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Public Policy - March, 2011

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• Judge Voids DOI Logging Plan Withdrawal
• Calif. Regulators Fine Hustler For Not Using Condoms
• FDA Panel Calls For More Study On Food Dyes, ADHD
• House Panel To Probe Yucca Nuke Site Abandonment
• Agencies Assemble Antitrust Guidance For ACOs
• House Passes Bill To Exempt Pesticides From CWA
• Republicans Push CFTC To Slow Creation Of Swap Rules
• Deepwater Drillers Slowly Move Rigs Away From Gulf
• Food Safety Crime Bill Sent To Full Senate For Vote
• SBA Raises Bond Limits For Disaster Work Program
• EU Raids Deutsche Bahn Offices In Antitrust Probe
• Antitrust Enforcers Urge End To Free-For-All Probes
• Sens. Propose Long-Term Oversight For Oil Policy
• WTO Says Boeing Got $5B In US Subsidies
• Brokers Lose Bid To Block Fed's Pay Rule Change
• Google Blocks Rival Search Engines, Microsoft Tells EU
• NY Approves Merger Of Insurance, Bank Regulators
• UK Lays Out Limits To Overseas Reach Of Bribery Act
• FDA Weighs Testimony On Health Risks Of Food Dyes
• Frank Seeks More Support To Reintroduce ENDA
• US Efforts Are Removing Barriers To Trade: Report
• CDC Probes Bacteria Outbreak From Contaminated IVs
• House Panel Picks At Dodd-Frank Implementation
• US Slaps Belarusian Co. With Sanctions For Iran Ties
• Panama Trade Deal May Be Ready Soon, USTR Says
• House Patent Reform Bill Faces Early Hurdles
• 9th Circ. Affirms EPA's Calif. Auto Emissions Ruling
• Obama Aims To Slash Energy Imports
• NLRB Weighs Suit Over SC Secret Ballot Union Law
• NRC To Review Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
• SEC OKs Risk Retention, Compensation Rules
• Calif. Renewable Energy Bill Heads To Gov.
• Ohio Labor Bill Clears Legislative Hurdle
• EPA Reverts To Stricter Ala. Air Pollution Rule
• EU Talks On Cloned Food Law Collapse Over Offspring
• DOI Says 70% Of Offshore Oil Leases Remain Idle
• WTO Bigwigs Must Weigh Costs Of Doha Failure: Lamy
• UK Forbids 'No Win No Fee' Atty Compensation
• DOD Seeks More Flexible Approach To Cost Overruns
• EPA Power Plant, Factory Rule Aims To Save Fish
• Brockovich, Others Testify For Disease Clusters Bill
• FDIC Backs 5% Risk Retention For Most Mortgages
• Va. AG Tells 4th Circ. Entire Health Care Law Must Go
• Improper Payments Found In DOE Geothermal Awards
• 9th Circ. Affirms Calif. Shipping Fuel Rules
• NY Courts Told To Cut $170M In 2011
• Trade Group Urges World Leaders To Back Doha Round
• AT&T's T-Mobile Buy Is Anti-Competitive, Sprint Says
• Ind. Democrats End Labor Bill Walkout
• NY AG Targets Entergy Over Nuclear Power Plant Safety
• EU, Colombia, Peru Finalize Text For Trade Deal
• Pentagon Urges Caution In Punishing War Contractors
• Ex-Solicitor General To Rep States In PPACA Fight
• Fla. House Committee OKs Malpractice Cap Bill
• NY Commission Won't Probe Conflict In Medicaid Panel
• China Bans Japanese Imports Amid Radiation Fears
• WTO Again Decries Zeroing In Brazil OJ Fight
• Patent Reform Would Expand Peer-To-Patent: Kappos
• Agency Merger May Put New Cop On Wall Street Beat
• Pentagon Shuts Down Alternate Jet Engine Program
• EPA Touted Coal Ash Use Before Studying Risks: Report
• US Bans Live Bighead Carp Imports
• Ex-Ensign Aide Broke Lobbying Laws, Suit Says
• ITC Keeps Duties On Pipe Fittings Imports Post-Review
• EU Restricts Japan Food Imports Over Radiation Fears
• Wis. Court Revives Milwaukee Sick Leave Program
• Vermont House Approves Single-Payer Health Care Bill
• Senate Wants Quarterly Medicare Fraud Reports
• South Korea Keeps Chinese Glass Duties Intact
• Utah Counties Join Fight Over DOI Wild Lands Policy
• EPA Calls For Truce In Texas CAA Permitting Fight
• ITC Examines Duties On Japanese, Romanian Pipe
• Schneiderman May Remain Wall Street's Sheriff
• EU Court Nixes €100M In Cartel Fines On Copper Co.
• EEOC Expands Disability Definition In New Regs
• NRC Launches Review Of US Nuclear Plant Safety
• Wis. Prosecutor Adds Legislature To Union Limits Suit
• Iowa Gov. Signs Law To Cut Down On Hostile Takeovers
• Chile To Expand Market For US Beef Products
• Chesapeake Energy Project Halted Over Water Issues
• Md. House OKs Bill To Limit Marcellus Shale Drilling
• NYC Foreclosure Proposal To Hit Citi, BofA Ballots
• 9th Circ. Won't Allow Gay Marriage During Appeal
• EU, 6 Central American Countries Ink Trade Deal
• Va. AG Urges High Court To Take Up Health Care Suit
• Drill Pipe Blocked Deepwater Blowout Preventer: Report
• Tenn. Lawmakers Say Guns At Work Are Safe
• US Says China Flooring Unfairly Helped, Issues Duties
• HHS Sued Over Health Care Waiver Docs
• Del Monte Recalls 60K Cantaloupes
• Va. Hands State Contractors Preference In Bids
• US To Lease Wyo. Land For Coal Mining
• EU Court Adviser Says French Crop Ban Is Illegal
• Texas Says Gas Co. Not To Blame For Well Pollution
• Foods Cos. Must Watch Japanese Imports, Experts Say
• Watchdog Blasts Insurance Regulators' Industry Ties
• Sens. Decry Chinese Restrictions On US Food Exports
• FTC Warns Miss. Lawmakers Over Drug Manager Bill
• Brokers Fail To Split Suits Over Fed Pay Rule Change
• US OKs 1st Post-Spill Deepwater Exploration Plan
• State AGs Urge EPA Action On Air Pollution Rule
• NYSE, Deutsche Boerse Deal May Face Long EU Review
• Gensler Calls For 'Consistency' In EU Swap Reform
• Calif. Emissions Plan Breached State Law: Judge
• US Works With China On WTO Copyright Compliance
• Commerce Seeks To Nix Zero Margin Loophole
• US Unveils New Child Car Seat Guidelines
• US Nuclear Agency Pledges Safety Review Of Reactors
• UK Panel Urges More Transparency For Merger Fees
• Tenn. Passes Law To Skirt Health Care Mandate
• Chinese Drywall No Threat To Home Wiring: US
• FCC Blesses $22B CenturyLink-Qwest Deal
• Bill To Split Fla. High Court In Two Moves Forward
• CDC Proposes New HIV Test Timeline For Organ Donors
• Pentagon Aims To Cut $6B In Civilian Contractor Jobs
• UK Weighs Unilever Offer In Alberto-Culver Deal
• Senate Bill Takes Aim At SBA Contracting Fraud
• Food Safety System Remains In Disorder: GAO
• Germany Nixes Online Video Deal Over Antitrust Fears
• Kohl Bill Would Shed Light On Product Liability Suits
• US Fights Full 11th Circ. Review Of Health Care Law
• Overpayments Keep Getting Past DOD: Report
• Pentagon OKs Long-Term Alternative Energy Contracts
• FDA Panel Pushes Menthol Cigarette Ban
• Judge Blocks Wis. Law To Limit Public Unions
• BofA, Citi, Barclays Subpoenaed In LIBOR Probe
• FAR Council Adopts Interim Sole-Source Contract Rule
• EU Sets 73% Duties On Chinese Tile Imports
• Feds Lose Bid To Stay Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• Geithner Names McRaith To Head Insurance Office
• Issa, DHS Spar Over FOIA Whistleblower
• EU Ends Long-Running Beef Dispute With Canada
• FDA Head Takes $4.3B Budget Defense To Senate
• SBA Proposes Increased Small Business Size Standards
• Senate Vote Buys 3 More Weeks For Budget Talks
• ITC Launches 337 Case Over Lilly's Gemzar Patent
