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Power Elites in America: Oligopoly and Political P
bureaucracy called a "Milk Commission" or "Dairy Stabilization Board" in ordeer to "stabilize" the market by keeping milk prices artificially high by law. To do this, you cultivate friends in the state legislature -- persons who will vote your way at the right times. You also make sure your regulatory bureaucracy is properly staffed with those who will do the right things -- in the name of the public good, of course. If you want a...
Chemical and Engineering News: August 19, 2002
personalities of our time discusses the past and future of genome mapping. BUSINESS BUSINESS CONCENTRATES BIOWARFARE BUSINESS Small biotechnology firms find a niche in defense efforts, both in detection and in therapy. CHEMICAL EARNINGS Total sales for 25 chemical companies declined in the second quarter, but aggregate earnings rose. DRUG EARNINGS Though sales were up slightly
NYTimes People: Montgomery, Paul L.
New York Times. Articles Newest First | Oldest First Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next >> I.O.C. Falters In Doping Bid As Summit Ends By PAUL L. MONTGOMERY After three days of debate, the International Olympic Committee adopted a watered-down declaration on doping today at its drug summit that only underscored its eroded authority. While Juan Antonio Samaranch, the I.O.C. president, said the declaration brought ''hope for the athletes of...
Roosevelt's Reforms
drug, chemical or preservative" in prepared medicines and foods. This was soon reinforced by an act requiring federal inspection of all concerns selling meats in interstate commerce. Meanwhile, Congress had created a new Department of Commerce and Labor, with membership in the president's Cabinet. One bureau of the new department, empowered to investigate the affairs of large business aggregations, discovered in 1907 that the American Sugar Refinin...
It's Candy Time CandyUSA!
Insights & Retail Solutions SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO International Trade and Events International Trade Statistic and Regulation Database USDA Sugar Re-Export Program Events & Education Education NCA Events Industry Calendar of Events Industry Resources Newsletters Locate Products or Services
Chemical and Engineering News: August 13, 2007
the limits of what chemists know of chemical bonding. Cover: Linda Wang/C&EN Cover Image News of the Week Easier, Cleaner Route To Amides Simple coupling reaction involves alcohols and amines. Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak U.K. facilities may have caused virus spread. Spotlight On Drug Research Meeting attendees ponder routes
Shoot-Down in Peru
time aerial tracking information with Colombia and Peru to assist with the interdiction of planes operated by drug smugglers. After Colombia informed U.S. officials that they were considering a policy to authorize the forcedown of suspected trafficker aircraft, the State Department issued a demarche explaining to the Colombian government that both U.S. and international law preclude the use of weapons against civilian aircraft except in self-defense. In resp...
NYTimes People: Hilts, Philip J.
Times. Articles Newest First | Oldest First Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next >> U.S. in Criminal Inquiry on Metabolife Product By PHILIP J. HILTS The Justice Department said yesterday that it was conducting a criminal investigation into Metabolife International, a leading manufacturer of the herbal stimulant ephedra, to determine whether executives lied about what they knew about the safety of the substance. Lester M. Crawford, the deputy c...
 Parliament and Democracy in the 21st Century
regulating body under the control of the industry itself. Many broadcasting authorities set broad parameters for content in licensing agreements, such as minimum news and current affairs coverage, standards of advertising or the timing of ‘adult’ programmes. At the same time, the CPA Study Group takes the view that ‘it is the responsibility of the media, not parliament, to set and supervise their highest professional and ethical standards&rsqu...
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regulating body under the control of the industry itself. Many broadcasting authorities set broad parameters for content in licensing agreements, such as minimum news and current affairs coverage, standards of advertising or the timing of ‘adult’ programmes. At the same time, the CPA Study Group takes the view that ‘it is the responsibility of the media, not parliament, to set and supervise their highest professional and ethical standards’. The limitation of self-regulation, however, is often found in the
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regulating body under the control <span class="highlight">of</span> the industry itself. Many broadcasting authorities set broad parameters for content in licensing agreements, such as minimum news and current <span class="highlight">affairs</span> coverage, standards <span class="highlight">of</span> advertising or the timing <span class="highlight">of</span> ‘adult’ programmes. At the same time, the CPA Study Group takes the view that ‘it is the responsibility <span class="highlight">of</span> the media, not parliament, to set and supervise their highest professional and ethical standards’. The limitation <span class="highlight">of</span> self-regulation, however, is often found in the
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Time for Amen
the ADA imposes significant costs on American business firms and governmental entities. The act fails to balance those costs with the benefits derived from its regulatory mandates. Indeed, the ADA so zealously pursues its mainstreaming goal that individuals, businesses, and governmental bodies must make expensive accommodations to ensure full integration even when less costly, more convenient alternatives, which are preferred by disabled individuals, are available. Furthermore, the vaguen...
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