By Cecilia Kang Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission could become a more powerful watchdog for Internet users under a little-known provision in financial overhaul legislation that would expand the agency’s ability to create rules.
An emboldened FTC would stand in stark contrast to a besieged Federal Communications Commission, whose ability to oversee broadband providers has been cast into doubt after a federal court ruled last month that the agency lacked the ability to punish Comcast for violating open-Internet guidelines.
The version of regulatory overhaul legislation passed by the House would allow the FTC to issue rules on a fast track and permit the agency to impose civil penalties on companies that hurt consumers. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has argued in favor of bolstering his agency’s enforcement ability.
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Tags: A Threat To America·Another Dem Reform Bill·Big Brother·Disillusioned Government·Internet Control·Misuse of Power·More Government Reform (Control)·Power Hungry
FOX NEWS
Posted: 11:33 AM, December 31, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration, sent federal agents to the homes of two journalists and served them with subpoenas on Tuesday night to try to identify the source of a leak about aviation security changes imposed after the failed attempt on Christmas Day to blow up Northwest Flight 253.
In separate visits, the DHS employees told Chris Elliott and Steve Frischling that their computers and all e-mail correspondence related to the leak of the security directive were being subpoenaed as part of an investigation into who leaked the document to them, which both journalists published on their Web sites.
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Tags: Big Brother·Destroying the American People·Misuse of Power·Obama-Nation·Power Hungry·Something To Hide·Terrorism·Transparency
REPUBLICANS UNITE IN OPPOSITION
Crisis-inspired overhaul faces an uncertain future in Senate
By Brady Dennis Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 12, 2009
More than a year after the near-collapse of Wall Street plunged the economy into crisis, a divided House on Friday approved the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s financial regulatory system since the Great Depression.
“We are sending a clear message to Wall Street: The party is over,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the 223 to 202 tally, which failed to attract a single Republican vote.
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DEMOCRATIC DISSENT
Reid must find compromise to pass health-care bill
By Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 23, 2009
Democrats had little time to savor their weekend Senate health-care victory, as two of the lawmakers who voted to move the debate forward Saturday night indicated Sunday that they will not vote to pass the package if it includes a government-run insurance program.
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REID SEEKS PASSAGE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Caucus remains bitterly divided over public option
By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation’s health-care system.
After days of indecision, the last two Democratic holdouts — Sens. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (La.) — joined their caucus in supporting a motion to begin debate. The 60 to 39 vote marks a milestone in the decades-old quest for health-care reform, President Obama’s top legislative priority.
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REID SEEKS PASSAGE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Caucus remains bitterly divided over public option
By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation’s health-care system.
After days of indecision, the two final Democratic holdouts — Sens. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (La.) — joined the rest of their caucus in supporting a procedural motion to begin debate. The 60 to 39 vote marks a milestone in the decades-old quest for health-care reform that was reignited by President Obama’s election.
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Tags: All About the Money·Another Dem Reform Bill·Big Brother·Destroying the American People·Lies·Obama-Nation·Something To Hide·Too Fast to be Thorough
Just ask A Democrat..
If our government put as much effort into fixing one thing at a time as they have in lying, deceiving, and stealing from the American people, imaging what great things could really be accomplished.
Stop the Greed, Government control, Lies and deception. Work together and find solutions and don’t settle on quick fixes. Everyone just wants to make history. The Democrats are under mining their own so that they can be the first to have their bill passed. Just remember, Hitler too wanted to make history.
I would rather our Government focus ALL the efforts to Bring our Troops home Safely than worry about Heath Care Control and who’s name will appear on it.
In fact, Senate Reid and the Dumb-arcates are looking to take a worthy bill; HR 3590 (Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009) and make it the vehicle for the Senate health care bill - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)
Tags: Big Brother·Destroying the American People·Military Service Memebers·Obama-Nation
By Joe Davidson Friday, November 20, 2009
In greater detail than he has before, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry outlined his thinking on remaking the federal personnel system during a speech this week.
His address to a Human Capital Management: Federal conference was part of a series of discussions he is holding to help in the monumental task of developing a new civil service system. With the backing of the White House, Berry has established a set of far-reaching goals, including fixing the government’s recruitment and hiring process and overhauling the federal pay system.
His remarks were built around several questions, or pillars, that could provide a framework for a new personnel management system.
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By Paul Kane
In a rare Saturday session, the Senate launched the final hours of debate leading up to a nighttime vote that serves as a critical early test for President Obama’s health-care proposal.
Shaping up as a cliffhanger, all but two of the 60 senators in the Democratic caucus have indicated their support for this early vote, which, if successful, serves to begin what will likely be several weeks of debate on dozens of amendments before a possible final vote before Christmas.
Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) needs the last two holdouts – Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.) and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) – to reach the 60-vote threshold to move forward with the debate. No Republican senator is expected to vote for this initial step.
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Red Line crash spurred safety plan Obama administration to push for Congress to change law
By Joe Stephens and Lena H. Sun Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation’s subway and light-rail systems, responding to what it says is haphazard and ineffective oversight by state agencies.
Under the proposal, the U.S. Department of Transportation would do for transit what it does for airlines and Amtrak: set and enforce federal regulations to ensure that millions of passengers get to their destinations safely. Administration officials said the plan will be presented in coming weeks to Congress, which must approve a change in the law.
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