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• Latest Action: Apr 14, 2011 Introduced in Senate

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

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• The Autism Society

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• Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation

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• Autism Speaks

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• On April 29, 2011, by mrsrevcross - Although this is a nice humanitarian bill... we can't afford it right now! I would support this bill when our economy improves considerably.

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  As noted by mrsrevcross, a user on OpenCongress.org, on April 29, 2011, "Although this is a nice humanitarian bill... we can't afford it right now! I would support this bill when our economy improves considerably."

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• Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (2009; 111th Congress S. 850 ... - March 26, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills2 - Nov 19, 2009. S. 850 (111th). A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. In GovTrack.us, a database ...

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  As noted by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills2 on March 26, 2012, "Nov 19, 2009. S. 850 (111th). A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. In GovTrack.us, a database ..." (/url?q=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s850&sa=U&ei=LCQXUIjrDYSu9ATCy4HABg&ved=0CEAQmAEwCA&usg=AFQjCNFWa7IicZsEXMuMK6KtTh9a4Tlc9A)
• Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (2009; 111th Congress S. 850 ... - March 26, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills2 - Nov 19, 2009. S. 850 (111th). A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. In GovTrack.us, a database ...

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  As noted by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills2 on March 26, 2012, "Nov 19, 2009. S. 850 (111th). A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. In GovTrack.us, a database ..." (/url?q=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s850&sa=U&ei=7TgTUJnPDIWc9gS5yYDYBw&ved=0CEQQmAEwCQ&usg=AFQjCNH05CNjh8eh5-c79zTqn58RKhaBcQ)
• Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (2009; 111th Congress S. 850 ... - March 26, 2012 by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills2 - Nov 19, 2009. S. 850 (111th). A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. In GovTrack.us, a database ...

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  As noted by http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills2 on March 26, 2012, "Nov 19, 2009. S. 850 (111th). A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. In GovTrack.us, a database ..." (/url?q=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s850&sa=U&ei=ldURUJ-OJITe9ASt64EY&ved=0CEUQmAEwCQ&usg=AFQjCNGxCWHnGV7rTkCuReE2KqqWaeP3MA)

Highly Rated News Articles

• Spain Regional Rescues Hurt Existing Debt Holders - July 31, 2012 by Businessweek - That subordination risk will become increasingly important in the event of rating cuts, he said. Catalonia’s 850 million euros of 3.875 percent bonds due April 2015 yield 14.2 percent, up from about 3.9 percent when the securities were first ...

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  As noted by Businessweek on July 31, 2012, "That subordination risk will become increasingly important in the event of rating cuts, he said. Catalonia’s 850 million euros of 3.875 percent bonds due April 2015 yield 14.2 percent, up from about 3.9 percent when the securities were first ..." (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-30/spain-regional-rescues-hurt-existing-debt-holders-euro-credit)
• Microsoft research may start to surface - July 31, 2012 by News4Jax.com - Microsoft Research is where the company's legendary red tape goes to die. The result: The division's 850 researchers are creating some truly mind-blowing stuff. "We're one of the only basic research groups in world with free reign to push the ...

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  As noted by News4Jax.com on July 31, 2012, "Microsoft Research is where the company's legendary red tape goes to die. The result: The division's 850 researchers are creating some truly mind-blowing stuff. "We're one of the only basic research groups in world with free reign to push the ..." (http://www.news4jax.com/news/money/Microsoft-research-may-start-to-surface/-/475848/15825758/-/format/rss_2.0/-/15dffj3/-/index.html)
• Microsoft's solution to its vision problem - July 30, 2012 by WPTZ.com - Microsoft Research is where the company's legendary red tape goes to die. The result: The division's 850 researchers are creating some truly mind-blowing stuff. "We're one of the only basic research groups in world with free reign to push the boundaries of

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