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• Latest Action: Mar 06, 2012 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Securities, Insurance and Investment

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• Tax, Society & Culture: Google's $5 million lobbying budget - April 26, 2012 by Allison Christians - ... Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2012; S. 1791: Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011; S. 1965: Startup Act of 2011; S. 1970: Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure ...

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  As noted by Allison Christians on April 26, 2012, "... Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2012; S. 1791: Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011; S. 1965: Startup Act of 2011; S. 1970: Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure ..." (/url?q=http://taxpol.blogspot.com/2012/04/googles-5-million-lobbying-budget.html&sa=U&ei=14KaT4iOBKmo2wWRnMHaDg&ved=0CE8QmAEwCQ&usg=AFQjCNEpxL3J5_GJcL4c33NwBu8r-oydWQ)
• Considering Causes and Remedies for Declining IPO Volume ... - April 03, 2012 by Noam Noked, co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, - S. 1791 “Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011” and S. 1970 “Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011”. These bills deal with Regulation D and its requirements on ...

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  As noted by Noam Noked, co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, on April 03, 2012, "S. 1791 “Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011” and S. 1970 “Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011”. These bills deal with Regulation D and its requirements on ..." (/url?q=http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2012/04/02/considering-causes-and-remedies-for-declining-ipo-volume/&sa=U&ei=PiR8T9fdC8XL2QW1yqngDA&ved=0CEgQmAEwBw&usg=AFQjCNGASLHJAuj2ok28ItReiSoqMNwQHg)
• Signed Into Law Next Week - Change Crowdfunding Law - March 24, 2012 by http://crowdfundinglaw.posterous.com/ - I think it benefited from collective wisdom and discussion, as crowdfunding legislation should. (The two crowdfunding proposals that emerged in the Senate after HR.2930 passed, S.1791 (Brown) and S.1970 (Merkley), turned ...

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  As noted by http://crowdfundinglaw.posterous.com/ on March 24, 2012, "I think it benefited from collective wisdom and discussion, as crowdfunding legislation should. (The two crowdfunding proposals that emerged in the Senate after HR.2930 passed, S.1791 (Brown) and S.1970 (Merkley), turned ..." (/url?q=http://crowdfundinglaw.posterous.com/crowdfunding-law-signed-into-law-next-week&sa=U&ei=H4txT-H-NcGrsQKCkfj9BQ&ved=0CC8QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNHwe9LK3LkdIZr-LD29c4FgCRD4Dw)

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• Austerity vs. Growth - July 30, 2012 by The National Interest Online - Thus, it is remarkable that the Italian parliament, under Monti, has voted overwhelmingly to modify Article 18 of the country’s 1970 labor law, which imposes most of the Italian version of these restrictive structures. Unsurprisingly ...

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  As noted by The National Interest Online on July 30, 2012, "Thus, it is remarkable that the Italian parliament, under Monti, has voted overwhelmingly to modify Article 18 of the country’s 1970 labor law, which imposes most of the Italian version of these restrictive structures. Unsurprisingly ..." (http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/austerity-vs-growth-7257?page=1)
• 'Searching for Sugar Man' delves into mystery of Detroit musician Rodriguez - July 29, 2012 by Detroit Free Press - (The title references a song called "Sugar Man" on Rodriguez's 1970 "Cold Fact" album.) "I was like, this is the best story I've ever heard in my life or that I'm ever, ever, going to hear. I was like, no way. It was a beautiful, beautiful story ...

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  As noted by Detroit Free Press on July 29, 2012, "(The title references a song called "Sugar Man" on Rodriguez's 1970 "Cold Fact" album.) "I was like, this is the best story I've ever heard in my life or that I'm ever, ever, going to hear. I was like, no way. It was a beautiful, beautiful story ..." (http://www.freep.com/article/20120729/ENT01/307290038/Documentary-Searching-for-Sugar-Man-delves-into-the-mystery-of-Detroit-musician-Rodriguez-unknown-in-his-homeland-an-icon-overseas)
• Phoenix Suns hire play-by-play announcer Steve Albert - July 27, 2012 by AZCentral.com - Albert's NBA roots run deep. He is a former New York Knicks ball boy who saw Willis Reed's 1970 NBA Finals comeback and a younger brother of Marv, TNT's NBA play-by-play announcer. "It 's really like a dream job, not only announcing for the Suns ...

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  As noted by AZCentral.com on July 27, 2012, "Albert's NBA roots run deep. He is a former New York Knicks ball boy who saw Willis Reed's 1970 NBA Finals comeback and a younger brother of Marv, TNT's NBA play-by-play announcer. "It 's really like a dream job, not only announcing for the Suns ..." (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2012/07/27/20120727phoenix-suns-hire-play-by-play-announcer-steve-albert.html)