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News release: “…the Sunlight Foundation is releasing a beta version of FARAdb, which digitizes disclosures filed by lobbyists representing 15 foreign countries required by the Foreign Agent Registration Act. These reports are filed twice a year by firms hired to lobby Congress and the executive branch by foreign governments, political parties, individuals and organizationsincluding for-profit …
Follow-up to previous posting, Perchlorate and TCE in the Nations Waters, this news release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted extensive review of scientific data related to the health effects of exposure to perchlorate from drinking water and other sources and found that in more than 99 percent of public drinking water systems, perchlorate was …
Follow up to September 29, 2008 posting, DOJ: An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006, today’s House Judiciary Committee Hearing on: the Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy and Related Matters Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice concerning The Investigation into the Removal of Nine …
Follow up to previous posting, Senate Passes Bailout Bill – Moves Back to House on Friday, the House vote today was 263 to 171 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424, passed in the House, Friday, October 3, 2008 – Roll Call Vote 681; 451 pages, PDF Section-by-Section of Emergency Economic Stabilization Act …
News release includes links to letters requesting testimony from officials in government and private sector: “In light of the dramatic events that have occurred in global financial markets, the Oversight Committee will hold five hearings in October to examine the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the market breakdowns on Wall Street. In …
CBO’s Analysis of Dodd Substitute Amendment for H.R. 1424, October 1, 2008: “Cost estimate for an amendment proposed by Chairman Dodd, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on October 1, 2008.” Via Sen. Dodd’s website, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, October 1, 2008: the latest version of the package legislation which includes …
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, September 2008. Report to Congress In accordance with the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2008 (Section 9010, Public Law 109-289; Section 9204, Public Law 110-252) “In summary, political, security, economic, and diplomatic trends in Iraq this past quarter continued to be positive; however, they remain fragile, reversible, and uneven. …
RollCall.com: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) set up a vote on a Wall Street rescue plan for Wednesday night. The $700 billion package to buy up troubled mortgages will include tax-extender legislation and a $150,000 increase on the amount of deposits the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insures. Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader …
Follow up to September 28, 2008 posting on The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, “Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Barney Frank of the House Financial Services Committee, and House Democratic leaders held a news conference this afternoon following the defeat of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008…” House Roll Call #1042 Details – H.R.3997: …
CNNMoney.com: “The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation’s troubled financial system, according to a draft of the proposed bill obtained by CNN. The legislation is still being negotiated and elements of the bill could still change. The core of the bill is based on …
Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, September 28, 2008, Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as released by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 28, 2008. The legislation would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets …
LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age – Heather A. Phillips highlights attorney John Gant’s contention that one’s title, income, and employer are at best side issues in determining who is a journalist in the day-to-day …
