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- Not just another commodity bill
- As everyone appears to be introducing bills on market speculation, I should as well and here it is: 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. __________ To amend the Commodity Exchange Act just for the hell of it. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. H. SIMPSON,...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Editorial: Oil Trading
- It's frustrating enough when gas prices soar due to the unseen forces of global supply and demand. But it's downright unfair when Wall Street speculators contribute to rising prices at the pump. There's growing evidence that investors looking to make a fast buck are causing oil prices to rise faster...
- Research articles 2008-06-11
- US moves to plug loophole for slaughter of whales
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States has called for a review of international law to regulate the killing of whales for scientific research in an apparent bid to plug a loophole exploited by Japan, which is accused of slaughtering the creatures. The change, which could include a protocol on...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- Dozens of US mayors call for stricter gun-sale laws
- WASHINGTON AFP — Dozens of mayors of US cities gathered Monday in Washington to propose "common-sense" measures to better control gun sales across the country, one year after the deadliest school shooting in US history. Through the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" initiative, which brings together some 300 Democratic, Republican...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- Recall spreads through food industry.(WASHINGTON)
- The U.S.' largest meat recall was expanded to include processed foods that used the meat. GENERAL MILLS INC., for instance, recalled 35,000 cases of its Progresso Italian Wedding soup because it contained beef from a supplier that got meat from the HALLMARK/WESTLAND plant. NESTLE PREPARED FOODS...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Is a Common Cold a Serious Health Condition?
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Julie Malveaux, +1-703-535-6273, jmalveaux@shrm.org, Jeanene Harris, +1-703-535-6356, jharris@shrm.org, or Jennifer Hughes, +1-703-535-6072, jhughes@shrm.org, all of the Society for Human Resource Management HR professional asks Senate to close FMLA loopholes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A representative of the worlds largest organization devoted to human...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- THE HEAT INDEX; Weekly rating (0-10) of sizzle and fizzle.(MediaWorks)
- 10 Alternative TV Measurement Two Nielsen challengers make their move, as TNS teams with DirecTV and TiVo signs CBS for its StopWatch service. 7 Fox Business News Rupert Murdoch may have found a way to use WSJ reporters on the cable channel, citing a...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- Brady Campaign Urges Support for Bill to Close Gun Show Loophole
- To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, +1-202-898-0792, phamm@bradymail.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Several families of the Virginia Tech massacre and Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke joined Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jack Reed on Capitol Hill today as the Senators announced...
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- Bankers press Senate panel for ILC restrictions
- Bankers urged a U.S. Senate panel to maintain the historic separation of banking and commerce by passing legislation that would restrict commercial firms' ownership of industrial loan companies. The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony on Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C., by banking industry representatives and a...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Joe Sixpack | Secret's out on hops and organic beer
- ORGANIC BEER'S dirty little secret is finally out in the open.Namely, that one of its main ingredients - hops, the bitter, aromatic flower that spices beer - isn't really organic. Almost all U.S.-made organic beers contain hops that have been chemically treated to fight mildew and insects.Many organic brewers take...
- Research articles 2007-06-15
- Virginia governor closes loophole that allowed Va. Tech shooter to
- RICHMOND, Va. -- The governor on Monday closed the loophole in state law that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to pass a federal background check and buy the weapons used in the massacre. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine issued an executive order requiring that a database of people banned...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- John Baer | Congress flat-out disses the taxpayers
- I TEND TO GET angrier than usual this time of year.And if you haven't yet filed your federal income-tax return (due 11:59 tonight, by the way), or even if you have, you know what I mean.The painful, often costly process is an annual annoyance, either poring over paperwork or paying...
- Research articles 2007-04-17
- US shooting puts gun control back on the agenda
- NEW YORK AFP — Gun control surged back onto the US agenda after the deadliest school shooting in US history, but with few politicians willing to take up the sensitive issue, chances of major change look remote. With an estimated 40 percent of American households owning a gun and...
- Research articles 2007-04-17
- Loophole in gift ban allows government-funded freebies
- When Democrats took control of Congress in January, they passed a sweeping set of ethics rules, including a ban on gifts that prohibits lobbyists from buying a lawmaker as much as a hamburger. But the gift ban left in place a loophole: It doesn't apply to...
- Research articles 2007-03-15
- Americans for Prosperity's 'Real March Madness' Campaign Exposes Gaping Gift-Ban Loophole for Pork-Seeking Government Lobbyists
- To: SPORTS EDITORSContact: Ed Frank, or Annie Patnaude, +1-202-349-5880, both for Americans for Prosperity WASHINGTON, March 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a news conference in the U.S. Capitol with U.S. Congressman Jeff Flake (6th Dist. - Ariz), the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity today exposed what it is calling the...
- Research articles 2007-03-15
- Americans for Prosperity, Congressman Flake to Hold News Conference to Expose the 'Real March Madness'
- To: SPORTS EDITORSContact: Ed Frank or Annie Patnaude of Americans for Prosperity, +1-202-349-5880 WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The national free- market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity and U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake (6th Dist. - Ariz.) will hold a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday, March 15,...
- Research articles 2007-03-13
- CCRKBA Challenges Mayors to 'Close Government Gun Loophole'
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Alan Gottlieb of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, +1-425-454-4911 BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called on New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his colleagues in the "Mayors Against...
- Research articles 2007-02-15
- Editorial | Sex-Abuse Legislation
- Who will watch over the youngest victims of sexual abuse? It took more than a year after a Philadelphia grand jury report on sexual abuse by Catholic priests, but Harrisburg lawmakers in the state House of Representatives finally answered that question this week: They will. Joining the Senate, which acted...
- Research articles 2006-11-17
- HOUSE PASSES WOOL BILL ; SENATE CONSIDERING SIMILAR LABELING LEGISLATION.(United States Congress )
- Byline: KRISTI ELLIS WASHINGTON - The House passed a bill last week that is designed to establish a legal standard for labeling superfine wool and cashmere products. The law would close loopholes in existing law to deter unscrupulous companies from mislabeling suits and...
- Research articles 2006-09-25
- NZealanders registering cars as hearses
- WELLINGTON AFP — Canny New Zealanders have reportedly taken to registering their cars as hearses to take advantage of a loophole giving part-time undertakers a discount on their fee. Many motorists in the city of Christchurch had managed to slash their registration from the normal levy of 260 dollars...
- Research articles 2006-07-28
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