Judge Hits Pittsburgh Lawyer With $20K Sanction
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Adventures in Gold Digging: Soros Case Welcomes a New Lawyer
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One Drunk Man Who Allegedly Shot A Police Robot Is A Symbol Of The Future
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Woman Steals 2 Cop Cars During Multi-State Chase
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Cops: Man Cut Wires Behind Business To Relieve 'Pressure On His Brain'
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Police: Shopper shoots at fleeing Walmart shoplifting suspect's car
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Fired for dancing the Harlem Shake
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Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Stops Robbery With Hot Coffee
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Which incredibly long profile of Aaron Swartz should you bother to read?
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Ex-Partners of Defunct Firm Say They Were Shortchanged
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'Your Grandma Sells Crack'
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Judges:
Nevada bankruptcy judge departing for Florida professorship --- Judge Markell to Florida State
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Law prof sees ‘huge uptick’ in Supreme Court opinions mentioning floods of litigation
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Prosecutor, federal judge spar re 6-year mortgage fraud sentence; spouse who pled got 15 months
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Suspect in courthouse bomb-threat case faces 4 felonies, is held without bond
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Did Jones Day’s new SCOTUS clerk hire set a record?
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Judge resigns after admitting improper IMs with wife during court, but denies steamy content
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SNL Lays Into Justice Scalia and His Rant on “Racial Entitlement”
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Judge describes his sentencing philosophy, is reassigned to civil court in another county
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This Judge Was Allegedly Down For Some Courthouse ‘Hanky Panky’
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Wall Street:
Stock futures trade up after record close
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Dow sails past all-time high
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
Credit checks keep jobless out of work
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Woman Offers $500 To Anyone Who Can Get Daughter A Job
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Labor:
The End Of Working From Home: Best Buy Kills Flexible Work Program
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Citigroup explores the novel idea of measuring employee performance using data
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Autos:
Suzuki Slouches Toward Bankruptcy . America Shrugs.
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Furniture:
Stalking horse bid for Carl's Patio to be presented at hearing
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Municipalities:
LA Times: Detroit Emergency Manager 'Flawed Approach' --- Groups build cases against Detroit emergency financial manager --- Foes may appeal to feds, courts --- Pressure is on Snyder to deliver
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Detroit's own report admits its financial emergency
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Motor City Can’t Drive Itself Anymore
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Solution for Motor City: Privatize, cut benefits – and sell, sell, sell
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Detroit Unions May Be in Crosshairs
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A Private Boom Amid Detroit's Public Blight
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Could Mitt Romney be Snyder's "top-notch" candidate' for EFM ? --- Would Romney be a good choice for Detroit's EM?
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Detroit's bleeding
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Pugh: Detroit City Council should offer emergency financial manager alternative
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Suburbanites hope a Detroit emergency manager can provide water bill relief
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How Often Do Municipal Bonds Default?
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San Bernardino: Charter forces another $1 million in cuts
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Economy:
Service Industries in US Grow at Fastest Pace in a Year
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John Boehner Took A Big Gamble On The Sequester, And He Ended Up Nailing It ---
White House Report On Sequester Cuts Will Make You Sick ---
The solution to the sequester's job cuts is simple: force rich Americans to hire a butler
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Recovery in US Lifting Profits , Not Adding Jobs
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CFOs Shifting from Risk to Growth
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index indicates faster expansion in February
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The New York Fed and the Rule of Law
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The Richest Person From Every Major Country In The World
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How a crisis-era CDO blessed by S&P blew up in less than a year
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Why has Congress left housing to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
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US Home Prices Rose By Most In Nearly 7 Years --- Prices up 9.7% Year-over-year in January
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Trulia: Asking House Prices increased in February, Inventory not expected to bottom in 2013
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Judge Says ResCap Can Keep Control of Case, Approves Restructuring Chief
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Interview with David Blitzer on the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Results
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Judge grants Chapter 11 protection for Patrick Turner's Westport project
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Fannie-Freddie Merger? - Fannie Mae Regulator Plans Securitization for Post-GSE World
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NYC bankruptcy baron strikes again
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Mass. foreclosure activity drops sharply
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Second sinkhole opens up in Fla --- In Florida, Sinkhole Risks Grow With Urban Expansion
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How One CFO Used Cash to Survive the Downturn
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Retailing:
JC Penney Falls After Vornado Said to Sell Shares
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Lessons Learned from the J.C. Penney Turnaround
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Health Care:
Judge rules on bankruptcy issue of nursing homes
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Lehman:
Lehman Brothers Still A Factor In Bankruptcy Case Work
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Celebs:
Casey Anthony Speaks Out in Hearing: Lawyer Jose Baez & Friends Helped Her 'Live for Free' --- Someone Is Supporting Casey Anthony & It Needs to Stop Now --- Casey Anthony Supporters Send Her Cash, Gift Cards--- 'She has a lot of support'
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Ex-NBA Player Who Made $11 Million Leaves Foreclosed House Covered In Bullets And Feces
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Martha Stewart: Didn't think Macy's was a problem --- Martha Stewart's Starring Role in Court --- Shockingly Relaxed, Even Cracked Some Jokes
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Curt Schilling makes pitch for dismissal of R.I. lawsuit
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Aviation:
Jamie Baker: Industry owes a debt of gratitude to Doug Parker
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American announces $663 million private offering to finance aircraft
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American-US Airways merger is 'a new way of doing business'
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Bosnian airline grounded over debt, faces bankruptcy
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TSA Will Permit Knives, Golf Clubs on U.S. Planes
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TSA uniform perks more expensive than Marine Corps
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Autos:
Carmakers don't see European recovery this year
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Banking:
HSBC To Sell US Consumer Loan Portfolios For $3.2 Bln.
