Law:

Corporate New Year's Resolutions in a Tight Economy
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Business of bankruptcy bustles in Wilmington, Del.
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Skadden, Cadwalader Reportedly on Next Chemical Maker Bankruptcy
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For deal lawyers and deal-makers, 2008 brought many lessons that are likely to shape future takeovers.
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John Quinn Cracks a New Year's Whip
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'Egregious Misconduct' In Bankruptcy Strips Attorneys of Fees
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Legal Newsmakers of 2008
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Bonus Watch: Akin Gump
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Happy 2009
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Blackwater Suit Against Wiley Dismissed
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Corp. Counsel Alarmed By Proposed Accounting Changes
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Eckert Seamans Merges With West Virginia Firm
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Firms Re-Group to Meet Client Demand Amid Crisis
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Linklaters Tops Deal Advisers as M&A Volume Plummets 38 Percent
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6 Share: ‘What I Did During the Meltdown’
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Attorneys Working Part-Time Are Overwhelmingly Women
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Police to wear smiley-face masks
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2008: a year that kept lawyers busy
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Laid Off? Find Out What to Do Next
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Lawyer's Settlement Letter Constituted 'Publication,' but Privilege Defeats Defamation Action, Judge Says
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Pro Bono Hours Go Up in Down Economy
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New Moniker for NYC Federal Courthouse
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Don’t Talk Like a Lawyer
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Judges:

Randy Judge Jerked From Bench
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Annual Report on the Judiciary: Costs are Down, and Pay Needs to Go Up
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Judge Kaye’s Last Legal Issue
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Chief justice: Inflation outpacing pay for judges...
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Judge at War with Sheriff
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Advance; GM, Citigroup Gain in Europe
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Global Stocks Rise on First Trading Day Of Year
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US Stocks Rise Weds. , Trimming Worst Yearly Drop Since Depression
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After the Collapse of 2008, Guarded Hope
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In 2008, 6 Years of Market Gains Are Lost
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Worst performer in S&P 500 to close 2008 with losses of more than 50%
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Asset-backed securities comeback?
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Wall Street's dominance could be dwindling
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Merrill Lynch’s Run to End as Bank of America Closes in on Deal
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Worldwide, a Bad Year Only Got Worse
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Berkshire Has ‘Nowhere to Hide’ in Worst Drop in Three Decades
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2008: The Year the Chickens Came Home to Roost
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Executive Compensation:

Pay-Cap Enforcement Still in Works
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Citigroup CEO Pandit, Chairman Bischoff Forgo Bonuses
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Citi Expense Accounts Frozen
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Fraud:

Investigators Probe Whether Madoff Stashed Money in Offshore Accounts
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Will money trail lead to Barbados?
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Markopolos, SEC Inspector General Will Testify on Madoff Scheme
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Madoff scandal hits near-farcical note
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Madoff to meet SEC deadline on assets: lawyer
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List of Bernard Madoff’s Assets Won’t Be Made Public, SEC Says
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Madoff Provides Details of Assets
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Madoff's Victims: Finding Meaning in the Devastation
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Madoff Investor’s Suicide Leaves Questions
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Thieves 'Educate' Madoff On Stolen Property
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"Dream Team" to Help Madoff Investors
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Madoff and the ‘I've Got a Guy’ Syndrome
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Montana Investors Lost $18 Million With Madoff, Regulator Says
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Steinhardt Says He Lost $2 Million in Madoff Fraud
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Sterling Stamos Says It Invested With Madoff Through Merkin
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Ira Millstein’s Opinion Helped Steer Yeshiva’s Money to Madoff
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LA's Most Successful Female Chef Lost Everything to Madoff
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Austria Weighs Overseer for Bank in Madoff Case
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New Year:

Cash Crunch: Many partying at home
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Chemicals:

LyondellBasell considers bankruptcy filing
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LyondellBasell lines up help in case of Chapter 11
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Texas towns wary over health of chemical industry
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Lessons from the troubled Lyondell-Basell merger
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Lehman:

Lehman Bankruptcy Triggers Loss in Stable Value Retirement Fund
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How Much Lawyers Stand to Benefit: Lehman By the Numbers
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Retailing:

Wal-Mart Is Only Retailer Projected To See Sales Rise In Dec.
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Wal-Mart Poised to Repeat Share Gains, Grab Target’s Customers
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Where hope and comfort are $1
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Thousands of stores to disappear in 2009
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Macy's customers might be overcharged
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Are bargains real at liquidation sales?
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Experts: Use gift cards now
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Gambling:

Trump Casinos May Miss Deadline
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Trump Entertainment noteholders OK forbearance
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Atlantic City's luck may be mostly bad in 2009
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Retirement:

Prepare for a Gruesome Retirement
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Americans Under 70 May Find 2008 Was Their Least Favorite Year
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Funeral home operator indicted on charges of concealing assets and faking funeral expenses
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Health Care:

Medical devices not immune to recession worries
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Sunwest affiliates file bankruptcy
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Sunwest chief files for personal bankruptcy
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Hospital bid may be public Monday
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Telecoms:

Thousands Lose Net, Telephone Service: 911 systems, hospitals affected after Qwest cuts off local provider
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Food/Drink:

As Recession Deepens, So Does Milk Surplus
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Jewelry:

Jeweler's sudden shutdown leaves customers in a jam
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Economy:

Jobless claims dive while mortgage rates ease again
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Mixed Data on Jobless Claims
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US Manufacturing Probably Shrank at Fastest Rate Since 1980
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Officials: tracking bailout money is difficult
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Less than week to read the $1 trillion bill before voting?
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Treasury Has Pledged More Rescue Funds Than Authorized
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US rescue averted 'financial collapse': Treasury
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Fed to start MBS purchase program in January
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Crisis propels US Treasuries to best run since '95
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Which part of the world will recover first and why?
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The Losers From the Year That Was
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Rail industry urges Obama to include freight train component in stimulus plan
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Steel Industry, in Slump, Looks to U.S. Stimulus
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It was the worst of times for ordinary Americans. And even worse times for deregulators and supply-siders. The bright side? Their party is over
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More People Bartering Online
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates hit fresh 37-year low
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Are Home Prices Still Too High?
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What Does IndyMac Owe Fannie?
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The Many Models of Mortgage Modification
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Creditors Force Ezri Namvar into Bankruptcy
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Company with links to OneCap Mortgage seeks bankruptcy
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‘Liar Loans’ Earn Their Nickname
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Mortgages: What You Need to Know in 2009
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Rule Change May Hurt 'Jumbos'
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Home-Mortgage Rates' Next Stop: Below 5%

Nonprofit Sues Banks Over Foreclosures
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1st Metropolitan Mortgage Added To Ailing/Watch List
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Mortgages: What You Need to Know in 2009
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Autos:

GM seals deal on loan, Chrysler working out final terms
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Treasury May Provide Funds for Any Company Deemed Crucial to Auto Industry
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Detroit has been given a brief reprieve, but the threat of bankruptcy still looms
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GM, Chrysler May Lead Sales Slide to Cap 16-Year Low
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Chrysler Aid Is Bogged Down
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Gettelfinger: Change policies to aid auto industry
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Treasury Drafts Broad Rules on More Auto Industry Aid
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GMAC fails to hit debt swap target
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GMAC bondholders agree to swap $21.2B in debt
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GMAC's Merkin on the Way Out
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GMAC: Bank Holding Companies Do Go Bankrupt
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How car dealerships are coping with the tough economy
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Culling car dealerships tricky
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Wiggins filing Chapter 11, hoping to reorganize with new investors
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Bank, car dealer disagree on loans
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Detroit 3's losses cut deep into charities
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Hyundai, Korean Carmakers’ Sales Drop for Second Straight Month
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Banking:

Fannie in Talks With FDIC to Force IndyMac to Buy Back Loans
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Fifth Third completes TARP asset sales
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New York Community Bancorp gets $596M in gov't aid
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Atlantic Capital turns down bailout funds
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Bank of Clarke says no to $10 million federal investment
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First Capital decides against TARP
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Idaho Bancorp eyes TARP funds
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Capital One, M&T deals signal thaw in bank mergers
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US bankruptcy court approves Williams as WaMu president
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Housing, credit crises slammed bank stocks in '08
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B of A, Wells close mergers as banking transforms
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Bank-Failure Central? Try Alpharetta, Ga.
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Oil/Gas:

Oil ends year with a bang, rising by more than $5
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Crude Oil Declines as Traders View Previous Gains as Excessive
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Motorists' habits spur call for tax increases
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Ausam Energy files for bankruptcy protection
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PRB Energy says all its stock to be canceled if court OKs plan
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Calgary energy firms facing ruin
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Insurance:

Insurers weathered financial storm in 2008
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AIG may seek changes to asset sale rules
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Hard market will arrive next year
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Corporate Reform:

Peregrine Figures Get Prison, Probation
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Tech:

MPC says to liquidate remaining assets
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Commodities:

Commodities Boom, Then Bust in 2008, Slammed by Economy’s Crash
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Copper Rises Most in Three Weeks; Metal Plunges 54% in 2008
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Newspapers:

Government aid could save newspapers, spark debate
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Should the Government Bail Out Newspapers?
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Student Debt:

Unspoken Link: Credit Cards and Colleges
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Poetry:

2008 Was Far From Great
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Native Americans:

Economic Woes Pinches Navajo Families
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Dog Racing:

Track's lawyer: bettors' accounts paid workers
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Financial Services:

Trustee named to manage Radical Bunny
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Debt Stress:

Human cost of credit crunch
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Art:

Art Imitates Crunch, With Few Exceptions

Pretty bubbles
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RVs:

Ore. RV maker Country Coach teeters on edge of bankruptcy
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Mining:

Sterlite may face competition in Asarco bid
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Copper Falls, Extending Biggest Annual Decline in Over 20 Years
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Fashion:

Cheap copies to set trend for recession styles
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