Law:

For One Law Firm, Uncertain Times Prompt Growth
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Law After the Boom
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BigLaw Associates' Pay Unlikely to Rise, But Their Hours . . .
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Survey Results: Welcome To The Firm! Or Not.
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Hinckley Allen Adds 25 Conn. Attorneys
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Market Meltdown: Law Firm Winners and Losers
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Fried, Frank and Others Respond to Financial Crisis
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Who Loses Out in Wachovia Sale to Citi?
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Is Your Law Degree Still Worth Anything?
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Partnership Law Clashes with Politically Incorrect Views
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Houston: We Have A Problem
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Corporate Counsel Reflect on Crisis Challenges
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Wall Street and Law Street
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Crisis on Wall Street
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Failed BigLaw Firm Faces the Nuts and Bolts of Dismantling Itself
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Heller's London Lawyers Seek New Law Firms
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Is Thelen Next?
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Special Prosecutor Named in Attorney Firings Case
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Did a Former GE Attorney Leak Confidential Information?
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Top London Firms on $72 Billion U.K. Bank Nationalization
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Shareholder Suits in Uphill Battle Due to Current Financial Crisis
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Law Firms Get Rated on Female Friendliness
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Thelen's Entire 20-Lawyer China Office Defects to Pillsbury Winthrop
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Nine Insights a GC Can Share With Law Firm Partners
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Mortgage Lenders Fight Off Rescission Class Action in 7th Circuit
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Former Fed General Counsel Joins Sullivan & Cromwell
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Judges:

Judge Reprimanded for Foul-Mouthed Harangues From Bench
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Wall Street:

Stocks set for rebound
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Hope for New Plan Rallies Stock Futures
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Global Markets Mixed After Bailout Plan Vote
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House Rejects Bailout Package, 228-205, But New Vote Is Planned; Stocks Plunge
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US stocks plunge as global credit crisis spreads
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Markets' fall was nothing like that of Black Monday
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Making $700 billion look small
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NYSE Floor Goes Quiet as House Rejects Bank Bailout
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Bailout Vote Leaves Big Wall Street Names Hanging
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Stocks Worldwide Tumble Most Since 1997
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Global Stocks Tumble, Giving MSCI World Index a Record Plunge
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Wall Street bonuses may fall 50 percent
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Morgan Stanley Completes Mitsubishi Deal
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Bank Makes Paper Loss Of $506m On Morgan Stanley On First Day
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Money-Market Rates Climb After US Congress Rejects Bailout
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Who Is Wall Street's Queen B.?
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Goldman, Morgan Stanley Shares Drop as Bailout Fails
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Reserve Fund Investors Wonder When They Will Get Access to Cash
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Reserve to Liquidate Primary Fund, Distribute $20 Billion Pro Rata
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Politics:

Dem Congressman: 'We put thieves in jail, we don't bail them out'
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'American people rejected this bailout and now Congress did likewise'
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In Bailout Vote, a Leadership Breakdown
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An array of forces lined up against bailout
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Democratic Opposition Came From Wide Spectrum
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Why Conservatives Led the Fight Against the Bailout Deal
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Politicians gamble like CEOs
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How Voter Fury Stopped Bailout
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No Celebration for Lobbyists
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Obama Urges Calm, Says Financial Rescue Plan 'Will Get Done'
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Obama: Insure bank accounts up to $250,000
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Pelosi Pre-Vote Speech Riles GOP
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With Deal's Collapse, the McCain Camp Attacks
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Vote Appears to Catch Bush by Surprise
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Courtney Was 'Not Convinced' Plan Would Work
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McCain says Obama policies will deepen recession
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Obama: McCain's deregulation too risky for economy
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Oil/Gas:

YA Global plugs Torrent
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Oil Falls Sharply on Renewed Economic Fears
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PHS Group sells its oil refinery
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Lehman:

Judge in Lehman Bankruptcy: A Dealmaker, Not a Fighter
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Weil Gotshal heads up new $2.15bn Lehman sell-off
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All eyes on Lehman, AIG property dumps
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Lehman to Sell Neuberger Unit for $2.15 Billion
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Bain and H&F in deal to buy Lehman assets
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Effect Of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Bankruptcy On Swap Agreements
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Nomura to match Lehman's '07 Asia bonus pool
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Structured product investors hurt by Lehman
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List Of Companies Reporting Lehman Bros Exposure
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Lehman merchant baking arm looks for backers
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SIFMA playing role in protocol for MBS trades with Lehman
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Bank of America sues Lehman units
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Lehman-India staff get a month more to work
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Retailing:

Circuit City Loss Widens, Pulls Outlook
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Circuit City's Last Stand?
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LNT creditors want to share probe info
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Circuit City Said to Have Hired Restructuring Firm as Sales Dip
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Mervyns, Hilco Busy Reviewing 172 Leaseholds
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VTA Oklahoma wants final cash use
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Newspapers:

