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January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Broadcast Indecency Penalties

January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Campaign Finance Revisions

January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Postal Service Overhaul

January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Steroids Regulation

January 2 - Pentagon Radios Wreak Havoc on Home Front

January 9 - Alaska Governor, Villages at Odds Over Crustacean Conundrum

January 9 - House Vote 204: Federal Research on Stem Cells

January 9 - Pollution By Any Other Name

January 16 - Political Economy: Asbestos on the Floor

January 16 - The Stowaway Terror Threat

January 23 - A New Right Game Plan for American Indian Casinos

January 23 - Graham Leaves OIRA With a Full Job Jar

January 23 - Graham Leaving a Free-Market Legacy

January 23 - Horse Slaughter War Comes to Washington

January 30 - Legislation of the Body-Snatchers

January 30 - Scrutiny on Tribes Keeps Stakes High

January 30 - Sparks Fly in Off-Road Suit

February 6 - Highway to Controversy Over Presidential Nominee

February 6 - IRS Struggles to Mind the Gap

February 6 - Policy Battle Brewing Over Airline Ownership

February 6 - Reauthorization Allows Grants to States for High-Risk Health Insurance Pools

February 20 - Benefits Boost for Katrina Victims

February 20 - Boosting SBA's Disaster Resources

February 20 - LIHEAP Snags Flood Program

February 20 - Political Economy: Don't Think Twice

February 20 - Strange Bedfellows Crusade Against Video Game

February 27 - All Eyes on Tax Cheats

March 6 - House Debates Food Labeling Bill

March 6 - The White House Role in Overruling the States

March 6 - Washington's Liability Rules Put the Squeeze on States

March 13 - Comic Strip Mark Trail Mixes It Up

March 13 - Drug Control Policy Bill Targets Methamphetamine Abuse

March 13 - FEC: School's Out

March 13 - House Panel Leaders Work on Bill To Aid Competition in Cable Market

March 13 - House Passes Bill to Set Uniform Standard for Food Safety Labels

March 13 - Interior Secretary Norton Resigns Amid Abramoff Controversy

March 13 - Picking Up Convention Party Tabs

March 20 - 'Captive Shippers' Call for Rail Competition

March 20 - Critics Decry Logic of Biggest-Ever FCC Fine

March 20 - Flood Insurance Program OK'd

March 20 - Government as Insurer: A Role Re-Examined

March 20 - Huckabee Sells What He's Lost

March 20 - Obesity on the Docket

March 27 - Courts & the Law: Patent Rights, Public Interest

March 27 - Inspector General May Throw Wrench Into FAA System

April 3 - Client of the Month Club: Diageo PLC of London

April 3 - Congress Waits as FEC Approves Online Campaign Finance Rules

April 3 - Fuel Firm in FERC Fracas

April 3 - Shift in Nonprofits Keeps Contributions Flowing

April 3 - Turning Video Gamers into Grassroots Activists

April 10 - Better Than a Placebo?

April 10 - Bush Loyalist for a New Strategy: 'Senate Goes First'

April 10 - Futurist: Sensing Our Every Move

April 10 - Supplement Industry Warms Up to Oversight

April 17 - Naming Names at the FEC

April 24 - Gas Prices Rise Along With Ethanol Use

May 1 - Banks Leery of Proposed Loan Rules

May 1 - Collectors Resist Torment of Cell Phones

May 1 - Fight Over Earmarks Goes the Distance

May 1 - Private Equity Moving Into Public Spotlight

May 1 - Wanted: A Giant Step For Lunar Commerce

May 8 - America's Top Bank Cop Takes Care of Business

May 8 - Reefer Madness on Data Quality Act?

May 8 - Sports Fantasists Form Real Lobby

May 15 - A Search for Clarity In Executive Pay Reports

May 15 - Agriculture Appropriations: Non-Money Issues May Slow Action

May 15 - Interior-Environment Appropriations: Limits Crimp Most Interior Spending

May 15 - New CAFE Standards for Autos Allowed Under House Measure

May 15 - Political Economy: Virtue Well Rewarded

May 22 - Bill to Speed Up Logging After Disasters Passed in House, Opposed by Environmentalists

