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On Jul 21, 2010, Pres Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The legislative scope of this 848-page law is the most ambitious since the Great Depression. It may take years to implement the new regulations of the credit rating agencies, banks, hedge funds, buyout shops, and the $450 trillion derivatives market. Another major element of the legislation is the creation of an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau housed in the Federal Reserve Board to monitor mortgage and credit card products. Although the broad scope of the Dodd-Frank Act ensures that it will have an effect on many areas that accounting professionals are engaged in, the emphasis in this article is on selected, SEC-related reforms that may be of particular interest to...
FLICK FLAK, random thoughts on Skype, the fish basket at Culver's, sympathy cards, adult movies and other such life obsessions: - Is it irony, or just lunch, that two of Congress' more controversial figures now are Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York?
MIAMI, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, May 24th, Miami-Dade County voters will head to the polls to choose candidates for Miami-Dade County Commission District 7, as well as a new State Representative for District 110. The Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL) urges all animal-loving voters to support Julio Robaina for Commissioner, and Frank Lago for State Representative. Both candidates oppose breed specific legislation, and are in support of creating a No Kill community. Representative Robaina was the first Hispanic Mayor of South Miami, and served in the Florida House of Representatives for two consecutive terms. While there, he was assigned Chair of the Select Committee on Condominium Association Governance, and Vice Chair of Local Government...
Help Washington County The Passamaquoddy Tribe in Indian Township wants to build a racino in Washington County. To do this, they need the help from the rest of the state. They are asking us to support Question 2 on Nov. 8, that would allow a racino to be built in Biddeford and Washington County with part of the profits from these facilities going to support specific state and local programs.
By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot
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