The levy is intended to ensure the banks were making a "fair contribution" to society.
A law intended to ensure the independence of auditors has some accountants worried about a new conflict of interest.
Officials say the reassessments, containing new policy options, are intended to ensure the president-elect, Barack Obama, "hits the ground running" when he takes office next month.
Like every aspect of his $11.5 million farm, the mobile units are state-of-the-art equipment intended to ensure the success of his experimental farm.
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration reported that hundreds of feed manufacturers and rendering companies were not complying with regulations intended to ensure the safety of domestically produced feed.
That has, in turn, led to bigger and more expensive telescopes, and the introduction of management techniques intended to ensure the smooth running of large projects.
The McMahons also point out that they have instituted measures intended to ensure the well-being of its former and current wrestlers.
In his letter, Mr. Leahy asked that the Justice Department look into whether Mr. Ray had violated any laws or ethical rules intended to ensure the impartiality of the special counsel's office.
Yet, despite $21 million in fines since 2003 and repeated promises to follow procedures intended to ensure the safety of the nation's blood supply, it continues to fall short.
Stephen McCarthy, a managing editor for The Herald News, which has a daily circulation of 38,000, said the lawsuit was intended "to ensure the free flow of information to which our readers are entitled".
