Law:
Ex-BigLaw partner gets 13 months in tax case, admits he owes $924K to US
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Pay Gap Increases Between Equity and Nonequity Partners
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Different in the District – Howrey Judge Relies on D.C. Law to Keep Unfinished Business Claims Alive
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Student Loans, Moral Hazard and a Law School Mess
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Little-known law prof gets 34 percent of the vote in New York gubernatorial primary
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Boston group gets $158K grant for bankruptcy help
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Student Loans, Moral Hazard and a Law School Mess
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On The Anniversary Of His Death: Why Lawyers Love David Foster Wallace
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Rerouting a Case That's Gone Off the Rails
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Business of Law
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Three Cool Things The iPhone 6 Camera Can Do
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Law School Gives Up On Actually Trying To Get Grads A Real Job
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Rock Paper Scissors For Lawyers
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Which Of Your Selves Comes Forward As A Lawyer?
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Why You Should Never Send An Email That Says ‘Please Call Me'
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Reinventing office space: Architects call for the 'death of the desk'
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Vikings Star Running Back Adrian Peterson Indicted For 'Reckless Or Negligent Injury To A Child' --- Details emerge in Adrian Peterson child abuse case: ‘I’m all tearing that butt up when needed’
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Obama 'shocked' by Ray Rice video, supports player suspension by NFL
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The $45 billion reason the NFL ignores despicable behavior
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Concussion Deal: 30% of ex-NFL Players Qualify
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Bowing to pressure, NFL Carolina Panthers deactivate Hardy over assault conviction
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Lawyer faces drunken-driving case and contempt hearing after allegedly coming to court intoxicated
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Prosecutor whose bikini photo was reportedly found in inmate’s cell resigns $83K-a-year job
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The Appropriate Men's Attire For Every Occasion
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The Biggest iPhone Is Already Sold Out, But Plenty Of The Smaller Phones Are Still Available
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10 Ways To Start An Email That No One Will Ignore
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How To Write Emails Like A Powerful Person
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Keep the Adrenaline Coming -- It Turns Out Stress Can Be Good For You
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The Legal Trick Payday Lenders Are Using To Skirt The Law
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District Attorney: NFL's Adrian Peterson Could Get Up To 2 Years In Jail
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‘Django Unchained’ actress detained by cops because they assumed she was a hooker
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Cop To Cameraman: ‘If You’re Invoking Your Rights, You Must Be Doing Something Wrong’
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Breaking Bad? - Texas high school chemistry teacher arrested
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Firing Squad Bill Advances in Wyoming
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George Zimmerman Allegedly Threatened To Kill A Man During A Roadside Dispute
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Pistorius Faces 15 Years in Prison After Manslaughter Conviction --- If Oscar Pistorius is telling the truth about Reeva Steenkamp, he’s a dangerous killer.
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U.S. Judge Strikes Down Ohio’s Ban on Campaign Lies
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Woman 'Not Sure' How Dead Body Ended Up In Her Trunk
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Enraged minivan mom caught on camera berating motorist
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California Man Allegedly Killed Ex-Girlfriend's Dog, Fed Him to Her
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Woman Steals Merchandise, Leads Police On A Very Very Slow Cart Chase
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Washington Supreme Court Holds State Of Washington Legislature In Contempt
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Former White House lawyer gets 15-year sentence for attempted murder; wife tells of past abuse
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Judges:
Judge: Why I don’t favor the impeachment of Judge Fuller
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Ex-judge once jailed for mailing live snake gets 40 years in drug case; feds say he killed witness
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Building Legacy, Obama Reshapes Appellate Bench
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Justices Get Schooled in Rap
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Ginsburg Speaks Out on Congress, Women and the Constitution
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Judge Punished For Going To Court Drunk, Peeing In The Street
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Judge allows papers to be served via LinkedIn account
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Supreme Court Justice Didn’t Know What An ‘Ivy League’ School Was
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Wall Street:
US Stock -Index Futures Retreat as Investors Weigh Fed
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Europe shares lower on China data, Fed fears
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US stocks decline on Fed speculation after retail sales climb
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Layoffs:
WARN notices go to 3100 Taj Mahal casino workers
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How to hire millennials—and weed out the bad ones
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Telecoms:
Harbinger Files New Proposal for Smaller LightSquared Unit
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Aviation:
60 per cent of Air France flights canceled Monday due to pilots' strike
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Lufthansa Pilots to Strike on Tuesday
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The Best Airports In America To Get Stuck In
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Retailing:
RadioShack Considering Financing Package from UBS, Hedge Fund --- RadioShack mulls $585 mln financing package from UBS, Standard General
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RadioShack stumbles down road taken by many failed U.S. retailers
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RadioShack: What's working, what's not
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RadioShack Corp is evaluating a $585 million financing package
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RadioShack mulls financing from banks
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Fitch downgrades RadioShack's credit rating
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RadioShack Mixes Nostalgia With Thunder Tumbler
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3 Charts That Show Why RadioShack Is Doomed
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RadioShack: Going Concern Doesn’t Mean Going Away
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Tough Times Ahead as RadioShack Heads toward Bankruptcy
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RadioShack stumbles down road taken by many failed U.S. retailers
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RIP Sears?
