Law:

Most Law-School Hires Graduated from Harvard, Yale or Stanford
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More Equity Partner Cuts to Come?
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Latest data reveals growing problems for OldLaw
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UK: Confidence grows as top firms see half-year revenues climb
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Goldman Sets Strict Limits on Hours. Will Law Firms Follow?
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New York Bar Group Develops Alternatives to 'Big Law' Jobs
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Is bigger really better? Supersized law firms generate skepticism
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D.C. Managing Partners Talk Mergers
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More Layoffs at Patton Boggs --- Patton Boggs Slims Down For The Holidays --- 10 attorneys and 35 staff
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Partners Can't Really be Entrepreneurial
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Falling On One’s Sword
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Women Lawyers: Quit Your Bitchin’ Or You Might Have To Get Back In The Kitchen
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You Really Won't Believe What This Law Firm Is Accused Of Doing
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What is Law School For? Michigan Professor Offers Provocative Answer
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Law School Professor Busted Lying To Federal Judge, Goes Back to Teaching Ethics
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The Problems of Legal Education
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Dean Frank Wu on Faculty Compensation
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State Labor Board Dismisses Law Profs' Unfair Labor Practice Charge of 'Satanic' $666 Merit Pay Raise as Retaliation for Union Activities
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Legal Education, On Sale Now!
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Latham global chair Robert Dell to retire after two decades at the top
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Don’t You Love It When Recent Law Grads Become The Test Case For Income Inequality?
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Law Firm Mergers: Two Blinding Glimpses of the Obvious
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Cory Booker Bags A Lovely Lawyer — Who Is She?
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Mass. bankruptcy lawyer facing drug charges
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How To Tell Your Story In 30 Seconds
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9 Secrets To Being The World's Best Boss
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Data Security Fears Intensify Among Law Firms
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Formerly-Bankrupt PA Firm Settles With Former Client, Attorney for No Money
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Hostile Waters: A Lawyer’s Analysis of the Incognito/Martin Dilemma in the Miami Dolphins Organization
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How Colorado Prisons Made A Young Man Insane
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Consumer Debt Expert Claims Cabal Smeared Him
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Lawyer charged with using attorney credential in attempt to deliver drug to courthouse lockup
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Gut-wrenching error by lawyer costs firm €8.5 million
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Bonkers Law Firm Website of the Week
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Lawyer Allegedly Perpetrated Massive Fraud Against Chevron
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Gives a new meaning to "Bang on the drum all day."
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Groups Of Teens In Brooklyn Are Playing A Game Called 'Knock Out The Jew'
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Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Apologize for Cutting Off Wrong Guy's Head
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Boyfriend Catches Guy in Bed with Girlfriend, Teaches Him Lesson
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The Snowden Saga: Here's Everything We Know About The Leak Of The Century
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Trial attorney slain outside his law office was targeted, police chief says
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Kinder, gentler 2nd Circuit softens Scheindlin criticism, but sticks with removal order
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If you were a young federal district judge, what should you takeaway from the Scheindlin/Second Circuit debacle?
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Panel seeks ouster of judge who didn’t reveal conflicts; she calls probate-court cases ‘ministerial’
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Wall Street:

Stock Futures Rise as Markets Cheer Continuation of Easy Money
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Dow, S&P 500 end at records after Yellen hearing
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Layoffs:

Lockheed Martin slashes 4,000 jobs
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Jobless Claims Fall Less Than Expected
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The Fastest-Growing Jobs Of The Last 3 Years
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The 15 Most Sexist Jobs In America
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Heli USA Airways gets court OK to meet payroll
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AMR Bid for Merger Suit Deal Turned on Meeting Number
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Delta, United Unlikely to Get AMR Slots, US Official Says
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Justice Department Criticized for Green Lighting American US Airways Merger
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4 Useful Tips For Booking Your Thanksgiving Flights
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Federal Probe: TSA Profiling is Worthless
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FAA: Fla. pilot says passenger fell into ocean
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Flight Canceled After Passengers Protest Ejection of Blind Man
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Retailing:

Wal-Mart profit beats estimates, outlook weak
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Why Kohl's Is In Big Trouble
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Nordstrom's third-quarter profit falls 6.2%
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Pigeons:

Pigeon King International trial to last upwards of eight weeks
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Buses:

