Law:
Legal-Sector Job Gains Offset Early 2013 Losses
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Perkins Coie Adds Experienced Bankruptcy Partner in California
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Citi Study: Law Firms Hurt by Weak First Quarter Demand
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Latham, Bryan, Alston & Bird, O’Melveny: Business of Law
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Stealth Lawyer: Reverend Luther Zeigler, Minister
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Ex-Dewey Lawyer's Move Adds Wrench to Firm's Bankruptcy
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Howrey and Heller United on Clawback Question
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Report: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Repeated Requests For A Lawyer Were Ignored
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Amid Detroit's Fiscal Woes, City's Am Law Firms Press On
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Largest New York Firms Show Steady Growth
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Lawyerly Lairs: A Small-Firm Lawyer’s Big-Ticket Apartment
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A Time Out
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Virtual Practice and the Work-Life Balance Debate
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Google Glass Could Help Legal Speakers
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Yale Students Avoid ‘Most Impressive’ Competition, Win Award For ‘Most Self-Important Snowflakes’ Unopposed
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ABA and Legal Education: Change Won't Come from Within
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Brooklyn Law School Creates the First Accelerated 2-Year J.D. Program in New York Metro Area
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Law Faculty Salaries, 2012-13
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Should A Minority With Asperger’s Even Bother? - Do you need social skills in order to thrive in Biglaw?
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Does LL.M. Really Stand for ‘Lawyers Losing Money’?
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"Bloodsucking shylocks"
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Feds say assets of ex-lawyer charged in $4.5M client theft are missing, ask judge to revoke bond
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Lawyer is among 33 people arrested over Hollywood-style $50M diamond heist at Brussels airport
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Chapter 13 No Haven for Lawyer Who Skimmed From Former Firm
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Doctor and nurse at trial in murder case over Hep C transmission at endoscopy clinics
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Overachieving lawyer sees himself in empirical study
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Ex-'Dora the Explorer' Can't Unwind Settlement With Nickelodeon - Her Legal Fees: $775/hour, plus 37.5% contingency
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UK lawyer in hot water in call for for age of consent to be lowered to 13
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Lawyer almost loses her career over: 'I cannot stand Jewish people'
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More Bizarre Details Are Coming Out About What Life Was Like For Cleveland Kidnapping Victims --- Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect Reportedly Cooperating With Police --- Cleveland: Street Was Perfect Hiding Place --- Charges Filed in Abduction
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JODI ARIAS: How A Nice Girl From California Turned Into A Brutal Killer
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Gun Violence Isn't Getting Worse
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Is Anybody Shocked That Americans Trust TV Judges More Than Supreme Court Justices?
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Judicial license plates not unethical: N.Y. conduct panel
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Why SCOTUS does not want to visit Asheville
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Judges Want You to Add Links to Your Pleadings
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You Stay Classy, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Mike Randolph
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Wall Street:
Dow stock futures cling to gains
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US stocks notch record closes for Dow, S&P 500
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
America's Increasingly Broken College System, In Three Charts
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Directories:
Dex Media Debt to Go to Par After Bankruptcy , Hayman's Bass Says
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Publishing:
US Publishers Still Reeling From Borders Bankruptcy
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Shipping:
Billionaire Batista’s Off-Book OGX Liabilities Revealed
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Small Appliances:
4 problems that pushed Oreck into bankruptcy --- Oreck seeks sale in Chapter 11
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Oreck family hopes to buy back vacuum company
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Municipalities:
Emergency Manager says Detroit's finances are worse than he expected
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Pontiac pension board votes to transfer funds for health care, emergency manager says plan won't work
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Miller says bankruptcy remains the key to Harrisburg's recovery --- Tempers flare at Harrisburg Mayoral candidate debate
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CalPERS says San Bernardino has the money to pay its pension debt
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Jeffco faces US bankruptcy judge Thursday --- Commissioners hope to give judge a timetable to exit bankruptcy
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Middleton: Asset Sale Or Act 47 ?
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Altoona: Unions to start talks with city
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California Revenues $4.6 Billion ahead of Projections through April
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Coal:
Patriot’s UMWA workers: ‘We could be forced to strike’
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Economy:
Fisher: DC Holding Back Job Creation
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Singer: Fed is Creating Class Warfare
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Bernanke: Enabler of Our Dysfunction
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Current Deficit Plunges 32%
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Bondholders Say ResCap Shouldn't Be Able to Use Cash
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ResCap Offers Senior Executives $272,000 in Severance Pay
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ResCap Examiner Says He Will File Report on Ally Friday
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Who is Mel Watt?
