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...downloaded data from the vehicle, inspected it carefully and drove it through a series of tests. "There are strong indications that the driver's account of the event is inconsistent with the findings of the preliminary analysis," Michels said. (See more about the Toyota recall hearings on Capitol Hill...
...broad coalition to lobby for the money, including big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's and insulation makers such as Owens Corning and Dow Chemical, as well as environmental groups and labor unions. Most important, the plan has a presidential seal of approval. "Everybody on the Hill knows that the President is interested in this," explains Steven Nadel, executive director of one of the groups supporting the deal, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Both the White House and Doerr say they see nothing improper about a campaign donor with direct industry interests helping draft policy...
...knew his expansive goals for expanded coverage would make it a challenge. He knew that the press coverage would emphasize setbacks and discord over progress. He knew it would be necessary to publicly downplay his sway over Congress's committee process while laboring behind the scenes to keep the Hill on track in timing and substance. He knew setting public deadlines for congressional action was a necessary risk. He knew that it was vital to make deals with the for-profit health care industry (such as the pharmaceutical companies) and labor unions in order to keep them on board...
...take one topical example: When you turned on your TV this past February to watch the 2010 Winter Olympics, one athlete you didn’t see was the world record-holder for ski jumping on Vancouver’s K95 hill, Lindsey Van. That’s because since 1998 the International Olympics Committee has refused every request to admit Women’s Ski Jumping as a recognized Olympic sport, while Men’s Ski Jumping has been included in the Olympics since the first modern games in 1924. In 2005, Gian Franco Kasper, a member...
...British) and regularly scheduled elections - although there are no direct elections for the SAR's Chief Executive or for half of the legislature, which has seats reserved for "functional constituencies" representing various professions. Hong Kong is no Potemkin village, but it isn't a city on a hill either. (See more about Hong Kong 10 years after the handover...