Schumer loses attempt to bar protesters from avoiding fines through bankruptcy.(In Other News)

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By defeating an amendment that would have prevented violent protesters--notably those protesting abortion--from discharging court-ordered fines in bankruptcy, GOP leaders have paved the way for enacting a major bankruptcy code overhaul.

The amendment, offered by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), was verboten to House conservatives. Efforts to pass bankruptcy legislation...

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