Law:
Jones Day objects to "excessive" fees submitted by Proskauer and Dewey on MF Global administration --- MF Global Fee Dispute Snares Both Dewey and Proskauer
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A Good Week for Howrey's Creditors --- Firms Fight Howrey Estate on Unfinished Business Claims
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The Rise of 'Large Enough' Law Firms
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Weil Weil West: Weil Gotshal Reiterates Its Commitment To Texas
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Was a contract lawyer for Quinn Emanuel entitled to overtime pay? Judge hears arguments --- Document Review Is Apparently Only For The Most Superior Of Legal Minds, Says Quinn Emanuel
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Transparency in corporate legal bills is more important than the lowest price, CLO survey finds
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Altman Weil 2013 Chief Legal Officer Survey Results
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In-House Legal Departments Turning Into Mini-Firms?
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A GC and a Litigation Counsel's Fireside Chat
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Stealth Lawyer: Peter Kim, Food Museum Director
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Business of Law
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Is This ‘Attorney’ Job Heading Offshore?
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No class certification in job stats suit against Thomas Jefferson Law School, judge rules
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Super-Serious Law Student Gets Out Of The News Business
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Draft Law School Reforms Could Have Broader Implications
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Lawsuit Accuses Prominent Law School Dean Of Sexual Harassment (And More)
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A New Ranking Of The Best Law Schools
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Bankruptcy Judge Tosses Wealthy Debtor's Claims of Extortion --- Judge tosses Manhattan woman's bankruptcy bid, saying she made up a story about being extorted for $1.7 million
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Memo to Workers: The Boss Is Watching
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Germany: We Think The NSA May Have Tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cell Phone For Years --- Europe Anger at U.S. Spying Ignores Fact Everyone Does It --- NSA Recorded 124 Billion Phone Calls -- in One Month --- Claim on “Attacks Thwarted” by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence
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Can You Smoke Pot Without Being Disbarred? Wash. Lawyers Want to Know
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Lawyer agrees to disbarment for abdicating law firm to nonlawyers
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Lawyer fights debt collecting zombies in law firm ad
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Judge grants new trial for Kennedy cousin Skakel in 1975 slaying of teenage neighbor
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Cops Shoot And Kill 13-Year-Old Boy Playing With Toy Rifle In California
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Police Called to Investigate Breakroom Jell-O Theft
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Man's body found hanging in apartment -- 8 years later
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Mother charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter's attackers
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Trial begins for lawyer accused of conspiring to launder up to $600M for Mexican drug cartel
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Saudi Arabia licenses its first women lawyers
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Police Officer Who Pepper Sprayed Cal-Davis Students Given Workers’ Compensation For Depression
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Delaware's 'secret trials' violate 1st Amendment --- Judges Can't Hold Secret Arbitrations, Court Rules
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Judge charged with battery over dog-waste dispute near his home
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This Federal Judge Appears To Have Misunderstood The Modern Use Of The Word 'Hacker'
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Bankruptcy Judge Releases Lawyer Jailed for Contempt
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Judge accused of drug buy faces deeper probe by judicial council
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Tech Gold Rush Strikes CA Courts
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Strangers donate $14K to woman facing petty theft case over $3 in courthouse fountain coins
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How a theater company turned a SCOTUS case into a rollicking new play
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Supreme Court seeks answers from 'wild hypotheticals'
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Wall Street:
Stock futures point to rebound
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Markets Are Drifting Higher
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U.S. Stocks Finish Lower
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
No, artificial intelligence isn’t going to take all of our jobs
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Why young people say 'no' to working
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Barack Obama Is A Destroyer Of Government Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:
Mayors to Justice: Stop holding up AA-US Airways merger
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US Airways net income dips on higher taxes --- Nutter pushes for merger
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The Incredible Shrinking Plane Seat
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Food/Beverage:
Fresh & Easy moving forward with bankruptcy
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Safeway CDS reflects high risk of LBO
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Religion:
Specter of bankruptcy may loom over archdiocese
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Judge: Church sex abuse victim can't get more money from bankruptcy case
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Another ruling favors Milwaukee Archdiocese in bankruptcy case
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Pope Puts Bishop on Leave Over $43 Million Residence
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Study: Religious More Likely to Lie for Gain
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren to Wall Street Regulators: Put Big Bank CEOs in Jail --- Sen. Warren asks whether federal agencies are enforcing as well as TARP watchdog --- Sen. Warren to Financial Regulators: Get Aggressive
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The JPMorgan settlement: A sign of Dems' new economic populism?
