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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issue Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010

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Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010 – September 30, 2010

  • “This report presents findings of the staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” and collectively, the “Commissions”) to the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues (the “Committee”) regarding the market events of May 6, 2010. This report builds upon the initial analyses of May 6 performed by the staffs of the Commissions and released in the May 18, 2010, public report entitled Preliminary Findings Regarding the Market Events of May 6, 2010 – Report of the Staffs of the CFTC and SEC to the Joint Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues (the “Preliminary Report”). Readers are encouraged to review the Preliminary Report for important background discussions and analyses that are referenced but not repeated herein.”

    • UN releases D.R. Congo report listing 10 years of atrocities, identifying justice options

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    News release: “The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released Friday a 550-page report* listing 617 of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law over a ten-year period by both state and non-state actors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tens of thousands of people were killed, and numerous… Continue Reading

    FOIA at the Mid-term: Obstacles to Transparency Remain

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    FOIA at the Mid-term: Obstacles to Transparency Remain – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), September 30, 2010 “When President Obama took office, he pledged to bring an unprecedented level of transparency to the federal government and to transform how federal agencies handle Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Even with this fundamental… Continue Reading

    BLS: Ranking of Full-time Civilian Occupations by Hourly and Annual Earnings, July 2009

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    Ranking of Full-time Civilian Occupations by Hourly and Annual Earnings, July 2009, by John E. Buckley, Bureau of Labor Statistics: September 29, 2010. The ranking of detailed occupations by annual and hourly earnings often shows considerable positional differences when scheduled annual hours are taken into account. “In June 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published… Continue Reading