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• CFTC Limits Global Swaps Power

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  July 2, 2012

  Dodd-Frank guidance means big banks have more leeway to fall under foreign regulations.

• Postal Service To Shut Plants

  By Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg  |  May 17, 2012

  Closing processing centers will result in annual savings of $2.1 bln.

• Congress Impedes Postal Overhaul

  By Michelle Jamrisko and Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg  |  May 9, 2012

  Legislators demand change, but oppose many Postal Service proposals.

• Business Unhappy with GOP

  By Laura Litvan and Andrew Zajac, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2012

  Republicans in Congress fail to deliver on Ex-Im bank, highway funding.

• CFTC Bars Election Derivatives

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2012

  Trading on outcome of 2012 U.S. votes would be gambling, regulators say.

• The Volcker Rule Dilemma

  By John Hintze  |  March 1, 2012

  Are higher costs warranted to stave off future financial crises?

• NLRB Rule to Speed Union Votes

  By Holly Rosenkrantz, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2011

  New Labor Board regulation simplifies procedures, shortens deadline for balloting.

• Payroll Tax Bills Set to Collide

  By Steven Sloan and Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  December 9, 2011

  GOP, Democrats push different versions of extension of payroll tax cut.

• Effort to Rein In Swaps Regs

  By Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg  |  November 16, 2011

  U.S. House subcommittee approves repeal of swaps ‘push-out’ rule.

• Delaware May Lose Bankruptcy Biz

  By Dawn McCarty and Phil Milford, Bloomberg  |  October 18, 2011

  Proposed legislation would encourage companies to reorganize at home.