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About new civil rights, justice, lending, banks, new unit

The New York Times has an article today with the headline, "Justice Department Fights Bias In Lending." Without thinking too deeply about it, I assumed that this meant certain groups of Americans weren't being given as many loans as others or worse ...http://business.theatlantic.com/2010/01/origination_fees_cause_bad_lender_behaviThe New York Times reports that Thomas Perez, the new head of the Civil Rights Division plans to go after banks for "reverse redlining." Redlining i...

About information, justice department, soybean traits, monsanto soybean business, soybean seed business

The Department of Justice is turning up the pressure on Monsanto Co., issuing a formal request for information on the company's dominance in the market for biotech soybeans. The information is being sought as confirmation that ...http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/0/48C8F7C920D9905B862576AB(RTTNews) - Agricultural products maker Monsanto Co. (MON: News ) Thursday said that it has received a civil investigative demand from US Department of Justice requesting for more informatio...

About new civil rights, justice, lending, banks, new unit

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department has set up a new unit to pursue home lending discrimination and already has more than three dozen cases pending, a senior department official said on Thursday. The unit will target "unscrupulous" ...http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1423281920100114AP A new unit of the Justice Department is investigating the lending practices of banks and mortgage brokers suspected of discriminating against minority borrowers. The new Fair Lend...

About universities, blind, justice department, university, kindle dx

(01-13) 15:47 PST -- Four universities have agreed the will not purchase, recommend or promote use of the Kindle DX, or any other dedicated electronic book reader, unless the devices are fully accessible to blind students, according to the US ...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/01/13/urnidgns852573C40069The US Department of Justice has announced a settlement in the case against Amazon's Kindle that alleged the e-reader violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The school...

About justice department, soybean traits business, monsanto, soybean seed business

After yet another decade of accelerated market concentration, there are fewer companies controlling our food system than at any time in history. The groundswell of energy and excitement for local foods and "growing our ...http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/iatp/year-challenge-corporate-control-agricultMonsanto Co. said Thursday that the US Department of Justice has issued a civil investigative demand requesting information on its soybean traits business as part of itongoing inquiryinto antit...

About information, seed business, justice department, soybean traits, monsanto

Monsanto Co. said the US Justice Department has requested information about its business in genetically modified soybean seeds, mostly to confirm that the agribusiness giant will continue to provide access to a line that are resistant to ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704363504575002742582725272.html?mJan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed producer, said the US Justice Department formally requested information on its herbicide-tolerant soybean seed busine...

About information, seed business, justice department request, soybean traits, monsanto

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Monsanto Co said on Thursday that it was cooperating with the US Department of Justice, which has requested information on the seed company's soybean traits business. "We respect the thorough regulatory process," said Scott ...http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60D2QN20100114By AP ST. LOUIS — Monsanto Co. said Thursday that the Justice Department has requested more information on its soybean traits business, as the government continues to look into how it grants...

About justice department, swim club

The US Department of Justice announced today that it is suing The Valley Club based on allegations that it engaged in race-based discrimination. The suit seeks an injunction barring pool officials from engaging in similar behavior in the future by ...http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2010/january/13/justice-The US Justice Department has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Huntingdon Valley swim club that last summer asked a group of black and Latino children ...

About blind, universities, arizona, justice, university, kindle dx

Amazon has started taking pre-orders for a global version of the big Kindle DX ebook reader, which will be released on 19 January at the same as last May's US launch price: $489 (£301). The DX will ship from the US to more than 100 countries including ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/jan/13/amazon-kindle-dx-uk-globalA lawsuit filed against Arizona State University for using the Kindle DX has been settled. The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind...

About swim club, justice department, philadelphia, suit

AP Writer The Justice Department accused a suburban Philadelphiaswim club of race bias in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, six months after the club barred a group of mostly black day campers from their pool. The civil-rights suit charges ...http://www.kansascity.com/440/story/1681649.htmlThe US Department of Justice announced today that it is suing The Valley Club based on allegations that it engaged in race-based discrimination. The suit seeks an injunction barring pool officials from engaging in si...