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Daily Archives: July 2, 2010
FTC: Putting a Lid on International Scams – 10 Tips for Being a Canny Consumer
Putting a Lid on International Scams: 10 Tips for Being a Canny Consumer: “Mass marketing fraud is a significant source of income for international crime rings. Con artists ignore geographic boundaries to reach out to potential victims by phone, email, postal mail, and through the Internet, and then trick them into sending money or giving… Continue Reading
Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill see H.R.5503 – Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act. Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 6/10/2010) Cosponsors (26). Latest Major Action: 7/1/2010. Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed… Continue Reading
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – HR 11-517
Follow up to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, House of Representatives, 111th Congress, 2nd Session, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – House Report 111-517, dated June 29, 2010, ordered to be printed. Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
CRS: From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee: Responsibilities, History, and the Nomination of Elena Kagan
From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee: Responsibilities, History, and the Nomination of Elena Kagan, by Susan Navarro Smelcer, Analyst on the Federal Judiciary. Kenneth R. Thomas, Legislative Attorney, June 23, 2010 “On May 10, 2010, President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. If confirmed, Elena Kagan would… Continue Reading
