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February 15, 2005 Shifts May Mean Prolonged Job Market Weakness—Economists U.S. job growth has been well below normal since the last recession ended in November 2001, CNN Money reported. But rather

February 14, 2004 House to Vote on Class-action Measure This Week The House vote on the class-action measure is expected on Wednesday or Thursday, CongressDaily reported. House Majority Leader Tom

February 11, 2005 Senate Approves Class-action Bill Without Amendments The Senate approved a compromise class-action bill yesterday after rejecting several Democratic amendments, CongressDaily

February 10, 2005 House Introduces Companion Bankruptcy Bill The House yesterday introduced a companion bill to one introduced by the Senate last week. House Judiciary Committee Chairman James

February 9, 2005 Legislation to End Practice of Forum-Shopping Introduced in the Senate In order to reform the system that allowed Enron’s forum-shopping, Sen. John Cornyn (R–Texas), a member of the

February 8, 2005 Frist Asks Specter to Hold Off Introducing Asbestos Measure Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R–Tenn.) has asked Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) to hold off on introducing

February 7, 2005 Senate Prepares for Start of Class-action Debate Today The Senate plans to begin floor debate this afternoon on a bipartisan bill to overhaul the rules for class-action lawsuits

February 4, 2005 Panel Eyes Hearings in Preparation for Bankruptcy Markup Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) said yesterday he might schedule a markup as early as this month on the

February 3, 2005 Senate Will Take Up Bankruptcy Bill This Month, Santorum Says Sen. Rick Santorum (R–Pa.) said he is confident the chamber will break a decade-long stalemate over legislation limiting

February 2, 2005 Bankruptcy Bill Introduced in the Senate “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” S. 256, was introduced yesterday in the Senate by the Chairman of the