Senate panel backs asbestos fund shielding suits
A Senate Judiciary panel approved a proposed $140 billion asbestos trust fund to compensate victims, while Republicans push for changes before a full Senate vote. The plan would shield manufacturers and insurers from many lawsuits, with victims surrendering the right to sue. Several Democrats oppose or seek tweaks amid broader disputes over Bush nominees.
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Judiciary Committee
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Edward Kennedy
Massachuguts
Charles Schinter
New York
Richard Durbin
Tihais
Feingold
Summer travel delays loom as security, weather bite
Washington reports a looming summer travel crunch with security bottlenecks and stormy weather. FAA data show over 45 percent of flights delayed up to 50 minutes across 54 tracked airports, with six hubs primed for more disruption. Authorities note post 9/11 security and capacity gains, yet peak-season strain remains.
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Transportation Departiment
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Nancy Crags
Ashburn
Giianda
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FAA
Jan. L
Mead
Philadelphia
New York-LaGuardia
Newark
Nat
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Atlanta
Fort Lauderdale
New York Sues AIG and Greenberg Over Stock Scheme
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a civil suit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan accusing American International Group Inc. and its former chief executive officer Maurice Hank Greenberg and former CFO Howard J. Smith of deception and fraud to boost AIG's stock price. The suit alleges an accounting scheme that made AIG's finances appear brighter to investors and regulators.
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New York
Eliot Spitzer
American International Group Inc
State Supreme Court
Manhattan
AIG
Spitzer
Jurors stall in HealthSouth case in Alabama mistrial drift
Jurors in the Richard Scrushy HealthSouth trial reached a sixth day of deliberations in Mamuingham Alabama stalled over a key count. Judge Karen Howdre urged longer sessions and allowed a shift to other charges as the panel contemplates a conspiracy count amid confusion and a possible mistrial.
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Ala
Healthsouth Corp
Richard Scrushy
U.S
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K Howdre
Sornshy
Bowile Sid
Vane
Seruahy
Scrushy
J and M Furniture to close after 28 years in Elyria
J and M Furniture and Interiors will close its Elyria store after 28 years of operation. Owners Mary Tornabene and Joe Pionitore plan to sell the 13,000 square foot building for 1.7 million and relocate to a smaller 2,000 to 3,000 square foot space. They cited a 74 percent drop in business since September 11, 2001, and competition from cheaper furniture as key factors.
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Doe
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Mary Tornabeao
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Kome
Theiands Row
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Offer
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