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Public Policy - October, 2007

133 articles

• Lawmakers Demand More Details On Toy Recalls
• FCC Bans Exclusive Cable TV Deals
• EU Pushes Thomson-Reuters Review Back 10 Days
• CPSC Head Won't Resign, Despite Calls From Dems
• Bill Gives Relief To Workers Shut Out By Globalization
• OSHA Levies Another Fine Against Cintas
• China Updates Food Safety Regulations
• Google-DoubleClick Clears First Hurdle In Australia
• Germany Mulls Foreign Takeover Limits: Report
• Bayer Fined $3.8M In Canada For Rubber Cartel
• TVA Submits Nuclear Power Plant Application To NRC
• Homebuilders Quell HUD Kickback Investigation
• White House, CPSC Oppose CPSC Overhaul Bill
• FINRA Fills Industry Seats On Board Of Governors
• New Outreach Program Aimed At Broker-Dealer CCOs
• Supreme Court Will Not Hear Anti-Dumping Case
• Sparks Fly On Capitol Hill Over Energy Bill
• Lawmaker Needles FDA Over Avandia Vote Details
• FCC Seeks To Scrap Exclusive Cable Deals
• EU Looking To Speed Up Cartel Settlements
• Intermittent Leave A Thorn In Employers' Sides
• "Toxic Trespass" Could Be The Next Big Toxic Tort
• FTC Queries Blood Company Over Old Deals
• FCC's Copps Urges Review Of Dow Jones-News Deal
• DOJ Enviroment Enforcement Reaching Record Highs
• Moody's, S&P, Fitch Subpoenaed In Antitrust Probe
• White House Slammed For Global Warming Testimony
• FINRA Fines UBS For Late, Missing Broker Reports
• SEC's Thomsen Says Insider Trading Is Rampant
• Casey Vows To Keep Fighting Power Corridor
• Denied Injunction, FTC Continues Whole Foods Battle
• Bloomberg Renews Attack Over Calorie Posting
• Cuomo Supports N.Y. Suit Over Nuclear Plant Safety
• House Energy Committee Takes Aim At BP
• EU Inches Toward Workforce Integration
• CFTC Seeks Increased Power Over Energy Markets
• Grid Reliability Watchdogs Get More Funding
• Senators Vow To Fight Loosening Of Media Ownership
• Belgium Unveils New Leniency Guidelines
• FDA Wants Another "Black Box" Warning For Avandia
• State Slogan Exempt From Lanham Act: Appeals Court
• Calif. Seeks To Rein In Rescission Practices
• PTO To Take Second Look At NeoMedia Patent
• Former Arthur Andersen Auditor Settles With SEC
• BP To Pay $303M To Settle Price Manipulation Claims
• Mortgage Reform Bill To Face Stiff Opposition
• KFTC Investigates Samsung, SK, Lotte Groups
• FDA To Hold Hearing On Regulations On Salt In Food
• Verizon Drops Challenge To FCC Spectrum Rules
• Japan's Antitrust Regulator Proposes Stiffer Fines
• Securities Sales Rep. Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• U.S., EU Gap Widens On Market Dominance
• FDA Pushes Back On So-Called Legacy Drugs
• At Impasse, Labor, Mgmt. Increasingly Look To Courts
• Bill Introduced In Congress To Curb Lending Abuses
• Massachusetts Regulators Probe Bear Stearns Funds
• Retailers Target Flaws In CPSC Reform Bill
• Google Absent As Media Cos Unveil Copyright Guards
• DOE Tags $8M For Energy Network Cybersecurity
• Non-Public Entities Won't Pay Refunds In Energy Crisis
• FDA Announces Changes To ED Drug Labels
• Senate Dems Want To Halt Reserve Oil Deliveries
• FERC OKs Three Banks To Buy Energy Shares
• European Panel Revokes Symbicort Patent
• France Targeted For Noncompliance With Energy Rule