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Boards Must Brace for Tougher Enforcement Environment
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Reckoning arrives for men behind bank failures
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FDIC Targets Single Former Director in Lawsuit
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Health Care:
Developers, insurance execs hold Universal Health Care stock
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Hotels:
Lehman Said to Plan Maui Hotel Sale on Travel Rebound
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Fraud:
Vivendi wins dismissal of GAMCO fraud suit
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Resorts:
Another possible buyer emerges for Semiahmoo Hotel, golf courses
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Food/Beverage:
Did Diane Sawyer Smear 'Pink Slime'?
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Where Cocaine Is Removed From The Ingredients Of Coca-Cola
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Personal Finance:
The Best and Worst Things To Buy In March
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Brokers:
JPMorgan resolves gripe over MF Global payout plan
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Dairy:
Mice, Mold Destroy Defunct Dairy's Cheese Cache
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Native Americans:
Hualapai corporation seeks bankruptcy protection
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Oil/Gas:
Creditors File Involuntary Bankruptcy Against Wishgard, LLC
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Hess outlines proposed asset sales as it refocuses
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 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 (33 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 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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Cross-Border:
Bondholders and Mexico Glass Maker Reach Deal
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Unexpired Leases:
Post-Rejection Damages Claim Survives Dayton Superior Chapter 11
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Plan Confirmation:
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Recent Pleadings:
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Bankruptcy Forensics:
Handwriting Expert Hired For Jack E. Brown Bankruptcy Case
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Finance:
Don't Underestimate The Scope Of A Bad Boy Guaranty
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: Actions Not Undertaken in an "Insured Capacity" Not Covered
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Ambac asks judge to bar creditors' board nominee
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Restaurants:
Famous Dave's gives one board seat to hedge fund
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Pensions:
Pensions: Life is a lottery
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Corporate Reform:
SEC's White, CFPB's Cordray Set for March 12 Senate Hearing
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Dodd-Frank Act Clawbacks
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SEC pursues Deloitte China
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U.S. can pursue China documents from Deloitte - federal judge
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Debt issues top list of consumer complaints
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"The seventh circle of bureaucratic hell" - Inside the Kafkaesque Dodd-Frank rulemaking process
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Predatory Lending:
The payday lending industry would like you to know it's not as sketchy as its online competitors
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Debt Collection:
Florida AG Shuts Down Scam Debt Collection Operation
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Number of Americans with Third Party Debt Collection Account Hits All-Time High
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Glass:
Vitro's deal with holdouts ends controversial restructuring
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Accounting:
PwC failed as “competent auditor”
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Sovereigns:
Argentina, Bankruptcy, and Baseball
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Elliott Vs. Argentina : The Second Circuit's dangerous game
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US courts shouldn’t play Hand of God in Argentina debt dispute
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Singer Payout Formula Signals Relief to Argentina Bonds
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"Repent, Argentina !" said the ticktock judges
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UK:
Bankruptcy rife among ex-footballers: charity
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A wholly unregulated Libor, FSA edition --- FSA reports on Libor failures
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Deloitte/MG Rover tribunal begins
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KPMG administrators see Peacocks pension deficit inflate 73%
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Why Do so Many Premier League Stars Go Bankrupt?
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Tax president jailed for fraud
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O'Donnell makes fresh bid for bankruptcy in UK
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PIIGS:
Greece: Profits set to all but evaporate --- Spending cuts to add up to nearly 40 bln euros in 2009-14 --- EU Says Greece On Target – So Far --- Greece Will Monitor Bank Accounts For Tax Collection --- Emir of Qatar buys six Greek islands for £7m
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The Banned Documentary That Showed Why Italian Voters Were The First To Rebel
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Drumm bankruptcy trial postponed
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Cyprus:
Troika in Cyprus to study state-run firms --- Path cleared for Cyprus bailout
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Australia:
Gunns directors face scrutiny
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MENA:
DLA Piper’s top Mideast man Abdul Aziz Al Yaqout: “A proper bankruptcy law would be helpful.”
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Netanyahu: Iran closer to nuclear 'red line' --- Obama not bluffing over Iran military threat, Biden says --- Clock Runs as Obama Faces Pressure for Strike --- Kissinger says Iran nuclear crisis close
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Argentina:
Argentina's Downward Spiral
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