Whistle blowing "Whistle blowing" is a verbal and/or written communication‚ to a Person‚ Organization‚ or Activity‚ which is in the Public Sector (Government - local‚ state‚ or federal) or private Sector (Business/Industry/Non-government)‚the purpose of such communication being to expose and/or inform upon‚ alleged wrongdoing (fraud‚ theft‚ etc.)‚ or discrimination (race‚ religion‚ national origin‚ gender‚ etc.)‚ or retaliation‚ or some other type adverse occurrence that violates a law‚ or a regulation
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General Motors Corporation Restructuring Plan for Long-Term Viability Submitted to Senate Banking Committee & House of Representatives Financial Services Committee December 2‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................4 2. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................6 3. THE PROBLEM ..................
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through the CRS Web Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives Updated May 19‚ 2005 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the House of Commons and the House of Representatives Summary Although the United States Congress can trace its origins to British Parliament‚ the two institutions
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capital‚ liquidity‚ governance and risk-management practices of large banking and financial service industries‚ to make the system safer (www.fsround.org). Within the next few years there will be new rules and regulations enforced by existing and new oversight authorities‚ which will create an unavoidable governance environment upon the banking and financial industry. The main purpose of this act is to avoid a repeat of the of the financial crisis in 2008 by promoting “the financial stability of the United
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Are we winning the war on terrorism? There are two different views on how we should deal with terrorism in the long term. The first view being that we should destroy everything and everyone in that terrorist group or anyone working with them. The second view being that we should eliminate the root causes of terrorism on a global level. Even if you can decide on which view to choose‚ how do know if you are winning the war or not? Is it how many terrorist attacks have arisen since 9/11 or do you go
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corporation since the defendants would face substantial personal liability if the shareholders were to prevail. Here‚ plaintiffs alleged that‚ “Defendants’ reckless stewardship of Veeco‚ particularly their failure to institute appropriate controls and oversight of all areas of the Company’s business‚ has exposed the Company to potentially significant fines and legal liability‚ has substantially impaired the Company’s market capitalization‚ has eroded the Company’s goodwill and trust in the market place
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Constitutional theory- (William Howard Taft) argues that presidential power is strictly limited. According to the constitutional theory‚ presidents have only those powers that are either enumerated in the Constitution or granted by Congress under its constitutional powers. Stewardship theory- holds that the president can do anything not explicitly forbidden by the Constitution or by laws passed by Congress under its constitutional powers. Theodore Roosevelt embraced this view. (the executive officer
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Congress of the Philippines Twelfth Congress Second Regular Session Begun held in Metro Manila on Monday‚ the twenty-second day of July‚ two thousand two Republic Act No. 9211 June 23‚ 2003 AN ACT REGULATING THE PACKAGING‚ USE‚ SALE DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENTS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the "Tobacco Regulation
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Problem Identification The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was created to solve the problem of high crime. To deal with the crime problem in our nation‚ there must be a balance approach between getting tough on the hard-core violent offenders‚ and prevention and treatment for nonviolent offenders‚ all within the context of punishment. The major crimes that were going on in 1994 were the war on drugs‚ gun violence‚ and juvenile violence(book‚ pg.470). It was suggested that police
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History of the FDA From a staff of one to over 9‚000‚ the Food and Drug Administration has seen great changes since it was first created in 1862. Stemming from a single chemist in the U.S. Department of agriculture‚ the FDA now encompasses most food products‚ both human and animal drugs‚ cosmetics and animal feed. The FDA received it start under a different name. First called the Division of Chemistry‚ which played a small part in everyday life‚ then in July of 1901‚ the name was again changed
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