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• Latest Action: Jan 31, 2011 Introduced in Senate

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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• Food & Water Watch

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• Institute for Fisheries Resources

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• Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations

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• Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance

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• Center for Food Safety

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• Ocean Conservancy

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• Sierra Club

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• Center of Environmental Health

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• Codex Fund

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• Humane Society of the United States

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• American Anti-Vivisection Society

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• Farm Forward

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• Friends of the Earth

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• Harvest Cooperative

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• Institute for Responsible Technology

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• Planning and Conservation League

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• Wild Fish Coalition

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Opposing Organizations

• AquaBounty Technologies

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• American Veterinary Medical Association

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• S. 230 - GovTrack.us - March 20, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills - S. 230. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.

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• Credit Suisse (Eur) Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Xstrata Plc - July 26, 2012 by Bloomberg - Credit Suisse (Eur) - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Xstrata Plc RNS Number : 5890I Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd 26 July 2012    FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)   PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER ...

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• Election roundup: Bay County Prosecutor Kurt Asbury challenged for seat by Patrick Duggan - July 20, 2012 by MLive.com - Prior to announcing his candidacy, Duggan mailed a survey to the county’s 230 police officers. In all, 43 of those officers responded, with 34 of them voicing support for Duggan, he said. He has been endorsed by former Tittabawasse Township ...

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  As noted by MLive.com on July 20, 2012, "Prior to announcing his candidacy, Duggan mailed a survey to the county’s 230 police officers. In all, 43 of those officers responded, with 34 of them voicing support for Duggan, he said. He has been endorsed by former Tittabawasse Township ..." (http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/07/election_roundup_bay_county_pr.html)
• European Stocks Rise as Banks Top Estimates; Credit Suisse Gains - July 18, 2012 by San Francisco Gate - Net income will fall “significantly” from last year’s 230.1 million euros because of a 100 million-euro charge for speeding up and expanding the scope of the company’ transformation program, Puma said in a statement today. Waertsila Oyj ...

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  As noted by San Francisco Gate on July 18, 2012, "Net income will fall “significantly” from last year’s 230.1 million euros because of a 100 million-euro charge for speeding up and expanding the scope of the company’ transformation program, Puma said in a statement today. Waertsila Oyj ..." (http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/European-Stocks-Rise-as-Banks-Top-Estimates-3716054.php)