September 25, 2013

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Law:

The 10 most fun law firms for summer associates
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More legal layoffs ahead? Experts expect more staff cuts
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The Layoff Train Is Out Of Control, And Your Firm’s Next
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A Contract Attorney Union?
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Holland & Hart Welcomes Bankruptcy and Real Estate Attorney Matt Ochs
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Morrison & Foerster, Dentons, Jones Day: Business of Law
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Why A Miserable Law Grad Ditched Everything To Be A Therapist For Unhappy Lawyers
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MoFo's SoftBank Deal Wins Grand Prize Am Law Global M&A Deal of the Year
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A Rescinded Offer Is Better Than A Cold Offer, Right?
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Crowdfunding The Mistake Of Going To Law School
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How Law School Is Like "Titanic"
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Don't Coddle Law Students! - The Careerist
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Harvard Law Should Start Giving Out The ‘Ted Cruz Award’ To The Most Annoying Student
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12 on 12: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly iPad 4
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Ethics of using public Wi-Fi
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Ethics and Security of Cloud Computing for Lawyers
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Duane Morris Settles, Letting Legal Malpractice Ruling Stand
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Law schools should toughen and standardize grade curves, while teaching resilience, prof says
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Bar drops complaint against DA and defense lawyer over ‘undeniably invalid’ court order
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Dentons launches in Houston to target energy work
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Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A Sign Of Softening?
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CA law firm is losing lawyers and will be winding down, partner says
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Congress Fuels Private Jails Detaining 34,000 Immigrants
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The Entire 'Breaking Bad' Cast Spills Secrets On 'Conan'
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Undercover crackdown on phony online reviews
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Most Controversial Laws of the Past 100 Years
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'Obama's Favorite General' Stripped Of Security Clearance Amid Leak Investigation
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Winner of $168 Million Lottery Awakens to Financial Nightmare
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Redskins Name Is an ‘Ethnic Slur,’ Says Lawyer
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Couple Caught Having S-- While Driving On Interstate
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Athlete caught using fake p---- to beat doping test
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Law grad charged in bank robbery; state trooper shot during getaway
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Gold Bars Worth Over $2 Million Vanish On Flight From Paris To Zurich
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College student accused of trying to recreate 'Grand Theft Auto'
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Parents Run Over Child, Sue Feds for It
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Claimed shooter indicted over attacks in law firm parking lot and nearby Wal-Mart
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School Board Rules Transgender Student Can't Run For Homecoming King
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Disney to Disabled: Get in Line Like the Rest
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Pregnant Inmate Escapes Twice in One Week
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Cops: Teen pauses attack on 70-year-old man to celebrate
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Oracle Sued Over Unpaid $33,540 Strip Club Bill
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Cops: Man Found Dead In Car Had Just Googled His Symptoms
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Judges:

Newport News federal courthouse faces budget cuts
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Penn's New Con Law Prof: Justice Kennedy
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Wall Street:

Stock futures down ahead of durable-goods data
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Dow, S&P 500 extend recent slide, down fourth session
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New York's Attorney General Has Declared War On Cheating High-Frequency Traders
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Where Have You Gone Goldman Sachs?
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Layoffs:

Study: Pentagon Could Fire 110,000 More
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Baby Boomers: Yeah, We’re Leaving The Labor Force — Because We Can't Get Back In It
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How Bad Data Warped Everything We Thought We Knew About the Jobs Recovery
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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:

Fairmont General President, CEO Resigns
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Physiotherapy Associates Heads for Chapter 11
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St. James hospitals , health centers face layoffs
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Obamacare: Your 12 biggest questions
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Don’t Be Alarmed by Obamacare’s Failures
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Poll: Most Against Defunding Obamacare
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Premiums on Obamacare marketplaces beat expectations, report shows --- Average Cost of Obamacare Premium is $328 --- Obama's Health-Law Premiums Test Limits of Affordability --- Feds release some Obamacare pricing information
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Ex-spouses stuck without health insurance could find cheaper coverage
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Companies on sidelines for Obamacare
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Death Dinners at Baby Boomers’ Tables Take on Dying Taboo
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Electricity:

Four co-ops sue bankruptcy trustee
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Southern's reorganization plan wins few friends
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Furniture:

14 more Thomasville Furniture stores to close
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Food/Beverage:

Belle Foods bankruptcy auction hopes to ring up high bids --- Belle Foods Stores Sold At Auction --- Associated Wholesale Grocers has top bid for bankrupt Belle Foods
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What a Wonder-ful World
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Family Could Keep Control of Pro's Ranch Market Chain
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Fox & Obel Closed 'Temporarily'? Trouble Continues For Upscale Chicago Grocer
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'Water Sommeliers'
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Tech:

