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The Broke and the Beautiful: Solo Edition

04/19/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, former Westlife singer Shane Filan is recording a solo album, and a new documentary looks at the Madoff scandal through a unique perspective. Also, Tareq Salahi’s family winery is on the market.

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The Daily Docket: Energy Future Looks to Cut $32B Debt

04/16/13

Energy Future Holdings Corp., the former TXU, talked about a potential bankruptcy Monday that would help erase $32 billion in debt, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Daily Docket: Reader’s Digest Allowed to Sell European Units

04/12/13
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A copy of Reader’s Digest at a store in New York in August 2009.

Reader’s Digest Association Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Five Mile Sues Over Resort Loan

04/11/13

Investment firm Five Mile Capital Partners is accusing a group of well-known luxury resorts of several conflicts of interest on its board of directors, conflicts Five Mile say resulted in its not getting paid back the $50 million it lent before the resorts filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Disputes Brokerage Deal With German Unit

04/09/13
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The Daily Docket: CEDC Enters Bankruptcy

04/08/13
Bloomberg
Distribution trucks drive through the yard at the Polmos Bialystok SA vodka distillery, a subsidiary of
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The Daily Docket: Trustee Blasts ResCap Bonus Proposal

04/05/13

U.S. Trustee Tracy Hope Davis, a federal bankruptcy monitor, is railing against Residential Capital LLC’s bid to pay bonuses to top employees, saying the company must do more to prove some of the bonuses comply with the Bankruptcy Code. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Reaches Deal With Holdout Swiss Unit

04/04/13
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Allows Stockton to Stay in Chapter 9

04/02/13

A federal judge allowed Stockton, Calif., to restructure its finances under bankruptcy protection Monday, but he signaled it might have to cut payments to its pension fund, possibly setting a precedent for other cities. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article The Wall Street Journal.

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