Law:
Big Firms Move to Smaller Spaces
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Overhauling the Law Firm Model: Think Big, Act Small
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After a difficult 2013, Dickstein Shapiro is on track for a solid year, chairman says --- One Biglaw Firm Is Shrinking And Feeling Pretty Good About It
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Business of Law
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Meet the 2014 Legal Rebels
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New York Ranks #1 for Misery
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Google Law Review Rankings
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A Late Summer Law School Burn
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Lawyers & Success - Is Narcissism Holding 'Em Back?
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Worst quake in decades hits San Francisco Bay area; law firms, at least one courthouse damaged
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Being A Lawyer In Fly-Over Country
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Medical Doctors - May Be in Worse Pickle than Lawyers
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Professors, The Cause Of, And Solution To, The Great Textbook Scam
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Alternative Fee Proposals That Move Goalposts!
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Ivy League JDs, Law Students - Are You High Functioning Sheep?
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The 15 Most Common Presentation Mistakes
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The complete guide to swearing at work
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A LinkedIn Executive Shares The #1 Tip For Using The Professional Social Network
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‘Hackcess to Justice’ winners look to increase the reach of their apps
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For Lawyers on the Go, Three Great PDF Readers
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ILTA Survey Shows Increase in BYOD
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NSA surveillance policies raise questions about the viability of the attorney-client privilege
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Stop: Before you hit ‘send’...
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A lawyer’s value, hour by hour
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Matchmaking website connects plaintiffs to litigation funding, but is that ethical?
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Here's What The 'Smart Casual' Dress Code Really Means
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Cops ignored asthmatic suspect’s pleas before death: ‘You can talk, so you can breathe’
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Why Is Ferguson’s City Leadership Not Racially Representative? --- Ferguson officer’s first job was on a police force disbanded amid racial tensions and probe
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Ferguson rage has roots in China, Mexico
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Lawsuit Accuses Ferguson Cop Of Hog-Tying And Choking A 12-Year-Old Boy
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Owners of 100-pound dogs charged with murder in fatal attack on jogger
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Man fears his horns, ’666′ forehead tattoo will make a fair trial impossible
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Wanted man arrested after posting 'Ice Bucket Challenge' video on Facebook
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Mohelim - Think twice before allowing someone to suck your child's blood.
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A new spin on "open carry" laws
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Grandma Tackles Man Fleeing Police, Then Taunts Him for Being Tackled by a Grandma
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New ‘Better Call Saul’ Trailer Teases How Saul Became A Sleazy Lawyer
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Saul Goodman - When He Was Jimmy McGill, Not Representing the Guilty
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Judges:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell of Central District of California Reappointed
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Would you want to try a case to a jury before this federal trial judge?
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‘Unorthodox gimmick’ in former justice’s sentence is voided
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Ginsburg: Ferguson turmoil illustrates ‘real racial problem’ in America
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Wall Street:
Futures back to flat ahead of durables data
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S&P 500 makes history, tops 2000 for first time
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Here Comes S&P 2000
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Layoffs:
550 Buyouts, Layoffs Imminent at Turner; HLN, CNN Among Cuts --- CNN Chief Delivers Grim News To Employees
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Jobs Recovery? We've Set a Very Low Bar
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
FIG Partners Hired To Find Buyer For Miami's Espirito Santo Bank
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Chemicals:
Momentive Lender Group Asks to Change Vote to Yes on Plan
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No ‘do-over’s’: Momentive noteholders revote to accept plan, but co. says it’s too late
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Apollo’s Momentive Plan Nears Acceptance on Changed Votes
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Judge delays ruling on Momentive bankruptcy exit plan
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Student Debt:
More Social Security checks are docked for student debt
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Healthcare:
TLC Health Network to present alternate plan to bankruptcy court
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County rejects settlement made by NRMC's unsecured creditors
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Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital could cut 120 jobs
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A primer on how for-profit hospitals operate
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VA Probe: No Proof Vets Died from Delayed Care
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Opera:
The Opera Industry's Struggle to Remain Relevant
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Economy:
Chicago Fed: "Index shows economic growth picked up in July"
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The pace of Texas manufacturing growth slows in August
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Why orders for durable goods may jump 30%
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It's Going To Be A Big Day For The Economy...
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2009 Stimulus Stopped the New Great Depression
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Americans better at making credit card payments; limits rise
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Blackrock: Here's Our Timeline For Interest Rate Normalization
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Fed's Yellen Remains Mum on Timing of Rate Change
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Don't Worry About Inflation Yet, Say Economists
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Troubling Survey Shows Baby Boomers Don't Have Enough Savings To Retire
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Central banks to lawmakers: You try growing the economy
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Not just the Heartland: Where there’s a shortage of young people
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The Economic Threat Could Last for Decades
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
MBS Settlements--Following the Money
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New Home Sales at 412,000 Annual Rate in July --- New Home Sales Weak, But Above Expectations
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Existing home sales are up, but new home sales are down. What’s going on?
