February 28, 2014

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Law:

Fewer Lawyers Working Part-Time, New Report Says
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4 Tips for General Counsel That Could Save Your Job
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Business of Law
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Where Do You Want Your Firm to be in 2020?
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Mergers and acquisitions continue to be a trend in law firm success
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Partners risk firm growth to increase profits
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Why the generational shift in leadership is impacting the legal industry
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With Revenue and Net Income Up, Hogan Lovells Has 'Best Year Ever'
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Baker Botts' Numbers for 2013
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Andrews Kurth's Numbers for 2013
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In Search of the Downturn's Laid-Off Associates --- One and Done --- Family Affair
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Percentage of part-time lawyers at major firms drops slightly in ‘post-recessionary trend’
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Do Americans prefer a male lawyer? A male president? Survey has the results
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Bingham names McClamroch sole managing partner
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Philly: Local law school enrollment drops by over 30 percent
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Another Two Law Schools Cut Tuition to Entice Students
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Poor: JD Class of 2014 didn't anticipate that possibility
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5 Tips To Maximize Your Lateral Compensation Package
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New Study Reveals Women Earn Much More Than Men In Biglaw (Not)
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Allen & Overy makes up only 16 partners, and just two of them women
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How to Get the Most Bang From Your iPad
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That’s Why We Call it ‘Work’
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Top lawyer's wife gives birth on pavement
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Online Justice Index Maps Legal Access in America
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Camp's Tax Proposal: The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All The Lawyers
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Attorney General Eric Holder Released From Hospital After Experiencing 'Faintness And Shortness Of Breath'
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Heenan Blaikie closes its doors
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Documents Link Biglaw Firm To Imprisonment Of Former Prime Minister
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On Racism At UCLA Law And False Dichotomies
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Finding Happiness As A Lawyer: Three Pillars And A Box Of Crayons
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Mother arrested for battering daughter with used diaper
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Officer shoots 70-year-old man reaching for cane
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Parrot helps solve murder
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After Fight With Fellow Inmate, Aaron Hernandez Must Remain In Cell For 23 Hours A Day --- Families Say Aaron Hernandez Executed 2012 Roadway Murders
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New Orleans Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Ex-NFL Star Darren Sharper
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New crime-fighting tool, the police tweet, leads to speedy arrest of shooting suspects
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Daughter's Facebook Overshare Costs Dad $80,000?
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Yahoo Users' Sexy Video Chats Intercepted By Intelligence Agency
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Police to disabled vet blocked from restaurant: ‘You don’t need a dog’
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Florida Man Poses as Sick Friend's Brother, Takes Him Off Life Support
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Driven Apart By Billable Hours
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The Best Legal Movies Of All Time
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Cops Stumped By Car Thieves Breaking Into Cars Using Mysterious 'Black Box'
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Bonkers Law Firm Website: Fight Club
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Wife Caned By 'Respected' Husband?
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judge orders new trial for man convicted of rape, says complainant didn’t behave like a victim
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Unprecedented Video Captures High Court Chamber Protest Footage
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No Ethical Violation In Criticism Of Judge
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Point To Lower Open
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Markets Are Red
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S&P 500 jumps to a record high close
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Layoffs:

10 Tips For Quitting Your Job In Style
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IBM Starts Cutting U.S. Jobs in $1 Billion Restructuring
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Currency:

Mt. Gox Exchange Files for Bankruptcy --- Mt Gox Files For Bankruptcy --- Says may have lost all its bitcoins to hackers --- Japan minister calls bitcoin 'collapse' expected --- Mt. Gox: A Quick Rise And Even Faster Fall
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Personal Finance:

The Worst Money Mistakes People Make In Every Decade
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Why Maxing Out A Credit Card Hurts Your Credit — Even If You Pay Your Balance Every Month
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Things That Make People Happier
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Food/Beverage:

Quiznos Preparing to File for Bankruptcy Protection --- Seeks To Restructure Debt For Second Time
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This App Will Let You Avoid Shoving Through Drunk People To Close Your Tab At The End Of The Night
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The Top-Rated Restaurant On Yelp Is A Tiny Shack In Hawaii
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Banking:

FDIC: Banks Improve, Number of Problem Institutions Continues to Decline
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Once world's largest bank, RBS beats a retreat
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Wells Fargo decreases expected litigation expenses by $50 million
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Consumer Finance:

US consumer watchdog calls for credit scores on card statements
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Lehman:

Lehman Settles Court Fight With SAP Founder, Frees Up Cash
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Lehman deal clears way for closure of Swiss settlement
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Golf:

Developer buys defunct Topsail Greens Golf Club
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Economy:

Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing increased "slightly" in February
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U.S. Durable Orders Point to Spending Pickup
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New Jobless Claims Rise
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Inequality in America
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Yellen blames it on the weather --- Recap: Janet Yellen's testimony before a Senate panel --- Harsh Winter Weather Puts Wallets in a Deep Freeze --- Yellen Sticks to Plan Amid Weather Doubts
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Yellen, With Eye on Weak Data, Puts Policy Shift on Ice for Now
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The New Plan To Impose An Extra Tax On Wall Street Hinges One One Big Question
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Cattle prices hit record as herd at 63 year low
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Corporate America Pays Higher Tax Abroad: Study
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The 6 Biggest Myths About Millionaires
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America in 25 Years: What to Expect
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Fed Laughter and Housing Prices
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Federal investigators keep close eyes on Bank of America’s mortgage compliance
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Fannie Mae Is Surging Like Crazy, And Big Hedge Funders Are Making A Killing
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Manhattan apartment building uses facial-recognition system for entry
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Debtor’s Dream Home Becomes Nightmare: Bankruptcy Court Grants Relief from the Automatic Stay to Permit Foreclosure
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Why New Jersey Has Passed Florida For The Most Delinquent Mortgages In America
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Municipalities:

S&P keeps Detroit GO rating at 'D' after city's debt plan
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Detroit Uses Stick and Carrot To Sell Bankruptcy Plan
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Motor City's Next Moves
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Temper optimism for Detroit with reality
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Detroit And Rome: A Tale Of Two Cities
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Cram down: Bondholders choke at the city’s restructuring proposals
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The battle of Detroit -Pensioners and bondholders fight over a city’s diminished coffers
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Paying the price for Detroit's fiscal irresponsibility
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Detroit’s Bankruptcy: GM Redux?
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Detroit May Sell Items Of Largest African-American Museum To Counter Bankruptcy
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Chicago Has Problems, but It's No Detroit, S&P Says
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Pension crisis: PA auditor general warns of tax increases, bankruptcy
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Harrisburg GO creditors received 75 pct under recovery plan -Moody's
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Retailing:

Bidding for Dots won by buyer planning going-out-of-business sales
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Retail Chains See First Profit Decline Since Recession
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Sears 4Q loss narrows as it lowers expenses --- Sears' Downfall a Stunning Debacle
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J.C. Penney Shares Notch Biggest Gain in at Least 30 Years --- JC Penney's Time May Have Come and Gone
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Retailer data breaches hit millions of Calif. accounts --- Identity theft tops consumer complaints in 2013
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Freight:

UTi warns about danger of defaulting on its debt
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Health Care:

Natchez hospital negotiates with potential buyer
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NRMC reports needed to make decision
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Michael Brown's girlfriend says cryptic text may lead to missing cash
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Layoffs hit US hospitals hard
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Crozer-Keystone Health System Announces Plan For 250 Layoffs
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Restaurants Are Now Adding Surcharges For Obamacare...
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Digging deeper into DEMSI's bankruptcy filings
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Aviation:

United Sees Revenue Blow After 22500 Flights Erased by Storms
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Delta's New Frequent Flyer Program Is Terrible For Customers
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Alternative Energy:

Elon Musk's 500,000 Unit Battery Plant - Myth or Reality?
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Elon Musk’s massive bet on batteries is riding on two big if’s
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Centrosolar approves US-focused restructuring program
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Tax:

Swiss bankers say shielding US money from taxes is 'mistake'
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Senate panel faults new US law to fight offshore tax dodging
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Fraud:

Creditors to get $23.8 million in Le-Nature's settlement
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Will 'Fraud on the Market' Survive Halliburton II?
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The Nexus Between Insider Trading and Infidelity
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The SEC's Quiet Insider-Trading Loss
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Madoff Ex-Aide on Trial Confronted With Backdated Records
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Utilities:

Musk Says Renewable Energy Shift to Bring 'Strife' for Utilities
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Management:

11 Things The Military Teaches You About Leadership
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Environmental:

EPA OKs Kodak cleanup trust fund
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Mass Torts:

Aetna: Wants access to asbestos claims at heart of landmark Garlock ruling
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Woman found guilty of bankruptcy fraud involving hidden assets
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Student Debt:

For-profit college charged with predatory lending
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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 (41 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (14 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:

The Deal Announces Results Of Q4 2013 Bankruptcy League Tables
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Piitsburgh: Bankruptcy filings in 2013 lowest in a decade
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

WR Grace to pay executives bankruptcy -exit bonuses
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Insiders:

Capmark Decision Clarifies Insider Status for Market Participants
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Recent Pleadings:

Mass Torts: Ch. 11 Trustee Say MM&A Creditors Plan DOA
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TBTF:

Ben Bernanke grilled on AIG bailout
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Litigation:

Proposed Updates to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Address Proportionality and Sanctions
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Cooperation in the proposed Federal Rules amendments
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Corporate Reform:

Another Wall Street firm seems set to buy its way out of a legal jam
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn't out of the woods yet
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Newspapers:

FLS creditors will meet today
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Oil/Gas:

Tronox Holding Cash as Search for Acquisition Continues
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Celebs:

Paula Deen: I Know How 'That Black Football Player' Michael Sam Feels
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Sovereigns:

Don't Cry for Me Argentine Bondholders: Argentina and Exchange Bondholders File Certiorari Petitions
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Argentina Lawyer Clement Says US Ruling Threatens Bond Markets --- Argentina warns of bond case impact on debt restructuring
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A World Tour for Restructuring Enthusiasts
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UK:

HMRC throws light on tax changes for law firms
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Insolvency fall masks problems
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RBS has lost all the £46bn pumped in by the taxpayer
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Broke Princess Kate Middleton Pregnant, Baby Bump Going Bankrupt?
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Insolvency partner and accountant both plead guilty to fraud
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Finally! Clarity for rent payments in UK administration
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GAME deserved to lose to the landlords, says analyst
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EU:

Cyprus parliament rejects state sell-offs required for aid --- Next Tranche Of Aid Is In Doubt
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Euro zone inflation stabilizes in 'danger zone'
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The Worst Unemployment Chart In The World
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PIIGS:

Rome days away from bankruptcy --- Renzi under pressure as city of Rome risks bankruptcy --- Rome on the Brink as Detroit-Style Bankruptcy Meltdown Looms
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ie: Dunne deals: the American maze of a bankrupt empire --- Dunne family plans $22m New York project
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Spain begins privatisation of bailed-out lender Bankia --- Bankia Bailout Shows Conflicts for ECB as Supervisor
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Canada:

Augusta shareholders at risk in 'essentially insolvent ' company
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Invasion --- Military Airport In Ukraine's Crimea Taken Over By Russian Soldiers --- Armed Men Occupy Two Airports in Crimea --- Masked men of the Crimea overshadow the country’s new dawn
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Ukraine warns Russia after gunmen seize Crimea parliament
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IMF says will be in Kiev next week to discuss possible loan
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Ukraine crisis spills onto world markets --- Wall Street shrugs aside Ukraine concerns
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Kerry urges Russia to join U.S., allies in helping Ukraine
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Ukraine Seeks International Bailout
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Ukraine Is Broke And Desperate For Aid --- Ukraine needs $4 bln in immediate help - EU diplomat
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How to Win Ukraine's Revolution
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European Stocks Retreat as Tension Escalates in Crimea
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Are Ukraine's Jews Screwed?
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Lawyer nominated to lead Ukraine
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MENA:

Employees’ rights in bankruptcy in the UAE
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Caymans:

Caymans Insolvency Petitions Rise In 2013, Trend Set To Continue
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Brazil:

Shipbuilder OSX Brasil Restructuring Plan Suspended by Court
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Turkey:

Credit card debt threatens Turkey's economy
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