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Washington considers pension fund relief

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Washington lawmakers said they would consider relief for companies having trouble meeting pension fund obligations as the U.S. economy slows.

Salaries rise for college presidents

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Salaries for public university presidents rose 7 percent in 2007 and 35 percent since 2003, the Chronicle of Higher Education said Monday.

Report disputes Medicare fraud success

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Medicare officials' boasts of trimming billions of dollars in fraudulent and improper claims are misleading, a U.S. government report says.

Scientist Hatfill cleared in anthrax scare

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that Steven Hatfill was not involved in anthrax mailings for which he was listed six years ago as a person of interest.

Justice slow in whistle-blower suits

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Hundreds of whistle-blower cases against U.S. government contractors and drug-makers are backlogged because the Justice Department can't keep up, lawyers say.

Senator to look into Bear Stearns deal

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The top ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, Charles Grassley of Iowa, has asked members of his staff to investigate the Bear Stearns buyout.

U.S. senator looks into leaked drug study

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. senator wants pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline to explain what actions, if any, it took after a report was leaked to it about one of its drugs.

Analysis: Dirty money cleanup gains speed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Illegal money hurts development efforts in poor countries and may be used to fund terrorism, but new cleanup efforts offer significant hope for curbing dirty money flows.

Preacher refuses to hand over records

COLLEGE PARK, Ga., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Georgia televangelist Creflo Dollar is refusing to turn over his financial records to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.

U.S. televangelists under finance scrutiny

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. Republican senator on the Finance Committee wants to see financial records of some of the United States' most popular televangelists.