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July 12, 2004 MCI Files Suit Against Ex-CEO Ebbers MCI Inc. on Friday filed a lawsuit against Bernard Ebbers seeking to recover money from the ousted former CEO, according to court documents, Reuters

July 9, 2004 Senate Fails to Invoke Cloture on Class Action Legislation Senate Republicans failed to block a Democratic filibuster last night on legislation to overhaul the rules for class action

July 8, 2004 Class Action Compromise Legislation 'May Be Close To Death,' Dodd Says Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) said class action legislation 'may be close to death,' after meetings on Wednesday

July 7, 2004 Republicans Urge Restraint on Class Action Bill Amendments As the Senate began its long-awaited debate Tuesday night of legislation to overhaul the rules governing class action lawsuits

July 6, 2004 U.S. Job Growth Slows U.S. job growth slowed sharply in June as employers cut the pace of new hiring after several months of robust gains, the government reported on Friday. The figures

July 2, 2004 ABI's headlines will not be published on Monday, July 4, because of the holiday. New headlines will be published on Tuesday, July 5. Economists Say Inflation, Rates Won't Curb Second-half

July 1, 2004 Fed Lifts Rates, Pledges Gradual Course The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates for the first time in four years yesterday, boosting them a quarter percentage point in the first of

June 30, 2004 Consumers Confident, But Spending Still Cool U.S. consumers felt more confident about the economy this month than at any time in the last two years, but retail sales have cooled

June 29, 2004 United Again Denied U.S. Aid to Emerge From Chapter 11 The third attempt by United Airlines to get a package of government loan guarantees failed yesterday, the New York Times reported

June 28, 2004 Daschle, Frist Closer to Agreement on Asbestos Trust Fund Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) are still hoping for a deal on asbestos