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...protect German jobs at the expense of other jobs. "There are going to be more tough negotiations with GM Europe and Magna," says Klaus Franz, the head of Opel's works council. "A very stony road lies ahead of us. Jobs will be cut, but we hope we can prevent forced redundancies and plant closures," he says. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...Charles River Challenge saw the Black and White lose to three ranked opponents—the aforementioned Yale, USC, and Virginia—before bouncing back with wins against Gonzaga and Tennessee to close the weekend. On the first day, Radcliffe struggled to find a consistent rhythm and prevent other crews from pulling away after the first 500 meters—something that the Black and White’s hopes to refine leading up to the NCAAs.For the lightweights, first-year coach Heather Cartwright has moved into the top job without missing a beat, leading the No. 5 lightweight...
...growing number of valid complaints. (Jacksonville alone saw two female teachers arrested last month.) So it's no surprise that a Florida Congressman, U.S. Representative Adam Putnam, recently co-introduced a bill, the Student Protection Act, to set up a scholastic version of the national sex-offender database and prevent teachers like Lafave from getting classroom jobs in other districts or states. Whether or not the legislation passes, it's a sign of the emotional turmoil that women like her have wrought in their communities...
...First wanted to be a police officer after reading the Nancy Drew mystery stories but was told her diabetes might prevent fulfilling that dream. Later settled on becoming a judge after watching Perry Mason episodes, noting the judge was the most powerful person in the courtroom...
...first Hispanic federal judge in the state. Nominated to the Appeals Court by President Bill Clinton in the summer of 1997, she was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee - including its then chairman, Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah. But Mississippi's Trent Lott, then the GOP leader, prevented the full Senate from taking up the nomination by using a "secret hold," a procedure that allows a Senator to prevent a motion from reaching the Senate floor for a vote...