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...there never fully recovered, existing zoning laws inhibit residential development, and the area is struggling to make the most of the hundreds of small businesses that dominate the area. But Chinatown has a new leader for its business district: Wellington Chen, who promises to boost tourism and marketing and clean up the streets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Near Ground Zero, a Resurgence | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...cleaning up Congress the way teenagers clean up their bedrooms, and the result will be the same mess." BRIAN BAIRD, Democratic Representative from Washington, on the narrow passage of a lobbying-reform bill that critics say is too weak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: May 15, 2006 | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

What can individuals and businesses do? Wash your hands. Clean sinks, railings, keyboards and phones--the virus can survive up to two days on hard surfaces. Reduce face-to-face meetings. Encourage telecommuting as well as flexible work hours. Keep 3 ft. of distance from other people ("spatial separation," in governmentspeak). Oh, and cover your mouth when you cough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Plan for a Pandemic | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...myself that the 4-in.-high dust bunnies lurking in my house were good for my baby. "She'll grow up accustomed to dirt and won't develop allergies," I reasoned illogically. But in truth, my house was filthy. I didn't have the money to hire someone to clean it, and I was sure I didn't have time to clean it myself. But 10 months after my daughter's birth, as she progressed from immobile infant to roving, teething toddler, I ran out of excuses. The image of her actually confronting those unsanitary bunnies was enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haz-Mats At Home? | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

Surely, Mr. Clean could tell me more. I logged on to Procter & Gamble's website, where I found tips about how to use the products but still no list of ingredients. It turns out that companies aren't required to tell us what makes their products work; there is no government agency that regulates what's in soap-scum spray and other useful items. Digging deep into the site, I did find Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSes) for many P&G products, which are posted by law in factories where they're made, listing information about a cleaner's chemical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haz-Mats At Home? | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

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