August 11, 2014

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Law:

Dewey Defendants Win Access to Firm Financials
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The 20 Best Law Firm Tag Lines
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A Law School So Shady Even The Authorities Are Looking Into It
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M&A Work - Will there be less of this for law firms?
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You don’t need perfect tech knowhow for ethics’ sake—but a reasonable grasp is essential
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Are old ethics rules stifling innovations in legal services delivery and marketing?
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More signs of the times: Albany Law School exploring "operational alliance"...
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The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
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Making Legal Services Affordable — But At What Cost?
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Man Pretends To Be Lawyer, Becomes Criminal Defendant
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This Law Student Wants To Be The Next Miss Virginia
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Best Summer Associate Event Contest (2014): The Finalists
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Legal hackers use coding to help users navigate law’s intricacies and find solutions --- Winning apps in ‘Hackcess to Justice’ help write wills, navigate disasters and calculate jail time
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Lawsuits Accuse ExamSoft of Causing Law School Graduates Distress
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Mystery surrounds law professor murder
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Appeals Court OKs Award to Firm Stung in Bankruptcy Case
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Donor of the Day: Bankruptcy Lawyer Susheel Kirpalani Donates $100,000 to Help Ovarian-Cancer Researchers Collaborate
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Former name partners sued as 16 lawyers leave
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The Supreme Court Disregards ERISA and Goes Farther Astray in Applying Bankruptcy Law to Retirement Assets
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Mother files suit after her 8-year-old is Tasered by police for wielding a knife
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34 Albums That Every Modern Gentleman Should Have In His Collection
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How To Rescue A Boring Conversation
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Apple Has A Deeply Discounted Collection Of Apps To Make Your Life Easier — Grab Them While You Still Can
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CEO of Baptist center fired after arrest for arranging d-- sex encounter on Craigslist
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Church Cancels Man's Funeral After Finding Out He Was Gay
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Donald Sterling Seeks Stay on L.A. Clippers Sale
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The NSA Secretly Tried To Delete Part Of A Courtroom Transcript It Deemed Classified
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Race Car Star Kills Driver Trying To Confront Him On Track
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Win In Police Doughnut-eating Contest Sparks U.S. Man's Arrest
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California Governor Rejects Parole For Manson Family Member
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10,000 Pounds of Pot Found Hidden Behind Boxes of Barbie Toys
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‘The Good Wife’: Why Will Gardner had to die
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Argument Over Rules Of Golf Turned Violent
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Cash-stuffed Bra Lands Florida Woman In Trouble At Airport
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Chaos, Looting Erupts In Missouri After Unarmed Teen Is Killed By Police
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Mistrial declared after juror misses a day of deliberations, ignores calls from court
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Louisiana Lied to Get Execution Drugs
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Federal Judge Overturns NCAA Restrictions on Athletes' Income --- Court Ruling On Paying College Athletes --- Why The NCAA Didn’t Really Lose
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Judges:

Bankruptcy lawyer loses appeal over judge's 'sociopath' remark
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Five Years With Sonia Sotomayor On The Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Stocks: 3 things to know before the open --- Stock Futures
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Dow gain biggest in over 4 months
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Traders Brace For Research Crackdown As Easy Money Dries Up
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Legendary KKR dives into lending, shakes up Wall Street
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10 stocks suffering biggest cuts in earnings estimates
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Layoffs:

California's Big Hole in Job Growth
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13 Things You Should Never Say In A Job Interview
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10 Of The Most Ridiculous Lies People Have Told On Their Resumes
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Electricity:

Energy Future Creditors Should Wait on New Panel: Trustee --- US Trustee wants 30 days to mull naming new Energy Future creditor panel
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Is Electricity a Good or a Service?
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Retailing:

It now makes even less sense to get a retail credit card
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Finance:

What is the Export-Import Bank? - The fight over the Export-Import Bank
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Video Games:

Crytek CEO on Refusing to Pay Employees, Calling Them "Impatient" --- Crytek CEO: company is 'absolutely' safe, bankruptcy 'never the case'
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Student Debt:

As student debt soars, income-based program helps avoid defaults
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How student debt crushes your chances of buying a home
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Fraud:

Appeals Court: Madoff Settlements Can Sidestep Trustee’s Attempted Roadblock
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Picard Loses Bid to Upset Feeder Fund Settlements
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Court: Seattle Woman Can't Withdraw Guilty Plea To 110 Charges In $128 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Celebs:

Is Gordon Ramsay Really $50 Million in Debt? His Rep Says
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Arresting Edition
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Brokers:

MF Global Asks Judge Not to Toss Suit Against PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Aviation:

As Malaysia Airlines faces overhaul, are there lessons from Japan?
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Economy:

Productivity Rises More Than Forecast, Limiting U.S. Costs
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Jobless aid applications fall to 289,000 --- Incredibly Low Level Of Jobless Claims
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Federal Reserve: Consumers Remaining Cautious
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Krugman: Inequality Is a Drag
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Daily Consumer Spending Increases in July
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The Analyst Who Nailed The Housing Crash Is Quietly Revealing The Next Big Thing
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In Praise of the DMV
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Five years later, Americans are still dealing with the effects of the recession
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The 10 Best Companies To Work For In America
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US Credit Growth Is On A Massive Tear
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Demographics: White students no longer to be majority in school
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MIT Business Professor: Uber Is Proof That 'Good, Secure, Fulfilling Jobs Are Declining'
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Piketty, the American dream and your retirement
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Sacramento Housing in July: Total Sales down 4.5% Year-over-year, Equity Sales up 9%, Active Inventory increased 68%
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Lawler: Fannie, Freddie in Q2
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Hussman: We're Now Seeing The Exact Behavior That Caused The Housing Market Crash
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Fannie and Freddie Results in Q2: REO inventory declines, "modest increase in REO prices"
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Update: Framing Lumber Prices
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Proposed Hasidic housing in jeopardy
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Demand grows for bigger, fancier homes
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From An Indian Jail, Tycoon Tries To Sell The New York Plaza
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The 10 Most Affordable States To Get A Mortgage
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Municipalities:

Detroit mayor: 'Entirely possible' that emergency manager will have a role after bankruptcy
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Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Tours City Before Start of Trial --- Watch it on video --- Rhodes, bankruptcy lawyers take in thrills, chills on Detroit bus tour --- Judge Gets View of Detroit Outside Courtroom --- Bus tour would have been handy before Detroit got its loans --- Was bankruptcy bus tour Detroit reality — or just surreal? --- A closer look at what the bankruptcy bus tour saw --- Bankruptcy Bus Tour Reminds Me Of Album 'I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus' --- Map of Detroit bankruptcy bus tour
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Detroit makes millions from parking meters, but it can't afford to power them
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Inconvenient truth: Retirees should embrace bipartisan 'Grand Bargain'
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Detroit's Water Bill
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Flint the Next Domino to Fall
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Waste district denied bankruptcy
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Scranton recovery plan forecast calls for pain
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Nearly 30 years later, Aliquippa could have 'distressed' financial status reassessed
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With Act 47 exit, West Hazleton could face deficit
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The states with the highest homeless populations per capita, mapped
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Christie Plays Pension Issue Beyond N.J.
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The Fall And Rise Of Rhode Island
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Education:

The government wants Big Ten schools to come clean about deals with banks
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Less Than Half Of Parents Understand The Full Cost Of College
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Amusement Parks:

Officials mull bankruptcy to stop amusement-park sale
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Newspapers:

Print Is Down, and Now Out
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Telecoms:

Nortel judge may press creditors for settlement
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Was Falcone Just Left At the Alter With Lightsquared? --- LightSquared says new reorg plan not consensual
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Mass Torts:

Garlock bankruptcy judge issues deadlines in unsealing process
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Claims at $160M against company
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Celebs:

Ted Nugent mocks ‘unclean dipsh*t’ Native Americans: Whites ‘stole their land’ is ‘bullsh*t’
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Banking:

Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 449 Institutions
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The Bankers' New Clothes Are 20% Equity, 80% Debt
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Frauds:

Ex-Microsoft employee to serve 2 years in jail for insider trading
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Former TeamTennis owner fires lawyer in Ponzi case
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Politics:

A bold breed of Democrat has inverted Barack Obama’s mentality
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Gambling:

How a North Jersey casino can save Atlantic City
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Corporate Governance:

Delaware Supreme Court Permits Fee-Shifting Bylaw Provisions
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Personal Finance:

5 reasons you should not retire in the United States
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Tax:

Tax Avoidance: Mitch McConnell In-Law Registers His Ships In Liberia To Avoid U.S. Taxes
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$1bn Tax Credit for Poor Areas Taken by Banks
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (44 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
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Coming and Going Concerns
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“Must-Cite” Bankruptcy Cases
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Bankruptcy Rules:

MD PA: Amended Local Rules
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Sales and Leases: “Free And Clear” May Not Be So “Free And Clear”
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Cross-Border:

A Bird's-Eye View of Chapter 7 5
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Chapter 15 Comes of Age
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Recent Pleadings:

Fox Rothschild Allowed To Continue Representing Revel Debtor After Returning $254,000 To Resolve UST Objections Over Retainer
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Revel To Get Privacy Ombudsman
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Litigation:

The Bankruptcy Automatic Stay: A Guide for Commercial Litigators
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Healthcare:

Daughters of Charity hospitals sale may come next month
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Hospital ER Charges $9,000 to Bandage Cut Finger
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Autos:

Judge OKs lawsuit that triggered GM ignition switch recalls
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Delphi Vows to Protect U.K.-Based Status, Fight IRS --- Delphi to contest pressure to file U.S. taxes despite UK tax base
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GM to Ask Court to Reject Revival of Georgia Switch Suit
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Symphonies:

HI: Saving the Symphony
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Construction:

Washington region feels effects of the Truland bankruptcy
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Truland Group Inc. payroll staff walked off after company shut down
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Theatre:

San Jose Rep to Auction Off Assets Following Bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:

Argentina threatened with contempt order by US judge --- Griesa threatens contempt ruling --- Argentina Warned of Contempt in U.S. Over Advertisements --- Argentina holds zero hopes of quick debt fix by US judge --- US judge still has opportunity to suspend debt ruling
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An Argentina Rescue Party Is Beginning To Form
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Right case, wrong court --- US signals it won't agree to world court jurisdiction --- U.S. Doesn't Want Argentina Bond Dispute in World Court
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Argentina urges Obama to intercede in holdouts case
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Argentina's Default Is a Warning to Frothy Government Bond Markets --- Argentina's very modern default
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Argentina's default could hurt the world --- Stiglitz Says Argentina Ruling Could Harm US Interests
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More than half empty?
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'Differences between Wall Street and vultures have been diluted'
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Italian holdouts in Argentina debt dispute make play for cash
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Why Argentina is Right to Defy the Taliban of Global Finance --- Debt Drama: How Paul Singer Held Argentina Hostage
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Banks work on plan to let Buenos Aires service bond payments
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Argentina/holdouts, a clash between 'global financial power and political power'
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UK:

Rise in bankruptcy debt threshold recommended
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RBS Disbands Restructuring Group Amid Probe --- RBS Said to Pick Barlow as Restructuring Head as Sach to Leave
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HMRC to appeal Rangers tax case defeat
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EU:

Everything Is Coming Apart In Europe
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Europe's Big Failure Is About To Be On Display
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Europe looks for common default process
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PIIGS:

Alitalia averts bankruptcy with Etihad deal --- Alitalia to Undergo Overhaul After Ethihad Stake Buy
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Banco Espirito Santo Credit Swaps Devalued After ISDA Ruling
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Older Greek men feel pain of job losses
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France:

France's Slow Growth to Continue
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MENA:

Pope Francis: ISIS Brutality In Iraq 'Offends God And Deeply Offends Humanity' --- Iraq Says ISIS Killed 500 Yazidis And Buried Some Victims Alive --- US Plans Rescue Mission for Trapped Yazidi Refugees --- Crisis: Up to 70% of Yazidas Already Dead --- ISIS Nightmare is an Unholy Mess
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US Slaps Down Iraq's al-Maliki --- Maliki Refuses To Leave, Deploys Special Forces As Iraq Crumbles
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Gaza Deals with the 10,000 Wounded
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Brazil:

Brazil tycoon Batista sells 'living-room Lamborghini'
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