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Newspapers:
Owner of Dozens of Newspapers Seeks Buyers
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Government Contracts:
The mysterious bankruptcy case of Government Computer Enterprises
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Credit Cards:
Prosecutors target credit card thieves overseas
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Palm Beach County couple faces bankruptcy fraud charges
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Banking:
Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 435 Institutions
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Investors Are Panting For A Risky New Form Of Bonds Issued By Banks
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Awards:
IWIRC Rising Star Announcement 2014
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Alternative Energy:
KiOR board member criticizes management in resignation letter
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Television:
Cable Disruption: Verizon Could Blow Up TV As We Know It Next Year
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Fraud:
Vaughan Ponzi scheme fallout drags on
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Al Moriarty's financial victims: How 100 people lost their savings
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Andy Madoff's $16M Fortune Angers Victims
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Corporate Reform:
'Flipped' Bankers Aid U.S. in Foreign-Exchange Probe
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Movie Theaters:
People Aren't Going To The Movies
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Debt Collection:
Wages of Millions Seized for Past Debts
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Economy:
Fed: Missing Workers Never Coming Back
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Fed Chief Yellen Seeks Interest-Rate Consensus
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Consumer sentiment highest in more than a year
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Global Public Downbeat about Economy
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OECD cuts growth forecasts
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Retail sales solid in August
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Federal Reserve creates financial stability committee
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World Waits For White Smoke From The Fed --- 8 Forces Pushing US Interest Rates --- Central Bank Debates How Soon, and How Quickly, It Should Start Boosting Rates
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FOMC Preview: More Tapering
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Global economy can't afford to lose working women: Lagarde
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America Is On The Verge Of Losing Its Place In The World As No. 1
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America's Poor, Deeper in Debt Than Ever
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What Men's Underwear Can Tell Us About The Economy
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Working and Retired Changes Social Security
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Here's What $1 Used To Get You
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The 27 Scariest Moments Of The Financial Crisis
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Central Banks' Banker Warns: Central Banks Are Inflating Asset Prices Around The World
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Here's What The Global Economy Looked Like In Year 1
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Flagging Global Economy? - Oil Has Been Getting Crushed
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Americans Won't Relax, Even Late at Night or on the Weekend
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It costs 1.6 cents to make one penny
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
HSBC to Pay $550M to Settle U.S. Mortgage Bond Claims
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IndyMac Settlement Leaves Tolling Question Unresolved
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Zombie Homes Haunt Florida Neighborhoods
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Housing: "Price cuts are back"
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Top Reasons Millennials Shouldn't Buy a Home … Yet --- Top 7 Reasons You Might Love Renting
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Here’s why mortgage rates won’t hit 2014 expectations
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Improved monthly Case-Shiller shows housing recovery weaker than thought
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Title Insurer Owes $4.9M for Failure of Mortgages
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Underwater homeowners hold their breath
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Woman admits pranks aimed at driving couple from home she wanted
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Municipalities:
Settling Detroit: Remembering General Unsecured Creditors
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Nobody wants to look like the bad guy. Even the bad guy.
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Detroit's bankruptcy trial resumes Monday
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Detroit Creditors Seek Delay in Trial After Syncora Deal
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Detroit End In Sight As Deals Leave FGIC Last Major Bankruptcy Holdout
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Cost of Detroit's Historic Bankruptcy Reach $126 Million
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Detroit end in sight as deals leave FGIC last major bankruptcy holdout
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Grand Rapids auction company to help to sell off Detroit's surplus transportation fleet
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Striving for Settlements: Mediations ongoing in bankruptcy case
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Water authority's question: How much does Detroit pay? --- Regional water authority outlook runs hot and cold
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Those Detroit water shutoffs? Blame ‘em on botched bookkeeping
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What is Detroit suburbs' responsibility?
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Puerto Rico's New Bankruptcy Law: A Quick Fix?
