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Public Policy - November, 2010

214 articles

• With Eye On Free Trade, Panama Signs Tax Pact With US
• CFTC Eyes Enforcement As Reach Expands
• SEC Felt Pressure To Bring BofA Case: Report
• DOJ Says No To Amnesty Program For FCPA Cases
• Senate Panel Gives Go-Ahead To GAO Nominee
• Australia Looks To Restore Lobster Exports To China
• OMB Chief Orders Review After WikiLeaks Release
• Senate Passes Historic Food Safety Legislation
• The Food Safety Modernization Act: Radical Or Not?
• China Keeps Duties On US, EU, Korean Chloroform
• DOD Aims To Educate Contractors On Sexual Assault
• NY Assembly Votes To Suspend Hydraulic Fracturing
• Cellulosic Ethanol Goal Put At 6.6M Gallons For 2011
• New EU Rule Eases Biosimilar Development
• UK Starts Competition Inquiry Into Home Appliances
• No Duties For Indian Acid Importer, Commerce Rules
• US Investigators Say Transocean Isn't Cooperating
• DOD Seeks Open Discussion In Procurement Process
• Reforms Make It Easier To Sue Hedge Funds
• New NY Law Gives Leg Up To Minority-Owned Cos.
• Propelling Offshore Wind Projects In NJ
• CPSC Finalizes New Database After Fierce Debate
• Regulators Begin Drafting Systemic Risk Rules
• Weighing The Repeal Of Oceangoing Antitrust Immunity
• DOI Moves To Jumpstart Offshore Wind Projects
• Alcopop Ban Shows FDA Willing To Flex Muscles
• USDA Proposes 14 Products For BioPreferred List
• Bill Would Keep State Funds Out Of Organizers' Hands
• Global Warming Committee In Danger Of Elimination
• Senate Commerce Chief Decries Mini-Med Exemption
• EPA Finalizes Carbon Sequestration Rules
• Copyright Clarification Bill Set To Become Law
• AmEx, Others Agree To UK Consumer Debt Changes
• LA Hotel To Pay $1.3M To Settle NLRB Suit
• In The Mix: FDA And Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
• House GOP Urges FCC To Drop Net Neutrality Push
• HHS Releases Medical-Loss Ratio Regulation
• White House Unveils New IT Acquisition Strategy
• Senate Sets Aside $4.6B For Black Farmers, Indians
• EPA Delays Decision On E15 For Older Cars
• SEC Advances Hedge Fund Oversight Proposals
• DOT Seeks More Info On Delta-Virgin Blue Tie-Up
• Paycheck Fairness Down, But Not Totally Out
• Army Logistics Upgrade Needs More Work: GAO
• Sens. Pitch Plan To Let States Opt Out Of Health Reform
• GAO Bid Protests Climb Yet Again In 2010
• Sens. Seek To Renew Diesel Emissions Reduction Bill
• FERC Enforcement Actions Decrease In FY2010
• 2 DHS Contractors Suspended In SBA Probe
• Congress Responds To Cargo Aircraft Safety Concerns
• Colombia Pushes For Resolution To FTA Impasse
• EU Drug Agency OKs Rule On Biosimilar Antibodies
• Congress Sends Federal Telework Bill To Obama
• CFTC Proposes Real-Time Swap Reporting Rule
• Lew OK'd As OMB Chief After Landrieu Releases Hold
• House Panel Recommends Censure For Rangel
• Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Online Piracy Bill
• Mo. Sen. Slams Afghan Reconstruction Auditor
• US Should Address China Currency, Military: Report
• Fed Pushes Volcker Rule Compliance Schedule
• A Former Congressman's New Trade Outlook
• Top DOJ Economist Defends Merger Guidelines
• GAO Nominee Would Put New Focus On High-Risk List
• Review Of Texas Enviro Regulators Dodges Fed Fight
• France Says Diabetes Drug May Have Led To 500 Deaths
• Senate Moves To Prohibit Asian Carp Imports
• Siga Says Survey Will Bolster Bid For $2.8B Contract
• Bankruptcy 'Not An Option' For Detroit Suburb: Mich.
