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...year-old Mississippian, who had personally floated checks totaling $56,100, resigned under pressure last week. The move followed news reports suggesting that Russ, who claimed to have been wounded in a mugging on March 1, may actually have shot himself in the cheek in order to deflect criticism over his handling of the bank during his nine years on the job. Russ, who denies the rumors, ignored repeated warnings from the General Accounting Office that the check-writing perk needed reform...
...goodwill gestures in the world seem unlikely to deflect the growing movement toward further government regulations of the pharmaceutical industry. Experts caution, however, that hastily written rules, even if they are produced with the best of intentions, can backfire. The Orphan Drug Act, for instance, was passed in 1983 to encourage the development of drugs for rare diseases. The law provides an extra economic incentive, in the form of a seven-year monopoly, to companies that market products for maladies that afflict fewer than 200,000 people. Though it has done some good, it has also been widely blamed...
...several occasions, the professor attempted to deflect questions either by avoiding them entirely or by accusing the audience of the very racism he is alleged to exhibit...
Harvard still has its problems with thegovernment. By taking the public relations highground, though, the University has assured itselfof having to deflect less flak from theCongressional subcommittee members than many otherschools, particularly...
...Bills held and took over at their 35. A five-yard holding penalty on Jayice Pearson kept the drive going after a third-down incompletion, but Keith McKellar had a pass deflect off his knee. The ball tipped off Lonnie Marts' hand to Eric Everett, who returned it to the Kansas City...