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Public Policy - February, 2010

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• White House Unveils Rules To Protect Retirement Plans
• DOJ To Expand Fraud, FCPA Investigations
• Congress Urged To Fix Medical Radiation Standards
• Sens. Want Action On Chinese Currency Manipulation
• Senate Blocks Republican Bid To Halt DOI 'Land Grab'
• Bill Would Exempt Drywall Remediation From Taxes
• Md. BPA Ban Breezes Through State Senate
• Waxman, Markey Slam Utility Group For GHG Stance
• SEC Unveils Plan For Global Accounting Standards
• UK Competition Body To Rework Remedies
• New Bill Seeks Pro-Labor Changes To Ch. 11
• NBC, Comcast Execs Fight Experts' Doubts About Deal
• Revised Patent Reform Bill On The Way, Leahy Says
• Experts Critique Federal Plan To Stop Invasive Carp
• Plumped Chicken Needs Better Labeling: Sen. Boxer
• Enforcement Developments Regarding Broker-Dealers
• Legislators Try To Block New National Monuments
• Jump-Starting The EEOC's Systemic Initiative?
• Updating Issuer Repurchase Safe Harbor
• House Votes To Revoke Insurer Antitrust Exemption
• The FTAIA In State Court: A Defense Perspective
• US Officials Seek Public Input On Better IP Enforcement
• GSK Blasts Senate Report On Avandia Risks
• SEC Passes Uptick Rule To Curb Short Sales
• Under Pressure, WellPoint Execs Stand By Rate Hikes
• Organized Labor's Latest Gambit
• Judicial Watch Questions Climate Czar's Policy Role
• Sens. Propose Broader Renewable Electricity Standard
• Toyota US Head Defends Internal Acceleration Probe
• Internet Providers Fight Regulatory Reclassification
• Obama Takes Aim At Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• EPA Stands By GHG Plan, But Lengthens Time Line
• EPA Rules On Greenhouse Gases Pushed To 2011
• Looking Beyond Climate Change
• FCPA Due Diligence: How Much Is Enough?
• Senators Slam GSK, FDA On Avandia Safety
• When Copyrights And Car Repairs Collide
• New Fees, Oversight In White House Health Care Bill
• FTC Has Shot At Victory In Pay-For-Delay Suits: Attys
• Shrimp, Dairy Groups Size Up Proposed Pacific FTA
• Solis' Whistleblower-Friendly Board May Reshape SOX
• Making Sense Of SEC's NOBO-OBO Rules
• National Broadband To Aid Jobs, Schools, Health: FCC
• What To Expect From The European Commission
• Ind. Lawmakers Move To Expand Net Metering Rules
• Waxman Calls Out WellPoint On Rate Hike Explanation
• House GOP Raises Alarm Over DOI Monument Draft
• Asthma Drugs Get New Rules After FDA Finds Death Link
• House Probes Controversial Gas Drilling Process
• US Chamber Calls For Better IP Trade Controls
• EPA Imposes Emissions Rules On Generator Engines
• FINRA's Take On Internal Communications
• EEOC's Proposed Rule Would Clarify ADEA Defense
• HHS Scolds Health Insurers For Requested Rate Hikes
• Grassley Demands Details On FDA 510(k) Update
• FAA Slaps American Eagle With $3M Proposed Fine
• 3 States End Ban On Brokers' Contingent Fees
• SD Legislators Pass Bill Opposing Cap-And-Trade
• Cribs, Safety Database Top CPSC Priorities For 2010
• Adapting To GINA
• Marine Hose Maker To Pay $2M Fine For Price-Fixing
• EU Cuts Sri Lankan Trade Benefits Over Rights Abuses
• Steel Industry Sues EPA Over GHG Regulations
• Clinical Investigators Beware: Greater FDA Review
• More States Jump On Cadmium Ban Bandwagon
• Senate Dems Revive Push For Public Option
• Texas Fights EPA's 'Outsourced' GHG Finding
• DOT OKs Oneworld Antitrust Immunity With Conditions
• BPA Bans Could Fan Litigation Flames
• On The Brink Of New Horizontal Merger Guidelines
• Environmental Justice 2.0 — An Enforcement Priority
• Emerging FCPA Enforcement Strategy
• US, Canada Ink Government Procurement Pact
• Patton Boggs Top Lobbying Earner Of The Year: Report
• Reid Ditches Bipartisan Jobs Bill For Slimmer Version
• WellPoint Defends Calif. Health Insurance Rate Hikes
• The Open Valve On Clean Water Act Enforcement
• Pharmacies Stung In Medicaid Rates Suit V. Minn.
• Tackling 'Too Big To Fail'
• Revamping Rule 144 — What Really Changed?
• Suit Fighting NY Nonresident Attorney Law Survives
• DOL Boosts Restrictions On Foreign Farm Workers
• Baucus, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Jobs Bill
• Bill To Counter Citizens United Takes Shape
• Chinese Chicken Tariffs Draw Ire Of US Poultry Cos.
• China Inks Free Trade Deal With Costa Rica
• Treating Electronics As Hazardous Materials?
