Senate's Frist to Move on Lawsuit Curbs Next Month
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Tuesday he will initiate action on a bill limiting class action lawsuits next month.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will probably be fined and have to make up for failing to do continuing medical education that Tennessee requires of doctors with active licenses.
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The Senate and House make a controversial move to control alleged profiteering.
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WASHINGTON  - Republicans' long-sought  curbs on medical malpractice awards are likely to top the  congressional health care agenda when lawmakers return in  January, even as Democrats prepare for a clash over potential  cuts to Medicaid, aides said Friday.
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Two senators on Wednesday threatened  to introduce bipartisan legislation that would block the U.S.  Federal Communication Commission from acting quickly to ease  rules governing media ownership.
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Amending the Constitution to prohibit flag burning may be considered political posturing in the nation&#039;s capital, says Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, but it&#039;s not pandering to the GOP&#039;s conservative base to pursue such protection.
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A bill to ban Internet gambling  faces opposition in the U.S. Senate, but backers still hope to  win passage of it within a few weeks, a top aide to U.S. Senate  Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Thursday.
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The argument in the Senate today seems likely to focus on potential changes to the bill, rather than on its overall fate.
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The U.S. Senate approved a bill on  Thursday that was sought by business to curb class action  lawsuits and is part of President Bush's drive to overhaul the  civil justice system.
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A Senate famous for its "deliberative pace" is hoping to rush out bills this week bolstering pensions, raising the minimum wage and cutting taxes before departing the Capitol and shifting their re-election campaigns into high gear.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Thursday urged Democrats to stop blocking President Bush's federal court nominees and hinted that he may try to change Senate rules to thwart their delaying tactics.
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A federal judge scheduled a hearing next week to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republicans aiming to block the recount of some ballots in the cliffhanger governor's race.
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The Senate appears to be nearing a final vote on a bill that would give President Bush one of his top second-term priorities by shifting many class action lawsuits from state to federal courts.
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Charges of vote trading and unethical fundraising against majority leader DeLay may curb his ability to raise money.
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Already, there is a new verb floating around the Capitol: &quot;Daschled.&quot; It describes what can happen to those, like the Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, who oppose
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A bill aimed at curbing class action  lawsuits advanced on Thursday as the Senate Judiciary Committee  approved the measure 13-5, voting it out to the Senate floor.
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When the Senate Judiciary Committee considers legislation Thursday aimed at punishing voter intimidation, it is expected to strip language that would allow private parties to bring lawsuits to block deceptive voting practices.