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Average GC Compensation Flat in 2007
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UK trio lead on Icelandic bank administrations
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No Strong Interest in Heller People, Offices
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Firms Withdraw Offers to Absorb Large Groups of Heller Lawyers
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Anatomy Of A Dissolution: Why Buy The Cow When You Can Get The Milk For Free?
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Firms Spin Market Collapse as Good for Associates
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Summer Associates Tell Firms: Turn Up the Heat
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Some Law Firms Hire in Slump
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A Lawyer for All Wall Street Navigates Tempestuous Times
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Eversheds curbs travel in bid to cut costs
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Tough M&A markets provide flight to Square Mile's finest
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Wall Street Mess May Have Firms Eyeing Mergers
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Chadbourne Forms Interdisciplinary Financial Crisis Task Force
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Chadbourne the latest to hop on 'crisis' bandwagon
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Bankruptcy advice booming
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Bankers Still See Law Firms as Good Credit Risks
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Where Do I Send My Resume Now?
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Stevens Judge Penalizes Prosecutors, Won't End Case
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More NY Lawyers Settle in Pension Probe; $1.28M Recovered to Date by AG
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Be a Lawyer, Not an Employee
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Chinese Lawyers Face Pressure to Drop Milk Cases
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Lawyer Agrees to Plea Over Claims He Groped Female Colleagues
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Suspended Lawyer's 'Sextortion' Conviction is Upheld
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To The Window; To The Wall; Till The Sweat Drips Down My Boalt?
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Lawsuit of the Day: Brunette Weeps Alone
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Litigator chosen to replace bankruptcy judge who resigned over DUI arrest
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Wall Street:

Thurs.: Wall Street Set for Higher Open
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Russian Stocks Soar 17%, Leading Rally for Emerging Markets
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Traders Shrug At Central Banks
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Love of Cash Is Stronger Than Rate Cuts
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Rate Cut Fails To Scare The Bears
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European markets tumble despite rate cuts
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Crisis closes three stock exchanges
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Trading suspended in Jakarta
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Markets continue to crash as interest rates fall
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Down market hits 1-year mark with no clear bottom.
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Wall Street panic rolling over consumers worldwide
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Merrill to report wider third-quarter loss
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How a Dublin Firm Roils Money Market
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If You Bought $1000 Of Stock A Year Ago
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When Hedgies Attack: Morgan Stanley Drops 40% on Rumors
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Defiant Mack at Morgan Stanley Throws Punches
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Did JPMorgan Almost Fail?
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Goldman Saw Fall in Fair-valued Assets
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Bear: The SEC's Failed Cover Up
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Ban on Short Sale Ends - Hold Your Breath
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JC Penney, Nordstrom Lower Forecasts
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Pier 1 sinks to 17-year low
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Dillard's Sept. same-store sales drop 12 percent
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99 Cents Only sees 3Q sales climb 9 percent
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How long can General Growth avoid restructuring?
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Luxury shopping pullback hitting major retailers
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The Investigation that Drove Sun Country into Bankruptcy
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United Airlines to lay off 414 mechanics
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United Airlines not cleared for takeoff
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Stock woes slam Ford, GM
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Chapter 11 means a smaller Delphi
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Judge to reconsider fraud in Delphi/Appaloosa suit
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2 Power dealerships close doors
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GM Is Said to Offer 1% Dealer Payments on 2009 Models
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Auto Makers More Willing To Help Cover Rising Materials Costs
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GM Supplier To Shut It's Doors
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Further cuts for European auto industry
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Obama against McCain homeowner bailout
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McCain's $300 Billion Mortgage Plan: Better Than the $700 Billion Rescue?
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McCain has pundits 'scratching' heads
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Taxpayers, Not Lenders, Would Bear Costs of McCain's Mortgage Proposal
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Obama money from abroad could total $3.3 million
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Obama Wraps His Hopes Inside Economic Anxiety
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Asked about possible choices for Treasury Secretary, both presidential candidates had the same idea
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Comparing McCain and Obama on Wall Street Regulation
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Book Reviews:

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Hotels:

Kapalua Bay makeover financing falls through
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Florida bankruptcies rise sharply
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Sports:

