Archive for the 'Act' Category

Taking Aim at the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Sudanese jets fired rockets bearing Chinese characters during an air strike inside South Sudan just a week before that country's president travelled to Beijing to strengthen ties and drum up economic support. Small Arms Survey, a Geneva-based research Well, well, well. It seems Mz. Lindsay Lohan was in quite the charitable mood at the White [...]

FAQ: What you need to know about CISPA

The Democratic version of the DREAM Act immigration reform plan would create a path to citizenship for some students who were brought into the country illegally as children. The bill failed to attract enough Republican The Democratic version of the DREAM Act immigration reform plan would create a path to citizenship for some students who [...]

What They Said: Supreme Court Upholds Right to Education Act

An article by Jon Adler at “Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine,” (Last viewed Apr. 11, 2012), written on behalf of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers. weighed in on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on Thursday, saying the law was a "nuisance" that shouldn't be in place. The issue came up during a campaign event [...]

SOPA debate puts GoDaddy in hot water over domain transfers

23, President Obama signed H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012. The lengthy bill contains several provisions of interest to those who follow religious liberty developments. (italicized headings are mine): 23, President Obama signed H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012. The lengthy bill contains several provisions of interest to those who follow religious liberty [...]

Obama's balancing act on high-profile issues

LOS ANGELES — A measure to allow close to one million undocumented immigrants to live and work openly in California without fear of deportation could be on the state's November ballot. Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Wal-Mart said in a filing Thursday that it might have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and that [...]

Japan says to act decisively on excessive forex moves

One Response to “Balancing Act 3”. Comments (1) · Pings / Trackbacks (0). amanda says: October 21, 2011 at 9:21 am. and this is why people don't want older sisters. Reply Let's say you're running for State Senate of New Jersey and you pull an “oops” and go and tell women across the Garden State [...]

Manufacturers Move to Block Union Rule

The order by US District Judge Emmet Sullivan means the government must act on imperiled species ranging from the northern wolverine and Pacific walrus to dozens of snails, mollusks, butterflies and plants. Some decisions could come by the end of the The Clean Air Act is hideously flawed. It forbids the agency, when setting exposure [...]

Main Street on Obama's jobs act: Nice. Blech. Huh?

The order by US District Judge Emmet Sullivan means the government must act on imperiled species ranging from the northern wolverine and Pacific walrus to dozens of snails, mollusks, butterflies and plants. Some decisions could come by the end of the The United States Senate passed the America Invents Act by a vote of 89-9 [...]

Former NSA employee pleads guilty to lesser charge in leak case

Chill out and escape the heat while watching a little quality television this summer. With so many great shows boasting social messages, you can even call it educational! Here's your guide to good viewing. With the loss of equal pay for women amounting to approximately $11000 in lost income per year, the sagging economy is [...]