April 28, 2016

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Law:

Cleary Gottlieb Hit with Discrimination Suit
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Jones Day adds bankruptcy and restructuring partner in Cleveland
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The Inside Counsel Revolution
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How a 'Burned Out International Lawyer' Ditched Squire Patton Boggs
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If your husband tells you he regained his law license, check it out, Georgia lawyer learns
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Is There A Farewell Victory Lap For Lawyers?
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Professors Rail Against Renaming Law School After Antonin Scalia, Taking Koch Money
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Oil/Gas Crash Could Have Same Dynamics as in Legal Sector
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Law Firms in Crisis as New Normal - Rainmakers better have down new rules for protecting brand
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The iPad Pro is a great product that's been terribly misnamed
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Facebook Is Ubiquitous — Perfect For Lawyer Publishing And Networking
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Recommind and Hire Counsel announce new fixed-price document review model
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19 soft skills every leader needs to be successful
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Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
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More Firms Helping Associates Refinance Debt
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Alabama town passes ordinance to jail trans people caught using the bathroom in Target
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Slain woman’s suspected killer to decide who gets custody of her son
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Notoriously apolitical NBA legend Michael Jordan speaks out against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law Tennessee governor signs religious counseling bill into law Bathroom Law Battle Begins to Take Hold in Texas
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Mom shot and killed from back seat by 2-year-old son
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Judge to Hastert: You're a Serial Molester 15 Months in Prison Biglaw Partners In Support Of Dennis Hastert
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Lawyer Indicted for Compelling P-----------, S----- Assault
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Little Rock Schools are Still Segregated
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No Will: Prince's Estate, Taxes and Chaos
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Judge says Amazon must refund parents for in-app purchases made by children
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Tulsa Deputy Found Guilty of Manslaughter for "Inadvertent" Shooting of Unarmed Man
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74-year-old reserve deputy convicted of killing an unarmed man, could get 4 years in prison
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Brilliant New DUI Defense: Lawyer Eats Breathalyzer Report
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Meet the juvenile 'offenders' Saudi Arabia executed in January
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Free Speech for Bad People
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Judges:

Judge holds hearing on sidewalk and in parking garage, due to courthouse fire
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Veteran SCOTUS Lawyer Screws Up Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Name During Oral Arguments
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Even Musicians Get Mad At The Court
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What Happens When There Aren’t Enough Judges to Go Around
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Wall Street:

Dow futures dive 170 points as BOJ surprises market with no change Dow set for triple-digit losses after BOJ's surprise move
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Nasdaq falls 1% as tech stocks slump
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Layoffs:

The Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Firing Staffers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

Madoff victims dealt blow in effort to keep $875 million
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Politics:

High court seems poised to overturn McDonnell conviction
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Bill Ackman, Valeant’s Pearson and Elizabeth Warren, Oh My!
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Trump's New Slogan Has Old Baggage From Nazi Era Donald Trump and the Rise of Loudmouth Politics Donald Trump keeps changing his mind on how presidential he wants to be Trump’s Eastern Sweep Donald Trump Dominates in GOP’s Northeastern Establishment Strongholds Trump Shatters the Glass Ceiling Delegate Math Signals Clearer Path for Donald Trump After Northeast Primaries Why Trump Might Regret Playing 'The Woman Card' Against Clinton Donald Trump’s next move: Attack Hillary Clinton to win GOP nomination How Tuesday stopped the Stop Trump movement 3 winners and 2 losers from Super Trumpsday Eye-popping stat shows the extent of Donald Trump’s domination
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Ted Cruz Tries for a Winning Ticket Why the Cruz-Kasich Alliance Will Fail Carly: Ted "Cannot Possibly Beat Hillary Clinton"
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The most listenable presidential candidates, ranked
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Bernie's Next Crusade
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Bill Clinton Is Sick And Tired Of Greedy Hedge Fund Managers Like His Son-In-Law
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Mass Torts:

