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		<title>Are NYC Squeegee Men an Economic Bellwether?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[NYC Squeegee Men]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Yesterday&#8217;s Daily News ran a front page story on the return of squeegee men to the streets of Manhattan. For those of you who don&#8217;t know, &#8220;squeegee men&#8221; are a highly evolved form of panhandlers who clean your windshield unsolicited, then aggressively demand payment as you sit in traffic. How fun. To be sure, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Live on $182.69 Per Week?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tax Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Back Taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet IRS Wage Garnishment Packs a Punch Both debtor&#8217;s attorneys and debtors themselves often complain about the chapter 13 bankruptcy requirement that all disposable income be committed to the chapter 13 repayment plan. In fact, some bankruptcy lawyers have described chapter 13 as &#8220;financial purgatory.&#8221; They&#8217;re obviously not used to dealing with the IRS. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking Mortgage Modification? The Federal HAMP Program Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet HAMP Explained In response to the nationwide real estate crisis, the Obama Administration unveiled the Homes Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) in 2009 as part of the more comprehensive Making Home Affordable (MHA) Program. HAMP was initially funded with $50 billion in Wall Street bailout money and $25 billion from taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional Budget Office Report: National Debt to Exceed GDP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Budget Office]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Debt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet It&#8217;s amazing how bad things have gotten. There is real talk of the federal government defaulting on its debts and the rating agencies will very likely downgrade U.S. Treasuries as a result. Just how dire is the economic outlook if we continue on our current deficit spending course? Ask the folks at the Congressional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Warren Ousted at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Alerts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Has President Obama Eliminated Elizabeth Warren as a Candidate to Head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? This week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opens for business with Harvard Law Professor and bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren at the helm (at least for now). Ms. Warren has been an enthusiastic proponent of increased government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sbarro in Bankruptcy? Darwin Would Approve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11 Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Sbarro in Bankruptcy? DUH. Is anyone really all that surprised that Sbarro&#8217;s chain of &#8220;Italian quick service restaurants&#8221;  filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection? Or put another way, has anyone, or anyone that you know, ever willingly eaten at a Sbarro restaurant? Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;m far from a food snob. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Bankruptcy Stop Wage Garnishment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7 Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Garnishment is No Fun When a garnishment hits, it usually hits hard, with as much as 25% of a debtor&#8217;s monthly paycheck going directly to their creditors. Bankruptcy Stops Wage Garnishment Through the power of the automatic stay, filing for bankruptcy stops all creditor collection activity including foreclosure, lawsuits and wage garnishment. If your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting of Creditors? More Like a Meeting of Neighbors&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7 Bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[341]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet The &#8220;Jones&#8221; Might be at Your Bankruptcy Hearing&#8230; In this economy, the bankruptcy meeting of creditors is much more like a meeting of neighbors. Even though bankruptcy filings have slowed in the last few months compared to last year&#8217;s numbers, there are quite a few cases being filed. A Public Affair As record numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund to Take $726 Million Out of Bankruptcy Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 22:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Investing in Bankruptcy? To be sure, bankruptcy is an emotional process for consumers and investors alike. Nothing sends a stock through the floor more quickly than news of an impending bankruptcy filing (see General Motors 2009). However, initial sell offs are often the result of overreaction by panicked investors. It&#8217;s true, bankruptcy almost always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Should Handle Your Debt Settlement Negotiations?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt Settlement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Bankruptcy Alternatives No one WANTS to file for bankruptcy. Whether it be a troubled business or a family going through difficult times, bankruptcy is almost always a last resort. Any good consumer bankruptcy attorney won&#8217;t try to pressure you into filing, they&#8217;ll explore alternatives first. Perhaps the first bankruptcy alternative a consumer lawyer will [...]]]></description>
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