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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5660 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults.</title>
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  <updated>2009-01-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>So let me understand, the people responsible for our economic ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-07:/commentary/3920053</id>
    <updated>2009-01-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bankruptcy </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000(H.R. 5660)&quot; by reference, as Section 1(a)(7), in a long and complex conference report to the 11000 page long &quot;2000 omnibus budget bill&quot; formally known as &quot;The Consolidated Appropriations .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankruptcyknowledge.com/bankruptcy-law/so-let-me-understand-the-people-responsible-for-our-economic-crisis-blamed-bush-and-got-elected.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>McCain-Gramm and The Fannie Mae Crisis &#194;&#171; Jon Taplin&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-14:/commentary/3751461</id>
    <updated>2008-12-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jon Taplin's Blog </name>
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The final product was introduced in the House by several committee chairs and ranking minority members as HR 5660. The drafting of that text was driven hard by the Senate banking committee Chair, Mr. Gramm, hence the attribution to him. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jontaplin.com/2008/09/07/mccain-gramm-and-the-fannie-mae-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kroszner: CRA &amp; the Mortgage Crisis | The Big Picture</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-04:/commentary/3548024</id>
    <updated>2008-12-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Big Picture </name>
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The Republican leadership of the House incorporated&#226;&#8364;*The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000(H.R. 5660)&#226;&#8364;* by reference, as Section 1(a)(7), in a long and complex conference report to the 11000 page long &#226;&#8364;&#339;2000 omnibus budget bill&#226;&#8364;* &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/kroszner-cra-the-mortgage-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Common Cause Blog :: Origins of Financial Crisis Start to Reveal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-02:/commentary/3699534</id>
    <updated>2008-12-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Common Cause Blog </name>
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I might suggest a complete investigation of The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283) is United States federal legislation which repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commonblog.com/story/2008/12/1/193742/670&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oxdown Gazette &#194;&#187; Which Idiot Decided Not to Regulate Credit ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-01:/commentary/3529884</id>
    <updated>2008-12-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Oxdown Gazette </name>
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Finally, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act was introduced as H.R.5660 in the House on December 14, 2000 and as S.3283 in the Senate on December 15, 2000. Also on December 15, the House version of The Commodity Futures ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/2141&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Firedoglake &#194;&#187; Larry Summers In A Superman Cape? Really?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-28:/commentary/3512851</id>
    <updated>2008-11-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Firedoglake </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act was introduced as H.R.5660 in the House on December 14, 2000 and as S.3283 in the Senate on December 15, 2000. Also on December 15, the House version of The Commodity Futures Modernization Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/28/larry-summers-in-a-superman-cape-really/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>From This Perspective: Wandering Wikipedia: Financialization</title>
    <link href="http://alwilliamsjr.blogspot.com/2008/11/wandering-wikipedia-financialization.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-28:/commentary/3505904</id>
    <updated>2008-11-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>From This Perspective </name>
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Republican leadership incorporated this act, H.R.5660, by reference into the 11000 page long omnibus bill, The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2001. Both Republicans and Democrats overwhelming supported this budget bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alwilliamsjr.blogspot.com/2008/11/wandering-wikipedia-financialization.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sound Politics: The Netroots Meet Governing</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-19:/commentary/3583853</id>
    <updated>2008-11-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sound Politics </name>
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&quot;The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; (H.R. 5660) was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://soundpolitics.com/archives/012136.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Recession, Budget Crisis, What ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-13:/commentary/3568387</id>
    <updated>2008-11-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Personal Finance Blog, Online Money Management,... </name>
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2) &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283) is United States federal legislation which repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single-stock futures in 1982. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mint.com/blog/finance-core/a-visual-guide-to-the-financial-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JustOneMinute: I Know we Have Some Pilots Out There...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-09:/commentary/3360695</id>
    <updated>2008-11-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; (H.R. 5660) was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2008/11/i-know-we-have.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WaMu Loan Officers Punished For Not Approving Dubious Loans</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-02:/commentary/3360669</id>
    <updated>2008-11-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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H.R. 5660 Commodity Futures Modernization Act 2000 Question the legality of this Act in regard to the States Laws and Sovereignty Specifically page 262- &quot;This title shall supersede and preempt the application of any State of local law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/02/wamu-loan-officers-punish_n_140228.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Man Versus Machine</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-02:/commentary/3804106</id>
    <updated>2008-11-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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H.R. 5660 Commodity Futures Modernization Act 2000. Question the legality of this Act in regard to the States Laws and Sovereignty Specifically page 262- &quot;This title shall supersede and preempt the application of any State of local law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/02/man-versus-machine_n_140115.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The &#226;&#8364;&#339;S&#226;&#8364;* Word And Your Savings : NO QUARTER</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-01:/commentary/3520737</id>
