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TPMDC House votes to repeal part of 2010 health care lawThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. The House vote comes months after the Obama …House votes to repeal part [...]

Daily Caller Cordray's power stymied by 2010 law that created his new agencyDaily CallerBut an obscure paragraph in the 2010 law that created the bureau may keep Cordray in check unless the Senate formally approves of his hiring — an approval Obama sought to circumvent by making him a so-called “recess” appointment. …Obama to Iowa [...]

USA TODAY Guns have been legal at Rainier since 2010TheNewsTribune.comA change in federal law that took effect in February 2010 allows visitors to legally bring firearms in to places such as Mount Rainier National Park. The law made possession of firearms in national parks and refuges subject to the firearms laws of the …Park ranger [...]

Legal settlement at long last nears for victim of 2010 East Palo Alto plane crashSan Jose Mercury NewsBut a long legal wrangle over its repair has finally concluded, an attorney familiar with the case has confirmed. Within days, a settlement is expected to be made public between Jones' attorney — well known real estate lawyer [...]

Keeping with its tradition of being first to announce end-of-year bonuses for associates, Cravath, Swaine & Moore said Monday it will distribute cash rewards this year that look a lot like the ones the firm doled out in November 2010, according to a memo released to associates. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Data drawn from the American Bar Association and U.S. News & World Report gives a picture of the amount of debt that law school graduates take on nowadays. It’s a mighty big number that’s getting bigger all the time — and taxpayers will ultimately take a loss on it. View full post on Law.com – [...]

ABC News (blog) Gallup poll: 47% of Americans favor repealing 2010 healthcare lawLos Angeles TimesThe latest poll, which comes the same week that the Supreme Court announced it will look at the law's constitutionality, shows that 47% of Americans want to do away with what opponents have dubbed Obamacare, while 42% want it kept in [...]

ticklethewire.com 56 law enforcement officers killed in 2010Atlanta Journal ConstitutionFifty-six law enforcement officers — five in Georgia — died during assaults in the line of duty last year, the FBI said. And 72 officers were accidentally killed in the line of duty, almost all of them involving vehicles. …FBI says 56 law enforcement officers were [...]

ticklethewire.com More officers gunned down in 2010, report showsCNNWashington (CNN) — Fifty six law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2010, the FBI reported Monday. That's up from 48 shot and killed the previous year. The new statistics for all of calendar year …FBI says 56 law enforcement officers were [...]

Social Barrel Jobs Tried to Settle Samsung Patent Dispute in 2010PCWorldFormer Apple CEO Steve Jobs made contact with Samsung in July 2010 in an attempt to settle the patent dispute that has seen the two companies engage in a legal battle on four different continents, a court has heard. …Samsung's legal woes threaten to crimp [...]