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New US bill aims to curb NSA collection of phone and other records
2013-09-26 14:16:29| InfoWorld: Top News
A bipartisan group of four U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that will prohibit bulk collection of phone records of Americans. Called the Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act, the bill introduced by Democratic Senators Ron Wyden, Mark Udall and Richard Blumenthal, and Republican Senator Rand Paul will also provide for the creation of a "constitutional advocate" to argue against the government in significant cases before the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It will also set up a process for making significant FISC decisions public.
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Anti-GMO Campaigners Claim Victory as 'Monsanto Protection Act' Stripped From Senate Bill
2013-09-26 09:23:03| Biotech - Topix.net
An amendment dubbed the "Monsanto Protection Act," which currently allows large agriculture and biotech corporations to ignore court orders involving the safety of genetically modified seeds, has been stripped from Senate's spending bill that could be voted on as early as Wednesday afternoon.
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BIO, Member Companies Urge Congress to Pass Five-Year Farm Bill, Maintain Crucial Language for ...
2013-09-26 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Along with group of renewable chemical companies and state advocacy organizations, BIO wrote to chairpersons and ranking members of House and Senate Committees on Agriculture to urge passage of 5-year Farm Bill that includes Senate's language on Energy Title. Title IX of Senate-passed Farm Bill (S.954) provides mandatory funding to USDA energy programs and grants renewable chemicals companies access to Biorefinery Assistance Program and Biomass Research and Development Program. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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NEMA Welcomes Congressional Approval of Helium Bill, Urges President to Sign into Law
2013-09-26 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NEMA welcomed unanimous passage by the United States Senate of legislation to reauthorize, extend, and improve operations of the Federal Helium Reserve in Texas. Under current law passed in 1996, the Federal Helium Reserve would cease operations on October 7. The new law, if approved by the president as expected, would extend life of the reserve until 2021, by which time many more private sources of crude helium are expected to be available. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
Why Bill Ackman Could Boost This Stock By 35%
2013-09-26 00:06:13| Chemicals - Topix.net
Institutional investors are so big, they move the market. This is a form of "bottom feeding" investing, where retail investors can lurk in the shadows of "whales" and get fat on the leftovers.
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