September 22, 2014

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Law:

Law firms Bingham, Morgan Lewis, agree to merge -sources --- Merger Mania: Bingham McCutchen And Morgan Lewis Reach A Deal --- Bingham, Morgan Lewis Strike Tentative Deal to Merge
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Willkie Farr Ducks Suit Over Hotel Investor's Loss
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Baker & McKenzie Adds Bankruptcy Partner in New York
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James Donnell

Stephen Rutenberg Joins Kaye Scholer’s Bankruptcy Department in New York
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Few Law Firms On List Of Best Companies For Working Moms
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Business of Law
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Failing law firms - how to spot one
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Would You Love Your Firm All Over Again?
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LawProse: Conjunctions as sentence-starters
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Lawyer is jobless and sleeping in his car after losing suit seeking OT for document review
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Why Would You Even Want To Name A Law School?
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The Right Way To Do Law School
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Law Schools Continue to Build Out
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Law schools need to re-invent
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Charleston Law Finds A New Suitor
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More Job Opportunities For Graduating Law Students
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Fried Frank Loses A Former Leader To Freshfields
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The Best Apps For Your New iPhone 6 --- Inside The iPhone 6: $227 In Parts --- 24 Hours With The iPhone 6 --- Mark Cuban: I Only Have 13 Apps On My Phone --- 9 Ways To Reuse Your Old iPhone Now That You've Got The iPhone 6 --- Why I Might Return My iPhone 6 Plus --- What It Was Like Standing In Line To Buy An iPhone 6 --- You Will Never See iPhone Lines The Same After Watching This Unsettling Video On New York City's iPhone Lines --- Man Jumped By Thieves In Broad Daylight After Buying iPhone 6 At Mall --- Man Waits in iPhone Line for Two Days to Win Back Estranged Wife
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Apple's Security Improvements Have Limits
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7 Ways Being Too Nice At Work Can Backfire
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Government Striking Out In Barry Bonds Case
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Thousands Line Up To Exchange Ray Rice Jerseys --- Ray Rice will argue that videotape of him assaulting fiancee was edited --- Time to Stop Watching NFL Football
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Police Have a Much Bigger Domestic Abuse Problem Than the NFL
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CPS Visited an Austin Woman Whose Kids Were Playing Outside Unsupervised - CPS: "You just don't let them play outside"
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How To Pack Light For Any Trip
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Minor-League Players Allege Illegal Work Conditions
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Al Jazeera Countersues Al Gore Over $65m --- Slams Al Gore For 'Sham Lawsuit' And 'Attempted Shakedown'
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"The Good Wife" - What Happens When You Have Drug Dealer As Client
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Judges:

Knoxville attorney in line to be next U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge
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AZ Welcomes its Newest Bankruptcy Judge
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Campbell Law dean, former bankruptcy judge, named Lawyer of the Year
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Who Is Justice Ginsburg Talking To?
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Judiciary to Restore Online Access to Case Archives --- May fix much-maligned PACER system
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Judge: Pacer will be “fixed”–that’s great assuming there is no “bait and switch”
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How The Ray Rice Case Could Bring Down A Federal Judge In Alabama
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Wall Street:

 

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Layoffs:

Governor of state with highest unemployment rate explains: Democrat conspiracy
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How Unemployment Swept Across America After The Financial Crisis
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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:

Judge approves oil company bankruptcy settlement
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Miller Energy signs letter of intent to buy Buccaneer's Cook Inlet oil and gas assets in Alaska
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Buccaneer bankruptcy leaves businesses unpaid
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Is the Shale Revolution a 'Ponzi Scheme' or the End of Peak Oil?
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Gambling:

Ultimate Gaming Quits N.J. After Partner’s Bankruptcy --- More Details on Ultimate Gaming NJ Exit; Blames Trump Entertainment Bankruptcy
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Trump wants name removed from Atlantic City resorts
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Trump 'Serious' About Atlantic City Return
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Casino closings may diminish NJ's tourism economy
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Revel's energy supplier says it's on verge of bankruptcy
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Revel bidder wants to build a university “for geniuses” on property
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Education:

Federal judge sets hearing in long-running college bankruptcy case
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Professors on food stamps: The shocking true story of academia in 2014
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The Top 25 Colleges In The US
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The 15 Best Colleges In America, According To People Who Work In Finance
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Celebs:

Former En Vogue Singer, Maxine Jones Files For Bankruptcy --- Former En Vogue Member Blames Bandmates for Massive Debt and Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

Lawsuits say Bangor loan agency really Ponzi scheme
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Man who ate napkins to conceal insider trading pleads guilty
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Rowland, Ex-Connecticut Governor, Is Convicted in Campaign Finance Case
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Bernie Madoff's Old Penthouse Sold for $14.5 Million
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BofA Tries to Void $1.3bn Fraud Verdict
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Toll Roads:

Toll Road company to declare bankruptcy Monday --- Toll road company part-owned by Macquarie Group will file for bankruptcy --- Indiana Toll Road operators to submit restructuring plan
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Indiana Toll Road to get new operator
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US infrastructure crisis drives toll road bankruptcy
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Economy:

Fed's Fisher: When The Unemployment Rate Falls Below 6.1%, Wage Growth Picks Up Quick
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The Unemployment Rate Ticked Up In 24 US States In August
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Surprise! Private sector debt is 13% of GDP lower than we thought.
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Janet Yellen vs. the Inflation Zombies
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Wall Street sees holes in Fed's new policy-tightening plan
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Are you really a middle-class American?
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5 Years Later, We're Going Nowhere
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The 10 Countries Where People Are Thriving
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Being A Millionaire Isn't Nearly As Impressive As It Used To Be
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Highest Paying Jobs For Women
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Equity Withdrawal Still Negative in Q2 2014
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Commercial Real Estate prices increased 11.9% year-over-year in July
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GA: Martin prepares to give up properties, says he'll lose 100 to preserve 300
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Colonial Williamsburg sells Carter’s Grove Plantation after bankruptcy
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How to Go Broke in Real Estate, Pick Yourself Up, and Try Again
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Municipalities:

DIA's value, water issues focus of Week 3 of bankruptcy --- A preview of the water shutoff hearing --- The Water Deal: How it is coming together
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Detroit's bankruptcy has benefits
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9 questions about Detroit's bankruptcy you were too embarrassed to ask
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Detroit council OKs deal to end insurer's bankruptcy objections --- Detroit council OKs bankruptcy-related deals
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Detroit fears losing carmaking to Silicon Valley
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Bloomberg's No. 2 says Duggan is on course
(DBN)

Detroit's expats say city has 'phenomenal ideas'
(DBN)

Bankruptcy judge scales back San Bernardino’s proposed order
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy plan hearing shows contrast with San Bernardino
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Atlantic City looks to define its gaming future
(DBN)

What happens when A.C.'s economy hits all Shore towns
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The 25 Most Educated Cities In America
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America's Richest and Poorest States
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Autos:

US judge orders discovery to begin in some GM ignition switch cases
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GM recalls 221,000 cars for braking problem
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Tax:

Horizon Pharma Moves To Ireland Even As US Lawmakers Threat Looms
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Student Debt:

Student Loans Will Cost The Housing Market $83 Billion This Year
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Starting a Business With Student Loans
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Erie-area woman takes rare route over student loans: bankruptcy
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Student Debt Is Now Affecting Our Children's Futures
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How Sugar Daddies Are Financing College Education
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Electricity:

Entegra Power Wins Confirmation of Bankruptcy Emergence Plan
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Energy Future Opens the Bidding On Rights to Oncor Stake
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Retailing:

Sears Needs 10 Times Loan From Lampert
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Will Sears Close 2,300 Stores?
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What will happen to stolen information after the Home Depot breach?
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Taxis:

Garcetti's response to Uber: smarter rules for cabs, not necessarily equal ones
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Drivers, Passengers Say Uber App Doesn't Always Yield Best Routes
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Telecoms:

LightSquared burned through $81.4M in August, as bankruptcy proceedings churn on
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Boys Will Be Boys
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Healthcare:

Lack of effort by leadership doomed NRMC
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Personal Finance:

13 Things You Can Stop Wasting Money On
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Many seniors trying to retire with a mortgage --- How seniors can lessen the mortgage burden
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5 Giant Myths Of Retirement Planning
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This Is The Man Making Bill Gates So Rich
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Millionaires who don’t have any money face having to work to 70
(DBN)

