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Dear Congress: Please Stop Robbing Us It's time to pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act. |
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Tax Reform Efforts Starting in Congress The Charitable Giving Coalition has sent a letter to new members of Congress encouraging them to preserve the full scope and value of the charitable deduction. |
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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. |
AFP eWire
September 6, 2005 |
Letters Needed Now on Finance Committee Proposals! Numerous charitable giving tax incentives are at stake. It is critical that members take action now and contact their U.S. senators! |
U.S. CPSC
October 31, 2007 |
CPSC Acting Chairman Issues Statement on Letter to Congress A response to those who called for his resignation. |
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October 11, 2010
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Highway Robbery on Capitol Hill, Part Deux All investors are equal, but Congress is more equal than others. |
AFP eWire
January 28, 2008 |
AFP Urges Congress to Include IRA Rollover in Stimulus Package AFP has submitted a written statement to the Senate Finance Committee, urging Senators to include an extension of the IRA Rollover provision in the economic stimulus package currently being considered. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
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Congressional Investigations: What Every Exec Should Know When faced with legislative scrutiny, be prepared, be truthful, and don't be afraid to say 'I don't know'... The political pressures on Congress to reduce government spending on healthcare will only increase over time. |
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Senators, Act Senatorially -- and Pass the STOCK Act All investors are equal -- except in the U.S. Congress. |
Geotimes
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Budget Procrastination The author shares his own positive experience working on reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program with Congressman Nick Smith. |
BusinessWeek
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REINS Act: Hogtie the Executive Branch! The Republicans' latest attempt to impede federal regulators is cloaked in sensible-sounding rhetoric. |
AFP eWire
March 12, 2007 |
New Congressional Caucus on Philanthropy Formed The first-ever Congressional Philanthropy Caucus has been created in the House of Representatives, and a similar Senate group may be formed soon. |
Information Today
February 28, 2013
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Big Data, Open Government, and Sunlight Open States is the latest in a collection of Big Data-open government analysis tools from Sunlight Foundation. |
Information Today
March 14, 2011 |
Organizations Support Free Online Access to CRS Reports More than 30 organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, urging him to appoint a Director of the Congressional Research Service who will work with Congress to provide online free public access to the unclassified, non-confidential, taxpayer-funded reports. |
Wired
November 2000
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Filegate.gov The biggest Congressional scandal of the digital age: Politicians aren't putting public docs on the Net, and no one seems to care... |
AFP eWire
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Philanthropy Champion Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Dies Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), a determined and dynamic supporter of charitable organizations and co-chair of the Congressional Philanthropy Caucus, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, from a ruptured brain aneurysm. |
National Defense
February 2007
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T.H.E. Journal
April 2006
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'Dear Senator...' To save the future of technology in schools, members of Congress need to hear your success stories - from you. |
Reason
April 2008
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Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
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November 18, 2011
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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. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
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Congress Renews R&D Tax Credit The Semiconductor Industry Association was among organizations praising Congress following its last-minute renewal of the U.S. research and development tax credit as part of broader legislation passed in December. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
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Capitol Blending Democratic control of Congress probably won't roil the M&A waters -- much. |
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. |
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Sep/Oct 2013 |
CCIM Connections As the National Association of Realtors' senior policy representative for federal taxation, Evan Liddiard keeps close watch on tax laws affecting both residential and commercial real estate. |
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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" |
Home Theater
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House Delays DTV Transition Delay The House of Representatives voted yesterday to keep the DTV transition running on schedule, defeating legislation that would have allowed some stations to delay the transition from February 17 to June 12. |
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Hill's Focus on Volcker Rule Just Starting The Volcker Rule is shaping up to be a case study of lawmakers continuing to sound off on an issue that is technically no longer under their purview. |
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Information Today
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CQ Press Creates the Wow Factor With First Street Launched in early April by CQ Press, a division of SAGE Publications, First Street is soon to become the go-to resource for researching political relationships. |
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Ambush on Capitol Hill! The STOCK Act is in danger. |
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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. |
Home Theater
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Satellite Local Coverage Urged A member of Congress is pushing for satellite video services to carry all local channels in all markets. |
The Motley Fool
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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. |
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The Weekly Walk of Shame: Wall Street Lobbyists and Your Money Wall Street has been spending an estimated $1.4 million per day lobbying to weaken rules that would limit the ability to imperil the economy, according to Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor charged with oversight of the TARP.program. |
InternetNews
October 16, 2007 |
Net Groups Cheer Reps' Move on Taxes Technology industry groups and lobby outfits heaped praise on the U.S. House of Representatives today after it overwhelmingly passed a bill that extends the moratorium on Internet taxes for another four years. |
IndustryWeek
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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? |
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November 23, 2011
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Why Congress Can't Stop Stealing: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Shares All investors are equal, but some are more equal than others -- and they like it that way. Sitting U.S. senators beat the market by an average of 12 percentage points per year. |
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Mar/Apr 2007
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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. |
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? |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2006
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
No Child Left Behind, Version 2.0 The incoming Congress will take up the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind. Here are a few ideas that deserve consideration if the law gets updated. |
Geotimes
May 2006
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The Rocket Docket: Legislating Science Out of Public Policy Rhetorically, little resistance exists for U.S. policy-makers to use science fairly and justly in creating the laws of the land. Procedurally, however, that is certainly not the case. |
Reason
April 2007
David Weigel |
Reformers vs. the Old Guard Will fiscal conservatives retake the GOP? Here are four key members to watch in Congress. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2007
Roy Mark |
Dems Go Virtual to Promote New Agenda Second Life press conference promotes network neutrality and online posting of bills before votes. |
AFP eWire
June 30, 2009 |
Help AFP Fight Proposals That Would Limit Charitable Deductions The White House continues to press for harmful limits on charitable deductions to fund healthcare reforms. AFP urges you to contact members of Congress immediately to oppose these measures. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 29, 2011
Carmen Nobel |
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums Associate Professors Lauren H. Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy have spent several years unlocking the power of school ties, how these social connections affect important decisions and, ultimately, help shape the economy. |
Reason
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David Weigel |
They Don't Know Jack The Abramoff scandal thrills Washington but bores voters. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2011 |
House Republicans Push Net Neutrality Repeal The new Congress wasted no time going after the FCC. |
PC Magazine
January 10, 2007
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Washington's Net Change How the Democrat-controlled Congress could affect technology legislation. |
