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Though it's American Home Products that must pay the huge settlements, Mundy makes clear there were other villains--doctors who heedlessly prescribed the diet drugs "off label" (in unapproved ways); scientists who ignored early signs of trouble with fenfluramine; Food and Drug Administration officials who acted more like agents of industry than of the taxpaying public; and politicians who repaid campaign contributions from the pharmaceuticals by pressuring the FDA to rush dubious new drugs through the pipeline. Like her litigators', Mundy's language is sometimes hyperbolic. She also lets the public off a little too easily for relying...
What's a record label to do in China? There may be 1.3 billion pairs of ears, but most of what they're listening to is pirated: either out-and-out rip-offs, or legitimate CDs written off as destroyed that somehow manage to fall off a truck and get sold in an alley. "It's pretty devastating to all the majors," says Cindy Tai, EMI's managing director for China, who estimates fakes comprise 95% of the cassette market and slightly less for CDs. But while many record companies are sitting back and hoping things will improve once China...
...recordings, his two string quartets were put out on vinyl by a label called Opus One. But Opus One hasn't made the switch to compact discs...
Within the system and in their own personal circles, these boys engender a wide range of reactions. Prosecutors label many of them unredeemable sociopaths; defenders say that with education and counseling, they can be restored. Even loved ones take varying positions. Some offer support, while others abandon their...
...Vermont Republican Sen. James Jeffords. When newspapers began suggesting last week that Jeffords might bolt for the Donkey Party, Jeffords had his press secretary issue a weak denial. "Sen. Jeffords is very comfortable as the most conservative member of the Vermont delegation," says spokesman Erik Smulson. "Regardless of party label, he will do what he thinks is best for Vermont and the nation." So does that mean he could do what's best for Vermont as a Democrat? "That's all I'm authorized to say," Smulson says...