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About net neutrality rules, fcc, comcast, internet rules

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Massive government intrusion into the free and open operation of the Internet by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not only unnecessary, but would almost certainly harm this monument to ...http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/internet-freedom-coalition-opposes-fcc-rFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski last week requested Congress grant the agency a one-month deadline extension to present lawmakers with a National Broadband Plan. In ...

About new, fed, volcker

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's proposed tax on large financial institutions, saying the White House was offering "a reasonable response to ...http://www.marketwatch.com/story/volcker-white-house-bank-tax-idea-is-reasonableNEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The US central bank must have a "strong voice and authority" on regulatory matters, Paul Volcker, an economic adviser to President Barack Obama, sai...

About fraud, doctor accused, federal, medical, faking research

SPRINGFIELD – A former chief of acute pain at Baystate Medical Center has agreed to plead guilty to falsifying medical research and must pay $420000 in restitution to pharmaceutical companies, federal court records ...http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/dr_scott_reuben_former_chief_o.htAnesthesiologist Scott Reuben, the former chief of acute pain at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., was charged with healthcare fraud for allegedly falsifying medical research conducted on b...

About fda, federal judge, electronic cigarettes, smoking

When we heard the term "e-cigarettes" for the first time on Thursday, we imagined packs of Marlboro Reds ordered over the Internet, not battery charged devices that vaporize liquid nicotine. To our surprise, the latter actually ...http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202438328670&What_Was_He_Smoking_JuMost people need some help to kick the habit. The nicotine patch is one option. "There's pretty good data that it does help people," says Dr. John Swartzberg, who he...

About intel, federal trade commission, antitrust, amd’s, ftc

In a recent response to longstanding antitrust accusations from chipmaking rival Advanced Micro Devices, Intel included in a Federal Trade Commission filing a quote from one of AMD's own executives critical of AMD chips. ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10433953-64.htmlWe've stumbled upon an interesting quote from one AMD's former Executive Vice President Henri Richard claiming that he'd never buy an AMD. The quote was conveniently brought to you by AMD's arch nemesis in an FTC filing respon...

About network, fcc net neutrality, comcast, internet rules

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts met in Las Vegas Jan. 8 to talk about a number of issues. The venue was the Consumer Electronics Show where Genachowski was speaking. During the meeting, according to an ex ...http://www.multichannel.com/article/443984-Roberts_Tells_Genachowski_There_Are_NWASHINGTON, January 14, 2010 – Internet service providers and content providers are at a disadvantage since they are not compensated for all of the information they diss...

About new, fed, volcker, financial

It was less than two years ago, in a speech to the Economic Club of New York, that Paul Volcker ruffled feathers by questioning whether the Fed was exceeding its authority in bailouts. Tim Geithner, then the president of the New York Fed, chose to give ...http://norris.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/rally-round-the-fed/NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's proposed tax on large financial institutions, saying the White H...

About federal reserve, policy, fed’s plosser, bank

Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose against the yen, ending three days of losses, after Federal ReserveBank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said policy makers must raise rates before unemployment falls to an acceptable ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-12/dollar-near-three-week-low-on-fed-s-PHILADELPHIA (Dow Jones)--Healthy growth and keeping inflation low are the ways the Federal Reserve can preserve the US dollar, Federal ReserveBank of Philadelphia President Charles Plo...

About wall, federal, financial crisis inquiry commission, financial crisis panel

Reading this Dana Millbank article about Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein's congressional flogging, it struck me that I've lost touch with America's populist rage. I support financial re-regulation, but I've stopped expecting monthly demonstrations of ...http://business.theatlantic.com/2010/01/im_tired_of_populist_rage_against_wall_sA 10-member panel set up by Congress has painstakingly tried to decipher the cause of the global financial crisis (GFC) that cost the US government $700 billion in bailou...

About same-sex marriage, supreme court, san francisco, gay marriage trial, federal court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court indicated Monday that it might soon have something significant to say about whether and when video coverage of federal trials is appropriate. Shortly before a federal trial over same-sex marriage began in ...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/us/12camera.htmlHas anyone noticed that now that lesbians and gay men have left the closet to assert their equal rights as citizens, their adversaries seem to be running for a closet of their own? My observation is, of course, ...