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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2009-12-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/49912</id>
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    <title>Weeks Before Deadline, Congress Moves to Extend Unemployment ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/10813540</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Avelino Maestas</name>
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Two bills have been introduced to extend the ARRA provisions: H.R. 4183 in the House, and S.2831 in the Senate. OpenCongress.org should have the text online for those bills this evening, so be sure to start tracking them ... - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1395-Weeks-Before-Deadline-Congress-Moves-to-Extend-Unemployment-Benefits&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Marketers Cast Wary Eye on Regulatory Agenda</title>
    <link href="http://commercialfreechildhood.org/news/2009/01/marketerswaryeye.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-04:/commentary/3915365</id>
    <updated>2009-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood </name>
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One was the FTC Reauthorization act (S. 2831) sponsored in April by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), one of the top-ranking Senate Democrats. Jaffe says Dorgan's proposal would constitute the largest re-draft of the FTC act in more than a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commercialfreechildhood.org/news/2009/01/marketerswaryeye.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MediaPost Publications - Advertisers, Marketers Brace For Obama's ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-04:/commentary/3912112</id>
    <updated>2009-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MediaPost | Online Media News </name>
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One was the FTC Reauthorization act (S. 2831) sponsored in April by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), one of the top-ranking Senate Democrats. Jaffe says Dorgan's proposal would constitute the largest re-draft of the FTC act in more than a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&amp;amp;art_aid=97671&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Docuticker &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; CRS &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Journalists&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Privilege: Overview ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-19:/commentary/3359953</id>
    <updated>2008-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Docuticker </name>
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During the 109th Congress three bills were introduced: S. 1419, S. 2831, and H.R. 3323. Three bills have also been introduced in the 110th Congress: S. 1267, S. 2035, and H.R. 2102. On October 16, 2007, the House passed H.R. 2102. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=22150&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ANA - Shifting of Power</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/3359955</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ANA - Marketing Insights Center </name>
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S. 2831, the FTC Reauthorization Act provides the commission with new and substantially enhanced powers and authorizes them to immediately impose civil penalties on advertisers for violations of section 5 of the FTC Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/michome2/miccontent/2110&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shifting of Power</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2381923</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ANA - Marketing Insights Center </name>
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S. 2831, the FTC Reauthorization Act provides the commission with new and substantially enhanced powers and authorizes them to immediately impose civil penalties on advertisers for violations of section 5 of the FTC Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/michome2/miccontent/jun08jaffe&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big Cat News: Anti Animal Bill List</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/3547806</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Big Cat News </name>
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A provision on the regulation of nonprofit groups was included in legislation to extend the Federal Trade Commission bill, S. 2831, that is being considered by the Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism Subcommittee, which Senator ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigcatnews.blogspot.com/2008/05/anti-animal-bill-list.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Trade Commission Seeks Authority Over 501(c)(3) Groups</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/commentary/2672435</id>
    <updated>2008-05-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OMBWatch Blogs </name>
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Senators Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) have introduced S.2831, the FTC Reauthorization Act of 2008. A Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee press release states the bill &amp;quot;expands the Commission&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4991&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Commensurate Test</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2165622</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The FTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 (S.2831) would expressly extend FTC jurisdiction by changing the current definition of &#226;&#8364;&#339;corporation&#226;&#8364;* in the FTC Act to cover 501(c)(3) organizations. FTC commissioners stated in written testimony that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canbootcamp.blogspot.com/2008/05/commensurate-test.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senator Seeks New Regulations for Charities</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2115531</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Government... </name>
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A provision on the regulation of nonprofit groups was included in legislation to extend the Federal Trade Commission bill, S. 2831, that is being considered by the Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism Subcommittee, which Senator ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://philanthropy.com/news/government/4492/senator-seeks-new-regulators-for-charities&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Trade Commission Testimony Supports Proposed 2008 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/commentary/2063857</id>
    <updated>2008-04-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Trade Regulation Talk </name>
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The Commission generally supports the proposed &#226;&#8364;&#339;Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008&#226;&#8364;* (S. 2831), according to the prepared congressional testimony. FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic began by telling the committee that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://traderegulation.blogspot.com/2008/04/federal-trade-commission-testimony.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ANA - Legislation Would Make Sweeping Changes in FTC&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Enforcement ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/3359952</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ANA - Government Relations News </name>
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The FTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 (S.2831) was introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism of the Senate Commerce Committee. Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/advocacy/content/1145&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 2831: Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/commentary/3359951</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill in the US Congress: A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2831&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 2831, A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/commentary/2040461</id>
    <updated>2008-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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S. 2831 would reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2831.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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