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Law:
Law Firm Hosts Bankruptcy 'Sweet 16′
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Spring Bonus Stragglers
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Linklaters launches Houston offensive
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Orrick Unveils $1M Expansion
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Poll Finds Jump in In-House Interviews of Law Firm Partners
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“Bet the Farm” Versus “Law Factory”: Which One Works?
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How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 3)
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Ex-Associate Files ERISA Suit, Says Disability Payments re Motorcycle Accident Botched
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The Job of Milk and Honey
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Small Firms: Breaking Up Need Not Be Hard To Do
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Going In-House and the Effect on Work/Life Balance
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Work is work, but lunch is an occasion
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ABA Law School Accreditation Committee Makes Strong Proposals
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McCarter & English Adds Bankruptcy Partner in Boston
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D.C. Heavyweight Trial Lawyer Decamps to Skadden
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Law Professors Top Faculty Pay Scale
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Ex-lawyer gets jail in bankruptcy fraud
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Latham partner Inducted as a Fellow of The American College of Bankruptcy
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Alston & Bird Wins 2011 Turnaround Award
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Cuban Prisoner Released, With Pro Bono Help From 2 US Firms
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Ethics: The Answer Is No Answer (Respectfully)
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Sanctions: "Simply Amazing!"
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Senator Calls Ex-SEC General Counsel's Madoff Work 'Troubling'
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Little improvement in UK diversity statistics
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Lawyer Who Won First National Spelling Bee Dies at 97
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Goldman, Galleon, JPMorgan, Matrixx, Apple in Court News
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Wife of Attorney Murdered at His Law Office Turns Herself In After Being Indicted
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92-year-old woman shoots up neighbor's home
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Former Office Manager to Get 7 Years in Theft of Over $1M from NJ Law Firm
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Tropical Depression: The Latest in ‘Clerkship Lit’
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Lawyer’s Free-Speech Ethics Challenge Inspires Legal Blogger’s Novel
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9th Circuit rules that lies can be protected speech
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Lawyer Who Spent Much of 2011 in Jail is Still in Good Standing
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Identity of First Bachelorette Contestant Leaked… And It’s A Lawyer
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"The Good Wife" - Lawyers on the Edge
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Not Clear on the Concept: Man Allegedly Brings Beer to Court
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Witness Refuses to Testify in Bonds Trial
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On Opening Day, Feds Again Unable to Solve Greg Anderson
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Chevron, Donziger Continue To Spar Over Ecuadorean Case
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Ordered to Wear ‘Spit Guard’ at Trial After Targeting Attorney, Defendant Looks Like Hannibal Lecter
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Judges:
Supreme Court delivers two setbacks for business
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Obama's Empathy for the Supreme Court
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Securities-Fraud Plaintiffs Get Rare Win at Supreme Court
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Regulating the Ethics of Supreme Court Justices?
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Supreme Court Rejects "Statistical Significance" Requirement for Securities Suit Materiality
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Scott frees some cash for courts, but not all
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Head of Embattled CA Judicial Agency Resigns
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AG Says Recusal Is Not Required of Judge Ruling in Hevesi Case
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The Time For Judicial Engagement
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures point to lower open on Wall Street
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Stock Futures Rise
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Asian Stocks Retreat on Iodine in Tokyo Tap Water, Reactor Woes
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EU: Shares set to dip; Portugal vote in focus
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Wall St slips after 3-day run; volume at 2011 low
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Soaring Oil Prices Snap 3-Day Streak
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Layoffs:
February had 1,421 mass layoffs involving 130,818 workers, both down from January
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Which Hurts More? Firing or Layoff?
