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October 11, 2000   NextWave Loses Fight Over Broadcast Licenses The Supreme Court yesterday refused to restore valuable broadcast licenses to a wireless communications firm that lost them because it

October 10, 2000 General Cinema Shuts Down Theaters in Texas General Cinema Theaters has pulled out of Tarrant County, Texas, making those theaters the latest casualty in an industry that is

October 9, 2000 Bar Association Weighs In Against SEC Auditor Independence Rules The American Bar Association, through a letter from the heads of the Committees on Federal Regulation of Securities and

October 6, 2000 Senators Call for Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act At a press conference yesterday Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and

October 5, 2000   Company Ruled Negligent In Shredding A federal bankruptcy judge has determined that American General Finance was negligent in the destruction of documents that may have been

October 4, 2000   Senate Republicans Give Bankruptcy Bill 50 Percent of Passing The optimism that was so prevalent last week for moving the bankruptcy overhaul legislation through Congress by

October 3, 2000 Senate Republicans Expected to Press Forward with Bankruptcy Legislation Senate Republicans are expected this week to press forward with a plan for moving major bankruptcy reform

October 2, 2000 Personal Incomes Rise; Spending Rises Faster While Consumer Confidence Continues Downward Trend The Commerce Department reported Friday that personal income grew by 0.4 percent last

September 29, 2000 Congressional Republicans Now Looking at Late October Adjournment Date Due to the heavy work load, GOP sources indicated that congressional Republican leaders have started planning

September 28, 2000 Bankrupt Austin, Texas-Based Online Furniture Retailer Promises Privacy In an apparent bid to stave off a lawsuit from state Attorney General John Cornyn, the bankruptcy trustee for