And the first federal case against Merck will be tried in New Orleans in November.
In 1788, New York was declared the first federal capital of the United States.
And so, the first federal income tax was adopted as part of the Revenue Act of 1861.
He also got approval for the first Federal Communications Commission (see story, p. 78) satellite radio license.
In the mid-1990s, she became the first federal public defender to head the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Postal inspectors, customs and other revenue agents were some of the first federal law-enforcement officers in the years after the Revolution.
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Jackson was the first federal official to declare carbon dioxide a pollutant.
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The first federal study of ATM fraud was 30 years ago, when the use of computers in the financial community was growing rapidly.
In July, Mr Clinton announced the postponement of the first federal execution for nearly 40 years so that clemency procedures could be completed.
In the last year, DOT announced the first federal rule to specifically provide ADA protections to people with disabilities who travel on boats and ships.
WHITEHOUSE: Equal Access to Transportation: A Right for All Americans
In the release, CMS announced that companies will be required to begin data capture on August 1, 2013, and submit their first federal reports by March 31, 2014.
Expanding Federal efforts to attract investment to the U.S.: In 2011, the President launched SelectUSA at the Department of Commerce, creating the first Federal effort to actively attract business investment in the United States.
McMillian secured the first federal contract to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among African-Americans for the fraternity and helped it form partnerships with organizations such as the U.S. Marine Corps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in discussing the disease.
First, federal statutes are often so poorly written and so vague that they are in effect incomprehensible.
It is not the first time federal officials have ignored fear as an aspect of the war on terror.
States may also offer long-term services and supports to people living in the community but must first get federal permission.
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First, Federal Agencies have designated a high-level senior official to be accountable for the quality of Federal spending information.
First, federal law preempts state labeling rules that conflict with FDA policy.
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To that end, the president appointed the first ever federal CIO and federal CTO to lead and coordinate our technology investments across agencies.
First, federal judge Royce Lamberth surprised everyone on August 23 by calling a halt to all federally-funded work on embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
First, federal employees will get a 1.4 percent increase in their salaries, which frankly I think to a lot of Americans sounds pretty good.
First, federal regulators can realize the imbalance of current protections and apply the CARD Act to any credit card for which an individual is liable.
Deve Gowda, a former chief minister of southern Karnataka state, became premier at the head of a 13-party coalition -- considered the first genuinely federal government in the country.
This is the first comprehensive federal report on women since 1963, when the Commission on the Status of Women, established by President Kennedy and chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, produced a report on the conditions of women.
Now, this is why I appointed the very first ever federal government CIO and CTO -- and Vivek Kundra and Aneesh Chopra are both coordinating our efforts and ensuring that we're embracing the best, most effective technologies possible.
WHITEHOUSE: Forum on Modernizing Government: Opening Session
However, Universal argued because most of the recordings at issue were created before 1972 (the year Congress first provided federal copyright protection to sound recordings), the federal copyright laws do not apply and the safe harbor provision of the DMCA is unavailable to Grooveshark.
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She is not only the first openly gay federal cabinet minister, but the first Asian-born minister.
Matthew Keys, 26, made his first appearance in federal court since he was charged last month.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Commerce Department compiles the first and the Federal Reserve Board the second.
At first, the federal mortgage agencies provided useful liquidity, making it easier for people to get a home loan.
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