Legislation Blocking Antitrust Investigations and the September 2012 Russian Executive Order

This article offers a typology of so-called blocking legislation and analyses its development, functions and legality under international law. It also presents and discusses the new Russian blocking Order, issued in September 2012, focusing on its possible effects on the European Commission's investigation of Gazprom's business practices (in light of EU competition law) as well as, more broadly, on foreign operations of Russian strategic enterprises.

Executive order no. 87-27

This executive order by Governor Carroll A Campbell, Jr. orders an election be held in Woodford to elect a new city council member.

News media coverage of policies surrounding the HPV vaccine before and after Texas Governor Rick Perry's executive order, February 2006-February 2008

Objective. In June 2006, the first vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) was approved by the FDA and shortly after approval, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend the HPV vaccine for young girls. As a result of ACIP recommendations, state legislators introduced bills to mandate the vaccine. Policies related to public health issues, such as vaccination mandates, are often influenced by news coverage of these issues. News media, particularly in times of controversies, reinforce specific messages and plays an essential role in framing issues for the public. The objective of this study is to examine the quality, content, and scope of policies for the HPV vaccine before and after Texas Governor Rick Perry issued an executive order mandating the vaccine for middle school girls.^ Methods. The Lexis-Nexis database was used to identify 335 articles on HPV vaccination mandate policies that were published in U.S. newspapers from February 1, 2006 to February 2, 2008. The coding instrument captured information about article type, main news story concern, general information about HPV, HPV vaccine mandate policies, arguments for and against HPV vaccination mandates, arguments for and against the HPV vaccine, and sources of information.^ Results. Most news articles (82.4%) occurred after Governor Rick Perry issued an executive order mandating the HPV vaccine. Most articles mentioned that HPV is sexually transmitted (90.7%) and linked HPV infection to cervical cancer (96.1%). Only 63.9% of the articles reported that the HPV vaccine protects against types of HPV that cause cervical cancer and 18.8% of the articles reported that the vaccine protects against genital warts. Only 18.2% of the news articles presented a balanced argument regarding mandatory HPV vaccinations, and only 39.4% of the news articles presented a balanced argument for the HPV vaccine.^ Conclusions. Our study revealed that news coverage regarding mandating the HPV vaccine and issues related to the vaccine itself is biased, unbalanced, and incomplete. Since the public pays a great deal of attention to health in the media, it is essential that news stories are balanced, complete, and accurate. In order to ensure that future vaccination mandates are not covered in the same way the HPV vaccination was, public health officials, health care providers and scientists should work effectively with the media to ensure that balanced information is provided.^

An Analysis of U.S. Air Force Policy and Installation CO2 Emissions to Determine Best Practices for the Implementation of Executive Order 13514

United States Air Force (USAF) energy policy is a measured but aggressive response to federal energy policy guidance. Previous USAF efforts, like those of the federal government, focused primarily on energy intensity reduction, cost, and BTU savings, and in certain cases have resulted in facility greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. The USAF now faces the challenge of integrating GHG reduction goals and inventory requirements set forth in Executive Order 13514. Using USAF reported energy consumption data, facility GHG emission estimates have been synthesized to identify trends and elucidate existing energy best practices to be applied as part of overarching USAF GHG mitigation efforts and to highlight areas of possible concern for the integration of EO 13514 into operational USAF policy.

Report regarding investigation directed to be made by the President in his Executive order of November 27, 1933, approving the Code of fair competition for the motion picture industry.

Mode of access: Internet.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed February 4, 1950, by Executive order 10105, pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended : to investigate and report in respect to a dispute between the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (NMB case A-3065), Denver, Colorado, February 28, 1950.

Signed: Robert G. Simmons, chairman, Robert O. Boyd, member, Harold R. Korey, member.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board created June 23, 1948 by Executive order 9971 pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act : to investigate and report upon a dispute between the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co., Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., Wabash Railroad and the Ann Arbor Railroad Co. and certain of its employees represented by the National Maritime Union of America, N.M.B. cases A-2801, A-2802, A-2803, A-2804, Detroit, Michigan, July 20, 1948.

Signed: Robert G. Simmons, chairman, Thomas F. Gallagher, member, Joseph L. Miller, member.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed September 15, 1949, by Executive order 10078, pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended : to investigate an unadjusted dispute between the Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, a labor organization (N.M.B. no. A-3220), Pittsburgh, Pa., October 7, 1949.

Signed: Harry H. Schwartz, chairman, Francis J. Robertson, member, Andrew Jackson, member.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed September 10, 1948, by Executive order 9996 pursuant to section 10 of the Railway labor act as amended, to investigate an unadjusted dispute concerning a grievance involving the Public Belt Railroad Commission for the City of New Orleans and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. New Orleans, Louisiana, September 18, 1948. No. 65.

Signed: Harry H. Schwartz, chairman, Floyd McGown, A. Langley Coffey.

Report of the National recovery administration on the operation of the basing point system in the iron and steel industry, November 30, 1934 [and Appendix A-E] Pursuant to the first statement in paragraph 3 of Executive order dated May 30, 1934, approving the amendment to the Code of fair competition for the iron and steel industry.

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Report to the President by the Emergency Board created August 26, 1948 by Executive order 9991 pursuant to section 10 of the Railway labor act, to investigate a dispute between the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 13, 1948. No. 64.

Signed: John W. Yeager, chairman, John T. McCann, Thomas J. Reynolds.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board, created August 1, 1947 by Executive order 9880 pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act : to investigate and report upon a dispute between the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and River Terminal Railway Co. : (NMB case no. A-2542) : Cleveland, Ohio, August 20, 1947.

Signed on page ii: Frank M. Swacker, chairman, Hugh B. Fouke, member, Sidney St. F. Thaxter, member.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board created March 18, 1948 by Executive order 9936 pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act : to investigate and report upon a dispute between the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen : St. Louis, Missouri, April 7, 1948.

Signed: Frank M. Swacker, chairman, George Cheney, member, James H. Wolfe, member.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed May 12, 1949 by Executive order 10056 pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended : to investigate a dispute between the Union Railroad Company (Pittsburgh) and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen : (NMB case A-3083) : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1949.

Signed: Andrew Jackson, chairman, Leif Erickson, member, Elmer T. Bell, member.

Report to the President by the Emergency Board appointed March 15, 1949 by Executive order 10045 pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended : to investigate and report in respect to a dispute involving the Wabash Railroad Co. and the Ann Arbor Railroad Co., carriers, and certain of their employees, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors, and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen : (NMB case A-3028) : St. Louis, Mo., April 6, 1949.

Signed: Roger I. McDonough, chairman, Curtis G. Shake, member, John W. Yeager, member.