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West Virginia Chemical Spill Claims Trickling In

07/10/14

: Workers prepare to dismantle Freedom Industries chemical storage tanks in Charleston W.Va. on Saturday, Mar.

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The Daily Docket: Corinthian Was Cash-Strapped When U.S. Cut Funding

07/10/14

The collapse of Corinthian Colleges Inc. is raising questions about the Obama administration’s aggressive handling of one of the country’s largest for-profit education companies, which was hemorrhaging money before regulators cut off its federal funding. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Harbinger Sues Dish, Ergen for $1.5B Over LightSquared

07/09/14

Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners sued Dish Network Corp. and Chairman Charles Ergen for $1.5 billion for allegedly trying to take away Harbinger’s control of LightSquared, Reuters reports.

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Customers Swept Up in News of Crumbs Closure

07/08/14

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D.C. Restaurateur’s Past Includes Drug Conviction

07/08/14

Well-known Washington, D.C., restaurateur Xavier Cervera, whose restaurants helped fuel Capitol Hill’s dining boom, has a drug conviction in his past.

Mr. Cervera, who sold the restaurants in 2012, pleaded guilty in 1988 for his role in a cocaine ring that operated in Virginia Beach and distributed the drug at local bars and restaurants, according to court records.

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