Word: janet
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...court-ordered automobile recall. At issue: a computer chip, installed in 1991, that fixed a stalling problem by enriching the fuel when the heater or air conditioner was on. The resulting emissions were three times greater than allowed under the Clean Air Act. In announcing the recalls, Attorney General Janet Reno told a news conference, "It is simply not fair to burden people's health to improve the sales of automobiles." But Detroit bureau chief William McWhirter says that the fine, the second-largest levied on a manufacturer under the Clean Air Act, appears to be for a comparatively minor...
...AILING. JANET RENO, 57, U.S. Attorney General; from Parkinson's disease; in Washington. The no-frills lawwoman revealed that the progressive muscle affliction was diagnosed last month, but stressed that the condition is being controlled by medication--and underscored the point by extending a rock-steady hand...
...keeping with the graphic innovation of the new technologies, Eisenberg and Seaman put a premium on making Time Digital visually engaging. Thanks to design director Janet Waegel and picture editor Jay Colton, the magazine has a lively mix of graphic styles, irreverent headlines and pictures and charts that depart refreshingly from their customary positions on the page. Eisenberg and Seaman also insisted that stories not succumb to technohype. Says Seaman: "We were determined not to be breathless cheerleaders for all things digital." Thus, among other heretical stories, you'll read about how technological change is not necessarily good news...
...LIKE IQ, SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED on as a legitimate indicator of success. For one thing, defining EQ is difficult and subject to error. So imagine how susceptible to bias measuring it is. Something so open to misuse should not be given much credibility. JANET LEE Tarzana, California
...This is the kind of day for exercising," said Janet L. Goldberg, a first-year law student walking along the river. "I know that in another two weeks I won't be able...