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January 18, 2005 Business Interests See Class Action Bill as an Early Victory The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urging Congress to complete action on a bipartisan class action bill by mid-March as the

ABI offices will be closed on Jan. 17 in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Headlines will be posted on Tuesday, Jan. 18. January 14, 2005 Consumers Spent More in December Retail spending

January 13, 2005 NAM: Set $140 Billion Cap on Asbestos Compensation National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President John Engler yesterday said manufacturers are committed to an asbestos

January 12, 2005 Specter Says Senate Must Overcome Asbestos Divisions Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) said yesterday he is planning to press for an asbestos bill that probably will not

January 11, 2005 Bush Pension Plan Raises Premiums, Changes Formula Labor Secretary Chao yesterday unveiled the Bush administration’s plan for overhauling rules that govern private pension plans, a

January 10, 2005 Specter to Circulate Draft of Asbestos Bill Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) plans to circulate a draft of his latest asbestos legislation, according to congressional

January 7, 2005 Bush Meets with Class-Action Supporters, Stirs Optimism President Bush met yesterday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers in an effort to generate momentum behind class-action lawsuit

January 6, 2005 Businesses Unhappy with Draft Asbestos Bill Businesses facing asbestos claims are unhappy with the latest draft bill aimed at limiting their liability, even as President George W. Bush

January 5, 2005 Fed Seems Likely to Lift Rates More Federal Reserve officials’ increased wariness about inflation will probably impel them to keep raising interest rates, minutes to the central bank’s

January 4, 2005 Asbestos Claims Solution Sought As Congress reconvenes today, the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee will try to resolve the asbestos litigation dispute, the Washington