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Public Policy - December, 2009

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• Bill Would Close Off Part Of Mojave To Renewables
• USDA Plans To Require Nutritional Labeling For Meat
• Grassley Blasts CLASS Act As 'Ponzi Scheme'
• Finance Committee Favorably Reports 9 Nominees
• National Mining Group Joins Claim Rule Challenge
• SEC Proposes Looser Rules On Investor Communication
• National Flood Insurance Program Gets 3 More Months
• Senate Approves Extension For Trade Preferences
• New DOE Energy Efficiency Enforcement Efforts
• The USPTO's Catchall Disciplinary Rules
• Copenhagen Accord Might Help Senate To Act: Experts
• Ill. Drug-Flushing Law Takes Effect In New Year
• EPA Adopts Rule To Curb Air Pollution From Ships
• Canadian Firms Agree To Pay $130.5M Over ABCP
• EU Reopens ASEAN Trade Talks, 1 Country At A Time
• Senate Drops Repeal Of Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• Anthem Clause Strangles State Health Plan: Conn. AG
• Assessing FERC's New 'Notice Of Violation' Strategy
• Obama Extends FMLA Benefits To Flight Crews
• Attorney-Client Privilege Bill Introduced In House
• DOT Limits Tarmac Wait Time To 3 Hours
• Stricter Reporting Rules For Medicare Beneficiaries
• Senate Moves Forward With Health Care Vote
• BAA Wins Challenge To Competition Ruling Citing Bias
• Derivatives Market Regulatory Reform: Where To Now?
• OFAC Asked To Give Export License To Iran For E-mail
• API Seeks To Halt Tenn. Renewable Fuel Law
• DOE Applications For ARPA-E Grants
• US Airlines Seek To Ground EU Emissions Scheme
• CPSC Extends Kids' Product Testing Enforcement Stay
• Companies Scramble On Eve Of EPA's New GHG Rule
• Group Claims SEC Ignored Watchdog's Red Flags
• Senate Panel Passes Bill To Tighten Rail Oversight
• Senate Committee Approves Obama FTC Picks
• Senate Panel OKs Small-Business Trade, Lending Bills
• Kimball Claims Byrd Amendment Bars Free Speech
• Insurers Win Reversal Of Texas Stop-Loss Classification
• GOP Senators Threaten To Block Any Copenhagen Deal
• Hydraulic Fracturing Reform Could Thwart Exxon Deal
• Unions Look To Overturn NLRB's Dana Corp. Ruling
• Bank-Busting Bills Proposed In Senate, House
• Sierra Club Pushes EPA To Rule On Wis. Power Plant
• Horizontal Merger Guidelines Review: A Midterm Report
• SEC Unveils Stricter Rules On Public Disclosures
• Credit Suisse Pays $536M Over Iran Transactions
• Bill Takes On Independent Contractor Classification
• Senate Panel OKs Same-Sex Partner Benefits
• Indian Nuclear Market Slippery, But Within US' Grasp
• USDA, Dairy Producers Forge Clean Energy Pact
• House Urges USTR To Keep Ecuador Trade Benefits
• Colo. Appeals Army Chemical Weapons Ruling
• Differing Approaches To Pre-Sounding Across The Pond
• House Dems Unveil Immigration Reform Bill
• Senators Reject Drug Importation Measure
• Spanish Warnings — Are We There Yet?
• High Tide For Green Energy On The Continental Shelf
• Enviro Groups Seek More Federal Action On TVA
• House Passes Iran Gas Sanctions Bill By Wide Margin
• Debut IP Exchange Taps Carbon Market Guru As CEO
• Sun Sets On Banana Wars As EU Agrees To Cuts
• House Backs Bill To Turn Down Loud TV Ads
• House Votes To Extend Trade Perks For Some Countries
• White House Will Enter Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
• Murkowski Aims To Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules
• Dubai's New Restructuring Law Aims To Calm Creditors
• US, Others Launch $350M Energy Efficiency Programs
• Allowing Foreign Participation In Chinese Partnerships
• Same-Sex Harassment Suits May Get Easier To Win
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To CAA Rulemaking
• EPA Adds 2 HCFC Regulations To Protect Ozone
• House Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Package
• The Latest Proposals For Securitization Reform
• E-Verify System To Offer Self-Check Option: Officials
• House Votes To Create Federal Insurance Office
• SOX Gets Socked, But Stays On Feet
• Carbon Markets Raise Fears Of Speculation
• FDA's Food Tracking Program Needs Overhaul: Report
• More Pay Cuts Issued For Top Bailout Execs
• Executive Compensation: Year-End Update
• Appropriations Bill Adds $75M To Climate Research
