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  • July 2008

    • Feds Push to Ease Workplace Toxin Regs

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 23, 08 1:43 PM CDT

      Feds Push to Ease Workplace Toxin Regs

      The Department of Labor is rushing to push through policy that would make it more difficult to regulate workers’ exposure to toxins, the Washington Post reports. The proposal was never publicly disclosed, as required by law, but rather surfaced on the website of the White House Office of Management and Budget, noting its pending review. More »

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      work  • manufacturing  • regulation  • unions  • workplace safety

    • US Smacked by the Invisible Hand

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 16, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      US Smacked by the Invisible Hand

      Are we losing confidence in market mechanisms? Years of unfettered free markets contributed to the current gloomy economic situation, and even the market-championing White House has lurched into government regulation of the financial world, the Los Angeles Times reports. With housing prices falling and oil prices rising, “the message that Americans are getting is that something went wrong with the markets and you got hurt," said one economist. More »

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      oil price  • housing market  • economy  • regulation  • oil prices  • bank regulation  • speculators  • free markets

    • Fierce Lobbying Deflected Warnings on Fannie, Freddie

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 14, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Fierce Lobbying Deflected Warnings on Fannie, Freddie

      For years, critics have warned that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s special status as government-sponsored enterprises allowed them to shoulder risk far beyond their minimal capitalization requirements, the Washington Post reports. The firms have used their unique position in the financial system, and high-intensity lobbying efforts, to quash any attempt at stricter regulation. More »

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      credit crisis  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • investors  • regulation  • Alan Greenspan

    • Fannie/Freddie: It's Bad, but It Could Be Worse

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 14, 08 8:32 AM CDT

      Fannie/Freddie: It's Bad, but It Could Be Worse

      The government's move to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has led to new fears about the state of the American economy—but don't worry too much, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Fannie and Freddie are problematic institutions, but compared to the actions of big banks who bought up repackaged subprime mortgages, the two mortgage giants have been relatively prudent. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • economy  • mortgage  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • regulation

    • Fannie/Freddie Troubles Signal Sea Change in Gov't Role

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 14, 08 6:54 AM CDT

      Fannie/Freddie Troubles Signal Sea Change in Gov't Role

      The teetering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has underscored a major shift in US finance, writes Peter S. Goodman in the New York Times —once simply another guarantor, the government has effectively become the only lender in town "for millions of Americans engaged in the largest transactions of their lives." As commercial banks flee the market and credit dries up, Fannie and Freddie are now buying two-thirds of new mortgages. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • credit crisis  • economy  • regulation  • Alan Greenspan  • free markets  • government backing  • loan

    • Feds Plan to Allow Foreign Accounting Rules

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 5, 08 7:17 AM CDT

      Feds Plan to Allow Foreign Accounting Rules

      Federal officials are proposing to loosen accounting regulations, allowing American companies to shift to international standards that offer more latitude in reporting earnings, the New York Times reports. The move would make businesses more competitive, the administration argues, but it would also effectively exempt them from the investor-protection measures instigated after the collapse of Enron, critics note. More »

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      finance  • regulation  • Securities and Exchange Commission  • accounting  • securities  • Sarbanes Oxley

  • June 2008

    • Ex-CEO Revives Dreaded 'R' Word for Airlines

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Jun 14, 08 2:35 PM CDT

      Ex-CEO Revives Dreaded 'R' Word for Airlines

      The man who brought frequent-flyer and hub-and-spoke to airlines has a plan to fix the industry—with the dreaded "R" word as its centerpiece, Wired reports. Yes, former American CEO Bob Crandall wants the government to re-regulate: "It's time to acknowledge that airlines are more like utilities than ordinary businesses," he said, and suggested the following: More »

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      airline industry  • American Airlines  • regulation

    • Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

      newser  |  CNET  |  Jun 13, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

      As Yahoo and Google prepare for a new search-ad deal, it’s all up to CEO Jerry Yang, writes Charles Cooper for CNET. Will Yang be the next Steve Jobs, pulling a struggling company back to the spotlight—or will he fade like his Yahoo predecessors? The afreement "may turn out to be a clever move if it fosters the two companies' respective strength in search and display advertising," Cooper writes. More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • Jerry Yang  • investors  • antitrust  • regulation  • search advertising

  • April 2008

    • Heparin Victims Testify on Hill

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 29, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Heparin Victims Testify on Hill

      Relatives of some of the 81 Americans whose deaths have been linked to tainted heparin told a Congressional subcommittee about their experiences today, Reuters reports. An Ohio man wept as he told lawmakers his wife and son, who had a genetic kidney disease, died within a month after being given heparin while undergoing dialysis. "I want to know if my daughter and the millions of others who continue to receive dialysis are safe," said Leroy Hubley. More »

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      Congress  • regulation  • Heparin  • Baxter International  • blood thinner  • drug safety  • contaminated drugs

  • March 2008
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  • November 2007

    • FCC Chief Backs Down on Cable Plans

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 28, 07 12:41 AM CST

      FCC Chief Backs Down on Cable Plans

      FCC boss Kevin Martin has lost a big battle in his attempt to tighten up regulation of cable TV, reports the New York Times . After strenuous efforts by cable lobbyists leading up to a heated meeting last night, Martin agreed to push back until next year a vote on expanding the FCC's powers to regulate the industry. Haggling with opponents on the commission over a compromise had delayed the meeting twelve hours. More »

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      FCC  • cable TV  • telecommunications  • Kevin Martin  • regulation  • a la carte pricing

    • FCC Chief May Not Have Votes to Curb Cable

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 26, 07 12:53 PM CST

      FCC Chief May Not Have Votes to Curb Cable

      FCC chief Kevin Martin may not have the votes he needs to initiate regulation of the cable industry, reports the New York Times . Martin has scheduled a vote for tomorrow to approve a formal finding that the cable industry has grown too big, which would give the commission power to step in. Democrat Jonathan Adelstein, one of the commission's five members, has switched sides, saying more time is needed before the vote. More »

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      FCC  • cable TV  • Kevin Martin  • regulation  • monopolies

    • House GOP Group Slams FCC on Cable

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 20, 07 1:18 AM CST

      House GOP Group Slams FCC on Cable

      Republican lawmakers have attacked FCC chairman Kevin Martin's plans to step up regulation of the cable industry, the Wall Street Journal reports. All but two of the 26 Republicans on the House Commerce Committee have signed a letter calling the plans "misguided and harmful." The FCC boss has been trying to rein in cable companies in the last two years. More »

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      FCC  • cable TV  • Kevin Martin  • regulation

  • October 2007

    • FCC to Strike Down Exclusive Cable Deals

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 29, 07 4:01 AM CDT

      FCC to Strike Down Exclusive Cable Deals

      The Federal Communications Commission is set to strike down thousands of exclusive contracts between cable companies and apartment buildings this week, a move officials say will drive down prices as it increases competition. Consumer groups have lobbied hard for the change as have companies such as Verizon and AT&T who want to move in to offer packages of TV, internet and phone services on a single bill. More »

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      television  • FCC  • Verizon  • AT and T  • cable TV  • regulation

  • August 2007

    • Credit Crisis Spurs Calls for New Oversight

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 29, 07 2:32 PM CDT

      Credit Crisis Spurs Calls for New Oversight

      Financial regulators and politicians across Europe and Asia are banding together to demand an international role in the oversight of American markets. The subprime meltdown has demonstrated that fluctuations in American markets can wreak havoc the world over, the Times reports, and now international players are wondering why they must shoulder American risk without any say in oversight. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • credit crisis  • markets  • economics  • regulation  • oversight

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