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Public Policy - June, 2010

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• House Passes Major Financial Overhaul Bill
• Sens. Push For Fix Of Maritime Liability Laws
• SEC Nixes Public Pension Fund Pay-To-Play
• Senate Panel Votes To Get Rid Of Spill Liability Cap
• Lawmakers Unveil Major Mine Safety Overhaul
• NLRB Probes Member's Ties With SEIU
• Informing DOD Suppliers Of Export Control Obligations?
• NRC Rules Against US Bid To Drop Yucca Project
• Oil Spill Could Spur Climate Change Legislation
• Cassano Blames Bailout For AIG Derivative Losses
• WTO Rebukes Airbus Subsidies In Victory For US
• Reports Spur Lawmakers To Call For End To Avandia
• Will Inequitable Conduct Finally Be Reformed?
• FDA Aims To Limit Antibiotics In Livestock
• Cos. Scramble To Prepare For Say-On-Pay Rules
• Finance Bill Talks Resume As Senate Support Wanes
• 8 Considerations For Your Next Information Request
• Top Democrats Eye PCAOB Ruling's Effect On Agencies
• BIS Loosens Export Rules On Encryption Technology
• Leahy Says Bilski Exemplifies Patent Law Problems
• High Court To Hear Challenge To Ariz. E-Verify Law
• Bill Seeks Info On Oil Co. Payments To Corrupt Nations
• US Strikes Cargo Security Pact With South Korea
• Senate Panel OKs Stiffer Environmental Penalties
• DOJ Launches Antitrust Task Force For Dairy Industry
• Russia Lifts Ban On US Chicken Imports
• Sens. Press DOJ For Deputy AG Nominee's AIG Files
• Finance Reform Deal Emerges From Marathon Talks
• Volcker Rule, Derivatives Delay Final Finance Bill
• Local Response To Oil Spill Could Use Boost: Panel
• La. Wants BP To Cough Up $35M, Lost Property Taxes
• Lawyers Not Sold On New Patent Examiner Rules
• The Future Of Biosimilars In Health Care And Litigation
• Insurers' Compliance With Iranian Investments
• NY Legislators OK Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• 'Cosmetic Changes' Won't Fix MMS, Salazar Says
• Reps Slam USDA On Genetically Modified Alfalfa Rule
• Report Says MSHA Overlooked Dangerous Mines
• House Passes Tough Formaldehyde Limits On Wood
• House Offers Deal On Fund For Winding Down Cos.
• Nontraditional Parents Entitled To FMLA Leave: DOL
• Dutch Court Nixes Energy Antitrust Law
• House Panel To Subpoena BP Over Spill Payouts
• ITC Votes To Keep Duties On Chinese Tissue Paper
• Senate Readies Bill To Fix Drilling Safety, Oversight
• Corporate Owner And Officer Liability For Wrongful Acts
• Hydrokinetic Power And The Renewable Energy Race
• Sens. Nix Finance Bill's Expansion Of FTC Authority
• Unfazed By Judge, Salazar Vows New Drilling Ban
• DOI Closes Loophole For Well Blowout, Spill Plan
• Superfund Faces Shortfall
• US Rolls Out Plan To Fight Piracy, Counterfeits
• Congress Pushes To Wrap Finance Bill By Thursday
• Fed, FDIC Say Bank Pay Should Not Reward Risk
• EU Extends Probe Into $160M Syngenta, Monsanto Deal
• Sens. Want Obama To Press Russia On Poultry Ban
• EarthLink, Others Fight $37B Comcast-NBC Deal
• UK Bribery Act: Corporate Exposure Beyond The FCPA
• Lawmakers Reach Agreement On Iran Sanctions Bill
• Congress Nears Deal On Swipe Fees, Consumer Agency
• EPA Wants Superfund Taxes Brought Back
• BHP-Rio Tinto Deal Faces Extended Antitrust Scrutiny
• China Currency Move Not Enough, Lawmakers Say
• Energy Cos. Fear Worst From Financial Reform Bill
• EPA Accused Of Slow-Walking Ethanol Cap Decision
