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...road-material bids. He was "horrified" to discover that the corridor, as a limited-access turnpike, would steal business his town gets from travelers. Today public officials from six counties along the corridor route have joined his grass-roots group, CorridorWatch, to oppose the TTC. "There is no legislative oversight, no elected officials overseeing the contracts to build and operate these toll roads," Stall complains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Next Wave in Superhighways, or A Big, Fat Texas Boondoggle? | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...only so much. At first Combs couldn't get the Texas legislature to limit vending-machine sales, but in 2003, working behind the scenes with Governor Rick Perry, she got the federally funded breakfast and lunch programs transferred from the Texas education agency to the agriculture department, giving her oversight of the outside vendors. Last March she announced the new policy on junk food, to be implemented when school began in August. Combs has made adjustments over the months since, backing down on a ban on sweets at birthday parties and allowing bake sales--although students can't eat their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cafeteria Crusader | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

What's missing? The biggest missing piece is reform of congressional oversight, which is a mess. Any initiative a DNI undertakes can be undone by six committees or subcommittees. Don't expect lawmakers to give up their turf. --By Douglas Waller

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The New Spy Bill | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

However, Kirby said yesterday that he opposes the plan, preferring to leave oversight of tenure considerations to the divisional deans...

Author: By Sarah E.F. Milov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sciences Struggle To Draw Women | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Though Yangues is planning to relinquish her oversight of the cafe, she said that she will continue to reside in the house and intends to lease the serving space to a new, not-yet-determined owner who she hopes will uphold the Pamplona tradition...

Author: By Wendy D. Widman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cafe Pamplona Will Close Doors | 12/14/2004 | See Source »

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