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...atmosphere wasn't just senatorial clubbiness. The fact that Kerry chose to make global warming the subject of his first hearing as chairman of the committee signals that in President Barack Obama's Washington at least, Gore's views on the severity of climate change and the need for action are gaining clout - and not just for environmental reasons. "Climate change will be increasingly central to our foreign policy," said Kerry. (Read "Obama Cleans Up After Bush...
...White House Counsel’s Office advises the president on issues including constraints of executive power, judicial appointments, and adherence to federal ethics and disclosure laws. Under President Bush, the office was widely criticized for allegedly rubber-stamping presidential action and failing in its advisory capacity...
...NERA studies show SEC enforcement action settlements hit a three-year high in 2008, reaching 739 settlements, but the vast majority, 568, were for individuals for such things as insider trading. Company settlements declined to a total 171, the lowest since...
...Richard Wallace knows something about Schapiro and believes she will take bold action. Wallace worked at Schapiro's FINRA for the last 12 years, and before that was an enforcement prosecutor at the SEC. Wallace is now partner at the law firm Foley & Lardner, chief counsel of its financial industry regulatory authority practice. "Within a few months of coming on board at FINRA, Mary brought charges against Banker's Trust Securities," Wallace says. "She jumped right in, she beefed up enforcement, and wasn't afraid at all to take on powerful interests. She was an enforcement officer once, and enforcement...
...Harvard men’s tennis team felt any frustration over exams, it vented on its guests with a forceful showing at the Murr Center courts for the Intersession Invitational.The Crimson hosted Auburn-Montgomery and Marist over the three-day weekend tournament, returning to action at a blistering pace after nearly three months without a contest.“As a team, the best thing we could have done was compete,” co-captain Chris Clayton said. “After reading period and exams everyone is hungry to get out and play.”Harvard...