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• Latest Action: Sep 20, 2012 By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 112-223. Additional views filed.

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Finance

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• 3M Company

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• ACE Group

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• American Chemistry Council

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• American Farm Bureau Federation

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• American Insurance Association

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• Americans for Tax Reform

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• Amway Corporation

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• Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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• Beverage Distributors Co., LLC

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• Business Roundtable

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• Cardolite Corporation

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• Cargill, Incorporated

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• Citigroup

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• Dow Chemical Company

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• FedEx

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• Ford Motor Company

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• General Electric

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• Hampford Research, Inc.

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• Heritage Foundation

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• Hewlett-Packard

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• IBM Corporation

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• International Dairy Foods Association

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• JPMorgan Chase

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• McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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• McKee Group

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• McLarty Associates

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• MetLife

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• National Association of Wheat Growers

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• National Barley Growers Association

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• National Corn Growers Association

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• Procter and Gamble Company

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• Republican Main Street Partnership

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• SEI Investments

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• Steamboat Rentals, Inc.

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• Stryker Corporation

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• Texas Instruments

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• Whirlpool Corporation

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• Xerox Corporation

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• Caterpillar

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• Microsoft

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• Applied Materials

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• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• FreedomWorks

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• American Soybean Association

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• AFL-CIO

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• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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• United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union

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• United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

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• Cecilia Muñoz – Obama's New Director of The Domestic Policy ... - January 12, 2012 by First Street Research Group - ... of 2007; 110 S.1105: Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007; 110 S.1257: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007; 110 S.1642: Higher Education Amendments of 2007 ...

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  As noted by First Street Research Group on January 12, 2012, "... of 2007; 110 S.1105: Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007; 110 S.1257: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007; 110 S.1642: Higher Education Amendments of 2007 ..." (http://firststreetresearch.cqpress.com/2012/01/11/cecilia-munoz-obamas-new-director-of-the-domestic-policy-council/)
• Consistency of Korea-US Free Trade Agreement Copyright ... - December 20, 2011 by Sean Flynn - [1] United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. 1642, 112th Cong. § 102(a)(1) (2011). [2] See Jodie Griffin, Inconsistencies Between the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement and US Law, Public ...

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  As noted by Sean Flynn on December 20, 2011, "[1] United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. 1642, 112th Cong. § 102(a)(1) (2011). [2] See Jodie Griffin, Inconsistencies Between the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement and US Law, Public ..." (http://infojustice.org/archives/6640)
• International Trade: The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade ... - December 09, 2011 by Alerts - On October 3, 2011, President Obama submitted draft legislation (H.R. 3080/S. 1642) to implement the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) to both houses of Congress. On October 6, the House Ways and ...

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• Special events in Nelson mark 370 years of shared history - June 10, 2012 by Scoop - Three very special events are taking place in Nelson over 14/17 June. They are part of marking 2012 as the 370th anniversary of Abel Tasman’s 1642 voyage of discovery. Not only did that voyage put New Zealand on the map, but it was the first meeting of .

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• Flyers seek quick start in clash with Capitals - March 04, 2012 by First Coast News - Scott Hartnell set a new career high with his 31st goal of the season and Jagr's 1,642 career points moved him past Joe Sakic for eighth on the league's all-time list. The Flyers are now tied with the Devils for fifth overall in the Eastern Conference ...

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  As noted by First Coast News on March 04, 2012, "Scott Hartnell set a new career high with his 31st goal of the season and Jagr's 1,642 career points moved him past Joe Sakic for eighth on the league's all-time list. The Flyers are now tied with the Devils for fifth overall in the Eastern Conference ..." (http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/245158/403/Flyers-seek-quick-start-in-clash-with-Capitals)
• Flyers seek quick start in clash with Capitals - March 04, 2012 by 9News - Scott Hartnell set a new career high with his 31st goal of the season and Jagr's 1,642 career points moved him past Joe Sakic for eighth on the league's all-time list. The Flyers are now tied with the Devils for fifth overall in the Eastern Conference ...

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