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Public Policy - September, 2010

195 articles

• USPTO Reorganizes Operational Structure
• House Members Threaten Subpoena Over DOD Cuts
• AIG Reaches Agreement To Repay $182B Bailout
• Senate Panel Clears Bill To Trim Agency Spending
• DOC Says Dumping Would Resume If Gum Duties Lifted
• Budget Freeze Bars USPTO From $70M In Extra Fees
• Regulators Tee Up First Dodd-Frank Rules
• US Too Dependent On China For Minerals, Sens. Told
• Ex-Im Head Asks For Resources To Meet Export Goal
• House Passes Bill Targeting Chinese Currency
• Health Care Exemptions Survive Senate GOP Onslaught
• House Reps Come Up Short On Net Neutrality Bill
• Infant Deaths Prompt Warning On Sleep Positioners
• House Passes 9/11 Victims' Bill
• Senate Bill Aims To Expand Liability For Oil Spills
• Wiretap Rules Could Complicate White Collar Defense
• GAO Says DOD Auditing Efforts Lagging, Over Budget
• US Chamber Fights SEC Proxy Access Rule In DC Circ.
• Senate Approves Ban On Animal 'Crush' Videos
• Senate Grills Judicial Nominees On Sentencing Rules
• WTO Says US Ban On Chinese Poultry Violated Rules
• Gov't Contracting Legislation To Watch This Fall
• US Reps Back USW Against China's Green Tech Sector
• FDA Rule Aims To Improve Reporting For Drug Trials
• The Proactive Approach To The Post-Dodd-Frank World
• Enzi Blocks Mine Safety Bill From Senate Floor
• New Bill Would Increase Contract Oversight At Arlington
• Bill To End Cuba Travel Ban Delayed In House
• Ex-Prosecutors Bring DOJ Tactics With Them To SEC
• Sens. Demand More Info On DOD Plans To Close JFCOM
• FWS Will Redraw US Map To Battle Global Warming
• Treasury Proposes Money Transfer Reporting Rule
• DOJ Wants Quick Action On New Honest Services Law
• EU Nations Question Genetically Modified Crop Plan
• $70M In Extra USPTO Patent Fees May Go Elsewhere
• Markey Seeks Action On Rare Earth Metals From China
• OFAC Bars Imports Of Iranian Carpets, Foods
• Grassley Questions Savings From Group Purchasers
• FINRA Proposes All-Public Arbitration Panel Option
• EPA Takes Aim At Mercury Waste From Dental Offices
• Botox Settlement Adds More Frown Lines To Industry
• US V. Magnesium Corp. — Don't Panic
• Austria, Spain Hit Patent Prosecution Highway
• Paycheck Fairness Act Takes Center Stage At Hearing
• Bill To Keep Jobs In US Hits Snag In Senate
• Measure To Bar EPA Carbon Rules Stalls In Senate
• Bringing FCPA Enforcement To Tobacco Merchants
• Salazar's Vision Countered With Skepticism At Hearing
• FDIC Puts Off Resolution Authority Rule Vote
• IRS Loosens Corporate Tax Disclosure Requirements
• Novo Nordisk To Challenge Russian Competition Fine
• New Review Proposed For Commercial T&M Contracts
• Senate Bill Seeks More Work-Hour Flexibility
• 3 Rules For Gov't Contractors To Watch For This Fall
• SIGTARP — A New Enforcer On The Block
• Small-Business Bill A Mixed Bag For All Cos.
• EPA Prescribes Pollution Diet For Chesapeake Bay
• Russian Watchdog Says Novo Broke Competition Law
• Calif. Passes 33% Green Energy Rule
• A Review Of SEC Proxy Access Rules For Public Cos.
• UFW, Stephen Colbert Push For Migrant Labor Reform
• Compensation Reform To Target Structure: Regulators
• GOP Senators Oppose High-Road Contract Rules
• Opponents Want Hearing On $37B Comcast-NBC Deal
• Calif. Sens. Push Bill To Ratchet Up Pipeline Safety
• House Votes To Extend Flood Insurance For 1 Year
• The Upswing In US And UK Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• Contractors Brace For Fight Over High-Road Rules
• Senate Rejects Challenge To New Labor Rule
• Bill Striking SEC FOIA Exemptions Heads To Obama
• Sens. Urge Obama To Axe Afghanistan Spending IG
• EPA Working On Final Pesticide Permit: Jackson
• Drilling Ban Threatens Obama's OMB Chief Nominee
• Insurance Implications Of Dodd-Frank
• House Lawmakers Call For Beefed-Up SIPC
• What Happens If The US Ethanol Tariff Expires?
