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South Carolina Bills Would Allow Death Penalty for Sex Offenders (New York Times) - The House passed a pair of bills that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for some repeat child molesters. One bill was approved earlier by the Senate and now goes to the governor's office, but the second must go back to the Senate for reconsideration.

Bigger bills loom for users of wireless and Net phones (USA Today) - Subscribers of Internet-based phone and wireless services would face higher bills this year under a federal proposal to impose or increase universal service charges on those offerings. Many Internet-based phone customers would be hit hardest, with monthly increases of about $1.75, narrowing their cost advantage.

Helping to diagnose hospital bills (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - It's a small step in the health-care cost battle, but a welcome one -- explaining to hospital patients just who is sending them all those bills.

Electric bills to rise 12 percent to 13.7 percent (phillyburbs.com) - TRENTON, N.J. - New Jerseyans are about to see a big jump in their electric bills.

South Carolina House OKs bills to allow death penalty for some sex offenders (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News) - COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina lawmakers have passed two bills that would make some repeat child molesters eligible for a death penalty.

Heat and cold fuel bills (Daily Telegraph) - A coming summer of water shortages and a winter of high gas bills are raising questions over utility privatisation, says Tom Stevenson.

Insurance and business groups win battle to kill insurance bills (KPLC) - BATON ROUGE, La. Bills to expand lawsuit options against insurers who are slow to pay claims and to change the way insurance companies get rate hikes were rejected today by the House Insurance Committee.

Insurance and business groups win battle to kill insurance bills (The Daily Comet) - Bills to expand lawsuit options against insurers who are slow to pay claims and to change the way insurance companies get rate hikes were rejected Wednesday by the House Insurance Committee.

Rates on Short-Term T-Bills Rise in Auction (Los Angeles Times) - The Treasury Department auctioned $15 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 4.72%, up from 4.7% last week. An additional $14 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at 4.84%, up from 4.81% last week.

South Carolina House OKs bills to allow death penalty for some sex offenders (WSMV Nashville) - COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina lawmakers have passed two bills that would make some repeat child molesters eligible for a death penalty. The House measures apply to...