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Public Policy - June, 2011

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• Oversight Still Deficient In Afghanistan Contracts: GAO
• NY Enviro Agency Says State Should Lift Fracking Ban
• Calif. Defers Cap-And-Trade Compliance To 2013
• FDIC Head Calls For Continued Support Of Dodd-Frank
• UK Expected To Come Down Hard With New Bribery Law
• Hearing On Trade Deals Nixed Amid GOP Boycott
• Sens. Question EPA On Air Quality Regs For Texas
• EU Scrutinizes Export Controls For Dual-Use Items
• UK Requires Sky News Independence In News Corp. Deal
• US Glycine Makers Urge ITC To Keep Chinese Duties
• Toyota Yanks 100K SUVs Over Transistor Risk
• Dems Seek FMLA Expansion To Include Same-Sex Couples
• Pa. Senate Adopts Bill To Thwart Harrisburg Ch. 9
• FDA Panel Rules Avastin Unsafe For Breast Cancer Use
• Fed Adopts 21 Cent Cap On Debit Card Swipe Fees
• High Court Erred In Dukes, Concepcion, Janus: Senators
• 8th Circ. Refuses To Block Dodd-Frank Debit Fee Rule
• Pentagon Rule Streamlines Some Military Purchases
• EU States Reach Deal On Energy Insider Trading Rules
• Fed. Circ. Says Commerce Must Explain Zeroing Policy
• EU, South Korea FTA To Address Nontariff Barriers
• Say-On-Pay Votes Are Largely Successful: Analysis
• Australian Regulators Smash Grain Transport Monopoly
• SEC Advances New Conduct Rules For Swap Markets
• AGs Decry Bank Regulator's Proposed Preemption Rules
• Texas Legislature Approves Bill To Limit TWIA Losses
• IMF Names Christine Lagarde To Replace Strauss-Kahn
• Senate Panel Moves Ahead On Stalled Trade Deals
• Asbestos Kept Off UN Treaty's Hazardous Chemical List
• US Pushes China To Open Markets At Mid-Year Meeting
• Agencies Seek Standardized Past Performance Reviews
• NY Adopts Ban On Judges Hearing Campaign Donor Cases
• Commerce Says Norway Salmon Duties Should Stay
• Homebuilders Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Standards
• Sen. Blocks NRC Confirmation Over Nuclear Plant Row
• SEC Extends 'Naked Access' Rule Compliance
• Canada, S. Korea Near Deal Over Banned Beef
• Canada Moves To Block Air Canada-United Joint Venture
• EPA, Coast Guard To Coordinate On Vessel Pollution
• House Bill Aims To Add 38 Judges Across Southwest
• GHG Reporting Rules Pushed Back For Oil, Gas Cos.
• VW Alters MAN Takeover Bid In Face Of EU Objection
• Patent Reform Bill Hinges On USPTO Fee Diversion
• US Business Groups Lambast China Currency Bill
• Google Acknowledges FTC Antitrust Probe
• EPA Sets New Time Table For Boiler Air Standards
• ITC Says Chinese Steel Cylinder Imports Hurt US Cos.
• DC Circ. Won't Review EPA Medical Incinerator Rule
• States Balk At EPA Push For Water Nutrient Limits
• NRC Staff Slam Chairman Over Yucca Mountain Decision
• DOJ, FTC To Sign Pact With Chinese Antitrust Watchdogs
• CPSC Mulls Draft Rule To Reduce Lead In Kids' Products
• FTC To Subpoena Google In Antitrust Probe: Report
• House Votes To Overhaul US Patent System
• State Regulation Of Small Hedge Funds Sparks Worries
• House Panel OKs Bill To Let States Set Water Rules
• Ohio House OKs Bill To Allow Major Lake Erie Withdrawals
• House Committee Passes Bill To Regulate Covered Bonds
• Senate Panel Backs Wider Prosecution Of Contractors
• NY Assembly OKs Looser Corporate Insurance Rules
• CORRECTED: ICAP Must Pay Fired Broker's Bonus But Avoids $80M Damages
• Canada-US Oil Pipeline Bill Passes House Committee
• BOEMRE: No Rules Planned For Offshore Contractors
• FAA Threatens AirTran With Fines For Lax Repairs
• Honeywell Faces OSHA Fines After Toxic Vapor Release
• Apple Gets Antitrust OK To Bid On Nortel Patents
• Enviro Group Threatens To Sue EPA Over Black Carbon
• Google Execs Snub Senate Antitrust Committee
• House Passes Bill To Ease Offshore Drilling Review
• Bill Would Torpedo Trade Pacts With Currency Fixers
• Dutch Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Bill
