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Catholic church calls for immigration reform
2013-09-10 00:40:30| Footwear - Topix.net
One Sacred Heart Parish Pastor said U.S. Bishops and the local Diocese have asked priests to tell congregations to consider their Catholic values when talking to legislators about the country's immigration laws.
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Baucus, Camp make fourth stop on tax reform tour
2013-09-09 20:49:30| Air Courier - Topix.net
The top two tax writers in Congress stopped by Tennessee on Monday, as they try to marshal support for revamping what they call a "broken" tax code.
EC outlines plans for telecom single market reform
2013-09-09 09:59:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has released initial details of the telecom reform package to be presented on 11 September. According to a brief from Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes's office, the legislation aims to enable a single market for telecom services in the EU, in order to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and restore Europe's lead in mobile technology. The proposal would see an increase in the EC's powers to coordinate regulation of the sector, including the right to review national plans for releasing and auctioning spectrum and the power to force national regulators to withdraw rules that violate EU law. The legislation maintains the existing caps on roaming prices and would also require incoming calls when roaming in the EU to be free from 2014. The proposal also continues the EC's efforts to standardise wholesale broadband access regulation in the EU and introduces new criteria for wholesale regulation, such as the need for all national decisions to promote investment and for market analyses to consider competitive services such as 'over-the-top' providers. To encourage the quicker release of spectrum, the EC wants common rules for authorising the use of spectrum, and will also promote incentives to encourage market players to release spectrum for mobile broadband. The legislation also addresses the issue of 'net neutrality' via a ban on blocking or throttling of competing services. In addition, operators would need to be more transparent about the actual broadband speeds provided. However, they would still have the right to offer higher or guaranteed speeds at an increased price to customers in need of a premium service.
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Health reform uncertainty stalls businesses' plans
2013-09-08 04:40:36| Paper - Topix.net
Two growing Hampton Roads business owners believe health-care reform may give them more work if companies decide to cut employees and hire outside contractors for janitorial services.
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AUDIO: Benefits need 'radical reform'
2013-09-04 10:30:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
People in receipt of benefits (excluding pensioners, the sick, carers) should, after two years, have to do 30 hours of community service a week or get their benefits cut entirely, according to a report for the Taxpayers' Alliance. Chris Philp, author of the report, and Joanna Long, member of the campaign group Boycott Workfare, debate the plans.
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