May 22 - Drug Makers Unite Against Shared Regulatory Enemies

May 22 - Mine Safety Legislation Approved

May 22 - Privacy Issues May Make 'Black Box' A Problem Passenger

May 29 - Determining the Best Loan Deal

May 29 - Molding the Student Loan Market

May 29 - Political Economy: Regripping the Reins

May 29 - Senate Panel Approves Measure to Revamp Flood Insurance Program

May 29 - Senate Passes Indecency Bill

May 29 - Senate Passes Mine Safety Bill

May 29 - State Dropout Rate High For Bush Mercury Plan

May 29 - The Profits of Going Private

June 5 - Frist Campaign Violation Cited by FEC

June 12 - Mine Safety Law Cleared by House

June 12 - Political Economy: No Wiggle Room

June 12 - Steep Broadcast Indecency Fines Cleared

June 19 - Enviro Battle on the Beach Front

June 19 - Political Economy: Big Box Banks Hit a Nerve

June 19 - The Great Plains Hemp Campaign

June 26 - Industry Key to Reducing Coal Mining Death Toll

June 26 - The High Price of Transparency Resulting from Sarbanes-Oxley

July 10 - Client of the Month Club: Uniting a Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League (UAPPEAL)

July 10 - Flood Insurance Plan Advances

July 10 - USDA's New Ground Rules

July 17 - Gene Grant Recipient Modifies a Superhuman Effort

July 17 - Hedging Bets On Risky Funds

July 24 - Political Economy: Overriding Self-Interest

July 24 - The USDA and the Attack of the Ugly Tomatoes

July 31 - Cherry Farmers Run Afoul of FDA

July 31 - Generic Drug Makers Seek State Protections

July 31 - Narrow Insurance Regulation Bill Could Be Start of Wider Action

July 31 - Pombo Targets Off-Reservation Tribal Gaming

August 7 - Challenging Times

August 7 - FDA Facing Rough Seas With No Captain

August 7 - Fur Flies as USDA Targets Six-Toed Hemingway Felines

August 7 - Once More Into the Teeth of the Fluoride Debate

August 7 - Paulson Wastes No Time Posting Lofty To-Do List

August 7 - Political Economy: Just Say 'Oui'

August 14 - Low-Stress Pipelines, High-Stress Problems

August 14 - Microwave Popcorn: Hot Buttered Hazard?

September 4 - A Rocket-Fueled Feud Between Hobbyists and ATF

September 4 - Fall Agenda: Lobbying Rules

September 4 - New Federal Goose Crackdown Angers Animal Rights Activists

September 11 - Advocacy Group Takes Aim at FDA Drug-Ad Enforcement

September 18 - Executive Options: Scandal in Waiting

September 18 - Health Industry Cautiously Eyes State Crackdowns on Medicaid Fraud

September 18 - Indian Gaming Bill Loses Vote in House

September 18 - Tallying Cleanup Costs Results in Corporate Mess

September 25 - A Timely Drive to Beef Up FDA Enforcement

September 25 - Financial Schemes Against Military Targeted

September 25 - House Passes Bill That Requires Voter Photo ID in Federal Elections

September 25 - The Broken Promise of Electricity Deregulation

September 25 - The Tale of California's Power Crisis

October 2 - Credit Rating Agency Bill Clears

October 2 - Drugmakers' Battle for Medicare Market Share

October 2 - House Opts for Short-Term SBA Reauthorization

October 2 - Unions Fear Major Reversal from NLRB

October 9 - Animal Transport Regs Skirt Rulemaking Deadlocks

October 9 - The 'V-Chip' Trip Back to the Future

October 16 - DLC Denies Donkey Affiliation in Court

October 23 - Church Electioneering: Rendering Unto Caesar

October 23 - Do the Problems of Two Insurance Providers Amount to a Hill of Beans in this Crazy World?

October 30 - Groups Mobilize Effort to Block Regulatory Czar

October 30 - Truckers Feud Over Speed Limits

November 6 - Supreme Court Takes a Turn in the Heat

November 13 - Cloning Issue Reaches FDA

November 13 - DHS Ponders New Destiny for Airline Manifests

November 27 - Pharma Braces for Battle

November 27 - Steering Left for Right Contacts

December 4 - AFL-CIO Writes a New Chapter for Workers

December 4 - Hitching a Ride on the Tax Bill

December 4 - Political Economy: On a Wing and a Prayer

December 4 - Seeking More Cost-Benefit Accountability at SEC

December 11 - Congress Clears Bill That Would Reauthorize Pipeline Safety Law

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Airline Restriction Repeal

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Fisheries Regulation

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Flood Insurance Overhaul

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Postal Service Overhaul