• States, Tobacco Cos. Close To Deal In $7B Dispute
• IP Enforcers Call For Wiretaps, Harsher Penalties
• SEC Inks Sweeping Hedge Fund Adviser Rules
• Breast Implants Aren't Forever, FDA Warns
• OFT Weighs Divestiture Offer In Princes' Canning Deal
• EPA Bumps Up Renewable Fuel Standards For 2012
• Polish Telecom Fined €128M For Blocking Rivals
• Australia To Strengthen Anti-Dumping Laws
• House Panel Passes Coal Ash Bill
• Sens. Ask GAO To Examine NRC Reactor Oversight
• Sens. Order Medtronic To Turn Over Infuse Records
• Commerce Changes Nonmarket Dumping Calculations
• Treasury Tightens Sanctions Against Libyan Banks
• House To Debate Diversion Of USPTO Fees
• Texas Enacts New, Tougher Trademark Law
• FDA Wants Relaxed Sterility Test Rules For Bio Products
• Contractors Slam SBA Small-Business Size Rule
• FDA Didn't Follow Protocol In Food Recalls: Report
• SEC Seeks Libya Info From Conoco, Occidental
• Reverse Merger Rules Are In Works, SEC Chief Says
• NLRB Rule Shift Praised By Labor, Panned By GOP Member
• Fallon Clinic Joins Atrius After Deal With Mass. AG
• FDA Implements 9 Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels
• Enviros Sue Army Corps Over Calif. Tree Removal Plan
• 2 Of 3 Chinese Furniture Exporters May Escape Duties
• DOI Weighs Ban On New Grand Canyon Uranium Mining
• Kaneka Sues Over Q10 Supplement Patent In ITC
• FTC Eyes Oil, Gas Industry Amid Rise In Pump Prices
• Texas 1st To Require Fracking Chemical Disclosure
• USPTO Widens Patent Prosecution Highway
• FDA Plans Transformation In Face Of Globalization
• DOL Proposes Rule To Shrink LMRDA 'Advice' Exemption
• BATS, Chi-X Deal Sent To Competition Commission
• J&J Unit Recalls 40,000 Bottles Of Risperidone
• New DOJ Merger Remedy Guide Stresses Conduct Fixes
• Peru OKs Green Reforms As Part Of US Trade Deal
• China To Keep Duties On US, Japan Chemical Imports
• EU Unveils Rules To Reinforce Emissions Trading System
• U2 Guitarist's Malibu Development Permits Denied
• Seattle, Port To Pay $33M To Clean Superfund Site
• 1st Circ. Lets BLAG Join Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• Wis. Can Implement EPA Air Pollution Rules: 7th Circ.
• US Revamps Export Controls On Products Sent To Allies
• Chrysler Recalls 11 Models Over Column Collapse Risk
• Senate Votes To End $6B In Ethanol Subsidies
• FERC Seeks Input On Electric Storage Tech Policy
• NH Senate Can't Make AG Join Health Reform Suit: Court
• Senate Panel Hears Calls For SBA Contracting Reforms
• DOE Report Blasts W.Va. Weatherization Program
• US, Colombia Trade Deal Leaves AFL-CIO Worried
• FDA Says Chantix Raises Risk Of Heart Attacks
• Private Sector Argues For Narrow Swap Definitions
• Ex-Im Bank Vows To Match China's Export Financing
• Standard-Setting Orgs Need To Toughen Policies: AAI
• Calif. Top Judge Slams $150M Judicial Budget Cut
• Texas House Passes Bill Limiting Damages Against TWIA
• Calls For Caution Over Reverse Mergers Grow Louder
• EU Committee Calls For Wider Detergent Phosphate Ban
• House Panel Backs Bill To Speed Up Keystone Pipeline
• EU Proposes Update To Trade Legislation Procedures
• Dow Loses Bid To Alter FTC Deal Over $19B Merger
• EPA Head Defends Benefits Of CAA Regulations
• Trek 2000 Targets Kingston, Others Over USB Devices
• ITC To Probe Foreign Jet Industry Competition
• SEC Pushes Stricter Audit Rules For Carrying Firms
• FDA Warns Matrixx Over Zicam Marketing
• Ex-AG Mukasey Tells Lawmakers FCPA Needs Reform
• HHS Sued For Placing Styrene On Carcinogen List
• Senate Blocks Move To End $6B In Ethanol Subsidies
• FTC Clears Ebro's €205M Acquisition Of SOS Rice Units
• SEC Nominees Question Agency's Budget
• More Flexible OCI Rule May Benefit Contractors
• CFTC Delays Dodd-Frank Swap Regs Until December
• FTC Seeks More Details On Teva's $6.8B Cephalon Buy
• UK Competition Commission Backs OFT Merger Plans
• FDA Tightens Rules For Sunscreen Label Claims
