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Public Policy - December, 2010

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• Environmental Regulation To Watch In 2011
• Energy Legislation, Regulation To Watch In 2011
• IP Legislation To Watch In 2011
• Government Contracting Policy To Watch In 2011
• BLM Begins New Wilderness Protection Policy
• EPA To Monitor Chromium-6 In Drinking Water
• China Opens Dumping Probe Into Photo Paper
• New Whistleblower Protection Bill Dies In Senate
• New Law Forces US To Pay For Stormwater Pollution
• NHTSA Begins Engineering Analysis Of Ford Windstars
• DOL Calls On Coal Mines To Police Safety Violations
• DOD Scales Back Plan To Cut Contracts
• Congress' Inaction Dooms Trade Preference Extension
• House OKs Agency Accountability Bill After Stutter
• $725B Defense Authorization Bill Goes To White House
• House Judiciary Chief To Create New IP Subcommittee
• House Strikes Blow At Airbus Tanker Bid
• Obama Inks $250B Short-Term Funding Bill
• FERC's 2010 Enforcement Recap
• Obama Officially Takes Down 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• House Sends Tweaked Food Safety Bill To Obama
• Toyota To Pay $32.4M Over Defect Report Delays
• Bill Aims To Boost Customs' Duty Enforcement Power
• HHS Wants Health Insurers To Justify Rate Hikes
• SEC Unveils New Registration Rules For Muni Advisers
• UAE Cos. Dumped PET Film, Commerce Says
• House Approves Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
• Whistleblower Groups Say SEC Reward Plan Falls Short
• NLRB Aims To Require Right-To-Unionize Notice
• Senate Sends Short-Term Spending Bill To House
• US Places New Sanctions On Iranian Banks
• Trade Bill Blocked Over Sleeping Bag Duties
• Ofcom Accuses UK Telecom BT Of Unfair Pricing
• EPA Seeks To Delay Some GHG Reporting Requirements
• FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Proposal
• Energy Department Freezes Contractor Pay For 2 Years
• Automakers Take Fight Over E15 Approval To DC Circ.
• US Aims To Protect Scientists From Politics
• EPA Holds GE To Tough Standards In Hudson Cleanup
• Plan To Up Judges' Patent Expertise Sent To Obama
• Bill To Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules Falls Short
• Maine May Be Next To Ban BPA In Child Drink Containers
• Bill Seeks Overhaul Of Global Drug Safety Rules
• Obama Vows To Back Colombia, Panama Trade Deals
• House Blocks Agency Spending Accountability Bill
• House Backs Strict Lead Levels For Water Pipes
• Senate Approves Food Safety Bill Again
• Senate Repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• House Pushes Through Defense Authorization Bill
• Calif. Adopts US' Largest Cap-And-Trade Program
• Obama Signs $858B Tax Bill With Ethanol Credits
• Level 3 Wants Conditions On Comcast-NBC Deal
• Senate Approves 4 New District Judges
• NY Raises Restaurant Minimum Wages, OKs Tip Pooling
• Sens. Approve Lower Lead Limit In Water Pipes
• Senate Scraps $1.1T Spending Bill
• Bioethics Panel OKs Synthetic Bio, Urges Oversight
• US Names 24 Solar Energy Zones In Western States
• Attys Split On Espionage Case Against WikiLeaks
• EPA Toughens Lead Emissions Monitoring
• GOP Report Blames Financial Crisis On Mortgage Losses
• Italy Fines 15 Cos. €81M In Body Care Antitrust Probe
• US Looks To Sharpen Anti-Dumping Reviews
• Congress Unveils $725B Compromise Defense Bill
• China Promises To Beef Up IP Enforcement, USTR Says
• EU Trade Deal With Canada On Track For 2011
• CFTC Unveils Revised Swap Exchange Facility Rules
• House Backs Navy Bid To Split Combat Ship Contracts
• Bill Aims To Extend Trade Programs, Slash Duties
• US Bars Drop-Side Cribs After Deaths, Recalls
• House Sends Stand-Alone DADT Repeal To Senate
• Tax Compromise Passes Senate With Ethanol Credits
• SEC Advances Rules On OTC Derivatives Market
• In-House Lawyers Attack SEC Whistleblower Program
• Senate Aims To Extend Wait For Drilling Permits
• Senate Unveils $1.1T Omnibus Spending Bill
• US Ordered To Revamp Delta Smelt Protections
• Service Members Fight Discharge Under DADT
• DOI Clarifies New Safety Rules For Deepwater Drilling
• EU Pushes Unified Patent Plan For Some Nations
• France Raises Red Flag Over Google Ad Dominance
• Sens. Question Logic Of Splitting Navy LCS Award
• DOD Urged To Weigh Airbus Subsidies In Tanker War
• DOJ Fights Virginia Health Care Ruling In 4th Circ.
• Senate OKs Program To Boost Judges' Patent Expertise
• EU Clarifies Rules On Cooperation Deals Between Rivals
• Acquisition Panels Beef Up Interagency Contract Rules
• Audit Board Proposes $15M In Broker-Dealer Fees
• Fertilizer Bill Kicks Off NJ Cleanup Efforts
• Senate Revamps Federal Acquisitions Worker Training
• Cancun Talks Preserve UN Climate Change Framework
• New BP Fund Rules Offer Quick Pay For Lawsuit Waiver
• Obama Signs School Lunch Reform Law
• GHG Rules Get Green Light From DC Circ.
