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  August 10, 2006 Bankruptcy Filings in South Carolina Down 63 Percent Bankruptcy filings have fallen 63 percent in South Carolina this year, a drop lawyers and credit counselors attribute to the new

  August 9, 2006 San Diego  Broke Laws in Pension Crisis, Panel Says Independent experts brought in to help San Diego dig its way out of a deepening financial hole said yesterday that city officials

  August 8, 2006 Pensions Public Pension Plans Face Billions in Shortages Across the nation, a number of states, counties and municipalities are examining potential shortfalls in their public retiree

  August 7, 2006 Pension Provisions Have Special Targets Defense contractors, airlines and a food company are among those singled out for different treatment under a massive pension overhaul bill that

August 4 , 2006 Pension Bill Clears After Estate-Tax Effort Fails Landmark pension legislation cleared Congress last night after being freed of an election-year fight in the Senate over proposed cuts

  August 3, 2006 Airlines Put Pressure on Senate over Pension Bill Four big airlines with ailing employee pension plans continue to exert powerful political pressure on the Senate as it considers

  August 2, 2006 Senate Leader Calls for Pension Bill to Pass Unchanged Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said on Tuesday that pension reform legislation must pass the Senate without

  August 1, 2006 Alabama  Bankruptcy Filings Down 66.4 Percent Since Last Year The number of personal bankruptcies filed in Alabama from Jan. 1 to March 31 of this year was 66.4 percent lower than in

  July 31, 2006 Pensions House Approves Legislation to Overhaul Private Pension System The House of Representatives passed legislation overhauling the U.S. private pension system and requiring more

  July 28, 2006 Texas  Court Holds Part of BAPCPA Unconstitutional A Federal District Court in Texas Tuesday declared that part of the new bankruptcy law unconstitutional, specifically §526(a)(4)'s