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San Bernardino's bankruptcy move revives talk of charter reform - San Jose Mercury News

07/29/12

As the city moves closer to a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing, an immediate focus of debate is whether a charter provision setting a formula for police officers' and firefighters' salaries makes financial sense. But if talk of charter reform builds ...

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San Bernardino's bankruptcy move revives talk of charter reform - San Jose Mercury News

07/29/12

As the city moves closer to a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing, an immediate focus of debate is whether a charter provision setting a formula for police officers' and firefighters' salaries makes financial sense. But if talk of charter reform builds ...

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Self-immolations speak of Israel's bankruptcy - Worldnews.com

07/29/12

Eichmann remains the only person ever to be executed by an Israeli court. On 7 June 1981, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq's sole nuclear power plant, which was under construction just outside Baghdad.

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Seoul shares open up on ECB, Fed stimulus hopes - Reuters

07/29/12

Shares in KT Corp, South Korea's second-largest mobile service provider, fell 2 percent after the personal information of 8.7 million of its subscribers was leaked in a hacking incident. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 0.87 ...

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Solyndra files Chapter 11 reorganization plan - Reuters

07/29/12

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Solyndra LLC, the solar panel maker that received $535 million in federal loan guarantees before filing for bankruptcy last September, has filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, according to court documents. The company on ...

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Solyndra files Chapter 11 reorganization plan - Reuters India

07/29/12

LLC, one of the company's largest debtors and an investment vehicle of the George Kaiser Family Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The other is Madrone Partners LP. The case is Solyndra LLC, Case No. 11-12799, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware.

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07/30: Bankruptcies - Orlando Sentinel

07/29/12

Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include: SOC—Interstate North LLC, 121 S. Orange Ave., Suite 1500, Orlando. Filed: July 20. Assets: $325,334. Liabilities ...

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Chapter 11 Plan Can Be Found Unconfirmable Without Hearing - Law.com

07/29/12

A bankruptcy court is within its power to determine at the disclosure statement level that a plan for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy won't meet the standards for confirmation without holding a confirmation hearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

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