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...bill that Patrick filed last year, the bulk of the $1 billion was to be appropriated by a panel comprising academics and industry experts. But the two versions of the bill that have been winding through the House and Senate have already tied down virtually all of the $500 million that is devoted to capital projects...
...Massachusetts House and Senate finalize bills to provide $1 billion for life sciences research over the next decade, university presidents within the state are urging legislators to leave the division of the funding to a panel of experts...
...thimerosal and its possible connections to autism and concluded that there was no scientific evidence to support the link. In a further show of confidence, the committee noted that it did "not consider a significant investment in studies of the theoretical vaccine-autism connection to be useful." Instead, the panel recommended that studies focus on less explored genetic or biological explanations for the disease...
...argues that in a country based on grassroots democracy where voters can challenge any legislative decision by launching a referendum, the people, not what the party considers to be lenient government authorities, must approve each citizenship request. Each community must pick a competent panel to decide who among the local applicants is eligible for naturalizations, with the final decision left to the voters, the SVP says. While this system may be more difficult to implement in large cities, in small towns and villages, says Francis Matthey, a former socialist parliamentarian and currently President of the Federal Commission on Migration...
...hard sell when blockbusters usually come in Iron Man-sized portions and are aimed at guys. But with the stunning popularity of SATC both on HBO and DVD (and, more recently, on TBS), this movie could be the one that bucks the trend. TIME.com turned to a crack panel of experts to gauge how this movie will fare among mainstream audiences - and whether it will reach a key benchmark of success, $25 million on its opening weekend. All five said yes, and here are their reasons...