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March 9, 2012 by thephantom

Personal bankruptcies surge in Southern California The region had the nation’s biggest percentage jump in 2008, and the number this …
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Cross-border marriages are up, but so are international tax and estate-planning issues, which include restrictions on joint property ownership and a forced heirship rule known as "pflichtteil."

When a Second Career Is a Leap of Faith
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People seeking to "do good" are turning to divinity schools and a more spiritual life.

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Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa grew up in an impoverished Mexican village and illegally hopped the fence into California. A teaching assistant once told him, "You can't be from Mexico. You're too smart to be from Mexico."

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It seems that anytime Brad Pitt speaks, the world stops to listen, and his latest interview with Esquire has been no exception.

Washington: Cancer Patients More Prone to Bankruptcy
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A study of cancer patients in Washington State has found they were twice as likely to file for bankruptcy as people without cancer.

Electric Car Maker Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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The filing with the federal Bankruptcy Court in Delaware will allow Coda Holdings, a Los Angeles start-up company, to get out of the auto sector and refocus on energy storage.

Kodak Spinoffs Clear Path For Exit From Bankruptcy
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Kodak said on Monday that it would spin off its document and personal imaging units to its British pension plan for $650 million in cash and noncash considerations, a move that paves the way for Kodak’s exit from bankruptcy protection. Kodak had been seeking to sell off the two imaging operations. Two weeks ago, Eastman Kodak announced a plan to sell its document imaging business to Brother of Japan for $210 million, with the provision that it could revisit the deal if it cou...

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The measure would bar cities and states from issuing tax-exempt bonds unless they properly tracked their obligations.

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