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European Pressphoto Agency A file photograph showing financier R. ... Read full article

Yellow-pages companies Dex One Corp. and SuperMedia Inc. have both voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of their previously announced all-stock merger deal. Read the article in Daily Bankruptcy Review . ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Twinkies might get backed by some star power, and British actress Amanda Abbington has declared herself insolvent. Also, Michael Vick had to cancel his book tour because of threats of violence against him. ... Read full article

SPI Group, the owner of Stolichnaya vodka, may make an offer for Central European Distribution Corp. as that company tries to manage its more than $1 billion in debt, some of which is set to mature next week. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here ... Read full article

Reuters The last remaining boxes of Twinkies on display at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago on Dec. 11, 2012. Hostess Brands Inc. ... Read full article

Geokinetics Inc. , which gathers and analyzes data for oil and gas companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching a deal with its creditors on a plan to restructure its debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, we find some commonalities with the characters of “Downton Abbey,” and Rhythm & Hues’ bankruptcy isn’t stopping a computer-generated tiger from being the “life” of the party. Also, the firm’s bankruptcy is ... Read full article

Jennifer Mercer Digital Domain Media Group Inc. ... Read full article

A judge on Tuesday gave Residential Capital LLC 60 days from now to file a restructuring plan without having to worry about rival proposals, as the company seeks to settle the complex issues surrounding its bankruptcy case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy ... Read full article

Ally Financial Inc. mortgage subsidiary Residential Capital LLC said bondholders wishing to file their own reorganization plan just want the Chapter 11 case to become one “replete with competing plans and open warfare.” Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review ... Read full article

Mexican glass manufacturer Vitro SAB said Monday that it has reached an agreement with nonconsenting creditors that will put an end to two years of litigation and allow the company to conclude its debt restructuring. Read the article in Daily Bankruptcy ... Read full article

Arnold Turner/Invision/Associated Press Joe Francis Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has put his risqué empire into bankruptcy protection to keep Steve ... Read full article

Associated Press American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. ... Read full article

Bloomberg News Patricia Geoghegan Republican lawmakers Tuesday grilled the Treasury Department official in charge of reining in excessive pay at bailed out companies who ... Read full article

School Specialty Inc. won court approval to draw $129 million of a rival bankruptcy loan that gives the education supply company more time and flexibility in its Chapter 11 restructuring Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Associated Press American Airlines says Travelport Ltd. shouldn’t be allowed to delay a fast-approaching antitrust trial in which “billions of dollars” are potentially on the line. ... Read full article

Associated Press Atlantic City, N.J.’s Revel casino is getting ready to file for bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, actress and singer Martine McCutcheon is in bankruptcy, and Chapter 11 has claimed another special-effects studio. ... Read full article