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Arlen Specter is trying to patch together a coalition to pass a bill settling asbestos litigation.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)
Arlen Specter is trying to patch together a coalition to pass a bill settling asbestos litigation. A settlement is a good idea, but the bill is badly flawed. Specter wants to create a trust fund, administered by the federal government and funded by corporate defendants, to pay benefits to claimants. But the bill does not have strict criteria to make sure that only people who actually got sick from asbestos get the loot--and this field is rife with fraud. ...
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