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Judge tells Blue Heron officials workers should get their due pay, benefits
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Nokia to Start Talks on Job Cuts at End of April
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It's Not Structural Unemployment, It's the Corporate Saving Glut
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Work of Depressions Watch
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:
FDIC's Bair Says Dodd-Frank Banking Legislation Not 'Perfect'
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Right person for a tough job
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Warren 'I feel like Bob the Builder'
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GOP-Led Panel 'Fact-Checks' White House Adviser Elizabeth Warren
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Putting Some Bite Behind Elizabeth Warren
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Demonizing Elizabeth Warren
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New city, tone as US regulators sell bank reforms
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Consumer Bureau Is 'Most Constrained' Agency: Warren
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Warren teams up with the Chamber
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Warren: Most Of Consumer Bureau Budget Will Go To Enforcement
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Michigan Ex-Governor Granholm Said to Reject Consumer Bureau Job
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Ex-Fund Manager Charged in SEC Death Threats Blames Retaliation for Plight
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Lehman:
Lehman to Amend $957 Million Deal With German Affiliate, Bondholders Say
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Celebs:
Rapper Ja Rule pleads guilty to tax evasion
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Claims Against Young Buck Total $11.5 Million; $10 Million From G-Unit
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Real Housewife Sonja Morgan Fights Back Against ‘Manufactured Outrage’ ... in Bankruptcy Court
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Howard Stern Sues Sirius XM
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Randy Quaid Performs Star Whackers
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Autos:
GM to sell preferred shares of Ally Financial for $1 billion
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GM sues car-hauler, accuses it of holding $47M in vehicles hostage
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Finance:
Bankruptcy Court holds that construction surety has claim to retainage over secured lender
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Gambling:
Suffolk Regional OTB to close four shops during bankruptcy
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Hotels:
Ohio hotels in bankruptcy owe GE $28M
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Trucking:
YRC CFO disputes near- bankruptcy buzz
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YRC board member expresses optimism about trucker's recovery plan
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YRC stock climbs
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YRC; So what Direction IS this Company Headed?
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ABF files brief in $750 million action against YRC
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ATA Truck Tonnage Index declined in February
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Aviation:
When a Plane Isn't Really a Plane
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Boeing wants higher ranking claim in aircraft case
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U.S. airlines cut capacity to battle fuel costs
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Disasters and Costly Oil Take Toll on Asian Airlines
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Utilities:
Judge rejects continuation of water line warranty
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City works supervisor's firm did work for water agency
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Distressed Investing:
Pimco Said to Raise $1.5 Billion for Private Distressed Fund Targeting Bank Assets
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Hollywood:
'Real Housewife' in Real Legal Battle
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Economy:
Fed: US Approaching Insolvency
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Higher Inflation Expectations Are Spreading
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Bank No Closer to Raising Rates in March, Minutes Show
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China Has Potential to Dwarf U.S. Economy Within 20 Years, World Bank Says
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Shared Sacrifice Urged on National Debt
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Oil tops $105 per barrel
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8 Ways $100 Oil May Affect You
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Disruption in Japan Slows Rise in Oil Price
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Is $120 Oil Breaking Point for Consumers?
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Crude futures flat as traders eye Mideast turmoil
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Fannie Mae: Rising Oil Prices Will Impact Housing Demand
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Fed Profit Rose Sharply to $82 Billion Last Year
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US Treasury to Sell Last Toxic Assets
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Still No Recovery In: Jobs, Housing, Energy Use, Consumer Credit
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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:
Sales of New U.S. Homes Probably Rose in February After Slump in January
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Higher mortgage down payments may cramp homebuilder recovery
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Architecture Billings Index increased slightly in February
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No Spring Seen in Housing's Step
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House Prices To Drop Another 20%?
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Fannie and Freddie Hiding Over $100 Billion of Losses?
