Concord Law is fully accredited by the California Bar Association and the Distance Education Training Council, the industry's national standard bearer, and most of Kaplan College's other online courses also are accredited through their associations and boards.

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On Friday, the wind energy industry, which would be the biggest beneficiary of the national standard, launched a media blitz to try to sway at least 11 key members of Congress to vote for Udall's plan.

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Approval of the measure is being urged by industry groups and some national corporations, which say the lack of a uniform legal standard on electronic signatures is impeding interstate commerce.

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