May 20, 2013

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Law:

Ugliness Inside the Am Law 100, Part II
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Jones Day, Davis Polk, Cooley, Sheppard: Business of Law
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How A Successful Lawyer Knew She Was A Sociopath --- Sources And Dr. Phil Offer Insights Author Of ‘Confessions of a Sociopath,’ Who Might Be This Law Professor
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Calpers Seeks to Bar Law Firm in San Bernardino's Bankruptcy (1)
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Allen & Overy opts for no change in associate pay - remains at 2012 levels
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TX: What are the large firms paying their summer associates?
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Fired female partner settles Ropes & Gray age and gender discrimination case
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Ten Tips for Your Summer at the Screen
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The Calculus of University Presidents
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Law schools hope to fill seats by offering non-lawyer master's degrees
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Partner Doubles as Fantasy Sports Pro
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Perkins Coie's Double Identity
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Your iPhone as an assistant: Siri and Google Now
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10 Devices You Should Never Take Along on a Business Trip
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Managing Relationships With Legal Project Management
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SJ Berwin name poised to vanish as King & Wood merger vote looms
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Judge lets defense lawyers withdraw from Chevron fraud lawsuit
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Time for Radical Change in Legal Education
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Wake Forest Lawsuit Follow-Up
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The "Bad Chinese Food" Defense
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Craigslist Auto Sale Ends With Man's Kidnapping
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College student accidentally killed by police during home invasion
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Maximum Security Prison Guard Shares The Most Disturbing Parts Of His Job
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Lawyer testifies OJ Simpson knew about guns, said ‘No deal. No way.’ when told of plea offer --- Well, O.J., I’m Not Sure I Can Do That For You…
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A Hoosier Horror Story: The Fall Of The House Of Usher
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Daniel Webster Suspended
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Man faces ‘deadly weapon’ bulldozer burglary case; his lawyer protests ‘extremely creative’ charges
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Man who pled guilty in beating death of zoo monkey is sentenced to up to seven years in prison
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Blinks of paralyzed victim lead to guilty verdict; appeal is planned
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Woman is accused of extorting lawyer to pay for breast implants
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Did convicted ‘Cold Blood’ murderers in Capote novel also kill a Florida family?
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Man Escapes Punishment Of Full Paralysis For Stabbing His Friend
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Music to the justices’ ears
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The Corporate-Friendly Court
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed After S&P 500 Rally
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Stocks close higher for fourth straight week on upbeat news
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Wall Street Bonuses, Staff Levels to Rise in 2013: Report
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Holding the Defensive Line: Delaware Court Rejects Extension of Warn Act Liability to Private Equity Sponsor
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Unemployment Falls in 40 States
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Unemployment rates drop in most states, Illinois climbs
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Most States See Better Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Private Equity:

Sucking a Business Dry
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New fraud claims lobbed at private equity firm in 'quick flip' case
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Hedge Funds:

Hedgies gear up to enforce workouts
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Food/Beverage:

15 Reasons Why Wall Streeters Are Crazy About Del Frisco's, And Named It Their Favorite Restaurant
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The 12 Best Japanese Restaurants In New York City
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Philly's best cheesesteak
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Retailing:

How JC Penney Can Stem The Tide Of Slumping Sales
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Golf:

Norcross-led group one of four to take part in Woodcrest auction
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Coal:

UMWA continuing protests related to Patriot bankruptcy
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Patriot paid Bryan Cave $98,000 so far for bankruptcy work
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Bowling:

AMF’s Second Lien Lenders to Sponsor New Plan
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Mass Torts:

Pittsburgh Corning bankruptcy plan gets interim approval
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Personal Finance:

Grieving family facing bankruptcy find $4 million lottery ticket in late daughter's cookie jar
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19 lottery winners who blew it all
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One Person In Florida Won A Gigantic Powerball Jackpot
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Investment Banking:

Gleacher investors to choose from limited options
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Corporate Reform:

CFPB: You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chains
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Asset Protection:

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Takes A Stand Against Fraud
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Economy:

Consumer Sentiment Index in U.S. Rose to 83.7 in May from 76.4 --- Highest Since 2007
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Treasury Secretary Lew Urges Congress to Act on Debt Limit
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How About a Recovery for the Rest of Us?
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Why Gold Is Crashing
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Companies' High Margins Achieved At The Cost Of No Jobs? Not So Say Two Economists
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Treasury Prepares to Take Measures to Avoid Default
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Budget Office Says Obama Plan Would Cut Deficit by $1 Trillion
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No, Inequality Isn't Preventing A US Economic Recovery
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Today's retirees face declining standard of living, study says
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Student debt weighs on overall economy
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Financial insecurity awaits Gen Xers in retirement
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Former Enron Trader John Arnold Is Going To Save The World
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U.S. to Hit Debt Ceiling, but Has Some Breathing Room
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The Riskiest Places In The World
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Barron's: There Were Two Gigantic, Suspicious Sales Of Gold On Friday That Caused The Price To Plunge
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Where Home Prices Have Risen Since 2009
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It's alive! Dexia's $775 mln MBS case vs JPMorgan back from the dead
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Subsequent Mortgagees Get No Satisfaction From Forged Statement
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Proposed Ginnie Mae policy may increase buyouts
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Analyst says take advantage of dismal housing reports
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Paulson to Maverick Bet on Housing With Junk Insurers
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Alternative Energy:

A reality check on Tesla
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Banking:

Jamie Dimon Under Pressure Ahead of Investor Vote
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Aviation:

American Airlines Doesn't Want Your Bags in the Cabin
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The 20 Worst Airlines In The World
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg woes play big role in city's mayoral race
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Stockton Mayor dons medieval armor in pitch to reduce crime rate
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Tax hike key in Stockton budget
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Bridgeport Is Worse Off Than Stockton
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The bottom line: Harrisburg City Council candidates on blight, bankruptcy, taxes, unions
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Can Detroit pull together a la '75 NYC or will it go bust?
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Why Does Mayor Bing Keep Saying Negative Things About EM?
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Hawaii-bound pension trustees may face removal by emergency manager
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Orr: Decision on bankruptcy in 2 months
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New Detroit Chief James Craig visits Police Commission, doesn't expect 'much of a honeymoon'
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Michigan improperly recruited Detroit emergency manager, activist claims
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Six Weeks Key to Deciding Detroit's Bankruptcy Fate
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Orr's report no surprise for muni bondholders
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Motown Breakdown
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Texas, California Cities Have Signs of Bubble
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Electricity:

Great Falls eyes making $2.5 million payment following split from power co-op
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Power plant value: $39M
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Student Debt:

Class of 2013, Most Indebted Ever
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Is student loan market ripe for private investment?
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Fed Officials Looking Closely at Student Debt
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Is Student Loan Debt The Result Of Bad Decision-Making?
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New Student Loan Bills in Committee
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Health Care:

TriStar buys maker of bandages, wound dressings
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New Jersey Hospital Has Highest Billing Rates in the Nation
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Autos:

GM Shares Roar to Old Levels
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Fiat Downgraded Over Chrysler Merger
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Millions of Electric Car Charging Stations Soon
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Revstone Gets an Extension to File Its Chapter 11 Plan
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Prices of Used Fisker Karmas Tumble
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Auto Racing:

Nurburgring Bidding Opened
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Celebs:

A Broke Sinbad Files for Bankruptcy … Again
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Greek Soccer Edition
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Michael Jackson's estate paid off $500 million in debts
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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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Miscellaneous:

Week Ahead in Bankruptcy : B456 Systems and ResCap
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Video: Bankruptcy Reform Commission Field Hearing - 5/15/13
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Bankruptcy Appeals:

Investing in an Appeal: The Dilemma Facing an Appellant of Confirmation Orders
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions Dismissed Where Alter Ego Status Was Disputed
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Discharge:

Defalcation and Dischargeability: The Supreme Court Speaks
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Plan Confirmation:

Marty L. Brimmage Jr. on bankruptcy plan attacks
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Recent Pleadings:

Calpers Says Winston Disqualified In SB Bankruptcy
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TBTF:

The Myth of a Perfect Orderly Liquidation Authority for Big Banks
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Resolution and Future of Finance
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Sheila Bair: Dodd-Frank really did end taxpayer bailouts
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Litigation:

Plaintiffs No Longer Required to Utilize Predictive Coding
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Tax:

Lew Orders Review of IRS Systems After Groups Scrutinized
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Obama's Counsel Told of IRS Audit Findings
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How One Overworked IRS Worker Ignited The Tea-Party Targeting Scandal
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IRS Ignored Most Influential Groups
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Amazon's Tax Arrangements Are Nothing Short Of A Work Of Art
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There Was No Surge in Tax Exempt Status in 10
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IRS Head Won't ID Workers in Scandal
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Congress, Ex-IRS Chief Clash
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Fraud:

Enron's Jeff Skilling Doesn't Deserve a Break
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Chiesi Swaps Cell for Halfway House After Insider Scandal
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SAC Capital won't fully cooperate with government - letter
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Steve Cohen Gets Subpoena To Testify Before A Grand Jury
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Rajat Gupta's Lust for Zeros --- Rajat Gupta: Mirror for examining our own less interesting screwups
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Enron No Lesson to Traders as EU Probes Oil-Price Manipulation
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UK:

Hearts to learn their fate on Monday --- Hearts boss Locke is confident team can dodge 18-point penalty
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Staring down barrel of uncertainty
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Google insider exposes ‘immoral’ tax scam
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Insolvency Service bans two more
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‘Point of no return’ is not the point says Supreme Court
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Tax Evasion in U.K. Territories Must End, Cameron Says
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EU:

Blankfein Tells Welt Euro Breakup Risk Is Lower Than a Year Ago
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EU Economics Chief: I'm Tired of Austerity
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EU bonus cap could hit 10 times as many London bankers
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PIIGS:

ie: James Fitzsimons: State must fix mortgage crisis plan and make it work --- Ulster Bank seeks parallel bankruptcy against Dunne --- Wife of bankrupt Dunne plans $150,000 gym and cinema upgrade --- Ulster's Dunne battle 'lacks sense' --- New leadership hopes to revitalize Revel in Atlantic City --- New insolvency regime: a windfall or a headache for professionals? --- Pilot debt scheme will keep borrowers on never-never - merely protects banks
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Greece: State firms for sale must give back EU funds --- Greece?s Turnover Index in Industry down 11.5% y-o-y in March --- Greece?s New Orders Index in Industry down by 12.7% in March
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Australia:

More and more teenagers are getting into trouble with debt.
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Germany:

Treveria and Hatfield clash over defaulted German loan
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France:

Peugeot workers end four-month strike over car plant closure
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Some Wealthy in France Pay Over 100% Tax
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Israel:

Corporate debt abuse claims prompt Israeli review
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China:

China April Housing Inflation Quickens
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Romania:

Justice Minister: Romania plans to put together Insolvency Code by this summer
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