• Commercial Real Estate On Cusp Of Crisis: Report
• Agriculture Cos. Brace For More Antitrust Scrutiny
• EU Calls For Trade Ban On Endangered Tuna, Bears
• CSN Looks To Block Lafarge, Cimpor Share Sale
• OFT Gives OK To Ambassador-Live Nation Theater Deal
• American Airlines Could Face $10M FAA Fine
• Calif. Insurance Chief Pressures Cos. With Iran Ties
• Google To Test Ultra-Fast, Net-Neutral Networks
• Regional GHG Regulation — Full Of Hot Air?
• Taiwan Allows LCD Makers To Invest More In China
• Republican Legislators Take GHG Finding To DC Circ.
• Legislators Seek Insurers' Data On Toyota Claims
• Supporters Rally Behind Independent CFPA
• House Panel To Probe Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike
• Schumer Bill Eases ERISA Rules For Ruined Pensions
• Any ENDA In Sight?
• New Merger Review And FERC's Market Power Analyses
• Obamas Launch Fight Against Childhood Obesity
• Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC To Recall 500K Cribs
• Mich. Questions $78M Plan To Control Asian Carp
• Officials Sound Alarm On Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike
• ACPERA Sunset An Opportunity For Congress: Attys
• EU Approves Netherlands' ABN-Fortis Finance Plan
• Bill Takes Aim At Big Bonuses From TARP Firms
• New Bill Would Install 10M Solar Units By 2019
• NOAA Plans New Federal Climate Change Agency
• Expect Ambitious AGs To Pursue More Big Cases: Attys
• Reps To Pose Insurance Antitrust Exemption Repeal
• Bill Calls For Shareholder OK On Political Spending
• Customs Says Anti-Terrorism Program Going Strong
• US, Canada Resolve 'Buy American' Spat
• Del. Chancery: Arbitration For All 'Business Disputes'
• Calpine To Construct First-Ever Plant With GHG Limits
• Fighting Back Against Corrupt Foreign Officials
• Comcast CEO Defends NBC Merger To Skeptical Sens.
• Volcker Rules Face Fire From Dodd, Bank Execs
• Bipartisan Bill Would Amend Clean Air Act
• House Dems Look To Bolster Buy American Act
• SD Legislature Says No To Federal Health Care Bills
• Ohio Bill Would Mandate Notice For Mass Layoffs
• FTC Seeks More Leeway To Fight Financial Fraud
• McCain Proposal Would Increase Supplement Oversight
• Republicans Skewer SEC's Climate Change Guidance
• Mandatory Energy Benchmarking Coming Into Vogue
• US To Step Up Funding, Advocacy For Exports
• Obama Reveals New Clean Energy Initiatives
• FTC Warns Wal-Mart, Gap, Others Over 'Bamboo' Ads
• Senate Confirms Smith As DOL Solicitor
• Senate Bill Seeks Ban On Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• Senate Panel Advances Labor Atty Becker For NLRB
• Australia Looks To Reauthorize Qantas, BA Pact
• Labor Secretary Backs EFCA, Strong Enforcement
• FDA Seeks Info On Candylike Smokeless Tobacco
• UK Regulators Want To Examine T-Mobile, Orange Deal
• USTR Bashes Japan's Cash For Clunkers Rules
• Agencies Roll Out Rules On Mental Health Coverage
• Bills Aim To Extend US Law To Contractors Abroad
• Controversy Over NLRB Pick Persists On Eve Of Vote
• Legislators Pan Patent Reform Bill, Urge IP Protection
• A Brief Overview Of MMSEA
• Congressmen Move To Prohibit EPA From Policing GHGs
• A Renewable Approach To State-Imposed RPS
• Obama May Shelve Cap-And-Trade Plans — For Now
• Sens. Propose Bill To Aid Haiti's Apparel Industry
• EU Antitrust Body Raids Electric Grid Parts Makers
• The Changing Landscape For Credit Rating Agencies
• EPA Reduced 2011 Budget Worries Inspector General
• Foxwoods Pact Couldn't Happen Under EFCA: Atty
• FERC Seeks $316M In FY2011 Budget Proposal
• FTC Seeks Additional $22M To Up Oversight
• Volcker Trading Rule Faces Tough Battle In Senate
• Anticipating Climate-Related Risk Disclosures
• EPA Rolls Out New TSCA Rules On 15 Chemicals
• EPA Walking The Walk On 'Enviro Justice': Experts
• Obama Asks For $30B To Support Small Bank Lending
• DOJ's Latest Case Regarding Monitors, Compliance
• UK Energy Watchdog To Revamp Merger Policy
• Commercial Real Estate Threatens Recovery: Congress
• Obama Budget Pushes SEC, CFTC Funding Boosts
• Obama Budget Aims To Slash Oil, Gas Subsidies
• Obama Allots $25M For DOL To Fight Misclassification
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC's New England Incentive Plan
• Obama Budget Devotes $1.4B To Food Safety Efforts
• Eye On Enforcement: OSHA Recordkeeping