• Sens. Pitch Compromise Climate Legislation
• Recusal Experts Back Peremptory Judicial Challenge
• Bill Gives OSHA, Other Labor Agencies $121M
• House Moves Measure To Help GM, Chrysler Dealers
• NY Bill Aims To Cut Emissions With 'Green' Insurance
• The SEC's Proposal For Regulating 'Dark Pools'
• Critics Call Federal Coal Ash Regulation Into Question
• LG Electronics Fights To Keep DOE Energy Star Labels
• Alternative Waste Disposal For Medical Facilities
• Ford Follows GM's Lead, Obtains ERISA Exemption
• FDA Questions Low-Cost Drug Import Legislation
• Sens. Grill SEC, DOJ, FBI On Corporate Convictions
• Fla. Lawmakers Renew Insurance Deregulation Push
• Treasury Releases Data In Open Government Effort
• College Bowl Bill Passes House Subcommittee
• Senate Panel Eyes Strategy For Expanding Exports
• Developments In Canadian Communications Regulation
• EU Draws Rambus Antitrust Probe To A Close
• Lawmakers Revise Creditor Haircut For Failing Banks
• In Canada, Fed. Gov't Stalls, Provinces Act On Climate
• New Regulations On Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• House Eyes Tough Law Near Anniversary Of Madoff Bust
• Solar Panel Ruling Ignites Fears Of Retroactive Duties
• Homeland Security Opens New Import Safety Center
• Senate Bill Seeks Increase In Bottled Water Label Info
• Think Tank To Challenge EPA Endangerment Finding
• Clarity In Chinese Merger Review Procedures?
• BNSF Disputes Mont.'s Indoor Air Quality Order
• Whistleblower Protections For DoD Contractors
• House Panel Raises Alarms Over Drug Price Increases
• US, Turkey Adopt Framework To Promote Trade
• Devil's In The Details For OTC Reform Effort: Attys
• Lawmakers Drum For Duties On Chinese Oil Pipes
• Global IP Treaty Talks Spur Enforcement Concerns
• Kyoto Violators May Escape Serious Punishment
• USPTO To Speed Green Tech Patents To Market
• Wis. Creates Public Fund For High Court Campaigns
• Duke Agrees To Cut In Ken. Gas Rate Hike
• EPA Unveils Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
• LG Slams DOE Over New Energy Efficiency Standards
• SEC's New Guidance On Shareholder Proposals
• 5 Issues Set To Spark Hot Debate In Copenhagen
• Sens. Reject Limit On Medical Malpractice Attys' Fees
• EU Council Approves Patent Reform Package
• Senate Bill Aims To Extend Wind Energy Tax Credit
• The Latest In FCPA Enforcement
• ECJ Nixes 'Regulatory Holiday' For Deutsche Telekom
• Kerry Bill Lays Ground For Global Green Investments
• Aerospace Group Urges Reform To US Export Controls
• House OKs Bill Boosting Local Satellite Broadcasts
• Optimism Surrounds Copenhagen, Despite Setbacks
• Kohl Pitches Stricter Pay-For-Delay Drug Rules
• Bill Proposes Mandatory ERISA Payment Disclosures
• Senate OKs Women's Care Amendment In Health Bill
• Financial Transaction Tax Bill Draws Quick Reaction
• Core Of US Merger Guidelines Still Strong: Varney
• Consumer Group Seeks Ban Of Abbott's Meridia Drug
• Targeting Product Endorsements In Advertising
• Experts Doubt Senate Will Ratify Post-Kyoto Treaty
• Bernanke Defends Fed Actions At Confirmation Hearing
• Managing H-1B Employees In A Down Economy
• House Approves Ban On Radioactive Waste Imports
• Eye On Copenhagen — Implications for 'Green IP'
• Calif. Water Agency Challenges Federal Fish Plan
• FERC Fights To Keep Power Over Energy Derivatives
• EPA To Mull Quashing Bush-Era Fuel Emissions Rule
• EPA Head Asks Congress To Fix Chemical Safety Law
• Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Require Trade Pact Review
• Pa., Ga., Ill. 18 Months Late On Emissions Plans: EPA
• House Committee OKs New Federal Insurance Office
• Texas Insurance Agency Under Legislative Review
• Ex-CFTC Chair Calls For Tougher OTC Derivative Regs
• Senate Builds Support For Lowering Civil Pleading Bar
• Senate Energy Committee Reviews Emissions Options
• Regulatory Cooperation In International E-Discovery
• Border Searches: What's In Your Laptop?
• House Panel OKs Agency To Break Up Major Cos.
• Revised Idaho Plant Permit Regulates CO2 Emissions
• Hospitals Say Mass. Skimped On Reimbursements
• EPA To Rule In 2010 On Raising Ethanol Blend Limit
• Leahy Urges Insurance Antitrust Exemption Repeal
• Oil Lobby Tries Again To Join Ocean CO2 Suit
• Wholesale Petroleum Buyers, Sellers — Beware