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...decision to appeal has consequences for universities across the country. Usually, local NLRB decisions are bound to the region of the deciding board. But any ruling affirmed or overruled on appeal becomes a nationwide edict...
...control proponents hope that Reilly's edict will be quickly mirrored by the 34 states with similar regulations, a situation that could force Congress and the gun manufacturers to the bargaining table. If gun makers find that they are tailoring their products to fit 35 different sets of regulations, they may seek federal redress. In turn, the feds will probably ask for some concessions in making guns safer to own and operate...
...last year in office to establish his legacy. In recent months he has increasingly bypassed Congress, using presidential orders, for instance, to create new national monuments over the complaints of mining interests and off-road-vehicle users, among others. In this case, though, rather than depend on a federal edict to enforce the changes, Clinton will urge each state to implement the revisions over three years. (Hospitals operating Medicare and other government health care programs would be immediately affected, as they are already subject to federal scrutiny). The plan seeks to safeguard patients against the ill effects of everything from...
Despite a mammoth war chest and an (albeit fading) air of invincibility, George W. Bush still understands the famous Tip O'Neill edict: "All politics is local." In Dubya's case, as local as your PC. On Monday, the Bush camp announced that it will be targeting web sites likely to be used by GOP primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, and in the coming weeks will festoon them with banner ads. GOP rival John McCain previously experimented with banners, but not at the same level of marketing sophistication - Bush's people cross-referenced lists of registered Republican...
...franchise owners to switch to the Carl Saganesque "billions and billions." I didn't buy one word of it. So I stopped at my McDonald's on 34th Street in Manhattan, which has a 99 BILLION SERVED sign. Manager Eddie Correa said he was unfamiliar with the Biennial Edict and hadn't thought about changing the sign during his two years with the company. Dissatisfied, I ate a double cheeseburger...