• Obama Orders NRC To Probe US Nuclear Plant Safety
• Audit Watchdog Eyes Failures Ahead Of Economic Crisis
• Bill Aims To Cut Filing Regs For Large Policyholders
• FERC Backs Rule For Smart Grid Incentives
• UK Mortgage Software Merger Needs More Scrutiny: OFT
• Senate Adopts Bill Targeting Subcontractor Fraud
• NY AG Names New Securities Watchdog
• Labor Issues Holding Up Colombia FTA: USTR
• HHS Readies Health Exchange Guidance For States
• Kraft, Unilever Fined In €38M German Antitrust Probe
• DOE, NRC Say Japan Crisis Won't Alter Nuclear Policy
• TARP Created 'Too Big To Fail' Moral Hazard: Watchdog
• Jackson Subjected To More Criticism Of EPA
• Senate Committee Approves Obama's OMB Nomination
• GOP Denies 'Cynical' Effort To Gut Dodd-Frank Act
• EU To Monitor Duty-Free Chinese Shoe Exports
• Fla. Senate Passes Tort Reform Bill
• Nonunion Contractors Blast Project Labor Agreements
• White House IP Plan Courts Hollywood, Angers Techies
• FWS Plans To Renew Polar Bear Take Rule
• UK Proposes Competition, Trade Agency Tie-Up
• Warren Defends Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Senate Bill Calls For Fracking Chemical Disclosures
• Oil Spill Panel Calls For Industry Self-Policing
• Senate Bill Would Protect Legislative Whistleblowers
• EPA Proposes Lower Power Plant Mercury Emissions
• NY Assembly Challenges Cuomo's Malpractice Cap
• Dems Seek Ban On Chinese Mining Projects In US
• Obama Accused Of Passing Health Law Regs In Secret
• US Security Panel Examines Safran's $1.6B L-1 Buy
• House Panel Votes To Block FCC Net Neutrality Rules
• Banks, Merchants, Consumers Spar In Durbin Suit
• $385B Fighter Jet Program Stuck On Tarmac, GAO Says
• 5th Circ. Wipes Part Of EPA Factory Farm Permit Rule
• Attempts To Block EPA GHG Regs Advance In Senate
• House Bill Would Ax Medicare Bidding Program
• FDIC Sets Up Clawback Rules For Failed Bank Execs
• ITC Keeps Duties On Shrimp From China, Others
• CFTC Mulls End To Registration Exemptions
• Poland Fines Mobile Co. $45M Over Antitrust Raids
• Senate Energy Chair Urges US Nuclear Safety Review
• Sens. Propose $10B Bank To Fund Infrastructure
• House Passes 6th Short-Term Spending Bill
• House GOP Introduces Dodd-Frank Revisions
• Ill. Gov. Quinn Kills 2 Coal-To-Gas Plants
• IP Official Recommends Stronger Enforcement Plan
• Senate Bill Seeks To Secure Judges' Cost-Of-Living Pay
• DOJ, SEC, Others Probe UBS Over Rate Manipulation
• Miss. Passes Carbon Capture, Sequestration Law
• DOJ Contests Va. Health Care Law Appeal
• Nasdaq Adopts Market Volatility Safeguard
• GOP To Block Commerce Nominee Over Trade Deals
• Texas Bill Pushes Fracking Chemical Disclosures
• Audit Finds Tax Delinquents Received IRS Contracts
• US Weighs Nuclear Policy In Wake Of Japan Quake
• Berkshire Deal Could Raise Rail Rates, Sens. Say
• EU Widens Antitrust Probe Of Russian Air Agreements
• US Backs Russian Bid To Join WTO
• White House Moves To Combine Trade Agencies
• CORRECTED: Metal Co. Settles US Case Over Nuclear-Use Exports
• Ex-Fannie Mae CEO May Face Subprime Probe
• Judge Denies Motion To Block Wis. Union Limits Bill
• 11th Circ. Fast-Tracks Health Care Reform Fight
• EPA Administrator Warns Against Steep Budget Cuts
• Senate Antitrust Panel Puts Google On Priority List
• FDA Chief Backs $4.3B Budget In House Hearing
• WTO Rejects US Duty Double-Counting In China Fight
• Lawmakers Eye National Flood Insurance Overhaul
• GSA Workshops Will Aim To Expand Contractor Base
• US Won't Expand Water, Cow Emission Regs: EPA Chief
• HHS Proposes New State Health Care Waiver Rules
• Wis. Passes Limits On Public Unions
• SEC Urged To Rethink AT&T Net Neutrality Finding
• House Panel OKs Bill To Block EPA Action On GHGs
• House GOP Introduces Anti-Card Check Bill
• GC Should Have Recused Self In Madoff Case: SEC Chief
• EU Raids Baltic Rail Cos. In Antitrust Probe
• House Looks To Courts As Patent Debate Continues
• Sens. Push Repeal Of Corn Ethanol Tax Credit
• DOJ Morale Low Amid Budget Impasse, Holder Says
• Mo. City Pays $61K For Sludge, Wastewater Violations
• Senate Committee Weighs Energy Efficiency Changes
• Senate Panel To Probe Fake Military Parts
• Gulf Sens. Call For 1-Year Oil, Gas Lease Extensions
• Congress Revives Bill To Curb 'Meritless' Lawsuits
• NC Lawmakers Fail To Pass Health Care Law Protest
• Brokers Challenge Fed's Commission Pay Rule Change
• Health Care Law Can Buffer Improper CMS Costs: GAO
• Wis. Senate Passes Union Limits Despite Absent Dems
• Canadian Provinces Tighten Gas Extraction Regs
• Ariz. Senate Seeks To Reject US Air, Water Regulation
• Utilities Contest US Nuclear Waste Fees In DC Circ.
• House Bill To Nix Net Neutrality Rule Passes 1st Test
• Senate Shoots Down Dueling Budget Bills
• WTO Ambassadors Back Call To Speed Up Doha Talks
• EPA Adds 10 Sites To Superfund List
• Senate Bill Looks To Boost Smaller Nuclear Reactors
• State AGs Support Health Care Law At 4th Circ.
• No Korea FTA Vote Without Colombia, Panama: Sens.
• US Appeals Fla. Ruling Against Health Care Reform Law
• CFPB Enforcer Vows To Curtail 'Abusive' Lending
• Senate Passes Patent Overhaul In 95-5 Vote
• 27 Sens. Push Obama On Japan's Imports Of US Beef
• Scientists Clash In House Hearing To Ban GHG Regs
• GOP Sens. Introduce National Right-To-Work Bill
• EU Lawmakers Warn Trade Deals Must Protect Farmers
• Senate Bill Aims To Extend GAO Protest Authority
• 200 NY Attorneys Back Cuomo's Malpractice Overhaul
• OSHA Cites Ga. Cotton Plant After Worker Death
• EPA Proposes Clean Air Plan For 3 Okla. Power Plants
• Senate Bill Aims To Simplify Catfish Regulation
• Proposed Patent Court Breaks EU Law: High Court
• Retired Fed. Circ. Judge Blasts Patent Reform Efforts
• Tennessee House Passes Bill To Curb PPACA Mandates
• FINRA Fines Southwest Over MSRB Violations
• Audit Faults $71B DOE Loan Program's Record-Keeping
• Patent Reform Passes Key Senate Test Vote
• Military Tech Exports Need Tighter Controls: GAO
• No Ethics Breach In SEC Staffer's Job Change: Report
• FTC Recommends Revising Patent Notice And Rewards
• EU To Update Trade Policy Procedures
• Salmonella Fears Prompt Skippy Peanut Butter Recall
• SEC Launches Probe Of Ex-Top Atty's Madoff Ties
• Minn. Gov. OKs Law To Cut Enviro Permit Red Tape
• Leibowitz, Piquado Tapped For Trade Enforcement Posts
• NY Bill Encourages Fracking Chemical Disclosure
• FERC Takes No Action Against EnerNOC In PJM Dispute
• Texas Bill Would Expand AG's Role In Qui Tam Suits
• Fla. Bill Would Cap Recoveries Against Insurers
• ITA Proposes Lower Shrimp Duties For Asian Exporters
• Ky. Bill Orders Out-Of-State Contractors To Register
• Va. Bill Seeks To Outlaw Chinese Drywall In Homes
• House Bill Aims To Ramp Up US Energy Production
• GOP Brings Back Medical Malpractice Reform Bill
• Va. Assembly Passes E-Verify Contractor Law
• Senator, Congressman Probe SEC Counsel's Madoff Ties
• Ethics, Fraud Major Issues In Int'l Trade: Experts
• Texas Lawmakers Seek End To Austin Energy Monopoly
• GOP Lawmakers Make Push To Eviscerate GHG Regs
• GOP Sens. Aim To Curb EPA's Mine Permit Veto Power
• Conn. Bill Would Set Up Complex M&A Docket
• Railroad Antitrust Bill Heads To Full Senate
• Ineligible Cos. Won Small Business Contracts: GAO
• House Dems Introduce Supreme Court Transparency Bill
• US, Mexico Resolve 2-Year Trucking Dispute
• Bill Aims To Protect NYers From Mold Dangers
• Senate Keeps 1st-To-File Patent Reform Bid Alive
• Ala. Sen. Fights For Sleeping Bag Trade Exemption
• NY Bill Aims To Set Aside $48M For Judicial Salaries
• New DOD Rules Take Aim At Efficiency, Output
• EPA Considers Cutting Back Idaho Superfund Plan
• Ohio Senate Narrowly Passes Labor Reform Package
• Sens. Clash Over 1st-To-File Patent Plan
• Calif. Co. Chicken, Pork Pulled Amid Listeria Fears
• UK Watchdog Taps Competition Head To Settle Spats
• NY Chief Judge Reduces Courts' Budget By $100M
• Clean Air Act Has Saved $1.2T, EPA Says
• Pa. Reps Seek To Tax Natural Gas Extraction
• Bank Fights FDIC Decision To Nix Tax Refund Loans
• SEC Allows More Input On Clearing Agency Rule
• Senate Probes New Tools For Medicare Fraud Fight
• Party Politics Versus Trade Policy
• EU Backs Ericsson's $65M Purchase Of Nortel Unit
• ITC To Review Brass Sheet Duties On France, Others
• FDA Cracks Down On Unapproved Cold, Cough Drugs
• Congress Averts Shutdown With 2-Week Spending Bill
• EU Raids Publishers In E-Book Cartel Probe
• HSBC Halts Foreclosures Amid US Repo Probe
• Industries Win Extension Of GHG Reporting Deadline
• GOP Puts EPA Chief In Hot Seat Over Air Rules
• China Calls For East Asia Free Trade Talks
• Top IP Enforcer Seeks Private Sector, Foreign Backing
• Senate Adopts Revisions To Patent Reform Bill
• ITC To Review Russian Nitrate Trade Provisions
• Wis. Ordered To Reopen Capitol Amid Labor Fight
• Oil, Gas Revenue Tops List Of DOI Struggles, GAO Says
• NIH To Study Health Of BP Spill Cleanup Workers
• Texas Officials Put TWIA Under Agency Oversight
• Obama Pushes For Passage Of S. Korea, Colombia FTAs
• GAO Prods DOD On Rapid Acquisition Reform
• SEC Denies Web Provider's IPO Withdrawal Request
• Allergan's Acadia Securities Sales Spark SEC Subpoenas
• ITC Reviews S. Korea, Taiwan Polyester Fiber Duties
• House GOP Applauds Obama On Housing Plan
• Ala. Teacher Group Attacks New State Law On Dues
• GAO Offers Fixes For Regulatory Waste 'Mother Lode'
• Senate Panel Slams GSA For Public Relations Contract