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By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A study that said a proposed $140 billion asbestos victims' compensation fund would quickly run out of money came in for criticism at a U.S.
Senate hearing on Thursday.
An economist and a medical director who have worked on asbestos issues questioned the analysis by Bates White, a Washington economic consulting firm.
Several senators nonetheless said questions about the proposed fund's viability had to be resolved before the Senate takes up a bill to establish...
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