July 2, 2015

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Law:

Is It Time to Start Shutting Down Law Schools?
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Embarrassing Dewey emails are cast as sarcasm; partner insists ‘I am the reason you have this job’
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Competition for Top Talent Increasing Across the Board
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3 Common Misconceptions About Going In-House
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Kelley Drye & Warren Announces New Bankruptcy Partner
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Kelley Drye & Warren Announces Two New Bankruptcy Special Counsel
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: 10 Ways Successful Lawyers Respond To Career Setbacks (Part II)
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Should BigLaw firms be donating more of their record profits to legal aid?
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Hiring woes reported by two-thirds of surveyed lawyers with hiring authority
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Which papers do lawyers have to return to former clients? ABA ethics opinion addresses the issue
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Biglaw Mommy: There’s Hope After All
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Allen & Overy Income Rises for Sixth Year Amid Banker Scandals
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Appeals court rules for Womble Carlyle in disability suit by former employee
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Latham & Watkins wannabe lawyer in Wolf of Wall Street-style drugs and prostitutes binge
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Why Do Solo Practitioners Make So Little Money?
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Taking It Offline — What Happens When A Biglaw Associate Quits The Internet
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Are Academic Law Libraries Doomed?
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Charleston Law Begs Students To Stay With Dumbest Pitch Ever
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Bloomberg’s ‘The 10 Most Underrated Law Schools’ Is A Terribly Stupid List
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In This Alternative Universe, Harvard Law Ranks No. 1
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Restoring The Allure Of Being A Lawyer
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The Most Interesting In-House Job In The World?
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Gowan, Texas Firm Settle Dispute Over Trustee Fee
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World's Largest Law Firm Gets Even Bigger Law Firm Giant Adds Thousands of Lawyers, Eyes Even More
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Rethinking the Law Firm Organizational Form and Capitalization Structure
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The Task Code Conundrum
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Lawyers , Doctors Compete Online to Free Themselves of Student Debt
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More Law Firms Blogging, Few Blogs Mobile-Friendly
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A Client-Centered Approach to Save Big Law from the Robot Apocalypse
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CEO Accused Of Harassing Employee Ordered To Cough Up $18 Million
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TX: Chaos in the County Clerks' Offices Michigan district court stops performing marriages in the wake of gay-marriage decision
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Man gets $5K ticket for jumping off charter fishing boat on a dare
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More white-collar workers are at risk of suicide
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Spanking conviction is overturned; top state court allows reasonable force in child discipline
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Justice Department finds Ferguson police responsible for unrest in Missouri
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‘The Secret of Magic’ awarded the 2015 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
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Judges:

BK ND CA Redistributes Case Load In San Jose
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10th Cir. BAP Seeks Staff Attorney and Term Law Clerk
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New Bankruptcy Judge in Western Washington
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Grenade-shaped perfume bottle caused evacuation at Ohio courthouse
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Appeals court blasts lawyers and ‘scorched earth tactics,’ publishes opinion despite settlement
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Wall Street:

Stock futures steady ahead of jobs report
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Global stock markets gain as strong US payroll data eclipse Greek risk
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Stocks close higher on Greece hopes, US data
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Layoffs:

It's hard to explain why prime working-age American women are leaving the labor force
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Hedge Funds:

How American Hedge Funds Handle Foreign Debt
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Gambling:

Caesars Wants Bankruptcy Investigator to Probe 2008 Buyout
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New Caesars CEO starts, replacing Gary Loveman
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Guns:

Morongo Tribe Rides to Colt’s Rescue
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Aviation:

Airline stocks sharply lower on collusion report
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Mass Torts:

How many people are killed by asbestos? It's more difficult to track than you think.
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Many Ignition Switch Claimants Excluded from GM Compensation Fund Leaves Out Scores Hurt or Killed in Cars With Switch Flaw
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Economy:

US factory activity eases; slowest pace since October 2013
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US private payrolls rise solidly; factory activity picks up
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Little evidence of liquidity strain: Fed's Brainard
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Why Isn't the Middle Class Making $156,000
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1 in 3 Americans would consider leaving: Survey
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5 things to watch in the June jobs report
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June jobs report could signal Fed action
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US construction spending rises to 6-1/2-year-high
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Wall Street Is Running Out Of Ways To Make Easy Money Off Corporate Tax Loopholes
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: How the 13 Colonies Rank Today
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Whites think the American Dream is least achievable
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Fannie, Freddie CEOs to Get $3.4 Million Raises
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US housing stages ‘lopsided’ recovery FT
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Construction spending rises in May but residential component weak
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Mortgage applications drop as interest rates rise to 9-month high
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Seventh Circuit Limits Construction Lender’s Use of Title Insurance Policy to Cover Construction Liens Created by Lender’s Cutoff of Funding
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Municipalities:

Why Congress Should Let Puerto Rico Declare Bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico vs. Greece Puerto Rico is not Greece Is Puerto Rico Another Greece? 10 Questions
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Moody's cuts Puerto Rico's bonds further into junk territory
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Puerto Rico Lenders Form New Front as They Gird for Default
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Banks Enabled Puerto Rico's Debt Addiction
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Franklin Templeton sees costly legal fight over Puerto Rico bonds
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6 Things You Didn't Know About Puerto Rico's Financial Troubles
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Crowley, Sea Star Line, Jaxport plan to stick with Puerto Rico despite $72 billion debt
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Puerto Rico makes July 1 bond payments. No default Puerto Rico power company forced to sell bonds amid crisis Progress made in Puerto Rico debt impasse: Source
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Puerto Rico’s pain is tied to U.S. wages
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6 Things You Didn't Know About Puerto Rico's Financial Troubles
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Rhodes may see the familiar in Puerto Rico, but pensions are a different game
(DBN)

1,400 CPS layoffs after $634M pension payment
(DBN)

Rauner softens stance a bit, but Dems unimpressed
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State finds probable financial stress in Wayne County
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CA: Brown Needs $59 Billion to Fix Roads
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Telecoms:

LightSquared to GPS industry: Work with us on interference testing or stop complaining
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Environmental:

Bankruptcy judge looks to OK $2.5M deal in W.Va. spill case
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Resorts:

Bahamas Resort Baha Mar Wins Access to Bankruptcy Loan at Quick First Hearing
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Blindsided: PM Admits Govt Caught Off-Guard On Baha Mar
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Bankrupt Baha Mar Bahamas resort 8-12 weeks from completion
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Baha Mar bankruptcy could bode poorly for Jacksonville's Suddath, Jaxport
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Baha Mar mulling bankruptcy since May 2015
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Politics:

Jeb Bush Wasn't Maybe Entirely Useless As A Paid Hand For Lehman Brothers Jeb Releases 33 Years of Tax Returns
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Macy's cuts ties with Donald Trump Donald Trump: It was my decision to cut off ties with Macy's Trump: Boycott Macy's Trump Lawsuit Against Univision Is Not His Best, Has A Lot Of Problems
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Oil/Gas:

The Coming Apocalypse for US Shale Shale Drillers' Safety Net Is Vanishing
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Crude oil is getting smoked Crude prices fall after oil storage gains
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Bankruptcy and More Layoffs Could Threaten Industry Even After Downturn
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Insolvent Laricina Energy to close pilot oilsands project
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Sabine Amends Credit Facility Forbearance Agreement
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Samson Resources revives debt talks with unsecured bondholders
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Oil job cuts subside as crude prices stabilize, report says 150,000 oil and gas jobs lost worldwide
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Personal Finance:

I negotiated the price of everything I bought for a week — and it worked half the time
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Here are 3 terrible ways to end your cover letter
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5 biggest financial mistakes Gen X and Gen Y make
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The credit card perk you have but don’t know about
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Non-Profits:

Rural Pennsylvania Fire Department Files for Bankruptcy to Save Bingo Night
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Banking:

Doral Financial Seeks More Time to Control Bankruptcy Case
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FL: Lake Mary bank company files for bankruptcy
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Education:

White House crackdown on for-profit colleges begins
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Lawsuit makes Stockton's Showboat plan even more uncertain
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Mining:

Molycorp 'Kicks The Can Down The Road', Bankruptcy Judge Balks
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(11 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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (45 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:

(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

The Future of Personal Bankruptcy in a Post-Obamacare World
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Bankruptcy filings in WNY continue long shift downward Data
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Toledo area bankruptcies fall for 25th month
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI commission wants to allow small- and midsize business equity holders to keep their stakes
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Intercreditor:

Intercreditor Agreements: Recognize That Second Lien Financings Are A Special Case Of Subordinated Lending
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Jurisdiction:

Jailed in Puerto Rico: Does Bankruptcy Court have Personal Jurisdiction Over You?
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Retailing:

Why the RadioShack brand will live on after bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Bankruptcy judge concerned about patients if Nurses' Registry can't pay employees
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Will the Affordable Care Act lead to fewer personal bankruptcy filings?
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Student Debt:

Education Department To Miss Obama Deadlines On Helping Student Borrowers
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Corinthian bankruptcy suit includes call for repayment freeze and asset sales
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Former Corinthian Students Should File a Proof of Claim
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Fraud:

Petters Strikes Again: Amended Minnesota Fraudulent Transfer Act Does Not Shelter Certain Charitable Contributions
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Shipping:

Anti-suit injunctions, OW Bunker and ISDA Master Agreements
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Finance:

Import-Export Bank Ceases to Write New Loans for US Businesses
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Coal:

Here's Why Peabody Energy Corporation' Stock is Crashing
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Walter Energy Debt Talks Said to Accelerate With Bankruptcy Plan
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UK:

A Gentle Reminder From British Financiers That They Can Work From Anywhere
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Lloyds Plans to Eliminate 700 Jobs Across Divisions at the Bank
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EU:

Recast Insolvency Regulation: New Rules and Focus on Cross-Border Restructuring
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PIIGS:

Varoufakis to resign if Greece votes 'yes' 'I prefer to cut my arm off'
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Tsipras defiant as bank controls bite Greek PM urges country to vote NO 'Greece will stay in the euro' Three Scenarios for Greece Understanding the Roots of the Greek Debt Crisis 12 charts and maps that explain the Greek crisis This is why the Greek bailout was destined to fail Thousands of angry elderly Greek pensioners besiege banks to grab cash Greece tourism unaffected by financial crisis Yikes Greece faces import shortages, terror risk: Experts Hedge Fund Manager Expects Greek Unemployment Rate To Rise By One Very Specific Individual With Greece, Is the IMF at Risk of Repeating Its Own Mistakes? ECB’s dilemma: To keep Greek banks alive or not? Greece might be a 'Lehman moment': Hedge fund pro Greeks starved for cash with few lifelines left Angela Merkel unmoved by final Greek plea for more time Why Greece has such a massive tax evasion problem Why Greeks wants to stay in the euro This chart shows how Greece's last bailout money was spent How the IMF wrecked Greece (but didn’t get U.S.) Why the Greek bailout was destined to fail Here's The Truth About Greece That Many Germans Won't Like To Hear Every Greek financial crisis since 1829
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Bankruptcy is a real possibility for Greece. Does its leader have a plan? Greece's Syriza Spars Over Bailout Strategy
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Canada:

35 things Canadians say that Americans don't understand
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Russia:

Russia's Sberbank to File Bankruptcy Claims Against Mechel
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Mechel Urges Sberbank Not to Bankrupt Its Units Amid Debt Talks
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Africa:

Nigeria’s state oil corporation stole nearly $20 billion earned over the last 3 years
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Estonia:

Estonia's foreign minister steps down after court links her to bankruptcy of father's business
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Brazil:

Billionaire's Tragedy to Hit Big Screen as Batista Rights Sold
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Australia:

Is it time to reform the cornerstone of Australia's insolvency regime?
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China:

Why China's crazy stock market is getting scary
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India:

India needs a realistic debt restructuring framework
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