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University of Wyoming employees will see pay raises of about $8 million starting July 1, under a plan to be presented to the Board of Trustees next week.

For over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ ken feinberg is the go-to guy in times of crisis. how do you determine pain and suffering? what is the value of loss? how such a life worth? tapped to oversee compensation issues in the gulf oil disaster, feinberg came to national prominence as special master of compensation overseeing a government fund for 9/11 victims. >> will it ever compensate you fully for what's happened?

Ken feinberg is the go-to guy in times of crisis. how do you determine pain and suffering. tapped to oversee compensation issues in the gulf oil disaster, feinberg came as special master of compensation, overseeing a government found 9/11 victims. >> will it ever compensate you fully for what's happened? of course not. and i don't even want to begin to suggest that's the case. >> feinberg spent nearly three years working with families of victims to help file claims and determine benefits. he did it without pay. as the damage from the oil spill in the gulf continues to take its toll along the c...

Whether that flight will take off, if anything? >> reporter: well, see the airlines can't cancel the flights until they are told they can because they would have compensation issues. my blackberry got an e-mail that setd don't forget to check in and pick your seat. look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning. that's being done by computers. as you know my flight to new york is still on. there are so many people who want to get on the flights tomorrow if in fact they take off. the problem is the backlog and we have tens of thousands of people who aren't able to fly. >> i believe that's what you...

Chris jansing. >> the fact is this is not a game. this is not a contest. these are rule human lives. in my district, people today are dying from 9/11-related causes and we've turned our back on them. >> the defeat of the bill likely means the court system will have to settle all compensation issues. long-time new york congressman charlie rangel is facing a public trial before the house ethics committee this september. rangel failed to cut a deal and will now have to defend himself against 13 charges that he violated ethics rules. >> i wish there was something that i could tell you, but as mo...