Word: laws
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These concessions were cordially received by Congress, but another compromise provoked an uproar. In an effort to win approval of the Energy Mobilization Board, which will speed up energy production by cutting red tape, Carter abandoned a demand that the board be empowered to override federal and state law. Unfortunately, the House Commerce Committee had not been informed by Carter operatives and had approved a bill with these powers intact. When Committee Member John Dingell learned of Carter's switch, he acidly remarked: "The Administration has the capacity to surprise its friends and please its enemies...
Brewer, who left Harvard yesterday for a new job with an Indiana diesel engine concern, is right. Last week, at least, city officials were glaring at the University, charging that two possible violations of city law uncovered last week were just further proof of Harvard arrogance...
...other incident, Harvard said they would continue to evict tenants from 7 Sumner Road so the building could be turned into office space for the Graduate School of Design. Some city officials, including the man who drafted the final version of the law, claim a new ordinance might make Harvard's action illegal...
...actions themselves as much as Harvard's unconcern about them that upset many Cambridge politicians. "It's just two more examples of Harvard's belief that it is above the law," City Council candidate David Sullivan said last week. "Just because Harvard is the biggest boy on the block doesn't mean they're not the bully," he added...
...clearly a precedent-setting verdict for Massachusetts and for victims of abuse," Burke said. "I think it indicates that if victims of sexual abuse come forward, they can be protected by the law. No class of individual is exempt from the law if they cause other people to be abused," he said...