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October 17, 2003 Frist Declares a 'Final Offer' on Asbestos Trust Fund's Size The financing scheme for a proposed, $114 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos-related illnesses is

October 16, 2003 GOP Leaders, Biz Groups Agree on Asbestos Claim System Negotiators working to salvage asbestos litigation legislation have struck a deal on paying for a trust fund system to

October 15, 2003 Frist To Continue On Asbestos, But Cautious About Prospects After receiving industry response about how much it would be willing to pay for a system to replace the asbestos-litigation

October 14, 2003 Senate Leaders Push Stakeholders For Asbestos Deal Senate leaders are trying to reach a deal on asbestos litigation reform by securing an industry payment scheme this week

October 10, 2003 Ex-Enron Exec Settles SEC Fraud Case The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday that it charged the former chief accounting officer of Enron North America with

October 9, 2003 House Pension Funding Vote Leaves Long-Term Fix Unclear The House voted 397-2 on Wednesday to temporarily change how companies calculate contributions they must make to their retiree

October 8, 2003 House To Vote On Pension Bill; Senate Outlook Is Unclear As the House prepares to vote today on legislation changing the way companies determine the contributions they must make to

October 7, 2003 U.S. Credit Card Chargeoffs Rose in August The credit performance of U.S. consumers continued to weaken in August 2003, according to Moody's Credit Card Credit Indexes for August 2003

October 6, 2003 Enron Seeks Millions for Power Never Delivered to Sierra Pacific A major Nevada utility stands on the brink of a bankruptcy filing because Enron is demanding hundreds of millions of

October 3, 2003 Jobless, Factory Data Show Wobbly Economy The number of Americans claiming jobless benefits rose last week, while manufacturers' new orders fell sharply in August, the government said