April 1, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

The Weil Bankruptcy Blog’s Final Four
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Chambers Shortlists Weil for Multiple Awards
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Weil's Restructuring Department Tops 2010 League Tables
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Watchdog Lawyer Who Called Geeks to Wipe His Computer Gets Prison Time for Probe Response
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Dealmakers of the Year GM's Jump Start
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Howrey Going to Go On Without Bank Funding? Firm shutting down today, after Citi pulls plug.
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After Madoff: Fees for lawyers, others untangling mess expected to top $1 billion
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Latham Adds London Bankruptcy Partner
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Report: Lateral Associate Hiring Rose 61% in 2010
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Detroit Firms Hang Tough in 2010
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Ironic Message About What You Can Do With A Law Degree
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How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 5)
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The Goldman Model For Big Law?
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Linklaters seeks client input as it overhauls flexi-working policy
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Conflicts: Mastro bankruptcy case has a strange new twist
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Attorney agrees to pay $371000 to settle dispute over loan from Fair Finance
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Will U.K. Authorities Stand Up to Squatters?
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Partner defines "lunch" for his staff
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In-House: Pitching Diversity
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Woman Power at Debevoise
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JPMorgan, J&J, WestLB, Microsoft, Rajaratnam in Court News
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Good Deeds Can Come In Small Packages
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The Perfect Low Cost Courtroom Document Camera
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Federal Court Fines Lawyer $1K for 'Extensive Use of Improper Confidentiality Markings'
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Attorney's Gender-Based "C" Epithet Toward Draws Censure
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An epidemic: Unusual excitement in court as lawyer swears at judge
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MegaFirm Wins Appeal, Dismissal of Class Action Suit Against It Upheld, Auditors Still Worried
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Yale Law School Gets Hit by Double-Digit Drop in Applications
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Monty Fully Booked
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Teaching the Business of Law
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Hot Topics on ABA Meeting Agenda: Post-Law-School Jobs Data; ‘Revolutionary’ Legal Ed Changes?
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Sen. Boxer joins debate over law school transparency
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Law school accreditation proposal would boost job placement transparency
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Harvard's Lonely Women
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Watch Out, Law Schools: A United States Senator Wants You To Stop Lying
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Top 4 or 5 Ways to Achieve Limited Success :))
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Watchdog Lawyer Who Called Geeks to Wipe His Computer Gets Prison Time for Probe Response
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Erin Brockovich testifies in favor of increasing her income
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Insulting Your Boss Online Is Now Protected Speech
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Ex-New Orleans Police Officer Gets 25 Years for Slaying Unarmed Civilian in Katrina Aftermath
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Suit Claims Marc Jacobs Lawyer Told Harassed Employee to Get a Thicker Skin
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Gadhafi's blonde lawyer daughter joins soldiers on front line
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Judges:

Sandra Klein Appointed to Bankruptcy Court for Central District
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More Fun From Chief Judge Kozinski
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Ex-Judge is Indicted in Fed'l Racketeering Case, Accused of Profiting from His Work as a Jurist
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Farewell to the JHOs
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Judge Uses Shakespeare Insult in Rejecting Lawyer’s Copyright Claim for Copied Sentence
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures gain ahead of jobs data
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Stocks quiet before Friday's jobs report
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Wall Street ends a strong quarter optimistic on payrolls
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Stocks endure as best house in lousy neighborhood
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Financial profits come roaring back
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Layoffs:

Jobless claims down this week, again
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ADP: Private Sector Hired 201,000 in March
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Job gains barely beat estimates on the long road back to pre-recession levels
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Why Unemployment Rose So Much, Dropped So Fast
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Many Jobs Seen as Failing to Meet the Basics
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More Jobs, but still Grim
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Finance:

Ally files for $5B IPO, readies for Treasury sell-down
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Corporate Reform:

The Elizabeth Warren Witch Hunt Continues
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Watchdog Elizabeth Warren Survives US Chamber Lion's Den
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House Republicans Deliver Nonsense Letter to Elizabeth Warren
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CFBP struggles to win over industry
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Treasury Rounds Out Senior Management of CFPB
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Former US Senator Kaufman Said to Pass on Consumer Bureau Job
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Left Hand, Meet Right Hand: The government sues bankers over offenses government regulators once ignored
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Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" dilemma lives on.
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SEC's Schapiro Sees 'Overwhelming' Task Amid Dodd-Frank Curbs
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Regulators Like Self-Reporting, Some Attorneys Aren't Sure
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'Too big to fail' legacy lives on: Rosner
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In Debate Over Bank Capital Regulation, a Trans-Atlantic Gulf
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Greenspan Takes Shot at Financial Regulators
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Lehman /Madoff fees may deplete fund: SEC's Kotz
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Food/Beverage:

Sbarro Near Bankruptcy
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Harry & David's Bankruptcy Rocks Medford, Oregon
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Trustee to Garduños: You're Fired
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Restaurant Performance Index increases in February
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Aviation:

Finding the Best and Worst Coach Seats
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Grupo Aeromexico Seeks to Raise $227 Million After Biggest Rival Goes Bust
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Sports:

Hicks accountant sued
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy looms in Alameda's future
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Plano Cutting Teachers and Programs
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Wisconsin Judges Calls Halt to Union Law
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Wis. GOP Pressing Ahead With Anti-Union Law Despite Court Injunction?
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Wisconsin Professors Unionize, Defy Walker’s Law on Collective Bargaining
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Gary, Indiana Losing Its Main Library In Fiscal Shortfall
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Caterpillar CEO Reverses Course on Illinois
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Muni Bonds Unlikely To Be Next Leg of Crisis
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15 Cities Where Economies Are Getting Worse
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Ten Worst States for Retirement
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The 6 Happiest Cities In America
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The 5 Most Depressing Cities In America
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America's Ten Most Segregated Cities
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Credit Cards:

New rules promote smarter use of credit cards
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Consumers Continue To Pay Credit Cards Ahead Of Mortgages
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Debit card interchange fee caps delayed
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Autos:

Old GM exits Chapter 11, carved into four trusts
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Chevy Cruze: Symbol of GM Bankruptcy Win
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GM Announces Sale of its Stake in Delphi Automotive for $3.8 Billion
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GAO Criticizes $25B Auto Loan Deal
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Auto union membership up first time in 6 years
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Honda, Mazda to resume some production
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Toyota to raise prices on most models
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Japan Auto Sales Plunge Record 37% as Quake Deters Buyers, Shuts Factories
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Tax:

GE Chief Immelt Says He’s ‘Happy to Defend’ Company on Taxes
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GE chief backs Obama’s call for overhaul of tax system
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Cleveland man faces federal charges in bankruptcy case
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USDOJ: Florida Man Indicted for Bankruptcy Fraud
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Small Business:

How Small Companies Get in Trouble
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Debt Collection:

Lawsuits Against Agencies, Creditors Drop In Latest Period
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Bank Customers Win One (Soon)
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Politician allegedly beaten to death by Citibank debt collectors
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Boating:

Luxury Yacht Builder Stuck in Rough Waters
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Consultants:

Financial Advisory and Restructuring Experts Launch Rock Point Associates
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Gambling:

Casinos not betting on big profits in a time of recession as luck dries up
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Station Casinos reports $176.5 million loss in fourth quarter
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Economy:

US Jobless Claims Fall, Consumer Confidence Improves
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Increases in US Payrolls, Manufacturing Probably Were Sustained in March
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Consumption Spending Slowing Down
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CEOs Plan to Boost Hiring and Spending
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CEO Optimism About Pre-Slump Levels
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CEO Overconfidence Alert
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Orders Placed With U.S. Factories Declined 0.1% in February
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Kansas City Manufacturing Survey at Record High, Chicago PMI Strong in March
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We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers
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Hoening Blames Fed for Commodity Prices
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Fed names banks that got emergency loans
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Fed Crisis Legacy Made It the People's Bank
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US Bancorp's Nelson Says Fed Window Mistaken as 'Last Resort'
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Fed's Data Dump Leaves Investors in the Dark
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Morgan Stanley Got $6.9 Billion From Fed Window in October 2008
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European banks big Fed borrowers in 2008 crisis
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Foreign Banks Tapped Fed's Secret Lifeline Most at Crisis Peak
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Goldman went to Fed discount window five times
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Dexia Drew Most From Discount Window in Record Week in 2008
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Libya-Owned Bank Drew at Least $5 Billion From Fed
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US Treasury exempts Libyan-owned bank from sanctions
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Fed Program Accepted More Defaulted Debt Than Treasuries
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BofA Kept Tapping Fed Facility After 2007 Show of ‘Leadership’
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Fed Let Brokers Turn Junk to Cash at Height of Financial Crisis
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Bernanke's Fed Responds to Pressure for More Transparency
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Barofsky, Massad spar one last time over 'too big to fail'
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Citing Stigma, Critics Say Banks Now Less Likely to Tap Fed
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Boehner resists budget deal as Tea Partier seeks his ouster
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Bill Gross: Without A Gigantic Reform Of Entitlements, America Will Default
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House Republican freshmen resist potential budget compromise as leaders negotiate
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In US budget battle, focus shifts on what to cut
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Why Won't Anyone Fix Social Security?
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Oil climbs to highest since 2008 on Libya conflict
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Three banks repay $7.4 billion in TARP funds
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US Banks Will Use Fed Funds to Repay Bailout
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CBO drops estimate of TARP cost to $19 billion
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Treasury to sell more Ally Financial stock
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The Exceptional Mr. Greenspan
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Greenspan squanders his final reserve of credibility
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What Great Recession?
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Calvin & Hobbes Explains Corporate America
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Seriously delinquent mortgage volume hits two-year low
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Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations up 88%
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SBA Changes Loan Program To Aid CRE
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A Flaw in New Rules for Mortgages
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Freddie Mac Pulls Foreclosure Files from Another Law Firm, by Mutual Consent
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Stern leaves trail of cases hanging
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Unwilling Foreclosure Plaintiff? Court Says 'No'
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Senate committee clears bankruptcy courts to set up foreclosure mediation
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Lawsuit Reveals How a Middleman Is Blocking Mortgage Modifications for Homeowners
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DOJ Hosts Bank Negotiations on Foreclosure Issues; NY AG Fears Deal Will Include Bank Amnesty - News
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Banks to AGs on Servicing Fraud: Drop Dead
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Foreclosure negotiations held at Justice Dept
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Bank of America, Wells Fargo officials negotiating mortgage deal
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Deal would force banks to allow short sales
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The Failures of Fannie: Responsibility for the Mortgage Servicing Mess
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Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Talks Begin as More Revelations Emerge
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M&I foreclosure moratorium continues
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Mass. sees steep drop in home seizures
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Housing market attracting bargain-hunters
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Regulators Ready Enforcement Orders Against Servicers as State AG Talks Stall
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Shadow inventory of foreclosures drops 11% from one year ago
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Foreclosures slow but housing market still hurting
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Regulator Criticizes GOP Proposals on Fannie, Freddie
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DeMarco tempers Republican bills to end Fannie, Freddie
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NAR tells lawmakers slow down on GSE reform
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Legislation Dismantles GSEs Piecemeal
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Report Cites Fannie, Freddie Executive Pay
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Barney Frank says mortgage interest tax deduction is safe
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Republicans say CFPB overstepped on mortgage servicing issues
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The Truth on Housing Prices
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Taylor Bean’s Farkas Seeks to Bar Expert Testimony
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Ex-Taylor Bean Chief Allen Named as Defendant in U.S. Mortgage Fraud Case
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Fifth Guilty Plea in Expansive Mortgage Fraud Case
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NJ developer gets prison term
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Accredited Home To Detail Lone Star's Role In Chapter 11 Deal
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Subprime Bonds Are Back
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Retirement fund sues Bank of America over subprime securities
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THP bankruptcy hearing postponed
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Toll Brothers Teams With Gibraltar Capital, Deutsche Bank On Distressed Buy
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Cash lifts Phoenix metro home sales to four-year high
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Nevada ranks No. 2 in attacking mortgage fraud
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Fraud:

Ex-Buffett lieutenant Sokol defends himself
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Is Berkshire a Buy or Sell on Sokol Scandal?
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Buffett's Heir Apparent Confused Personal Interest With Business Loyalty
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Berkshire Dogged by Questions Following Sokol’s Departure
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Berkshire's Sokol Defends Stock Buys
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SEC Weighs Launching Sokol Insider Trade Probe
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Sokol Seen as Showing Poor Judgment Without Violating Insider-Trading Laws
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Buffett's Handling of Deputy Baffles Some Experts
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Citigroup may hold key to whether Sokol did wrong
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Berkshire's Sokol defends self, lawyers get calls
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David Sokol's lost lessons in integrity
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For Berkshire, Resignation Raises Tough Questions
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Waiting for Mr. Buffett’s Apology
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Buffett Misses Chance to Show Moral Courage
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David Sokol: How Much Money Did He Make?
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Poll: Weigh In on Sokol’s Lubrizol Stock Purchases
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The Sokol Drama Takes Hold of Tulane
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David Sokol Defends His Lubrizol Stock Purchases
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Galleon Tapes Tie Rajaratnam to Alleged Tips on Goldman Sachs
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Ex-Galleon Manager Spars With Rajaratnam Attorney
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Rajaratnam trial lawyers push research defense
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McKinsey in uncomfortable Rajaratnam trial glare
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Rajaratnam Lawyer Tries to Show Deal Information Was Already Public
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Galleon Trading Stats Mirror Dates of Tips
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Rajaratnam made frantic calls on Goldman tip
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Marc Faber: Moral Decay Among The Elites Proves America Is A "Failed State"
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Madoff Trustee Picard Says JPMorgan Shouldn't 'Escape' Bankruptcy Court
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Lautenbergs Seek to Continue $9 Million Madoff Lawsuit
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Judge Tosses $3B Madoff Feeder Fund Action
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Ex-Madoff Workers Bonventre, Bongiorno, Crupi Lose Bid for Case Dismissal
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Insider-Trading Suspect Cuts a Lonely Figure in Jail
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SEC says Plantation pair misappropriated $30 million
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Lawsuit filed on behalf of group of First Americans investors
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The Great American Ponzi Scheme
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Inspector general finds SEC practices might compromise fraud probes
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Dodge gets five years for Ponzi scheme
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Judge Seitz Wants Barry Minkow to "Work on His Soul."
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SEC claims Fla. couple ran $30M Ponzi scheme
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SEC practices under scrutiny in wake of Stanford case
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Suits allege: BofA, Wells Fargo liable in Ponzi scheme
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Distressed Investing:

Highland Capital Management Hires Herren for Business Development
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Rialto Posts Favorable Earnings On Distressed Assets
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers, Fuld Win Dismissal of Investor Lawsuit
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Blame for minibonds affair lies with US
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Corporate Governance:

Next Step Is Hazy in Battle Over the Poison Pill
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Accounting:

Bean counters wanted: Why the Big 4 are in a hiring frenzy
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Big Four branded an 'oligopoly'
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Big 4 Auditors ‘Disconcertingly Complacent’ During Financial Crisis
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Fraud Charges Against Sports Company Linked with KPMG’s ‘Clean Audit’
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Insurance:

QRM proposal makes road ahead unclear for mortgage insurers
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Miscellaneous:

Innkeepers, Tubo, Anchor Blue, Cabrini Medical: Bankruptcy
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DIP Finance:

Can a DIP Lender Say “So Long” to Its Debtor-Borrower by Phone Call and Email?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

OC bankruptcies rise 7.5% in February
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Compensation:

Fed proposes rule tying executive compensation to risk
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Executive Compensation Consultants and CEO Pay
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Even Funds That Lagged Paid Richly
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Ratings Agencies:

Moody’s Shareholders Can’t Sue as Group Over Claims of False Statements
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Health Care:

Arizona Proposes Medicaid Fat Fee
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Supplies, security problems at hospital
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Religion:

Victims say diocese's new plan falls short
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Banking:

A former model is worried she's too beautiful to be a banker
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Senator Says FDIC to Blame for Bank Failure
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Retailing:

American Apparel's key lender leaves company's board as retailer is expected to report 2010 loss
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American Apparel Considers Chapter 11
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Hotels:

Historic Holton hotel owner disappointed with low bids
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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas reports $139.5 million loss
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Luxury hotel Ritz-Carlton Kapalua to be auctioned in May
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Resort in Financial Hot Water
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Pensions:

US Government Pensions Gain 5.5% as Stock Market Rises
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UK:

Minister to unveil changes to ‘pre-packs’
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SIP 16's to be made publicly available
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Insolvency Practitioners Association comments on the Government proposals on pre-packaged sales of businesses by administrators
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Changes to pre-packs could increase transparency but may lead to increase in liquidations say R3
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Atradius' response to Government pre-pack announcement
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Key insolvency principle gets court backing
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Experian analysis reveals pockets of UK society most at risk of personal insolvency
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Quick insolvency process could be slowed down
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Dixons Sounds Alarm for U.K. Retailers
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Navigating through the storm- Insolvency practitioners are facing increased regulation and public scrutiny
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Insolvency experts promoted to partner at Baker Tilly
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Winding Up Petitions - 31 March 2011
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EU:

European Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates to Fastest Since October 2008
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Portuguese yields jump; Irish tests provide no relief
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EU Plans To Tighten Mortgage Laws
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Canada:

Priszm files for creditor protection
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Hope for Scott's REIT after Priszm bankruptcy filing
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Canadian owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants files
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Province bails out debt-ridden hospitals
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PIIGS:

Ireland sees banks ' dependence on ECB growing
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Irish senior debt sharply tighter after stress test
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ECB liquidity plan for Irish banks thrown into doubt
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Forget Nationalizing: An Irish Renege on Bailouts?
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Ireland wants to hit bank creditors, ECB says no
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Irish Stress Tests: Bailout To Cost $99B, Banking Sector To Consolidate
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Irish stress tests assume banks will stem deposit loss
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Ireland will radically restructure bank sector
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Just two 'pillar' banks to be left after restructuring
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Ireland still hasn't fixed its broken banking system
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Downgrades and stress tests spark bank sell-off
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Bank of Ireland gets June deadline to raise cash
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Don't scapegoat bank staff because of crisis
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EU concessions for Ireland depend on growth
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Drumm faces fresh bankruptcy hearing in the US
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Portugal Misses Deficit Goal
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Portugal Holds Crisis Talks as President Moves to Call Vote
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Irish, Portugal Bonds, Stocks Fall on Debt Concern
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Six companies a day bust in 2011, says insolvency group
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S&P Cuts Cyprus Credit Grade On Exposure To Greece
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Greek finance minister: 'Uphill struggle' in bond markets return
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Rate Spike Puts PIGS in 'Rollover' Moment
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Parmalat's Bondi Turns to Banks He Sued to Ward Off Lactalis
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Ailing Spanish Bank Begins Nationalization Talks
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Spanish Caja Merger Collapse May Scare Off Potential Investors
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Japan:

Bank of Japan Is Said to Consider Emergency Lending Program
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Japan's Economy: An Ugly First Look at the Quake's Impact
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Japanese Industry Faces Power Cutbacks
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TEPCO faces massive costs over disaster
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Japan Will Take Control Of Nuke Operator TEPCO Via Fund Injection
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Tepco Shareholders May Be Wiped Out After Nuclear Crisis
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Owner of Crippled Nuclear Plant Downgraded – Who's Next?
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Tepco Discloses Problem With Radiation Readings
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Tepco Downfall to Shatter 'Myth' of Safe Toshiba, Hitachi Nuclear Reactors
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Tepco Claims May Reach Y10-11 Tln If Nuclear Problems Drag On
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Tokyo region to face rolling blackouts through summer
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Bird's-Eye View Of Japan's Stricken Nuclear Plant Shows Vast Damage
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Japan radiation rises to 10,000 times normal
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High Radiation Levels In Groundwater Below Fukushima
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4 Reactors at Fukushima Will be Scrapped
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Fukushima nuclear plant workers 'expect to die' after clean-up
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Wanted: U.S. workers for crippled Japan nuke plant
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Despite UN recommendation, Japan will not widen evacuation zone
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Workers Give Glimpse of Japan's Nuclear Crisis
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Tepco investors may be wiped out
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Hundreds of corpses believed irradiated, inaccessible
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Japan Manufacturing Activity Hits 2-Year Low Post Quake
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Mitsubishi UFJ unit likely to post $600 mln net loss
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MENA:

Paper: Gaddafi envoy in Britain for secret talks
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US: Gaddafi Isn't Close to Breaking Point
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Why are We Teaming Up with Al Qaeda?
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Here's The Worst Case Scenario In Libya -- And It's Perfectly Plausible
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New Crisis: Kuwait's Cabinet Resigns
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Egypt panel seeks to recover Mubarak assets abroad
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Russia:

Kremlin tells ministers to quit boards
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Russian Manufacturing Grew in March at Fastest Pace Since 2006
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Africa:

Life Gets Tougher As Inflation Climbs To A 16-Month Peak
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South Korea:

SKorea Inflation Jumps to 4.7 Percent in March
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Mexico:

Vitro to Seek Buyer for US Business If Ruled in Chapter 11
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Vitro's Defaulted Bonds Soaring in Precedent-Setting Case
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Australia:

Insolvency expert says losses mind-boggling
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Creditors - don't forget Section 37a!
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Australia Boom Means Men Without Degree Earn More Than Bernanke
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