Law:
Legal secretaries on verge of extinction, according to Oxford University
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Legal Writing - Most Important Rule Of Game Is Totally Focusing On Audience
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Winston Elects Deflategate Litigator as Co-Chair
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Long hours are needed for career advancement, say 71% of lawyers
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Management Skills Part 2 (I Want To Hold Your Hand)
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The Law Firm & In-House Relationship
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There’s an app that analyzes your coworkers' personalities and it’s shockingly accurate
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Lawsuit Says Orrick Associate Used Son's Injury To Defraud Firm's Health Plan
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How to stop being such a negative boss
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Yes, You Do Need Commercial Trial Outside Counsel
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Editing to Meet Page Limits
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A legal loophole lets executives trade on insider information, and it seems to be rampant
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Beyond Biglaw: Know Your Game
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Jealous Much? Lawyer Takes Swing At Amal Clooney’s Legal Record
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DuPont Lawyers ' Words Haunt Company in Trial
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Did Becker & Poliakoff Help Entrepreneur, Going Through Messy Divorce, Hide $400M?
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What Law Professors Need To Know About Faculty Meetings
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Attorneys at major U.S. companies say West Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois are the three worst for businesses
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4 grooming and style tips all bald and balding men should know
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Apple faces hurdles as it positions iPad Pro for business use
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What emails reveal about who’s on top — and on bottom — at work
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Don't Use LinkedIn to Tell a Woman She's 'Stunning,' Idiots
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Couple in court for juvenile hearing accused of leaving girl, 9, barricaded at home in closet
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The head of the NYPD union just sent an email telling reporters they aren't 'qualified to judge the actions of police'
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The internet is creating an army of memes to mock Kim Davis • One state is going to crazy lengths to accommodate its own 'Kim Davises'
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Murderer Still on Prison Roof, Now Dancing to Thong Song as Adoring Crowd Cheers
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Alabama Official: God Told Me to Ban Saggy Pants
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NYC Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Getting Drunk and Driving Bus on His Day Off
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Court Affirms Your Right To Scrawl "---- Your ------ Town" On Speeding Tickets
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Firm sues former partner alleging theft of clients and diversion of funds
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Socialite Offers Ex-Husband a Special Wedding Gift: Wallpaper Made From His New Wife's Skin
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Man Arrested Over Alleged Hot Brisket Attack at BBQ Fest
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Woman convicted of impersonating a man to trick her friend into s--
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Muslim ninth grader arrested for bringing an electronics project to school
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Police Charge 13-Year-old Boy With Assault for Kissing Girl On A Dare
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Artist in legal row claims 'former workshop sold her paint-spattered carpet as genuine works'
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Man With Qatar Plates Races Through Beverly Hills, Almost Hit Bystanders, Assaults Reporter, and Then Claims Diplomatic Immunity
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Teen does not have to visit dad, but appeals court suspends child support
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Judges:
Justice Breyer, on ‘Late Show,’ Defends Ban on Cameras in the Supreme Court • Supreme Court justice tells Stephen Colbert the rationale for an unpopular high court ban
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CD CA: Request for Comments on Proposed Local Bankruptcy Rules Amendments
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The Honorable Thomas L. Ambro to Receive the 2015 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award
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Judge Judy Still Has A Great Time Berating Morons On TV After 20 Years
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Wall Street:
Investors avoid big bets with Fed confab starting; U.S. stock futures flat
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Wall St. rallies over 1 percent ahead of Fed decision
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History says stocks can survive Fed rate hike
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Layoffs:
Big cuts coming to LA Times, likely other Tribune papers
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General Electric Is Moving 500 US Jobs Overseas • Blames Ex-Im Bank Closure
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Hewlett-Packard to Cut Up to 30,000 More Jobs in Restructuring • Meg Whitman: HP will offshore 60% of the jobs in its 'essential' business unit
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480 salaried employees laid off from Newport News Shipbuilding
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Education:
The Empty Promises of For-Profit Colleges
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University Seeks to Ban 'Expressions of Intolerance'
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Robots:
Boomerang Systems Conversion Sought
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Coal:
Arch Coal Lenders Balk at Swap Deal, Interest Payment Looms
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Alpha Natural Resources Tweaks Bankruptcy Loan
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Bankrupt coal miner Alpha gets approval for $692 mln loan
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Student Debt:
National Collegiate Student Loan Trust Lawsuits: Basic Defenses
