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UK to rush in new surveillance law under banner of 'emergency legislation'

2014-07-10 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Civil liberties group cries foul as government renews bid to force telcos to retain communications data.

Legislation Introduced to Stop EPAs Waters of the U.S. Rule

2014-06-30 17:54:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Barrasso (R-WY), David Vitter (R-LA), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mike Johanns (R-NE), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) have introduced legislation the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its proposed Water of the U.S. rule which would allow the EPA to take over all private and state water in the U.S. read more

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Proposed Food Safety Legislation Would Expand Meat Recall Authority

2014-06-26 11:32:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: The Hill The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would receive more authority to recall meat, poultry, and eggs products that are contaminated with pathogens like Salmonella under new legislation introduced Wednesday by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY.). Content Classification: Curated read more

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