Enron workers recount losses at Senate hearing
Washington AP report details current and retired Enron employees testifying at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing about wiped out life savings as Enron stock plunged and access to retirement accounts was restricted. Witnesses describe losses of millions and call for accountability while federal probes unfold.
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Washington
Enron Corp
Senate
Enron
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Senate Commerce
Charles Prestwood
Janice Farmer
Farmer
Dorgan
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Justice Department
Labor Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
Economy worries as layoffs mount after 9/11 era
The economy endured intensified layoffs after the Sept 11 attacks with 5,000 positions cut and unemployment up to 5.7 percent in November. Airlines and travel tied industries bore the brunt while some economists warn of a deep recession. others see a year end effect and potential regained growth once confidence stabilizes.
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ING Group Inc
Labor Department
Challenger
Bill Cheney
John Hancock Financial Services
Boston
Cheney
Wall Street
Groups push rules for reduced risk tobacco claims
Health groups filed petitions urging the FDA to require scientific proof for claims that certain cigarettes are safer. They argue the FDA can regulate health claims despite the Supreme Court ruling on agency authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Matthew Myers
Campaign For
Brad Stone
Vector Tobacco Ltd
Brown & Williamson
Brown
Williamson
Advance Lights
Edward L. Sweda
Tobacco Control Resource Center
Northeastern University
Boston
Bush seeks bipartisan stimulus deal in Congress
President Bush presses Congress to pass a roughly one hundred billion dollar stimulus package with Senate centrists as midterm swing votes. Leaders meet at the White House while the House debates a second bill tying GOP tax cuts to a 13 week unemployment extension and health insurance support, amid Democratic resistance on health credits.
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Bush
White House
Ari Fleischer
Senate
Fleischer
House
Capitol
Dick Armey
Texas
Congress
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
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