    <updated>2008-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 5660 `(2) This Act shall supersede and preempt the application of any State or local law that prohibits or regulates gaming or the operation of bucket shops (other than antifraud provisions of general applicability) in the case of&#226;&#8364;&#8220; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/10/26/the-s-word-and-your-savings/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>60 Minutes: Pres. Bill Clinton-The Bet That Blew Up Wall Street ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-30:/commentary/3390681</id>
    <updated>2008-10-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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on_Act_of_2000 There were four Republicans and one Democrat that put this bill up. It is basically allowing Wall Street to gamble with money made out of thin air. Why has this bill not been brought back and reversed (H.R.5660) ? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=90094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Did Your Representative Cause the Financial Crisis?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-29:/commentary/3134077</id>
    <updated>2008-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The 60 Minutes story points to a section in HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. That bill was folded into the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, a massive spending bill, passed in haste at the end of the 106th ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/10/29/did-your-representative-cause-the-financial-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The de-regulation that led to the Wall St collapse</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-28:/commentary/3134067</id>
    <updated>2008-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (HR 5660 and S.3283) is United States federal legislation which repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single-stock futures in 1982. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sdcdpfriends.blogspot.com/2008/10/de-regulation-that-led-to-wall-st.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Okay this is my last Spot light of the night.</title>
    <link href="http://chamay0.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/okay-this-is-my-last-spot-light-of-the-night/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-27:/commentary/3134068</id>
    <updated>2008-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Chamay0&amp;#39;s Weblog </name>
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The Republican leadership of the House incorporated&#226;&#8364;&#339;The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000(HR 5660)&#226;&#8364;* by reference, as Section 1(a)(7), in a long and complex conference report to the 11000 page long &#226;&#8364;&#339;2000 omnibus budget bill&#226;&#8364;* ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chamay0.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/okay-this-is-my-last-spot-light-of-the-night/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Volokh Conspiracy - The Obama Program:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-27:/commentary/3612479</id>
    <updated>2008-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Volokh Conspiracy </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283) is United States federal legislation which repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single-stock futures in 1982. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://volokh.com/posts/1225159469.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Update no.358</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-27:/commentary/3134070</id>
    <updated>2008-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Update from the Heartland </name>
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Shiploads of kerosene were thrown on the fire by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 [PL 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5); HR 5660 &amp; S.3283; then became part of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001 (HR 4577); Senate: 52-43-0-5(0); ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/2008/10/update-no358.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>In response to: Apple, Google support human rights</title>
    <link href="http://www.atheists.org/nogodblog/index.php/2008/10/25/apple_google_support_human_rights#c97205" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-26:/commentary/3134071</id>
    <updated>2008-10-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>nogodblog.com - Last comments </name>
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&quot;The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; (HR 5660) was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atheists.org/nogodblog/index.php/2008/10/25/apple_google_support_human_rights#c97205&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Skepticblog &#194;&#187; Gaming the Market</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-25:/commentary/3820378</id>
    <updated>2008-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Skepticblog </name>
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I think your analogy was apt, but the republican H.R. 5660 (vetoed by Bush) and the credit default swap (CDS) deregulation is a much better example of corporations feeling invincible due to government intervention. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://skepticblog.org/2008/10/28/gaming-the-market/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lowell's South Shore line on fast track / nwi.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/10/24//news/top_news/doc47244cd3fc268464862574ec00025bbb.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3804107</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>/ap-state-in from www.nwitimes.com </name>
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Around 1991, H.R. 5660 was introduced to require Amtrak to continue operations to allow time for the State of Indiana to consider SUBSIDIZING the route since Amtrak wanted to stop operations. Well, guess what folks, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/10/24//news/top_news/doc47244cd3fc268464862574ec00025bbb.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Throwing Spaghetti to the Wall</title>
    <link href="http://www.densidadregional.com/?p=35" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3134076</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>densidad regional </name>
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To answer that question one has to look at the people behind the legislation such as The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA, HR 5660 and S.3283) and The 1999 the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that partially repealed the 1933 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.densidadregional.com/?p=35&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Matthew Yglesias &#194;&#187; The Fates</title>
    <link href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/the_fates.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3512853</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Matthew Yglesias </name>
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The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&#226;&#8364;&#179; (H.R. 5660) was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/the_fates.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MPR: News Cut: CBS: The bet that blew up Wall Street</title>
