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...decision, the examining attorney wrote that "The similarity of the marks and relatedness of the services are so great as to create likelihood of confusion among consumers...
...Prime Minister of another--have persuaded Jospin and Chirac to push for a revision of the Fifth Republic's constitution. The proposed reform, which could be approved by referendum later this year, would make the presidential term coincide with that of the parliament. This would presumably reduce the likelihood of cohabitation, since the elections would probably be held on or near the same date, and it would be unlikely, but not impossible, for French voters to choose a President and a parliamentary majority from different political families simultaneously. But it could also transform the monarchical-style presidency envisioned...
...likelihood of getting more money for this project from the state or federal level is nonexistent," said MTA Chair Andrew S. Natsios. "There's just no more stomach...
...composition of the University's yet-to-be-named presidential search committee will, in all likelihood, surprise no one. Traditionally, the task of filling Harvard's top job has been the domain of the secretive Harvard Corporation, the University's top governing body. In 1990, following the resignation of president Derek C. Bok, the Corporation named to the nine-member presidential search committee six of its own seven members (Bok, the seventh Corporation member, excluded). This search committee was charged with gathering a long list of potential candidates and recommending a shortened list to the Corporation--meaning, strangely, that...
...used corps-friendly numbers, he says, to show that the added efficiencies of the bigger locks would justify their cost. In February, Sweeney complained to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which investigates the charges of whistle-blowers. The agency, after examining the facts, agreed there was a "substantial likelihood" that corps officials illegally wasted funds, and it referred the case to Defense Secretary William Cohen for further investigation. (The lock study has cost $54 million since 1993.) Corps headquarters has characterized Sweeney's charges as "very troubling" and has pledged to root out any wrongdoing. In addition...