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More banks in the crosshairs after JPM deal
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Wall Street's unpaid debt
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After Tough Talk, Dimon Caves On Mortgage Litigation
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Jamie Dimon’s Original Sin: ‘America’s Best Banker’ Was Overrated From the Start
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Don't Worry, Jamie, Lloyd's Shown the Way
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Education:
College Tuition Hikes Slow, but Aid Falls
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George Washington University Rejected Students Because They Were Too Poor
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Economy:
Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Job Openings
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'The Same Bozos Who Missed The Last Bubble Deny There Is One Now'
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McDonald's Tells Its Employees to Sign Up for Food Stamps
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A Complete History Of American Economic Performance Since 1790 In Two Charts
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
US jury rules against Bank of America in mortgage trial --- Bank of America liable for Countrywide mortgages fraud
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BofA mortgage fraud case is 'Alice in Wonderland'
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LPS: Mortgage Delinquency Rate increased in September, In-Foreclosure Rate lowest since February 2009
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Foreclosed homes still 50% occupied
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The real culprits of the housing crisis go unpunished
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Don't Kill Fannie and Freddie
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Step Inside A $4 Million Dream Bachelor Pad
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index Increases in September
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Hamptons Sales Surge Fuels High-End Home Tear-Downs
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Municipalities:
Detroit bankruptcy fight stretches into second day
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Detroit Bankruptcy Trial Begins, Court To Decide Whether City Was Eligible To File For Chapter 9 --- Was it legal for Detroit to file for bankruptcy ? --- 'Mountain of evidence' proves Detroit is eligible for bankruptcy, city argues --- Judge to decide whether city hoodwinked opponents --- DIA comments at bankruptcy trial: What did they signal? --- Detroit analyst faces grilling in bankruptcy trial --- Restructuring consultant, Detroit police chief to take witness stand in bankruptcy trial --- Lawyer: Snyder will testify at bankruptcy trial
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Retirees, others protest at Detroit courthouse --- Outside courthouse, protesters raise their opinions on Detroit bankruptcy
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In Detroit bankruptcy trial, union says city had pensions in sight --- Detroit retirees, employees: Gov. Rick Snyder planned bankruptcy all along
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Detroit Averted ‘Payless Payday,’ Analyst Tells Court
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Detroit bankruptcy trial: City says it got 'a lot of no' in negotiation tries --- In Detroit bankruptcy trial, ‘good faith’ bargaining at issue
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The hard question for Detroit bankruptcy judge is not about debt
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Detroit city council rejects DIP --- Members Of The Detroit City Council Are Trying To Play Investment Bankers --- Detroit council: Counterplan for $350M bankruptcy loan by Friday
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Could feds have saved Detroit from bankruptcy ?
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Duggan: No guarantee Detroit's emergency manager is leaving in 18 months
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Detroit Poised for First White Mayor Since ’74 as Politics Shift
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Pensions loom large in Detroit bankruptcy
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In Detroit, for good and bad, nothing is impossible
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Key players in Detroit's bankruptcy largely unknown, until now
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Jack Lessenberry talks Detroit bankruptcy , NERD fund
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CalPERS renews bankruptcy fight with San Bernardino
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Syracuse bankruptcy could be blessing in disguise?