• Reid Vows Vote On DADT Ban In Defense Bill This Year
• The Robins Economic Loss Rule And Offshore Wind
• Bill Takes Aim At Alaska Native Corporation Preferences
• EPA Breaks Ground With Chesapeake Pollution Diet
• Drink Makers Pan FDA's Alcopop Decision, Process
• Canada To Alter Foreign Takeover Rules After BHP Row
• Cable Cos. Urge FCC To Step Into Retransmission Wars
• DOD Reduces Delays In Security Clearance
• The Challenges Of FDA's Nascent Biosimilars Regime
• Cavalier BP Didn't Learn From Past Mistakes: Report
• Aussie Regulators Oppose $210M Grocery Store Deal
• Travel Cos. Urge Congress To Fight Google-ITA Deal
• EPA Calls Out 16 National Lead Hot Spots
• Truckin' (With Less Fuel)
• GOP Defection Endangers US, Russia Arms Treaty
• EPA Plans To Test More Potential Endocrine Disruptors
• Senate GOP Blocks Vote On Paycheck Fairness Act
• Pittsburgh Bans Drilling On Marcellus Shale
• Senate Moves Food Safety Law Closer To Finish Line
• US Gov't Made $125B In Improper Payments In 2010
• Enviro Groups Look To Intervene In W.Va. Mining Suit
• US, Others Finalize Global Anti-Counterfeiting Pact
• USPTO Proposes Rules To Streamline Appeal Process
• House Passes Copyright Bill, Sends Back To Senate
• FDA To Ban Caffeine-Alcohol Combo: Schumer
• Acquisition Officials Caught In Policy Bind: Survey
• HHS Eases Restrictions On Grandfathered Plans
• A Potential Shield Against GHG Permits
• Canada, India Launch Free Trade Negotiations
• FDA Seeks To Improve Safety Of Heart Defibrillators
• State Lawmakers Back Health Care Reform
• SEC Imposes Pretrade Verification Rules
• GOP Won't Sink Obama Drilling Policy, Attys Say
• FEMA Has To Shape Up Contract Oversight, Audit Says
• DOJ Says Financial Crime Still Top Challenge
• TSCA Reform: The Push For More Disclosure
• Alcoholic Energy Drinks To Become Scarce In NY
• M&A Risks To Your 'Grandfathered' Health Plan
• GAO Calls For More Flexible Oil Pollution Act
• Dems Look For Strong Finish In Lame Duck Session
• Smith Goes To Washington As Housing Finance Head
• SF Mayor To Veto Ban On Happy Meals
• EU Fails To Pass Universal Patent System
• Economists Back Obama On Health Care Reform
• Barton, Upton Jockey For Control Of Key Committee
• FSA Requires Taping Of Bankers' Work Cell Phones
• EPA To Set New Rules On Power Plant Pollution
• DOD Rule Tightens Screws On Negligent Contractors
• The SEC's Whistleblower Balancing Act
• United Continental, ANA Get Final Antitrust Approval
• A Path To Safety For Companies Dealing With Iran
• Whistleblower Rule May Chill Self-Reporting, Attys Say
• Trade Council Urges Extension Of Duty-Free Pacts
• FDA Releases Raw Heparin Shipments To Amphastar
• OMB Calls For Analysis Of Agency Service Contracts
• GAO Finds Flaws In DOD Space Tech Commercialization
• DC Circ. Voids NJ Assumption Of Nuclear Oversight
• APEC Officials Renew Vow Against Protectionism
• Debt Panel Proposes Deep Cuts To Federal Contracts
• US Slaps 228% Dumping Rate On Chinese Carbon
• Wire Maker To Pay $1.5M For Pollutant Dumping
• CFTC Set To Lay Out Real-Time Reporting Rule
• European Parliament OKs Final Hedge Fund Rules
• US, S. Korea Buy More Time For Trade Agreement Talks
• EPA Releases Guidance On GHG Permitting
• South Korea, US Remain Mum On Trade Talks
• USPTO Extends Green Patent Pilot Program
• White House Drilling Ban Edits Muddied Support: DOI
• Obama Creates Export Coordination Center
• Australia Probes SGX's $8.2B Purchase Of ASX
• DOJ Inquires Further Into $1.4B Southwest-AirTran Deal
• 2 Suits Call Defense Of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
• Jury Says Gas Station Chain Should Cough Up $30M