    <link href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2008/10/cbs_the_bet_that_blew_up_wall.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3360674</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Cut </name>
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The bill in the Senate (S.3283) and the companion bill in the House (H.R. 5660). The combined bill was put into an omnibus budget bill without ever being examined in committee. Every Minnesota representative -- except Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2008/10/cbs_the_bet_that_blew_up_wall.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How soon we forget - JLC-Online Forums</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-23:/commentary/3520736</id>
    <updated>2008-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JLC-Online Forums </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283) is United States federal legislation which repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single-stock futures in 1982. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WORLD Magazine | Community | Blog Archive | Preventable crisis</title>
    <link href="http://online.worldmag.com/2008/10/28/preventable-crisis/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-23:/commentary/3505906</id>
    <updated>2008-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WORLD Magazine | Community </name>
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The Republican leadership of the House incorporated&#226;&#8364;*The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000(H.R. 5660)&#226;&#8364;* by reference, as Section 1(a)(7), in a long and complex conference report to the 11000 page long &#226;&#8364;&#339;2000 omnibus budget bill&#226;&#8364;* &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.worldmag.com/2008/10/28/preventable-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Viewsday</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/commentary/3360675</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The prohibition of ANY regulatory authority over CDS's is clearly contained in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, H.R.5660 Sec.303, page 240, beginning at line 14. 2.Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/opinion/viewsday/2008/10/individuals_are_left_holding_t.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction - Part 2</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/commentary/3134072</id>
    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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So, they were repackaged ((HR5660, S.3283) and reintroduced just before the Christmas 2000 recess. Thanks to Gramm, the bills were eventually tacked on to an appropriations bill (HR 4577), and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heartlandviews.org/2008/10/financial-weapons-of-mass-destruction_10.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BF2S Forums / Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 &amp; Credit ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/commentary/3360671</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 5660 `(2) This Act shall supersede and preempt the application of any State or local law that prohibits or regulates gaming or the operation of bucket shops (other than antifraud provisions of general applicability) in the case of-- ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=111864&amp;amp;action=new&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>25 new messages in 9 topics - digest</title>
    <link href="http://kalqqw9nevi.blogspot.com/2008/10/25-new-messages-in-9-topics-digest_09.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/commentary/3035824</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; [HR 5660 was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kalqqw9nevi.blogspot.com/2008/10/25-new-messages-in-9-topics-digest_09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/commentary/3360683</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&#226;&#8364;&#179; [H.R. 5660 was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quezon.ph/1968/you-do-the-math/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Big Picture | Quote of the Day: Aggressive lending to 1st-time ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; [H.R. 5660 was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing [R-IL] and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/10/quote-of-the--1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obscure Facts: Financial Crisis Explained in concise plain English</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/3360680</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; [H.R. 5660 was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas W. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obscurefact.blogspot.com/2008/10/financial-crisis-explained-in-concise.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Decisions in 2000 and 2004 that promoted the debt crisis&#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-05:/commentary/2966780</id>
    <updated>2008-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>One Thousand Doors </name>
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Just a quick post to put these two governmental actions in the same post: HR 5660 from the year 2000, and the 2004 SEC decision to decrease capitalization minimums for the big investment banks. The former created the ecology of lightly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onethousanddoors.com/?p=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>united states economic crisis 2008 - and the president&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s financial ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/3134074</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cricketdiane&amp;#39;s Weblog </name>
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in this capacity, he was prominently involved in the development, drafting and passage of the commodity futures modernization act of 2000 (hr 5660). http://www.cftc.gov/aboutthecftc/commissioners/wlukken.html ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cricketdiane.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/united-states-economic-crisis-2008-and-the-presidents-financial-working-group-they-knew-a-long-time-before-this-to-do-something/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barney Frank, should be... - Volconvo Debate Forums</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/commentary/3390680</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 4577 contained multiple appropriations bills and at least one time bomb, HR 5660. It's an example of the stupid games the republicans played, attaching these kind of deregulations on to necessary appropriation bills, so that others ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.volconvo.com/forums/politics-government/23514-barney-frank-should.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/3360678</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Campus Politico Stories </name>
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The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; [H.R. 5660 was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas Ewing [R-IL] and cosponsered by Rep. Tom Bliley (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13809.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Blink to Pressure &#226;&#8364;&#166; Democrats to let Offshore Drilling ...</title>
    <link href="http://scaredmonkeys.com/2008/09/24/democrats-blink-to-pressure-democrats-to-let-offshore-drilling-ban-expire-victory-for-republicans-and-the-people/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/3360685</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Scared Monkeys </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106-554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [H.R. 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-365, 7 U.S.C. &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scaredmonkeys.com/2008/09/24/democrats-blink-to-pressure-democrats-to-let-offshore-drilling-ban-expire-victory-for-republicans-and-the-people/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>America Cannot Afford John McCain</title>