Dispute could disrupt school transportation in Central Mass.
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Non-Profits:

Boys' Brigade facing bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:

Valence Technology Exits Chapter 11
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Suntech restructuring thrown into doubt
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Economy:

Janet Yellen defends Fed stimulus efforts at confirmation hearing --- Yellen Says It's 'Imperative' to Promote a Strong Recovery --- What the Yellen vote will tell us about today's Republican Party --- Yellen Defends Bond Buying, Plans to Tackle 'Too Big to Fail' --- Yellen Hasn't Voted Against Any Rate Increases --- Janet Yellen Made A Santa Claus Rally Much Likelier --- Yellen: Benefits of Fed stimulus exceed costs
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Economists Are Slashing Their US GDP Estimates
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U.S. consumer debt rises in third quarter by most since early 2008
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US trade, labor data underscore sluggish economy
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Elizabeth Warren Asks Janet Yellen If She Is Ready To Sink The Fed's Teeth Into Wall Street
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Weekly jobless claims disappoint at 339,000 after upward revision
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This Is What $11.28 Trillion Worth Of Household Debt Looks Like
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Treasuries Not Good Enough as Swaps Collateral in CFTC Rule
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Average US rate on 30-year mortgage at 4.35 pct
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Berkowitz Seeks to Acquire Insurers From Fannie, Freddie
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Supreme Court Disparate Impact Housing Discrimination Case Settles
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Fontainebleau Future in Question
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As young people hunker down, homeownership dips
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Municipalities:

Dire predictions if Detroit bankruptcy is rejected --- If judge spikes Detroit bankruptcy , city on upswing could become a 'carcass' for creditors --- Experts predict 'free-fall crisis' if city found ineligible
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Pension official: Idea of foundation funds 'very encouraging' in Detroit bankruptcy --- Judge explores private funding to protect DIA, pensions
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Bankruptcy judge denies activist's request challenging Detroit EM appointments
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Bankruptcy judge rejects Detroit's request to hide Barclays debt fees
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Detroit bankruptcy case boils down to good faith
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Way out of bankruptcy is hardest challenge
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Detroit EM Orr says Duggan will be 'effective'
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Detroit reaches first union deal since bankruptcy
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Raleigh CIO tasked with saving Detroit
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Detroit Retirees Meet To Discuss Health-Care Extension Negotiations
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Jefferson County to hold public hearing Friday on $1.74B sewer debt issuance
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Jefferson County's historic bankruptcy could end in three weeks
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Who'll get paid from JeffCo's $1.8B sewer debt sale?
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State and local governments playing with fiscal fire
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The 15 Most Popular Cities for Millennials
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Tech:

Cisco shares skid 12% on profit warning
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Health Care:

Quinn signs bill to refund $8.4M related to now-defunct Wood River hospital
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Jackson Health System, once near bankruptcy, ends year with $45 million surplus
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Obama Made A Choice That's Hurting Obamacare Now
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Obama: OK, You Can Keep Your Crappy Health Insurance Plans --- Obama Announces Obamacare Change That Will Let More People Keep Health Plans --- Here's The Letter Detailing How The Obama Administration Wants To 'Fix' Obamacare --- Sorry, You Still May Not Be Able To Keep Your Plan --- Insurers say Obama offer to reverse cancellations may disrupt new markets --- Insurance Commissioners Have No Idea How Obama's Obamacare 'Fix' Is Going To Work --- California health exchange still debating what to do on cancellations
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Personal Finance:

Wealthy NYC Parents Can Now Hire A Professional Chef To Teach The Nanny To Cook
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Goldman Exec: How Women Can Get Their Husbands To Do The Dishes And More Around The House
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5 Strange Things That Could Damage Your Credit
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Multi-Millionaire Feeds Loved Ones Cat Food in the Name of Frugality
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Laie Woman Convicted for Hiding Assets During Bankruptcy Filing
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Fraud:

Man Convicted Of Running $100 Million Bogus Navy Charity --- Harvard law grad faces at least 10 years after conviction in $100M veterans charity fraud
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Madoff Victims Rooting for Stanford Victory
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BNY Mellon Raised Madoff’s Credit by $225 Million in 2006
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Another Rothstein Rosenfeldt Attorney Sanctioned In Florida --- Your Russ Adler Update!
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SAC CEO Cohen's Art Collection Tallies $77M Plus
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SAC money manager loses bid to delay insider trading case
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SAC Prosecutors Will Call CFO to Stand
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Corporate Reform:

