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  May 13, 2003 Hatch Asbestos Bill May Face Opposition Legislation expected this week from Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) aimed at reforming the compensation system for asbestos

  May 14, 2003 House Democrats To Counter GOP Pension Security Bill House Democrats today plan to offer a floor substitute to a Republican-backed pension security bill targeting provisions they said

  May 20, 2003 Economy Still Sluggish The economy looks set to continue at its sluggish pace for the next three to six months, according to the Conference Board, a New York-based research group, the

  May 16, 2003   Personal Bankruptcy Filings Continue To Rise; Bankruptcy Filings Outnumber Judgeships 5,000-to-1 Personal bankruptcy filings continued to rise at a record-setting pace this year

  May 22, 2003   U.S. House Panel Approves Corporate Bankruptcy Netting Bill The House Committee on Financial Services, chaired by Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio), approved yesterday H.R. 2120, the

  May 21, 2003   House Financial Services Committee to Mark up Financial Contracts Section of Bankruptcy Bill Today The House Financial Services Committee is set to mark up and report out the

  May 29, 2003   States Prepare To Lobby Congress Over Credit Reporting With hearings under way in the House and the Senate on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), state governments and their public

  May 23, 2003   Asbestos Bill Introduced Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) pushed ahead with legislation to end asbestos lawsuits and compensate exposure victims through a

  May 27, 2003   Talks On Asbestos Litigation Bill To Stretch Over Recess Negotiations to alter the asbestos litigation reform legislation introduced late on Thursday by Senate Judiciary Chairman

  May 28, 2003   Consumer Confidence Climbs, Existing Home Sales Rise The housing market rebounded in April and consumer confidence rose to its highest level in six months in May, providing new hope