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November 5, 2003 Senate Set To Approve Bill Pre-empting State Credit Laws The Senate is poised to approve legislation today updating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after voting on Tuesday to

November 4, 2003   California Law In Eye of Fair Credit Storm Part of this week's Senate floor debate on legislation to modify the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is likely to focus on a

October 31, 2003 Midway Airlines Bankruptcy Moves to Liquidation Regional air carrier Midway Airlines on Thursday suspended operations and converted its bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation

October 30, 2003 GDP Growth Strongest Since 1984 The U.S. economy grew its fastest pace in more than 19 years in the third quarter of 2003 as consumers went on a buying spree, an unexpectedly strong

October 29, 2003 Democrats, Labor Urge Frist To Resume Asbestos Negotiations A key group of Senate Democrats is urging Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) to restart negotiations on asbestos

October 28, 2003 Economists Expect Fed to Leave Rates Low Short-term interest rates are likely to stay low for some time as Federal Reserve policy-makers hope to foster a climate to keep the economic

October 27, 2003 House to Hold Hearing on Underfunded Pension Plans The House Education and the Workforce Committee plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine problems of underfunded pension

October 23, 2003 Despite Loss, Class Action Supporters Predict Eventual Passage Despite falling one vote short on Wednesday of the 60 needed to proceed to floor consideration of a bill to overhaul

October 22, 2003 Cloture Filed On Class Action Measure; Close Vote Expected As the Senate wrapped up several hours of opening remarks on Monday on a controversial, bipartisan, class action reform bill

October 21, 2003 Cloture Filed On Class Action Measure; Close Vote Expected As the Senate wrapped up several hours of opening remarks on Monday on a controversial, bipartisan, class action reform bill