September 4, 2013

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Law:

The Decline Of The Biglaw Summer Program
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Purchased Hours for Legal Services Decrease, but Rates Rise, Study Says
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Mintz Levin Expands New York Bankruptcy Practice --- John Bae
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Did Obama Mean What He Said About Two-Year Law Degrees?
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Checked your demographics lately?
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10 Tips From Plaintiffs' Lawyers for Cutting Legal Costs
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Tony Angel on the future of legal services: more investment, better technology, bigger footprint
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The Economic Downturn and its Effect on Claims Against Attorneys
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The Hunger Games: Partners v. Associates
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High law-school debt spurs fashionista lawyer’s entrepreneurial idea
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Harvard Law Put Davis on Path From Teen Mom to Politician
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10 Famous Law School Dropouts
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Blowing the whistle on law schools
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Once More On The Million Dollar JD Degree
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How To Pull An All-Nighter
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How To Look Good In A Suit
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“You didn’t do them any favors.”
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Cadwalader Fails to Defeat Malpractice Suit Over Proxy Fight
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Should lawyers bother with social media?
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Probation For Social Media Misconduct
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New iPhone to be revealed on September 10
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Boost Smartphone Productivity With 8 Accessories
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This May Be An Even Greater Response To A Cease And Desist Letter
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Court Upholds Securities Lawyer's Conviction But Slams Prosecutors for 'Discovery Abuse'
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2 lawyers indicted in $1.2B Rothstein swindle; one is accused of impersonating Florida bar official
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Can Illegal Immigrants Practice Law?
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Did longtime girlfriend plot to kill 79-year-old lawyer?
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Ariel Castro Dead: Cleveland Kidnapper Dies Of Apparent Suicide In Jail Cell
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Ex-Ky. bar prez is reprimanded for ‘brazen misrepresentations’ in office, conflict in priest case
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New York Jury Weighs In On Use Of 'N' Word By Blacks
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Fired over ‘naughty boy’ tweet about ex-AG’s ethics case, court research lawyer is now on hot seat
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Former Cisco Employee Convicted Of Murdering His Wife Could Be Saved By Google Maps
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Judge orders new hearing for man given 30 days in controversial teen rape case
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Former prosecutor starts new gig on reality series ‘Cold Justice’
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Say What?!
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Judges:

We See A Pride Parade Float In Justice Kennedy’s Future
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Justice Ginsburg to officiate John Roberts' same-sex wedding
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Judge forces man, 58, to wear a sign calling himself 'an idiot'
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Judge Who Jailed Teen For Being 15 Minutes Late Reversed
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Wall Street:

US stock futures trade near flat line
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US stocks gain on data, Syria fears weigh; Dow up 0.16%
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Layoffs:

Calif. Job Creation Streak Hits 25 Months
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Americans Still Worried About Job Security
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14 Rules Of The New Workplace That Millennials Need To Master
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Hedge Funds:

19 Awesome Perks For Workers At Hedge Funds
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How To Invest Like Bill Ackman
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Coal:

Patriot presses Peabody for documents
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Health Care:

In Hunt of Partner, Fairmont General Hospital Files for Bankruptcy
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Lawrence + Memorial Hospital eliminates 33 jobs
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Politics:

Former MN state GOP Chair Tony Sutton files for bankruptcy
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Printing:

Kodak Exits Bankruptcy as Printer Without Photographs --- Kodak says it has exited bankruptcy
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Kodak CEO talks about company's future --- Bankruptcy was 'the right choice'
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Hogan Lovells Closes US$650M Acquisition of Two Global Kodak Businesses
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Kodak's emergence from bankruptcy triggers slew of major events
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Fraud:

August 2013 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Appeals Court Changes the Law on Fraud
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Madoff Trustee Adds Details to Suit, Saying Financier Detected Fraud
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Very interest-ing
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Nadel Ponzi victim's claim is denied
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Stanford Ponzi scheme victims begin to recover losses
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Telecoms:

LightSquared Mulls Spectrum Sale In New Bankruptcy Plan
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Book Reviews:

New Book: McKinsey & Co. Failures
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Economy:

Global recovery no sure thing: OECD
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5 Reasons to Worry About the Economy
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U.S. manufacturing posts strongest levels of the year --- Expands at a Faster Pace Than Forecast
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US global competitiveness rising once again
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3 Charts That Show How American Households Have Totally Changed Over The Last 40 years
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UBS Debunks That Popular Treasury List Of America's Big Creditors
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Treasurys skid on manufacturing, Syria
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Economists: Summers As Fed Chair Would Shave 0.5% Off GDP And Cost Us 350,000 Jobs
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Here Are The 43% Of Americans Who Don't Pay Federal Income Tax
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In the Corner Office, Life Doesn't Suck for Generation X --- Why Gen Y Workers Have No Idea What Their Managers Expect From Them
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Poverty on the rise in America
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