Chicago Reader parent seeks bankruptcy
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Creative Loafing heads to bankruptcy court to reorganize
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The New York Sun Newspaper Prepares For Final Issue Tuesday
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Alt-Weeklies In Trouble
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Aviation:

United Pilots: Tilton's Excessive Pay Package Must Go
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Turbulent take-off for taxis
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Last 2 unions agree to deal to keep Alitalia alive
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Alitalia Could be Grounded in Days
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Insider Compensation:

The Bailout Proposal Is Vague on Exec Pay
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Bailout Bill Executive Compensation Provision: Lipstick on a Pig
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'Masters Of The Universe' Should Give Back Their Bonuses
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Financial Literacy:

Teaching students about the current economic crisis
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Credit Cards:

American Express Falls After Citigroup Cuts Profit Estimates
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Economy:

Bailout Fails in House
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Fed Pumps Huge Wads of Cash Into System
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Treasury and the Fed Looking at Options
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Paulson to Work Quickly With Congress to Revive Plan
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White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal
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No depression ahead, experts say
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Six paths that Congress, the Fed, and the presidential candidates can take to save the bailout
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Countless Proposals With a Common Thread: Urgent Action Is Needed
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Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer
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Don't Blame Wall Street - At Least Not Completely
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Personal responsibility?
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The Eternal Lessons of the Current Credit Crisis
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Fed 'significantly expands' availability of cash to squeezed banks; $630 Billion
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Paulson to Use `All Tools' to Protect Markets
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Investors swarm T-bills as House rejects bailout
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Bailing Out
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Why the crisis will deepen and get harder to fix
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Flat spending in August signals weak consumption
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Money Market Freeze Stirs Rate Cut Speculation
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Consumers Less Confident in the Strength of the Financial System
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Takeovers by investment banks help revenues but don't offset affects of credit crisis
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Central banks boost efforts but lawmakers reject bailout
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Consumer confidence expected to take a hit
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Real Estate:

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Get Subpoenas
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Upheaval Continues at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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'Hurting' Builders Seek New Tax Credit to Help Market
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Lifeline for homeowners may not come on schedule
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Bankruptcy protection sought by AZ developer
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Matrix CEO is sued
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KeyBank sues Legend Homes CEO
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Mortgages Ltd. revamp stirs tiff
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Bailout's failure bad news for housing market
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Report: Foreclosure rescue efforts fall short
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Mortgage cramdowns, cont'd
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Cornyn challenger say bankruptcy reform a priority
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Banking:

How to Rescue a Bank
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Citigroup buys Wachovia bank assets for $2.2B
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Citi's 'AA-' on negative watch; Wachovia cut to 'BB-'
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Wachovia: Just the Plum Citigroup Needed
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Richmond Fed offers liquidity for Wachovia
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Citi: Losses From Wachovia Purchase Will Not Top $42 Billion
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The day Wachovia died
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Wachovia's Steel Ran Out of Time Amid Mortgage Losses
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Wachovia's 'Great Success' Became $122 Billion Burden
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With Wachovia Sale, the Banking Crisis Trickles Up
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FDIC backing Citigroup takeover of Wachovia
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FDIC Says Wachovia Didn't Fail - Tell That to the Shareholders
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Wachovia Choked on Its Outsized Real-Estate Bet
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Wachovia's Top Holders Dodge & Cox, Fidelity Loaded Up on Stock
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An Advertising Deal With Wachovia, but Suddenly Nothing to Market
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Mitsubishi UFJ completes deal for parent of Union Bank
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As risk grows, resources strained at Fed, FDIC
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The first law of banking - Don't ask if your money is safe
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In crisis, Big Three dominate US banks
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The US Banking System is Effectively Insolvent
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Some WaMu bondholders may recover over 80 pct
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Uneasy customers pull cash from Washington Mutual
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Financial Firms' Ads: 'Don't Blame Us'
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Regional banks NatCity, Fifth Third and Sovereign get seriously smacked
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Industry Remade in Wave of Mergers
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Municipalities:

Jefferson County Bankruptcy Possible, Tuesday Deadline Grim
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Jefferson County expects default today on sewer debt payment
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New Jersey's Corzine Tells Cabinet to Ready 5% Cuts
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Wall Street Woes May Cost New York $3.5 Billion
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Bonds:

Bonds surge on global bank concerns
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U.S. Corporate Bond Risk Jumps as House Defeats Bailout Bill
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Sovereign Debt:

Argentine Defaulted Bonds Gain
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Accounting:

Suspend Mark-To-Market Now!
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FASB in talks with SEC on fair value
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Is the the credit crunch just an accounting issue?
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Treasury panel fails to agree on auditor liability
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Accounting's Role as Cause and Cure of Crisis
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Utilities:

Constellation bankruptcy report false
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Credit Counseling:

Debt Settlement Companies Put Under FTC Microscope
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Experian welcomes D-Day for 'credit repair' companies
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Hedge Funds:

Year-end redemption requests loom over industry
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Former hedge fund manager Michael Lauer found guilty
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Market Drop Pressures Hedge Fund Managers
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Electronics:

Apple shares plunge on consumer spending fears
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Trucking:

Volvo cuts truck production, jobs as demand falls
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Theme Parks:

Creditor doubts Hard Rock Park can be cured
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Etheredge may take stand about loan
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Layoffs:

Why Corporate Layoffs Loom
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FedEx Office cuts 650 workers, mostly overseas
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Distressed Investing:

Buffett plays the odds
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Crisis Management:

What Goes Before a Fall? On Wall Street, Reassurance
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Resorts:

All Double JJ properties to be sold, excluding Thoroughbred GC
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Tamarack CEO still hopes for a buyer
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Gambling:

Buyer willing to invest $100M in Tropicana upgrade
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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

Bill Heard files Chapter 11
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Bill Heard dealerships took risky road
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Inside The Fall Of Bill Heard Chevrolet
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Hit To Consumers As Big 3 Auto Lenders Lend Less To Dealers
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Credit freeze plunges Detroit 3 into cash crisis
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What failure of bailout bill means to car buyers, carmakers
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Carmakers wince as bailout fails
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GM stock hits 54-year-low on bailout vote
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Diamond Glass Bondholders Suing Ex-CEO to Improve Recovery
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Insurance:

NY Fed: AIG Regulated Units 'Not Obligated' Under Loan Facility
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Former AIG chief plots his return
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$45 billion of AIG rescue money flows to investment banks
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Fed loans to AIG make Paulson's previous employer rich
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XL Capital sees losses from hurricanes Ike, Gustav
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Corporate Reform:

Government Launches Fannie and Freddie Probe
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Audit cites shortfalls in SEC's reviews of corporate financial filings
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First the bailout, then the bailiff
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Food/Drink:

Pierre Foods Files Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement
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Again, no auction of USA Springs property
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McDonald's coffee bars delayed by credit crunch
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Credit Reporting:

Dealing With Debt That Refuses to Die
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Health Care:

Michael Reese Hospital may close
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Michael Reese Hospital, heading for closure, files for Chapter 11
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Nursing Home Report Finds 90% Cited for Violations
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Lasik Doctor Bankrupt, Patients Want Money & Answers
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Retirement Facility Files a Chapter-11 Bankruptcy
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Tax:

AMT tax relief measure stumbles over roadblock in House
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Plastics:

Wellman to focus on PET resins
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Fraud:

Vilar Fraud Trial Starts With Tales of Schemes
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Ted Johnson fraud case begins in federal court
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Finance:

Repos Show Credit Freeze Approaching March Level
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Short-term rates surge as House nixes bailout package
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America can't go cold turkey on credit
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Wild Times in the Credit Markets
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Global banks flush with cash - but short on desire to lend it
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Committees:

Upcoming DE Organizational Meetings
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Celebs:

Merv Griffin's company sues Ed McMahon over loan
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Shipbuilding:

Shipbuilder MPF sinks
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Non-Profits:

Economy Expected to Take a Toll on Charitable Giving
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M&A:

Last Words From Huntsman and Hexion
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Judge holds Hexion to buyout of Huntsman
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Computers:

NextWave Wireless Starts Folding up GO Networks
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UK:

Bradford & Bingley Is Seized; Santander Buys Branches
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Bradford & Bingley Covered Bonds Get UK Guarantee
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Retailers' finances closely watched ahead of holidays
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Furniture retailer MFI rescued in management buyout
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KPMG called in to rescue Royal Worcester
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Administrators warn sharp rise in pub insolvencies
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In London financial district, a job-hunting frenzy
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EU:

European Governments Rescue Another Failing Bank
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EU's Ability to Handle Bank Failures Questioned
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Europe Stocks May Trail US Shares on Slower Profits
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Europe's Banks Grapple With Bailout Rejection
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Wall Street crisis spreads through Europe's banks
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H&M Declines After Reporting Weakest Profit Increase Since 2003
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Canada:

Canada Increases Swap Agreement With Fed to $30 Bln
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RG Mitchell creditors owed $9-million
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Canada Stocks Drop Most Since 2000
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Ottawa baseball team to file for bankruptcy
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Iceland:

Iceland economic miracle thaws causing ructions along UK high street
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Glitnir Wanted Loan, Not Nationalization of the Bank
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Brazil:

Brazil Stocks Fall Most in Decade
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France:

France's Sarkozy battles fallout from financial crisis
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Russia:

Russia pledges $50 billion more to increase liquidity
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Russian shares fall after halt but panic avoided
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Spain:

Why are Spanish banks in such poor health?
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New Zealand:

New Zealand August Home-Building Approvals Fall 7.9%
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Ireland:

Irish Financials Jump as Government Guarantees Debt
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Japan:

Japan's unemployment rises, spending falls
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Romania:

Bankruptcies will double in Romania in 2008
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