August 14, 2014

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Law:

Peter Kalis Of K&L Gates, On Mergers, Management, And BigLaw's Future
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Law Students Demand Credit for Paid Work
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5 Ways All Document Review Projects Are The Same
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Poetry: Smart Guys
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Business of Law
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Court Upholds Suspension of Bankruptcy Lawyer Who Had 'Intimate Relationship' With Client
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Here's The Best Way To Deal With Regret About Going To Law School
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Analyzing Rejection Letters
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Judge bans live tweets by opposing counsel during deposition
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Not Even Doctors And Lawyers Are Safe From Machines Taking Their Jobs
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Cleary's Litigation Slump
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Baker Botts Expanding its Supreme Court Presence
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Trott sheds stake in law firm tied to foreclosures
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Lawyerly Lairs: A Prominent Chicago Law Grad Sells His $11 Million Townhouse
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Meet The Harvard Law Grad Who Wants Us To Sue Obama
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Defense Counsel Doesn’t Like ‘Poopyheads’
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The View From Up North: How Much Do Canadian Law Partners Earn?
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10 Ways To Spot A Cheap Suit
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Alberto Gonzales: Obama should use inherent authority on immigration
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ACLU Report On The Military Weapons US Cops Have
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Wife of top anti-gay crusader divorces him to be with lesbian partner
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Ronald Goldman's Mother Auctioning Off OJ Simpson's Unpaid Civil Judgment
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Report: Accused Murderer Asked SIRI To Help Dump Victim's Body
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Report: Thief calls 911 because victim won't leave her alone
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'Affluenza' Judge Dealt a Blow by Appeals Court
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Leash-Law Offender Says Ranger Went Too Far
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Duo Busted For X-Rated Romp In Parking Lot
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Woman Collecting Workers' Comp Busted In Beauty Pageants
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Beach City Flooded With 911 Calls Over Woman In Bikini Pole Dancing On Boardwalk
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How Ferguson, Mo.'s Power Structure Lagged Behind Racial Shift --- The troubling context of the Missouri shooting --- Photos From The Riots --- Even before Michael Brown’s slaying in Ferguson, racial questions hung over police --- The Version Of The Ferguson, Missouri Shooting That Police Don't Want You To Hear --- Ferguson's Police Chief Freaked Out After Finding Out His Cops Arrested Two Reporters --- Ferguson Mo: US War Zone
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Ex- Red Light Camera CEO Indicted in Chicago
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Off-duty cop killed driving wrong way on highway
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Most of 51,000 Illegal Kids with US Families
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Judges:

Federal judge has cases reassigned following misdemeanor battery arrest in argument with his wife
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Nevada chief justice is chosen as juror in criminal case
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Obama says he needs a Democratic Senate because ‘we’re going to have Supreme Court appointments’
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What Would You Put On The Sonia Sotomayor Burger?
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Are Little Changed Amid Earnings
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Wall Street edges up, Dow again positive for 2014
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Cramer: Street May be Preparing for the Worst
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Layoffs:

Cisco to cut another 6,000 jobs as profits stagnate
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The Real Reason Why The Trucking Industry Is Running Out Of Drivers
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Retail Sales Jobs Are Disappearing As A New Kind Of Worker Emerges
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San Francisco Strip Clubs Host Job Fair
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Unions rack up wins at Virgin America, Macy's
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Food/Beverage:

Market Basket issues workers 'final' ultimatum
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C&K Market emerges from bankruptcy , announces changes
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Brokers:

Rosengren: Tough Broker-Dealer Rules Needed
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Fraud:

Judge cuts back Madoff trustee lawsuit against hedge fund manager Merkin
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Andrew Madoff seeks to block new lawsuit over father's fraud
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Electricity:

Energy Future creditors can probe financial records - judge --- Judge Approves Probe by Low-Rank Creditors
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Gambling:

