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• So where are the breach reports on HHS?

  
  Personal Health Information Privacy — Authority: 135
  Under the provisions of the HITECH Act that went into effect several months ago, covered entities are required to report breaches involving the unsecured protected health information of 500 or more individuals to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Unfortunately, HHS watered down the ...
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• Juvenile Justice Roundup

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 482
  First, there is word that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee completed markup of S. 678, legislation to renew of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act of1974.  Main Justice posts, " Senate Panel Approves Juvenile Justice Bill Renewal . The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed legislation today that ...
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• Juvenile Justice

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 482
  Todays New York Times carries the editorial, " De-Criminalizing Children ."  It addresses renewal of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act of 1974, which the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to take up today. As many as 150,000 children are sent to adult jails in this countryevery year ...
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• Drug data mining ban unlikely in Senate health bill

  
  Personal Health Information Privacy — Authority: 135
  Susan Heavey reports:A Democratic proposal to ban the collection of doctors’ prescription records for marketing purposes is unlikely to be included as part of the Senate’s overall health reform bill, a Senate staff member said on Monday.A member of the staff of Senator Herb Kohl, a main sponsor of the amendment, ...
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• CTIA Statement After Testifying on the Looming U.S. Spectrum Crisis

  
  CTIA - The Wireless Association Blog — Authority: 419
  Today, I issued the following statement after testyifying on the looming U.S. spectrum crisis, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (H.R. 3125), and the Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act (H.R. 3019)  before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet: "On behalf of CTIA and our members, I ...
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• CTIA Debated Public Interest Group on Net Neutrality

  
  CTIA - The Wireless Association Blog — Authority: 419
  After the net neutrality debate with Public Knowledge this morning at the National Press Club, we issued the following release. CTIAs Chris Guttman-McCabe participated in the debate and highlighted the industry’s concerns of the rules and their unintended consequences and why wireless networks are different.    ...
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• CTIA Statement on Senator Rockefellers Bill to Expand the Lifeline Program

  
  CTIA - The Wireless Association Blog — Authority: 419
  Today, I issued the following statement in response to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefellers (D-WV) introduction of a bill that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a pilot program expanding the Lifeline Program to include broadband service: " We applaud Chairman ...
  4 days ago

• Wishing for Practical, Affordable Solar Power

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 150
  Solar power has been available for decades. Safe, relatively clean energy, but the cost of the panels has long been too high for the average consumer. They’re also the one problem with solar energy, for those wondering about the relatively clean energy part. But the recycling of them should improve over time. Many ...
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• NRA Members For Reasonable Gun Restrictions

  
  Brady Campaign Blog — Authority: 112
  Republican pollster Frank Luntz conducted a poll released yesterday by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns which helps confirm surveys of National Rifle Association members conducted as far back as 1989.The Luntz survey shows – again – that gun owners and even members of the NRA strongly support many specific gun ...
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• House Passes H.R. 4173, Financial Regulation Bill

  
  Corporate Finance Law Blog — Authority: 111
  For the amendments made to the bill before passage, please see here . Once the full bill as passed is published, we will post it. You can find a copy of the bill before amendments here .
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• OCC Preemption Lives To Fight Another Day

  
  Bank Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 416
  According to Stacy Kaper, reporting in todays American Banker ( paid subscription required ), Barney Frank worked out a compromise late yesterday with moderate Democrats that appears to roll back the attempt by more liberal Democrats to restrict the OCCs power to preempt state law. Under Franks original bill, "the ...
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• H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009

  
  Corporate Finance Law Blog — Authority: 111
  The House is debating these bills  right now.   Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 TITLE I—Financial Stability Improvement Act,  Summary TITLE II—Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act, Summary TITLE ...
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• Rallying the Troops

  
  Bank Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 416
  The US House of Representatives began debate today on a massive financial institutions reform bill. It, and the hundreds of amendments that have already been helpfully proposed to improve it, are designed to avoid any repetition of the current woes in which we currently wallow. They will prevent such bad occurrences ...
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• EPA decree constitutional?

  
  Michael Wolfe — Authority: 99
  The Washington Times reported this: “The Environmental Protection Agency is already holding 79 surface mining permits in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The EPA says these permits could violate the Clean Water Act and warrant “enhanced” review. And, (the) agency went even further in October, ...
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• Americas Prison Population

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 482
  The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics has released two annual reports detailing Americas prison population and those on probation and parole. A summary page has links to both Prisoners in 2008 by William J. Sabol, Heather C. West, and Matthew Cooper, and; Probation and Parole in the United ...
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• EPIC Supports Privacy Safeguards for Genetic Information Recommends Robust Techniques for Deidentification

  
  Personal Health Information Privacy — Authority: 135
  From the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC):EPIC filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services, advising the federal agency to strengthen the requirements for classifying data as “de-identified” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. HHS ...
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• U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee Examines Habeas Restrictions in Capital Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 482
  Right now the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties is holding a hearing to, " Consider the Impact of Federal Habeas Corpus Limitations on Death Penalty Appeals ."  Unfortunately, its not being webcast.  The Subcommittee is chaired by Jerrold Nadler of New York. ...
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• Continuing the Momentum on Staten Island

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 153
  This guest post on continuing the momentum after the National Equality March comes to us from Wayne Steinman, a HRC member from Staten Island: Staten Islanders were well represented at the October 11th National Equality March, with fifty-five Staten Islanders on a bus (thanks Broadway Impact!), and others who ...
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• The FDIC Considers Another Loss Leader

  
  Bank Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 416
  Sheila Bair announced late last week that she doesnt think previous efforts by buyers of mortgage loans of failed banks from the FDIC are cutting the muster and she is considering having the FDIC require that they take loan modifications to the next level: substantial principal reductions. “We’re looking ...
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• Blumenauer introduces ‘Active Transportation Fund of 2009′

  
  BikePortland.org Front Page — Authority: 621
  Legislation would make more federal funds available for bike projects. (Photo © J. Maus) U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) plans to introduce a new bill to Congress next week that would create a $2 b illion grant program that would hasten investment in biking, walking, and other “active transportation ...
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