Law:
Snapshot: Stephen Darr
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Baker & McKenzie Poised to Regain Top Spot on Global 100 --- Baker & McKenzie reports revenue of $2.54B, putting it in the rankings lead
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ABA Delegates Approve Law School Reforms --- Law school accreditation standards breeze through House of Delegates with minimal fuss
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Best Summer Associate Event Contest (2014): The Winner!
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Too Kinky for the Office?
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Lawyers Have the Right to Tout Praise from Judges, Appeals Court Rules
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In M&A Work, Big Gains for Second-Largest Firms
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7 Business Skills We Can Learn From Attorneys
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USA Network Renews 'Suits' For Season 5
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Attorney Eloquently Describes All The Ways He Will Make You His B----
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Take The OCI Challenge
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Can You Be A Lawyer And A Bikini Model At The Same Time?
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The Best Places For Guys To Shop
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You're Probably Buying The Wrong Shoe Size
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8 Tech Gadgets All Travelers Should Have
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New iPads Are Coming Soon And Apple Is Already Building Them
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Court rules against homeschoolers who expected rapture and stopped teaching kids
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Cops bust Iron Man, Spider-Man and Elmo in Times Square --- New York police to Times Square tourists: Call 911 if a superhero pesters you
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DC news crew robbed while reporting on app that identifies ‘sketchy’ neighborhoods
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15-year-old girl killed by older sister in truck while sunbathing in driveway
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First 'Better Call Saul' Teaser Trailer Shows The Lawyer Looking For New Clients
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Violence erupts after black teen shot by police in Missouri --- Vandalism, looting after vigil for Missouri man --- Armed business owners defend shops --- FBI 'Reviewing' --- Why riots erupted in one of the most segregated metro regions in the country --- Family of teen fatally shot by cop hires lawyer in Trayvon Martin case; case spurs protests, looting --- Rioters Chuck Bricks on I-270
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Dognappers Steal Pomeranian, Demand Ransom, Threaten to Shoot Owner
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Mystery woman with no fingerprints is a disbarred lawyer, police say
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DEA unnecessarily paid $854,460 for Amtrak passenger lists
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This Is What Happens When You Ask Reddit For Legal Advice
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Woman Hit By California Highway Patrol Officer Says Feared For Her Life
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Why Child Migration To US Is Slowing Down
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Filmmaker crosses from US to Mexico dressed as Osama bin Laden as Border Patrol says 'we can't be everywhere at once'
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Judges:
ND IN: Input sought on bankruptcy judge's reappointment
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Federal judge is accused of assaulting wife at Ritz-Carlton; Freed on bond
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Jury asks for "big bottle of wine"
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Chief Justice: Lawyers should mend partisan divide
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Wall Street:
Stock futures higher ahead of job numbers
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Stocks Close Higher As Fed Vice Chair Hints At Slow Tightening
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Private Equity Is Taking Over Wall Street
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4 things to know before the open
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Layoffs:
US: Most Jobs Than Ever with Worse Pay
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Market Basket part-timers encouraged to file for unemployment
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White House: Labor Market About 80% Back to Precrisis Level
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7 Smart Questions To Ask At The End Of Job Interviews
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Electricity:
Energy Future Holdings executives could get $18M in bonuses --- Energy Future Holdings plans $10.5 million in manager bonuses --- Energy Future Seeks to Keep Some Manager Bonuses Secret
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Mail:
US Postal Service posts $1.96 billion loss
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The Astronomical Amount The Postal Service Lost Over The Past Decade
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Video Games:
Crytek boss: Delaying paying staff was the best choice from a bad list of options
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Golf:
Albuquerque investors rescue former Four Hills Country Club
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Currency:
CFBP: Bitcoin 'Wild West' of Finance
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Accounting:
Arbitrators Ease Blame on Auditors of Lehman
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Accountant's tax debt tops $400m
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Construction:
Truland Group Inc. asks bankruptcy court for more time to sort out finances
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Autos:
NY judge will encourage settlement of GM lawsuits
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GM Ordered to Deliver Documents to Defect Plaintiffs
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Attorneys for GM customers compete to lead ignition-switch legal battle
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A slap in the face of Chrysler suppliers? Marchionne gripe could chill relations
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NHTSA Slow to Open Auto Investigations
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Healthcare:
SWFL woman says closed medical office is withholding records
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Apple Wants To Be 'A Hub Of Health Data' And Is In Talks With Top Hospitals
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Economy:
Little hope for unskilled workers, says US Federal Reserve deputy Fischer
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Fed: Global Recovery Disappointing
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Two Hipster Economic Datapoints Are Coming Out Today
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U.S. Bank Profits Near Record Levels
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Fed’s Fischer Skeptical U.S. Growth Slowdown Is Permanent --- Fed's Fischer: "The Great Recession--Moving Ahead"
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The Fed's New Tool To Help Raise Interest Rates
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Fed Exit Fears Overstated, S&P Economist Says
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Federal Reserve Report Reveals Financial Stress for Some Consumers
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Income inequality appears to be getting worse in more than 2 in 3 metro areas
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Corporate Profit Margins Have Officially Hit New Highs
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This Stanford Economist Has Obama's Attention — And It's Causing A Wall Street Freak-Out
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Poor People And Rich People Have A Vastly Different Outlook On Fate
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
FNC: Residential Property Values increased 8.0% year-over-year in June
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Existing Home Inventory up 13.3% YoY on Aug 11th
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Higher Housing Costs Aren’t Likely to Fade Soon, Cleveland Fed Study Says
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People Are Paying Millions To Live In A California Trailer Park
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The Cost Of Maintaining The Priciest Homes In NYC
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Decrepit 110-room Philly estate on market for $20M
