The bill is endorsed by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a bipartisan coalition of state and local legislators, law enforcement and medical professionals, and most recently the New York chapter of Treatment Communities of America, an association of providers serving people with substance abuse issues.

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At the Deutsche Bank Aviation and Transportation Conference held recently, American Airlines denied seeking bankruptcy liquidation (Chapter 7) but did not rule out the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection (Chapter 11) to reorganize its labor agreements that put it at a marked disadvantage to airline industry peers such as Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, US Airways and United Continental.

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Bally's Total Fitness recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in 17 months.

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DreamWorks Animation ( DWA - news - people ) Chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, a friend and mentor who recently cast Seacrest in a bit role in Shrek: The Final Chapter.

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"Ryan is one of the most entrepreneurial, creative and ambitious people I've come across, " says DreamWorks Animation Chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, a friend and mentor who recently cast Seacrest in a bit role in Shrek: The Final Chapter.

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Dr. FARMER: United States, France, even Canada recently, and, you know, it's not a very pretty chapter of the history of development assistance.

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Borders Group, one of the two main brick-and-mortar bookstore competitors to online-only retailer Amazon , recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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