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...treated as benign as smog. It is a very dangerous pollutant and, as research has shown, belongs in the category of neurotoxins. The Bush administration’s weakened regulations may save the power industry hundreds of millions of dollars—yet another instance of its characteristically lax laws with regard to big industry—but they won’t be able to address the real harm quickly enough. Without requiring across-the-board regulation, there will still be mercury build-up and concentrated areas of pollution; the substance will continue to taint our waters and affect...
...Third World countries. Like other multinational groups that came under fire in the '90s, the company in 1997 instituted a code of conduct, which all suppliers must sign, and maintains inspectors in countries where its products are made. Still, watchdog groups continue to cite problems, including excessive overtime and lax health-and-safety regulations. Says Carl-Henric Enhorning, director of H&M investor relations: "We believe the best way to have a positive impact in developing markets is to be there and to be buying so that they have money to live...
...think it was settling into a big lead and our defense was often a little lax,” Tubridy said. “Right at the end of the half, they hit two quick threes. We shouldn’t have let them take them, but our defense wasn’t really that intense at that point...
...fear is that jihadists will seek to strike in Britain as the holidays near. Last year's Christmas season came amid high anxiety but proved blessedly uneventful, but this year the country has even more reason to be tense. Once accused of being lax toward extremists, Britain's crackdown on Britain-based radicals--plus Prime Minister Tony Blair's backing of the war in Iraq--may have made London a prime target. "Both sides have reached a point of confrontation," says Mustafa Alani, an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies in London. "Terrorists might...
...groups like the ones who targeted British interests in Istanbul will seek to strike within the U.K. as the holidays near. Last year's Christmas season came amid high anxiety but proved blessedly uneventful, but this year Britain has even more reason to be tense. Once accused of being lax toward Islamist extremism, Britain's crackdown on U.K.-based radicals - plus Prime Minister Tony Blair's backing of the Iraq war - may have made London a prime target. "Both sides have reached a point of confrontation," says Mustafa Alani, an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence...