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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Howard Menell	Apartment Owners Wary of Tax Reform Apartment executives are cautious about pending tax reform, having suffered from other efforts to tweak our tax system. Fortunately, many of today's leaders seem to appreciate the complex and long-term nature of real estate investments and the need to maintain stability in the commercial real estate markets.
Reason November 2008 Veronique de Rugy	Fear of a Unified Government What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency?
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Who Will Bear the Risk of Terror? Insurance policyholders in 47 states are in jeopardy of losing coverage on terrorism-related losses after Dec. 31 of this year. The construction, purchase and leasing of new buildings and shopping malls, etc., could be cancelled or postponed if the federal backstop expires.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Capital Hill Rallies To Extend TRIA A week after suicide bombers killed 57 people at U.S.-branded hotels in Jordan, leaders introduced legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. That's good news for U.S. businesses, roughly half of which have added terrorism coverage to their property insurance.
Reason March 2001 Michael W. Lynch	Feeding Time In a town where a pile of new laws and programs is considered progress, grousing is often heard about the "do nothing" Republican Congress. If only it were so. The GOP has mastered the art of legislating in at least one area: pork-barrel spending...
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National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Terrorism Abroad Elevates Case for TRIA Ripple effects from the terrorist attacks in London last month have bolstered the case for extending government-backed terrorism insurance in the United States.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2005 David E. Simon	Ensuring Terror Insurance Continues The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is currently set to expire on Dec. 31, 2005 creating a great deal of uncertainty for real estate owners and the insurance marketplace.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 John Keller	Taking the Pulse of Defense Spending As the war in Iraq has become a political sore spot, we can expect the Pentagon's leaders to hunker down to the status quo on military spending at least through the presidential election in November
U.S. CPSC July 31, 2008	Acting Chairman Nancy Nord Statement on Congressional Passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act In addition to new tools, the bill contains many new missions and mandates for the agency -- responsibilities that are not funded by the bill, Nord said.
Information Today January 15, 2007	Library of Congress Unveils Beta of New THOMAS The Library of Congress has released a new beta version of THOMAS, its Web site that provides access to federal legislation and related documents.
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Geotimes August 2004 Emily Lehr Wallace	Budget Procrastination If the average American were aware enough of the budget process to be outraged by this governance via procrastination, perhaps the Congress would get the message and perform one of their central duties in an efficient and timely manner.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Jonathan L. Kempner	A Rallying Cry for TRIA Extension Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) kept ratings agencies from lowering ratings on loans in the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, allowing borrowers to obtain terrorism insurance coverage at a reasonable cost.
Geotimes February 2005 Katie Donnelly	For Starters: Lame Duck Science and technology research and development did not escape the chopping block. The National Science Foundation received a 1.9 percent cut from last year -- the first cut to the agency in 13 years.
National Defense September 2015 Craig R. McKinley	Congress Should Follow Its Budget Rules Of the five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who will be leaving their positions or retiring this September, none ever had a defense budget passed on time under regular order following the procedures of the Budget Control Act of 1974 during their entire term in office.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John Keller	Election Aftermath: What's in it for the Military? One potential target of the new Congress is the large supplemental spending budgets that fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
InternetNews November 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Lame Ducks Limp Back to Congress With a major power shift coming in January, Republican-led House and Senate return for mop-up session.
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Amy Borrus	Uncle Sam: Up To His Neck In The Risk Pool The U.S. government is the insurer-of-last-resort for a mind-boggling array of catastrophes.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley	Terrorism Insurance: Why Owners Are Balking Not all property owners are buying coverage. Many landlords who believe their properties pose a low risk for a terrorist attack are declining to accept coverage because they think it's too pricey or unnecessary. The repurcussions of this are felt throughout the industry.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2004 Anthony Ilardi Jr.	Bonus Deductions Certain leasehold improvements qualify for increased first-year depreciation amounts.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2003 Ronald L. Raitz	Leasehold Interests Offer Alternative 1031 Exchange Options While not as common as fee-title transfers of real property, leasehold interest exchanges can be a great benefit to clients when used in the appropriate circumstances and under expert tax guidance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 John Keller	Pentagon Budget Faces Tough Battle on Capitol Hill President George W. Bush for 2008 has submitted to Congress one of the largest-ever budget requests for the U.S. DOD, but the Pentagon's proposed budget faces perhaps its toughest battle in Congress in the last 15 years.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- What The New Congress Has In Store For Manufacturing Don't expect any tax relief from the Democrat-led Congress, but a renewed emphasis on R&D is likely.
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Managed Care August 2000 Michael Levin-Epstein	Will Fifth Circuit's Decision Spur Action on Patient Rights? The recent Fifth Circuit Court decision on Texas's statute allowing patients to sue HMOs for denial of physician-recommended care is helping to clarify where state and federal interests in patient rights lie -- and what Congress could do to spell out those interests.
Geotimes April 2004 Kendy & Vranes	Breaking Down the Barriers: A Two-Part Series, Part 1 Although it is a tired cliche, knowledge is power, and nowhere is that more true than in legislative politics. Your members of Congress cannot do their jobs without citizens' input. In other words, they need to be lobbied.
Registered Rep. December 7, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	A Second Act for Estate Tax? On Monday, President Obama announced a deal with congressional Republicans that calls for a $5 million estate tax exemption and a 35 percent rate -- part of a broader package that would extend the Bush-era income tax cuts another two years for taxpayers of all income levels.
AskMen.com	Officials: CIA program targeted al-Qaida leaders A secret intelligence program canceled by CIA Director Leon Panetta in June was meant to find and then capture or kill al-Qaida leaders at close range.
Managed Care April 2005	Health Care Costs Remain Top Concern for CFOs Despite all the recent discussion about Social Security reform, chief financial officers in the United States say that rising health care cost remains their top concern, according to a survey.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Is Congress Hurting Market Returns? Practically the entire advance in the market since 1897 corresponds to the periods when Congress is in recess? Investors, take note.
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Geotimes March 2007 Linda Rowan	A Change in Climate in Congress: To Act or Not To Act Because some state and local governments are taking action, Congress will need to set some federal standards in the near term. The nation can ill-afford a hodge-podge of regulations and policies on climate change across the country.
Insurance & Technology April 6, 2006 Maria Woehr	Cover Your Assets Insurers must focus on internal risk management rather than depend on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which is set to expire in two years, to mitigate losses from a terrorist attack, according to Risk Management Solutions.
Reason February 2007	Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster?
InternetNews November 14, 2006 Roy Mark	Congress Urged to Extend R&R Tax Credit A wide range of technology trade groups called upon Congress today to stop playing politics with the extension of the research and development tax credit.
Information Today July 2, 2015	New GPO App Provides Information on the 114th Congress The free Mobile Member Guide for the 114th Congress app is now available from the U.S. Government Publishing Office
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ifeminists April 7, 2004 Matt Campbell	The Men's Rights Congress The men's rights movement lacks two critical elements that keep it from taking flight. The first is a lack of initiative on the part of most people who identify themselves as being sympathetic to men's rights. The second is a lack of clear, task-focused direction.
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