• Kazakhstan Cuts TengizChevroil's Fine To $306M
• House Fails To Override Veto Of SCHIP Expansion
• FDA Panel Mulls Child Medicine Crackdown
• EU Threatens Malta With ECJ Action
• Adult Sites Becoming Workplace Problem
• FTC Opposes Antitrust Exemption For Pharmacists
• Schwarzenegger Vetoes Employee-Friendly Bills
• Less Is More For Cox
• Freight Co. Pleads Guilty In Bid-Rigging Probe
• EU Confronts Five Countries Over Air Pollution Limits
• Third Circuit Affirms FCC's High-Speed Internet Order
• Rep. Frank Presses SEC To Postpone Proxy Vote
• Calif. Pensions Must Divest Iran-Involved Cos.' Stock
• DuPont Ducks Teflon-Related Criminal Charges
• Microsoft Wants To Yank Appeal Of KFTC Ruling
• Renewable Energy Needs More Infrastructure: Report
• U.S. Failed To Cancel Cotton Subsidies, WTO Rules
• Exxon, Cargill To Fund Cleanup Of Superfund Site
• Clothing Co. Merge Flunked HSR Requirement: DOJ
• EPA To Propose New Rules For Carbon Sequestration
• Pols, EPA Fight U.S. Steel's Water Permit
• Nortel, SEC Settle Fraud Suit For $35M
• California Bans Toys Containing Softening Agent
• ITC Votes To Extend Anti-Dumping Steel Duties
• Louisiana Calls On EPA To Oppose Arkansas Permit
• Drug Makers Yank Infant Cold Medicines
• Restatements Post-SOX Affect Market Less: Study
• U.S. Wants Panel To Hear China Import IP Spat
• New California Law Gets Leave For Military Spouses
• AG Subpoenas Lenders In Deceptive Marketing Probe
• EU Approves Distrigas Commitments To Open Market
• PTO Invalidates Novartis Unit's HIV Diagnostic Patent
• Dow To Begin Talks With EPA Over Dioxin Cleanup
• Hedge Fund Advisor Agrees To Pay More Than $8M
• Bush OKs EPA Funding For Pesticide Controls
• Bills To Strengthen Child Safety Rules Pass House
• PTO Publishes KSR Obviousness Exam Guidelines
• Record-Breaking Enviro Fines Don't Tell Full Story
• Schwarzenegger Bets Big On Statewide Health Care
• Judge Halts DHS "No-Match" Illegal Worker Rule
• Surge In Recalls Highlights Weaknesses At CSPC
• EU Takes In-Depth Look At Thomson-Reuters Union
• SEC To Look At Competition In Credit Rating Industry
• Eli Lilly Adds Warning Labels To Zyprexa
• Visy To Shell Out $36M For Devising Box Cartel
• DOE To Fine Bechtel Over Nuclear Safety Violations
• Firms, NYSE Settle On $10.4M For Violations
• States Sue Over Health Coverage Limits For Children
• Visa Will Appeal €10.2M Fine
• Edwards Calls For Stronger Antitrust, Pricing Laws
• JFTC Shines Light On Anti-Competitive IP Practices
• Senator Opposes Ban On Retail-Owned Banks
• FDA Reveals Plan To Speed Up Generic Drug Review
• Beef Recall Scandal Shutters Topps
• Underfunded Superfund Draws Calls For Reform
• EU Clears Marriage Of Sony, Bertelsmann—Again
• Old Mining Law Under New Scrutiny
• Commissioner Leaves SEC For Private Sector
• Meat Recall Sparks Debate Over State Inspections
• South Africa Works Kinks Out Of Leniency Program
• Dems Push For Increased 'Environmental Justice'
• Regulator Says BSkyB Stake In ITV Anti-Competitive
• Feds Reject $9.5B Nuclear Decommissioning Deal
• CFTC Claims Record Wins With Year-End Stats
• Md. Fines Constellation, Orders Fly Ash Clean-Up
• Telecoms Face Off Over Special Access Market
• NLRB Broadens Striker Replacement Options
• Forcing Divestitures, FTC Gives Nod To Mylan Deal