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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Hearing on: Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy, September 25, 2008 Testimony of Gigi B. Sohn, President, Public Knowledge: “Today’s hearing on consumer privacy comes in the wake of two high-profile online consumer privacy violations, both of which involved the use of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology on …
News release: “Nevada Senator Harry Reid testified this week at a hearing before the Commerce Committee regarding the safety and security dangers associated with the proposal to ship 77,000 tons of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. Reid spoke about the Department of Energys unpreparedness to begin a massive nuclear waste shipping campaign.” Sen. Reid’s resource …
Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, September 24, 2008 [357 pages, PDF]
OFHEO Strategic Plan 2006-2011: “OFHEO has an important and compelling mission to promote housing and a strong national housing finance system by ensuring the safety and soundness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These Enterprises own or guarantee 41 percent of residential mortgages in the U.S. and are among the largest guarantors and borrowers in …
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing entitled Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Recent Actions Regarding Government Sponsored Entities, Investment Banks and Other Financial Institutions, September 23, 2008 A Summary of Chairman Dodd’s proposal in response to the Treasury Department’s plan Full text of the draft legislation: To provide authority for the Federal Government …
“Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement today as Congress and the White House work to craft legislation to address the crisis in our financial markets: Congress will respond to the financial markets crisis by taking action this week in a bipartisan manner that will protect the taxpayers interests. The Administrations $700 billion proposal does not …
September 18, 2008 – Royalty Relief for U.S. Deepwater Oil and Gas Leases September 18, 2008 – Reauthorization of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC): Opportunity to Reexamine the Congressionally Mandated Antitrust Exemption for Ocean Liner Carriers? September 16, 2008 – Japan’s Political Turmoil in 2008: Background and Implications for the United States September 16, 2008 …
Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions, September 18, 2008. Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change.
From the CRS summary of S. 3406, passed by the Senate on September 11, 2008: “ADA Amendments Act of 2008 – (Sec. 4) Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to redefine the term “disability,” including by defining “major life activities” and “being regarded as having such an impairment.” Sets forth rules of …
House Committee on the Judiciary – Oversight Hearing on: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 16, 2008 Statement of Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC Related: See Commentary: New FBI Anti-Terror Guidelines, LLRX.com
Journal of the American Medical Association – JAMA. Published online September 16, 2008 (free articles as follows): Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults – “Using data representative of the adult US population, we found that higher urinary concentrations of BPA were associated with an increased prevalence of …
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Announces It Intends to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition; No Other Lehman Brothers’ U.S. Subsidiaries or Affiliates, Including Its Broker-Dealer and Investment Management Subsidiaries, Are Included in the Filing, September 15, 2008 Federal Reserve Board announces several initiatives to provide additional support to financial markets, including enhancements to its existing liquidity …