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Nearly Five Percent of Q2 Home Sales Were Flipped Properties
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Slowing New-Home Sales Show U.S. Market Lacks Momentum
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House Price Index up 0.8% in June, Up 5.5% year-over-year
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New Home Prices: 43% of Home over $300K, 8% under $150K
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Distressed Assets Still Selling at Auction
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Municipalities:
Judge OKs $1.5B Detroit bond repurchase plan
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Syncora Can't Fight Detroit Water Bond Proposal, Judge Rules
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Detroit bankruptcy judge may consider sanctions for Syncora attorneys
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Court ruling won't impact Kentucky's credit rating
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U.S. Bank Liquidity Rule Said to Exclude Municipal Bonds
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Food/Beverage:
No deal yet in Market Basket feud
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Meeting of Market Basket board canceled
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Market Basket crisis hits disabled workers hard
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Market Basket feud 'no longer rational,' expert says
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Arby’s Problems Run Deep
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Billions of dollars of wine rocked in California earthquake
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Tax:
Burger King Is In Talks To Buy Canada's Most Famous Donut Chain To Avoid US Taxes --- Burger King Just Issued A Direct Challenge To The White House --- Have taxes your way: Why Burger King wants to become a Canadian citizen --- Burger King Deal, a Tax Dodge Whopper --- Burger King Is Run by Children --- Burger King needs to pay up for Canadian conquest --- Canada Has The Most Business-Friendly Tax Policy In The World
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Buffett To Help Burger King Buy Tim Hortons
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Swiss Private Banks Are About To Make A Historic Move To Crackdown On Tax Dodgers
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Tax Dodge Used by Bain Escapes Scrutiny on Inversions
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Boehner, Camp Profit From Corporate Bid to Avoid U.S. Tax
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Inversion Express Slows to Crawl as Obama Condemns CEOs
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Corporate Reform:
IRS Is Scaling Back The Fight Against Financial Crime --- IRS enforcement agent numbers could drop to lowest levels since 1970s
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Holder Overselling the Bank Settlement
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US Sues S&P for $5bn. Not Retaliation
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Autos:
GM Compensation Fund Excludes 10 Million Vehicles
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GM ignition-switch death claims rise to 100
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Otterbourg’s Melanie Cyganowski Appointed to GM Ignition Switch Multidistrict Litigation Committee
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Retailing:
Boss' long-term JC Penney play, bankruptcy "off the table"
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Construction:
Truland trustee has more time, money to investigate company’s shutdown
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Hedge Funds:
Disclosure Statement Approved in Stillwater Asset Backed Offshore Fund, Ltd. Case
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Lehman:
Banks Want Lehman to Increase RMBS Reserves to $12.14 Billion
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Coal:
James River Coal assets to be acquired by Blackhawk Mining for $52M
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Aviation:
Malaysia Airlines to cut about a quarter of jobs in restructuring
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The fun of flying
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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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Appeals:
Flexibility on Finality: Over Dissent, First Circuit Splits from Majority in Holding That Orders Denying Relief from Stay Are Not Always Final
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Court Bars Use of Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine to Dismiss Appeal From Bankruptcy Judge’s Order
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Recent Pleadings:
Because It Shared Coudert Servers While Taking Over Defunct Firm, Dechert Can't Recover Privileged Tapes With Client Info
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Garlock: Debtor's Parent Wants Fee Genie Back In The Bottle - $105M In Fees And Counting - "Incessant litigation over subsidiary and collateral issues"
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Gambling:
Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos
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Foxwoods operator in talks with lenders
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Compensation:
This major US corporate chieftain has the honesty to call his own pay “ludicrous”
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Celebs:
Internal Revenue Service Slaps Actress Vanessa Williams With Six-Figure Tax Lien
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Fraud:
Judge Denies Claims by Investors in Retirement Accounts Tied to Madoff
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Skiing:
Legal spat threatens popular Utah ski resort
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Sovereigns:
Gov't defends new debt swap plan: 'BoNY has breached the contract'
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Gov't denies China blocks loans because of default
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Hedge funds sue BNY Mellon over Argentine bonds
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Singer hires Albright’s firm to help him in Argentina
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Argentina has become the next global plaything
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Colonization by Bankruptcy: The High-stakes Chess Match for Argentina
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Let's end this madness in the global debt system
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Capitanich bashes opposition unions, lawmakers for being 'vulture funds' advocates' --- PRO reiterates rejection of gov't debt swap bill --- CFK: Argentina must be defended against economic aggression
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Argentine tax office requests arrest of US company directors for 'fraudulent bankrupcy' --- AFIP chief claims Donnelley owned by 'vulture fund', seeks directors' arrest
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It Looks Like Scotland Will Have To Risk Defaulting On Its Debt To Get Independence
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UK:
People Who Want Scotland To Leave The UK Just Won A Huge Victory
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Barclays' boys club
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EU:
The Chart That's Been Keeping Mario Draghi Up At Night
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Draghi nudges ECB toward bond buying on deflation risk
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Draghi sparks optimism, but don't ignore caveats
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Talk of ECB action grows as European economy fades
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PIIGS:
Portugal's Espirito Santo clan in 11th-hour borrowing spree in 2014 -sources
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France:
The French Government Has Collapsed, And It's Partly Paul Krugman's Fault --- Krugman: Kingslayer Me
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Economic Malaise Sparks Political Crisis in France
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Ukraine:
Top Ukrainian Official: A Column Of Russian Tanks Has Entered Southeastern Ukraine
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Ukraine moves step closer to default - Fitch
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Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament
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Singapore:
Major reforms of Singapore's insolvency laws expected
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MENA:
Media reports warn Francis has become target of IS terrorists
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US, Allies, and Enemies Made ISIS Possible
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Brazil:
Signs Of Trouble In The Brazilian Economy
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