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Puerto Rico Finds It Has New Friends in Hedge Funds --- Hedge funds buy $4.5 billion in Puerto Rican bonds
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In Bankruptcy Court, San Bernardino, 2, Union, 0
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Atlantic City going broke again
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Gambling on Atlantic City’s Future
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A Tale of Two Nations: The Best and Worst States for Credit Conditions
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Pension crisis spills over into suburbs
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This CA City Could Vanish From The Map
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US wealth gap putting the squeeze on state revenue
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Healthcare:
Bankruptcy sales for distressed hospitals: 4 questions to ask before you begin
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Paul Krugman: One Of The Biggest 'Facts' About The US Healthcare Debate Might Be Wrong
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NRMC sale needs proper autopsy soon
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Fate of retirement payments for NRMC employees unknown
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Workers feel pinch as employers rein in health insurance costs
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Healthcare costs often are shrouded in secrecy
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Autos:
Initial death toll from GM ignition flaw to be announced
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Will New Technology Devastate Auto Industry?
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Nissan Faces Battery Plant Cuts
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GM Just Told Dealers To Stop Selling Corvettes
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Why Americans Aren't Buying Volkswagens Anymore
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Student Debt:
Student Loan Debt Burdens More Than Just Young People --- Student Debt Grows For Retirees --- US treasury collects $150m in student loan payments from social security benefits --- Seniors Forced Into Poverty As Education Department Demands Payment
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Student debt over $50K is on the rise
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Gambling:
Trustee objects to new bid date, break-up fee for Revel
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Filings add to complications of Revel bankruptcy
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Deal To Sell Padlocked Revel Hits Potential Roadblock
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Atlantic City casino revenues down 1.2 percent --- Online gaming helps Atlantic City casinos top August 2013 revenues
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Sports Bets Won’t Help Atlantic City Much, Moody’s Says
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South Florida developer gambles on Atlantic City
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Caesars moves to restructure $24 billion debt --- Caesars Says Restructuring Talks Starting With Creditors
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Celebs:
Teresa Giudice to Be Placed Under House Arrest?
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Joe & Teresa Giudice Don’t Think He’ll Be Deported, Source Reveals
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Agriculture:
Rabo Agri files lawsuit against Turner Grain
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Electricity:
Energy Future Bid for More Time for Bankruptcy Plan Draws Support
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Tax:
Congressman Introduces Legislation to Stop Tax Inversions
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We're Number 32!
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Religion:
Has Francis Done Enough for Sex Abuse Victims?
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Members of congregations to play greater role in Catholic churches
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Pope Francis performs first papal marriage ceremony since 2000
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Celebs:
Joan Rivers’ $150 Million Legacy Includes Lifetime Pampering For Her Beloved Four Dogs
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Lehman:
Surviving the last days of Lehman Brothers
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A Different Kind of Lehman Bros. Remembrance
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6 Years Later, 7 Lessons from Lehman's Collapse
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What Happened to Lehman Brothers' Bankers?
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Ratings Agencies:
Pension funds can sue Moody’s and Standard & Poor's
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Weather:
A Major Accounting Firm Just Ran the Numbers on Climate Change
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Super-rich make last stand against California drought --- How Long Can Calif. Survive Without Water?
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Towns west of Fort Worth fear running out of water
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150 Major Corporations Now Bracing for Carbon Pricing
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What If There's No Rain for Decades?