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Census Housing Stock/Household Data
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Foreclosure Terms May Pose ‘Moral Hazard,’ State Attorneys General Say
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‘Safe’ Home Loan Proposal Coming Next Week
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Roughly One-Third Of Homeowners Have Underwater Mortgages
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Property Taxes Reach the Breaking Point
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State to investigate case of couple who got free house
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Creditors Seek Trustee For Fisher Island Amid Dispute
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Quality, Not Speed, Is What Matters In Default Legal Work
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Atlanta Home Prices Tumble Again
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Fannie Mae expects home sales to remain soft through spring season
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Housing double dip could be coming
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Distressed property sales continue to weigh down CRE prices
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Moody's: Commercial Real Estate Prices declined 1.2% in January
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Worries Rise About Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Pinnacle May Lose Harlem Site
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Fraud:
Goldman's Blankfein Will be Called by U.S. to Testify at Rajaratnam Trial
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Sides Clash Over Goldman Chief
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Intel takes center stage in Rajaratnam insider trading trial
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Galleon Tipper Rajiv Goel Tells Jury About Intel Disclosures
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Rajiv Goel: "I Used The Money Raj Gave Me To Clear Out An Infestation Of Rats"
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Raj paid informants cars and cash, witness says
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Prosecutors Seek To Block Evidence Of Denials In Galleon Case
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This Year's Galleon Wiretaps
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Rajaratnam Camp Offended By Inside Information Leaks To Media
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Rajaratnam made millions on tips from Indian-Americans
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Prosecution Filing Shines Light on Possible Galleon Defense
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Legal Game of Keep-Away Counters the Mets' Owners
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Disaster Plans for the Wealthy, Courtesy of the Madoff Family
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Ex-SEC official feels more heat on Madoff work
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Contractual Representations and Warranties Provide Justifiable Reliance in Fraud Action
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SEC names Boulder couple in suit against St. Anselm Exploration Co., alleging Ponzi scheme
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Barry Minkow backslides
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SEC charges Mt. View firm, execs with fraud
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Banking:
FDIC's Bair nearly started a bank run
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FDIC's Bair: Dodd-Frank will strengthen smaller banks
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Elizabeth Warren aims to cut regulatory costs for community banks
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Federal Officials Seek To Ease US Community Bankers' Angst
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Jamie Dimon Builds 'Dominant' Dealmaker Legacy With $20 Billion AT&T Loan
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Banks Blamed for Ills at Credit Unions
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How the Fed's dividend daze could backfire
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Citigroup's dividend payout plans to lag other big banks
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U.S. Banks Oppose Tighter Money Rules
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Media:
Judge in Tribune bankruptcy case says creditors can sue former shareholders
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Health Care:
Supreme Court: Investors can sue firm for not disclosing drug side effect
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Mother's Truth Inadmissible at Republican Show Trial
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Health Insurers Won't Cover 6-Year-Old Girl, Or Any Others Either
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Credit Cards:
Banks Find Allies in Debit-Fee Fight
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Teachers and the Durbin Interchange Amendment
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Mass Torts:
Pfizer, Quigley Seek Court Approval of Asbestos Settlement
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Cemeteries:
New Report Reveals Wider Damage at Burr Oak
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Municipalities:
Michigan to help troubled local governments
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'Shared Sacrifice', Gov. Snyder unveils Michigan's restructuring plan for state revenue
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Snyder quickly falls out of favor
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Snyder Losing Michigan, and Voters Want to Support Collective Bargaining
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Michigan's War on the Middle Class
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Detroit population drops to lowest level in 100 years
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Detroit vacant housing rate doubles to 22.8%
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As Michigan's Cities Empty Out, a Look Back at a Decade of Bad News
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With About $500 Million in Outstanding Debt, Victorville Nears Insolvency
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What's next for Boise County after bankruptcy
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Few Stockton services to escape ax
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Public Workers Rush for Retirement
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Cuomo Reminds New York Legislators of Shutdown Option if No Budget Passed
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Consultants:
Alvarez & Marsal Hires Sage as Managing Director in Europe
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Corporate Governance:
Creditor of Insolvent Delaware LLC is Not Entitled to Derivative Standing
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Retailing:
Barnes & Noble Is Said to Be Likely to End Search for Buyer Without a Sale
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Shipping:
More Beluga Group companies file for insolvency
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Food/Beverage:
Harry & David faces hard choices soon
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Education:
Tone deaf Catholic schools honchos send letters to recruit new teachers as they close schools
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Layoff notices at nearly 1,000 LAUSD schools would mean a heavy loss of certified positions
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Alternative Fuels:
Nestle CEO: Biofuels are Causing Starvation
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Jatropha Biofuel 6 Times Dirtier than Gas
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Derivatives:
4 Wall Street Banks Still Dominate Derivatives Trade
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Venue:
Does It Matter Where Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Is Filed?
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Miscellaneous:
The Bankruptcy Files: Resorts, Furnishings, and Restaurants
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Lehman, Tribune, Alabama Aircraft, Station Casinos: Bankruptcy
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Litigation:
Now That Everything Is Collected, What Manner and Form to Produce It?
