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Salon.com
October 2, 2001
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Bono Over two decades, U2's leader has evolved from heart-on-his-sleeve idealist to irony-drenched rock 'n' roll Liberace to hopeful pragmatist...   |
AFP eWire
May 9, 2005 |
Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation. |
Salon.com
September 6, 2001
Jake Tapper |
What vanishing surplus? The Republicans try to ignore budget woes, while the Democrats plot to pin the tail on the elephant... |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Rich Smith |
Support Your Local "Sheriff" ... in Supporting the STOCK Act Over a year ago, only a bare half-dozen congressmen were on record supporting a law that would ban insider trading on Capitol Hill. |
InternetNews
November 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Top Turkeys of The 2006 Legislative Season As Congress departs for the Thanksgiving holidays, it's time for the first annual Legislative Turkey awards. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Rich Smith |
Senators, Act Senatorially -- and Pass the STOCK Act All investors are equal -- except in the U.S. Congress. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Rich Smith |
Dear Congress: Please Stop Robbing Us It's time to pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act. |
AFP eWire
November 8, 2004 |
Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced. |
InternetNews
November 14, 2006
Roy Mark |
Congress Urged to Extend R&R Tax Credit A wide range of technology trade groups called upon Congress today to stop playing politics with the extension of the research and development tax credit. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 1, 2007
Nancy Feig |
2007 Banking Legislative Forecast An ideological shift in Congress could mean an increase in compliance requirements -- and the necessary technology investments -- for financial services firms. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Congress Loves Bank Stocks Little wonder that in a world where Congress can legally trade on inside information, the most faith is put in companies where Congress' actions influence most of the outcome. |
| AskMen.com |
Officials: CIA program targeted al-Qaida leaders A secret intelligence program canceled by CIA Director Leon Panetta in June was meant to find and then capture or kill al-Qaida leaders at close range. |
Reason
June 2008
Gene Healy |
The Cult of the Presidency Who can we blame for the radical expansion of executive power? Look no further than you and me. |
Reason
February 2007 |
Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster? |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2011
Rich Smith |
Ambush on Capitol Hill! The STOCK Act is in danger. |
IndustryWeek
October 20, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: Lame Ducks and the Economy A host of tax, budget and regulatory issues will still be on the table when Congress reconvenes after the November election. Will the two parties be able to put aside their differences and act? |
Searcher
March 2007
Mary Alice Baish |
Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress Key library issues for the 110th Congress. |
Reason
April 2008
Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
Reason
November 2008
Veronique de Rugy |
Fear of a Unified Government What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency? |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Rich Smith |
An Open Letter to the Next Speaker of the House Dear Mr. Soon-to-be-Speaker, Representatives Brian Baird and Louise Slaughter have proposed a bill that would end insider trading on Capitol Hill -- the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act" |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Capitol Blending Democratic control of Congress probably won't roil the M&A waters -- much. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2011 |
House Republicans Push Net Neutrality Repeal The new Congress wasted no time going after the FCC. |
Registered Rep.
November 12, 2010
Eric Singer |
RR Readers Write: This Isn't Your Father's Gridlock Who can be optimistic that this Congress can stop the regulatory avalanche, or get control of our budget or our debt? There are just too many permutations, and too many opportunities to play good cop, bad cop. |
PC Magazine
January 10, 2007
Aaron Dalton |
Washington's Net Change How the Democrat-controlled Congress could affect technology legislation. |
National Defense
September 2015
Craig R. McKinley |
Congress Should Follow Its Budget Rules Of the five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who will be leaving their positions or retiring this September, none ever had a defense budget passed on time under regular order following the procedures of the Budget Control Act of 1974 during their entire term in office. |
Information Today
January 15, 2007 |
Library of Congress Unveils Beta of New THOMAS The Library of Congress has released a new beta version of THOMAS, its Web site that provides access to federal legislation and related documents. |
U.S. CPSC
December 19, 2007 |
US Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Nancy Nord Applauds House Vote on Landmark Consumer Product Safety Legislation The members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are congratulated for their leadership and hard work on significant product safety legislation. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
John Reeves |
Let's Thwart America's Criminal Class A handy bibliography for the STOCK Act, proposed law that is designed to prohibit Senators and Representatives from trading securities based on nonpublic information. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2011
Rich Smith |
Why Congress Can't Stop Stealing Salary of rank-and-file members of the U.S. Congress: $174,000. Average annual Civil Service Retirement System benefits for retired members as of 2007: $63,696. But the profits they can make by trading on inside information? Priceless. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A Backhanded Defense of CEO Pay Congress is hosting a tete-a-tete for the heads or former heads of Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup to discuss how they could reap such windfalls in the face of their company's failures. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2006
Roy Mark |
Lame Ducks Limp Back to Congress With a major power shift coming in January, Republican-led House and Senate return for mop-up session. |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
Paul M. Barrett |
REINS Act: Hogtie the Executive Branch! The Republicans' latest attempt to impede federal regulators is cloaked in sensible-sounding rhetoric. |
U.S. Banker
March 2010
Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
AFP eWire
January 31, 2005 |
Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Rich Smith |
Highway Robbery on Capitol Hill Could it be that some politicians are just as guilty of engaging in financial shenanigans as the bankers they love to castigate? |
Reason
March 2006
John J. Pitney |
The Silence of the Cats Book Review: In his new autobiography Herding Cats: A Life in Politics, Trent Lott still refuses to speak frankly about racism. |
Reason
June 2007
David Weigel |
Right All Along, Unfortunately At every turn, security hawks have argued their critics are overanxious, paranoid "Chicken Littles." At this point, the chickens are looking awfully prescient. It's the hawks who are in trouble, beset by scandals connected directly to the laws for which they begged. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is Obama Crying Wolf With This Stimulus Package? Something needs to be done. But perhaps focusing on time rather than quality is a dire mistake. |
Entrepreneur
April 2007
Joshua Kurlantzick |
In With the New The shift in congressional leadership could prove a boon for small business. What might the new Congress do for you? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2007
Art Coppola |
Progress in the Policy Arena The dramatic change brought about by the 2006 mid-term elections has placed different representatives, senators and staffs into key positions where they will have important responsibilities for determining the future of REIT issues. |
InternetNews
March 8, 2007
Roy Mark |
Gates' Washington Trip a Privacy Affair Congress should pass 'milestone' national uniform privacy standard says Microsoft chairman. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Linda Rowan |
A Change in Climate in Congress: To Act or Not To Act Because some state and local governments are taking action, Congress will need to set some federal standards in the near term. The nation can ill-afford a hodge-podge of regulations and policies on climate change across the country. |
