Law:
Citi Report: Firms Saw Modest Growth in 2013
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US law firm revenue growth predicted for 2014
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Another 'Storied' Biglaw Firm Fails, Inciting Panic In The Legal Industry
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World’s Biggest Law Firm Makes a Play for Canada --- Big law firms pick off lawyers from Heenan Blaikie's ranks
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NewLaw New Rules New York
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Looking at the Future of Legal Process Outsourcing
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Major legal publishers to offer law firm refunds for automatic renewals
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Don’t Let Firms Window-Shop Your Résumé And Book Of Business
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Launch and Build a Flourishing Boutique Firm
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ABA legal ed section gets an earful on tenure, other proposals
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Law Schools With the Biggest Full-Time J.D. Enrollment Declines in 2013
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Panel Near Decision on Law Schools' Bar Exam Passage Rates
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Law college leaders say tuition doesn't need to be lowered
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Cornell Law School Sees Decrease in Number of Applicants
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Who is Houston's most local law firm?
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Locke Lord Numbers for 2013
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For Dorsey, a Rebound in Revenue, Profits
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Bingham slashes admin staff
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Schulte Parts Ways With Associate Accused of Battery In Suit
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UK Firm of the Year 2014: Pay --- Work/life balance --- Career development --- Openness
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Texas teenager suffering 'affluenza' avoids jail for second time
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‘Gangster obsessed’ barrister who threatened to stab colleague and ‘open her up’ loses appeal
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Teenager Is In Hot Water After Posting A Selfie With A Dead Body
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Wrongfully convicted ex-cop imprisoned almost 20 years is awarded $9 million by jury
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Prominent DUI lawyer gets 90-day suspension, anger management counseling
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Former law student in police standoff after law school said he sent threatening email
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That awkward moment when the disgruntled paralegal’s boyfriend brings the law firm Twitter account into it
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Won’t A Lawyer Help DMX Contractually Kick George Zimmerman’s A--?
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Lawyer in hot water after stealing clients' cash for partner's breast enlargement
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Human Rights Watch Report On For Profit Probation
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'Don't whiz on the Alamo,' Texas man facing jail told
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So It Turns Out Crime Victims Have Access To Craigslist Too!
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Judge Fired After Sunbathing (N---) In Her Chambers
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Justice Sotomayor charms audience in Pittsburgh
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Judge has last laugh after Facebook boast
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Judge acquitted in battery case over dog-waste dispute
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Wall Street:
Stocks Rise With S&P 500 Futures Before Jobs
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US stocks move sharply higher --- Stocks Gain Behind Jobs Data
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Emerging market fund outflows surpass whole of 2013
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
US jobless line shortens as productivity jumps; trade gap widens
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Krugman: Labor Supply and the Meaning of Life
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Labor Force Facts and Myths Explained
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Men Talk About Being Unemployed in Their Prime
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Do Businesses Benefit from Unemployment?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
A Bank Teller Reveals The Biggest Myths About Banks
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Personal Finance:
5 Successful Strategies I Used To Pay Off $40,000 Of Debt
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The 5 Biggest Workplace Time Wasters
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In debt? Just don't borrow against your 401(k)
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Autos:
GM reports lower-than-expected 4Q earnings
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Health Care:
Casa Grande hospital seeks bankruptcy protection
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Brooklyn federal court unable to hear Interfaith Hospital board member’s claims
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Natchez: Public, officials should be part of hospital loop
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Jails Enroll Inmates in Obamacare to Pass Hospital Costs to U.S.
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Entertainment:
Girls Gone Wild Settles With Exposed Woman
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Radio:
Radio station ownership companies file for bankruptcy
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Economy:
Boehner: We Won't Allow Default
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Friday: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs --- The key number in Friday's jobs report --- US job growth seen snapping back from winter chill --- A weak jobs report really could be a snow job
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Applications for US jobless benefits fall to 331k --- Will Unemployment Rate Dip Too?
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Fed Vice Chair Nominee Stanley Fischer Is Really Rich
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Poll Shows Complicated, Contradictory Feelings on Economy
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US trade picture dims at end of 2013 --- The good (and maybe bad) of the declining U.S. trade deficit
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Income Taxes to Hit Half of Federal Revenues
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Founding Fathers Favored Wealth Equality
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Here's Proof That The American Dream Isn't Dying
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Average U.S. rate on 30-year loan at 4.23%
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Lawler: Expect Downward Revisions to Census Q4 New Home Sales, Broad-Based Builder Optimism for 2014
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Trulia: Asking House Prices up 11.4% year-over-year in January
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New York bank regulator stops Ocwen -Wells Fargo mortgage servicing deal
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After Bankruptcy, Breakers Condominium Complex Finds New Owner For $24.5 Million
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More Banks May Face FCA Charges From Mortgage Crisis
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Municipalities:
Detroit Cancels Forbearance Deal With Swaps Holders BofA, UBS
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Detroit Continues Talks With Banks After Canceling Swaps Truce
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“Pennies from Kevyn”: Detroit bankruptcy goes musical
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The DIA's Generosity to Executive Staff Raises Questions
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Suburban officials want more answers on costly Detroit water deal
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The 12 Fastest-Growing Cities In America
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Puerto Rico needs to prepare for its default --- What’s surrounded by water but has no liquidity?
