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That is certainly a focal point of Tab Turner's case. The Little Rock, Ark., lawyer has spent a decade investigating SUV rollovers, and has beaten Ford three times in court. He won a $25 million verdict in 1995 that involved the Bronco II, forerunner of the 1990s Explorers. Over the past eight years, he has taken more than 30 depositions from Ford and Firestone employees on the engineering and development history of the Explorer and the tires that were designed for it. A top Ford official, on videotape, admitted to Turner that Wilderness AT tires were susceptible to failure...
...instruments and costumes of Orontea are perfectly set against the marble floors and fluted columns of the Fogg's courtyard. The upper balconies of the museum and the musicians of the orchestra are not only decorative but also incorporated into the production. Thanks to Sarah Meyers' stage direction, asides, focal scenes and orchestral interludes are not stage dependent in this amazing space. The balconies and aisles in the audience are readily incorporated into the production to give the audience a sense that they are not only watching a baroque opera but are actually transported back in time to witness this...
...Money has often been the focal point in Harris's public life: She was also criticized for taking about $20,000 from Riscorp, a Florida-based insurance company, during one of her early campaigns, and although she was never charged in the case - a Riscorp executive was jailed - she said later she regretted "not knowing exactly how much they had given me." After lobbying for legislation perceived as helpful to the insurance industry, Harris later returned the cash and spearheaded campaign finance reform measures for Florida politicians...
...Money has often been the focal point in Harris's public life: She was also criticized for taking about $20,000 from Riscorp, a Florida-based insurance company, during one of her early campaigns, and although she was never charged in the case - a Riscorp executive was jailed - she said later she regretted "not knowing exactly how much they had given me." After lobbying for legislation perceived as helpful to the insurance industry, Harris later returned the cash and spearheaded campaign finance reform measures for Florida politicians...
Palm Beach was the focal point of many of yesterday's claims, as charges were aired that confused ballots had led many Gore supporters--potentially hundreds--to unwittingly cast their vote for Pat Buchanan after the ballots in three precincts were misprinted...