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Twinkies maker Hostess gives unions 'final' offer - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

04/14/12

The company that makes Twinkies, Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs says it's making a final offer to workers to accept cost-cutting before it asks a bankruptcy court to impose the cuts. Hostess Brands Inc. wants the Teamsters and bakers' unions to accept reduced ...

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Warren Sapp filed for bankruptcy to avoid going to jail - YAHOO!

04/14/12

Sapp made his first comments on the situation to Tampa Bay Times columnist Gary Shelton and said he was motivated to file for bankruptcy with $6.7 million worth of debt because he didn’t want to go to jail. “Do you think I wanted to declare bankruptcy?''

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Bankruptcy court approves sale of Los Angeles Dodgers - Click2Houston.com

04/13/12

A bankruptcy court Friday approved the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team to a group that includes former basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The price is the most ever paid for a North American sports franchise ...

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Bankruptcy court approves sale of Los Angeles Dodgers - KSBW.com

04/13/12

A bankruptcy court Friday approved the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team to a group that includes former basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The price is the most ever paid for a North American sports franchise ...

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Bankruptcy trustee dismisses Southern's interim manager - Billings Gazette

04/13/12

HELENA — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has big plans for promoting a new direct flight from New York City to Bozeman. Southside Johnny and his amazing seven-piece Asbury Jukes band were blazing hot Thursday night at the Alberta Bair Theater.

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Sapp blames bankruptcy on failed housing project - CBS Sports

04/13/12

It was either this or go to jail. Those were my choices." Sapp, 39, recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after declaring debts of $6.7 million. He was best known for his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995-2003). He also played three seasons with ...

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Ohio man, slain wife had filed for bankruptcy - La Crosse Tribune

04/13/12

Records show that an Ohio couple who died after the husband killed his wife and 10-year-old daughter and then was fatally shot by police had just recently emerged from bankruptcy. Documents filed by Kevin and Katherina Allen in federal bankruptcy court in ...

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Ohio man, slain wife had filed for bankruptcy - Cleveland Plain Dealer

04/13/12

BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — Records show that an Ohio couple who died after the husband killed his wife and 10-year-old daughter and then was fatally shot by police had just recently emerged from bankruptcy. Documents filed by Kevin and Katherina Allen in ...

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Warren Sapp says he had to go bankrupt 'or go to jail' - USA Today

04/13/12

Former all-pro DT Warren Sapp filed for bankruptcy in Florida last month, claiming he owes $6.7 million in debts. "Do you think I wanted to declare bankruptcy?'' Sapp tells the Tampa Bay Times. "Do you think if there was any other way possible I would have ...

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US bankruptcy judge holding Friday hearing on sale of Dodgers - Republic

04/13/12

WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware is deciding whether to approve a revised reorganization plan by the Los Angeles Dodgers that would put the team on track to exit bankruptcy by April 30. The team said earlier this ...

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