Word: lax
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...Clarke and the Commission Richard A. Clarke, whatever his political allegiance, served the U.S. ably for decades as counterterrorism adviser [April 5]. His portrayal of the Bush Administration as probably lax in preventing the 9/11 attacks is accurate and truthful. The Administration has impugned Clarke's character and attacked his testimony. It is obvious that Clarke's observations have exposed the Administration's vulnerability and raised fears about the outcome of the presidential election. Rick Zimmerman Solon...
Richard A. Clarke, whatever his political leanings or allegiance, served the U.S. ably for decades as counterterrorism adviser [April 5]. His portrayal of the Bush Administration as probably lax in preventing the 9/11 attacks is accurate and truthful. The Bush Administration has impugned Clarke's character and attacked his testimony. It is obvious that Clarke's observations have exposed the Administration's vulnerability and raised fears about the outcome of the November presidential election. RICK ZIMMERMAN Solon, Ohio...
...paid $700,000 for the parts and received fees to transfer them to research labs, including Mitek, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Nelson says he believed that the transactions were legitimate; Reid hasn't commented. UCLA came under suspicion as well, condemned by the families of donors for lax oversight, at best, or knowing about a lucrative tissue bazaar and winking at it, at worst. If someone profited from her sister's body, Tilden wants the money back. "I'll give it to cancer research," she says. "I don't want the money [for myself]. That's blood money...
...like those segregated by race, cannot be counted upon to be equal. But last week, President George W. Bush announced plans to change its enforcement of Title IX rules in order to allow more single-sex classes and schools in public school districts. And, though we are concerned about lax enforcement of the Bush Administration’s new rules, we are happy to see families who can’t afford private school getting the same choice that more affluent families have had for generations...
...that govern media ownership, Clear Channel has gone from 30 radio stations to more than 1200. This amounts to roughly one out of every ten American stations. But more importantly, Clear Channel controls as much as half the radio market in certain big cites, and new mergers, combined with lax regulation, promise to raise that number significantly in some markets...