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Congress Wants Role As Obama Pushes Trade Agenda
The Obama administration has embarked on an aggressive trade agenda that could lower barriers and increase U.S. exports to many of the economic giants of Asia and Europe. To make that a reality, ...U.S. SEC Nominee White Promises ‘Unrelenting’ Enforcement
Mary Jo White, the nominee to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, plans to tell lawmakers on Tuesday that she will bring a "bold and unrelenting" enforcement program to the agency if ...
Brockovich Takes On Louisiana Sinkhole Case
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich says Assumption Parish residents whose homes are threatened by a huge sinkhole should sue the owners of a failed salt dome cavern believed to have caused the ...
With Cuts Looming, U.S. Farm Groups Seek Lower-Cost Crop Subsidies
U.S. farm groups are looking for a formula to lower crop subsidy spending dramatically and end regional infighting ahead of new congressional demands for cuts in a farm bill now costing $10 billion ...Wisc. Med Mal Fund Okay: Audit Bureau
A new report says Wisconsin's medical malpractice insurance fund is rebounding from a massive transfer and the economic downturn. The Legislative Audit Bureau released a study Friday that found the ...SEC Charges Illinois With Securities Fraud For Misleading Muni-Bond Investors About Pension Woes
On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the State of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about the state's approach to funding its pension ...