Jim Matthews Wins Endicott Bankruptcy Bid
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Dell Said to Work With AlixPartners on Post-LBO Shape
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Personal Finance:

The High Cost Of Being A Single Man
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How To Eat For Less Than $7 A Day
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Powerball Winner Wants His Old Life Back
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Alternative Energy:

Italian court seizes solar power plants linked to Suntech scandal
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Coal:

Hundreds of protesters converge on downtown St. Louis --- 15 arrested
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Economy:

Consumer confidence dips as job outlook dims
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Why 47 Million Americans Are on Food Stamps
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Why the Poor Don't Work, According to the Poor
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Where Americans—Rich and Poor—Spent Every Dollar in 2012
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Treasury Secretary: Markets too calm about debt ceiling
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Is A Debt Ceiling Crisis Way More Likely Than The Market Realizes?
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Stocks hit pause on government shutdown fears
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How John Boehner Is Secretly Winning The War In The Government Shutdown Fight
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Ted Cruz begins his 'filibuster' that can't stop a vote on Obamacare --- Huh? Cruz Blames Democrats for Shutdown --- Obamacare: Not in a box. Not with a fox. --- Why There's Zero Chance That Ted Cruz Will Break The Record For The Longest Senate Speech Ever --- Even the Wall Street Journal Blasts Cruz --- Obama Takes A Swipe At Ted Cruz Right In The Middle Of His Big Speech Against Obamacare --- Ted Cruz Kicks Off Ted-Cruz-Awareness-Raising Faux -a-buster --- Everyone Should Be Rooting For Ted Cruz To Shut Down The Government --- Ted Cruz's Epic 'Defund Obamacare' Speech Enters Into Its Second Day --- The latest on U.S. government shutdown
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CEOs Powerless in Debt Ceiling Fight
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The Path to Dysfunction
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Moody's: Failure to Raise Debt Limit Worse Than Gov't Shutdown
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This Selfish Ayn Rand Business Philosophy Is Ruining The US Economy
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Retirement Crisis in America: Flipping Burgers
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2030: Perfect Storm of Resource Shortages
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Most Believe Government is Too Powerful
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US State Tax Revenues Hit Record High
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

July home prices rise at fastest rate in seven years, but monthly gains slow --- Rate Of Home Price Growth 'May Have Peaked,' Says Case-Shiller
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Homebuilders Show Housing Recovery Hasn't Crumbled Yet
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An Instant Look At The State Of The Housing Market
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Soros to Goldman Poised to Win on Crisis-Era Housing Bet
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Why Wall Street Loves Houses Again
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Miami's Versace Mansion Could Become A Flashy Flagship Store
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Wells Fargo Can't Dodge DOJ Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit
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Repossession: Just Because You Have A Legal Right To Recover Assets Doesn’t Mean It Is Going To Be Easy
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Lavish-living Prium founders lose control of money in court
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Detroit Housing Numbers Rising, But Survey Writers Say These Rates Don't Paint the Whole Picture
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy judge rules accident victim can't be exempt from automatic stay involving lawsuits
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Governor Defends Use of "Nerd Fund"
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Do Detroit Candidates Have A Clue What 'Debt' and 'Credit' Mean?
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Attorney with law department walks out of Detroit City Council meeting
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Despite Detroit bankruptcy , Troy is able to retain bond rating
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This Summer, We Vacationed in Detroit
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Riverview Gardens, Normandy School Districts going bankrupt
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Rhode Island city tries to crowdfund parks
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State to Poquonnock Bridge: Bankruptcy Not an Option
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Judge confirms Harrisburg Strong plan
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Bankrupt California city to unveil debt adjustment plan Friday --- Stockton's bankruptcy exit plan – first round – to be available on Friday
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Why other cities are watching San Jose --- Struggling, San Jose tests a way to cut benefits
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Bennett County's woes seem all but unfixable --- Bennett County voters OK $350000 opt-out
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Prospect voters choose to abolish Fire Department
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Solid waste district bankrupt ?
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Don't panic Jeffco ratepayers
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Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Cities by GDP—and How They've Grown Since 2009
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What is the Most Screwed Up Thing About Your State? Check This Chart
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Seven States Slashing School Spending
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Census: State and Local Income, Sales, Motor Fuel, Motor Vehicle, and Alcoholic Beverage Taxes Hit All-Time Highs in 2nd Quarter
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Telecoms:

The Bankruptcy Question for BlackBerry
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BlackBerry slides as Fairfax deal fails to impress --- Meet Prem Watsa - the BlackBerry Limited buyer! --- BlackBerry rescue tycoon's latest test --- BlackBerry Deal Tests Limits On M&A Creativity
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Should Blackberry investors 'take money and run'?
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BlackBerry's Ridiculously Fast Demise in 3 Charts --- Time for Plan Z
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Judge rejects proposed member of LightSquared auction committee
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LightSquared, Creditors Hold Debate On The Definition Of ‘Independence’
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Dish Network Boss Accused of a Fast One
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Autos:

Fiat Threatens Chrysler Pullback With Union-Pushed IPO --- Fiat rethinks alliance with Chrysler after IPO filing ---- Poker-Faced Marchionne Is Playing A Dangerous Game With Chrysler IPO
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The Chrysler Price: Crunching Sales Numbers Before an IPO
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Auto-Hauler Allied Systems Holdings' Car Wreck of a Chapter 11 Case May Finally Be at an End
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Chrysler IPO May Be A Winner
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Banking:

Banks sued for alleged Libor manipulation
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Bank of America Executive Faces Criticism in Libor Case
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Feds Solve Issues for Unhappy Bank Customers
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The Single Reason Why JP Morgan Stays Untouchable
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JPMorgan eyes $4bn 'pay for peace' deal
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Defunct N.J. Bank Fined $8.2M for Anti-Laundering Lapses
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Cruise Lines:

Cruise operator Carnival warns of possible loss, shares sink
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Corporate Governance:

Gulfport Energy ex-chairman received millions in free equity
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Aviation:

US Airways to DOJ: Who have you been talking with?
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TWU official calls settlement of AMR anti-trust case a ‘false hope’
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Airlines Seek Policy Reforms, But Congress Is, Well, Busy
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10 Airplane Myths That People Still Believe
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Compensation:

Compensation Clawback Policies Getting Tougher
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Education:

The Reform of For-Profit Colleges
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Retailing:

Bankruptcy trustee sues former Vann's executives
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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:

(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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Tax:

Bankruptcy Court Decides IRS Form 1099-C Constitutes Admission that Bank Canceled Claim
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IRS, Lawyers to Court Over Tax Preparer Rules
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TBTF:

AIG CEO: Criticisms of bonuses 'just as bad' as lynchings
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AIG chief censured by regulators and politicians over race remarks
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Regulators haven't solved 'too big to fail' - Morgan Stanley executive
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Mediation:

New Mediation Firm Features Bankruptcy Expertise
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Litigation:

Email Agreement to Settle Is Not A Valid Contract, Chancery Ct. Rules
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Finance:

Borrowers With Worst Ratings Fewest in Six Months, Moody’s Says
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Religion:

Pope Francis Says The Financial World Must Stop Worshiping A 'God Called Money'
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Grammar:

The Truth About Semicolons: How To Use The World's Most Controversial Punctuation Mark
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Biotech:

Newly Formed SkylineDx Acquires Array Tests, IP, Other Assets of Defunct Skyline Diagnostics
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Dairy:

Kansas Dairy Tries To Raise $650K
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Fraud:

Prosecutors Propose Up to $2 Billion Settlement With SAC
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Steve Cohen's Lawyers Interested in Making a Deal
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Why Are the Feds Protecting SAC Capital's Investors?
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SEC Sues 10 Brokers in Ponzi Aftermath
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Museums:

Archway Museum Cleared to Leave Bankruptcy
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Shipping:

Shippers Poised to Return to Profit as Cargoes Grow 10%
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Lehman:

Lehman Insurers Pay Bid to Be Voted on by Australia Towns
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Corporate Reform:

First Major Prosecution for Financial Crisis Begins this Week
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Art:

DIA's Beal vows to protect treasures
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Student Debt:

One in Six Americans Still Paying Off Student Loans, Says New Survey
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Contract Proves Reality Show Is Fake
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Media:

Original Shareholders of Tribune Win Case Relating To 2007 Sam Zell Buyout
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Mass Torts:

BP Asks Court to Stop Gulf Spill Payouts
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Pensions:

Promise Breakers: How Pew Trusts Is Helping to Gut Public Employee Pensions
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Brokers:

CFTC fines broker that absorbed Peregrine Financial accounts
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Sovereigns:

J.P. Morgan Recommends Buying Argentine Debt
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UK:

Punch Taverns nears restructuring after profit drops
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PIIGS:

Monte Paschi delays approval of new restructuring plan
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Spain healthcare suffering 'devastating' cuts
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Greece Wants More Time To Fire Workers
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Canada:

Garth Drabinsky fights to get Order of Canada back
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Indonesia:

Bakrie Group Gets Reprieve From Creditors
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Turkey:

Loans Risk Fueling Debt Tinderbox Under Economy
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Hong Kong:

Hui woes worsen with BEA bankruptcy push
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India:

The State Of The Indian Economy In One Big Slide
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China:

What Investors Really Think About China's 'Ghost Cities'
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Iceland:

Kaupthing Rejects Krona Asset Writedowns Sought by Government
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Japan:

Fukushima Crisis: TEPCO should face bankruptcy if taxpayer money used, says DPJ lawmaker
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