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Specific Performance Remedies in Bankruptcy
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Freddie Mac to Pay Treasury $7bn on Profit
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U.S. can pursue case against Bank of America over mortgages
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Jon Stewart's Residential Evil
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South Florida falls to third in national foreclosure rankings
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Southern California Foreclosure Activity Down 23 Percent in April
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Inflation Data Pointing To Another Housing Bubble
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Suspicious loan activity reports shrink first time in a decade
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Are mortgage-backed securities bonds or equity? 2nd Circuit to decide
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California Homeowner Bill of Rights blocks BofA foreclosure
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Crowdsourcing comes to commercial real estate
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Supply and demand disruption plagues Southern California
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In Latest Foreclosure Glitch, Some Checks Come Up Short --- Fed Says New Mortgage Settlement Checks to Be Sent Next Week
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Two midtown Manhattan buildings to sell for more than $1 billion
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Health Care:
Universal Health company American Managed Care files bankruptcy
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Medicare charges vary widely at hospitals, new data show
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Government Drops Big Data Bombshell on US Hospital Industry
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Celebs:
Casey Anthony bankruptcy hearing ends without ruling --- Casey Anthony lawsuits: Fate unclear after bankruptcy hearing
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Casey Anthony owns rights to her story again
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Fraud:
Jeffrey Skilling Plea Deal --- May Get Decade Off Sentence in Deal
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Ruling Clears Way for $7 Billion A.I.G. Suit Against Bank of America
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Rajaratnam's Brother Wins Delay of SEC Insider-Trading Suit
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Autos:
Another Car Company That Got A Federal Loan Is Shutting Down --- U.S.-Backed Van Maker Shuts After Loan Reserve Seized
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Retailing:
JCPenney Redesigned Its Logo So Many Times Nearly Half Of America No Longer Recognizes It
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Hotels:
Lenders Checking In? Hoteliers Say Construction Lending Is Reviving
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Newspapers:
Employees' Overtime Suit Forces Daily Voice to Seek Bankruptcy
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Furniture:
Tough economy, cash flow woes led to Kreiss to Chapter 11
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Student Debt:
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Student Loan Bill --- Warren: Give students the same deal as big banks
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge Funds Rush Into Debt Trading With $108 Billion
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Bonds:
Chesapeake to Save $100 Million on Judge Ruling Over BNY
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Rating Agencies:
Blowback for the Rating Agencies
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Food/Beverage:
Skinny Water maker files Chapter 11
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Applebee's franchisor closing, selling restaurants
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Golf:
Members decry closed auction for Woodcrest
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Resorts:
MSR, Former La Quinta Resort Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy in New York
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Alternative Energy:
Van Maker VPG Joins Fisker as Obama Green-Car Lending Failures
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Tax:
Senator's attack on tax-dodge law gains some support
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Trucking:
Some fear Pilot Flying J mess could drain Haslam financially
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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 (30 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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:
Bankruptcy Filings Over the Next 12 Months
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification
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Plan Confirmation:
Successful Collateral Valuation Perhaps Key to Plan Objections
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Avoidance Actions:
Avoidance Actions Are Not Property of Estate That the Trustee Can Sell Pursuant to § 363(b)
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Preference Double Feature: You Win Some, You Lose Some!
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Claims:
Bankruptcy Claims vs. Class Actions: Southern District of New York Finds Class Action Process Superior
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UCC:
Now That’s What I Call Reasonable! Collateral Dispositions Under Article 9 of the UCC
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Liens:
Chapter 20 Lien Stripping Goes to Circuit
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Bankruptcy Compensation:
Will American Airlines CEO Pocket $20 Million Severance Payment? BAPCA § 503(c)Restrictions on Insider Severance Have No Teeth in Plan Confirmation
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Sales:
363 Sales: Watch It – A Good Faith Deposit May Not Be As Reliable For Protection As You Thought
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Insurance:
Insurance Coverage for Ponzi Scheme Losses?
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MBIA settles with Societe Generale for $350 mln - source --- Deal Ends Case over MBIA Restructuring
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Awards:
Greenberg Traurig’s Professor G. Ray Warner Receives ABI Service Award
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Corporate Governance:
Why CEOs Resign
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Aviation:
American Airlines Reorganization Plan Takes Flight; Vows ‘Full Recovery by Creditors’
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Teamsters file to represent US Airways mechanics
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FAA scraps plan to cut certain overnight tower operations
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Telecoms:
US court refuses to hold up Nortel $7.3bn cash trial for appeal
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FCC Chief Sees LightSquared Getting Cleared for Airwaves
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TBTF:
Are Banks Too Big To Tolerate?
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Big Banks Push Back Against Tighter Rules
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Banking:
Cornerstone Research Releases Failed Bank Litigation Update --- FDIC Lawsuit Filings in 2013 at High Levels
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FDIC's 'Problem' List Populated by Tarp Banks
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UK:
Wragges to outsource staff and cut up to 30 jobs in support restructuring
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Betsey Johnson considered bankruptcy cover-up
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Kerry Katona 'Cash Lady' ad banned after complaints --- Never mind the ads, can't we ban the loan sharks?
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EU:
Street Artists Take on the Euro Crisis
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PIIGS:
Drumm bankruptcy trial delayed again in Boston --- New measures unveiled to relieve pressure on Irish borrowers --- Banks won't call all the shots during insolvency --- Decline in number of firms liquidated
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Spanish bankruptcies rise by 20% in Q1 2013: Official data --- Spanish football’s harsh reality check
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Spain's Realia takes steps on debt restructuring
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Greek finance minister: Economic recovery in sight
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Mexico:
Mexico push for easier foreclosures, cheaper loans
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MENA:
Spectre of bankruptcy haunts Egypt
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Dubai Group sees $10 bln restructuring in six weeks
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Australia:
Tinkler Creditor Seeks to Push Holding Company to Bankruptcy --- Tinkler, wife face threat
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