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VIDEO: Vote Against Corporate Agribusiness

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Issue 2, Regulations, Lobbyists, Organic Food, Ohio, Factory Farms, Food, Agribusiness, Corporations, Green News
Bob Cesca

Issue 2 will amend Ohio's state constitution to create a small regulatory panel to oversee all of Ohio's livestock. Corporate agribusinesses love the idea, but family farms will be crushed.

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Is Obama Admin Enforcing Laws and Regs?

Dave Johnson | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement, Regulations, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Question: Is the Obama administration now enforcing laws and regulations? I ask because I have not heard of any new enforcement of employment regulations here in Silicon Valley.

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Yoga Teachers In Knots Over New Regulations For Certification

washingtonpost.com | Maria Glod | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Regulations, Certification, Yoga Teaching, Regulation, Virginia Yoga, Teaching Yoga, Wellness, Yoga Certification, Living News

Some of Virginia's most flexible residents say the Old Dominion is forcing them to bend over backward. And not in a good way. The tussle has pitted...

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How Teddy Roosevelt Ended Unfettered Football and Saved the Game

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: College Football Hall of Fame, Regulations, Free Market, Capitalism, South Bend, Football, Teddy Roosevelt, Business News
Cenk Uygur

In order for capitalism to thrive -- like the other great American tradition, football -- it has to be regulated and sensible rules have to be put into place.

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Fix Geithner's Gaffes

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Greed, Federal Bailout, Executive Compensation, Henry Paulson, Regulations, Ceo, Banks, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

When I hear our Treasury Secretary make a completely disingenuous point, it is impossible not to think that he isn't one of Wall Street's inside guys.

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Legislation Won't Prevent The Next Madoff: SEC Needs Talent, Technology & Collaboration (Not New Laws)

Marc Morgenstern | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Enron, Bernard Madoff, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bernie Madoff, Economic Reform, Politics, Regulations, Rules, Economy, Business, Business News
Marc Morgenstern

Despite political pressure, investor protection cannot come at the cost of impeding needed capital formation.

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Protecting Consumers

James Love | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Regulations, Special Interests, Consumer Protection, Buckley v Valeo, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Politics News
James Love

Obama will soon be President, working with solid democratic majorities in the House and the Senate. He should use his power to advance consumer interests in ways that have been neglected for decades.

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Turkey Slaughter, Leadership, Turkey, Leadership Battle, John Dingell, Media, Charlie Rangel, Waxman, Chairman, Bush, Lieberman, Television, Pelosi, Last-Minute, Video, Midnight Regulations, Clinton, Regulations, Networks, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Turkeys, Palin Turkey, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Leadership Fight, Reid, Detroit, Committee, Butcher, House, Framing, Charles Rangel, Homeland Security, Rules, 60 Days, Dingell, Democrat, Henry Waxman, Democrats, 2008 Election, Interview, Slaughterhouse, Rangel, Mddotw, Hillary, Chris Weigant, Palin, Sarah Palin, Leak, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, News, Meat, Leaks, Secretary of State, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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Can The Free Market System Be Saved?

Marilyn Barrett | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Oversight, Financial Crisis, Free Market Capitalism, Regulations, Wall Street Crisis, Business News
Marilyn Barrett

Our current crisis is also in part due to the ADD of our political and business leaders who failed to acknowledge the growing problems brought by deregulation.

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The Last Throes of George W. Bush

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Environment, Labor, Regulations, Politics News
Christopher Brauchli

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism. Sir William Osler, Montreal Medical Journal 1902 There was at least one bit of go...

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"I Told You So's" Everywhere

Jeff Madrick | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: High Taxes, Regulations, The Case for Big Government, Prosperity, Ideology, Government, Wall Street Bailout, Social Services, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Business News
Jeff Madrick

Since the credit crisis, the establishment is registering their fears of free markets across the American landscape. But where were these people for the last thirty years? And where was the media?

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Green Business and "Compliance"...The Government is the Least of Your Worries...

Andrew Winston | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Bank of America, Target, Regulations, Wal-Mart, Environment, Bpa, Green Business, Toys "R" Us, Diesel Vehicles, Lead in Toys, Home Depot, Phthalates, Sears, Compliance, Green News
Andrew Winston

Most execs certainly see the need to do more than what the government is asking. And many forces are coming to bear on companies, making green a profitable (not optional) path.

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Washington Revisits Big Bank Regulation

Washington Independnent | Mike Lillis | Posted 04.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, Recession, Congress, Regulations, Investment Firms, Economy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Barney Frank, Business News

Last week, as Wall Street was flailing over the collapse of one of its largest investment banks, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) took a podium and told me...

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