July 30, 2013

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Law:

Making Debt Pay - Turning bankruptcy work into a must-have for big firms
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Biglaw: Still Nice Work If You Can Get It
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Legal Sector Players: Stop the magical thinking, accept the game has changed
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Dewey Partners’ New Firms May Face Subpoenas
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Is the integrative law movement the next ‘huge wave’ for the legal profession?
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Sullivan & Cromwell, Wachtell, Milbank: Business of Law
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Court Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage in Cozen Benefits Row
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What Happens to Pregnant Women at a Big Law Firm
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Treadmill desks help lawyers stay in shape at Taft Stettinius
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Local lawyer becomes the unofficial voice of Detroit's bankruptcy
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The Moral Responsibility of the General Counsel
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Four Ways To Lower Your Legal Malpractice Insurance Premiums
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2013 ABA Tech Survey once again shows surge in attorneys using iPhone, iPad
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DUI case dropped against lawyer who claimed he was set up, mid-trial, by opposing counsel
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Responsive design can help you create a website that works well with all devices
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Overemphasizing The Value Of Good Writing
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9 Things You Don’t Know About The Paper Chase
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Prospective Law Students Favor Pro Bono Requirement
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Finally — Someone Who SHOULD Go To Law School
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Florida Bar supports undocumented law grad’s effort to win admission
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Fifth Indiana law school to open with a fraction of hoped-for 100 students
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Ex-Illinois Bar Leader Hits Leichter on Law Grad Debt Toll
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10 Links To Distract You From Studying For the Bar Exam
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Minority women find blocks on the path to the top
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Staffer who helped probe collapse of MF Global joins law firm
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Disbarred lawyers who seek reinstatement have a rough road to redemption
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The Heartbreaking Story Of A Harmless Deadhead Sentenced To Die In Prison
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Critically injured by polar bear, lawyer will survive to tell vacation stories, his wife predicts
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25 greatest law novels…ever!
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Good Reason to Kill #34: Bishop to Queen's Knight 6, Checkmate
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Calling Pros------- From The Brooklyn D.A.'s Office Phone Probably Won't Get You Fired
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Lawyer files petition at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to challenge the unfair trial of Jesus Christ
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Two jurors jailed for two months for contempt of court for Internet access
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Legal Soap Opera "The Good Wife" Gains from Weiner/Abedin Troubles, Legal Sector Crash
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Fort Worth Police Shoot And Kill 72-Year-Old Man In His Home After Going To Wrong House On Burglary Call
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$136 Million Jewelry Heist Was One Of The Biggest Ever
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Judges:

Judge: "Congress has every reason to be ashamed of itself"
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70-Year-Old Court Employee Fired After Helping A Wrongly Convicted Man Seek DNA Tests
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Justice Ginsburg to speak on two great passions: law, opera
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Supreme Court Libertarianism: Ron Pauls of the Bench
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N.Y. Judge Sues City, Claims Pressure to Levy Big Fines
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Judge's Former Secretary Claims Harassment, Retaliation for Leave
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Lawyer shows his artistic side in courthouse art
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Wall Street:

Stock futures up
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Stocks lower as markets close
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Regulators Face Scrutiny on Banks’ Commodities at Senate Hearing
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Layoffs:

Hundreds of fast food workers strike over minimum wage
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US Hourly Wage Battle Heats Up
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Obamacare Could Shrink Jobs: Why That Might Be OK
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. Drilling Boom Leveling Off
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15 Charts That Should Terrify Saudi Arabia
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Museums:

Museum Bondholders Could See Tiny Recovery
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Student Debt:

Regulators Ask Banks to Work With Student Loan Borrowers; Bankruptcy Bill Pending
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Religion:

Pope Signals Openness to Gay Priests
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Telecoms:

Dish Network Chief’s Bid To Ruin Phil Falcone’s Life Not Entirely Spiteful Or Philanthropic
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Economy:

Obama to propose 'grand bargain' on corporate tax rate, infrastructure --- To Call for Business Tax Overhaul
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Obama explains what he wants in next Federal Reserve chairman --- Summers vs. Yellen Scorecard: Who's Supporting Whom? --- Janet Yellen Is the Best Fed Choice --- Elizabeth Warren Has Thrown Her Support Behind Janet Yellen For Fed Chair --- New York Times Goes After Larry Summers In Aggressive Editorial Supporting Janet Yellen For Fed Chair --- We Don't Know Where Larry Summers Stands On The Most Important Issue Facing The Fed --- WSJ Analysis: Janet Yellen Most Prescient Forecaster
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The Fed Is Not The Only Thing Driving The Economy
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Manufacturing Expansion Slows in Texas Area
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Lew says stubborn Congress risks repeating U.S. fiscal wounds
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The Average Big American Company Hasn't Paid The Statutory Tax Rate In At Least 45 Years
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U.S. Higher Education Enrollments, Falling Behind
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Roads, Bridges Decaying Despite Stimulus
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Rising rates zap pending US home sales momentum
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Don’t Blame Rising Rates for Lower Pending Home Sales
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Chart Of The Day: Average Monthly House Payment Soars 40% To 2008 Levels
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General Motors Company : ResCap Creditors Pan Dissident Bondholder Group's 'Disruption'
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Judge signs off on PMI Group's Ch. 11 reorganization plan
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Hardest-hit Atlanta market is finally on the rebound
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DIY Network's new 'Rehab Addict' tackles burned-out Detroit home
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Municipalities:

Detroit bankruptcy makes munis a bargain --- Moody's: Detroit could set municipal bankruptcy precedent
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If Detroit gets to cut pensions, others may try --- Protecting Detroit's Pensioners --- Attorney General Bill Schuette on defending Detroit pensions: 'Constitution is crystal clear' --- Schuette right to defend Detroit pensions
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Court closes lawsuits seeking to prevent Detroit bankruptcy filing
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Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Urged Not to Halt Tax Appeals
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What Detroit Should Learn From NYC's Near- Bankruptcy
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A tale of two cities, two bankruptcies
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Hedge Funds Are Buying Up Detroit Bonds So Fast There's A Waiting List
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Bailing Out Detroit ? --- Detroit isn't alone in seeking to shift retirees to Obamacare exchanges --- Why Obama let Detroit (city) go bankrupt --- Snyder: 'This isn't about bailouts'
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Bankruptcy filing creates a muddle in Motown
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Detroit's community assets may be key to recovery
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Detroit Is Patient Zero
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Snyder: Mich. shouldn't blame others for problems
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Amid bankruptcy , Detroit has a bigger problem:
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Grim lessons for Detroit woes
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Beware Generalizations About Detroit Bankruptcy
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Relax, We're Not Detroit
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I still love Detroit
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Detroit's new beginning
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Bermuda firm bids for tunnel
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I'm Moving To Detroit !
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Detroit Is Not Dead: Meet Some Of The 701,475 People Who Call The City Home
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Detroit bankruptcy snags wrongly convicted man
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The Pain of Detroit and the Importance of Prop 13
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Whitney: High Interest Rates Will “Trigger a Real Downsizing” for Cities
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Awards:

The American Lawyer's Top 50 Innovators
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Politics:

Congress Will Retire Richer Than You
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Two more reasons to think Anthony Weiner is a sociopath
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Banking:

Barclays stock hit by £5.8bn cash call to plug shortfall
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Deutsche Bank Profit Unexpectedly Falls on Legal Costs
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UBS repays Swiss bailout loan, buys back assets
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Philadelphia latest U.S. city to sue banks in Libor scandal
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Mass Torts:

BP Profit Misses Estimates as Gulf Spill Estimate Raised --- BP says well-prepared for lengthy spill-related legal battle --- BP Spill Fund Running on Fumes
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Will Fracking Become the Next Mass Tort?
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Garlock testimony resumes in N.C.
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Art:

Developer In Default Says Bank Devalued $5M Art Collection
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Gambling:

BofA Sent Back to Trial Court Over Fontainebleau Loans
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (66 new filings today)
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Employment:

A Fact-Driven Analysis Determines Whether You Are a “Professional” under the Bankruptcy Code
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Recent Pleadings:

UST Objects To $3M In Fees In Journal register Case, Alleges, Lumping, Transitory Timekeepers, Intern Charges, No Categorization, Scanning Charges
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TBTF:

Bernanke to give deposition in AIG bailout lawsuit
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: No Coverage for Attorney Fee Award to Underlying Plaintiffs if Underlying Claim Not Covered
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives' Stars Teresa and Joe Giudice Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud --- Real Bankruptcy Fraudsters of New Jersey? --- Charged With Lying To Banks & The IRS --- 50 Years Prison Term Sought --- Teresa Giudice Speaks Out
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Fraud:

Goldman's Tourre to jury - 'I haven't done anything wrong' --- Paulson will not testify in Tourre trial --- Tourre Joins SEC in Resting Case in $1 Billion CDO Trial
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Imprisoned Lawyer in Fraud Case Sues DOJ for Documents
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Greenberg Calls Ramos Biased, Moves for Recusal
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At SAC, Culture Trumps Compliance By 38:1
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United States Negotiates SAC Operating Plan
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CNBC's 'American Greed' will film report on Mastros
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'Rebecca' Fraud Case: New York Man Admits Guilt
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Gas Stations:

U.S. bankruptcy court OKs $93 mln pact between Getty, Lukoil
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Food/Beverage:

Immigration Audits Hurt Hispanic-Oriented Grocery Chains
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Debt Collection:

Tow driver takes car with kids inside; father is charged and jailed
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Trucking:

2 more plead guilty in truck-stop chain probe
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Asset Protection:

Transfer to Nevada Trust Not Protected From Unknown Future Creditor
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Aviation:

American Airlines Plane Blows 2 Tires During Landing In Chicago
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Sovereigns:

Sovereign Defaulters Can Always Count On France --- France sallies forth into pari passu case, shows more esprit than Washington surrender monkeys
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UK:

Deloitte loses MG Rover tribunal
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Taylor Wessing cuts 22 secretary jobs in support team overhaul
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Hill Dicks cuts 14 partners and 69 staff following UK review
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DWF cuts 38 fee-earners
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'Baron of Ballsbridge' declared bankrupt
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EU:

ECB Officials Want Central Bank to Publish Minutes
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Bank of Cyprus depositors to lose 47.5 percent of savings
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Europe’s Biggest Solar Projects Threatened by China Deal
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PIIGS:

Bank of Italy Eyeing Lenders' Books
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Italy readying response to EU on Monte Paschi plan
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Sean Dunne declared bankrupt in High Court
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China:

China Has at Least 36 Local Governments With as Much Debt, on Average, as Detroit
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Mexico:

Homex Falls in Record Two-Day Rout as Loss Prompts More Selling
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