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September 29, 2005 Bankruptcy Reform May Hurt Senior Managers Senior managers stand to lose most at troubled companies once bankruptcy reform goes into effect next month, The Deal reported today

September 28, 2005 Airline Industry Outlook Meeting to Be Held Today The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee will host a hearing on the current situation and

September 27, 2005 Court OKs Entergy Financing Entergy New Orleans, which filed for bankruptcy protection last week due to severe hurricane damage in its service area, yesterday received approval for

September 26, 2005 Senate Puts Final Touches on Pension Bill Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) are putting the final

September 23, 2005 Pension Bill Might Get Floor Time, Grassley Says Pension legislation might come to a Senate vote after the chamber votes on the nomination of John Roberts to be Supreme Court chief

September 22, 2005 Airlines UAL CEO Urges Completion of Airline Deregulation United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton called for the completion of U.S. airline deregulation yesterday, saying that without it

September 21, 2005 Frist Asks for Pension Compromise Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) asked the chairmen of the two committees that have produced pension bills to forge a compromise within

September 20, 2005 New State Law May Nix Asbestos Cases Georgia lawyers are gearing up for a constitutional challenge to a new state law that could remove nearly 3,000 asbestos cases from Fulton

September 19, 2005 U.S. Asbestos Fund Would Quickly Go Broke A $140-billion asbestos compensation fund being considered in the U.S. Senate would be swamped by more than double that amount in claims

September 16, 2005 Grassley Considers Bankruptcy Changes For Katrina Victims In an effort to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is working with Sen