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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.6604 Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/51829</id>
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    <title>Speculators could liquidate commodity holdings faster</title>
    <link href="http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Markets/10246893.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-20:/commentary/2870643</id>
    <updated>2008-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GulfNews,&amp;nbsp;United Arab Emirates</name>
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&quot;HR 6604 will impair the ability of pension plans, university endowments, charitable foundations and mutual funds to protect their beneficiaries and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Markets/10246893.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House passes speculation bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2870644</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grand Island Independent,&amp;nbsp;NE</name>
    </author>
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HR 6604 strengthens trader position limits on oil and other futures markets as a way to prevent potential price distortions caused by excessive speculative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theindependent.com/news/x650666310/House-passes-speculation-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Etheridge Energy Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870646</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dunn Daily Record,&amp;nbsp;NC</name>
    </author>
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The bill, HR 6604,  named The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008, was introduced by US Rep. Bob Etheridge of Lillington. Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dunndailyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&amp;amp;SubSectionID=1&amp;amp;ArticleID=100466&amp;amp;TM=39388.26&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Speculation limiting bill approved in House</title>
    <link href="http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=F2E126D775DB415EB84A3316475F4719" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870642</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Feedstuffs,&amp;nbsp;MN</name>
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The House overwhelmingly passed HR 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008, a bill sponsored by House Agriculture Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=F2E126D775DB415EB84A3316475F4719&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US House passes bill to stop oil commodities speculation</title>
    <link href="http://www.ogj.com/display_article/340006/7/ONART/none/GenIn/1/US-House-passes-bill-to-stop-oil-commodities-speculation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870641</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oil &amp;amp; Gas Journal,&amp;nbsp;TX</name>
    </author>
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HR 6604 also would require CFTC to define and classify index traders and swaps dealers and subject them to record-keeping and reporting requirements. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ogj.com/display_article/340006/7/ONART/none/GenIn/1/US-House-passes-bill-to-stop-oil-commodities-speculation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ATA statement: ATA comments on passage of HR 6604 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Commodity ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ata/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=22494D69-F87E-4AB7-AB41-528188A56C05&amp;amp;copyid=2356B6C7-68D7-4089-9F3A-CBF480F4F644" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870640</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SmartBrief,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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Want to dig deeper? SmartBrief brings you news, research, and other information related to this issue. To track this topic, bookmark the page and return for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ata/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=22494D69-F87E-4AB7-AB41-528188A56C05&amp;amp;copyid=2356B6C7-68D7-4089-9F3A-CBF480F4F644&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Coalition to Protect Competitive Markets Urges Defeat of Oil ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/coalition-protect-competitive-markets-urges/story.aspx?guid=%7B18F0718A-8635-43BB-B0BD-DCF80799700D%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2870645</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, Sep 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Coalition to Protect Competitive Markets cautioned lawmakers today against adopting HR 6604, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/coalition-protect-competitive-markets-urges/story.aspx?guid=%7B18F0718A-8635-43BB-B0BD-DCF80799700D%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>K Street in Brief</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/business--lobby/k-street-in-brief-2008-09-09.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/commentary/2870648</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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The site takes issue in particular with the House bill, HR 6604,  which has passed the Agriculture Committee and could become part of the Democratic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/business--lobby/k-street-in-brief-2008-09-09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>McHenry votes 'no' on solutions to oil problem</title>
    <link href="http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/aug/25/mchenry-votes-no-solutions-oil-problem/news-opinion/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-24:/commentary/2870647</id>
    <updated>2008-08-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Morganton News Herald,&amp;nbsp;NC</name>
    </author>
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Just last month, with gas prices at $4 per gallon, McHenry not only voted &quot;no&quot; to a bill (HR 6604) that would have cracked down on oil speculators who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/aug/25/mchenry-votes-no-solutions-oil-problem/news-opinion/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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