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Government's Asbestos Payout Plan Upsetting Some VictimsBill Would Pay Victims Of Asbestos PoisoningPOSTED: 4:48 pm MST February 7,
2006UPDATED: 7:52 pm MST February 7,
2006Email This Story | Print This StoryDENVER - Congress is currently debating a bill that would pay victims of asbestos poisoning.
Some Coloradoans say it unfairly protects negligent corporations from future lawsuits.
Others say it would benefit victims who have suffered for years.Opponents of the bill held a protest at the state capitol on Tuesday, saying it's not the right solution for the thousands who are dying of asbestos poisoning.Carolyn Benton, of Greeley, lost her husband to asbestos-related cancer."After his death, I missed him terribly and still d...
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