June 24, 2011

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Law:

DLA Piper Ordered to Turn Over MLB Material to Roger Clemens Despite Asserted Work Product Privilege
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Dealmaker of the Week: Paul Aronzon of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
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Quinn Emanuel Takes Casual Dress to the Flip-Flops Level
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Supreme Court: Anna Nicole Smiths estate wont get tycoons money
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US Supreme Court's Bombshell Opinion in Stern v. Marshall Draws the Line Against Incremental Erosion of Article III Judicial Power
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Anna Nicole Smith May Be More Than Just the Only Loser on This One
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JD Deluxe
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Pro Se Plaintiff Good Enough to Take on BigLaw, Judge Says
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In Big Loss for BigLaw, Judge Absolves Firm of Fabricating Class Action Claims
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Blown Deadlines & Mismanaged Assignments (Or Things to Do to Not Get a Permanent Offer)
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Former Co-Counsel Says It's Time for Milberg to Get off the Gravy Train
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Alleged Gibson Dunn Child ---- Possessor Found Dead
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Winning Law Firm Loses Legal Fee Bid; Using Associate Was Self-Representation
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What New Software for the Legal Industry Should You Check Out?
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Facebook Friend Request to Exec of Represented Corp. May Violate Ex Parte Rule, Opinion Says
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Rethinking New Business Intake at Law Firms
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Litigation Survey Shows Upward Trends in Efficiency, Hiring, Technology
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, Where Lawyers Go to School to Become Paralegals
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Texas Lawyer Slays 14-Foot Gator Weighing Nearly 900 Pounds
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John Marshall Law School Figures Out What ‘A Facebook’ Is
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5 Years After Guilty Plea, Ex-Fried Frank Bookkeeper Still Owes More than $300K in Restitution
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Altria, Transocean, Gabon Bribes, Morgan Keegan, Tata, Icahn in Court News
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JPMorgan, Supreme Court Drug Rulings, Anglo Irish, DSK in Court News
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Fictional Lawyer Madness: Sweet Sixteen Part Two
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Are the Dallas Mavericks Mismanaged? Motion Uses Celebration Photo to Refute the Notion
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Judges:

Chief Justice Quotes Dickens in Ruling Against Anna Nicole Smith Heirs
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Conservative Justices Tend to Exert More Verbal Control When Addressing Female Lawyers, Study Says
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Cloud Over the Court
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AG Asked to Review Extra Pay and Perks for Trial Court Judges
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures point to gains for Wall St
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European Stocks Rise From Three-Month Low
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Wall Street reverses sharp sell-off after Greek deal
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Wall Street Sells Off as Oil Prices Plummet
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World stock markets suffer heavy losses
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Greece And Global Growth Fears Spook Markets
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Why Your Broker Doesn't Put You First
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Layoffs:

U.S. Jobless Claims Rose More Than Forecast to 429,000
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The Coming Jobs Crisis
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Obama Allies Call for Broad Jobs Plan
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Jobless Rate Will Never Fall Below 8%
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Profiles in Fed Cowardice
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania still weighing bankruptcy
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Harrisburg, PA still weighing bankruptcy
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Gov. Corbett In Favor Of Blocking Harrisburg's Bankruptcy
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Distressed cities bill draws criticism
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Five Ways States Hide Deficits
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Study: Permanent $1,400 Tax Hike Needed for Pensions
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Gov't Layoffs Slow City Recoveries
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The 10 states most friendly to business
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Banking:

Aurelius withdraws support of WaMu bankruptcy plan
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Lawsuit highlights K Bank's fall
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Health Care:

Comparing Obama and Romney Health Care
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Cash-strapped New York hospital can't make payroll
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Janitors and Executives Have the Same Pay Packages
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Debt Collection:

JPMorgan stops pursuit of many debt-collection suits
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Who Wants Keep the War on Drugs Going AND Put You in Debtor’s Prison?
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Derivatives:

Greek crisis might be a massive credit event for Wall Street
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Food/Beverage:

Damon's owner Reinert lands in bankruptcy court
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Incredible Dave's files for Chapter 11 reorganization
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Economy:

Chicago Fed: Economic growth remained below average in May
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US to Lose Second Place in World Trade to India
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Jobless claims jump 9000 in latest week
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Why The White House and Fed Can’t Fix the Economy
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How Fed Policy Controls the Economy
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Debt Deal Negotiations Just Blew Up
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Geithner: Taxes on ‘Small Business’ Must Rise So Government Doesn’t ‘Shrink’
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Adventures with debt-ceiling Kabuki
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Why The GOP's New Budget Idea = R.I.P USA
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Bombing The Moon: How could taxes blow up debt talks?
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Americans See Debt Threat, Reject Tax ‘Scare’
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QE3? Bond market does the Fed's job
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What Now, Chairman Bernanke?
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Economic trouble puzzles Fed chief, too
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Bernanke Public Approval Falls to Lowest
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Why Does Ben Bernanke Lie to Us?
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Only the Brave Will Bet on the Dollar Now
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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:

Fixed mortgage rates hold steady near yearly lows
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How the mortgage industry lies with statistics
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Home prices, sales still stagnant in April
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Home Sales: Distressing Gap
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One Reason for Housing Doldrums
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Illinois woman files class-action against Fisher and Shapiro over affidavit issues
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Illinois state agency fines PHH Mortgage in robo-signing probe
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Two Michigan Counties Sue Fannie and Freddie for Nonpayment of Mortgage Transfer Fees
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Overall strategic default on the decline
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If You Build It, When Will the Home Buyers Come?
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Home sales down 2.1 percent in May
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More than 5 years later, Erie's Lovell Place emerges from bankruptcy
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Toll Brothers wins Gramercy Park site at bankruptcy auction
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Bank's settlement objection draws Brian Marshall response
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CMBS delinquencies dip for first time since January
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices plunge after US, allies announce release of reserves
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Obama Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve Without Good Reason
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Business Group Slams Obama on Oil Release
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Oil Release is Targeting Speculators
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Why A Little Oil Makes A Big Difference
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Ethanol:

Ethanol Sobriety
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Celebs:

Anna Nicole Smith heirs are losers in Supreme Court
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Conrad Black faces possible return to prison in fraud case
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California Wants to Extradite the Quaids
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Fraud:

Will Conrad Black go back to jail?
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Feds: Pastrick must pay, his debt is from fraud
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Rajaratnam Request to Set Aside Jury’s Verdict Should Be Denied, U.S. Says
(DBN)

New Details About Catching Raj
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U.S. Attorney Says Insider Trading Is "Everywhere You Look"
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HSBC Seeks Dismissal of Madoff Trustee’s $9 Billion Lawsuit
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After SEC Settlement With JPMorgan, Will Other Banks Pay Too?
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Morgan Keegan: $200M Fine for Fraud
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Lehman:

JPMorgan to Return $800 Million to Clients of Bankrupt Lehman Brokerage
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IP:

Apple Gets Approval From U.S. Agencies to Bid for Bankrupt Nortel's Assets
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Blockbuster Canada Can Use Trademark Until At Least July 14
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Blockbuster, Canadian Unit Seek Mediation on Trademark
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Baseball:

Frank McCourt: The Artful Dodger and His Crumbling Legacy
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What the near future may hold in store for Frank McCourt
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Hotels:

Innkeepers Judge to Approve Reorganization Plan With Sale of 64 Hotels
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)

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
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Poetry:

Anna Nicole Smith
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Corporate Reform:

House committee votes to slash CFPB funding
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CFPB identifies types of nonbank firms facing regulatory oversight
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Agency Outlines Role
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How to hire a federal watchdog
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A Dirty Business: Prosecutor vs. Wall Street Crime
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SEC Tightens Reins on Hedge Funds
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Examiners:

What Do You Do with a Completed Bankruptcy Examiner’s Report?
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Committees:

New Bankruptcy Rule 2019: mandatory disclosures for ad hoc committee members
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Litigation:

Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers - The justices aim to curb mass litigation
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How To Impeach A Witness
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Academia:

Top 5 Academic Bankruptcy Articles of the Past Month
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Autos:

Saab Auto Can't Pay Wages as Funds Dry Up With Plant Shut
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Put a fork in it: Saab stops paying employees
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Is Saab finally out of gas?
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Will Saab Be Left For Dead?
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IMF:

Strauss-Kahn Accuser Seeks Other Victims
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UK:

Dawsons shell goes into voluntary liquidation
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David Cameron wins 'no Greek bailout' battle
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UK: Financial Crisis by the Numbers
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Appointment of Administrators - 23 June 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 23 June 2011
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EU:

The Greek crisis brings us even closer to the long-planned European empire
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EU accused of 'head in sand' attitude to Greek debt crisis
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Euro's bounce on Greece austerity deal fizzles out
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PIIGS:

Greece Seals Five-Year Austerity Deal With EU-IMF Inspectors
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EU Halts New Greek Backtrack
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Greece needs 55 bln euro in official funds -EU aide
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Debt-laden Greece seen on track for more aid
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EU Vows to Rescue Greece in Exchange for Cuts
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Allowing Greece to Fail Like G.M., Not Lehman
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Eyeing the Brady Plan as a Model for Greece
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Greek banks, insurance funds 'available' for debt rollover
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Greece isn't shovel-ready either
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Greek Default Insurance Costs Drop
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Greece unveils raft of measures to shore up finances
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Some Greeks Fear Government Is Selling Nation
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As Greece Ponders Default, Lessons From Argentina
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Angry Greeks say new taxes to hurt middle class, again
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Anglo Irish Bank Says Its U.S. Assets Sale, Merger Are ‘Sovereign’ Acts
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Moody's threatens to downgrade 18 Italian banks
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China:

China economy resilient, for now
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China's Economic Shock and Awe
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D&O premiums skyrocket after US lawsuits
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France:

French government will not bail Stade out
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Russia:

Russia May Face Debt Crisis Like Greece
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Swaziland:

King begs for money
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