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Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated
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Calif town's water shortage stokes fears of future
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Here's How Americans Stereotyped 16 Big Cities Around The Country
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Fraud:
Former SAC Trader Mathew Martoma Found Guilty In 'Most Lucrative' Insider Trading Scheme Ever --- Mathew Martoma's High-Risk Bet Against The Feds Results In Guilty Verdict
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The Mathew Martoma Case, By The Numbers
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Madoff Ex-Aide ‘Corporate Psychopath’ Defense Challenged
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Mass Torts:
Crane Co. permitted discovery of claim forms, uses Garlock ruling as example
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Freedom's firm linked to related companies
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Retailing:
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Is 1 Step Closer to Bankruptcy
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Major retailers expect stronger sales in 2014
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Decades of Greed: Behind the Scenes With An Angry Walmart Manager
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Music:
BottleRock Music Festival Backer Files for Bankruptcy
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Tax:
Republicans Focus Anew on IRS Scandal
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Swiss Asset Manager Charged With Tax Fraud in U.S.
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Furniture:
Higdon closes operations, sells inventory
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Financial Privacy:
Why you should keep your debit card at home
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Hotel data breach went undiscovered for nine months
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Weather:
Horrific Winter Storm In Pennsylvania: "What We See During Hurricanes"
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Aviation:
Weather Costs Air Travelers $2.5 Billion
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Biden on LaGuardia: 'Some third-world country'
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Compensation:
Sen. Warren blasts CEO Jamie Dimon's big raise
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Plastics:
Amcor fails to land Constar in auction bid
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Auto Racing:
Speedway bankruptcy case takes a new turn
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Mail:
USPS Could Make Billions on Money Services
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Consumer Finance:
Bank of America Sends Credit Card Offer to "Lisa Is a S--- McIntire"
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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 (20 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)
Spreecast: After Record-Low Chapter 11 Filings, What’s Next?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Uptick in Bankruptcy Filings
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Fitch: US Personal Bankruptcies Set to Drop Again
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NH bankruptcy filings start 2014 on the right track
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Without Law Change Many More Would Have Declared Bankruptcy During Recession
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Professional Employment:
Law Firm Has History With West Virginia Chemical Company
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Sales:
Shoulda Coulda Woulda: Would-Be Bidders Lack Standing to Challenge the Result of an Auction in Bankruptcy
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Finance:
Fifth Circuit Holds Mere Acceleration Does Not Trigger Prepayment Premium
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Recent Pleadings:
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TBTF:
Federal Government Settlement Leads Ally Profit Lower --- Ally Financial Profit Drops as It Prepares to Exit TARP
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Corporate Reform:
Here's Preet Bharara's Amazing 79-0 Insider Trading Conviction Score Card
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Blocked Ocwen -Wells Fargo Deal Raises Regulation Risk
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Cordray Tries to Reprise Jeopardy! Champion Role
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Celebs:
Warren Sapp to Creditors -- You're Not Taking My Surf Board!
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New Documents Filed In Joe and Teresa Giudice Fraud Case
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Toni Braxton explains bankruptcy
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Reality Lies! Brandi Glanville Claims Lisa Vanderpump Was Once Bankrupt & Not Living In Beverly Hills
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In The Clear: Aaron Carter Solvent Again, As Bankruptcy Case Is Closed
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Electricity:
Ruling on immunity in power suit highlights 'multi-million-dollar question'
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UK:
Insolvency figure at eight-year low --- UK insolvencies continue to fall
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Leeds Arena: Jan Fletcher wants to reach settlement, court hears
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North West law firm files for administration
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Recession Left UK a Much Poorer Country
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Next wave of super-rich heading for London as new crises bite
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Litigation lawyers in the firing line
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EU:
Euro jumps as ECB resists calls for cut in interest rates
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Draghi : ECB Not Ignoring Low Inflation But Acquiring More Information
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ECB's 'Whatever It Takes' Questioned by Top German Court
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German Constitutional Court Punts On Huge European Bailout Question
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PIIGS:
ie: High Court issues certificate for protection in personal insolvency case --- Disbelief as bankruptcy fees hiked after pledge to cut costs
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Spain's Codere fails to seal debt restructuring deal --- Codere Defaults on Loan, Moves a Step Closer to Insolvency
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Naples Flirts With Detroit Fate as Budget Rejected
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Canada:
Heenan Blaikie lawyers in merger talks with US legal giant --- Heenan Blaikie partners vote to wind up operations --- For Heenan Blaikie, just not enough deals --- Closing After 40 Years as Deals Drop --- Biggest closure of a Canadian law firm
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Garth Drabinsky fights to reclaim Order of Canada that was stripped away after fraud conviction
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Russia:
Russian Deputy Prime Minister: We're Surveilling Sochi's Showers --- The 17 Most Ridiculous Photos From The Nightmare Sochi Olympic Hotels
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Panama:
Delays, Bankruptcy And Disagreements: The Panama Canal Drama
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Japan:
Japanese NHK Official Says War Crimes Made Up
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