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...court's foray into the medipot conflict did little to resolve the highly politicized issue. Justice Clarence Thomas' opinion was narrow. It affirmed the government's power to shut down a cannabis cooperative in Oakland, Calif., but stopped short of invalidating laws passed by nine states allowing marijuana for medical use. Thomas' opinion skirted the states'-rights issue at the heart of the case--does California have the right to legalize medipot?--and a concurring opinion from three liberal Justices, led by John Paul Stevens, chided the conservative majority for "overbroad language...given the importance of showing respect for sovereign...
...talks often about his dark past, about the struggles and the hard times, in particular about the car accident that left his wife paralyzed. They were on a tour of Tainan county to thank supporters in an election he had just lost. His wife, Wu Shu-chen, a narrow-framed woman with a thin face, was walking at the head of the party, Chen was toward the back. A black truck came roaring around a corner and struck Wu, running over her legs. The driver stopped, put the truck in reverse and then backed over her. Chen swears...
...Hottest Tech Firms, will take longer than expected to be profitable because of the delay in next-generation networks. And it has had to put off its planned initial public offering. But to Christensen, the problems are deeper. He says he grew frustrated by what he sees as too narrow a focus for Symbian, which concentrates exclusively on developing a mobile operating system. Microsoft wants to play in all spaces of the wireless world, from the operating system to services, in partnership with phone companies. Christensen says he believes the U.S. software giant's approach will be far more lucrative...
...after a narrow 23-2 win over the radio personalities...
...vote swing is so narrow each time, how did Berlusconi managed to win what appears to be a stable majority in both houses...