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'Know Before You Owe': Student loan bill would require annual counseling, updates
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Castor bill would enable more to refinance student loan debt
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Resorts:
‘Credit crunch’ fear if Baha Mar’s bid for Chapter 11 succeeds
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U.S. Judge Dismisses Baha Mar's Chapter 11 Filing • Delaware Court rules against Baha Mar Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing • Bahamas government statement on Delaware Bankruptcy Court decision • The Opinion
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Economy:
Hike is last thing U.S. economy needs • For the Fed, Markets May Be Flashing a Wait Sign • Fed Hike: We're All Asking the Wrong Question • Robert Wolf: The Fed Should Not Raise Rates Now • Retail Reality Check Enough to Stop Fed Rate Hike? • US will likely get a rate hike tomorrow: UBS Chairman • JP Morgan: The 3 conditions necessary for a rate hike have all been met • Fed tightening 'threatens disaster for debt saturated global economy' • Where every FOMC member stands on raising interest rates • OECD trims growth outlook but urges Fed action this week
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U.S. Investors Say Low Interest Rates Do More Good Than Harm
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This might be the worst Fed option
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Governors are ‘wild cards’ at Fed meeting this week
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Survey: Top execs to cut hiring, spending
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Retail Sales increased 0.2% in August
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Indebted emerging world about to count cost of Fed rate rise
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Treasury yields rise on mixed economic data ahead of Fed meeting
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A $2 tril bet against Fed rate hike: CFO survey
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U.S. industrial output falls in August • Empire State factory gauge extremely weak • Manufacturing in U.S. Declines by Most Since January 2014
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US consumer spending rising solidly; manufacturing still weak
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Robert Shiller: THIS is the sign we're in a bubble
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One of the strongest engines of economic growth isn't coming back
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U.S. Economic Confidence Index Holds at -14
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Washington Squabbles Threaten to Slow Economy, CEOs Say
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Are immigrants taking the new jobs? Yes ... and no
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How a Survey of Private Employers Offers a Peek Into Wage Growth
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Better than 50% chance recession is coming: Analyst
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Bah-humbug: Holiday hiring seen stagnant • UPS will hire up to 95,000 holiday season workers
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Who’s in Poverty? The Census Bureau’s Getting Better at Telling Us
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The scariest moments of the financial crisis
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Obama: I fixed the country
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Where Americans spend the most on booze, smokes and restaurants
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Here's how much the average Amex, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover owners spend per month
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The Living Wage Gap: State by State
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Frothy, yes, but don't call it a housing bubble
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759,000 US Properties Regained Equity in the Second Quarter of 2015
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Covering Up Fraudulent Foreclosure Docs
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First, second lien mortgage defaults rise in August
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Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage and Home America Mortgage Settle Claims With FHA
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First, second lien mortgage defaults rise in August
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Freddie Mac selling $327 million in non-performing loans
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Ocwen now expects to record a loss in 2015
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Fannie and Freddie CEOs Face $600,000 Pay Limit in Senate Bill
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Jeb Bush launches tax plan that raises tax burden for homeowners
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Is Still in Hot Water With $72 Billion in Debt
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Gonzalez: Pressure grows on Congress to help Puerto Rico
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Sharks are circling for their share of Puerto Rico's assets
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Hispanic Lawmakers Urge Treasury to Help Advance PR Bankruptcy Bills
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Puerto Rico’s Debt Plan Seen Stinging Banks: Moody’s
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Jones Day to host party at Detroit Institute of Arts
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Oil/Gas:
District Court Confirms Netting/Setoff Practices
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EIA: Shale output fell by 350,000 barrels a day since April
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Oil Oversupply May be Correcting
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Feds Wonder If Oil and Gas Workers Have To Die
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Oil Futures a Tad Higher Ahead of U.S. Fed Rate Decision
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White House opposes GOP bill to lift oil export ban • Oil rises after Obama says no to crude exports
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Endeavour Creditors Fight Chapter 11 Dismissal Efforts
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Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition Filed
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U.S. Virgin Islands Refinery Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Judge to Primera Energy Owner: Do not dispose of any assets until my final decision is made
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Judge supports Brian Alfaro's quest to seal Primera Energy LLC's financial records
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Is This The End Of The LNG Story?
