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    :: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 ::

    Asbestos Proposal Yields Lobbying War By SHARON THEIMER
    It wasn't until the late 1960s and '70s that the American public learned that asbestos - used in products ranging from automotive brake linings to building insulation - caused cancer and other illnesses.

    Now, years after asbestos began disappearing from commercial use in the United States, thousands exposed to it have gotten sick or fear they will. Many are suing companies that made or used asbestos, or acquired businesses that did.
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