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  August 11, 2003   Halliburton Faces New Charges Halliburton Co., still wrestling with mounting asbestos woes, now is facing allegations by a key ally in its efforts to settle its asbestos lawsuits

  August 8, 2003   U.S. June Consumer Credit Falls by $400 Million, Fed Reports U.S. consumers charged less on their credit cards in June than a month earlier, the Federal Reserve said, suggesting

  August 5, 2003   U.S. Record Consumer Spending Buoyed by Rates, Debt Companies have kept consumer spending rising a record 13th straight year, Bloomberg News reported. Household spending accounts

  August 4, 2003   Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003 Cleared for White House The Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003 (H.R. 2465, S. 1323), which expired on July 1, was passed by the

  August 1, 2003   Economy Expands by 2.4 Percent As Defense Spending Surges The economy experienced a growth spurt in the second quarter amid the largest jump in defense spending since the Korean War

  July 31, 2003   Fed Says Economy Picking Up Amid Signs of Manufacturing Recovery The U.S. economy improved between June and mid-July amid a 'nascent recovery' in the long-ailing manufacturing

  July 30, 2003   Consumer Confidence Index Drops in July The Consumer Confidence Index dropped seven points to 76.6 in July, the New York-based Conference Board reported yesterday, CongressDaily

  July 29, 2003   Groups Endorse Sarbanes' Plan To Improve Financial Literacy Senate Banking ranking member Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) introduced the 'Financial Literacy and Education Coordinating Act' on

  July 28, 2003   Senate to Hold Hearing on FCRA The Senate Banking Committee will hold the last in a series of six hearings on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) this week, CongressDaily reported

  July 25, 2003   Financial Services Committee Backs Credit Reporting Bill The House Financial Services Committee late yesterday approved legislation that would permanently extend a law preempting