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Insurance:
Bailout Lawsuit Hangs Over AIG
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (__ 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:
Vt. foreclosures, bankruptcies plunge
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
The Week Ahead
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Finance:
Litigating Make-Whole Premiums in Bankruptcy
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Bonds:
Secured Bonds Are More Likely To End Up Distressed – Fridson
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Lender Liability:
A Refresher on Lender Liability
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Plan Confirmation:
Momentous Decision in Momentive Performance Materials Part IV: Make-Wholes and Third Party Releases
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Sales:
Credit Bid: Loan-to-Own Strikes Out
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Diamond-Encrusted Sunglasses Are a Girl’s Best Friend
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IP:
Protecting the Rights of IP Licensors, Licensees in Bankruptcy
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Recent Pleadings:
UST Objects To Kirkland Fee App: "An inordinate amount of the fees and expenses relate to the process of obtaining compensation"
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TBTF:
Trial Over AIG Bailout Carries Risk for Insurer
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Education:
Morrison students told to seek refunds, pursue degrees
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Celebs:
The Broke and the Beautiful: Vintage Edition
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Jackson family auction has La Toya's s-- toys, Janet's b---
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Mass Torts:
Law Firms Want Settlement Records Sealed in Asbestos Litigation
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A New Look at the Litigation Privilege in Asbestos Case
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N.J. Asbestos Litigation Still Active And Still Evolving
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Investors Haul In Nearly Half the Tobacco Settlement Cash
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Finance:
Tea Party Targets an Agency that Actually Reduces the Deficit
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Politics:
Bernie Sanders: Presidential run is not about Hillary, it's about the 'collapsing' middle class
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Wide Partisan Gaps On Key 2014 Issues
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"No airplanes will be flown at children" --- Mark Sanford, Argentinian Gal Pal Call Off Wedding
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Sovereigns:
CFK signs Sovereign Debt bill: We can pay, we want to pay, we will pay
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Argentina confident on bond payment after law approval
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You Can Keep Argentina From Servicing Its Debt, But You Cannot Stop Its Posturing
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Problems seen with new Argentine debt payment law
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The UN is not the solution for a rogue debtor
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UK:
Massive Pile Of Uncertainties Coming Out Of Scotland --- The Queen Is Not Telling The Truth About Scottish Independence --- David Beckham Has Been Brought In To Save Great Britain --- Simpsons' Willie backs Scottish Independence --- Why Ditching The UK Would Be A Tragedy For Scotland --- Investors Are Fleeing Scotland: 'Most Professionals Are Cacking Themselves. They Are Terrified Of Independence' --- 23 Pictures That Will Make You Want To Visit Scotland --- Scots Independence Campaign Nears Climax as Polls Diverge --- Razor-Close Polls Are Giving People False Hope In The Scottish Independence Vote
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Deutsche Bank: Scottish Independence Would Be One Of The Greatest Blunders Ever, Leading To Years Of Misery
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Clive Palmer loses half his fortune in a year
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Thousands of jobs at risk as Phones 4U plunges into administration
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EU:
EU Needs Billions to Revive Economy
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Cyprus: Next bailout tranche withheld --- Bailout money for Cyprus on hold over foreclosures
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Is Sweden the EU's Next Domino to Fall?
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EU ministers promote 'investment' but options unclear
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Banks resume lending abroad as confidence returns to sector
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EU airlines face more turbulence
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Another Huge Independence Movement Is About To Send Shockwaves Through Europe
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PIIGS:
Ireland's Early IMF Pay-Off Gets Initial Euro-Area Approval
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Dunne bankruptcy hearing to be heard in December
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Guccio Gucci Arrested For Fraudulent Bankruptcy
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Italy: Recent developments in insolvency law
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Greece Just Dodged A Huge Fiscal Bullet
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Banco Espírito Santo rescue team heading Novo Banco quits --- Bank of Portugal picks new CEO for BES successor Novo Banco --- Former Lloyds Banker To Lead Portugal's 'Good Bank,' Novo Banco
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China:
China: Output growth plunges to lowest in five years
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China Reported A Ton Of Economic Data And All Of It Was Bad
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China Is Weakening, And It's Bringing Down Everything Else
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Venezuela:
Venezuela rout turns into opportunity
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Meet the Academic 'Hitman' Who Infuriates Venezuela's President
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MENA:
International Support Grows for U.S.-led Campaign Against Islamic State --- Arab States Willing to Do Air Strikes on ISIS
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US Intel Agencies Uncertain About Danger from ISIS
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Obama: Assad Shooting At American Planes Would Lead To His Overthrow
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The Syrian Civil War Is On The Verge Of Getting Even Worse
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Voters Back Obama's Plan on Islamic Militants, Poll Finds
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ISIS Is Attracting Female Jihadis From America's Heartland
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ISIS Became The Richest Terrorist Group Ever By Raising Money Like A Mafia
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David Cameron Vows Action Against Islamic State After Beheading of British Man --- Beheading of British Aid Worker Spurs Coalition Fight Against Islamic State
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US Threatened To Prosecute Families Of The 2 Murdered Americans If They Paid A Ransom To ISIS? --- US denies threatening Foley family over raising ransom
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Russia:
Obama Deals Crushing Blow To Russian Oil
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Fresh Sanctions Catch Russia's Oil Industry Off Guard
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Messy Tomato Fight to Protest Russian Sanctions
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Russia predicts revenue shortfall through 2017
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Australia:
' Bankrupt ' Edelsten claims mother helped pay $1.5m in expenses
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House prices down and may fall further, says peak central bank
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Australians Face Repayment Shock on High-Risk Mortgages
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Asbestos victims slam James Hardie move to pay in installments
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Brazil:
Brazil's Eike Batista accused of market manipulation --- Prosecutors seek to freeze Brazilian tycoon's assets --- Batista May Face Trial Within One Year, Lawyers Say
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Jamaica:
Parliament finds a way out of Insolvency Bill muddle
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