Will new debit card fee controls revolutionize card industry?

Debit and credit card fees that retailers must pay to Visa, MasterCard, and American Express may soon fall thanks to three converging events

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Retailers accuse AmEx of antitrust breach as battle over debit card cap heats up

Bankers take debit fee duel to friendly territory in House

By Julie Vorman

MasterCard, Visa settle antitrust case with DOJ; AmEx fights on

Regulatory brawl over debit cards sidesteps the real fee-setters: card companies

By Amy Biegelsen

Excerpts from this story referencing "lead counsel":

"… community banks, she said. The result: less competition.Craig Wildfang is lead counsel for the class of plaintiffs suing Visa and MasterCard. Until recently, he …"

Credit rating agencies most worried about liability

It’s go time on Capitol Hill for financial reform legislation, and the credit rating agencies are breathing a sigh of relief....

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Rating agencies fight (and lobby) for survival

Under attack, credit raters turn to the First Amendment

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

How credit raters fended off oversight from Congress and SEC

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Under attack, credit raters turn to the First Amendment

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Excerpts from this story referencing "lead counsel":

"… ded.Joel Laitman, a lawyer at Cohen Milstein, a plaintiff’s firm that is lead counsel in several mortgage-backed securities lawsuits against investment banks an …"

Bush's choice of EPA advisers signals tilt toward industry

By Josey Ballenger

February 12, 2001 — The composition of the team that advised George W. Bush on the Environmental Protection Agency during his transition to

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Bush EPA chief urges action on chemical hazards

By Alice Su

Paper mill air pollution standards 25 years out of date, environmental groups sue EPA

By Rachael Marcus

Lobbyists rush to block EPA action on climate change

By Marianne Lavelle

Former Bush EPA chief sounds alarm on chemical security

By Jim Morris

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"… gns in the past two years, $1,000 of that directly to Bush.Having acted as lead counsel on the Clean Air Act for the House Energy and Commerce Committee when Repu …"

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Bob Dole: Indonesia's man in Washington

By Kevin Bogardus

Former Republican presidential candidate is paid to lobby for the country's oil interests

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Elizabeth Dole, Inc.: How she can focus on her lucrative public speaking

By Monte Paulsen

Water and politics in the fall of Suharto

By Andreas Harsono

Commentary: Under the Influence: Why This Series?

By Charles Lewis

Independent GOP fundraising picks up steam

By Peter H. Stone

Excerpts from this story referencing "lead counsel":

"… lawful debt and they should pay it as soon as possible," said Chris Dugan, lead counsel for Karaha Bodas in the case."Pertamina believes that the arbitration awar …"

"… esult of inherently improper procedures," said Matthew Slater, Pertamina's lead counsel. "Pertamina has acted within its rights to raise these defenses in court." …"

"… should not intervene on Pertamina's behalf," said Dugan, the Karaha Bodas lead counsel.Slater, the Pertamina lead counsel, felt the case could affect America's i …"

"… s behalf," said Dugan, the Karaha Bodas lead counsel.Slater, the Pertamina lead counsel, felt the case could affect America's image abroad. "I think the litigatio …"