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OPINION Talk Letters to Editor Editorials Op/Ed Ideas Columnists Search: Site Web MARKETPLACEJOBSCARSREAL ESTATESHOPPING nation/world Asbestos compensation plan clears hurdle in Senate, 98-1 But lopsided vote to proceed isn't seen as reflection of bill's support By Jonathan Peterson Originally published February 8, 2006 WASHINGTON // A painstaking effort to end years of litigation over cancer-causing asbestos survived a procedural hurdle in the Senate yesterday, paving the way for a floor debate over a $140 billion plan to compensate victims outside the courtroom.

Lawmakers agreed, 98-1, to move forward with the plan to create the compensation fund, designed to stem a tide of litigation that dates to the 1970s and continues to rise.

"It's not been easy to get to the point where...

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Senate will soon take up a bill that could affect thousands of asbestos victims.It would set up a $160 billion fund to help victims but it would also stop all asbestos-related lawsuits.Relatives of victims spoke o...