• EPA Delays Emissions Rule Under Industry Pushback
• Wis. Drug Cos. Face Temporary Shutdown After Raid
• 5 Tips For Deal-Making Under India's New M&A Regime
• Colombia Strengthens Labor Protections To Back FTA
• Columbia Asks EU Antitrust Watchdog To Probe WL Gore
• White House Takes Scalpel To Agency Waste, Fraud
• GM Recalls 50K Cadillacs Over Air Bag Issues
• Russia Ends Ban On EU Vegetable Imports
• Germany Suspends Takeda Diabetes Drug Actos
• SEC Says It Will Clear Up Dodd-Frank Swaps Rules
• Commerce Mulls Change To Nonmarket Dumping Duties
• OSHA Bill Aims To Guard Gov't Workers, Whistleblowers
• AEP To Close 5 Coal Plants Because Of EPA Rules
• New Bill Aims To Reform Duty Suspensions Process
• FDA Says Prostate Drugs Can Cause Cancer
• FTC Clears Constellation's $175M MXenergy Buy
• Comco Probes Swatch Over Watch Part Supply Cutbacks
• Chinese Garlic Co. Fights Rescission Of Dumping Review
• Zocor Dangerous In High Doses, FDA Warns
• Cos. Brace For Calif. Green Chemistry Program
• FDA Takes First Step Toward Regulating Nanotechnology
• EU Lawmakers Worry Over Russia Vegetable Ban
• Gillibrand Calls For Expanded Meat Testing Procedures
• SEC Warns Investors About Reverse Merger Hazards
• CFTC Chief Warns Agains Funding Cuts, Rule Delays
• Nuclear Industry Targets Plant Safety After Fukushima
• Tomato Farm Says Haphazard FDA Recall Cost It $11M
• Video Cameras Set To Roll In 14 District Courts
• EU Raids Auto Safety System Suppliers In Cartel Probe
• Qantas, AA Get Preliminary OK For Joint Operations
• India Will Keep Subsidizing Acid If Duties End: Commerce
• US Must Improve Vetting Of Afghan Contractors: GAO
• Calif., Texas Courts Win Spots In Patent Program
• Senate Won't Shelve Cap On Debit Card Swipe Fees
• EU Lawmakers Cite Enviro Worries On Canada Trade Deal
• Turkish Firms May Still Be Dumping Steel Pipe: DOC
• Panel Warns Of War Contracting Sustainability Risks
• US Review Of TransCanada Pipeline Not Enough: EPA
• Patent Reform Bill Makes USPTO Too Powerful: House Reps.
• NY Assembly Backs Extension Of Fracking Ban
• Sen. Turns To FOIA For Info On Boeing Union Case
• DOE Pushes Small Nuclear Plants In Senate Hearing
• Mexico's Competition Regulator Stays $1B Telcel Fine
• Regulators Extend Comment Period For 'Skin In Game' Rule
• China Ends Wind Turbine Subsidy Program
• Hatch Again Pushes White House To Submit Trade Pacts
• Pentagon Mulls Elimination Of US Component Test
• ITC Calls For Full Review Of Brass Sheet Duties
• Lawmakers Introduce Overseas Contractor Crime Bills
• States Ask DC Circ. To Nix EPA's GHG Regs
• FDA Warns Impax Over Drug Testing At Calif. Plant
• GOP Bill Aims To Block NLRB Power To Sue States
• GAO Says DOD Must Better Manage Intelligence Funding
• Jobs Report Shows Need To Pass Trade Pacts: Hatch
• Calif. Assembly OKs Health Insurance Rate Regulation
• FAR Council Weighs Reform Of Acquisition Rules
• DOI Unveils Plan To Ease Offshore Drilling Permitting
• ITC To Probe Apple, HP, Others Over Wireless Patents
• USDA Report Finds Cilantro Tainted With Pesticides
• GAO Denies Helionix Protest Over $30M GSA Contract
• Pallante Named Director Of Copyright Office
• OMB Aims To Track Funds With Better Contractor Data
• Offshore Oil Watchdog Head Defends Drilling Rules
• FTC Clears Station Casino's $500M Green Valley Buy
• USDA Swaps Food Pyramid For MyPlate
• NRA, Idaho Lose Bid To Intervene In Wolf ESA Suits
• WTO Adopts Appellate Body Report In Airbus Case
• 6th Circ. Mulls US Authority In Health Care Act Appeal
• Obama Administration Backs House Patent Reform Bill
• Dish Network Blasts AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Buyout
• New Federal Rule Strengthens Green Acquisition Practices
• House Spending Bill Disregards Yucca Mountain Shutdown
• Food Service Cos. Lose DOD Contract Protest
• EU OKs BASF Joint Venture With Ineos Plant Sale
• FTC Signs Off On Grifols-Talecris Deal Divestitures