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Hedge Funds Revealing Puerto Rico Too Cheap to Fail --- Pimco Avoids Puerto Rico in Tax-Free Funds Amid Island Woes
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Harrisburg hoping to avert cashflow crisis --- Harrisburg Council rushing to approve parts of recovery plan
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Flint's former emergency manager to get paid $11,000 for about 3 weeks of work as consultant
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Prosecutor: Secret formula used in Bell corruption
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U.S. Cities Still Reeling from Great Recession
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The 10 Cities With The Fastest Growing Incomes In America
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Construction:
Caterpillar shares down as profit falls 44%
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Tax:
US 2014 tax-filing season delayed up to 2 weeks: IRS
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Compensation:
What Bankers Around The World Expect This Bonus Season
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Fraud:
Ex-Bristol-Myers executive gets 1 year prison for insider trading
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Ex-Madoff Aide Said to Have Written His Own Bonus Checks
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JPMorgan Faces Possible Penalty in Madoff Case
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Ecuador Judge Testifies to Taking Bribes in Chevron Suit
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Distressed Investing:
Aurora Capital Group Closes Second Resurgence Fund at $550 Million
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Awards:
The Top 500 Leading American Lawyers
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Electricity:
Edison Mission Bondholders Support $2.6 Billion NRG Sale
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Aviation:
Parker: If you look at our credit rating, we’re not doing all that well yet
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Oklahoma AG plans to weigh in on the American Airlines-US Airways case
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Politics:
Report: GOP Leader Told Obama 'I Cannot Even Stand To Look At You'
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Banking:
FDIC Issues Statement on D&O Insurance Exclusions and Civil Money Penalties
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Dutch lender faces $1 billion Libor charge
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Management:
Why organizations fail
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Celebs:
Blue singer Simon Webbe has declared himself bankrupt
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Bankrupt Detroit needs to cut red tape: Kid Rock
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Gambling:
Miami Jai-Alai heading for bankruptcy auction
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:
Don’t Designate – Compensate! Court Rules that Designation Is Only Warranted Within the Four Corners of the Bankruptcy Code
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Recent Pleadings:
Bevy Of BigLaw "Unfinished Business" Targets Assail Dewey 2004 Request - "Premature and Inappropriate"
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Book Review:
Tabb on Bankruptcy
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Litigation:
Seeking E-Discovery Salvation in the Cloud
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Mass Torts:
WR Grace CEO says unlikely to exit bankruptcy this year
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Privacy:
Privacy Concerns Nix Bankruptcy Sale of Online Dating Site
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Hotels:
Los Angeles company offers top bid for Hilo resort
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Lehman:
Lehman Sues Giants Stadium Over Termination of Swap Deals
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Health Care:
Health Care Cost Inflation Is Tumbling
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Medical Mistakes: 3rd Leading Cause of Death
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‘HealthCare.gov is in de facto shutdown’
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Many Obamacare Shoppers Don't Buy
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‘No, you cannot do that’: Trying to buy Obamacare over the phone
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Here’s what happened at yesterday’s White House meeting with health insurers --- White House Denies Change To Obamacare Deadline
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Hot seat for health care exchange website builders --- Contractors Assign Blame, but Admit No Faults of Their Own --- Contractors Point Fingers
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Even Democrats Are Talking About Delaying Obamacare After Disastrous Rollout
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Cruz Gets Healthcare from Goldman Sachs
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Here’s how the White House just tweaked Obamacare
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The Cardiologist Who Spread Heart Disease
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Brokers:
Beverly Hills securities broker target of Wall Street complaint
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Student Debt:
Student Loan Reality Check: Are Lenders the Problem?
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Lehman:
Lehman Judge's Decision Lets Citi Keep Collecting Interest on $2B
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Retailing:
RadioShack Loss Deepens Amid Turnaround Effort --- RadioShack Loans Not Enough for Turnaround
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Corporate Governance:
This Man Has Quietly Transformed Corporate America
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Student Debt:
Paging Elizabeth Warren: Student loan providers are likely screwing you over
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Accounting:
Deloitte to pay one of largest civil penalties imposed by audit watchdog
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Sovereigns:
Deal proposed for Argentine debt stalemate
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UK:
Scottish Company Insolvencies Rise 45.7% in Second Quarter --- Insolvencies 'spike' as Scots economy improves
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Growing evidence of 'robust recovery' in UK economy, says Bank of England
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EU:
Euro-zone private-sector growth slows in October
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PIIGS:
ie: Date set for Drumm's trial
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Hedge funds prepare to mop up bad Spanish company loans
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Canada:
Suspension Denied: ONCA Confirms that Automatic Stay Pending Appeal does not Suspend the Limitation Period
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Germany:
KKR nears deal to restructure German car repair chain ATU
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Poland:
Poland's roads to ruin
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China:
Top China Banks Triple Debt Write-Offs as Defaults Loom
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Chinese Manufacturing Hits Seven-Month High Of 50.9
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Brazil:
Batista Bust Fuels Brazilian Bankruptcy Business
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