10 Job Interview Questions You Shouldn't Answer
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What Really Happens After Your Credit Card Is Stolen
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Here's Why Credit Card Debt Is So Insidious
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Mass Torts:

Peanut Corp. Chief Convicted in Salmonella-Outbreak Trial
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Resorts:

High-profile case puts Glasser on money trail
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Banking:

Bank for Sale – Involuntary Petition Against Bank Holding Company Sustained
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Unofficial Problem Bank list unchanged at 435 Institutions
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy up 4.5%, RevPAR up 11.8% Year-over-Year
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Construction:

Truland auctions down to desks and chairs
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Weather:

Hundreds Of Wells Are Running Dry In California And People Are Relying On Donated Bottled Water
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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 (39 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:

Companies turn to Delaware to survive bankruptcy --- Bankruptcy Survival
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Subrogation:

Equitable Subrogation: “Complete and Perfect Justice” Requires Party To Be Without Fault
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Plan Confirmation:

Momentive Noteholders’ Request to Change Vote Denied – You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Montour man to serve prison time for lying in bankruptcy court
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Agriculture:

MS: Grain buyer’s bankruptcy could take steep toll on Delta farmers
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Corporate Reform:

Financial Criminals Have Been Fined Billions, but They Rarely Pay
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Eric Holder’s Shameful Legacy on Wall Street Fraud
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Religion:

Catholic Diocese of Spokane lawsuit trial date set
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Spokane Diocese sues its bankruptcy lawyers relating to sex abuse lawsuits
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Cupich turns toward Chicago --- Spokane bishop will head Chicago Archdiocese --- Pope sets tone in U.S. by naming inclusive prelate as Chicago archbishop
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'Global financial reform, pope's constant concern'
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Credit Reporting:

Blemished credit? Congress weighs changes that could boost scores
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Aviation:

It's Clear That Flyers Are Worse Off After The American Airlines-US Airways Merger
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Passenger ejected from flight over notebook doodles
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Sovereigns:

CFK arrives in NY to address UN General Assembly
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Citibank Goes Back to Judge Who Blocked Argentina Payment
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Second Circuit still not Argentina's biggest fan
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"Oh Dear Me No, I Couldn't Possibly Hear Another Appeal..."
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US appeals judge: Argentina's bullying Citibank in bond dispute as it ignores US court orders
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New York Court Rejects Appeal by Argentina, Citibank in Debt Case
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Albright's Group Met With Argentine Officials on Debt Case
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Donnelley head can't leave country
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UK:

Tesco Profits Vanish In Flawed Accounts --- All The Incredibly Suspicious Things Happening At Tesco Right Now
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A lot of people are still going bankrupt
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The lessons of student debt
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Phones 4U says Vodafone will take 140 of its stores
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EU:

French And German Visions For Europe Are On A Crash Course
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Catalonia president to call for independence vote 'in the next days' --- Secessionist fever
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Goldman Sachs Has A Startling Forecast For The Euro
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PIIGS:

ie: Insolvency Service admits families struggling to find experts to do deals
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Espirito Santo’s Swiss Demise May Ensnare Depositors
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Renzi under scrutiny as his father faces fraud probe
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Canada:

Coupon website seeks bankruptcy protection
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US Steel filing is bankruptcy fraud - Steelworker union
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U.S. Steel filing throws fate of Hamilton, Ontario assets into question
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Ernst & Young in tentative deal in Canada on Sino-Forest audit
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Nortel Retirees welcome the closing chapter in the CCAA Allocation Trial
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Krugman: Conservative Canadian Cockroach
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Is On The Brink Of Economic Collapse
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Russians protest against war in Ukraine
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Putin Is Getting Most Of What He Wants In Ukraine
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MENA:

Dubai World restructuring deal seen soon
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Kuwaiti National Real Estate Co agrees $537.6 mln debt restructuring
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Iran's Hardline Prosecutor Gives Rouhani's Government 30 Days To Block Social Media
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Wealthy Gulf Investors Funding ISIS
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Christianity in Iraq is Finished
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Russia:

Bankruptcy most likely scenario for indebted Mechel
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Khodorkovsky’s New Movement Looking to Bring Down Putin
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky breaks political silence, saying he would lead Russia
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Venezuela:

Venezuela’s president is bullying a Harvard professor
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Iceland:

Hedge Funds Caught in Iceland's Failed Banks Closer to Pay Date
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