Wall Street watchdog puts up fight in Calif. broker cases
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren Should Run Against Hillary Clinton --- Chuck Schumer on Elizabeth Warren : Primaries 'killer' --- Elizabeth Warren : Not Ready for Presidential Prime Time
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Elizabeth Warren Joins the Battle to Overhaul the Senate Filibuster
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Celebs:

Alec Baldwin Wins Stalker Case, Calls Photographer a “C---------- F--”
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Teresa And Joe Giudice Fraud Update
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Banking:

Moody's cuts ratings on 4 big US banks
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Former JPMorgan 'Whale' supervisor opposes US extradition
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JPMorgan's #AskJPM Twitter Hashtag Backfires Against Bank
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Flatware:

Sherrill Manufacturing, America's only remaining flatware maker, emerges from bankruptcy with a new focus
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Credit Cards:

Credit-Card Rewards Programs Examined by U.S. Consumer Bureau
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Food/Beverage:

Fresh & Easy Plots Real Estate Sale to Fortress Unit
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Trucking:

Will Teamsters Union Play Ball With YRC's Struggling Turnaround?
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YRC Worldwide shares plunge more than 20 percent
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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 (26 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
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Compensation:

Jury Is Still Out on Impact of New Bankruptcy Fee Rules
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Fee examiner approves USD 240 million payout to Eastman Kodak
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Plan Confirmation:

A Debtor’s Cries for Separate Classification of Garden Variety Unsecured Claim Fall on Deaf Ears
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Changes in the works for Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings
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Jurisdiction:

Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
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Finance:

Prepayment Premiums and Make-Whole Payments
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Miscellaneous:

Bill on Bankruptcy
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Proofs of Claim:

Proofs of Claim: Attorney Signatures and the Risk of Loss of Privileges
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TBTF:

Big Banks’ Use of Bailouts Show Need for New Rules, Senators Say
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Autos:

How One Struggling Auto Company Used Chapter 15 to Protect its U.S. Assets
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Federal bankruptcy court orders Delphi to pay $23.3M for cleanup of Flint, Saginaw, Ohio properties
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Shipping:

STX Pan Ocean Losses Rise
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Can This Dry Shipper Solve Its Debt Problems?
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Ex-Overseas Shipholding Officials Ask Judge to Toss Suit
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Gambling:

Atlantic Club Casino Has Had Five Suitors
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Agriculture:

Former Customers of Defunct Grain Elevator File Loss Claims
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Textbooks:

Apax may create conflict of interest in Cengage bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:

Argentina's Debt Follies
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UK:

Paul Bhattacharjee killed himself after being declared bankrupt
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Inside the bankrupt all-year-round Christmas theme parks where the grotty grottoes are crying out for a visit from Santa
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80 redundancies at Lyons Davidson
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EU:

Euro-Zone Recovery Falters
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EU Citizenship Goes On Sale, And A Price War May Follow
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PIIGS:

Ireland to exit Europe's emergency room --- Ireland Exits Bailout With No Backstop: A Good News Story? --- First debt settlement certs granted to brother and sister --- Ireland to exit bailout program without backstop
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Italy's budget at risk of breaking EU rules
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Canada:

Embattled Toronto 'Crack Mayor' Outdoes Himself --- Spirit Airlines Says It's "Not Smoking Crack" with Cheap Toronto Deal --- Charlie Sheen Falls for Fake Story, Writes Bizarre Poem to Rob Ford
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Germany:

Sale of insolvent German DIY chain Max Bahr collapses - sources
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German firm liable in breast implants case
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China:

An Animal Rights Group Posted Ads All Over China Telling People Not To Eat Cats And Dogs
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Shunfeng Says Liquidators Haven’t Approved Suntech Acquisition
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong's Economy Is In The Calm Before The Storm
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Argentina:

People In Argentina Are Living Like Moguls Thanks To The Currency Black Market
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Finland:

Talvivaara seeks court-supervised overhaul to avoid bankruptcy --- Talvivaara CEO: Bankruptcy would directly eliminate 1600 jobs
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