In the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill, there are increasing calls for heads to roll, and one of the first is Elizabeth Birnbaum, or rather S Elizabeth Birnbaum, head of the Mineral Management Service. The Mineral Management Service, or MMS, is the office that oversees off shore drilling, and is part of the ...

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In California, a new assembly bill -- AB 377 -- is working its way through the legislature. AB 377 contains provisions that expand payday lending, but it also contains provisions that will strictly limit the payday lending industry. AB377 will limit payday lending The payday lending industry in California will be limited by assemblyman Mendoza’s AB 377 ...

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Though Lieberman has not yet introduced legislation in congress, the Lieberman citizenship bill is already raising tensions on both sides of the aisle. Legal experts are calling the bill, simply, "draconian". Small cash loans are rarely required to be a part of the U.S. legal system, because it is intended for citizens and non-citizens alike. ...

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