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Finance:

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Airtight credit markets show some signs of easing
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Libor Holds Central Banks Hostage as London Makes World Freeze
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Derivatives:

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N.Y. Fed, Dealers to Reconvene Meeting on Credit Swaps Clearing
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SEC head asks for reins on credit default swaps
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Credit default swaps cited as turmoil culprit
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Municipalities:

N.Y. Officials: the Rest Is Up to Alabama
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California, States Urge Feds to Broaden Credit Market Bailout
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CA retirement system bailout feared
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California Leaders Seek Answers to Credit Crunch
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California May Point Way for U.S.
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Massachusetts Won't Need US Loan, State Treasurer Cahill Says
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Fed Must Restore Confidence in Munis, Arizona Treasurer Says
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Phila. budget crisis could worsen, mayor warns
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Defamation:

Bankruptcy judge, lawyer in libel suit to view Adelson file
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Economy:

Global gamble: the fightback begins
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U.S. May Take Ownership Stake in Banks
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IMF Calls for Aggressive Response to Crisis
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IMF: World economy to slow sharply, led by US
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IMF sees greatest shock since 1930s
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Financial Crisis: How to Stop the Panic
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Jobless claims drop from 7-year high
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Pelosi Says $150 Billion Stimulus Legislation Needed
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Paulson Says US to Use All 'Authorities' in Crisis
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Bailout Role Elevates U.S. Official
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Mistake to trust Wall Street insiders to clean up mess
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Bernanke running out of ammo
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Paulson says it will be 'several weeks' before first asset purchase
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Reverse auctions useful but no panacea
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It's Only Bankruptcy - If the global economy were a single company, it would be nearing the point of declaring bankruptcy
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Bank co-operation 'unprecedented'
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Easy Money Causes Bubble; Easy Money Cures Bust
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Fed In Talks With Pimco to Help Manage Commercial Paper Fund
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Harvard's Feldstein Says US Recession to Be Longer Than Usual
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National Debt Clock Too Small
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Taking Hard New Look at a Greenspan Legacy
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The current financial crisis compared to the Great Depression
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Has the Fed run out of tools to fix the crisis?
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In Praise of Bernanke
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Financial storm tips world toward recession
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Treasury moves fast to hire bailout help
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Ten things to love about the credit crunch
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Credit crisis finally hits the real economy
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Economic woes may give planet a breather from 'Global Warming'
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United States Socialist Republic?
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Real Estate:

National index of pending home sales rises
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Lower Mortgage Rates May Be Silver Lining in Turmoil
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Beyond The Bailout - "The practical equivalent of amending the bankruptcy law for homeowners"
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Kimball Hill to decide fate by late November
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Fresh start for Diablo Grande
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Judge appoints Renaissance committee
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Three Homebuilders Get a Break
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Sheriff in Chicago won't evict in foreclosures
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IndyMac's Fast-Track Mortgage Modification Program
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W.Va. not overwhelmed by Countrywide settlement
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Another 'Extreme Makeover' Home in Trouble
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Banking:

Wells Fargo, Citigroup Extend Truce in Wachovia Fray
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Wachovia Talks Snag Over Division of Its Assets
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Citigroup, Wells Fargo Working on 'Grand Solution'
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Recriminations fly in scuffle for Wachovia
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Wells Fargo's Quest for Deposits Challenges Citigroup
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Paulson: more bank failures ahead
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Bank of America shares drop on stock sale
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BofA's wobbles take shine off Merrill rescue
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Half-Time Lessons From the Battle for Wachovia
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Class-action status sought for suits alleging predatory lending by major lenders
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Credit Suisse sees itself as winner in market turmoil
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Deutsche Bank to Cut Jobs, Expand in Consumer Banking
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Insider Compensation:

UK FSA to Create Code on Bankers' Bonuses and Pay
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Re-examining executive compensation in the post-Disney era
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Wall Street millionaires are saying goodbye to mega-bonuses and outsized base pays - for good
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Alternative Fuels:

Gateway Ethanol files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Biofuel plants hit economic road block
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Beatrice to ask to convert its case
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Health Care:

Physicians Medical Center Carraway may file bankruptcy soon
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Carraway negotiating with city to avoid bankruptcy
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Economic worries take toll on mental health
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Lincoln Park Hospital on life support and up for sale
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Sickened Capitol Health files Ch. 11
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AG's office takes bite out of dental business
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8 out of 10 Americans stressed because of economy
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Fraud:

Dirty money: tracking the political contributions of Tom Petters
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Petters in jail: Family man or flight risk?
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Ex-Entellium execs charged with wire fraud for lying to investors
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Poulsen's attorney questions FBI's National Century probe
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National Century faked receivables, agent says
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Corporate Reform:

Lifting the Lid - Wall Street probes target complex securities
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Criminal Prosecutions Predicted to Surge Over Financial Crisis
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How to Defend Against Wave of Expected Indictments
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SEC, DOJ Looking at Trident Stock Options
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Why Wall Street CEO's Must Go To Jail And Payback Billions In Bonuses
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Taking It to the Mat
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Despite S&L Debacle Decades Ago, Most Hard-Hit States Didn't Amp Up Regulation
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Gambling:

September revenue up at MGM Grand Detroit, down at other two Detroit casinos
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Greektown Casino in Detroit seeks potential buyers
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Detroit pushing Greektown to sell
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Morgan-Backed Casino May Have Funding Gap
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Movie Industry:

Movie Gallery converts debt
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Hollywood: What financial crisis?
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Oil/Gas:

OPEC members seek emergency meeting
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Oil prices skid to 2008 low
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SGLP stock continues to fall
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Default:

Problem syndicated loans nearly triple
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Financial Literacy:

'Money Matters' could become graduation requirement
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High school students get Wall Street lessons
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Bonds:

S.F. sues bond insurers, saying subprime scheme cost city millions
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S&P Moves FSA to Negative Watch
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Science:

Credit woes 'devastating' to science
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Corporate Governance:

Faulting 'Tepid' Response by Company's Board, Court Reinstates Backdating Action
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Layoffs:

Closures & Layoffs (Oct. 5 -11): Another 159,000 Jobs Gone
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Shipbuilding:

Bankruptcy threat stalks Asian shipyards
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Distressed Investing:

Billionaire Rupert May Ally With Sovereign Funds to Buy Assets
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Investment Opportunity Viewed in Distressed Construction Loans
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Hedge Funds:

A lesson from 1929 for the hedge funds
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Building Materials:

Monarch gains final OK to use cash
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ARS:

Bank of America, Canada Bank Settle Auction Probes
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Metals:

Giant metal shredder to be sold in online auction
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Enron:

Shankman, Ex-Enron Executive, Sued by New York Gallery Over Art
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Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Insurance:

White House: AIG retreat spending was 'despicable'
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AIG, Castigated for Resort Event, Plans Another One Next Week
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Fed to lend billions more to AIG
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AIG May Tap $37.8 Billion From Fed, on Top of $85 Billion Loan
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AIG Not Sorry For Spending Your $$
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AIG's Gall And Stupidity
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Brokers confident in stability of AIG, survey finds
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MetLife Plummets on Planned Stock Sale, Profit Drop
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MetLife, Hartford Talked Deal
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Moody's puts Hartford under negative review
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Accounting:

Global Accounting Body Backs Quick Rule Changes Amid Upheaval
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SEC Gives CFOs a Chance to Defend Asset Values
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Blame Accounting Alchemy for Market Evaporation
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Don't kill fair value
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Food/Drink:

Wonder Bread parent posts wider quarterly loss
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Restaurant Brands 1st-Half Profit Slumps
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Ruby Tuesday profit and shares tumble
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Former Archway workers get few answers
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H&H Meat creditors still have long wait
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Lehman:

Lehman CDS settlement auction timeline
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Nomura to lose 60% of Lehman Japan equity employees
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You might think Lehman boss Fuld would be chastened
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J.P. Morgan Made Dual Cash Demands
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Allen & Overy's Patricia Hynes to Fuld's Rescue
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Lehman Bankruptcy's Ripple Effect on Lawyers
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Lehman's $2.5B Bonus Cache Eyed By Creditors
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Lehman: One Big Derivatives Mess
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Litigation in the limelight
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Lehman Brothers Private Equity 3Q NAV Drops 2.8% Vs 2Q
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On divvying up Lehman's art collection
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Newspapers:

Columbian could file bankruptcy
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Employees Agree to Buyouts and Work Concessions to Save Star-Ledger in Newark
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Pittsford man sentenced in bankruptcy fraud
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UK:

Brown Announces $868 Billion Rescue Package For British Banks
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Cost of Govt rescue equivalent to 7% of GDP
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Banking sector split in two on issue of taking state capital
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New World Order
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Brown's Bank Stakes Take U.K. Beyond Paulson's Bad-Debt Buyouts
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UK May Own 30 Percent of Big Banks in Bailout Plan
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Brown urges EU to match guarantee of inter-bank lending
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Will Britain's rescue plan work?
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UK May Borrow 50 Billion Pounds More to Fund Bank Rescue
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Bail-out deal means curbs on executive pay and dividends
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Banks will accept curbs, says PM
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London Banks to Slash Bonuses By 60 Percent in 2008
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Fatcat Barclays bankers jet off to Italy for lavish £500,000 banquet as country faces up to financial crisis
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RBS May Need to Speed Up Asset Sales After UK Bank Bailout
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Banks face a regulatory revolution
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Indebted football clubs face ban
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With Banks as Main Sponsors, Soccer Teams Could Feel Crisis
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Tchenguiz loses £1bn in 24 hours
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UK councils prepare for possible Icelandic losses
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UK Opposition Seeks '1 Billion Pound' Iceland Audit
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300,000 UK savers face claims for Icesave cash
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More conservative lenders to reap rewards of change
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UK House Prices Decline the Most in 25 Years
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McGrigors strengthens restructuring
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EU:

Trichet Engineers 'Regime Change' at ECB as Europe Banks Totter
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Trichet Can't Rule Out More Cuts, Offers Cash Flood
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ECB Steps Up 'Fight,' Offers Banks Unlimited Cash
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Financial Bonds in Europe Drop to Lowest in 10 Years
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EU countries act or face pressure to follow UK
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Governments to Cover Dexia Loans
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Bank Crisis Is Bypassing Central and East Europe
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Iceland:

Iceland Teeters On Bankruptcy
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In Flailing Iceland, Disbelief and Regret
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Iceland's FSA Takes Over Kaupthing as Economy Nears Collapse
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Factbox: Iceland in crisis
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Gordon Brown vows to sue Icesave
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Iceland plunges further into financial turmoil
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ING Agrees to Buy UK Deposits From Iceland Banks
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Iceland Drops Krona Defense; Abandons Bank Purchase
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Struggling Iceland takes control of third bank
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Terror law used for Iceland deposits
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Iceland suspends trading
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Canada:

Canada May Keep Reducing Key Rate to Half-Century Low
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Down in the dumps with debt
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Canadian bankruptcies decline in August
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Workers discarded 'like scrap metal'
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Australia:

Sydney Office Vacancies Set to Double
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Aussies joke - and hope - that China can save capitalism
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Japan:

Bankruptcy debt skyrockets after Lehman failure
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Japan's New City Residence fails with $1.1 bln debt
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France:

France floats bank rescue fund amid merger talks
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No More 'Abusive' Perks in France
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Korea:

Korea: Credit Crisis Sinks In; Won Plunges
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Its currency slumping, South Korea sits on the brink of crisis
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China:

China cuts rates in step with the west
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FerroChina Says It Can't Repay Loans, Blames 'Crisis'
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Russia:

Russia to Start Handing Out Emergency Cash in 'Days'
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In Russia, a Struggle for Markets Just to Stay Open
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Putin: US image damaged forever over economy woes
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A Black Hole in Russian Banks
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Taiwan:

Taiwan's central bank cuts key interest rates
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Hungary:

Hungary to raise bank deposit guarantee next week
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Middle East:

Gulf states face a reality check
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Germany:

Hypo Real Estate Denies Report It Withheld Data on Liquidity
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Italy:

Italy Backs Bank Deposits, Excludes Any Failure
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