    <link href="http://kavips.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/america-cannot-afford-john-mccain/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/3095387</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Her statement: That means that the HR 5660 that was consolidated into HR4577 was in exactly the same form it was in when it was introduced with bi partisan co-sponsorship on 12/14. The subtitle of this post should be: Where is 208? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kavips.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/america-cannot-afford-john-mccain/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clinton Broke Fannie and Freddie. Now Government Has the Cure ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/3360670</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OC BLOG (CA) </name>
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Phil Gramm co-sponsored the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283.) Smith &amp; Wesson makes firearms. Nobody in Congress debated either H.R. 5660 and S.3283 before Bill Clinton signed H.R. 5660 and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/09/clinton-broke-fannie-and-fredd/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Apologies To Maria&#226;&#8364;&#166; Financial Disclosure</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/2871011</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>kavips </name>
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Since Maria Evans is unclear of its history, I must assume that most of you are as well, as was I (until Maria pushed me further down the link road of HR 5660 than I ever wanted to go&#226;&#8364;&#166;.) The Bill was written in part by Enron and given ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kavips.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/apologies-to-maria-financial-disclosure/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Learning from history: Regulation works &#194;&#171; SchneiderView</title>
    <link href="http://lauraschneider.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/learning-from-history-regulation-works/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/3452453</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283) repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single stock futures in 1982. The legislation also provided certainty that products offered ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lauraschneider.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/learning-from-history-regulation-works/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/3360673</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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4. H.R. 5666 - Miscellaneous Appropriations - except section 123 relating to the enactment of H.R. 4904; 5. H.R. 5660 - Commodity Futures Modernization; 6. H.R. 5661 - Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alternet.org/workplace/99234/mccain_enabled_our_economic_meltdown/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3599084</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [H.R. 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A&#226;&#8364;&#8220;365, 7 U.S.C. &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/09/18/latest-senator-mccain-tell-president-bush-to-fire-him/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RNC DE-REGULATION Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 200</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2991619</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SodaHead - Blogs </name>
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Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&quot;s wife Christine was then working for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sodahead.com/blog/15668/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>commodities futures modernization act of 2000: phil gramm</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3134069</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cambridge Forecast Group Blog </name>
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the commodity futures modernization act of 2000 or cfma ([hr 5660] [s.3283]) repealed the shad-johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single stock futures in 1982. the legislation also provided certainty that products offered ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cambridgeforecast.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/commodities-futures-modernization-act-of-2000-phil-gramm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3838462</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The &quot;Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot; [H.R. 5660 was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Thomas Ewing [R-IL] and cosponsered by Rep. Tom Bliley (R-VA) Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX) Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/14484&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3548026</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The really serious problems started with the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283), which in fact removed regulations of all kinds of financial crookery (called &#226;&#8364;&#339;products&#226;&#8364;* by the industry) and which ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicus.us/2008/09/17/us-economic-problems-are-there-solutions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, despite the curious process that produced this final version of the bill. The critical investor protection and market integrity provisions approved ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=2321&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>McCain on home loan mortgages, or whatever</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3360681</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Juice: National politics </name>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [H.R. 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A&#226;&#8364;&#8220;365, 7 U.S.C. &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/dcblog/2008/09/mccain_on_home_loan_mortgages.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/3360690</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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In December 2000, the House revised it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s original bill through H.R. 5660. The Senate has done the same with it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s original bill and is now known as S. 3283. 4. The new bills would reauthorize the Commodity Exchange Act for five years ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/14426&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (H.R. 5660 and S.3283) repealed the Shad-Johnson jurisdictional accord, which had banned single stock futures in 1982. The legislation also provided certainty that products offered ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roadtosurfdom.com/2008/09/17/historical-ignorance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama To McCain ...</title>
    <link href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/obama_to_mccain_senator_what_e.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/commentary/3804108</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TPM Election Central </name>
    </author>
