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On Wall Street January 1, 2011 Steve Garmhausen	DOL: Advice Rules To Get Tougher The Department of Labor is poised to toughen rules for consultants and advisors that serve retirement plans, as past industry practices have fallen under new scrutiny.
InternetNews December 30, 2010	Looking Back on Web Privacy: 2010 Internet privacy was a favorite topic among regulators, lawmakers and advocacy groups, but for all the debate, how far did the government get toward reining in online data collection?
InternetNews December 30, 2010	Net Neutrality 2011: What Storms May Come The Federal Communications Commission passed the rules, but that's not going to be the last word. Where will the battle lines shape up in the new year and the new Congress?
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Peter Coy	Commentary: The Health-Care Act on Trial The health-care insurance mandate isn't a ploy to expand Congress' power. It's a way to address unique problems.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Vekshin & Braun	Bankruptcy: For Cities, There Are Downsides Vallejo, Calif., hoped to resolve unaffordable city payrolls and lower tax revenues. Instead, it's learned the hard way that out-of-court negotiations yield better results.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 David M. Levitt	Cleveland Wants to Be a Health-Care Hub The city tries to rebrand itself by building a medical mart and convention center in hopes of attracting well-paying industry jobs to the region.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Greg Stohr	The Court Case Haunting Health Care Legal challenges to health reform will use a 1942 precedent, when the Supreme Court broadened Congress' right to regulate interstate commerce.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010	Roscoe Filburn and the Commerce Clause Filburn lost his case opposing quotas. Here are other cases the decision influenced.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Green & Jones	Property Tax Appeals Flood Cities and States As real estate values plunge, many homeowners are appealing property taxes, adding to the financial woes of cities and states.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Jonathan D. Salant	Now Republicans Are Getting Corporate Checks Many companies bet on the Democrats in the midterms and lost. They're retrenching quickly.
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