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...Howard Dean as Secretary of Health and Human Services disappoints Howard Dean • graying of • medical marijuana distributors will not be raided by federal government headed by • poll reveals that "African Americans are significantly less likely than whites" to be amused by jokes about race of • predecessor of continues to be properly dissed...
...Despite its hiccups, the new system does improve upon its predecessor. Previously, a Venezuelan juggler would have to fly back to Caracas to apply for an extension, and by the time he made it back to England, his troupe may have moved on to Italy; now he can apply while working in the U.K. The old system also gave British embassies too much discretion in determining whether performers deserved their visas. Clay remembers a particularly troublesome ordeal last year involving a Chinese trapeze act, in which two boys swinging on distant lines would throw a somersaulting female performer between them...
...first year in office of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has marked an almost seamless continuity with the policies of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin - who is serving as prime minister until a legal framework is created to allow him to run, once again, for president. But in one potentially important respect, Medvedev is quite different from Putin: A former lawyer, the current president has spoken publicly and frequently about judicial reform to ensure fairness and end what he has referred to as "legal nihilism." Medvedev's promises of reform, if honored, could make a substantial difference to the fate...
...Washington Endangered-Species Reversal Blocking a change made during his predecessor's final days in office, President Obama called for a review of that Interior Department order, which wildlife experts say could weaken protections for endangered species. The rule had waived a requirement that federal agencies consult ecologists before approving building projects...
...partly due to the knowledge imparted on him by his predecessor and mostly due to his own quiet confidence, Perlman expresses the willingness to take on a leadership role...