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Forecasting More E&P Spending Cuts
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For Canadian Oil Sands It’s Adapt Or Die
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Oil Industry Influence Waning Amid Oil Price Slump
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Texas Railroad Commission: Drilling Permits in Texas Down 65% in August
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Scandinavian Airlines scraps Norway-Texas ‘oil route’ flights as business dips
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Healthcare:
How prescription drugs got so #*%$! expensive
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Finance:
Despite Danger Signs, Quest for Yield Still Trumping Safety in Debt Markets
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Corporate Reform:
Watch The SEC’s Mary Jo White Get Publicly Shamed
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Jewelry:
Shamrock jeweler released from jail, but troubles mount
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Healthcare:
10 hospital bankruptcies so far in 2015
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(9 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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (29 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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Subordination:
In re Alternate Fuels, Inc.: Key Takeaways for Venture Capitalists Working with Emerging Companies
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Venue:
Judge Questions USA Discounters’ Choice of Bankruptcy Venue
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Professional Compensation:
After Woerner, Courts Look for "Good Gambles"
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Celebs:
David Allan Coe in tax trouble with the IRS
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U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee: 50 Cent Should Move Investments Into Safer Assets
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Food/Beverage:
Haggen may end up shrinking to near size before it bought 147 stores • Haggen plans broad retreat from costly expansion, filing shows
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Shipping:
Judger Group declared bankrupt by court
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Museums:
Donors Give $1.25M to Please Touch Museum After Bankruptcy
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Autos:
Fiat Chrysler and auto workers' union reach tentative deal for 40,000 staff • UAW, Fiat Chrysler deal tackles 2-tier pay
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Gambling:
Stockton doubles down on blame in failed casino deal
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Transit:
Leap, the luxury San Francisco commuter bus, is bankrupt and selling its buses for $5 each
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Aviation:
American, Delta Kill A Relic of Airline Industry's Awkward Past
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Credit Reporting:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Rep. Steve Cohen: It’s Time to Stop Employer Credit Checks
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Art:
Banksy's Valuable Vandalism Spurs Property Fight
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Politics:
The Backstory on Donald Trump's Four Bankruptcies • Donald Trump on Republican attacks: ‘Whatever’ • Club for Growth Launches $1 Million Anti-Trump Ad Campaign • Donald Trump vs. the Club for Growth, explained • New evidence shows people are getting sick of talking about Donald Trump • Pope versus Trump in migrant debate • The Republican plan to destroy Donald Trump • President Trump’s War On Hedge Funds Will Be So Good For Hedge Funds According To President Trump • Fact Check: "Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse." • NY Military Academy, Trump's Alma Mater, Is Readied for Auction • A group of wealthy conservatives is desperate to stop Donald Trump • Donald Trump Promises Larger U.S. Military in Speech Short on Specifics • Donald Trump will be in the crosshairs at tonight's Republican debate • Rand: 'I Think He Deserves Both Barrels'
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Ben Carson is a great doctor. But that wouldn't make him a good president. • A simple guide to what Ben Carson actually believes
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While everyone was talking about her authenticity, Hillary Clinton changed her position • Cornyn: DOJ Should Assign Special Counsel to Clinton Emails • Mark Cuban: Hillary can't win
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Why Trump vs. Fiorina is Wednesday night's headline event
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No, Bernie Sanders is not going to bankrupt America to the tune of $18 trillion
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Joe Biden Backed Bills To Make It Harder For Americans To Reduce Their Student Debt • Joe Biden unloads on Donald Trump's 'sick message'
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Rick Perry: Why I Failed • Rick Perry Blames Everything But Himself For Failed 2016 Campaign
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Heidi Cruz Doesn’t Like The Idea Of Her Candidate Husband Taking Money From Her Out-Of-Touch Colleagues At Goldman Sachs
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Scott Walker's last best chance? • Walker's Back Saying He'll Destroy Unions
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Jeb Bush Bites The Tax Hand That Feeds His Campaign
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Sovereigns:
Aerolíneas dragged into new ‘vulture’ dispute
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Bond Traders Sound Alarm as Brazil Woes Sink McDonald's Operator
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UK:
Jobs found for 70pc of failed Scottish law firm
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UK wages are now growing at their fastest rate since 2009
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EU:
ECB's Nowotny: Inflation rate is a 'big problem'
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PIIGS:
Do investors need to worry about Greek elections?
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Portugal postpones sale of rescued bank after offers fall short
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China:
China's 'scary' problem is coming: Kyle Bass
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This state-run Chinese entity could be next to default
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Estonia:
Estonia anticipates bankruptcy of Estonian Air
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South Korea:
South Korea takes stab at slaying zombie company menace
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Brazil:
Brazil Raises Taxes and Slashes Spending
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