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...March, Maine's legislature will begin debating a bill she submitted that would require manufacturers to put a warning label on every cell phone sold in the state declaring, "This device emits electromagnetic radiation, exposure to which may cause brain cancer." Her warning would continue, "Users, especially children and pregnant women, should keep this device away from the head and body." (See a report card on cell phones' radiation...
SOURCES: SCHOLASTIC; THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION...
Incumbent governor Rick Perry beat U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican gubernatorial primary race on March 2. Perry prevailed with 51% of the vote and will run against former Houston mayor Bill White, the Democratic-primary winner, for what would be Perry's third full term. Strategists suggest that Perry was able to secure the win by portraying Hutchison as a Washington insider despite both candidates' Texas roots...
...Bill Fyfe, DENVER...
...case, a weak bill would face insurmountable odds. So hanging tough is not just better politics for Democrats; it's the only chance for Dodd to burnish his legacy. And after the worst regulatory breakdown in 80 years, it also happens to be the right thing...