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S.656 Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011, 112th Congress

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  • Latest Action: Mar 28, 2011 Introduced in Senate

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    • Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing ... - March 21, 2012 by Wilbur Hays - Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation of the Committee on ... Third Congress, first session, on S. 656 .

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      As noted by Wilbur Hays on March 21, 2012, "Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation of the Committee on ... Third Congress, first session, on S. 656 ." (/url?q=http://milliairqualityindoorlab.blogspot.com/2012/03/pending-indoor-air-quality-and-radon.html&sa=U&ei=oVpqT8SXDIbLsQLmj6mdCQ&ved=0CDMQmAEwAw&usg=AFQjCNHQXPEIU4rCCk95QspV0oplJW-K_A)
    • Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing ... - March 10, 2012 by Dennis Delarosa - Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation of the Committee on ... Third Congress, first session, on S. 656 .

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      As noted by Dennis Delarosa on March 10, 2012, "Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation of the Committee on ... Third Congress, first session, on S. 656 ." (/url?q=http://topindoorairqualitynetwork.blogspot.com/2012/03/pending-indoor-air-quality-and-radon.html&sa=U&ei=XS1dT-iTEs-msALd1cCwDQ&ved=0CC8QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNEtj2AJMOoI8d0ELGYI_eDsynHHPA)
    • Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing ... - March 09, 2012 by Dennis Delarosa - Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation of the Committee on ... Third Congress, first session, on S. 656 .

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      As noted by Dennis Delarosa on March 09, 2012, "Pending indoor air quality and radon abatement legislation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation of the Committee on ... Third Congress, first session, on S. 656 ." (/url?q=http://topindoorairqualitynetwork.blogspot.com/2012/03/pending-indoor-air-quality-and-radon.html&sa=U&ei=ufpbT5SEOcnY2QXTqZzdDg&ved=0CC8QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNH5mCO5KNZYlDhyrVn7URiJt-uSIQ)

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      As noted by Bloomberg on July 18, 2012, "Credit Suisse (Eur) - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Xstrata Plc RNS Number : 9472H Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd 18 July 2012    FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)   PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER ..." (http://www.bloomberg.com/article/2012-07-18/aMvi1P3ARhiM.html)
    • UNITED STATES v. MATHUR - July 12, 2012 by Findlaw.com - The only way to make a new rule retroactive “is through a holding,” not through dictum, Tyler v. Cain, 533 U.S. 656, 663–64 (2001) (emphasis added), and Padilla made no such holding. Even the Padilla dicta that Mathur relies on does not support the .

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      As noted by Findlaw.com on July 12, 2012, "The only way to make a new rule retroactive “is through a holding,” not through dictum, Tyler v. Cain, 533 U.S. 656, 663–64 (2001) (emphasis added), and Padilla made no such holding. Even the Padilla dicta that Mathur relies on does not support the ." (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1605744.html)
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