CoreLogic: Home Prices Rose For The 17th Straight Month --- Prices Climb Across the US
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New Lifeline for Home Buyers
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Construction Spending in U.S. Climbed in July to Four-Year High
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JPMorgan Agrees to $18.3 Million Mortgage Lawsuit Accord
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Mortgage Execution: Even a “Teensy-Weensy Boo-Boo” Can Come Back To Bite You
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Why You Shouldn't Buy A Timeshare
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Skyscraper developers assume liability for Jaguar melted by reflected sunlight
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$12 Million Brooklyn Mansion Could Set A Real Estate Record
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Detroit Luxury Apartment, Condo And Loft Rents Skyrocket Despite City Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Detroit Is Racing Against The End Of Daylight Savings To Stave Off Chaos
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Dreams - but little consensus - for a new Detroit
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After Detroit , how about 401(k)s for public workers?
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Hearing set on whether Snyder, others can be deposed in bankruptcy case --- About That Bankruptcy Mr. Governor
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The real story of Detroit’s economy
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Former Detroiter Patti Smith on the city's issues, its art and her plans
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Debating the Dream
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Detroit Tunnel Operator Sheds $830 Million in Debt --- Bermuda company takes control of Windsor-Detroit tunnel's U.S. side
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Detroit's EM testifies casino cash is crucial for city services
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Detroit defends contested swaps deal as key to city's survival
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Detroit Considering Bond Issue to Refinance 'Swap' Deal?
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Detroit Institute of Arts Director's strong statement --- DIA must resist plans to sell its collection
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Mayor takes offense at 'blow up' Detroit comment
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Michigan’s Oakland County Poised to Delay $350 Million Bond Sale
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CalPERS vs. San Bernardino: What Do They Want?
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San Bernardino bankruptcy ruling is a blow to CalPERS
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How Detroit put a rain delay on El Paso's stadium
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Cities can't afford worker pensions
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The Most Corrupt States
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Religion:

America's poorest diocese set to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy --- Diocese seeks bankruptcy --- Suits spur diocese to file for bankruptcy --- Gallup Diocese Letter
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Judge Is Asked by Creditors of Archdiocese to Leave Case
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Abuse records show Wis. archdiocese went to police
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Education:

Higher education is headed for a shakeout, analysts warn
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How Money Goes In And Out Of A College
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The Ivy League Schools From Worst To Best
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Convenience Stores:

BP Branded Sites To Be Sold In Bankruptcy Sale
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Furniture:

What a Furniture Brands Bankruptcy Could Mean for Vendors, Retailers and Licensees
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Tax:

Swiss Banks Apologize for Helping Tax Cheats
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Ratings Agencies:

S&P says US government's lawsuit is "retaliation"
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Personal Finance:

15 Unethical And Illegal Ways That People Get Ahead In Life
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How I Live Well on Less Than $40,000 A Year
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Here's How Paying Off Debt Improves Your Happiness
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Energy:

Analyst predict Luminant bankruptcy in near future
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Judge Says Longview Can Tap Lenders' Cash to Fund Bankruptcy
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Banking:

ShoreBank: Equal Justice
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Retailing:

Hedge Funds Load Up on JC Penney Shares
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Journeys Store Employees Walk Out And Display This Angry Note For Their Boss
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New York's Airports Have Become A Cash Cow For High-End Retailers
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (297 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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Property of the Estate:

Lottery Story with a Bankruptcy Angle
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Recent Pleadings:

Losing Bidder Says Allied Signals "Auction" Was A "Mockery"
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Litigation:

Best Practices Report On Electronic Discovery (ESI) Issues In Bankruptcy Cases
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Insurance:

Insured vs. Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage For FDIC Failed Bank Suit
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TBTF

U.S. to Banks: Don’t Expect Government Support in Times of Crisis
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Banks revisited five years after Lehman Brothers' collapse
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Insurance:

What to Watch Now in the World of D&O
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UCC:

Amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code Go Into Effect
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Tech:

New report gives details about Endicott Interconnect's finances
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Aviation:

American Airlines bankruptcy case exceeds 10,000 documents
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Burgess to AG Eric Holder: Blocking airline merger is unfair and wrong on the law
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Alitalia hires bankers to tackle cash crisis
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Airline Pilot Secrets Revealed
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Ryanair warns weak bookings to drag on profits --- Shares tumble
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Consumer Finance:

High Cost Lenders Have Found A Devious Way To Dodge New Laws
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Art:

Detroit Institute of Arts amends donor policy to protect future gifts
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The immorality of using Detroit's art to bail out bankrupt city
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'I have no plans to use art to relieve the liquidity crisis'

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Telecoms:

FiberTower asks judge to block lawsuit against leaders
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Celebs:

Warren Sapp Massive Nike Collection Sold at Bankruptcy Auction
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Hotels:

Future uncertain for former Trenton Marriott
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Oil/Gas:

Creditors want to hear from buyers of oilman Roger Parker assets
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Sovereigns:

Time has come for Argentina to negotiate with bond holdouts
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UK:

Britain's Got Talent dancer misled investors over £874k --- Britain's Got Talent star Liam Collins handed bankruptcy ban
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Co-Op Bondholders Seek Shelter From New Regulations
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EU:

Eurozone Retail Sales Miss
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PIIGS:

ie: Registrar says that credit unions will be hit by new insolvency service
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Canada:

Interim Receiver Authorized to Borrow to Fund Debtor’s Operations
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Croatia:

HNB proposes bankruptcy for Centar Banka
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Centar Banka halts all transactions, says source
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MENA:

70% of Iran's Municipalities Bankrupt
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Obama Gets Boehner’s Support in ‘Call to Action’ Against Syria
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2 Million Refugees Forced Out of Syria
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Brazil:

Financial advisors ready for more restructuring deals in Brazil
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