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...founding of the MWRA was in part an attempt to avoid the quick fix that had characterized Boston's cleanup efforts up to that point and permanently cure the harbor's sewage problems...
...Northwestern players ultimately pleaded guilty to gambling charges growing out of a point-shaving scheme to fix three basketball games in 1995. In return for payoffs from gamblers, the players agreed to hold down the score so that Northwestern would lose by more than the oddsmakers' point spread...
...legal way to bet on college games, gamblers would wager illegally and contribute further to the growth in illegal gambling. To promote this view, the industry bought ads in newspapers warning of the consequences if Congress eliminates legal sports betting in Nevada. Under a headline declaring s. 2340: A "FIX" ONLY A BOOKIE COULD LOVE in the Washington Post on June 22, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. admonished, "If Congress bans legalized betting on college sports, it will make a lot of illegal bookies very happy. Because eliminating the only regulated, legitimate way to gamble on college games...
...unfortunately, still has nowhere to hide. Senator John McCain is scheduled to hold additional hearings this week, and Ono is supposed to give a deposition in a tread-separation case in Texas. His company, meanwhile, will try to do a better job of communicating how it's going to fix the problem. "The public is very forgiving for those institutions that will admit their shortcomings and really level with them all the way," says Harold Burson, CEO of p.r. pioneer Burson-Marsteller. If Firestone is going to remain on the road long after the recall, Ono has to make sure...
STRENGTHS AND POTENTIAL PROBLEMS Bush's plan would provide quicker drug coverage for the aging poor by sending money to the states. And it would attempt to fix Medicare's long-term solvency problems. But it wouldn't provide universal coverage for all seniors. Many of those without prescription-drug coverage now might not be able to afford it under the Bush plan. And insurance companies haven't shown much eagerness to be a part of Medicare...