• Two Tracks, One Train? CMS And FDA Cooperation
• Dems Push For End To Credit Checks In Hiring
• Senate Falls Short Again In Bid To Nix Citizens United
• Senate Panel Clears 2 US Attys, 7 Judges
• Bill Targets Energy Cos. For Iran Sanctions Violations
• Planned Sentencing Changes Reward Better Compliance
• Senate Panel OKs Stiffer Food Safety Penalties
• FDA OK'd Farm At Center Of Egg Outbreak: Exec
• Obama Names Acting GAO Head To Full Role
• House Bill Would Aid Minority Contractors
• House OKs Tougher Medicare Fraud Bill
• Andrews Kurth Atty May Be Charged In Stanford Case
• Panel Probes Firm Conflicts In TARP Contracts
• Geithner Optimistic On New Global Capital Rules
• US Needs Green Energy Incentives, House Panel Told
• DOJ, SEC Defend Pace Of Financial Fraud Prosecution
• Senate Repeals FOIA Exemptions For SEC
• House Legislators Call For Medicare Fraud Crackdown
• Councils Seek Changes To TINA Interest Calculations
• Sens. Urge Obama To Press Japan On Beef Barriers
• EU Approves Major Financial Regulatory Overhaul
• Senate Approves 1-Year Flood Insurance Extension
• European Parliament Backs EU-Wide Copyright System
• Sens. Push For Renewable Energy Standard
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Effort Stalls In Senate
• EPA Pushed To Rein In Locomotive Emissions
• EU Accepts WTO Finding On Technology Tariffs
• The Central Counterparty Model In PJM RTO Structure
• Border Battle: The Debate Over H-1B and L-1 Visas
• Mining Group Seeks Halt To Tighter EPA Permit Rules
• CFTC To Roll Out First Dodd-Frank Rules Oct. 1
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims To Modernize FPS
• Senate Panel OKs Lew To Lead Budget Office
• Fueling FCPA Enforcement
• Ex-Trade Officials Oppose China Currency Bill
• Senate GOP Vows To Blockade Pay-For-Delay Ban
• Despite Bluster, New Bribery Bill Lacks Punch: Attys
• House Proposal Would Give FDA Drug-Recall Power
• New Bill Aims To Clamp Down On Online Infringement
• Redefining 'Made In Canada'
• Amici Ask High Court To Reject Calif. Video Game Ban
• The Value Of A Hotline In The Post-Dodd-Frank World
• SEC Proposes New Rules On Short-Term Debt Disclosure
• CME Group Fires Another Salvo In EFF Dispute
• UK Plans New Insolvency Rules For Investment Banks
• Senate Votes Down Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension
• Whistleblower Program Needs More Oversight: GAO
• Senate OKs Multiyear Boeing Fighter Contracts
• Bill Aims To Raise Rail Crash Liability Cap To $500M
• Medical Marijuana And The Workplace
• Foiling The FMLAA?
• White House Lays Out Plan To Double U.S. Exports
• Grassley Urges Obama To Pick DOJ Tax Chief
• Warren Gets Top Spot At New Consumer Bureau: Report
• Geithner Cautious On Hammering China Over Yuan
• FDA's 510(k) Device Approval Process Effective: Study
• SC River Cleanup To Exceed Contract Costs, GAO Says
• GE, Enviros Press For Renewable Energy Bill Passage
• Senate Unlikely To Consider Food Safety Bill: Reid
• EU, Korea Clear Way For Major Free-Trade Pact
• Senate Panel OKs Increased Access To SEC Records
• UK's Antitrust Bodies Launch Joint Merger Guidelines
• House OKs Bills Aimed At Expanding Buy American Act
• Dodd-Frank And The Future Of The Carbon Market
• EPA Scraps Climate Leaders Program On GHGs
• CFTC Chair Touts 'Real Change' In New Swap Rules
• 25 Senators Seek Vote On Patent Reform Bill
• Bill Allowing Discharge Of Student Loans Advances
• Staying Compliant With Justice's New ADA Changes
• Bill To Bar Corrupt Overseas Contractors OK'd In House
• House Panel OKs Bankruptcy Code Reform Bill
• DOD Unveils New Measures To Cut Acquisition Costs
• White House Backs Worker Misclassification Bill
• DOI Orders Energy Cos. To Decommission 'Idle Iron'
• OFAC Removes Iraqi Trading, Property Sanctions
• Lawmakers, US Manufacturers Slam Cheap Yuan
• The Latest In The US-Mexico Trucking Dispute
• White House Aims To Boost Small Business Contracts
• EU Targets Short-Selling, OTC Derivatives
• Salazar And Far-Reaching Changes At BOEMRE
• DOT Pledges Higher Fines For Pipeline Safety
• Oil, Gas Cos. Hang On To Tax Deduction
• Leahy Looks To Fast-Track New Food Safety Penalties
• Better Controls Needed On Contractor Data Access: GAO
• Russia Close To Joining WTO: US Official
• How To Make ITAR Amendments Work In Canada
• Financial Reform 101: For Small Cos.
• US Export Controls And Cloud Computing
• Finally, A Fair Shake For Fashion Design?
• Is Fracking The Next MTBE (Or Worse)?
• FDA Toughens Warnings On MRI Contrast Agents
• DC Circ. Temporarily Lifts Stem Cell Funding Ban
• Australia Rejects Remedies In $12B AXA-NAB Deal
• Inside The EPA: A Few Words With Lisa Jackson
• Aiding And Abetting Liability: Don't Hold Your Breath
• MOFCOM's Stance On Novartis/Alcon
• NY's Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights
• New DOD Rules Step Up Contractor Competition
• Canada To Seek Input On Merger Enforcement Guide
• Stem Cell Research Ban To Remain Pending Appeal
• Ill. Law Discriminates Against Anheuser-Busch: Judge
• Pharmacists Welcome Medicaid AMP Rule Revisions
• DOL Agrees To Review Medical Residents' Work Hours
• Prospects For Labor Law Reforms In 2010 And Beyond
• Keeping FINRA And The SEC From De-Friending You
• Foreign Investment Options In US Nuclear Reactors
• FDA Warns Of Mortality Risks From Wyeth Antibiotic
• SEC Orders Muni Advisers To Register By Oct. 1
• The Latest In M&A Regulation
• The Potential For Carbon-Free Energy Via Biotech
• SEC Probes 'Quote Stuffing' For Link To Market Crash
• Calif. OKs Bill To Streamline Environmental Review
• NY Bill Seeks To Require Bedbug Coverage Option
• Using Consumer Reports In Employment Decisions
• Study Says Meridia May Up Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke
• USPTO Rolls Out New Obviousness Rules
• Brazilian Regulator Levies $2B Gas Cartel Fine
• Dallas Cabbies Lose Bid To Enjoin Natural Gas Rule
• Oil Regulators Face Crackdown On Conflicts Of Interest