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Hard Times Make for Reluctant, Sometimes Angry Jurors
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Insurance:
Munich Re gives up on profit target after Japan hit
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NY Fed Official Responsible for AIG Loans Joins AIG As AIG Pushes Sweetheart Repurchase to NY Fed
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Claims Trading:
Feb. US bankruptcy claim trades dip, value rises
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Plan Confirmation:
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Adequate Protection:
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Chapter 7:
Converted Chapter 7 case subject to review for abuse, 8th Circuit panel rules
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Symphonies:
Judge extends Louisville Orchestra's reorganization date
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Warranties:
Judge nixes rescue of controversial PWSA warranty
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Inter-Planetary:
Chavez says capitalism may have ended life on Mars
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UK:
Violence warning in UK as unions plan mass march Sunday
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Bank of England Voted 6-3 to Hold Rate to Assess Impact of Increase in Oil
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Banks Bring Jobs to London as Finance Pays Most Tax in Britain
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Bank Leumi Wins $19 Million UK Ruling Over Wachner Trades
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Landlords approve JJB insolvency deal
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JJB Sports dodges administration, again
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Company Insolvency fears as businesses rely on plastic
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Appointment of Administrators - 22 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 22 March 2011
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Millionaire gangster Paul Ferris sued over £700 debt
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Dyson frees the Spirit, leaving creditors Punch-drunk
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EU:
The Battle for Europe's Economic Soul
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Soros: Two Speed Europe Set in Stone
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Canada:
Sahara Energy Ltd. Announces Completion of Bankruptcy Proposal
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Office vacancies in city hit 5-year high
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France:
French Fin Min: Public Finances Couldn't Deal With New Banking Crisis
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Switzerland:
Swiss Regulator Wants Measures To Liquidate Troubled Banks
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PIIGS:
Ireland and Portugal
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Portugal braces for gov't collapse amid debt crisis
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Portugal Government May Collapse Before EU Summit
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Parmalat's Rising Uncertainty
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Waterford Crystal pension entitlement case opens
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Regulator To Look At Senior Bankers' Fitness To Practice
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One Huge Difference Between US States And The PIIGS
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Gigantic Spike Pushes Irish Yields Above 10%
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MENA:
White House denies regime change is part of Libya mission
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Russia, China call for immediate ceasefire
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China Trying to Have it Both Ways on Libya?
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US, Allies Target Gaddafi's Ground Forces
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Allies Strain to Mend Split
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Gaddafi Forces Still Outgunning Rebels
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Snipers, Tanks Terrorize Libyan City
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How Oil Wealth Undercuts Democracy in Libya
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Sweden Freezes Libyan Assets Valued at $1.6 Billion
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Qaddafi And The Hidden Pot Of Gold In Libya
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Hopeful Message About the World’s Poorest
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Egypt's Interior Ministry set ablaze amid protest
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New Political Party Emerges in Egypt
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Egypt bourse suspends trade after reopening
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Yemeni Leader: I'll Leave by Year's End
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U.S. Cables: Top Yemeni General, Now Siding With Protesters, Linked to Corruption
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No Good Options if Yemen Falls
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New Clashes in Syria Kill 6
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Moroccan FM: Arab Spring Could End Quickly
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Dubai World Says Signed Final Debt Restructure Agreement
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Japan:
Japan government estimates earthquake, tsunami to cost up to $309 billion
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Japan Extended Reactor's Life, Was Warned
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Nuclear Cloud Comes With Aura of Arrogance
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Fukushima Engineer Says He Helped Cover Up Flaw at Dai-Ichi Reactor No. 4
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Japan evacuates nuclear plant
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Japan's TEPCO seeking large loan from banks
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Lack of Fuel Prolongs Japan's Crisis
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Uneasy Tourists Shun Japan Amid Radiation Fears
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Concern in Tokyo Over Spike in Tap Water Radiation
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Tokyo-Based Investment Banker Announces Plans To Haze Colleagues Who Evacuated After The Earthquake
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Before-And-After Photos Show How Fast Japan Is Rebuilding
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Sony, Nissan Resume Operations at a Few Factories in Japan
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The earthquake's economic impacts
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US Halts Japanese Food Imports
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New Zealand:
McKenna gets 3 weeks to beat bankruptcy
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Australia:
Another hotel group collapses with $100 million in debt
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Hoy jailed for 13 years
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Brazil:
Brazil's Central Bank Chief Says Loan Default Rate Rising
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India:
5 farmers end life in a day
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