June 9, 2014

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Law:

Legal Services Sector Records Another Dip in Jobs
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Dewey & LeBoeuf, Patton Boggs, et al. - Were Leaders Blinded by Power?
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Business of Law
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10 Law Schools Where Starting Salaries Outweigh Debt
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Stanford Dean Should Count To 10 Before Sending More Emails
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Top Biglaw Firm Offers Associates Motivational Quotes Instead Of Monetary Raises?
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Too much work, too little time is a chief cause of stress for lawyers
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U.S. Attorney sees rise in number of lawyers prosecuted
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3 Steps To Owning Your Mistakes
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Why Unhappy Attorneys Who Still Strive For Perfection Have Difficulty In Leaving The Law
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Linklaters becomes first magic circle firm to set gender diversity targets
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Clifford Chance boosts salaries, raising three-year PQE pay to £93.5k
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Are Magic Circle Lawyers Happier?
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Which law firms worked on the most Texas deals by sector
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Stuck Lawyers: Transition Is Never Pretty
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The Schedule Very Successful People Follow Every Day
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15 Ways To Slowly Destroy Your Career
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Things You Shouldn't Say At Work
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Lawprose: "which" - Wrongly Applied to People
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New Report Claims To Reveal Features Of The iPhone 6
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Ohio mother blames knife attack by 13-year-old daughter on Slenderman obsession
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Florida man throws crying baby across room: ‘I’ll give you something to cry about’
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3 prisoners escape jail -- in helicopter
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Scissors-wielding teen girls go on mugging spree
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Students Served Pet Treats By Aide At School
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Cops: Policing for Profits
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Sterling Is Considering Going Forward With Lawsuit
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OJ's Son Did It
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What's Behind a Power Lawyer's Obsession With Waitstaff
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Playboy Model-Cum-Lawyer Stars In Reality Show
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Former prosecutor gets 4-month suspension for sexting crime victim
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Billionaire who confessed to sexually assaulting teen stepdaughter gets four-month sentence
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One year later, where are players in George Zimmerman trial?
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5 dead in Vegas police ambush... 'This is start of revolution' --- Five Killed in Las Vegas Shooting
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Woman, 68, and male companion busted for gettin busy in town square of retirement community
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Facing low enrollment, Law School gets a $2.2 million boost
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Violin Worth $7-10 Million Was Stuffed in Heiress' Closet for 25 Years
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Mystery: 2 bodies found in suitcases
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Say What?!
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Judges:

WD MI: Attorney named bankruptcy judge
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Georgia Man Killed After Attempting an Armed 'Frontal Assault' on a Courthouse --- Heavily armed ‘sovereign citizen’
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Memorial Service for Hon. Morris Stern, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and the Dedication of the Morris Stern Pro Bono Program
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Swearing-In Ceremony for Hon. Andrew B. Altenburg, Jr.: Monday June 16, 2014, 4 P.M
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MD PA Uses Electronic Filing For POCs
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‘Cold Fish’ Memo on Justice Breyer Surfaces in Clinton Papers
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Judges' Financial Reports Reveal Extensive Travel
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Despite 'Unethical' Acts, Judge Has Immunity
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Benchslap Of The Day: The D.C. Circuit Calls Out A Top Law School Professor
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Supreme Court Clerks: Where Are They Now?
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Wall Street:

Stock futures off
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European stocks close at six-year high
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Stocks Close Mostly Higher Following Upbeat Jobs Data
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10 Facts About 2014 That Have Surprised Everyone In The Market
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Layoffs:

41-Year-Olds and the Labor Force Participation Rate --- Where Have All the Missing Workers Gone?
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US regains pre-recession job numbers
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US Job Market Recovers Losses Yet Appears Weaker
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More new jobs went to the college educated
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The 20 Highest-Paying Jobs You Can Do From Home
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Is JC Penney the Next Blockbuster or the Next Blockbuster Video?
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Sears Holdings Could Head Toward Bankruptcy, and That's OK
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Why Sears' Lampert met with Ford's Mulally
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Rite Aid Corporation's Turnaround Just Hit a Speed Bump
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Brookstone's New Owner Plans to Keep Almost All Stores Open
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Opera:

Metropolitan Opera could go bankrupt in 'in two years' --- Met Opera shares bankruptcy fears
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Brokers:

MF Global Seeks to Cut Claims of Ex-CEO Corzine, Other Officers
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Hedge Funds:

A Peek Inside The World Of Hedge Funds
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Food/Beverage:

The Rise And Fall Of The Crumbs Cupcake Empire
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos plaintiffs lawyers: Garlock is the bad guy, not us
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Freedom Industries cleanup price tag still unknown
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Flawed Drilling Gear Still in Use After BP Spill
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Economy:

US Consumer Credit Surges on Increased Card Use
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Ditch the Polite Talk on Income Inequality
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The Scariest Chart Ever Is Dead --- The good news: We’re back to 2008 job levels. That’s also the bad news.
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Standard of Living Index at Post-Crisis High
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Employment Recovery: Great Recession, Great Depression, and other Financial Crises
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Gross Says U.S. Job Growth Remains Stuck in New Normal Scenario
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Lawrence Summers on ‘House of Debt’: Mortgage cram-downs would have been right move --- Larry Summers' Attempt to Rewrite Cramdown History
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The Great Recession's Biggest Policy Mistake
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Rise of the Flex Economy
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Solid Jobs Report Likely to Intensify Fed's Debate on Rate-Hike
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The most important charts from May’s really good jobs report
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Taxes: Who pays how much in eight charts
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America's 10 most common jobs
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The most important nine charts of a giant week for the global economy
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Dems Glum About Economy Despite Upbeat Jobs Report
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The 'American Dream' Is Totally Misunderstood
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The Difference In Government Employment Between Obama And Five Past Presidents
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Mourdock compares US economic woes to Nazi Germany
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Earning $50,000? Should be $70,000
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Grocery Workers Struggle to Pay for Food
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Martha Makes Good On Her Threat
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Bank of America may be ready to end its mortgage nightmare
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BofA to Pay $12B to Settle Mortgage Issues?
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The economy has reached a milestone. No thanks to the housing sector.
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Mortgage Modifiers clients claim bankruptcy protection filing is bogus
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Growing number of American houses have more toilets than people
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Commercial Property Prices Pick Up Steam in May
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Municipalities:

No shortage of info in Detroit bankruptcy
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“No” Vote Urged for Pensioners on Plan of Adjustment
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Pensioners should step up — for themselves, for Detroit — and vote yes on deal
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Make-or-break questions for pensioners in grand bargain vote
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Q & A on C of D
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A critical summer for Detroit bankruptcy case
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Detroit attorneys say bankruptcy trial needs 5 weeks, creditors want much longer
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Detroit Institute Of Arts To Make ‘Major Announcement’ Regarding ‘Grand Bargain’ --- Automakers to give $26M to help DIA in bankruptcy grand bargain
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Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash
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Some may resist Detroit pension deal, rejection could force an appeal
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Detroit's Fight Against Blight
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Another budget, another debate about 38 Studios
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Seven Counties looks to future --- Legal decision could leave KRS with huge liability --- State is facing a real crisis
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The 10 Most Boring Cities In America
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The Most Stressed Out State in Amer
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Autos:

GM In-house Lawyers 'Removed' in Ignition-Switch Purge
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GC and CEO Responsibility for GM's Dysfunctional Culture
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G.M. Report Illustrates Managers' Disconnect
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To Get Past Its Crisis, GM Is Forced To Rely On The Findings of Strangers
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Did PowerPoint Ruin GM?
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Plaintiffs' Lawyers Take Aim at GM
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What's next in the GM recall case
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After GM's Apology: More Than 2 Million Dangerous Cars Still On The Road
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The culture that made the whole of GM miss one engineer’s fatal mistake
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GM retirees pressing for return of cost of living adjustments
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Oil/Gas:

State failed to heed warning signs about Buccaneer
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Student Debt:

US Sen. Warren eyeing vote on student loan bill --- GOP To Block Bill That Would Help 40 Million People Because It Raises Taxes on Millionaires
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Obama aims to ease college loan debt
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Failing Character And Fitness Due To Law School Debt
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Majority of Americans Dumb As Dirt about Financial Implications of Student Loans
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Chemicals:

Apollo’s Momentive Girds for Fight Over Bankruptcy Plan
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Apparel:

