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  March 5, 2003 House, Senate Leaders Want Bankruptcy Bill On Fast Track Legislation to make it tougher for people to dissolve their debts in bankruptcy court is moving again in Congress, the

  March 10, 2003 House Sets Full Committee Markup for Wednesday The House Judiciary Committee announced on Friday it would mark up comprehensive bankruptcy legislation next Wednesday, CongressDaily

  March 4, 2003 Chamber President Adds Support To Bankruptcy Law Revisions Calling bankruptcy reform 'an idea whose time has come,' U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue on Monday urged

  March 7, 2003 Hatch Plans to Move Bankruptcy Legislation This Year Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) yesterday said he is undecided on what strategy he will use in moving major

    March 6 , 2003   Hatch Gives Asbestos Interests Two Weeks to Reach Consensus Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) at a hearing yesterday issued a two-week deadline for business

  March 13, 2003 House Judiciary Committee Advances Bankruptcy Bill to House Floor The House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved legislation that would make it harder for consumers to walk away

  March 14, 2003 Weak Retail Sales, Job Market Show Economy Against a Wall A big drop in retail sales and continued weakness in the U.S. labor market provided new evidence that the U.S. economy has

  March 17, 2003 Falling Economic Confidence Reveals a Generation Gap Since March 2001, when the recession officially started, the University of Michigan index of consumer confidence for Americans

  March 20 , 2003   House Passes Bankruptcy Bill 315 to 113 The House yesterday voted 315-113 to approve a proposal to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy laws, but even the bill's supporters

    March 24, 2003 UNITED United Airlines to Place 1,148 Mechanics on Temporary Leave UAL Corp.'s United Airlines will put 1,148 mechanics at an Indianapolis maintenance facility on temporary leave