• Class Action Alleges Dexatrim Contains Carcinogen
• FDA Got Too Close To Drug Firms: GAO
• Polypore To Appeal FTC Divestiture Ruling
• House Leaders To Probe FDA's Puerto Rico Office
• A Brave New World For Reinsurance Credit Rules
• FDA Blames GE, Toshiba Radiation Problems On Misuse
• EU Pledges Freer Trade In 2011
• The 'Wolff' At Importers' Doors — §1519
• AAI Urges FTC To Reconsider CVS Caremark Merger
• How The Elections Could Impact The EPA
• No Direct Exchange Of Safety For Cost In BP Spill: Panel
• No Australian Roadblock For ACS In Bid For Hochtief
• Agencies Adjust Policy For Controlled Information
• Siga Appeals $2.8B Drug-Contract Disqualification
• ITC Finalizes Duties On Chinese, Korean Saw Blades
• Kyrgyz Officials Protest $315M DOD Fuel Contract
• DC Circ. Sends Mobile-Sierra Dispute Back To FERC
• Log Cabin Republicans Take DADT Stay To High Court
• High-Frequency Trades May Be Off Hook In Flash Crash
• High Marks For US' Foreign Anti-Bribery Efforts
• China, Cambodia Sign Trade Deals Worth $6.4B
• US, States Feud Over Health Care Reform
• Trade Recovering, But Restrictions Slow To Die: WTO
• UK Eyes News Corp.'s $12.6B BSkyB Bid
• EU Looks To Ban Detergent Phosphates By 2013
• FDA Falls Short On Medical Device Monitoring: Report
• FDA, USDA, Cornell Launch Produce Safety Alliance
• 9th Circ. Gives Alaska Control Over Pollutant Permits
• Kroes Calls On EU To Fix Broken Copyright System
• FTC Taps Princeton Prof For Chief Technologist Position
• Court Orders Interior Dept. To Review Polar Bear Listing
• EPA's Proposed Labeling Regs On E15 Draw Furor
• DOJ Promises More Wiretaps In White Collar Cases
• SEC Proposes Anti-Fraud Rule For Swaps
• New Banks Face Barriers To Expansion, UK Says
• Suit Over Arch Coal Mine In W.Va. Stayed Until Feb.
• Navy Hopes To Double Combat Ship Order
• Ford Launches Blitz Against S. Korea Trade Agreement
• AGs To Take On Feds Over States' Rights Post-Election
• Election Leaves Fate Of Patent Reform Up In The Air
• Tea Party May Throw Kink Into GOP Trade Policies
• CFTC Hires Skadden Partner To Head Enforcement
• Doomed EFCA Dulls Impact Of Secret Ballot Measures
• USDA May Approve Genetically Modified Beets Again
• Procurement Priorities To Shift Under GOP Control
• Elections Move Enviro Focus Out Of Congress
• SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program
• Top State Judges Fight Anti-Incumbent Push In 2010
• SEC Adopts Rule To Limit Naked Access To Markets
• Calif., Okla., Ga. Usher In New Insurance Chiefs
• DOD To Bar Detainee Interrogations By Contractors
• NM To Join Regional Cap-And-Trade Program
• Ariz. Voters Get Rid Of Affirmative Action Programs
• EPA Delays Enactment Of Stricter Smog Standards
• Ramping Up Rules For Covered Financial Cos.
• EU Probes News Corp.'s $12.6B BSkyB Bid
• Ariz., Okla. Voters Reject Obama's Health Care Mandate
• San Francisco To Take Toys, Sugar Out Of Happy Meals
• Calif. Voters Reject Effort To Kill Climate Bill
• DOJ's Policy Shift Could Change Future Of DNA IP
• FDA Starts On Path To Approving Biosimilars
• GSA Pitches Rules For Cloud Computing Contracts
• Business Group Rates Congress On Contracting Bills
• The Fight Over Food Labeling And Free Speech
• 9th Circ. Keeps DADT In Place For Now
• Obama Renews Sanctions Against Sudan
• US, Ariz. Take Immigration Debate To 9th Circ.
• DOJ Urges Compromise In Gene Patent Appeal Brief
• FERC's Road Map For Feed-In Tariffs
• Chamber Of Commerce Says FCPA Needs Updating
• DOD Raises Threshold For Contract Audits
• Russian Court Cuts TNK-BP Antitrust Fine By $100M
• GAO Says Major Weapons Subcontracts Lack Visibility