Law:
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Boom Time for Bankruptcy?
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Hot: Bankruptcy in NY & Delaware; Cooler: Bankruptcy Practice Elsewhere
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Merger or No, Gems Remain in Thelen's Ranks
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Which Firm Might be On a Potential WaMu Sale?
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Effects of Financial Collapse Worry Lawyers, Law Students
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GCs See Major Changes in Company Risk Management in Wake of Wall Street Meltdown
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When lawyers parachute into an executive suite in crisis, they may be headed for a fall
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With Markets in Turmoil, NY BigLaw Firms Muster for Bankruptcy, Bailouts
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Trial of McAfee Former GC Begins, Delay in Disclosing Critical E-Mails Explained
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Contract Lawyers, Search Terms Blamed for Late-Disclosed McAfee E-Mails
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Crisis on Wall Street
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Morgan, Milbank and Heller Ehrman
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Heller Is Stuck In A Moment
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Freshfields cuts jobs as crunch continues to bite
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Thelen Down 200 Lawyers; How Many to Go?
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Davis Polk: Making Bank
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USA, AIG and the JDs
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Labor Department Drops Green Card Audit of Nation's Largest Immigration Law Firm
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The American Jury System: A Whole Lot Of Gaming Going On
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UK Lawyers Forecast Litigation Rush After US Bank Demise
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Exploring Federal Appeals Courts Under McCain, Obama Administrations
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Study Supports Elimination of Hundreds of N.Y. Courts
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Suits, Legislation Over a Civil Right to Counsel Grow Across U.S.
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Median Starting Pay for Legal Services Lawyers is $40K, Survey Says
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Gender Equality in the Legal Workplace
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For Lawyers, the World Is 'Us and Them'
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Lawyer done over by one night conquest
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Wall Street:
Stocks Soar Most in Six Years
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Putnam Fund closes after investors pull cash
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Putnam, Mellon Spur 'Oh, My God' Withdrawals From Money Market
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As Money Funds Suffer, Firms Look Closer
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US Treasury Announces Plan to Insure Money-Market Holdings
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Did a Short-Selling Conspiracy Spark the Stock Market Debacle?
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Wall Street's bad dream
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Global financial firms face new write-down wave: S&P
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China to buy half of Morgan Stanley?
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Wachovia's Got Little to Offer Morgan Stanley
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Big investors stop lending bank shares
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Wall Street's Just Deserts
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Short Sellers Under Fire in US, UK After AIG Fall
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SEC bans short selling
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N.Y. Attorney General Launches Probe of Short-Selling Amid Market Upheaval
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Autos:
With Delphi, GM bites the bullet
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Auto sales may suffer as banks tighten credit
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Uncertainty in U.S. auto industry puts pressure on suppliers
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GM Volt: Dream Car or Road to Bankruptcy?
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Politics:
Schumer says banks deserve lifeline from Congress
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Frank pitches bankers on the merits of RTC for banks
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Obama Gains in Polls as Financial Crisis Shifts Focus
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Phil Gramm's Fingerprints
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Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil
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Bush Cancels Trip Amid Financial Crisis
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U.S. lawmaker seeks AIG, Lehman documents
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McCain Says S.E.C. Chairman Should Be Fired
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Obama mocks McCain's call to fire SEC chairman
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Bush Emerges After Days of Financial Crisis
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House Republicans Criticize US Action on Crisis
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Financial Katrina
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Bush economic advisors meet with Pelosi
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Derivatives:
It's the Derivatives, Stupid! Why Fannie, Freddie, AIG had to be Bailed Out
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Systemic Risk Haunts Credit-Default Swaps
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Short-term swaps hit by Japan dash
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Warren Buffet's warning on credit default swaps comes true
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Buffett's swaps 'time bomb' goes off on Wall Street
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Activity in CDS Market Works in the Fed's Best Interest
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Retailing:
Versa makes bankruptcy purchase bid for Boscov's
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Boscov's: We must find buyer before holidays
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Boscov family may be back with bid for department store chain
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Boom goes bust - the luxury bubble bursts
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Municipalities:
Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority told not to depend on funds from the county
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Muni Market's 'Vallejo' Threatens Police, Firefighters as Labor Costs Soar Investors
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Corporate Governance:
Outside Director Liability: SEC Enforcement Action
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Revlon Duties Not Triggered in All Sales
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Financial disaster ignited by lax boards
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Real Estate:
California home sales surge as prices plummet
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Freddie Mac says Lehman exposure could exceed $400 million
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Lehman owes Freddie Mac at least $1.2bn
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Tumult builds over alleged 'Lose your home, lose your vote' scheme
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North Texas home builder Sheridan is latest to file for bankruptcy
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Captain's creditor looks to sell assets
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The Finest Foreclosures
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Long-Term Solutions, Deleveraging, and Mortgage Modification
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Economy:
Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial Crisis
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Paulson, Bernanke Seek Support for an Agency to Buy Bad Debt
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Why the markets love the RTC
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America's Treasury, Fed and Congress decide to spend a lot of money to stabilize markets
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Financial Cleanup Brings Sense of Relief
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Any Hope for Hope for Homeowners?
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Central Banks Add $71 Billion to Ease Credit Squeeze
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Tighter Credit Transforming the Economy
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Why Have the Government Bailouts Involved Only a 79.9% Equity Position?
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The foundations of US capitalism have shattered
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Possible US bailout plan grips Washington, Wall St.
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US Treasury to work through weekend on asset plan
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U.S. bends the rules of free markets
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Not all US companies in financial crisis treated equally
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Why did the Fed provide $180B to overseas banks?
