July 31, 2013

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Law:

Organizing Chaos - Reed Smith's Bankruptcy Group Puts Clients Back On The Level
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A&O, Linklaters and DLA among firms facing legal action over Dewey hires
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Biglaw’s Unwritten Purpose
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America Has Way Too Many Lawyers, And The Bubble Is Growing
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Kirkland, Weil, K&L Gates, Loeb & Loeb: Business of Law
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The Female Lawyer Exodus
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22 law firms hired rogue investigators to steal client data
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Big Philadelphia Law Firm Has To Give Death Benefits To A Lesbian Widow
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Starting from Scratch - Ten lawyers who built practice specialties out of whole cloth
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A Banker's Lawyer --- Facing collapse, the financial services industry turned to a trusted veteran
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Best Law Firm Corporate Practices
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A Culture of Pioneering - Ballard Spahr's Path to Success
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Lovely Latham Bankruptcy Lawyer Makes Major Marital Mistake
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Lawyers review app advice and password help
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Your Client Is Sleazier Than You Are
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Blank Rome closes Hong Kong office as partners depart
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18 year-old American becomes youngest ever barrister
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How to End Your Summer In Biglaw On A High Note
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Which Firms Are The Student Favorites?
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Cooley law grads lose appeal in suit over employment stats
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A Guide For Choosing A Low-Ranked Law School
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No Job, No Refund
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A law student is hitting a golf ball across America
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Appeals court strikes down NYC's big-soda ban
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Ex-client presumed dead after breaking into law firm and ‘shooting everything,’ partner says
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Davis Polk Fights Recruiter Suing for $1.4 Million Fee
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5 Stories Of The Bar Exam Turning Into A Total Disaster
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Bicyclist Claims LAPD Cops Drew Guns... 'Started Stomping My Face In' For Riding Without Lights'
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Bradley Manning found guilty on 19 counts
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Former Penn State Officials To Stand Trial For Alleged Cover-Up Of Sandusky Scandal --- Lawyer Made Light of Sandusky Probe, Witness Says
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NSA Surveillance Will be More Damaging Than You Think
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Ralph Nader plans tort law museum
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Lawyer Attacked by Polar Bear
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Why Do Prosecutors Think Their Badges Should Get Them Into Clubs?
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Man Climbs Through Sliding Glass Window In Most Ridiculous Jail Break Ever
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Officer Posted Photos Of What While On Duty?
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Law graduate, Survivor winner, sitcom writer
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Court Sentences Blogger To Seven Years And 600 Lashes
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Student Jailed 5 Days Without Food Or Water Awarded $4.1 Million Settlement From DEA
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Sequestering Justice Is Unjust
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When using peremptory challenges in a civil case, is it OK to strike a juror because he or she is butt ugly?
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A Judicial Whodunnit: Shedding Light On Unsigned Opinions
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Wall Street:

Stock futures straddle flat line ahead of Fed
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Stocks mixed as markets close
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Big banks are influencing energy commodity prices: US senators --- Financial regulators pressed on banks' commodities --- SEC examines trading rules as commodity crack-down heats up
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JPMorgan to Pay $410 Million in US FERC Settlement --- Slap on Wrist
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Layoffs:

Unemployment rates rise in 90 pct. of US cities
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Brokers:

MF Global Unit Sues 11 Banks Over CDS Market --- Sues banks for restricting competition in CDS
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Autos:

Fiat Fails to Get Judge to Put Price on Chrysler Shares
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Leasing Surge Fuels Highest U.S. Sales Since 2007
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Auto dealers face backlash over Hillary Clinton as keynote speaker
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Religion:

Judge shields Wis. archdiocese fund from creditors --- Vindicates Cardinal Dolan
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Agriculture:

Grabanski stops sale of his ND assets by filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

Anyone Who Says Money Doesn't Buy Happiness Isn't Telling The Whole Story
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Politics:

Milwaukee legislator facing financial troubles again
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Economy:

Obama proposes 'grand bargain' on corporate tax rate, infrastructure, jobs --- Obama's Latest 'Grand Bargain' Proposal Isn't Much Of A Bargain At All
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Durbin, Senate Democrats Would Question Summers for Fed
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Night of the Living Fed Coming to Wall Street
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CFOs confident about economy, worried about Affordable Care Act
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Economists looking past weak Q2 GDP report
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Here's How Much More A Big Mac Would Cost If McDonald's Doubled Wages --- Or, McDonald's Could Double Wages For Employees, Not Raise Price Of Big Macs, And Just Make Less Money ...
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Survey: Many disability recipients admit they could work
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

California city's drastic foreclosure remedy: Seizure --- Richmond adopts eminent domain underwater mortgage plan --- Daring Plan to Help Underwater Homeowners Will Provide Massive Stimulus to Law Firms
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American Dream Slipping as Homeownership at 18-Year Low --- Rents At Record Highs
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Case-Shiller Shows Home Prices Up 12.2% for May 2013 --- Two cities post all-time price highs
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Home Prices Jump, but Headwinds Build
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Mass. foreclosure activity sees steep fall in June
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Nationstar faces $35M suit over cancelled home loan auction
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Multifamily originations are on the rise
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Miami-Dade Appraiser Sets Sights On Homestead Fraud
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Lease Claims: Sometimes Privity Matters
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Municipalities:

Judge proposes fast pace in Detroit bankruptcy case --- Eligibility Trial Date Of October 23 Proposed --- March 1 Plan Deadline
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Detroit's pension funds' lawsuits moved to federal court
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What does Anna Nicole Smith have to do with Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy ?
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After Detroit , muni bonds are safe, but no slam dunk --- Detroit's Bankruptcy Might Be A Blessing In Disguise For Bond Insurers --- Detroit's bankruptcy filing hurts Michigan bond sales --- Detroit and other Michigan municipalities are behind in pension and retiree health care obligations --- Snyder says Michigan comeback depends on Detroit comeback --- Snyder: Mich. shouldn't blame others for problems
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Despite Detroit, U.S. public finance ratings improve -S&P
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Detroit Retirees Say Bankruptcy Panel Should Be Independent
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Kevyn Orr's let-them-eat-crab-cakes moment
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Bankrupt Detroit Receives Less U.S. Aid Than Colombia
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‘Let them eat bonds’ may not be a good idea
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'We didn't get anything before the bankruptcy, we're not going to get anything after it'
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Michigan AG office now on both sides of Detroit bankruptcy debate --- Michigan attorney general sees no conflict
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Artist makes statement in Crisco after Detroit bankruptcy filing --- City Trashes Artist
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Judge is asked if Detroit tax appeals can be filed
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Cities On The Brink: Lessons From Detroit
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Using Detroit as a Test Case for Immigration
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Graham, Cornyn, Lew to Detroit : A “Drop Dead” Variant
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Detroit Offers Object Lesson in the Fiscal Policy Effects of Going Bust
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Detroit council pursues congressional hearings on municipal bankruptcy
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Detroit businesses fret over city's unpaid bills
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It's Time to Privatize the Detroit Institute of Arts
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Keeping the Faith in Detroit
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Detroit's Bankruptcy Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened There
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Chicago Under Scrutiny After Detroit Bankruptcy
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Detroit just among the first facing troubles funding retiree costs
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Michigan advisers try to calm clients in wake of Detroit's bankruptcy
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The Hazards of Gloating Over Detroit
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Detroit native finds the silver lining in bankruptcy
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Cities Begin Hiring Again
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Hawaii is giving homeless people a one-way ticket off the islands
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Chicago Penalty Up 25% as Rating Cut Evokes Detroit
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Detroit home priced at $1 sits on the market for 519 days
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Are Jefferson County's sewer rates reasonable? Bankruptcy plan could depend on the answer --- Water Utility Blasts Jefferson County Plan
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Lawsky Says New York to Step Up Scrutiny of Public Pension Funds
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Minneapolis credit rating downgraded on new pension analysis
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The Disastrous Consequences of Raiding Public Pensions
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San Bernardino bankruptcy isn't time for pity party
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Stockton has difficult road ahead
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Mass Torts:

BP braces for long battle over oil spill damages claims --- Gulf Oil Spill Haunts BP With $42.4 Billion Bill
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Legal Newsline files motion to keep Garlock trial open
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Shipping:

Stranded by insolvency
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Education:

Fresh out of bankruptcy , School Specialty looks for a new CEO
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Consultants:

Epiq Systems earnings fall from elevated level a year ago
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Credit Reporting:

Equifax Ordered to Pay Woman $18 Million
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 new opinions today - DBN)

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 (17 new filings today)
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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 Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Employment:

ResCap Judge Won't Disqualify Company, Creditor Lawyers
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Discharge:

Mechanics' Lien Trust Fund Debts Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy – What Were You Thinking?
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Plan Confirmation:

Section 1127(b) – Postconfirmation Modification of a Plan
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Avoidance Actions:

Extending the Statute of Limitations for Preference Actions? The Seventh Circuit Rules!
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Fraud:

SEC lawyer to NY Tourre jury: Ignore trader's 'fantasy' --- Tourre Aimed to Feed Greed With Very Simple Fraud, SEC Says --- Fabulous Fab's Timeline: From CDO Creation to Closing Arguments --- Heard the One About the CDO That Actually Wasn't? Don't Ask --- Tourre Says He Did Good Job, Wants His Reputation Back
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Accused SAC Capital tipster arrested in California
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A Hedge Fund Tattled On The Tech Analyst Who Was Arrested For Allegedly Giving Out Insider Information
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The Road to Indictment
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SEC Says Houston Investor Relations Exec Traded Stock on Clients’ Confidential Data
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Akerman's Michael Goldberg Selected Rothstein Liquidating Trustee
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HP Switches Firms - Again - in Autonomy Suits
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Corporate Governance:

Outside Director Accountability
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Celebs:

"Real Housewives" Stars Appear in New Jersey Federal Court --- 'Housewives' stars free on bond, travel restricted --- The Indictment --- Teresa Giudice Out on $500K Bail; Juicy Joe Could Be Deported ---- Teresa Giudice in Denial About Fraud Charges: She's Acting Like Everything's Fine, Says Source --- Lawyer: 'Housewives' star targeted due to fame --- 'RHONJ' Star Danielle Staub -- Handles Bankruptcy WAY Better Than Indicted Co-Star
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Rapper DMX Files for Bankruptcy --- Owes $1.24 Million In Child Support --- DMX filed for bankruptcy to overcome touring issues
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Health Care:

Delay of Obamacare Mandate Will Cost Taxpayers $12B
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Detroit bankruptcy could flood Obamacare exchanges
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Photography:

Kodak Outlines Post Bankruptcy Plan; CEO Antonio Perez To Leave
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Corporate Reform:

JPMorgan Looks to Pay to Settle U.S. Inquiries
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Social Media:

One Of Facebook's Key Marketing Partners Is In Bankruptcy After Laying Off Most Of Its 100-Person Staff
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Aviation:

EU to approve US Airways-American Airlines merger
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Pace Airline saga ends after 4 years
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Airline worker charged with stealing luggage after Asiana crash
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Rail:

MDOT plans for possibility of rail shutdown
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Tech:

Micron Seeks Profit Even in Worst of Times With Elpida Deal
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UK:

The 10 Greatest British Monarchs In History
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Baker Tilly strengthen North West team
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EU:

The European Economic Crisis Explained In Just Two Charts
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The Best Stocks To Play The Europe Comeback
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PIIGS:

Wealthy Greeks set to pay for police bodyguard
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Canada:

Drabinsky's bid for full parole delayed
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Germany:

Germany's Praktiker appoints Macquarie in hunt for investor
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German Unemployment Declined in July Amid Recovery
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