Payday lender Allan Jones to buy America's oldest suitmaker, Hardwick Clothes in Cleveland
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It is bittersweet Jones wins bid on Hardwick Clothes
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Banking:

Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 495 Institutions
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Fuel Supply:

Judge approves sales of Pettit Oil's remaining assets
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Toll Roads:

Northwest Parkway owners looking to rework $450M in debt --- May Take a Detour to Restructure
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Television:

Half Would Leave Cable Company if They Could
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Aviation:

Alitalia CEO says job cuts from Etihad tie-up 2,200: report
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Couple Said Granada, Airline Said Grenada
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Politics:

Texas' GOP Platform 'Reparative Therapy' For Gays
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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 (42 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
(large downloads)

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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Miscellaneous:

Week Ahead
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Claims Trading:

Watchdog Warns Elderly of Bankruptcy Traders' Offers
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Partnerships:

Bankruptcy Estate: When Is A Joint Venture A Partnership (And Who Cares)?
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Sales:

Liens and Interests Jettisoned Asset Sales “Free and Clear”
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Humor:

Profound Jokes
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Why It's So Hard to Get the Law to Protect a Good Joke
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Hockey:

Bankrupt Trenton Titans hockey team still owes nearly $500,000 to creditors
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Former Phillies Edition
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Daughter of 'bankrupt' former NFL quarterback wins Miss Alabama title
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Casey Kasem In Critical Condition at Hospital in Washington
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Personal Finance:

Meet The Couple Whose Wedding And Honeymoon Cost $1,000
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Do You Have Enough to Retire On?
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Healthcare:

And the crazy Natchez Regional saga continues
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Hospital deal depends on MDA approval
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Union Hospital District files bankruptcy petition
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Healthcare Employment Has Been Exploding
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Fraud:

Trustee picked to take control of TelexFREE --- Fraud squad awaiting bankruptcy verdict on David Drumm
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SEC Loses Second Insider-Trading Case in Seven Days
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Oceanografia CEO’s Arrest Delays Bondholder Restructuring
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Did the Second Circuit Get SLUSA Right in the Madoff Ponzi Scheme Case?
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Eleventh Circuit Decides Important Ponzi Scheme Issues
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Gambler Linked to Icahn-Mickelson Faced $15 Million Loss
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Gambling:

Caesars Receives Notice of Default From Bondholder Group --- The Fight Between Caesars and Its Creditors
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Electricity:

Bankrupt Energy Future cleared for $5.4 bln refinancing loan
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Energy Future May Use $5.4 Billion Loan to Pay Creditors
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Energy Future Plan Foes Must Wait to Challenge Valuation
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Energy Future postpones hearing on restructuring agreement
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Analysis disputes closing of coal plants
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Radio:

Clear Channel chief gambles on wrestling its debt
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Nonprofits:

YMCA wants to pay vendors in full, but banks may get short-changed
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Sovereigns:

Countdown for Argentina's decisive litigation with hedge funds
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Judge denies Singer, won't rebuke Argentina on debt plan
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UK:

‘Do I have to go on my knees?’: groveling apology from IMF head for incorrect warnings on UK economy --- Lagarde Says IMF ‘Got It Wrong’
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Lloyds: the Bank of Mum and Dad
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Britain Has Become A Tax Haven For US Companies
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Deloitte prepares to take on the UK legal market
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EU:

EU Ministers Back Proposal on Cross-Border Bankruptcies
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How The Eurozone Could Still Die
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PIIGS:

Ireland welcomes upgraded 'A-' S&P evaluation: official --- ie: Dept reviewing Insolvency Payments Scheme --- Ratings boost for Ireland --- Banks finally face reality with new mortgage deals
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Anglo Irish Bank 'consigned to history'
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Alitalia Gives Initial Nod To Etihad Plan, To Continue Talks
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Spanish 10-Year Yields Fall Below The US
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Canada:

Seniors burdened by rising debt
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Ukraine:

Ukraine's Separatist Regions Face A Bleak Economic Future --- Putin's Latest Savvy Chess Move On Ukraine --- Ukraine's new leader stands up to Moscow
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India:

Indian Government Officials: "Rapes Happen Accidentally", "Sometimes Right, Sometimes Wrong"
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Czech Republic:

Limits of the Bankruptcy Code: foreign restructuring tools in a Czech environment
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