December 9, 2008

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Arent Fox Again Rated No. 1 Unsecured Creditors law Firm By The Deal - Partners Schuyler Carroll and Andrew Silfen Ranked in Top 3 Unsecured Creditor Lawyers
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Anatomy Of A Dissolution: Heller Ehrman v. Citi and B of A
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Skadden Helping Twinkies Exit Chapter 11
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Dreier Arraigned on Two Charges; Receiver Named to Guard Firm Assets
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Dreier Faces Federal Charges
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How did anyone fall for Dreier’s scam?
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Lawyer Dreier Charged by US With $100 Million Fraud
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Would You Give $50 Million To This Man?
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In Wake of Founder’s Arrest, Dreier LLP on Brink
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Dreier faces charges in multiple cases
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DOJ Files Criminal Complaint Against Marc Dreier; Others Sue
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Law Firm Merger Mania: Mid-Size Mergers in the South and Midwest
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Survey Results: Giving Thanks . . . And Hours
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GCs gather to discuss what law firms should - and should not - do to stay on their good side
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Bonus Watch: White & Case Follows Half-Skadden, Hints at 'Above-Market' Extra for 'High Achievers'
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Bankruptcy Wave Hits Chicago — Tribune Files for Chapter 11
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Fight Over Millions in MCI Legal Fees Continues in Miss. Court
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Fewer Lawyers Making Partner in Big Calif. Firms
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Musings on a Post-Credit World
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Law Firms Increased Hourly Rates in 2008: What Were They Thinking?
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Financial Crisis Especially Hard for Solos, Psychiatrist Says
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What To Do About Astronomical Legal Fees
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At White & Case, Top Lawyers Bill as Much as $1,260 an Hour
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Steptoe Launches Another Economic Crisis Team
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More Tribunes, Lehmans likely in coming months
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What's Your Attrition Rate Lately?
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Ex-FBI agent admits role in Hollywood wiretap case
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Judges:

WaPo: Partisanship Alive and Well at Sixth Circuit
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Latest Issue for 9th Circuit Chief Judge: E-Mailed ‘Dirty Jokes’
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The Friendless 9th Circuit
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Wall Street:

Stocks end sharply higher as deal to help automakers takes shape
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Bonus Season Afoot, Wall Street Tries for a Little Restraint
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The Game: On the Street, Disbelief and Resignation
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Former Bear Stearns CEO Greenberg Says Wall Street Is ‘No More’
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Morgan Stanley Bribes Brokers To Stay
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Autos:

Americans Still Not Buying In to Auto Bailout
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White House reviews automaker plan
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Washington Takes Risks With Its Auto Bailout Plans
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Tough Terms for Detroit Bailout
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Can Congress Pass an Auto Bailout Bill Nobody Likes?
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Auto Aid Draft: US Would Get Equity Warrants In Cos
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Feds Could Take Stakes in Big 3
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Wishing on a tsar - A new trend in the era of big government?
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Who Should Run G.M.? - As Washington readies a lifeline, here are five names to think about.
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Obama: Carmakers need change at the top
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Congress, White House Near Agreement on Auto Aid Plan
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Pelosi likes idea of 'car czar' to audit bailout
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Bush Administration: 'Car Czar' Could Force Automakers to File Bankruptcy
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GM: Who could replace Wagoner?
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GM's Hourly Workers Losing Edge
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Bailout Tactics: UAW Prepare for its Next Move
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US Sen Corker Opposes Auto-Bailout Bill
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Barney Frank takes on Bush over bailout money
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UAW Seeks GM Board Seat After Concessions
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GM Rises 21% as Analysts Say Bailout May Be Approved
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Even critics say now isn't the time to oust GM CEO
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GM's Lutz defends Wagoner
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What if Steve Jobs ran one of the Big Three?
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GM says it 'betrayed' buyers as $15B bailout deal takes shape
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Congress kicks Detroit’s problems down the road
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Ford Aims To Set Itself Apart From Detroit Rivals
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Chrysler Squashes Chery Deal
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Federal assistance could help, but watch out for the takeover
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Mulally: GM or Chrysler bankruptcy would hurt Ford
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Ford Motor Won’t Seek Short-Term US Bridge Loan
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Big Three: Chrysler, not really all that big
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Dodd says bill will 'buy some time' for automakers
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Automaker Bankruptcy Would Cost Taxpayers Four Times More Than Amount of Federal Bridge Loans
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Four Big Lies about the Big Three Automakers
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Economic Policy Institute says auto industry collapse could cost Pa., N.J. 185,000 jobs
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BusinessWeek Editor Calls $34 Billion for Autos a 'Rounding Error'
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Hecker's rental car company files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Chrysler Ends Talks With China's Chery
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Auto dealers wonder why they don't get help, too
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Leading car dealer expects many competitors to go bankrupt
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General Motors: Myths And Reality
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Car Dealers Brace for Closings, or for a Fight, as Detroit Seeks Help
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Getrag Transmission sues Chrysler
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Auto parts makers catch cold from car manufacturers)
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AutoZone Net Falls as Consumers Cut Back on Repairs
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Many Car-Parts Makers Could Go Under
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Mexico braces for fallout from Detroit
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Chrysler Canada May Shut Plants Unless Aid Given
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Falling Sales in Russia Force Ford to Idle Its Plant
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: New York Regulator Decrees D&O Duty to Defend
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AIG Says More Will Get Retention Pay, Top Award of $4 Million
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MetLife says 4Q results will miss estimates
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Moody's studies gov't bailout impact on insurers
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D&O capacity shortage unlikely: Best
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Layoffs:

Laid-off workers become symbol of mounting anger
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State threatens Bank of America Over Sit-In
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Illinois Threat to Bank of America Is Dangerous, Critics Say
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Statement from Republic Windows & Doors
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Chicago Factory Sit-In: A Symbol of What's Wrong and What's Needed
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Chicago factory sit-in offers a window onto hard times
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing job
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Escalation of Layoff Protest Poses Risks for Bank of America
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A Workers' Revolt In Chicago
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Laid-off workers become symbol of mounting anger
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Republic Windows owner linked to Iowa plant purchase
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CBS Sides With Union In Chicago Factory Protest
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Anheuser-Busch InBev to cut 2,065 jobs
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Advantage files for Chapter 11, lays off 440 workers
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Xerium of Youngsville to Cut Jobs
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Level 3 to lay off 450 workers in North America
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Wyndham Worldwide to cut 4,000 jobs
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3M to cut jobs, dividends to weather storm
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Sony Will Cut 16,000 Jobs as Recession Curbs Demand
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Dow Chemical to slash 5,000 jobs, close 20 plants
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Companies Scale Back Hiring
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College Grads Struggle To Find Jobs
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Dot-coms:

Alpha Red Bankruptcy Filing Spotted
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Economy:

Taking Risks With Bailout
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Confusion Continues on Terms of the TARP
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Whatever Happened to Bankruptcy ?
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Just $15B left in first $350B of gov't bailout
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A new bubble is blowing
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Slim Says US Made ‘Mistake’ Buying Bank Stakes
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Double standard for two bailouts
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The bubble mentality in action
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Hiring holds steady
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Slumping capex points to deepening recession next year, economists say
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Lower Demand for World’s Oldest Service
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Stimulus for Unskilled Workers
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Real Estate:

Warnings saw loan problems at Freddie, Fannie: report
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Former Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs to testify
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Should Fannie& Freddie Be Buying or Guaranteeing Investor Mortgages at All?
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Servicers Can Modify Current Loans, Fannie Mae Says
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Foreclosure relief unlikely until Obama in office
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Anatomy of a housing meltdown
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Palm Beach County developers seek protection under bankruptcy cover
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Centerpoint bank accounts frozen
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Title Insurers See Business, Payrolls Continue to Shrink
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FDIC boosts IndyMac loan modifications six-fold in October
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Homebuilders mixed on mortgage report
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Modified Loans Often Lead Homeowners Back to Trouble
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I'm Surprised That You're Surprised
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Avenue Communities Files Chapter 11
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Dry roofs, drowned home owners
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Newspapers:

The Tribune Company Free Falls Into Bankruptcy
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Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy protection
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Is Sam Zell planning to tear down and rebuild? Or is Chapter 11 the last chapter?
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Trib bankruptcy does not affect Cubs
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The Sky is Falling on Newspapers. Sorry, Dad.
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Fitch cuts Tribune debt ratings after bankruptcy
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Tribune's Chapter 11 Filing and America's Lovable Losers
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Tribune Bankruptcy: A Coup for Mark Cuban?
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Tribune may be tip of bankruptcy iceberg among LBOs
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Zell's memo to employees about Tribune bankruptcy
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Tribune Company List of Creditors--Where's Zell?
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How badly did Sam Zell stick it to Tribune Co. employees?
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The Worst CEO
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The LA Times's Human Wrecking Ball
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Gov. suggests Tribune change editorial board
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Sam Zell: Filing for bankruptcy doesn't fit the 'grave dancer's' style
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Keeping calm about a Tribune bankruptcy
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Billionaire's billion-plus-dollar downfall: Sam Zell's Tribune Co.
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Tribune Bankruptcy Snares Employees
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Tribune Files for Chapter 11; Who's on the Hook?
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Tribune Bankruptcy and Absolute Priority
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Sun-Sentinel parent files bankruptcy
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Bad News For Ex-Sun Sentinel Employees?
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Tribune, Deep in Debt, Isn't Alone
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Tribune Owes LA Times' 'Cereal Killer' $11 Million
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Airing soon: the Tribune's dirty laundry
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Cubs say Trib's BK foray won't delay sale - but judge could play umpire
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Default swap issuers readying to pay up after Tribune bankruptcy
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Media Industry's Trials and Tribune-ations
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Workers Pay for Debacle at Tribune
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NYT To Borrow Against Building
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Cashing out is a Catch-22 for New York Times
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America needs newspapers
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Executive Compensation:

Merrill Lynch CEO Thain to pass on 2008 bonus
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Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch Executives to Forgo 2008 Bonuses
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Putting Wall Street on the Main Street Compensation Plan
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More US bank chiefs give up bonuses as Thain's plea fails
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Have You Heard the One About the Banker?
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Thain: A First Test of the 2008 Bonus Climate
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Fraud:

Del Biaggio faces long prison sentence if he's convicted
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Logistics:

FedEx Shares Fall as It Reduces 2009 Profit Outlook on Economy
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Manufacturing:

Illinois Tool Works warns, cites weak economy
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Television:

Equity Media, US Television Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Monroe Co. Dems: Bankruptcy Looming
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Small Pa. city broke but hopes to stay afloat
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Food/Drink:

Food fight isn't a corny joke
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Boston Market closes abruptly
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Copia creditors slam sale plan as attempt to 'divert assets'
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Tech:

Samsung Says It’s Struggling to Make Profit From Chips, LCDs
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Credit Cards:

'Credit Stress' May Depress Card Issuers' Shares
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Credit Cards Help You Save, Cut Debt
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Corporate Governance:

North Dakota Sends Delaware a Wake-Up Call on Corporate Governance
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Derivatives:

Officials tout plans for CDS clearinghouses
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Derivative Clearing: Make It the Law?
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Finance:

Economic pessimism chills credit market action
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So much for eased lending
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Oil/Gas:

Oil rebounds from 4-year lows
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Creditors sue convicted ex-owners of Pharmed
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Banking:

Rescue Aims to Aid Credit Unions
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End of the line at Citi
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Bonds:

Icahn Battles Black as Buyout Firms Press Bondholders on Debt
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Pensions:

More Firms Quit the 401(k) Match Game
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Bankruptcy Merchandise:

Bankruptcy Bill Stuff
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy Filings This Year Expected To Eclipse 2007 By 33%
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Furniture:

Home Interiors faces breakup
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Avoidance Actions:

Does Payment by Check Constitute a Transfer Upon Delivery or Payment?
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Metals:

Commercial Alloys Corp. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Commercial Alloys Corp. blames itself, Nat City for filing bankruptcy
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Discharge:

Local woman claims bankruptcy attorney error cost her more than $150K to IRS
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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
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Senator Richard J. Durbin Press Conference
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Mortgage bankruptcy bill tops '09 list of two Dems
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Frank: Bankruptcy law changes could be on the table next year
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Aviation:

Court Blocks Plan to Auction Landing Slots at New York Airports
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Airline Losses to Halve Next Year as Fuel Costs Ease, IATA Says
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Panel rules on seniority for Delta, NWA pilots
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Frontier drops Avalanche, Coke
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Duluth's aviation industry comes down to earth
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Plunging Value of Miles Saps Flier Loyalty
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Health Care:

Commomwealth Medical Center files for bankruptcy
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Judge confirms Royal Manor plan
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Uninsured Put a Strain on Hospitals
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Trend: Hospitals requiring upfront cash payments before treatment
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Lehman:

Post-Lehman company defaults to soar
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Moody's cuts ratings on Lehman Brothers
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Opera:

Baltimore Opera Co. to file for bankruptcy
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Hotels:

Extended Stay in talks with lenders
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Trucking:

Con-way cuts outlook, slashes jobs
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Landstar shares jump on long-term prospects
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ATA chairman says trucking has stake in auto bailout request, too
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Fishing:

Fishermen in deep water as restaurants shun 'luxury' lobster
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Awards:

Corporate-Debt Work Wins Prize
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Personal Finance:

Face of homeless is changing
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Advertising:

Next Year Is Looking Even Worse
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Baseball:

More Boom or Recession for Major League Baseball?
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Retailing:

Dark Days for Mall Dynasty Built on Debt
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Sears: the GM of retailers
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iFloor Files Bankruptcy , 35 Stores Begin Liquidation
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Dillard's Investors Press Further
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Rebates and Bankruptcy Don't Mix
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Chemicals:

Dow Chemical to Slim Down in Face of Recession
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Accounting:

Cox: Accounting Not a Fiscal Policy Tool
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Watchdog Puts Auditors on High Alert
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PCAOB to Auditors: Turn Up Skepticism
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Auditors to get tougher on going concern verdicts
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Celebs:

Jim Carrey Not Effected By Recession
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Michael Vick needs money
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Alternative Energy:

Solar power given the cold shoulder
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Gambling:

Station, Harrah’s to bondholders: Help us refinance
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Hotels:

What Hotel Stakeholders Need to Know about the Other Side of the Financial Meltdown
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Packaging:

Wayzata Unpacks Portola Bankruptcy
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Fund Adviser Tozai to Close After Redemptions Escalate
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Hedge Fund Copper River to Liquidate
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Art:

"If you would like to continue working for here I suggest you start to sell some art"
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UK:

UK Banks, Pocketing Rate Cuts, Say Brown Plans ‘Incoherent’
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UK Manufacturing Slides, Housing Sales at Lowest Since 1978
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Jobs at risk as Wagon car parts faces bankruptcy
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UK November Housing Sales Fall to 30-Year Low, RICS Says
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FSA turns to US for lessons on insolvency
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Credit card companies under serious pressure to reduce their rates
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Worst high street growth on record in 2009
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Canada:

Quebecor Seeks to Convert Debt to Avoid Tax Penalty in Canada
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BCE Said to Get PwC’s Opinion That Buyout Won’t Mean Insolvency
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Construction sector leads Canadian business bankruptcies
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Mexico:

US recession spills south of the border
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Germany:

German Auto Parts Company Declares Bankruptcy
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Asia:

Asia Bond Risk Falls on Optimism Bailouts Will Spur Economies
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Poland:

Roof falls in on the property market
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Japan:

Japan’s Economy Shrinks 1.8%, More Than Expected
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Japanese slowdown accelerating faster than estimate
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Amid Recession, Tokyo Is AWOL
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Germany:

German December Investor Confidence May Drop to Near Record Low
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German December Investor Sentiment Unexpectedly Rises
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Magic circle duo take lead on German insolvency
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S. Korea:

IMF: SKorean economy to hit bottom in early 2009
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Nonviable Companies Will Be Liquidated
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Netherlands:

Increasing number of bankruptcies
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Brazil:

Brazil’s Economy Unexpectedly Quickens in 3rd Quarter
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South Africa:

South African Manufacturing Declined Annual 1.6% in October
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South African Consumer Confidence Declines in Fourth Quarter
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Russia:

Russia downgrade first of many?
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Survey finds Russian companies most prone to bribe
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Finland:

Finland expects economy to shrink in 2009
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