Congress passes legislation making it more difficult to wipe away debt

Friday, April 15, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Bankruptcy lawyers expect thousands of debt-burdened people to rush to courthouses to beat a new law making it harder to wipe the slate clean of credit card bills and other obligations.

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