PPG Corning emerges from bankruptcy after 16 years After 16 Years, Pittsburgh Corning Exits Asbestos-Related Bankruptcy
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Privacy:

In Bankruptcy Case, Yahoo Fights Bank’s Demand for Emails - Says law restricting unauthorized access to private information applies to discovery process
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Coal:

Can we learn from Europe’s approach to laid-off coal miners?
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Coal downturn hits railroads hard
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Banking:

FASB agrees to make banks book loan losses sooner
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Hedge Funds:

In Hedge Fund `Killing Field,' Smoldering Fears Suddenly Ignite
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Computers:

IBM Debt Outlook Revised to Negative by S&P on Weaker Profit
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Economy:

Fed keeps key rate unchanged; no hint on timing of next hike Forget June. The Fed isn't likely to hike interest rates until December The Fed is partying like it's 1998—and raising risks: Citi strategist What the Fed Statement Signals and Why
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Fed rate hike to cause pain. Suck it up: Richard Fisher
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Economists React to the Fed Decision: ‘More Optimistic…Than in March’ Parsing the Fed: How the April Statement Changed from March Text of the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Statement
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Fed to Markets: Nothing to See Here See Markets React to the Fed in 7 Charts This Chart Shows That, For the Market, It’s Still All About the Fed
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Gundlach joins chorus calling for a ‘helicopter drop” by the Fed
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America's Doomed Upper Middle Class
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Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses Into Profits
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Stinky first-quarter growth and lots of earnings
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Exxon Mobil’s downgrade leaves just two AAA-rated companies in the U.S.
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Skittish markets may need policy makers to leave well alone
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The Average American's Retirement
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America’s Industrial Downturn Won’t Throw the U.S. Into Recession, Probably
(DBN)

The Two Contradictory Ideas Many Americans Have About the Economy
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The truth about millennials in New York City There's a Real Reason Millennial Workers Have a Right to be Resentful NYC recession generation may never catch up in workplace - report
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Too Many Elite American Men Are Obsessed With Work and Wealth
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Property Surrender Round 2: Can a Mortgagee Really Be Forced to Take Title?
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Municipalities:

No pay cuts for Atlantic City officials as they fight off bankruptcy
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South Jersey business leaders: Fix Atlantic City before it goes bankrupt
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Barack Obama to Visit Flint, Mich., Site of Mass Water Contamination
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A Commonwealth in Crisis
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Puerto Rico poised for default, draws tough talk from governor
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Puerto Rico Risks Historic Default as Congress Chooses Inaction
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Puerto Rico's Governor Says the Island Will Default on Monday
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Judge: San Bernardino bankruptcy exit ‘in view’
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Oil/Gas:

Pacific Exploration seeks creditor protection in Canada
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Thurs.: Gains for crude prices stall as supply concerns linger
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Weds.: Oil retreats from 2016 highs as US crude stocks build Oil Pares Gains on Bigger-Than-Expected Increase in Inventories Oil aims for highest finish of 2016 as attention shifts to output Oil breaks above $45 a barrel
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Ruling protects bidder for Alpha’s gas assets
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Laid-Off Oil Workers Struggle to Pay Loans, Credit Cards
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Total Profit Sinks Despite Boosting Output, Cutting Costs
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Baker Hughes Loss Widens Amid Oil Downturn Baker Hughes posts $981 million loss in first quarter
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Hess Loss Widens Amid Weak Energy Prices Hess would add Bakken rigs when oil nears $60 per barrel
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T. Boone: US Oil Industry Dead in the Water
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Something Has To Give – Goldman Sachs Expects More Dividend Cuts
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Big Oil Surprises Analysts, Is The Worst Behind Us?
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Paladin Energy Corporation Files For Bankruptcy in Dallas, Texas
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$500 Billion In Lost Oil Revenues Forces Gulf Nations To Turn To Debt Markets
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Why Saudi Arabia Will Not Win The Oil Price War
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Brazil Said to Be Biggest Creditor in Planned Oil-Rig Bankruptcy
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Global Oil Market Could Face 4.5M Bpd Shortfall by 2035
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Baker Hughes Expects US Rig Count To Stabilize Later In 2016
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Helicopter industry awaits recovery as oil -price rebounds to over $40
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Tullow Oil Cuts Deeper As Banks Agree To Amend Loan Terms
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China's Biggest Oil Company Posts 52% Decline in 2015 Profit
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How West Texas is surviving the oil bust
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Retailing:

Buyouts Saddle Struggling Retailers With Debts They Can't Repay
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Sports Authority may barely cover bankruptcy cost with sale
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Sports Authority Stymied in Challenge to Bankruptcy Financing
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Retailer Sports Authority Abandons Reorganization
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Television:

‘American Idol’ Owner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 'American Idol' Producer Core Media Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Core Media TV Chief to Exit Amid Restructuring
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Paper:

‘Too much’ has been sold to restart Lincoln mill, says leader of revitalization effort
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Corporate Reform:

Feds: 35 Bankers Did Go to Jail Over Meltdown
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Electricity:

Dallas Business Leaders Back Hunt for Oncor
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (74 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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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Cross-Border:

Spain’s Abengoa Wins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Protection
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Mediation:

Freedom of the Press v. Mediation Confidentiality: Inside A Bankruptcy Court Dust-Up
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Standing:

Committee Standing Blocked in Recent Sabine Decision
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Use of Blocking Director to Prevent Bankruptcy Filing
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Alternative Energy:

The Aftereffects Of SunEdison's Bankruptcy
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Nonprofit Sues Bankrupt Corporate Donor to Obtain Pledged Donation
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SunEdison: When Optimism Goes from Healthy to Dangerous
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Autos:

Bosch Earmarks $735 Million for Volkswagen-Related Legal Risks
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Religion:

3 Franciscan friars to stand trial in abuse case
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Gambling:

Caesars – An Infinite Jest...
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Art:

Bankruptcy and alleged embezzlement roil LA's blue chip art world
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Healthcare:

Dallas’ Methodist Health buys Forest Park’s Southlake facility for $17.6M
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Trucking:

Port Trucker Pacific 9 Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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Shipping:

Cross border insolvency: abuse of the procedure for recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings and the automatic stay
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Haimark Line Cancels All Remaining Cruises
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DryShips on the brink as creditors circle
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Sovereigns:

When countries go bankrupt
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World Bank Is Suspending Direct Financial Aid to Mozambique
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UK:

BHS Owner Chappell Will Seek to Buy Chain Out of Administration
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Scottish insolvency levels continue long-term decline
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PPF rejected BHS pension offers
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Philip Green, the king of shops and the dark side of capitalism
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R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help turn companies around
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PIIGS:

Greek stocks slide as euro zone delays meeting on reforms
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Greece's Creditors Leave Athens, Citing Progress Toward Accord
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Greek creditors promise to talk about debt relief (soon)
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Canada:

Pacific Exploration & Production Corp files for creditor protection in Canada
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Taxpayer money used to protect Ottawa from Lac-Megantic lawsuits
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The View From Up North: Female In-House Counsel Get Short End Of Stick Compared To Male Counterparts
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China:

Debt-to-equity swaps could help China but firms must restructure -IMF
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How China’s Debt Fix Could Make Things Much Worse
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China Slams the Brakes on Coal
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China to Consider Starting Trading of Credit-Default Swaps
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India:

India Panel Approves Insolvency Laws, Sets Stage for Passage
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SunEdison Bankruptcy Floods India's Market for Green Projects
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Brazil:

Gol bondholders hire White & Case to advise on debt restructuring
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Brazil's Top Court Delays Ruling in $114 Billion State Debt Case
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Venezuela:

Venezuela Needs Oil's Rally More Than Anyone as Economy Teeters
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Venezuela Runs out of Money to Print New Money
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