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...turned into a boondoggle for the accounting industry," contends John Berlau, a fellow at the pro-business Competitive Enterprise Institute, who cites an American Electronics Association study that put the cumulative costs of complying in the first year alone at $35 billion. Such critics may find a more receptive ear at the helm of the SEC. -By Unmesh Kher
...back, but the Afghans split up and outflanked them. Within minutes, bullets were whizzing from all directions. Machinegun rounds churned up the dirt, Kalashnikov bullets cracked overhead and rocket-propelled grenades screamed past. One grenade tore between two troopers who were just meters apart, detonating behind them with an ear-shattering airburst. The soldiers blazed away at the Afghans, trying to stop them from reaching the high ground. Discarding their packs, the Australians headed for a small plateau about 30 m away where there was slightly more cover...
...triumph in the national legislature for Harvard stem cell scientists follows the unexpected departure of Stefan Heller, an investigator at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary who announced this Monday he would leave for Stanford University...
...sorry, I just don’t have time for this,” I muttered as I started to put my ear buds back...
...full 15 minutes late, I threw up my hands. “I’m sorry, I can’t deal with this right now. I’m really late to class,” I said quickly, putting my ear buds back in and turning the volume up. As I pushed through the revolving glass door into the Science Center, she went back to flyering as if nothing had changed...