• Republicans Vow Probe Of EPA Smog Rule
• Senate Expands Whistleblower Protections
• Congress Can't Require Health Insurance, Judge Says
• DOD Final Rule Restricts Arbitration For Contractors
• DC Circ. Backs Calif. Plan To Merge Utility Districts
• Legislators Wants 'Meaningful' Chinese Trade Efforts
• GOP Bill Takes Aim At EPA Funds For GHG Regulation
• Fertilizer Co. Sues EPA Over Fla. Water Rules
• EU, India Plan To Finish FTA By Spring 2011
• HHS Clamps Down On Mini-Med Insurance Plans
• New House Judiciary Chief Eyes White House Oversight
• Dems Offer Tax Cuts To Extend Clean Energy Programs
• Sens. Balk At Provision To Extend Drill Permit Wait
• White House Unveils Export Control Reform Proposals
• Senate Blocks DADT Repeal With Defense Bill
• Cost Fears On Boiler Emission Limits Overblown: Report
• Ohio Judges Can Friend Lawyers Online, Panel Says
• Port Workers Misclassified As Contractors, Report Says
• Obama Labor, Enviro Enforcement Push May Face Peril
• CFTC Delays Vote On Swap Exchange Facility Rule
• Issa To Head House Oversight Committee
• Senate Delays Medicare Cuts To Doctor Rates By 1 Year
• GAO Denies ITW Protest Of Navy Contract Award
• Mine Safety Bill Fails House Vote
• SEC, CFTC Lay Out Concerns About Tech, Resource Gap
• EU Pushes Prison For Major Financial Violations
• House Weighs $30M Cap For Fast-Tracking IPOs
• Upton Named Head Of House Energy Committee
• New Law Could Cost Furniture Group Millions, Suit Says
• NTSB Blames Contractor, US For Fatal Chopper Crash
• House Passes FY 2011 Spending Bill
• ITC To Conduct Sunset Review Of Korean PET Film
• Florida Sues EPA Over Water Quality Regulations
• NM Adopts Statewide GHG Cap For Large Emitters
• France Proposes Antitrust Fixes For Supermarket Sector
• Medicare Stent Scam Cost $3.8M, Senate Report Says
• Coal Cos., Wyo. Intervene In DOI Coal Lease Suit
• Sens. Propose Tougher Sanctions On Iran Dealings
• Obama Taps Career Enviro For Top FWS Post
• SEC Pushes To Beef Up Broker-Dealer Custody Rules
• Drug Dealer Says Rehab Should Mean Lighter Sentence
• 9th Circ. Weighs Prop 8 Constitutionality, Standing
• DOE Out Of Compliance On DOD Projects: Report
• Ex-KBR Exec Pleads Guilty To Nigeria Bribes
• US, South Korea Reach Tentative Trade Pact
• NRC Report Backs Entergy Bid For Nuke Plant Permits
• UK Wants First Dibs On Review Of Travel Agency Deal
• Sens. Introduce Bill Targeting WikiLeaks Founder
• DOD To Up Oversight Of Contractor Business Systems
• School Lunch Bill Heads To Obama's Desk
• SEC Advances Proposals For Swaps Oversight
• Election Quickly Improves Calif. Renewables Climate
• Bill To Boost Competition For Postal Service Contracts
• Early Effects Of SEC's Climate Disclosure Release
• Congress Turns Down Volume On TV Commercials
• The Best Part Of Waking Up
• White House Panel Fails To Advance Cost-Cutting Plan
• 3rd-Party Liability In Developing Nuclear Markets
• Leahy Pushes For Deputy AG Vote Amid GOP Resistance
• SEC Defers Five Dodd-Frank Offices Over Budget Issues
• Oil Spill Panel Considers New Oversight Agency
• Kan. Utilities Win $11M In Nuclear Waste Battle
• Durbin, Schumer Push 5-Year Flood Insurance Reprieve
• Attys Begin To Let Guard Down Over First-Sale Rule
• RJ Reynolds Agrees To Meet With AGs On Marketing
• US Cybersecurity Spending To Skyrocket: Report
• US Calls On China To Open Markets Further
• House Sends Asian Carp Bill To White House
• US Opens Window To Subcontractor Data
• FCC Releases Net Neutrality Road Map
• Senate Panel Clears Fashion IP Protection Legislation
• Kohl Calls For Close Scrutiny Of Google-ITA Deal
• WikiLeaks Sparks White House Info Sharing Policies
• CFTC OKs Proposed Rule Regulating Swaps Market
• Iran Faces New Sanctions As Nuclear Talks Begin
• Effects Of EPA Clean Air Initiatives
• US Reverses Drilling Plans In East Gulf, Atlantic
• DOJ, FTC Chided For Insurance Antitrust Efforts
• US, South Korea Resume Trade Agreement Talks
• Senate Panel OKs New Limits On Lead In Drinking Water
• The Trans Pacific Partnership Needs Japan