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Fast-forward to late 2000 and H.R. 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/obama_to_mccain_senator_what_e.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>McCain-Gramm and The Fannie Mae Crisis &#194;&#171; Jon Taplin&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Blog</title>
    <link href="http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/mccain-gramm-and-the-fannie-mae-crisis/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-07:/commentary/3360672</id>
    <updated>2008-09-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jon Taplin's Blog </name>
    </author>
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The final product was introduced in the House by several committee chairs and ranking minority members as HR 5660. The drafting of that text was driven hard by the Senate banking committee Chair, Mr. Gramm, hence the attribution to him. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/mccain-gramm-and-the-fannie-mae-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>OPEN THREAD!! &#194;&#171; GretaWire</title>
    <link href="http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/open-thread-360/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-01:/commentary/3884867</id>
    <updated>2008-09-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GretaWire </name>
    </author>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [H.R. 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A&#226;&#8364;&#8220;365, 7 U.S.C. &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/open-thread-360/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>pookie's world</title>
    <link href="http://kateablog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pookies-world.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/commentary/3134073</id>
    <updated>2008-08-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kate/A/blog </name>
    </author>
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the commodity futures modernization act of 2000 or cfma (public law 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [hr 5660], december 21, 2000), was passed by the united states congress and signed by bill clinton in december 2000 to allow for the creation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kateablog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pookies-world.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THE ENRON LOOPHOLE &amp;amp; AND OIL FUTURES TRADING AND PHIL GRAMM</title>
    <link href="http://liberalscumbuster.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-enron-loophole-and-oil-futures-trading-and-phil-gramm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-20:/commentary/2700457</id>
    <updated>2008-08-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberalscum Buster </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberalscumbuster.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-enron-loophole-and-oil-futures-trading-and-phil-gramm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Another Baron Lie: &amp;quot;Go After the Speculators&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://hoosierpundit.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-baron-lie-go-after-speculators.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-16:/commentary/2682515</id>
    <updated>2008-08-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hoosierpundit </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This legislation--HR5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000--was placed before the Agriculture Committee (among other committees). At that time, Baron Hill sat on the Agriculture Committee. Eventually, HR 5660 was attached ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hoosierpundit.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-baron-lie-go-after-speculators.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HoosierAccess &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Another Baron Lie: &#226;&#8364;&#339;Go After the ...</title>
    <link href="http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/16/another-baron-lie-go-after-the-speculators/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-16:/commentary/3390682</id>
    <updated>2008-08-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HoosierAccess </name>
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Eventually, H.R. 5660 was attached to a separate piece of legislation, H.R.4577. H.R.4577 went before the House for final approval to go to the desk of President Clinton, and Baron voted for it. When gasoline was cheap and Enron was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/16/another-baron-lie-go-after-the-speculators/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>On Energy</title>
    <link href="http://thenotepadshow.blogspot.com/2008/08/on-energy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-07:/commentary/2637742</id>
    <updated>2008-08-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Notepad-The Blog &amp;amp; Show </name>
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... which lowers prices more than offshore drilling-except there&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s one problem: McCain&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s former economic advisor, Phil Gramm, was responsible for the Enron loophole in the Senate when it was put into HR 5660 in 2000. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenotepadshow.blogspot.com/2008/08/on-energy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>25 new messages in 16 topics - digest</title>
    <link href="http://whymedudes.blogspot.com/2008/07/25-new-messages-in-16-topics-digest_2772.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-20:/commentary/2517945</id>
    <updated>2008-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Stocks </name>
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106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [HR 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A&#226;&#8364;&#8220;365, 7 USC &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in December 2000 in large part to allow ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whymedudes.blogspot.com/2008/07/25-new-messages-in-16-topics-digest_2772.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Brokaw Proposes McCain-Bashing Democrat TV Ad | NewsBusters.org</title>
    <link href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/07/13/brokaw-proposes-mccain-bashing-democrat-tv-ad" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-13:/commentary/3452454</id>
    <updated>2008-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In this capacity, he was prominently involved in the development, drafting and passage of the CFMA (H.R. 5660). &quot; I am fully aware that Clinton signed the bill in December 2000 just before Christmas break. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/07/13/brokaw-proposes-mccain-bashing-democrat-tv-ad&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hot Air &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Chuck Schumer, bank killer</title>
    <link href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/07/11/chuck-schumer-bank-killer/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/commentary/3360688</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hot Air &#187; Top Picks </name>
    </author>
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Here is the problem with HR 5660. This &#226;&#8364;&#339;Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000&#226;&#8364;* attempted to resolve a dispute over jurisdiction between the SEC and the CFTC. Two key elements of the bill appear to have a direct impact on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hotair.com/archives/2008/07/11/chuck-schumer-bank-killer/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>When only 9 percent think you're doing a good job, keeping it ...</title>