• EPA Delays Crackdown On Lead Paint Rule Violators
• Sens. Aim To Bar China From Government Contracts
• Revamping Whistleblower Policy Through RAFSA
• Shifting The Center Of Reliability Power
• EPA Climate Policy: Waist-Deep In The Big Muddy
• Bill To Delay Flood Insurance Requirement Unveiled
• Hong Kong Poised To Unveil Competition Bill
• Senate To Vote On 2-Year Delay On EPA's GHG Rules
• EPA To Propose New Human Pesticide Testing Rule
• Health Care Reform 101: For Hospitals
• Army Halts Mountaintop Coal Mine Permit In Appalachia
• EPA Aims To Boost Water System Pathogen Monitoring
• Enviros Push EPA On Coal Mine Emissions Limits
• GOP Attempts To Counter FCC Broadband Regulation
• USDA Rule Changes Could Spur Meat Industry Suits
• US Patent Law Stuck Stateside
• FDA Looks Askance At Marlboro Light Marketing Tactics
• Tapping The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• FCC Seeks New Broadband Framework Post-Comcast
• House Weighs Taking Some Oversight Duties From Fed
• Lawmakers Grill MMS Head Over Post-Spill Reforms
• Calif. Carbon Emissions Cap Suits Survive
• Grappling With The FDIC's New Rule Proposals
• BP's Hayward Clams Up Before Angry Lawmakers
• DOL Backs Dems' Bill On Worker Misclassification
• The SEC's Proposed 'Self-Spending' Authority
• Health Care Reform 101: For Life Sciences Cos.
• 'Strategic' Deal-Making: Will Agencies End The Party?
• Calif. Prescribes Extra Review For Insurer Rate Changes
• EU May Trim Cartel Fines In Financial Hardship Cases
• SEC Proposes Stricter Target Date Fund Disclosures
• EU Lawmakers Support Uniform Food Labeling Law
• United, Continental CEOs Defend Merger Before House
• Congress Debates SEC, Anti-Stoneridge, Fed Measures
• 12 States Don't Meet Lead Targets For Air Quality: EPA
• Health Care Reform 101: For Physicians
• USPTO-POPA Propose New Patent Examiner Rules
• ITC Supports Nixing Dumping Order On French Sorbitol
• 9/11 Special Master Feinberg To Oversee $20B BP Fund
• WTO, US Action Against China Ill-Advised: Panel
• BP To Set Up $20B Escrow Fund For Spill Claims
• SF Adopts Novel Cell Phone Radiation Disclosure Law
• DOI Asked To Nix NEPA Exclusions For Offshore Oil
• Are Whistleblower Bounties A Good Policy?
• Obama Lays Out 'Battle Plan' For BP Spill
• Finance Bill Conference Tackles Ratings, Investors
• La. Bans Chinese Drywall Insurance Cancellations
• US Officials Call For Study Of BP Spill Health Impacts
• Uranium Bill May Hurt Domestic Industry: DOE
• Effect Of Trinko, Credit Suisse Should Be Clarified: FTC
• FTC Seeks To Allay Doctors' Antitrust Fears
• Health Care Reform 101: For Insurers
• Obama Exempts 'Grandfathered' Plans From Overhaul
• Brewing Changes To US Chemical Regulation
• Senate OKs Formaldehyde Limits On Wood Products
• Dems Blast BP Rig Shortcuts, Call For $20B Spill Fund
• WTO Mostly Rules Against EU In Fight Over Tech Tariffs
• CFTC Approves Movie Futures In Cliffhanger Vote
• SEC, Canadians Pen Agreement To Watch Markets
• Green Groups Push For Ship, Aircraft GHG Rules
• FDA Warns Gene Test Makers They Need Agency OK
• Health Care Reform 101: For Employers
• House Panel Probes Wyeth Off-Label Allegations
• House Leader Demands BP Spill Worker Risk Eval
• Alaskan Lawmakers Fight Beluga Whale Sanctuary
• House Committee Says GM Is Destroying Documents
• House Bill Would Fortify Food Safety In Schools
• Congress OKs Bill To Pay Oil Spill Claims Up To $100M
• The Biggest Obstacle To CCS: Congress?