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Economic Forecast Finds Few Signs of Improvement
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Paulson: Rescue Package Will Require Legislation
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The pain on Main Street
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US Commercial Paper Market Falls Most This Year
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Leading Index Falls More Than Forecast
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'Bailout Mania'
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US Lawmakers Attack Bailouts as France-Like; French Say Merci
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Downturn Drives Up New York's Jobless Rates
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Household Net Worth Drops
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Corporate Reform:
Sue Them, Jail Them, Make Them Pay for Meltdown
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Players Remaking Financial World
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Banking:
Washington Mutual Said to Attract Multiple Potential Bidders
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Citigroup considers bid for Washington Mutual
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Could WaMu survive by selling off key pieces?
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Wells Fargo's 'serial acquirer' chairman poised to pick off rivals
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Food/Drink:
Reinhold bankruptcy filing falls apart
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Millions missing, CEO under scrutiny at bankrupt restaurant firm
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Horse Racing:
NYRA emerges from bankruptcy
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Tech:
Tech won't be shielded from financial-sector fallout
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: More about Defense Expense and Limits Adequacy
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AIG has no plans to shed commercial lines
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Accounting rules and short-sellers didn't sink A.I.G. A.I.G sunk itself.
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Authorities to vet AIG efforts to sell businesses
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AIG's Willumstad walks with $7 million
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Pension fund sues AIG in Wilmington court
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AIG dropped from Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Utilities:
Constellation brought the near-collapse on itself
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Buffett swoops to pick up US power company
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Collateral, credit crunch took down Constellation
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Buffett sees a star in Constellation
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Pensions:
PBGC takes over Rand McNally pension plan
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge fund closures rising
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Nonprofits:
Greater Ford City CDC files for bankruptcy
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Sports:
Sports Sponsorships Suffer with the Economy
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Accounting:
In Crisis, Fingers Point at Mark-to-Market Rule
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KPMG could pay out $17.6m in court case
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Personal Finance:
Crisis Seeps Into Everyday Lives
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Celebs:
200 Pages Of Tape Transcripts Unveiled In O.J. Simpson Trial
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Motorcycles:
American IronHorse files plan
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Oil/Gas:
Producers for Sem must file by state
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Aviation:
Airlines shore up cash positions as fuel falls
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AMR Corp. raises $300M through common stock sale
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Delta, Northwest still wait for Justice approval
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Delta: Less cash on hand than projected
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Northwest will prepay $300M loan after merger
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Workers' cheers greet collapse of Alitalia rescue plan
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Alitalia on the brink as offer is scrapped
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Berlusconi Under Pressure to Save Insolvent Alitalia
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Alitalia airline cancels flights
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Alitalia licence may be suspended soon
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BA nosedives as top-flight customer base hits hard times
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Lehman:
Overview of Lehman Brothers-style Chapter 11 bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy judge acknowledges need for quick decision
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Barclays announces fundraising plans for Lehman assets
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Lehman looking at offloading Japan assets after bankruptcy
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Lehman Brothers' Chinese Venture Is Running Well
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Linklaters puts 20 partners on Lehman job
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PwC aims to sell Lehman Europe assets in days
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Lehman's Law Firms Brace for Huge Hit to the Bottom Line
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UK Firms May Be Losing Legal Fees in Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
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42% of Lawyers Surveyed Fear Career Fallout from Lehman Woes
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The fallout from the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
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How Lehman Was Allowed to Die
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Bankers Survey Shows Opposition to Lehman Bailout
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Traders Moved Credit Derivatives Positions Ahead of Lehman's Bankruptcy
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Lehman's structured notes put trustees in the spotlight
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SIPC To File Lehman Liquidation Proceeding Friday
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Shareholders sue Reserve fund for holding Lehman's commercial paper
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Kansas firm to handle Lehman bankruptcy filing
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List Of Companies Reporting Lehman Bros Exposure
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Venezuela Faces Loss on Lehman
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Bank Leumi to sue Lehman Brothers
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Bank of New York restructures cash fund on loss
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A House Marked by 9 Years of Local Financial Change Now Falls Into British Hands
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
Auditor Negligence Exception to In Pari Delicto
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Finance:
Credit woes will likely crimp equipment leasing
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Health Care:
Trinity can use cash collateral
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Hotels:
Bray & Gillespie can tap cash
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Distressed Investing:
Buffett's Berkshire Accelerates Pace of Acquisitions
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Credit Cards:
Moody's Forecasts Weak Credit Card Performance
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UK:
Lloyds-HBOS deal to shed 40,000 jobs
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Banks Have to Be More Realistic About Risk, FSA's McCarthy Says
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Bleak for Britain
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How the banking crash unfolded
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HBOS - How Did It All Go Wrong?
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Lloyds Says HBOS Deal Could Affect Law Jobs
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FSA Short Ban Includes Barclays, HBOS, Lloyds TSB
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Calls grow for City regulation
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City salary and bonus expectations drop
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Russia:
Russian Exchanges Remain Closed a Second Day
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Turmoil Threatens Russia's Rise
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Players Return To Russian Roulette
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Russia Stocks World's Cheapest as Market Surges After Halt
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Putin Blames the US for Russian Financial Turmoil
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Canada:
RG Mitchell files for bankruptcy
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Canada's credit problems not as serious as US: BOC deputy
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Laid-off workers, creditors won't be paid a cent
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Australia:
Centro Sells Shopping Centers, Assets in Australia, New Zealand
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Japan:
Two Lehman Brothers Japan Units File for Bankruptcy Protection
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Japan Says Economy 'Weakening,' Keeps View Unchanged
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Germany:
Heads Roll in German Lending Bank Scandal
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Asia:
Bitter Asians wag the finger at US bank bail outs
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