    <link href="http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/12934" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/commentary/3726584</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KansasCity.com Prime Buzz - Today's political... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Fast-forward to late 2000 and [b]H.R. 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/12934&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>McBush was for the Enron loophole before he was against it</title>
    <link href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/06/mcbush-supporte.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2381933</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Jed Report </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Enron loophole itself (HR 5660) is actually an amendment to HR 4577, which was an appropriations bill for the labor, health, and education departments. Given the omnibus nature of the legislation, I probably wouldn&amp;#39;t have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jedreport.com/2008/06/mcbush-supporte.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bubba Clinton: Did He Screw US Too?</title>
    <link href="http://thefoolsamongus.blogspot.com/2008/06/bubba-clinton-did-he-screw-us-too.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2381935</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Fools Among Us </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [HR 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A&#226;&#8364;&#8220;365, 7 USC &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thefoolsamongus.blogspot.com/2008/06/bubba-clinton-did-he-screw-us-too.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Enron Loophole</title>
    <link href="http://jaketoday.blogspot.com/2008/06/enron-loophole.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2381934</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jake Today </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yes, the HR 5660 bill for CFTC Modernization (it has the loophole in it) was sent by the House to committee and it died. There was no subsequent House vote. And in the Senate, it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s counterpart, S. 3283 made it to first reading and died. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jaketoday.blogspot.com/2008/06/enron-loophole.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Texas on the Potomac: Obama blasts Gramm, seeks to close &quot;Enron ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2008/06/obama_campaign_blasts_gramm_se_1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/3764884</id>
    <updated>2008-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas on the Potomac </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&quot;On December 21, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (H.R. 5660) (the 'Act').&quot; (Edward J. Rosen And Geoffrey B. Goldman, &quot;The Commodity Futures Modernization Act Of 2000,&quot; Futu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2008/06/obama_campaign_blasts_gramm_se_1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama goes after McCain, oil speculation: The Swamp</title>
    <link href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/obama_goes_after_mccain_oil_sp.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/3866592</id>
    <updated>2008-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Swamp </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Fast-forward to late 2000 and H.R. 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/obama_goes_after_mccain_oil_sp.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Politicians and the price of gasoline</title>
    <link href="http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2008/06/politicians-and-price-of-gasoline.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2364661</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bayou Renaissance Man </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2008/06/politicians-and-price-of-gasoline.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RE: 3 Ways to Lower Gas Prices</title>
    <link href="http://www.implode-explode.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=92251#92251" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2348184</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Implode-Explode Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.implode-explode.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=92251#92251&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Manipulating oil prices, Peak Oil, Goldman Sachs, HR 5660...why we ...</title>
    <link href="http://candlelightforhope.com/blog/index.php?blog=2&amp;amp;title=manipulating_oil_prices_peak_oil_goldman&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2350893</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hopemongers Blog </name>
    </author>
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ICE, ICE, Baby. Special to the Star-Telegram. &amp;quot;There&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at knowing how to exploit the peak [oil] theories and hot buttons of supply and demand and by making bold predictions of shocking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://candlelightforhope.com/blog/index.php?blog=2&amp;amp;title=manipulating_oil_prices_peak_oil_goldman&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Manipulating oil prices, Peak Oil, Goldman Sachs, HR 5660...why we ...</title>
    <link href="http://candlelightforhope.com/blog/index.php?blog=2&amp;amp;title=manipulating_oil_prices_peak_oil_goldman_2&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2374496</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hopemongers Blog </name>
    </author>
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Special to the Star-Telegram. Ed Wallace Posted on Thu, May. 22, 2008 ICE, ICE, Baby, conclusion &amp;quot;Too cold, too cold&amp;quot; Special to the Star-Telegram &amp;quot;What&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s been happening since 2004 is very high prices without record-low [oil] stocks. ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://candlelightforhope.com/blog/index.php?blog=2&amp;amp;title=manipulating_oil_prices_peak_oil_goldman_2&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>First Criminal Charges Related To Credit Crisis Brought Against ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/16/first-criminal-charges-re_n_107284.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/3360697</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News </name>
    </author>
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 or CFMA (Public Law 106&quot;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [H.R. 5660], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A&quot;365, 7 U.S.C. &#194;&#167; 1), was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/16/first-criminal-charges-re_n_107284.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Oily angst</title>
    <link href="http://krazypolitico.blogspot.com/2008/06/oily-anqst.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/2364663</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>krazypolitico </name>
    </author>
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Under Senate Bill 3283, named the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (Similiar to a HR 5660 in late 2000), the energy market was now deregulated (signed into law by President Clinton under a 11000 page appropriations bill). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://krazypolitico.blogspot.com/2008/06/oily-anqst.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Derugulated Oil Commodities and the Media Blackout</title>
