News release: “According to a report released today by Chairman Waxman, key FDA career officials strongly objected to Bush Administration drug labeling regulations that would preempt state liability lawsuits, asserting that the central justifications for the regulations were false and misleading and warning that the changes would deprive consumers of timely information about drug hazards.”… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
FDA Science Board Subcommittee on Food Contact Applications of BPA
Follow up to previous postings on toxicological impact of Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure, this new report by the FDA Science Board subcommittee that “…provides advice primarily to the Commissioner of the USFDA and other appropriate officials on specific complex and technical issues as well as emerging issues within the scientific community. The focus of this… Continue Reading
New on LLRX: How Can Leaders Channel the Creative Potential of Individualistic Groups?
How Can Leaders Channel the Creative Potential of Individualistic Groups?: According to Prof. Jack Goncalo, one of the challenges that leaders face is how to foster creative potential. His research supports the position that how leaders maintain momentum and make sure their organizations are dynamic and creative is determined by where they fall on the… Continue Reading
Treasury, IRS Issue Guidance on Fannie and Freddie Preferred Stock
News release: “The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today issued Revenue Procedure 2008-64 (Rev. Proc. 2008-64), which provides that certain gains and losses from indirect ownership of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock can be treated as ordinary income and loss.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Leadership & The Role Of Information: Making The Creatively Informed Questioner
Leadership & The Role Of Information: Making The Creatively Informed Questioner – Stuart Basefsky supports the concept that the quintessential leader is an informed leader. However, effectively communicating and leveraging the power of information, in leadership roles, is subject to a range of interpretations that he discusses in this forward thinking series. Continue Reading
New on LLRX – E-Discovery Update: Pushing Back Against Hardcopy ESI Productions
E-Discovery Update: Pushing Back Against Hardcopy ESI Productions – Conrad J. Jacoby addresses how critical technology issues related to document authenticity and document-associated metadata have left fewer lawyers willing to accept e-mail messages and other electronic documents in print format. He argues that litigants choosing to produce electronically stored information in hardcopy format should be… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – CongressLine: Congress and Money
CongressLine: Congress and Money – Paul Jenks examines how the appropriations process this year has provided a multitude of interesting examples of the wide variety of tools available to Congress and the federal government for appropriating money, beyond just the ordinary appropriations bills in Congress. Continue Reading
Online News Readership Grows as Print News Shrinks or Disappears
As print media decline, so does the amount of available information, by David Carr, IHT: “It has been an especially rotten few days for people who type on deadline. Just Tuesday, The Christian Science Monitor announced that, after a century, it would cease publishing a weekday paper. Time Inc., the Olympian home of Time magazine,… Continue Reading
CRS: Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony
CRS Report – Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony, October 22, 2008 “There are no federal statutes or Rules of the Senate that directly affect the status of a Senator who has been indicted for a crime that constitutes a felony. No rights or privileges are forfeited… Continue Reading
DOJ: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Prosecutions During the Past Two Years
Fact Sheet: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Prosecutions During the Past Two Years – “…a snapshot of some of the major export and embargo-related criminal prosecutions handled by the Justice Department over the past two years, beginning in October 2006. These cases resulted from investigations by the Department of Homeland Securitys U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Continue Reading
HHS Posts Database Assessment of Consumer Hospital Care
“Hospital Compare: In this tool you will find information on how well hospitals care for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures, and results from a survey of patients about the quality of care they received during a recent hospital stay. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Talk… Continue Reading
CRS: Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) Plans: Early Withdrawals and Required Distributions
Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) Plans: Early Withdrawals and Required Distributions, Updated October 27, 2008 “In the interest of encouraging workers to save for retirement, Congress has authorized several kinds of retirement savings plans that qualify for reduced or deferred income taxes. These plans provide a financial incentive for people to save, either by allowing… Continue Reading
