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WALL STREET JOURNAL
February 3, 2000, Thursday
SECTION: Section A; Page 8, Column 2
LENGTH: 73 words
HEADLINE:
SENATE BACKS MOVES ON BANKRUPTCY, MINIMUM WAGE
BYLINE:
BY JEFFREY TAYLOR
JOURNAL-CODE: WSJ
ABSTRACT:
Senate votes 83-14 to raise minimum
wage to $6.15 an hour from $5.15 an hour over three years; votes 80-17 to pass
bankruptcy legislation after Republicans avoid showdown on amendment to bar
people who break laws protecting abortion clinics from using
bankruptcy proceeding to avoid legal judgments and fines; votes
68-29 to defeat measure to bar firearms makers from using bankruptcy proceedings
to avoid debt incurred in lawsuits (M)
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