The enactment of new footwear provisions for the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act CBTPA on December 3, modifies CBTPA by making virtually all U.S. footwear imports from Central America and the Caribbean including the Dominican Republic duty-free under very flexible rules of origin that allows the use of third-country uppers....
CHICAGO, July 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of Harvey M. Grossman, legal director, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, on the enactment of legislation mandating data collection by police: CHICAGO, July 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of Harvey M. Grossman, legal director,...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a major workforce victory for Community, Migrant and Homeless Health Centers, enactment of long overdue legislation reauthorizing the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program appears imminent as Congress finishes iWASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a major workforce victory for Community,...
A legislative proposal to eliminate most broadcast ownership restrictions is splitting the broadcasting industry. Although the broadcast networks cheered Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler (R-S.D.) for draft legislation that wou A legislative proposal to eliminate most broadcast ownership...
WASHINGTON - House Republicans plan to ram a cable deregulation bill through committee in May, putting the measure on a fast track, and perhaps a collision course, with the White House. The House GOP last week unveiled a telecommunications reform WASHINGTON -...
The U.S. State Department has awarded the University of Utah law school a $2.5 million grant to help Iraq build an independent judiciary. Hiram Chodosh, dean of the university's S.J. Quinney College of Law, says the project has several goals: to assess and develop a constitutional and...
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday proposed doubling the fees it charges banks to protect consumer deposits, predicting its reserve fund could take a $40 billion hit through 2013 as more troubled lenders fail. The FDIC insures bank deposits, including personal savings accounts and certificates of...
THEWALWORTH FARCE (NT: COTTESLOE, LONDON) Mikel Murfi's super-charged production of Enda Walsh's comic drama stars Dennis Conway as a crazed father figure who compels his two grown sons - one quietly deranged, the other crazily extrovert - to constantly re-enact their childhood. (020-7452 3000)...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to enact a landmark US-India civilian nuclear agreement, celebrating "the growing ties between the world's two largest democracies." "This agreement sends a signal to the world: Nations that follow the path to democracy and responsible behavior...
The Inquirer erred Sunday in a Business story that said Christopher Cox was chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004, when the regulatory agency enacted new rules for investment banks. The SEC chairman then was William H. Donaldson. The Inquirer wants its news report to be...
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ("PGS" orthe "Company"). Reference is made to the Q1 and Q2 2008 earningsreleases where PGS disclosed that it expected to seek to enter itssubsidiaries PGS Shipping AS and PGS Shipping Isle of Man Ltd.,owning five Ramform class seismic vessels and four six streamervessels, to the new Norwegian...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush will sign legislation enacting a landmark US-India nuclear agreement in a high-profile ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, his press office said Tuesday. Vice President Dick Cheney, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, and India's...
Journalism and freedom of information have been under attack on a variety of fronts of late. That's why it was welcome to see the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirm the state's shield law. In a 4-1 decision, the high court said reporters have a "right to report news, regardless of how...
HOUSTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc. , a refiner and marketer of ASTM quality biodiesel, applauds the recently enacted Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (the "Act"), extending the biodiesel tax incentive for one year through December 31, 2009 and providing parity for second use feedstocks. The incentive...
Will Silvio's legal tour come full circle? If Silvio Berlusconi's latest term in power feels a lot different from the last one, it's mainly because he's a free man now. After his election in 2001, so heavy were the cases of corruption, bribery, etc lodged against him...
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SunGard's Protegent suite of compliance solutions supports financial services firms' efforts in managing the temporary, emergency short-selling ban enacted by the Securities Exchange Commission SEC on the shares of more than 800 financial companies. Current Protegent customers are already equipped to...
WASHINGTON AFP — The US Treasury on Monday launched the first stage of its bank rescue plan, requesting bids for managers of troubled mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. "The Treasury Department posted today three solicitations for financial agents to provide services that are needed for the effective implementation of...
THE WALWORTH FARCE (NT: COTTESLOE, LONDON) Mikel Murfi's super-charged production of Enda Walsh's comic drama stars Dennis Conway as a crazed father figure who compels his two grown sons - one quietly deranged, the other crazily extrovert - to constantly re-enact their childhood. (020-7452...
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