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Municipalities:
Detroit Struggles To Get People Who Bailed On Water Bills To Pay --- Detroit mayor's water plan falls short of what is needed
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Detroit discussed vacant land sale with Sam Zell, Blackstone
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Status conference scheduled in Detroit bankruptcy
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Union says Detroit bankruptcy disrupting contract negotiations
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Gov. Snyder cites financial emergency in Benton Harbor schools
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Bondholders say Puerto Rico authority has options to prevent default
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San Bernardino city officials in bankruptcy mediation Monday
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The Most And Least Expensive States To Own A Car
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Gambling:
Report: Revel fails to attract any qualified bids --- Loveman: "Even at a de minimis price, people are finding it hard to imagine they can make money operating the Revel"
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Caesars loss widens on weakness in Atlantic City
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Commission: Can't keep casinos open
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The Crowded Market for Casino Gambling
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Consumer Finance:
Sarah Silverman and John Oliver hammer payday loan industry
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Credit Reporting:
Credit Score Change Could Set Up Consumers to Fail
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Personal Finance:
'Follow Your Passion' Is Terrible Career Advice
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Sports:
The Biggest Star At The Little League World Series Is A 13-Year-Old Girl
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Mass Torts:
Charleston attorney tapped to help with WV bankruptcy claim against Freedom
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Asbestos Is Being Pushed In Asia As A Product For The Poor
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Fraud:
The Problem with Multiple Accounts in Ponzi Scheme Clawback Actions
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Trustee Starts Years-Long Task of Tracing Assets of Alleged Ponzi Scheme
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Kansas runs afoul of the SEC over pensions
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Ex-Converg Chief Charged With Securities Fraud
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Tax:
Kinder Morgan Deal Risks Big Tax Bills for Investors
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Celebs:
Martino bankruptcy nears end; $3.2 million distributed to creditors
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Producers Take On Sonja Morgan’s Trustee’s Lawyers For More Than $165K
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From the red carpet to the red: Stars who went broke
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Tragic tale of Anna Nicole, a trailer-trash princess
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Actor Robin Williams Found Dead In His Home; Suicide Suspected --- Robin Williams Financially Protected His Kids With Strings Attached
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Antoine Walker educates Alabama football team on financial pitfalls
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'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' News: Teresa Guidice Still in High Spirits Despite Coming Sentencing
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Weather:
Southwest Braces as Lake Mead Water Levels Drop
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Taxis:
Rival Car Service Lyft Accuses Uber Employees Of Making Thousands Of Bogus Pick-Up Requests
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Consumer Finance:
New Case Holding High-Cost Loans Unconscionable and a Payday Loan Video
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Shipping:
Vinashinlines' fleet rusting away
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OSG moving closer to the end of its restructuring voyage
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (23 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Trust Beneficiary Checkmated By Bankruptcy Code 548(e)
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Successor Liability:
Section 363(f) Retires ERISA-Based Successor Liability Claims
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Cross-Border:
Managing Parallel Proceedings: USA & Cayman Islands
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TBTF:
Jokes, Jitters Under Questioning
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Derivatives:
US to force swaps overhaul to improve wind-downs
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Food/Beverage:
Market Basket protests a victory for capitalism for all, not some
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Market Basket statement: 'It's time to get everyone back to work'
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Peanut Plant Manager Admits to Forging Documents on Contaminated Peanuts
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Telecoms:
Kirkland: LightSquared Offers Ch. 11 Plan Averting Ergen Debt Brawl
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Falcone files for 'divorce' from LightSquared
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Falcone's Harbinger Capital Files New LightSquared Plan
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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Calls Temporary Truce on Nortel Bond Interest Fight
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NII Holdings says may file for bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
Argentina calls US to referee debt case
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Argentina's Default, Hard Lesson In Unfunded Government Liabilities
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Will Argentina's Default Unleash Further Contagion?
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UK:
30,000 could face HMRC 'threats' as early as this month
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86,000 Welsh families are trapped by debt with children growing up in poverty
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Here Are The Finances Of The UK Minister Who Quit Because He Couldn't Live On £201,000 A Year
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EU:
Proposals on a Future European State Bankruptcy Law
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PIIGS:
A Stroll Through Ireland’s Eerie Ghost Estates
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Banks to trim assets, especially abroad, to boost capital bases
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Canada:
Housewares battle pushes Bowring, Bombay into bankruptcy protection
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Germany:
Prosecutors seek charges vs. Deutsche Bank co-CEO
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Germany's Outlook In One Word: 'Grim'
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MENA:
Islamic State Beheads And Crucifies To Consolidate Grip On Syria's East --- Seven-year-old jihadist poses with severed head --- ISIS Commander Accidentally Detonates Suicide Belt, Kills Trainee Class --- Pentagon: Limits to Airpower Against ISIS --- The Disturbing Rise of the Islamic State --- What Happens Next in Iraq
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Hamas executes dozens of its own tunnel diggers
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Iraq: al-Maliki Replaced but Refuses to Go --- Iraqi Political Leaders Clash
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Ukraine:
Ukraine crisis: Is it Kiev's turn to close the spigot?
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NATO Worried Russia May Invade Ukraine
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German Investor Confidence Slumps On Ukraine Crisis
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European stocks fall back as Ukraine tension grows
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Fresh evidence of how the West lured Ukraine into its orbit
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Cyprus:
Troika rejects foreclosure amendment suggestions
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Argentina:
Printing giant RR Donelley files for bankruptcy in Argentina
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Korea:
Korean phone maker Pantech files for court receivership
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China:
Property Defaults Seen as Financing Stresses Mount
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India:
Kingfisher Airlines not IDBI Bank under CBI scanner
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