Law:

Advantage of Corporate Bankruptcy Is Dwindling
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The Rise in Corporate Bankruptcies
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Legal Boutiques Take On UBS, Citigroup as 'Magic Circle' Law Firms Beg Off
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Pondering Bonuses: What Will Santa Bring Associates this Year?
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Are Associate Bonuses Worth It?
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Will Bonuses Be Cut? Cravath and S&C Key to the Answer
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Twenty Percent of the Am Law 200 Are Issuing Cutbacks
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Associate Bonus Watch: Outlook Bleak
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Greenberg Traurig Trims Five Associates
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Business of Law Continues to Hemorrhage Jobs
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Flip Side of Law Firm Merger Mania: Clients Wonder, What About Our Rates?
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'Heller Drone' Outs Himself, Authors New 'Thelen the Pain' Blog
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Lawyers boom while others bust
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British Barristers Face Off in King of Pop Suit Over Record Deal, Legal Bills
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BigLaw Firm Bets Big on Bankruptcy: Snags NY Practice Leader, Seventh Lateral in 16 Months
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Law Firms Buying Cheaper Gifts, Wine Shop Owner Says
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Felon lawyers must make bankruptcy fee case in Miss. court
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Strange but true: IPO's only asset is a lawsuit
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Vice president, former AG, state senator indicted in Texas
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18 Thelen lawyers (including bankruptcy) land at Winston & Strawn
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Protecting Yourself From and Surviving In-House Cuts
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Holder Emerging as Obama's Choice for Attorney General
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Eric Holder: The New USAG?
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Obama 'Deeply Interested' in Eric Holder as AG
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In Equity Partner Ranks, Men Earn an Average of $87K More than Women
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Sentencing date set for Scruggs' former lawyer
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Alternatives to the Billable Hour
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judge Reprimanded for Putdowns
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Discipline Body Removes Judge, Citing 'Bizarre' Staff Treatment
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Wall Street:

US stock futures trade lower ahead of data
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Asia is mixed; Europe down; US set to drop
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Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop
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Earnings for S&P 500 plunge 22% in the third quarter
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Markets End Volatile Session Higher Tues.
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Zigzagging on bailout rattles markets
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Top Traders Still Expect the Cash
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Bad Breadth
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BlackRock to Cut Jobs for First Time as Funds Shrink
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Wachovia pays Goldman millions in fees
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Autos:

Detroit Chiefs Plead for Aid, to Little Avail
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CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds
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Romney: 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt'
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Heated debate over auto bailout
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How Bankruptcy Would Benefit GM
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Advice to Big 3 from afar unwelcome
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Automakers in Danger of Getting What They Want
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What about bankruptcy option?
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For GM, a 'guided bankruptcy'
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Saving the Big Three (or Not)
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Shelby favors changing automaker management teams
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US Auto Chiefs Renew Aid Plea as Lawmakers Seek Other Options
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GM's dire, contagious future
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Why We Shouldn't Save GM
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Gettelfinger: Wage, benefit cuts unjustified
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Earth calling UAW; come in, UAW
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No concessions? No bailout
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UAW Should Not Be Paid To Not Work
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Big Three automakers try to jump start bailout
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How Bankruptcy Would Benefit GM
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A Kindler, Gentler Bankruptcy for GM?
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The Bridge Loan to Nowhere
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Auto Aid Legislation Requires Pay Limits, Warrants
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No bailout for Big Labor and Big Three
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Carmaker Failure Would Be Catastrophe, Wagoner Says
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Big 3 automakers warn of crisis without bailout
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Auto Workers Talk About Bailout
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Detroit realizes that it needs to shrink
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US bailout plan could help carmakers with AAA paper
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The GM Solution: Life Boats, Not Life Support
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Chrysler Warns It May Run Short Of Cash Without Help
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GM Canada pension fund well short
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AutoNation's Jackson pushes for Detroit bailout
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A road map for the Motor City
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Ford Tallies Potential Losses
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US Car Makers Fail to Improve Resale Values
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A Second Crisis in Detroit: Failing Suppliers?
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Some Lear Corp Workers Face Temporary Layoff
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Dealers crash as economy slows
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Increasingly, China's Auto Industry Seeks a Bailout
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Toyota Cuts North America Production Further as Demand Drops
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A Sea of Unwanted Imports
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Nissan Says Second-Half Profit Will Fall to 'Zero'
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European car sector needs cash
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Germans see Opel threatened by GM
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Berlusconi says no auto aid for now
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SolarWorld Offers EUR1 Billion To Take Over Opel's German Assets
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Aviation:

Southwest to buy ATA assets, get New York LaGuardia slots
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AirTran to report annual loss for first time since 1999
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United wins pilots lawsuit; may make holiday trips smoother
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United v. Pilots: Can This Be Fixed?
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Airline travel down sharply, IATA says
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Argentine congress committee urges airline seizure
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Air New Zealand Plans to Fire 200
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EasyJet dispute deepens over accounts
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Computers:

H.P. Expects Revenue and Profits Will Top Forecasts
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Lehman:

Lehman Restructuring Officer Marsal Wants 25% Incentive Fees
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Nomura Hires Lehman Staff in New York, but Cuts Jobs in Tokyo
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Golf:

Sponsor bankruptcy leaves Tulsa with no LPGA Tour stop in '09
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Storms on the Horizon for the Golf Industry
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Construction:

KKR's Nuttall Resigns From Masonite Board Amid Debt Negotiation
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Modern seeks Big Dig settlement OK
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Chemicals:

BASF Cuts Profit Target a Second Time on Demand Slump
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Credit Counseling:

Debt elimination scheme nets Florida couple $240,000 fine
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Economy:

Fed, Treasury resist funds for homes, Detroit
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Treasuries Advance as Consumer Prices May Fall Most Since 1949
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Why not also bail out (your industry here)?
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US economy chiefs say policies bear fruit
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Paulson Testimony Deciphered
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Emerging Countries Called Key to Global Recovery
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Hunger among U.S. children skyrockets
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Mass Torts:

Christie seeks examiner for G-I
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Real Estate:

Weighed Down by Foreclosures, Home Sales Fall
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So. California home sales jump 67 pct, prices dive
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MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Decreased 6.2% Last Week
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Home construction sinks to new record low
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ABX & CMBX Go Parabolic - 'Carnage'
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As Builder Confidence Plunges, NAHB Dials 911
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Questions Arise Over IndyMac Loan Mods
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Modified mortgages often re-default
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FDIC's Bair Pushes Loan Modification Program
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John Paulson Buys Mortgages After US Drops TARP Purchases
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Future Shape of Fannie, Freddie Stirs Debate as Losses Mount
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Future of Fannie, Freddie Debated
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Officials Feud Over Foreclosure Relief for Homeowners
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Two Major Commercial Mortgages Near Default
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Paulson, hammered by lawmakers, refuses to budge on homeowner bailout
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Homebuilders confidence wanes
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Attorneys question Mortgages Ltd. settlement
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Commercial Real Estate Debt Index Plummets
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Hearing set to approve $2M for Centerpoint
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Does B of A have 'Delegated Authority' to Modify Mortgages?
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Underwater? Move to El Paso.
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Illinois Cracks Down On 'Foreclosure Rescue'
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Executive Compensation:

GM, Ford May Set Up Caps on Executive Pay
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New York's Cuomo Queries AIG on Bonuses and Raises
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Politics:

US Senate Minority Whip Kyl Criticizes Auto Bailout Plans
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Frank Irritation Over Paulson Stance on Foreclosures
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Dodd: Big Three 'devoid of vision'
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Obama Embrace of Wall Street Insiders Points to Politic Reforms
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HRC's ticket to debt forgiveness?
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Political titans clash in auto loan war
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Why the Dems' Drive to Aid Detroit Is Stalling Out
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Barack Obama And The Big Three
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Oil/Gas:

Oil groups expect $40 barrel
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Oil Falls to 22 Month Low as Economic Gloom Deepens
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SemGroup Energy Partners skips quarterly report
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Ill. farmer's wife admits to bankruptcy fraud plot
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RVs:

Beaudry RV files for bankruptcy
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Celebs:

'Suge' Knight faces Vegas drug, battery charges
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Jacko too sick to appear in court for lawsuit
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Layoffs:

Job hunting NY man dons suit, tie, sandwich board
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Economy Promises to Fuel Resume Fraud
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Pepsi Bottling Cuts 3,150 Jobs
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GE Capital to Pare Jobs, Assets to Save $2 Billion
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State Bank Bucks Firing Spree With 25,000 New Jobs
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US Steel cuts 677 jobs
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Gambling:

Cripple Creek casino seeks bankruptcy protection
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Don't count Greektown Casino out
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Wynn Says He's in 'Complete Disagreement' With Sands
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Alternative Energy:

VeraSun backs out of corn contracts
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Look for more ethanol bankruptcies
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Floyd meeting focuses on finding answers to VeraSun questions
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Ethanol producers want to link auto bailout to flex-fuel vehicles
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Detroit's pain might spread to ethanol
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Corporate Reform:

Emanuel Speaks of 'Era of Reform'
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Rubin's Failure to Curb Swaps Dims Chances Obama Will Rein In Wall Street
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'Kobi' Alexander Wins Delay of Namibian Extradition Hearing Until March 4
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Tourism:

Global Crisis Douses Hawaii Tourism
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Enron:

At Long Last, Enron Shareholders Set to Cash Out
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Agriculture:

Farmers face up to credit squeeze
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Health Care:

Half of nation's docs want to quit
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Mercy at mercy of creditors
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Kessler Hospital faces closure without $14M
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Emanuel Sets a Challenge to CEOs
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PwC Opines on Healthcare Policy in an Obama Administration
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Magazines:

PC Magazine Goes Out Of Print
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Derivatives:

Disclosure Demands for Credit-Default Swaps Said to Increase
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Radio:

Sirius faces bankruptcy and an investor wipe out
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Furniture:

A boom in used furniture
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Theme Parks:

Theme Parks Feel Chill
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Exemptions:

Pro-Deadbeat Texas Laws Keep Bankruptcy Lawyers Busy, Exempt Street-Legal Bulldozers
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Accounting:

Surge in tort cases expected - and audit firms may be prime targets
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SEC chairman backs international accounting standards
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Sales:

Due Process and 363 Sales of Consignment Goods
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Publishing:

InnerDoorway seeks buyer
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Sports:

In uncertain times, could jittery Olympic sponsors drop the torch?
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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:

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Bankruptcy Reform:

The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for November 19th to discuss how to help families save their homes and the role of bankruptcy law
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Mortgage Cram-Down Legislation Resurfaces
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Banking:

Paulson ducking answers on how Treasury upended National City Bank
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Bankers: We're Lending, Really
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More Nonbanks Seek Thrift Status
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Many community banks cope with mountains of bad loans
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Who is top of the bank capital hit parade?
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Southwest Florida Banks Saddled With Debt
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Troubled Fortis to Pay New CEO Euro800, 000
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Municipalities:

NYC Transit Prepares "Nightmare Scenarios" For Cuts
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US Transit Agencies Ask Congress for Help in Saving Financing
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SD: Sanders says no bankruptcy -- yet
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Motor City: From Motown to no-hope town
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GM's possible bankruptcy weighs heavily on Detroit
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Vallejo's neighbors try to stay afloat
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Inaugural could bankrupt DC
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California activist touts foreclosure relief in D.C.
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Shipping:

Pirates demand $10m ransom
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Piracy Spurs Threats to Shipping Costs
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Neptune Orient to Cut 9 Percent of Jobs Amid Slowdown
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Britannia docks in Ch. 15
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Retailing:

Internet retail sales up 1 percent last month
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Saks Swings to Loss Amid Sales Slump
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Steve & Barry's expected to file for bankruptcy
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Hilo wins final DIP approval
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Feldman's End Game
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Mervyn's wants to sell last leases
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Bankruptcy sale of Boscov's chain nears completion
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Ever darkening clouds gather above retailers
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Struggling States Let Retailers Keep $1 Billion in Sales Taxes
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Hedge Funds:

Glitzy Greenwich feels hedge fund pain
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Citadel Hedge Funds' Counterparty Rating Cut by S&P
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Global Hedge Funds Have Worst Two Months in Almost a Decade
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Citigroup liquidates fund that fell 53% last month
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Hedge fund problems emerge from shadows at Citi
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JO Hambro Shuts Hedge Fund After VW-Porsche Trade
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Fraud:

Sentinel Receiver Alleges Massive Bribery
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$12 Million Ponzi Scam Alleged
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Court Expands Creditors' Rights Against Fraudulent Debtors
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Insurance:

US insurance regulation in focus amid meltdown
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New York Will Review Insurers' Crisis Readiness
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Who Controls A.I.G.?
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No bonus for AIG execs as bidders for assets line up
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Food/Drink:

Archway ownership may change hands
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Bids emerge for Archway affiliates
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Mall Restaurants Expect Fewer Customers
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Personal Finance:

Breaking Up Harder to Do in Poor Economy
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Ways to Trim Unsightly Bills
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Danger: Borrowing from 401(k) accounts made easy
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UK:

BOE Saw Need for Rate Reduction of More Than 2 Points
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Darling warns banks have 'no automatic' right to funds
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Bankers' bonuses
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Woolworths in Talks to Sell Stores to Hilco
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A very middle-class recession: One moment you're planning your holiday, the next you're on the abyss...
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Independent to axe 90 employees
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Atradius claws back cover to suppliers for bad debt losses
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2,300 more jobs are cut at Wolseley
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Credit bottlenecks threaten businesses
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Insolvency Service drops SIVA bid
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EU:

Trichet Says Crisis Is Worst Since World War II
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Companies in Europe Batten Down Hatches
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Europe Construction Output Declines the Most in Nine Months, Led by Spain
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Europeans see trouble ahead as default swap spreads widen
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Canada:

CTV to cut staff as ad revenue falls sharply
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GM exit makes Ontario feel chill
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Housing Slump Hits Canada as Seller Offers C$100000 Deal Bonus
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Asia:

Asian Banks Now Hurt by World Financial Crisis
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Hungary:

Insolvencies jump 11% in Hungary in first three quarters of 2008
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Japan:

Sumitomo Mitsui Said to Raise Up To 400 Billion Yen
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Japan, Australia Corporate Bond Risk Rises, Credit Swaps Show
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Now Japan's banks join chase for funds
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Argentina:

Fernandez May Elude Curbs on Argentine Debt in Pension Funds
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Iceland:

Iceland braced for big bond sell-off
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Fitch Cuts 10 CDO Notes On Icelandic Banks
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Spain:

Spain Consumption Shrinks as Economy Heads Into First Recession Since 1993
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Testing time for Spain's new insolvency law
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Australia:

Australian Economic Index Falls as Recession Looms
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Stevens Says Australia May Talk Itself Into Recession
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India:

Indiabulls Is Anything But as Profitability Erodes
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Russia:

Russian Central Bank Spent $58 Billion Backing Ruble
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