    <link href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-35064?ref=feeds%2Flatest" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-14:/commentary/2402854</id>
    <updated>2008-06-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest ireports </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5660-The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (Actual Bill) http://www.cftc.gov/files/ogc/ogchr5660.pdf This was passed by Congress (Tucked into HR 4577 [106th]: Consolidated Appropriations Act) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-35064?ref=feeds%2Flatest&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Peak Oil, Oil Speculators, Off-shore Hoarding</title>
    <link href="http://2164th.blogspot.com/2008/06/peak-oil-oil-speculators-off-shore.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2318385</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Elephant Bar </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2164th.blogspot.com/2008/06/peak-oil-oil-speculators-off-shore.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BlatherWatch: Last-minute crony: bush appointment of rush ...</title>
    <link href="http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/talk_radio/2008/06/last-minute-cro.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/3360698</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BlatherWatch </name>
    </author>
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&quot;H.R. 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000&quot;. Signed by who, Bill Clinton. Good read Joanie. I was listening to Randi a little yesterday but couldn't find out where she got her info. I don't recall the part on her show .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/talk_radio/2008/06/last-minute-cro.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;Today, US oil inventories are at an eight-year high...&amp;quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2341216</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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http://www.star-telegram.com/e....html. ICE, ICE, Baby One piece of legislation is why the price of everything is going through the roof. Special to the Star-Telegram &amp;quot;There&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3881214&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/3360693</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Freakonomics </name>
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REPEAL HR 5660 and you will solve the gas price promblem and the mortgage problem and a future Enron problem and the Banking problem. It will also strenghten the dollar which we all need. Now, which legislator in the congress will pick ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;Today, US oil inventories are at an eight-year high...&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://forums.subdriven.com/zerothread?id=3881214" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2418010</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Subdriven: The Car Lounge </name>
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http://www.star-telegram.com/e....html. ICE, ICE, Baby One piece of legislation is why the price of everything is going through the roof. Special to the Star-Telegram &amp;quot;There&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.subdriven.com/zerothread?id=3881214&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://sullyisafraud.blogspot.com/2008/06/ctfc-oil-prices-barrel-full-o-monkeys.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/3134075</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Andrew Sullivan is a Fraud </name>
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played a major role in the development, drafting and passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (HR 5660).&quot; This legislation, drafted by Enron lobbyists and John McCain's current top economic advisor Phil Gramm, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sullyisafraud.blogspot.com/2008/06/ctfc-oil-prices-barrel-full-o-monkeys.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>why we're paying more for petrol &amp; other commodities</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/freds-house-pancakes/48556-why-were-paying-more-petrol-other-commodities.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/3360677</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
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fast-forward to late 2000 and hr 5660, the commodity futures modernization act of 2000, sponsored by republican congressman thomas ewing of illinois. that bill went nowhere, even though tom delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife christine was then working for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/freds-house-pancakes/48556-why-were-paying-more-petrol-other-commodities.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Energy price manipulation and enabling legislation</title>
    <link href="http://mparent7777-1.livejournal.com/369551.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/commentary/2281049</id>
    <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS </name>
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It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mparent7777-1.livejournal.com/369551.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Deregulation, Malpractice &amp;amp; ManipulationIn The Oil Futures ...</title>
    <link href="http://countrycomestotownblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/deregulation-malpractice-manipulation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-01:/commentary/2258931</id>
    <updated>2008-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Country Comes To Town </name>
    </author>
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Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://countrycomestotownblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/deregulation-malpractice-manipulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>22 new messages in 11 topics - digest</title>
    <link href="http://makingmoneyonline2473654u.blogspot.com/2008/05/22-new-messages-in-11-topics-digest.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-31:/commentary/2258933</id>
    <updated>2008-05-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Make Money Online </name>
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Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures &amp;gt; &amp;gt; Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas &amp;gt; &amp;gt; Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makingmoneyonline2473654u.blogspot.com/2008/05/22-new-messages-in-11-topics-digest.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[RMN] Digest Number 3004</title>
    <link href="http://jackspolitics.blogspot.com/2008/05/rmn-digest-number-3004.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-31:/commentary/2341218</id>
    <updated>2008-05-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics World </name>
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Messages In This Digest (12 Messages). 1. Fwd: THE LIST!!! From: worksntv@aol.com. 2. Reflections and Ramblings on Reality and Revelations and Rumors From: rosegojda@aol.com. 3. *? 2 ALL: 4-DAY WORK WEEK - GOOD OR BAD IDEA? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackspolitics.blogspot.com/2008/05/rmn-digest-number-3004.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The CTFC &amp;amp; Oil Prices: A Barrel Full O&amp;#39; Monkeys, Pt. 1</title>
    <link href="http://sullyisafraud.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-news-thats-fit-to-barrel.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/2270522</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Andrew Sullivan is a Fraud </name>
