Trade groups pour bucks in for bill
A coalition of trade groups and companies pushing a bankruptcy reform bill has pumped 1.1 million into House campaigns over 2 1/2 years. The study links contributions to increased co sponsorship rates among lawmakers. Congress Watch notes higher donations correlate with higher odds of backing the bill. The GAO cites typical bankruptcy filers as blue collar workers earning about 13 497 annually.
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Carter raps policy reversal before Reagan panel
Former President Carter testified to President Reagan's Central America commission accusing the administration of reversing his human rights policy in El Salvador. Other ex officials Rogers Rusk Linowitz Vance Haig and Kissinger weighed in on the region's turmoil and US course.
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EPA expands list of the nation s worst toxic dumps
The EPA plans to add 133 more sites to the national priority list to compete for 1.6 billion from the Superfund fund established in 1980. The move follows criticism of slow cleanup and may include federal sites such as Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Oak Ridge.
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