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...Erbitux controversy raised questions at last week's congressional hearings on ImClone as to whether FDA protocol encourages insider trading. But agency officials contend that frequent communication with applicants is essential. "If a sponsor chooses to act on that information and insider trade, that's his responsibility," says Robert Temple, director of the FDA's oncology-drug evaluation group. And last week, without naming names, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill suggested a solution to the escalating crisis of executives abusing trust. "We ought to hang them from the very highest branches." --With reporting by Andrew Goldstein/Washington and Unmesh Kher...
Road trippers such as Salomon who follow their favorite major or minor league baseball team--or just enjoy the color and variety of new destinations and stadiums--are becoming a more frequent sight at games across the country. The number of people 50 or older who go stadium hopping is growing 10% to 20% a year, says Jeff Wills, vice president of marketing for Roadtrips Inc., a sports-travel company based in Winnipeg, Man. His company arranges regional multicity baseball trips to the 30 major league North American parks...
...described the changing landscape of American opinion on the subject, citing numerous state legislatures that have outlawed the practice. Dissenting from the majority were Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, who penned a scathing rebuttal to their colleagues' opinion. The three judges have expressed frequent and vocal displeasure over what they consider the Court's softening attitude toward the death penalty. For years there has been widespread speculation that Court moderates Justices Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor are inching away from their steadfast support for the death penalty. Kennedy has cited his Catholic...
While South Asia broils, Musharraf appears to be keeping cool as he stares down the Indian threat and seeks to buttress domestic support. Renowned as a fine tennis and squash player, he moves with athletic self-assurance, projecting sturdy confidence during his frequent turns at the podium. Those who know him insist that the aplomb is real and that his composure stems from his belief that India doesn't enjoy the sort of military superiority that experts assert and will shy away from war. Musharraf claims that along the border areas, Pakistan can match India man for man, tank...
Friends and colleagues cite Stone’s frequent interactions with students as a mark not only of his success, but also of the Corporation’s willingness to hear other viewpoints...