• DOJ Backs Bill Reversing Gross V. FBL Ruling
• EPA To Nix Endosulfan Amid Health Concerns
• BP Spill Could Spark Cancer Nightmare For Gulf
• Senate Rejects Bid To Block EPA Emissions Rules
• Lines Drawn On Day 1 Of Finance Bill Conference
• EU Seeks To Certify, Standardize Biofuels
• SEC Adopts Circuit Breaker Rule For S&P 500 Stocks
• House Approves Electric Grid Security Upgrade
• Sens. Demand Progress On Chinese Trade Imbalances
• FDA Rebukes Pfizer Over Late Reports Of Side Effects
• Ohio EPA Loses Bid To Table Discovery In CAA Suit
• House Dems Probe McDonald's Over 'Shrek' Cup Recall
• La. Lawmakers Push DOI To Reopen Gulf To Drilling
• ITC To Review Drugs Up For Duty-Free Treatment
• Dems Plot To Keep Cap-And-Trade Alive
• Beware Of The New UK Bribery Act
• No Antitrust Barriers To BP Spill Cooperation, FTC Says
• La. Official Says BP Wanted To Limit Oil's Visibility
• Senate Committee Approves Auto Safety Bill
• Congress Sets Stage For Finance Bill Conference
• Uncertainty Over GHG Rules May Fuel Noncompliance
• Pay-For-Delay 'Top Priority' For FTC, Leibowitz Says
• ITA Upholds Duties On Chinese Tissue Paper
• Sen. Threatens Ban On Chinese Goods Over WTO Pact
• EPA Won't Force Small Businesses To Cut Emissions
• Senate Mulls Lifting Caps On Oil Damages
• Pelosi Calls For House Oil Spill Response By 4th Of July
• Iran Hit With New UN Sanctions Over Nuclear Efforts
• Salazar Defends Drilling Moratorium
• Finance Reform, Private Funds And Advisers
• USPTO Issues 1st Parthenogenetic Stem Cell Patent
• EPA Withdraws Bush-Era Fuel Emissions Exemption
• US Signs EU Banana Tariff Deal
• White House Threatens To Veto Senate GHG Move
• Senators Tee Up Food Safety Bill For June
• Senators Weigh Higher Limits On Oil Spill Liability
• NY District Atty Offers Corporate Prosecution Protocol
• Minority Media Owners Wary Of Comcast-NBC Deal
• Gulf Fishermen, Others Still Waiting On Checks From BP
• Major Tech Lobbies Ask USTR To Narrow ACTA Focus
• SEC OKs FINRA Change Nixing Inability-To-Pay Defense
• Calif. Shoots Down Centralized Power Auction Plans
• USDA Solicits Input On Global Food Safety Rules
• Lawmakers Mull OT Changes For Calif. Farmworkers
• The Broad Impact Of The Credit CARD Act
• EPA Tightens Standard On Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
• Patent Office Pitches Fast-Track Examination System
• EPA Seeks Comments On New Pesticide Permit Rule
• House Panel Turns Up Heat On J&J Over Recalls
• Fla. Governor Nixes Property Insurance Bill
• NY Senate Passes Domestic Worker Protection Law
• Setting The Table To Settle The GHG Debate
• Foreign Employees: The Deemed Export Issue
• UK Fines JPMorgan Record $49M For Mixing Client Funds
• Canada Seeks To Beef Up Digital Copyright Protections
• SEC Guidelines On Sanctions Unlikely To Ease Tension
• Inaction In DC Leaves Flood Insurance Policies In Limbo
• Ill. Lawmakers OK Water Quality Response Bill
• GOP Senators Slam Obama For Trade Pact Delays
• German Short-Selling And The AIFM Directive
• An Introduction To Cellulosic Biofuel Waiver Credits
• Don't Punish Rating Agencies For Crisis: Buffett
• Gov't Workers Get Same-Sex Long-Term Health Care
• Canada Issues Draft Guidance For Mergers
• The FCC's New Proposals For Pole Attachments
• UK Calls For Input On Post-Cadbury Merger Reforms
• China Unveils New Draft Anti-Monopoly Rules
• Calif. Utilities Win Bid To Pursue $35M Crisis Claims
• Mercury On The Move