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February 3, 2004 White House Pension Proposal Gets Lukewarm Hill Reaction A White House proposal for protecting workers' pensions when companies switch from a traditional pension system to a 'cash

February 2, 2004 Consumer Spending Up 0.4 Percent in December Consumers spending increased 0.4 percent in December, the Associated Press reported. The over-the-month increase reported by the Commerce

January 30, 2004 GDP Grows 4 Percent The U.S. economy grew at a 4 percent annual rate in the final three months of last year, the government reported today, but the pace was weaker than expected and

January 29, 2004 Fed Keeps Rates Steady The U.S. Federal Reserve opted on Wednesday to hold interest rates at 1958 lows, but edged toward an eventual rate hike by altering a pledge it made in August

January 28, 2004 House Rules Committee Approves Bankruptcy Bill Rule The House Rules Committee voted yesterday to allow House leaders to attach a controversial, House-passed bankruptcy bill to a

January 27, 2004 U.S. Stocks Inch Higher As Fed Meeting Looms U.S. stocks edged higher Monday after Alan Greenspan shared some reassuring words about the employment situation, the Wall Street Journal

January 26, 2004 Senate Democrats Prepare To Battle House Bankruptcy Bill Move Several Senate Democrats plan to fight House leaders' efforts to move a controversial, House-passed bankruptcy bill to

January 22, 2004 Bankruptcy Bill Procedural Rumors Capitol Hill sources report that the House leadership is considering using the recently passed chapter 12 extension bill as a vehicle for the larger

January 21, 2004 Pension Bill Consideration May Wait For FY04 Appropriations Legislation heading for the Senate floor to change the rate companies must use to calculate pension contributions will

January 20, 2004 Senate to Consider Pension Reform Legislation The Senate could take up pension-reform legislation as early as Wednesday, CongressDaily reported. The bill temporarily changes the rate