    </author>
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played a major role in the development, drafting and passage of the CFMA (HR 5660).&amp;quot; That&amp;#39;s the legislation that created the &amp;quot;Enron loophole.&amp;quot; It&amp;#39;s this very legislation that created the oil futures mess in the first place! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sullyisafraud.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-news-thats-fit-to-barrel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>25 new messages in 9 topics - digest</title>
    <link href="http://makingmoneyonline2473654u.blogspot.com/2008/05/25-new-messages-in-9-topics-digest_30.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/2270523</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Make Money Online </name>
    </author>
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alt.tv.american-idol http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.american-idol?hl=en. alt.tv.american-idol@googlegroups.com. Today&amp;#39;s topics:. * OT - America turning into Latin America - 6 messages, 4 authors ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makingmoneyonline2473654u.blogspot.com/2008/05/25-new-messages-in-9-topics-digest_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Price of Oil</title>
    <link href="http://rossbishop.com/blog/?p=18" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-29:/commentary/2364662</id>
    <updated>2008-05-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Blue Lotus </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The incredible increases in gasoline prices and the unconscionable billions in profits accruing to the oil conglomerates is being explained as a supply/demand problem. This is a ruse, not supported by the facts. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rossbishop.com/blog/?p=18&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Oil Conspiracy?</title>
    <link href="http://genesnotes.blogspot.com/2008/05/oil-conspiracy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-29:/commentary/2257251</id>
    <updated>2008-05-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gene&amp;#39;s Footnotes </name>
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It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://genesnotes.blogspot.com/2008/05/oil-conspiracy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ICE, ICE, Baby-the conclusion(Congress CREATED the futures market ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gopachy.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=19177" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-24:/commentary/2341217</id>
    <updated>2008-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GOPachy - All Discussions </name>
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Fort Worth Star Telegram ICE, ICE, Baby, conclusion &amp;quot;Too cold, too cold&amp;quot; Ed Wallace May 25, 2008 &amp;quot;What&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;s been happening since 2004 is very high prices without record-low [oil] stocks. The relationship between US [oil] inventor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gopachy.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=19177&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Saturday May 24, 2008 - I have come to the conclusion that ...</title>
    <link href="http://carapace.weblogs.us/archives/5954" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-24:/commentary/2238667</id>
    <updated>2008-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>carapace </name>
    </author>
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Fast-forward to late 2000 and HR 5660, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, sponsored by Republican Congressman Thomas Ewing of Illinois. That bill went nowhere, even though Tom Delay&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s wife Christine was then working for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://carapace.weblogs.us/archives/5954&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The biggest piece of crap legislation</title>
    <link href="http://princelad.blogspot.com/2008/05/biggest-piece-of-crap-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-24:/commentary/2238668</id>
    <updated>2008-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Prince_lad&amp;#39;s Noise </name>
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As tankers loaded with crude sit in the gulf of Iran waiting for someone to buy them, we are paying brutally high costs for things that are supposed to be in short supply. HR 5660 ICE, ICE, Baby - Ed Wallace | Star-Telegram.com ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://princelad.blogspot.com/2008/05/biggest-piece-of-crap-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The price of oil</title>
    <link href="http://blogspot-ben55.blogspot.com/2008/05/price-of-oil.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-23:/commentary/2234820</id>
    <updated>2008-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>wat_it_is </name>
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It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogspot-ben55.blogspot.com/2008/05/price-of-oil.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Oil</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2227118</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Trading Diary </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://manojsai.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/oil/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Oil Price Manipulation??</title>
    <link href="http://wearesc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39136" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2258932</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WeAreSC Forums </name>
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Ready for the Oil Bubble? Ft. Worth Star-Telegram ^ | May 21, 2008 | Ed Wallace Ready for the Oil Bubble? Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/104/story/651928.html ------------------------------------------------------------ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wearesc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39136&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shocking statistics: One law is causing prices to go through the roof</title>
    <link href="http://robsonchen.com/index.php?blog=2&amp;amp;title=shocking_statistics_one_law_is_causing_p&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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It was called HR 5660, the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. At first this bill went nowhere in the House, not even up for debate. Then, a few months later, late one night a 242-page bill written by Wall Street lawyers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robsonchen.com/index.php?blog=2&amp;amp;title=shocking_statistics_one_law_is_causing_p&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Derivatives, Mortgages, the Government, Winky Dinks and You</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2026942</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Schaltraum </name>
    </author>
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(Public Law 106&#226;&#8364;&#8220;554, &#194;&#167;1(a)(5) [HR 5660] Along the way into this excursion, I keep asking myself who was responsible for safeguarding the till? Who did Congress give the responsibility of oversight and the authority to have - if needed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://schalti.multiply.com/music/item/98/Derivatives_Mortgages_the_Government_Winky_Dinks_and_You&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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