"The Senate committee that passed the bill examined the activities of the telecom companies and concluded they were not violating the law, " he said.

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After that peers can settle down to one of their favourite activities: detailed constitutional debate, in the committee stage of the Succession to the Crown Bill.

BBC: Week ahead

Cispa dismisses it entirely, for the core activities of the newly proposed powers under the bill.

BBC: Facebook's logo

For many years, as Microsoft grew, Bill Gates eschewed public relations and politics as tawdry activities unbecoming of a pure entrepreneur only to find himself up to his eyeballs in government law suits.

FORBES: We're All Salesmen

"Band Pro is informed and believes, and thereupon alleges that Glenn Kennel and Bill Russel, executives of ARRI, had firsthand knowledge of Bravin's hacking activities, " asserts the recently filed complaint.

ENGADGET: Band Pro seeking damages against ARRI and Michael Bravin, expects to get its data back

What the ABA is mainly talking about are parts of the bill that force banks to layer on the compliance and rein in or curtail certain activities.

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The Obama transition team has been exploring Bill Clinton's worldwide financial activities and his charity work to see if there might be potential conflicts of interest if his wife becomes secretary of state.

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