Revel still considering bidders
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Fitch: Revel's Second Lien Lenders Likely Biggest Losers
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Revel's tenants ask bankruptcy judge for emergency meeting
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Revel Postpones Auction Indefinitely After Saying It Will Close
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Among workers at Revel there's shock, anxiety, uncertainty, and even some optimism
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Banking:

FDIC's Hoenig tells banks to quickly change derivatives contracts
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Student Debt:

Dept of Education to Ease College Loan Rules
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Baseball:

Mired in bankruptcy, Colts will end home season early
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Economy:

Wages are Falling in a Booming Economy
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Sorry, Jobs Situation is Still Dismal
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Goldman: Expansion Ain't Dead. Not Even Old
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Fed officials caution on bank risk
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The 10 Best-Paying Jobs of 2014
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Record income gap fuels US housing weakness
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17 Mindblowing Facts About Warren Buffett And His Wealth
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The Cost of Caretaking: ACCC Survey Finds Nearly 6 Out of 10 Consumers Financially Support Their Parents Or Young Adult Child
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Applications Trickle Lower Despite Unchanged Rates
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Suit claims boiler room operation recruited plaintiffs in alleged law firm mortgage rescue scam
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SoCal: July Home Sales down 12% Year-over-year, Distressed Sales and Investor Buying Declines Further
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Construction Spending Booming As Developers Spend More to Build Fewer Units
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Sketchy Housing Bubble-Era Mortgages Are Making A Comeback
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A top mortgage industry executive explains why banks don’t want to take a chance on some borrowers?
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Municipalities:

Detroit vs. Wall Street: What Does Syncora Want?
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Who Bears the Burden? The Place for Participation of Municipal Residents in Chapter 9
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Left to rot: Detroit's 40,000 abandoned and empty buildings
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Start of Detroit bankruptcy trial delayed a week --- Detroit Bond Offer Delays Bankruptcy Trial for Eight Days
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Copper Theft A Possible Factor In Metro Detroit Freeway Flooding
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Michigan, the Blank Slate State
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Is Atlantic City a lost cause? --- AC Alliance responds to casino closings with ad --- Atlantic City casino revenue down 11 pct in July --- New Jersey to hold summit to rescue Atlantic City
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San Bernardino battle over charter change will be fierce
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Multiple CA Cities Heed Warnings, Abandon Charter Efforts
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Puerto Rico's power authority likely to get credit reprieve
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Puerto Rico creditor group swells to $300 billion in assets --- Alternative funds hold over $16 bln in Puerto Rico debt -Fitch
(DBN)

Puerto Rico Debt Law Briefing Dates Set
(DBN)

FL: The Next Detroit?
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The 25 Best Cities For Working Parents
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Construction:

Zurich, Fidelity and Deposit, petition court to claim interest in big Truland Group Inc. projects
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Theme Parks:

SeaWorld Shares Tumble --- SeaWorld Entertainment may run short on oxygen --- Animal welfare debate rages
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Pensions:

Congress Quietly Passed A Bill That Seriously Messes With Corporate Pensions
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Retailing:

What RadioShack’s Rejected Plan Teaches Us About Retail Turnaround
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Worst Retail Sales Report In 6 Months --- Retail Sales unchanged in July --- US retail sales pause, seen rebounding in months ahead
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Macy's Shares Are Tanking After An Ugly Earnings Report --- Macy's Cuts Sales Forecast as Discounts Fail to Spark Growth
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Don’t Ignore Questions Retail Sales Numbers Are Raising
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The best and worst retail stocks
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Video Games:

38 Studios: So many questions, not many answers
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Celebs:

Real Housewives Of New Jersey Teresa Guidice Seeks Sympathy On Bravo!
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Nuclear:

USEC Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results
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Religion:

Latest settlement talks in sex-abuse case fail
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Wilmington Diocese paid almost $16 M in bankruptcy fees in sex abuse scandal
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Ursuline Sisters: Latest settlement talks in sex abuse case fail
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Telecoms:

