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...have been told that if CLT passes, the likelihood will be that there would be no more state scholarship programs. That would affect quite a few Tufts students," said Rubel...
...last year the Justice Department reviewed how the Executive Order might apply to U.S.-supported coups. Its conclusions are secret. But former CIA counsel Bruemmer has publicly voiced an opinion that the order "does not prohibit U.S. officials from encouraging and supporting a coup, even where there is a likelihood of violence and a high probability that there will be casualties among opponents of the coup." So long as the U.S. does not approve specific plans for the killing of individuals, he says, the "prohibition against assassination has not been violated...
...claim that the 100th anniversary edition of the modern Games should take place in the nation where the Olympics were born. But most I.O.C. members succumbed to their misgivings about the Greek capital's pollution and potential safety problems. Atlanta promised smoother sailing, to say nothing of the likelihood of the kind of neat profit from commercial sponsorship perfected at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Complained Melina Mercouri, actress and former Greek Minister of Culture: "Coca-Cola won over the Parthenon...
...enough royalties to fund future experimentation. That attitude is admirable -- and wise. If Hyatt pushes for too much money, he will surely face lengthy and costly litigation from scores of computer companies that will try to overturn his "single chip" patent or at least narrow its scope. In all likelihood, he will face protracted courtroom battles anyway. One argument likely to be used against Hyatt is that he never translated his invention into working products. Another line of attack is the principle in patent law of "prior art." This holds that a patent could be invalidated if someone proves that...
...likelihood, the new guidelines will seriously affect a small minority of professors who currently already have strong ties to industry, according to Assistant Professor of Health Policy David Blumenthal...