November 19, 2014

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Law:

Neither Fish nor Fowl: the Bingham-Morgan Deal --- A Closer Look At The Morgan-Bingham Deal
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Bingham McCutchen May Be Playing the Bluegrass Blues
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Addleshaws advising Morgan Lewis as raided Bingham set to fold
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Liner LLP Adds New Bankruptcy Talent
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Which Biglaw Firm Just Got Rid Of Billable Hours?
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2014 Looks Profitable: Business of Law
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How Litigation Financiers Value A Claim --- Litigation Finance Meets Crowdfunding with New Wall Street Startup
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M&A rise set to continue
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Jones Day Is Not Amused
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JP Morgan asking for reduced rates from its lawyers
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Efficiency rather than billable hours will be used to evaluate associates at this large law firm
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Lawyer gets stayed suspension for secretly paying sanctions from law firm account, billing client
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Lawyer accused in passed-note cover-up may be bounced from case, 1st Circuit says
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New details emerge in stabbing of managing partner and his wife during bond hearing for lawyer
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How the Transparency Movement Reinflated the Law School Bubble
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Law School Students, Graduates - Are They "Less Able"
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Government's Data Collection Change Will 'Solve' the Law School Crisis
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Why Upgrading Your Computers Isn’t As Scary As You Thought
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How to avoid becoming a workaholic
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The Best Carry-On Bags You Can Buy
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15 Things Every Modern Gentleman Should Have In His Bathroom
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The 10 Best Bluetooth Headsets On The Market
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Does Your Computer Need a Law Degree
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Beyond Biglaw: Are You Smart Enough To Be A Good Lawyer?
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The Shrinking of Personal Space at Work
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Boehner May Have Finally Found a Lawyer Who Will Take Obama to Court
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Did a group dedicated to exonerating inmates put an innocent man in jail?
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Teacher Accused In High School Threesome Case, Wants To Jazzercise
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Oklahoma lawyer gives chase after confronting man who had stolen law-office shotguns
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Everything you need to know about the Bill Cosby allegations
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Adrian Peterson suspended without pay for rest of 2014 season --- Despite Suspension, Adrian Peterson Will Be Among Highest-Paid Running Backs This Season
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Barbie Book Titled 'I Can Be a Computer Engineer' Tells Girls They Need A Man's Help To Code
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San Diego Jury Awards Woman $186 Million In Case Against AutoZone
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Pick-Up Artist Gets Hilariously Scathing Legal Rebuke
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Yes, You Can Rightfully Can Video the Police --- Ferguson: video shows Darren Wilson arresting man for recording him
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FBI: Ferguson Decision 'will Likely' Lead To Violence --- Police set 'rules of engagement'
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Racial gap in U.S. arrest rates: 'Staggering disparity'
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Cops Hunt Woman Who Let Her Dog Urinate On $2000 Worth Of Clothing In Lane Bryant Store
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Benchslap Of The Day: Hot Stuff Gets A Sick Burn
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‘Some random guy in Queens’ is three-time FantasySCOTUS winner
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Wall Street:

US Index Futures Little Changed as Investors Await Fed
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Markets Are Down
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Stocks, buoyed by health sector, set another record high
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Layoffs:

These 16 Industries Are Bleeding Billions A Year Due To Unfilled Jobs
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5 Ways To Immediately Annoy Your Interviewer
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8 Ways To Manipulate Your Body Language During A Job Interview
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Alternative Energy:

Why the government’s claim that the Solyndra program made money may be misleading
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Corporate Reform:

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi to pay $315M over whitewashed report
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Health Care:

Quincy Medical Center closure delayed, legal action looms
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Coakley seeks to negotiate over hospital closure
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Canadian Mom Faces Million-Dollar Medical Bill For Giving Birth in U.S.
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Religion:

Catholic Diocese offers plan to settle abuse claim
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Pope calls abuse victim, asks for forgiveness 'in the name of the Church'
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Mass Torts:

Judge Milton Shuffield,  the trained sealer
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Mail:

Fixing the ailing Postal Service
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Telecoms:

Harbinger Urges Judge Not to Dismiss Suit Against Dish, Ergen
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Tech:

Apple Sticking With Arizona Plan After Supplier Falters
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Economy:

US Producer Prices Rise 0.2% in October From Previous Month
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How to read Fed's stiff upper lip on inflation
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Fed's Kocherlakota Is Worried About Premature Rate Hikes --- Fed is creating risks to itself on credibility: Kocherlakota
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Warren: The Fed Needs Governors Who Aren't Wall Street Insiders
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A Wall Streeter Explains What Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Get About The Treasury In 2 Sentences
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Fed's Two Jobs Collide as Drop in Unemployment Vies With Inflation
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Why Larry Summers sees danger ahead for the economy
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BofA: No Recession in 2015, but Not Growth
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ATA Trucking Index increased 0.5% in October
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Where Do Poverty and Inequality in the U.S. Overlap?
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LA area Port Traffic in October: Strong Imports, Soft Exports
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Where to go to college if you want the highest starting salary --- The 10 Most Expensive Colleges In America --- 13 College Majors In Which The Pay Goes Nowhere
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‘Red warning lights’ flash for global economy
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And the most generous country in the world is…
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The 10 Most Positively-Perceived Countries In The World
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Oil slips towards $78 as market awaits OPEC meeting
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Millennials want to save, many can't
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The Top 1% v. the Top .01%: The Haves vs. the Have-Mores --- Inequality, Unbelievably, Gets Worse
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CBO's Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Strong Arm Powers: Mortgage Boo-Boo Strikes Again
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NAHB: Home Builder Confidence Rises In November --- Home builders hold off on IPOs
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Wells Fargo, U.S. No Longer Optimistic on Mortgage Pact
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Nomura Barred From Arguing U.S. Mortgage Suit Too Late
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Fannie Mae pursues borrowers for foreclosure losses in ‘robo-signer redux’
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America's Housing Disaster is Back
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Why schools matter when you’re buying a home—even if you don’t have children
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Want to afford a house? Move to Ohio.
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Barely 20% of LA Homes Affordable for Most
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy bonanza: Lawyers getting rich off of Detroit's bankruptcy bills
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Governor Rick Snyder, Mayor Mike Duggan react to Detroit's bankruptcy bills
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Bankruptcy Bonanza: Detroit bills show email isn't free and chauffeured New York rides are expensive
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The luxury-goods company Shinola is capitalizing on Detroit
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Detroit pension official admits taking cash, trips from businessmen
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Retiree group seeks appeal of Detroit pension cuts
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Composer Aims to Capture the Spirit of Detroit
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Richard Ravitch to Oversee Detroit Finances
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The Daily Show Takes On Detroit's Water Crisis
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San Bernardino, CalPERS bankruptcy pension agreement details revealed --- San Bernardino Won't Challenge Calpers in Bankruptcy
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U.S. judge overseeing San Bernardino bankruptcy sets deadline for city plan
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Big pension gap won't vanish soon
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Food/Beverage:

Former Dahl's CEO files lawsuit against the company
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NOLA: Boutin's files Chapter 11 bankruptcy but will remain open
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Retailing:

Black Friday 2014 Guide: Store Hours, Doorbusters and Tips
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Consumers may be tiring of Black Friday
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Dollar General May Have To Shut More Than 4,000 Stores
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Bargain Retailer TJX Lowers Full-Year EPS Guidance
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Hedge Fund Monarch Said to End Talks on RadioShack Loan
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Elizabeth Warren's Next Target: Walmart
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Technology, tradition challenge retailers in response to consumer shifts
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Retailers Are Using 'Skinny' Mirrors To Get You To Spend More Money
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Politics:

Imperfect Union: The Constitution Didn't Foresee Divided Government
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Keystone XL pipeline chances dim in US Senate as King says 'no' --- Senate Politics and Defeat of the Keystone Pipeline Bill --- Keystone pipeline bill fails in Senate --- Liberal ‘hell no’ caucus rises --- Could Obama cut deal on Keystone pipeline?
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Why you should be skeptical of Congress’s Keystone XL bill even if you favor the pipeline
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Krugman: The Structure of Obamacare --- What’s Wrong With Washington
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Is a 'Texas way' still possible for state's uninsured? - State board recommends TX take federal funds, struggling hospitals desperate for help
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Reagan and Bush Offer No Precedent for Obama's Amnesty Order
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee Recovers $145 Million in Two New Accords
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Madoff Confidant's $62 Million Deal With Trustee Approved
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California Man Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence For $2.7 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Ex-Jefferies Trader Seeks Dismissal of TARP Conviction
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Celebs:

How Can a Billionaire Go Bankrupt ?
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'RHONJ' Teresa Giudice hoping to start prison sentence early --- 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Teresa Giudice Bankruptcy Fallout: Daughter Gia Raising Money For New Music Video Following Controversial First One!
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Shipping:

Sources: Alpesca could file for bankruptcy if Red Chamber doesn’t negotiate with creditors
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Personal Finance:

The Smartest Things To Do With A Spare $500
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Banking:

Which Bank Has the Unhappiest Customers?
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 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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Discharge:

Are Some Banks Using Credit Reports to Help Collect Discharged Debts?
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Jurisdiction:

Thoughts on a New Age of Consent: What Does Consent Mean with Respect to Stern Claims?
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Avoidance Actions:

Positive Health Of The Fraudulent Transferee's Good Faith Defense
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IP:

Trademark Licensees May Be Able to Have Their (Cup)Cake And Eat It, Too
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TBTF:

Greenberg Absent from AIG Trial, But Government Uses His Words
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Gambling:

Caesars Entertainment Reshuffling Continues as Bankruptcy Looms
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Caesars Entertainment operating unit plans Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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America’s Casino-Saturation Problem
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Toll Roads:

Elkhart Co. says no to Toll Road Consortium, St. Joseph Co. still deciding
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The Indiana Toll Road and the Dark Side of Privately Financed Highways
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Debt Collection:

Feds: Bullying, lying debt collectors an epidemic --- Georgia debt collectors posed as FBI agents to intimidate victims into making payments
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Oil/Gas:

Endeavour Announces Accelerated Schedule for Chapter 11 Hearings
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IEA: Oil Supplies May Not Keep Up w/ Demand
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Tax:

Paul Ryan To Chair House Tax Committee
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Autos:

Futurist Predicts Auto Industry Disruption
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The Coming End of the Two Car Family
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Corporate Governance:

CEO Golf Rounds Indicate Poor Performance
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Weather:

Deep Freeze Blankets USA... Coldest November Morning Since 1976 --- Chill Map
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Massive Snowstorm In Buffalo, 4 Dead
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Here's What To Do If You're Stranded On A Snowy Highway
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Sovereigns:

ICMA CACs, New York Edition - Vietnam! - and More Un-Boilerplate
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Capitanich celebrates once again participation in G20 summit
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What Argentina’s Sovereign Debt Dispute Means for Global Finance
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UK:

Duff & Phelps trio arrested over alleged ‘fraudulent’ Rangers takeover --- Manchester insolvency practitioner appears in court over Rangers sale
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Will The Reforms In April 2015 Prevent Insolvency Practitioners From Taking Robust Action Against Delinquent Directors?
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At Manchester United, Lousy Soccer Finally Hits the Bottom Line
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David James bankrupt: Former England goalkeeper's belongings auctioned off
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Invoice discounting agreements: What Administrators Should Know
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Bank of England voted 7-2 to hold interest rates
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Wages Are Even Worse Than You Thought: UK Pay Is Back To 2001 Levels
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Pub Stocks Are Getting Destroyed After A Rebellion Against Higher Prices For Beer
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EU:

Europe's Central Bank Defies Its Own Rules in Cyprus Bailout
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PIIGS:

Dispute over property assets in Sean Dunne case
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Canada:

Embattled Sears Canada sees quarterly loss widen as sales fall
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US hospital birth may bankrupt Saskatchewan family
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Japan:

From handbags to Harleys, Japan's slide back into recession could hurt US
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Protesters Break Into Government Building as Tensions Flare
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Admits Its Gold Is Gone
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NATO warns of 'very serious' Russian military build-up in Ukraine
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Putin: US Will Fail Trying to Subdue Russia
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MENA:

Rabbis' Murder In Synagogue Puts Jerusalem Close To Brink --- Netanyahu orders demolition of terrorists' homes after synagogue attack
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