Bond Meltdown to Erase $3 Billion in NII Holdings Fall
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Compensation:

Why the State Fair of Texas Paid Its Top Exec $828,000
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Alternative Energy:

KiOR: Money will run out next of money month, bankruptcy possible
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Personal Finance:

8 Money Mistakes To Avoid On The Way To Being Wealthy
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9 Signs You're The Jerk No One Wants To Work With
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Accounting:

Ernst & Young Role in Gowex Fraud Questioned by Exchange
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Theatre:

In Omaha, 'Enron's' opening at Playhouse stirs up bad memories
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Mail:

Postmaster General Blames Congress for Loss
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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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Jurisdiction:

The Ninth Circuit Waits for No One
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Recent Pleadings:

Judge Gives Go Ahead For Energy Future Junior Creditors To Investigate Allegations Against Senior Debt Holders
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TBTF:

Fed and FDIC living wills 'wholly misunderstood' by US banks
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Healthcare:

Small Hospital Has a Whole Lotta Debt
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Publicly traded health care company files multimillion-dollar bankruptcy
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Civic group on LBMC: Sale is taking too long
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Education:

Corinthian Subpoenaed for Records on Student Outcomes, Debt
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For-Profit Colleges Have Little Blood Left to Give
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Proposed settlement will create fund for former MSU students
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Autos:

Saab Owner Says Bankruptcy Petition Against Company to be Lifted
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NEVS brush with bankruptcy hearing signals serious trouble for Saab
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Tax:

20 Profitable Corporations That Pay No Tax
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Sovereigns:

Argentina slams US judge in debt case
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Argentina defies US court in debt case as hopes for restarted talks fade
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Sovereign Debt and Exclusions from Insolvency Proceedings
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Debt Disaster for Argentina? (Don't Hold Your Breath for It)
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Gov't says 'acceleration' on restructured bonds not possible
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ISDA sets August 21 auction for Argentina swaps
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Paul Singer Gets OK to Chase Argentina Money Trail to Nevada
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US judge allows 'vultures' to go after Báez
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Offer to take over defaulted debt currently lower than initially reported --- Talks for private deal on Argentine bonds collapse
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Argentine Black Market Peso Falls to Record on Flight to Dollars
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UK:

Bank of England halves wage growth forecast
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Weak wage growth suggests interest rates on hold until next year
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UK Economy Booming with Falling Wages
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Design Flaws in the Bankruptcy Regime: Lessons from the UK for Preventing a Resurgent Creditors’ Race in the U.S.
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HMRC gets tough on tax avoidance schemes
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Scottish Independence Is Bad For Business
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EU:

The Bad Economic News Out Of Europe Just Won't End
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Euro-Area Pickup Stalls as Big Economies Fail to Grow --- Europe Zero --- We're About To See Just How Bad Europe's Failure Really is
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The Chart Of Mario Draghi's Nightmare
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Euro zone economy grinds to halt even before Russia sanctions bite
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PIIGS:

Bankruptcy official given leave to examine Dunne papers --- Hoping in Vain for Secured Creditors to Cede Control
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Greece secures aid tranche of 1 bln euros after passing reforms
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Don't repeat mistakes of Irish bailout, former IMF official warns Portugal
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How a Spanish tech star fooled the world
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Germany:

Benko to take over Germany's Karstadt department stores -sources
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Germany's 10-Year Yield Drops Below 1% For The First Time Ever
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The Outlook For Germany And France Is Dismal
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MENA:

Iran's New Gay Executions
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Pope writes to UN to highlight 'the tears and cries' of Iraqi Christians
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India:

RBI chief Rajan calls for better bankruptcy laws
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Need strong insolvency law to prevent fraud: Rajan
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Ukraine:

Russia's 'Aid' Convoy Has Gone Rogue And Is Headed To Rebel-Held Ukraine
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Russia's Money And Talent Drain Is Accelerating Amid Putin's Ukraine Gamble
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Brazil:

Brazil, Worse Than Paraguay
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