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April 29, 2004 Economy Grows at 4.2 Percent Rate in First Quarter The economy grew at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in the opening quarter of 2004, indicating a business recovery, the Associated Press

  April 28, 2004 Senate Class Action Debate To Resume In Early June The Senate is scheduled to resume work June 1 on a modified version of the bipartisan class action bill that stalled more than six

April 27, 2004 Judge Denies Delay of Weirton Steel Sale A judge on Monday refused to delay International Steel Group's purchase of Weirton Steel beyond the 10 days required under federal bankruptcy

April 26, 2004 Asbestos Negotiations to Continue This Week Negotiations aimed at settling differences on asbestos legislation will continue this week, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)

April 23, 2004 Frist, Daschle Agree To More Asbestos Talks Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said yesterday he hoped more negotiations on the asbestos liability bill would break a

April 22, 2004 Talks To Continue As Cloture Vote On Asbestos Bill Looms As the Senate prepares for a cloture vote on asbestos legislation today, Senate GOP and Democratic leadership agreed yesterday

April 21, 2004 Frist Sets Stage For Thursday Cloture Vote On Asbestos Measure Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) yesterday filed for cloture on a controversial bill to create a federally

April 20, 2004 Leahy Prepares Asbestos Alternative To Hatch-Frist Proposal Senate Judiciary ranking member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is readying asbestos legislation as an alternative to legislation

April 19, 2004 National Century Liquidation Plan Approved A bankruptcy court on Friday approved a plan to liquidate National Century Financial Enterprises, a health-care finance company with more than

April 16, 2004 Senate to Consider Asbestos Bill Next Week The Senate will return on Monday to begin a debate on an asbestos litigation bill that would establish a trust fund, rather than use the legal