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DALLAS – Former employees are suing Swift & Co. for $23 million, alleging the meatpacking company conspired to keep wages down by hiring illegal immigrants. The 18 former employees are legal residents who worked at a plant in Cactus, Texas, north of Amarillo. The plant was one of six facilities …

HOUSTON – A lawyer for Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay assailed a key prosecution witness Monday as a skillful liar who exaggerated the financial peril the company faced in 2001. Lawyer Michael Ramsey also played tapes for jurors in which Lay, just after taking the reins as Enron chief executive …

ATLANTA – The Bush administration is expected to complete its overhaul of fuel economy rules for pickup trucks, minivans and most sport utility vehicles next week, implementing a new system that would seek better gas mileage. The rules, first proposed last August, would require the auto industry to raise standards …