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  April 2, 2003   Carper Heads Up Democratic Move In Favor Of Bankruptcy Bill Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) circulated a letter intended for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday

  April 7, 2003 Vehicle Sales, Personal Spending Slow in February U.S. consumer borrowing through credit cards and auto loans rose at a slower pace in February as vehicle sales fell and personal

  April 4, 2003 Senate Democrats Urge Senate Action on Bankruptcy Bill Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.), who is seeking to facilitate passage of a comprehensive bankruptcy reform bill, on Wednesday was

  April 8, 2003 Rep. Dooley To Introduce Asbestos Litigation Reform Bill This Week Rep. Calvin Dooley (D-Calif.) plans to introduce his version of asbestos litigation reform legislation this week

  April 9, 2003 Asbestos Talks 'Productive,' On Pace For Recess Drafting Negotiations on asbestos litigation reform were proceeding yesterday, with sources reporting that Senate Judiciary Chairman

  April 16, 2003 AMR Pay-cut Deadline Extended at American American Airlines said yesterday that it would extend until this afternoon a voting deadline on $340 million in concessions from its flight

  April 15, 2003 FAO Unable to Complete Financing to Exit Bankruptcy FAO Inc. said prospective buyers of its stock backed out of the deal after the company experienced complications with its planned

  April 11, 2003 Senate Democrats Ask SEC To Comment On Bankruptcy Bill Provision Senate Judiciary ranking member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Banking ranking member Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) on Thursday

  April 10, 2003   Bill Allows U.S. Courts to Recover Executive Bonuses in Bankruptcy Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow bankruptcy courts to recover

  April 16, 2003 AMR AMR Flight Attendants Ratify Labor Concessions It took an extra day and an extra vote, but flight attendants at AMR Corp.'s American Airlines ratified cost-cutting measures