Law:

After Staff Layoffs, Longtime Partners Quietly Leaving Firm
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Hard Economics & Associate Lockstep
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The Baby Effect: More Billables for Men, Fewer for Women
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Involuntary Departures From Law Firms on the Rise
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White & Case: We are larger than Allen and Goetz
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"I'm Gonna Also Need You to Come in Sunday, Too . . . ."
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Brits vs. Americans: Who Can Better Weather a Recession?
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Age Discrimination Suit Against Foley & Lardner Sparks Discovery Tiff
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Judge DeLaughter may be suspended
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Mel Weiss: "I Deeply Regret My Conduct"
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Removal Recommended for Judge Who Disparaged 'White Folks'
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Nifong bankruptcy claim supported
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6 Partners Leave Frisco's Howard, Rice But Profits Reportedly are Strong
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How Obama Worked His Way Into Clinton's D.C. Lawyer Base
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Attorney's Mission Is to Erase the Stigma of Depression
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'Duby-ous' Web Video Might Burn Law Firm
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N.Y. Governor Says Grim Economy Makes Judicial Pay Raise 'Very Difficult'
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Journalist in Pellicano Case Will Get Her Day in Court
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Dirty Tricks in Hollywood Lawsuits? Paramount Chair Testifies at PI's Trial
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Judge Apologizes for Shackling Lawyer
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Libby Banned From Practicing Law in D.C.
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Most Top London Law Firms Seek Investor Funding for Lawsuits
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Funding Law Suits: Market Discipline to Manage Legal Risk?
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Lawyer Touts 'Oscar Scoop': She Is Woman in Green Dress
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How To Be a Strong Marketer in a Weak Economy
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Life After the Bench Means a Return to Lawyering
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Finance:

CIT Taps Credit Lines and Talks of Asset Sales
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CIT Is in Talks With Overseas Banks on Refinancing
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CIT Scrambles For Cash, Ally As Woes Mount
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Investment-grade borrowers remain idle
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Credit crunch brings business to hard-money lenders
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Banking:

Bank of America may write down $6.5 billion
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Citigroup continues its slashing
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Subprime foray may have put Nat City on the Block
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Credit Suisse Predicts First Loss Since 2003
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Fed rate cuts put squeeze on community banks' profits
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Swiss finmin says large banks well financed
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Wall Street:

JPMorgan in Negotiations to Raise Bear Stearns Bid
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Bear Stearns is just the beginning
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Legal battle looms over buyout terms
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Fed's Loan to Bear Stearns Broke Its Own Lending Rule
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Cox on Bear: It's time to rethink capital adequacy ratios
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Mukasey: Wall Street Mess Under Scrutiny
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Wall Street eases back to work
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Wall Street Firms Cut 34000 Jobs, Most Since 2001 Dot-Com Bust
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Where Wall Street's Caviar Set Still Thrives
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Tokyo shares finish mixed
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US Stocks Head for Higher Open
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Outlook on Financials Is Uncertain
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S&P sees more pain for brokers; Goldman, Lehman outlooks negative
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Commodities Drop, Rally in Dollar, Stocks Vindicate Bernanke
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Detroit union seeks halt to Bear sale
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Bear's collapse "Enron all over again"
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Wall Street Regroups After Wild Week
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How ghosts vote on Bear Stearns
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Debt Collection:

Collection Agencies Add Scarce Jobs in Hard-Hit Region
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Municipalities:

Jefferson County officials are finally talking of the possibility of bankruptcy
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Moody's Weighs Changes to Its Municipal Ratings
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Autos:

Delphi Can Auction Damper Assets
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Delphi continues noncore sales
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Car loan delinquencies on the rise
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Global go-to guy tackles tallest task
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GM CFO: We're delaying projects to conserve cash
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Corporate Reform:

In Washington, a Split Over Regulation of Wall Street
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Stricter Regulation Gains Favor
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Alcoa, Accused of Bribery, Is Under US Investigation
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Credit Cards:

Credit Card Breach Raises Broad Concerns
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Hannaford Data Breach: The Victims Fight Back
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Banks move to protect Hannaford breach victims
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Target Card Charge-offs, Delinquencies Rise Again
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The Future of Consumer Credit...Today
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The Future of Consumer Credit in the US
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JPMorgan Chase makes $1B-plus on Visa IPO
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Authorities Investigate Fraudulent Credit Charges
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Jobless Rate, in Both Directions, Impacts Card Payments
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings expected to rise in southern New Mexico
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Utilities:

Akron Thermal offers 10 percent to creditors
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Pensions:

What Pension Actuaries Won't Tell You
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Health Care:

New Focus of Inquiry Into Bribes: Doctors
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates fall, 1st time since February
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US Home Resales Probably Fell as Prices Slid, Credit Shrank
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Central banks mull buying mortgages
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Mortgage Rescue Options - An Interest-Rate Subsidy, Debt-Purchase Plans Come With Moral, Legal Hazards
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Bailing out unethical, some say
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Is Uncle Sam's Involvement Bad for Homeowners?
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Several Fronts for Attacking Mortgage Crisis
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The Bailout Briar Patch
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Banks plot bailout: Mass purchases of mortgage-backed securities?
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BoE, Fed deny mortgage security buyout plan
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Slow Economy Likely to Stall Atlantic Yards
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Foreclosure fairs offer support to homeowners
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Housing market a-crumbling
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Foreclosure crisis hits home at some of the KC's wealthiest addresses
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Investors rode housing boom, and now many are going bust
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In debt we trust - Thousands of people are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy because they're living in homes they can't afford
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Pension Fund Wants to Know Results of New Century Probe
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More commercial real estate loans go on the block
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Bank of America vet to take GMAC helm
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Housing woes cut into small builders
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Empty homes drawing thieves
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Bank Sees California Dreaming Turn Nightmarish
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bankruptcy Mortgage Relief
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Support the Foreclosure Prevention Act
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Economy:

In the Fed's Cross Hairs: Exotic Game
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Corporate liquidity begins to dry up
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Analysts see deeper Q1 earnings fall at US firms
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Looking Ahead: The Week's Major Economic Reports
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The Great Depression couldn't happen again, could it?
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U.S. can't avoid recession, says influential forecaster
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Recession is a given. Can we avoid depression?
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Slump Moves From Wall St. to Main St.
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With Economy Tied to Wall St., New York Braces for Job Cuts
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Clouds over California - The Golden State has always been a boom-bust economy and the current US economic crisis is hitting it particularly hard
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Paulson Takes Lead Amid Crisis
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Summers, Hubbard See Need for More Active Treasury Involvement
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The crisis manager
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Bear Stearns To Fire Up To 7000 This Week
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Oil and Gold Prices Continue to Slide
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US Ponders: How Deep Is Economic Abyss?
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Prospects fading for deep Fed cuts
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Fed's Moves Bring Praise, New Scrutiny
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Unemployment claims surge in latest week
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Depression, You Say? Check Those Safety Nets
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Economists Debate How Far US Economy Will Fall
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New Growth Limits Revive Old Fears
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Big Mergers For A Recession Economy, Do Firms Like Ford, Citigroup, and Sears Go Away?
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When feds save greedy firms, economy and morality collide
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Bonds:

Insurer Gives Its Reasons for Severing Merrill Pacts
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What Created This Monster?
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Leisure:

Profit Off at Cruise Line
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Winnebago Profit Falls
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Banking:

Valley bank expects big loss: County Bank owner seeks CEO and outside aid in real estate mess
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Hollywood:

Lions Gate's Burns Says Crisis May Pinch Industry
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Retailing:

Retailers scramble to reel in reluctant shoppers
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Even at Megastores, Hagglers Find No Price Is Set in Stone
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Pressure on Circuit City dumped from S&P 500
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eStyle to close stores
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Derivatives:

Swaps Backfire As Cost Saver
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Politics:

Wall Street's donations favor the Democrats
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RVs:

RV makers dealing with hard times
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Trucking:

Diesel cost forces man to consider bankruptcy
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Hotels:

Extended Stay Owners Battle Bondholders
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Rating Agencies:

Credit crunch puts some companies on S&P watch list
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Personal Finance:

Feeling the economy firsthand
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Middle-aged and moving home with Mom
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Allowance breakdown: How kids are spending
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Recording Industry:

Suge Knight's Reality Show Gets Trailer
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Cross-Border:

Definition of 'Foreign Proceedings' at Issue in Chapter 15 Case
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Consultants:

Steven F. Agran Joins MorrisAnderson
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Jewelry:

The cryptic auction of Friedman's
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Paper:

Marcal Paper reworks plan
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Turnarounds:

Highlighting the Story within the Numbers
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CTP Is a Point of Marketing Differentiation
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'Trojan Horses' in Strategy May Bring About Decline
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Managing to Avoid Failure Avoiding Common Traps That Lead to Distress
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Connecting Investors to Opportunities in Emerging Markets
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Debt Collection:

How to curb sleazy debt collectors
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Predatory Lending:

Are Payday Loans as Profitable as We Think?
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Payday Lending in Ohio
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Gambling:

Twin River Hits Patch Of Rough Water
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Bankruptcy Research:

Bankruptcy, Debt, and the Macroeconomy, 1919-1946
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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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Judges:

Are Bankruptcy Judges Unconstitutional?
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Enron:

Enron creditors put Citigroup in a bind
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Ex-Citigroup Official Questioned Enron
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Security:

USProtect Corp. facing crisis, suspicion
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Federal courthouse security finally receive pay
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CSOs Go Without Pay But Show Up For Work Anyway
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Student Debt:

College loans harder to get
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Student loan lender closes
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Student Loan Zombie Debt
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Accounting:

Sentinel Management's Trustee Sues Auditor
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Fair-value rules get more blame for crunch
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BDO case sparks global network alert
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Banks fear liability plans will pass buck
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The Long Arm of the Big Four
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Credit Counseling:

Be choosy on credit counselors
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Debt crisis creates work
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Aviation:

Airlines try the same old tricks
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Aloha Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Aloha back into bankruptcy
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Flying Back into Bankruptcy Territory
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Aloha Air hunting for buyers
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Aloha Airlines for sale as banker cuts it off
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Crude Costs Push Airline Into Chapter 11
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What Do Aloha Airlines And You Have In Common?
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Northwest feels pinch and works on Plan B
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NWA progress hits turbulence
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Big Sky May Be Pawn Within Airline's Parent Company
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Concerns About Economy Leads US Majors to Cut Fleet Plans
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Alitalia nearer bankruptcy after Berlusconi veto vow
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Air One says ready to make new Alitalia offer
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Alitalia Suitor Asks for 3 Weeks
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Delta's Red-Headed Flight Attendant a Hit on YouTube
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Economy poses problems for airlines, travelers
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Financial Literacy:

Judge warns that many of us are a bankruptcy waiting to happen
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Celebs:

Times Are Hard For The Jacksons
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Barry Bonds' Case Delayed 3 Months
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Distressed Investing:

BlackRock sponsoring new mortgage co.
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Mortgage-Market Pros Aim to Cash In
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Mining:

Asarco bid procedures OK'd
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Mass Torts:

Fed-Mogul Insurers May Have to Pay $500M
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Construction:

Southern Buildings files for Ch. 11
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Insider Compensation:

Is Executive Compensation Reform Really on the March?
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Oil/Gas:

Economic Worries Hit Oil Prices
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Hedge Funds:

Meriwether Loses in Tough Bond Market
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Bear and Hedge Funds, a Common Language
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Corporate Governance:

Management When shareholders attack
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Icahn files suit for Motorola documents
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Layoffs:

Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, March 2004 to February 2008, seasonally adjusted
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Business Debt Restructuring Still Available through Chapter 11
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UK:

Bank of England Seeks to Ease `Strains' in Markets
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Debts drive bankruptcy up
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Failing banks, plunging shares.. it's starting to sound like a new Wall St crash
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Debt-Gorged British Start to Worry That the Party Is Ending
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Pleas for mortgage help surges by a third as debt fears grow
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Hedge funds ready to sue government over Northern Rock
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Crunch coming to a living room near you
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Tuesday 25th March likely to trigger a rise in corporate insolvencies
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Japan:

Bank Of Japan Acting Boss Warns on Rate Assumption
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Japan Corporate Mood at Record Low
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France:

French Consumer Spending Rises More Than Forecast
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Canada:

Quebecor World clear to pay bonuses
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Investor urges ABCP plan revolt
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Quebecor World May Lose Magazine Pact
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Singapore:

Bankruptcies sneak back in Singapore
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Russia:

Request for Yukos Probe Rejected
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China:

China to rely on broad economic measures to control housing prices
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Spain:

Spanish Courts Grapple with 'Preventive Attachment' New Law Allows Courts to Attach Directors' Property
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India:

Lehman, Deutsche Bank reportedly plan $500 mln investment in India's Unitech
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Italy:

Some Parmalat shareholders seek to renew mandate of CEO Bondi
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Italy Fine-Tunes Its Bankruptcy Reform New Law Focuses on Corporate Reorganization
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